![\"\"](\"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/INITIAL-POST-Parking-Lot-OhLimpPix-min.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Whaddaya mean there\u2019s no sports during the pandemic?<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ve been watching all kinds of sports from my living room window for years: baseball, football, golf\u2026. and a few you\u2019ve never even heard of – all in the municipal parking lot behind my building.<\/span><\/p>\n The pandemic has forced a few gym-deprived individuals in my neighborhood to get out of their residences and head for fan-free Municipal (lot) Stadium, where I have the unique perspective of an upper-level, temperature-controlled central suite.<\/span><\/p>\n And since the Olympics won\u2019t happen this year because of the global Coronavirus threat, I decided to document all the local action in stills and video – my own Wide World of Weird Sports, if you will – and blend it all to become the Hackensack, NJ, Pandemic of 2020 Municipal Parking Lot OhLimpPix.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n BACKGROUND<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ve lived above (and photographed) this parking lot for the last 32 years. As boring as that may sound, the goings-on there and the people passing through have kept me quite entertained.<\/span><\/p>\n To add legitimacy to this particular venture, I\u2019ve created a Hall of Fame of sorts with annual best-ofs. Without going through EVERYTHING I\u2019ve shot in the lot over 3+ decades that could very<\/em>-questionably be labeled as a \u201csport\u201d, I\u2019ve limited entry to digital images\u2026\u2026\u2026.THAT way, I don\u2019t have to scan anything. And since I\u2019m in my tenth year of shooting digital (it took me a long time to give up on Kodachrome), we\u2019ll begin with 2011 (and please note that tongue is firmly planted in cheek regarding many of these……….um, “inductees”).<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hall of Fame 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n This year contains more \u201csports\u201d than any other. Let\u2019s start with \u201cFishing\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Senior Citizen Motorcycling:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shopping:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Indy Racing Pit Crew Training (apparently, it takes a village):<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fashion:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Knot-tying (an offshoot of \u201cFashion\u201d):<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Track:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Digital Communication (ships in the night\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..well, day<\/em>):<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bathing:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Most Obnoxious Parking (NY plate beats NJ plate):<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Whatever-the-heck-this-is:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n HoF 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Design:<\/span><\/p>\n (more on this at the end)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fashion (Again? Hey – fashion\u2019s always<\/em> in fashion):<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yo! Cookiepants!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meteorology:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pediatric Towing:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n HoF 2013<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Baseball (the Pitch, Catch and Hit Competition):<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Heliumball:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n HoF 2014<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Cap Toss and Catch:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n HoF 2015<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Skateboard Curb-Jumping<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n HoF 2016<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Basketball<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Swifferball:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Exercise (This guy just ran all over the lot, half-took off his shirt, did pushups, fully-took off his shirt and then ran around on the lot\u2019s periphery sidewalks – non-stop.)<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Protective Headgear:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n HoF 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stretching:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pointing:<\/span><\/p>\n (Well, look who she\u2019s pointing at\u2026\u2026\u2026..how could I not<\/em> include her?)<\/span>\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n HoF 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Basketball<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Football – the Pass, Block and Receiving Competition:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Immature Go-Karting:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ballooning:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fine Dining:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Impressing Your Child (Not!):<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n HoF 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Bawling:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n He-Man Sidesaddle Racing:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Carcinogenic Tennis:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Juvenile punt-returning and placekicking:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n