Ecstasy and Labor

Photo by Aaron Lee Fineman
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I can't remember if I mentioned on Prince's blog that my wife and I are pregnant with our first child—due date is November 14. Anyhow, on the Friday night before Halloween, my wife went into early labor. Evidently, early labor can last up to two weeks from what I am told. The next night there was a Halloween rave in New York City called Maskarave, put on by a promoter named Scotto, whom I know from back in the day. (Scotto is the guy who was responsible for bringing NASA parties to NYC, like the one they tried to depict in the movie Kids).

This is where I have to say how much I love my wife. It takes a very special woman to let her husband go out to a rave while she lays at home in labor. I look forward to telling our child about that Halloween night when we thought s/he might be born. And how I was at a rave, making photographs like this one and checking my phone every 30-45 minutes to make sure I would not miss anything at home. I should add that as of my writing this post the baby is still baking in the oven.

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