Sophie's in Metro NY

Here is a clip from the recent March 23-25 weekend edition of Metro NY. The pictures were taken on Tuesday the 20th, when Sophie's was hosting a team from Barfly. Photographer Steve Meyer came in with his camera on a tripod and set up in the back near the pool table. I got a little worried that he might distract the players. So I went over as friendly as I could to suggest he consult with the players before shooting, not to use flash, etc. A few other pleasantries were exchanged afterwards and that was that. About 10 days later Yvonne sent me a text message saying somebody had seen us in a photo in one of the free daily newspapers. Intrigued, I went to Sophie's for confirmation. Two people there had seen it, but neither had saved a copy. By this point I couldn't remember if the photographer was with AM New York or Metro, so I made some phone calls. AMNY's photo editor said it didn't ring a bell. Thus, I went down to Metro's office, at 44 Wall Street, and the receptionist gave me a stack of back issues to search. Lo and behold in the very last issue of the bunch I came across the image, with Seneca Burr taking aim at a shot as Yvonne and I are seated nearby, me with clipboard in hand. The caption reads "A customer works the Sophie's pool table, the centerpiece of any respectable neighborhood bar." A fun little clip to send the folks. Click on the image to enlarge, you should be able to read the story.