REMEMBER THE GUMBO, PART DEUX. Here it is--my photo of the Gumbo Crew [see August 31, 2005]! It was a surreal and touching experience to encounter this truck soon after residents were allowed to return to their homes near Ground Zero. Maybe it was the “personal touch” of the patio furniture (in the center of the image) that made the Gumbo Crew truck so unforgettable and pictureworthy. It’s that kind of gesture that can lift the spirits of hurricane evacuees and assure them that their fellow citizens care.


Photo: David Marc Fischer