WUE·纽约 |一位纽约音乐人的疫情日记（2）

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疫情在全球继续蔓延。截至4月6日，全球Covid-19确诊人数已经超过125万，美国的确诊人数也破了33万。纽约，作为世界上最有活力的城市，近一个月突然变身“疫区”。疫情影响、打击了太多行业，除了我们随处可见的航空业、旅游业、餐饮业，文化艺术产业也深受重创。

大约四周前，纽约的百老汇、卡内基音乐厅、大都会博物馆、歌剧院、画廊等在内的各种艺术场所相继关闭。这背后，是大量的音乐人、表演艺术家、画家等艺术工作者突然“被赋闲在家”。他们无法演出、无法正常工作，很多独立艺术家并不像企业员工一样有完善的医疗保险。在疫情面前，艺术工作者们面临的风险和挑战更大。

Glenn Ianaro（格伦）便是一位纽约的音乐人。受“地球公场（WUE-WeUnitedEarth）”之约，他从二月底就开始记录“疫情下的纽约生活”。我们从他的纯个人视角的记录，可以了解一些纽约艺术工作者的真实处境。Glenn也是一位观念上的地球公民，他的日记会持续记录，我们也会分期向大家分享。

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 Glenn Ianaro 在纽约和WUE一起发声

"我们只有一个地球，我们要一起努力，互相支撑。"

今天分享的是，Glenn从3月22日开始的记录。在之前的文章中，我们已经分享了Glenn从2月27日-3月21日的日记【一位纽约音乐人的疫情日记（1）】。通过Glenn的日记，也可以感受到疫情逐渐走向爆发的过程。为了方便中文阅读，我们把地球公场翻译的中文版放在前面，Glenn的原版英文日记位于中文版后面。

3月22日

纽约,  Harriman Park (哈里曼州立公园)

朋友从费城来纽约看我了。费城现在比纽约可安全多了，我感谢她。

哈里曼州立公园 徒步道

图源 steemit 官网

我们还是决定离开城市去徒步，开车去离纽约市以北30英里的哈里曼州立公园（Harriman Park）。那里有大约200英里的徒步路线，离西点军校很近。

西点军校

图源 网络

我们准备了丰盛的午饭——炒饭和一些小吃。虽然公园里的餐馆可能还开放，但我们可不想冒险进去吃。

三四十分种的车程就到了，山很美，绿色的苔藓带来生机。在这里，你会感到：世界依然和平，没有紧急情况、没有病毒、没有恐惧，只有岩石、树木、溪流和鸟类。

这里很空旷，徒步了4个小时也没有遇到几个人

摄影  Glenn Ianaro 

远足徒步是一项很少与人接触的活动，我们走了4个小时，一路上没遇到几个人。要知道，如果是在纽约，即便是现在政府都在鼓励“呆子家里”、“保持社交距离”的特殊时期，你走在一个街区碰到的人，也比我们在这里走4个小时的遇到的人还多。

不过，公园的管理人员说，明天这里也要关闭了。因为这里还有一个马场，平常很多人会来骑马，疫情的影响，为了保护人和马匹的安全， 它们必须关闭。

3月23日

纽约

今天纽约下雨。

我今天的远程工作安排也被取消了。我们准备大清洁，整理厨房、采购物资。基本的食物和防护用品还是得准备充足。

1月26日，纽约中央车站食品店，各种新鲜肉类、奶酪齐全。那时，人们对疫情的威胁似乎毫无预见。

摄影 Ohia

我们去了附近的一家小超市，也跑了几家药店，采购了大量食物，牛奶、面包、罐头、咖啡等，终于也买到了一些口罩、温度计和酒精等清洁用品。在中国城包厘街的的一家华人药店，一瓶70%纯度的酒精1.79美元。疫情时期，这个价格还算合理。

那家狭小的食品店挤满了人，附近的居民都在就近储备食物。我和朋友在那挤出来后，觉得不卫生也不安全，一回家就做了彻底的消毒：我们洗手，用清洁剂为我们的衣服和买回来的东西都进行了全方面的消毒。

在华人药店买到的酒精、自制的酒精喷瓶以及储备的一次性口罩和手套

摄影  Glenn Ianaro 

我们还自制了小瓶的酒精喷瓶。然后，把东西从厨房的架子上搬下来，放到另外一个房间里，一点一点给房间清洁、消毒，对我而言这是一个大工程。

3月24日

纽约

这几天，朋友一直在陪着我，教我怎么做清洁，陪我采购，观察我的健康状态是否正常。我很感激 ，虽然偶尔也有些紧张。

2月3日，夜色下的纽约世贸中心和The oculus地铁枢纽站  

摄影 Ohia

今天，在家清洁工作后，我们想带上口罩出去走一走。但是刚出门发现，外面街上实在太拥挤了，人们也不戴口罩，所以我们还是回来了。

这几天来，我们都听说总统和医生们产生了分歧，经济刺激计划的处理也还是一团糟。所以我们决定看一场完整的白宫发言，听听特朗普怎么说。看完之后，令我感到惊讶的是，白宫发言所说的内容和媒体报道的截然不同。按照白宫和特朗普的说法，似乎联邦政府已经采取了很多措施，并且取得了进展。也许它们真的尽力了。

之后我们又看了纽约州州长Cuomo的发言，果然又和媒体报道的完全不同（一些媒体认为，Cuomo并不知道要如何应对疫情，他只是在作秀）。他似乎真的很关心民众，而且也很清楚接下来应该怎么做。

3月25日

纽约

今天的工作安排又被取消了，不过我必须在网上开两场会议，安排几个音乐制作项目后期生产的相关工作。家里的大清洁工作终于到达尾声，现在，我要把所有的东西重新放回原处，重新布置。我真的很感动，因为有人为了帮助我准备隔离措施，愿意从安全的费城，来到纽约这个“美国的病毒震中区”。

一切准备好后，后面我的日子会好过很多。说到隔离，其实我已经习惯了“隔离式生活”，因为我的工作性质，平常我也是经常接连几天都见不到别人，自己在工作室做音乐。所以我不担心宅在家隔离。不过这时候有人愿意和我共度难关，我还是感到非常开心。今天，她就要离开纽约回费城了。

朋友走后，我出去走了走，看到在食品店Trader Joes前排起了长队。嗯，要想在纽约保持社交距离几乎不可能。

纽约街头，行人来来往往

摄影  Glenn Ianaro 

3月27日

纽约

联邦政府提出的经济刺激计划终于通过了（美国国会批准2万亿美元的经济刺激方案，为美国史上规模最大）。这对于很多无法工作的企业和个人来说，都是雪中送炭。

我也有了新的工作项目。我花了一整天，来为一个广告编辑声音，处理混音。为了后面这段时期经常要在线上工作，我还在MWTM（mix with the masters）上看了一些有关网络会议的技能。

居家隔离期间，在家办公成为了常态，网络会议则成为了必须的技能

摄影  Glenn Ianaro 

我开始惦念身边的朋友们。我为一个朋友买了一些Wim Hof的视频( Wim Hof 是荷兰一位获吉尼斯世界纪录的极限运动员，以抵御严寒闻名，也被称作“冰人”)，可以跟着这位“冰人”学呼吸和冥想；我也给我的一位老室友打了电话，最近天气很好，他经常出门。

我又给一位制作人朋友发了邮件，前段听说隔离对他的生活造成很大影响，因为他和一位室友共住一套房间，感觉被困在了一个小公寓里。

3月28日

纽约

2月12日晚 纽约57街地铁站，那一刻恰好车站空荡荡，就像这两周“社交距离”法令下的纽约 

摄影 Ohia

今天整个纽约州累计确诊了52,318个病例。

周末，我准备放松一下，进行提前制定的在家隔离计划。音乐制作的工作还是要做。我对搁置了一段时间的仪器进行了保养，现在它们的工作效果很好，就像新的一样。修这些东西很费功夫，不过，我现在最不缺的就是时间了。

现在，我也会花上很多时间和家人、朋友打电话。这些天来，好像跟每个人打电话都能谈上一个小时。这在以前可不常见。我们会在电话里讨论新闻，有没有认识的人生病了，也会聊一聊该怎么打发隔离时光、该用什么烧菜。现在大家都要在家自己做饭了。

有时候朋友们也对我的小计划很感兴趣，因为他们知道我不会坐着看电视，总会做一些不同寻常的事情。比如，最近每天早晚我都会和一个好友通电话，早上彼此告知白天要做什么，晚上会彼此沟通看有没有完成。我们希望保持高效，目前为止，我们都能执行计划。

还有一件事。这两天，一个朋友的狗突然不舒服，朋友只好带它去兽医那看急诊。因为疫情的影响，现在纽约的兽医诊所暂时不能让主人进入，宠物智能交由医护人员带进去。我们知道，很多宠物在和陌生人单独相处的时候会恐惧，产生应激反应。

朋友这只狗的眼睛暂时还没查明病因，但听他说，狗狗从宠物医院回家后变得极为反常，无精打采的，好像完全变了一条狗。但愿它只是有点紧张，而不是又得了其他的病。

3月29日

纽约

今天醒来，我有点不太舒服，头疼，嗓子酸，也会感觉身体痛。虽然只有轻微症状，但是需要警惕，我无法排除是不是因为Covid-19病毒。我告诉了朋友，有人跟我说要去医院检查一下。但我想现在去检查也没有用，医院里的人很多，我想继续呆在家里，我可不想被人围着监测症状。

2月10号，纽约街头的救护车

摄影 Ohia

晚上我和朋友打电话，讨论了一些应急计划。如果我们生病了，该怎么办呢？该联系谁？该去哪里？该叫谁送吃的？……明天我也要把这件事和在匹茨堡的家人谈一下，以防他们那里出了类似状况，也好应对。疫情让我们学会，要准备一些应急计划。

3月30日

纽约

睡了一大觉，今天我的状态好多了。我希望自己也只是因为心理紧张。

我决定投入工作。在家里的工作室，我继续进行修理计划，打扫了混音板的元件和其他音频设备。我开始在家里坚持锻炼，感觉身体舒服些了。我也每天开始收听纽约州政府和联邦政府的简报，了解疫情动态。太多滚动新闻，收听完整的信息比关注片段式的的新闻更加耗费时间，但我觉得这值得。

今天晚上，我在加州和费城的朋友们说，他们的一些朋友遇上了棘手的情况。倒不是因为感染了Covid-19病毒，而是有人查出了其他疾病，但是现在无法接受治疗。因为现在美国疫情严重，主要地区的医院都只收治Covid-19的确诊病人。这真令人焦虑，希望不会疫情造成更多此生灾难。

还有一些朋友，听到有其它朋友身体不舒服或出现疑似症状，跑过去帮助他们。现在我的想法是，这样做真的会带来风险，可能会将潜在的病毒传播给亲友。也许是我自己刚经历了一些不适症状，也开始每天看州政府传达的科学的医疗救助方案，我想告诉朋友们和更多人：记住，如果你感觉不舒服，最佳选择就是寻求专业医疗服务。在纽约，你可以可以通过网络或者拨打311得到帮助，它们会给你更专业的建议。

疫情袭来时，一些纽约人选择到城外人少的城镇去“自我隔离”  

摄影 Ohia

4月1日-4月4日

纽约

我之前提到的那位朋友，他怕自己困在纽约，现在已经躲到了乡下一个更加舒适的环境里。虽然现在旅行有风险，但是他怕再不走的话，自己要被逼疯了。祈祷疫情尽快控制下来。

从三月底开始，纽约市民自发的开始了一场#7pmThankYou（7点感恩）的活动。每天晚上7点，市民们通过鼓掌、呐喊、敲击，为医护人员加油。

下面是两个让我很感动的视频，想和你们分享。

纽约街头的行人纷纷用鼓掌来对医生表示感谢。

视频来源 Twitter @Garvey_Rich

在美国纽约，一位母亲在教自己的孩子向医护人员表示感谢。

视频来源 Twitter @Rachel

（本期疫情日记更新至4月4日，

下期将继续更新）

以下为Glen Ianaro 的“纽约疫情记录”的英文原文

March 22

New York,  Harriman Park

My friend came to New York from Philadelphia to see me. Philadelphia is now much safer than New York, and I appreciate her so much.

We decided to leave the city for some hiking, and we drove to Harriman State Park where there is a 200-mile hiking route, very close to United States Military Academy West Point. Prepared a great lunch of Fried Rice and a bunch of snacks to take with us as we don’t want to risk going to any restaurants, even if they might be open in this area. 

It takes about 30 to 40 minutes to get the destination. The mountains are beautiful and small signs of life are starting to show through with the green moss.  Here, all is ok with the world, no emergency, no virus, no fear. Just rocks, trees, a stream, some birds.

Hiking is a very isolated activity. We encountered a few others on the trail during our 4 hour hike, far less than even walking 1 block in NYC right now, even if the government try to encourages Stay Home, Social Distancing.  Sadly this location will be closed from tomorrow as parking managed by an equestrian center that must close to the public.

March 23

New York

Its a rainy day. 

I was officially booked for some work today but it has been canceled.   Mission kitchen reorganization is about to begin. Basic food and protective equipment are necessary. We go out for groceries and supplies buying large amounts of food, such as milk, bread, canned food, coffee, etc. as well as cleaning supplies. 

Finally, we get some facemasks and a thermometer. In a Chinese pharmacy at the Bowery, a bottle of Isopropyl 70% alcohol  cost $ 1.79 which is reasonable amid the pandemic.

The grocery store is very small and residents nearby are storing food here. It quite crowded and feels a bit unsanitary. On returning home, we do a thorough disinfection of ourselves, our clothes and packages. We also made small bottles of alcohol spray bottles. Then we begin to remove things from the kitchen shelves, place them in another room, and then sterilize. It's going to be a lot of work.

March 24

New York

In the past few days, my friends have been with me, teaching me how to do cleaning, purchasing with me, and observing my health condition. I’m so grateful I have someone to guide me through it, but I’m still having a bit of anxiety over this process…

More cleaning, still taking things out of cabinets and cleaning everything as thoroughly as possible. We take a short break to go outside for a walk, and its actually quite crowded and busy and people are not wearing masks, so we go back.

After several days of hearing news how the President and doctors are disagreeing and the mess of a stimulus package, we decide to watch a White House address in its entirety. Surprisingly, what was said and what happened in the address was not what the media portrayed at all. It seems a lot of measures are taking place and moving forward. Maybe the government is trying its best.

After we watched NY State Governor Cuomo’s address. Again, it wasn’t what the media portrayed. He seems genuinely concerned for the people here and is clear about what the state needs moving forward.

March 25

New York

Again I was booked for work today that has been cancelled. I must however have 2 online meetings regarding post-production procedures of the company. 

The cleaning is coming to an end, and it is time to start putting things back and reorganizing. I am feeling really touched that I have someone who cares enough to come here, to the epicenter of the virus in the US, just to help me prepare myself for the isolation.

 I know I will have a much easier time after this is all done. I am used to isolation, regularly going days without seeing people because of my work, and I am not worried about handling it or not. I must say though it is very wonderful to have someone around to share these uncertain times with.

My friend leaves and afterwards I take a walk and see the long lines at Trader Joes. “Social Distancing” in NYC is nearly impossible.

March 27

New York

Today, the stimulus package is finally passed(the Congress approved a $ 2 trillion economic stimulus plan, the largest in the US history). This will be a great relief for many businesses and individuals who will be struggling.

Also I finally have a project to work on, It takes a full day to finish the sound editing and mix for a series of promos, the post production process moves slowly with everyone getting familiar with working remotely. I found time to watch an Alan Meyerson webinar for MWTM.

I started to miss my friend a little bit, so I purchased the Wim Hof videos for my friend to learn breathing and meditation (Wim Hof, also called "Iceman", is a Dutch extreme athlete  with Guinness World Record who is known to withstand the severe cold). 

I also spoke with my old roommate. He has been going outside a lot to enjoy the weather. I also emailed a producer friend who is struggling with the isolation. He lives with a roommate and feels very trapped in a small apartment.

March 28

New York

New York now has 52,318 positive cases of COVID-19 today.

On the weekend I’m just taking it easy, going through my list of projects I made to do while isolating at home. I do some maintenance on equipment I had been putting off for a long while, and now it is working like new. These things take a lot of time, but now I have nothing but time. 

I also spend a lot of time talking with my family and friends. Seems each person can easily be an hour phone call these days which seems exactly impossible before. We discuss the news, if we know anyone sick , how we are passing the time,  and what we are cooking for meals. We cook at home now.

People are sometimes interested in the little projects I’m working on as they know I am always doing something a little unusual, not just sitting and watching TV. Each day one of my good friends and I check in with each other in the morning and the evening about what we plan to do that day, and what we actually accomplished. We both want to be productive during this time, and so far we are each getting our own projects accomplished.

A friend of mine had to take their dog to the vet this weekend for an emergency. It is quite a difficult process now as nobody can go into the offices with their pet, and of course many pets panic when being handed off to strangers. Their dog’s diagnosis of an eye problem is inconclusive, but after the visit, their dogs behavior is quite different. No energy, not the same personality. We hope it was just a stressful situation and not that the dog became sick in another way.

March 29

New York

Today, I don’t feel 100% well again. I have a headache and sore throat and my body aches. Just a little, but It of course strikes concern. I’m not sure if it is the virus or not. Some people tell me I should get tested, but I know it's not of use right now. I should just continue to stay home and not be around others and see how my condition develops. 

This evening I spent time talking with my friend also about our emergency plans. Things like what to do if we get sick, who to contact, where to go, how to get food delivered etc… 

Tomorrow I will go over this process with my family as well so they can be more prepared if the situation worsens in their city. The pandemic has taught us to make some emergency plans.

March 30

New York

I feels much better today after a long sleep. I hope it’s just because nervous.

I continue with my repair projects, cleaning the electronics in my mixing board and some other audio equipment. I’ve been consistent with also doing exercise each day which has me feeling better than usual. I’ve also been consistent with listening to the briefings from the state and federal government each day to keep informed. It takes a long time to listen, but I find listening to the entire information is much better than relying on the news which is often incomplete.

This evening I heard from friends in California and in Philadelphia about some challenging situations around them. Friends of theirs have other medical problems and are not able to find treatment. It is becoming a serious situation here as hospitals in major regions are focusing on treating the virus almost exclusively.  It makes me really anxious. Hope that the pandemic will not cause more disasters.

Also some people have been going to help friends who are feeling ill, not considering the consequences they may have from their actions, possibly passing infection themselves to their friends and loved ones. Due to the discomfort symptoms I experienced myself, I got used to seeing the medical assistance plan reported by the state government. We must all remember the best advice now is if not well, to seek professional medical advice. It is readily available online and on the phone through 311.

April 1-4

New York

The friend I mentioned earlier who was feeling trapped in NYC has escaped to a more comfortable environment. There is a risk of course by travelling right now, but it may have been worth it for his sanity. God bless.

From the end of March, New Yorkers spontaneously started a #7pmThankYou event. Every night at 7 o'clock, the citizens cheered the medical staff by clapping, shouting, and knocking.

（Updated to April 4,

To be continued）

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Glenn Ianaro is a New York City based recording and mix engineer. He has also worked closely with several artsist in China and on several Chinese films as mix engineer. He has watched the global pendemic unfold first through the eyes of his friends in China and now in front of him in American epicenter of New York.

Glenn Ianaro是纽约的录音和混音工程师。他曾经与中国的几位艺术家在华语电影里有过密切合作。在疫情之初，他借由中国朋友的视角目睹了这场“大流行病”的爆发；而现在，这场流行病蔓延到了纽约，出现在他面前。

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