Children

Marc and Alana were up early. They had to get to the “Israel on Fifth” parade. For many years, Marc was a reviewing stand assistant. He welcomed people with passes to that area, gave them a bottle of water, and a bag of Bamba, and escorted them to seats. It was the only area on the route that had bathrooms. They were porta potties. Often, when people got to the reviewing stand, their first question was is there a bathroom? Marc smiled and happily escorted them over. Alana had staffed previous parades.

Neither was staffing the event this year. Alana and Marc were ready to fight in case anything happened. Yes, they knew the NYPD was going to do a great job. But the two of them were more powerful. Anat and her strong kids also stationed themselves along the parade route. Thankfully, nothing happened. Marc and Alana raced up to Lincoln Center to see “A Midnight Summer’s Night Dream.”

After the ballet, they had dinner at P.J. Clarke’s. Alana and Marc continued their conversation about having a kid. They were strongly considering it. The issue was where the conception should take place. They thought about flying out to Israel for a few weeks. Marc was very high on this. But he was also very high on having this event occur in a hidden valley, a picturesque window or along a lake known to rock. They were not sure what to do. They didn’t even know if they wanted to go through with this. Alana is getting older. So, if they decide to move ahead, the time is now. They started preparing a music list to create their little superhero. It featured the Cure, Smiths, Joy Division, Sisters of Mercy, Depeche Mode, U2, Echo & the Bunnymen, Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Ramones, Love & Rockets, the Clash, Big Audio Dynamite, the Sex Pistols, P.I.L and the Psychedelic Furs. The two of them sipped their Stella and dreamed on.