Summer in the City

Yep, that's the city. Fire hydrants and sidewalks.

I found some advice on how to deal with the steaming hot city summers. With music, too.

 

Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City (1966) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbQK-w2ARsw&feature=related 

'Summer In The City: Urban Strategies for Keeping Cool'

http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/summer-in-the-city-urban-strategies-for-keeping-cool.html 

 Go to the pool or the park

 Visit a Museum

 Find a Fire Hydrant (in a suburb?  find a lawn sprinkler)

  Hitting the bookstores

 Grocery Store Freezers (don't forget to buy a Sidewalk Sundae.)

I think they have Sidewalk Sundaes in New York.

Some cities have beaches, or lakes, or rivers.

More music!

The Drifters perform 'Under the Boardwalk' live on QVC 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjD0Ne3CuaY 

Or maybe up on the roof when you need some quiet time.

The Drifters perform 'Up on the Roof' live 

 http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1441644043303616609#editor/target=post;postID=3036047768121187518

 Or maybe a summer day in a Chicago city park with a picnic and music--the Fourth of July?

I could dig it.

Chicago.- Saturday in the park Original 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEm7IY6wrSw&feature=related 

Chicago: music, park and picnic

 I would also say baseball, but the park in San Francisco is always just the right temperature, and I don't want to make the Dodgers fans upset.

The stadium for the S F Giants is a work of art itself.

Carly Simon: Take Me Out to the Ballgame 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRqHM6dOUJI