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Grandmaster Flash.
Amidst the infancy of hip-hop culture, Grandmaster Flash dominated the disc jockey scene of the North Bronx as he once was the DJ for big-time house rockers Kurtis Blow and Lovebug Starski in the mid-70s. Flash’s DJ sets became notorious for shaking crowds and it was evident he was influenced by preceding disco DJs in the likes of Grandmaster Flowers and Pete DJ Jones. Not only was Flash intrigued by the identity of the disc jockey through New York City disco DJ legends, but also, by the “hip-hopper” house rockers of his time, who reigned the opposing regions of the boogie down, DJ Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa.
On Dec. 16, I reported to the Montefiore Medical Center complex on Kossuth Avenue. After months of semi-isolation in Putnam County, I encountered a city bursting with masked people. It shocked me to see such a vibrant street life, and a hint of anxiety crept in. The neighborhood was hopping, as was the Montefiore parking garage, where the valet operation had cars double-parked throughout most of its six levels.
I walked by one clinic where the line extended out the door onto the sidewalk. I found the elevator to take to the third floor COVID vaccine unit.
Surprise!
I was in my first elevator with others since mid-March. Back in pre-COVID days, I might have made eye contact and struck up a conversation. But now we each retreated to a corner of the elevator as I imagined how far apart six feet was.