Stories about those days.

The stories that people have about Jamie’s photos are a source of amazement.  Some are of the “that’s me and we were doing this” type of stories from Jamie’s friends. Some are the “I never met Jamie but this was taken on my birthday and it means a lot to me. And some are just stunningly moving one of a kind stories.

  • From Jamie on 11-26-84

    On this day I was born. Ironically, I look a lot like the person pictured today.

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  • From JP on 05-27-81

    the day I was born in Boston, Massachusetts

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  • From Anthony on 07-29-96

    The day I turned 18

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  • From Aimee on 02-17-81

    The day my brother Nick was born. Mom was in labor 24 hours!

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  • From Joe Stanich on 01-01-81

    This is New Years 1981 by 1 minute, it is Jamie, Pamela, myself and Tommy.
    Pamela contacted me 40 years later to remind me it was her : ) !.

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  • From Laura on 04-12-95

    Hello fellow birthday buddies 🙂

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  • From Michelle Etwaroo on 08-21-96

    This is my birthday and I married a guitar player too! 😍🙏🏽

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  • From Jacky scott on 06-18-85

    The day I was born

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  • From Dustin on 03-11-83

    I was born on this day.

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  • From Cindy richman on 06-06-79

    Day I graduated highschool…

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  • From jacki on 07-21-90

    I am the person in the red shirt. We are on a trip to the USSR for a film shoot and this is Day 1 of many weeks to come. We are jet lagged.

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  • From Karen Torrejón on 12-04-96

    How awesome to see what other people have memory of, on the day I was born too.

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  • From Louisse on 03-26-96

    I was born on this day.
    I’m really a fan of this project, and I would really want to do this on my instant camera as well. Day by day.

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  • From Cassie Green on 05-07-84

    The day I was born. This is so interesting! I wonder what they were doing. Life is so strange, so many people are born and die every single day. And all of us are somehow still connected though we don’t know each other.

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  • From Cassie Green on 12-30-79

    The day my husband was born. I’ve been intrigued by this incredible work of art for years now. I love these photos so much.

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  • From Lo on 11-23-79

    The day I was born!

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  • From Pauline on 06-21-92

    I was born this day in Ontario, Canada

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  • From sander kuizenga on 02-15-89

    Me and my twinbrother Eric were born on this day.
    what a life this man had.
    It is profound that the ordinariness of it all is best and most special part.
    and that would seems like self refuting idea, but is it?

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  • From Mariclare on 08-18-83

    Hello fellow birthday peeps 👋 I too was born on this day.

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  • From Gage Cox on 08-21-96

    My birthday as well! This is an incredible memorial to a man. What a treat.

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  • From Charles Edward Elliott on 01-27-87

    My birthday ☺️

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  • From Charles Edward Elliott on 01-28-87

    My birthday ☺️💯

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  • From Kyle Martin on 07-16-97

    My fifth birthday.

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  • From Bob Barry on 07-17-89

    Three quarters of the infield of the Manhattan Chili Company’s softball team, taken at JJ Walker Field in the West Village. Walker was, arguably, the most corrupt mayor in the history of New York, so we always thought he was lucky to have such a nice little and well-used park named after him.

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  • From Bob Barry on 10-25-86

    Some context here from an old pal of Jamie’s. As anyone who has looked through PotD could guess, Jamie loved birthdays (his own, and those of his pals). A game such as Game Six of the ’86 Series is about as great a gift as any Mets fan could ever receive. And, of course, this game was played on Jamie’s 30th birthday.

    “From time to time there is magic.”

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  • From Bob Barry on 10-23-83

    My old bedroom at 40 Harrison Street. Note the photo of a diving Graig Nettles on the sleeve for the air conditioner.

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  • From Bob Barry on 10-21-83

    This is the first hamburger I ever consumed while east of the Mississippi. At the late lamented Riverrun in TriBeCa (note the english muffin for bun and the large hand-cut fries).

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  • From Bob Barry on 04-27-82

    The day Reggie Jackson returned to Yankee Stadium as the right fielder for the California Angels. When he hit a home run against Ron Guidry to give the Angels a late lead, the crowd erupted in a sustained chant of “Steinbrenner Sucks”.

    And, not for nothin’, if you were a Bard softball player and these two cats were holding down the left side of the infield, there’s a great chance you were on the winning team.

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  • From Bob Barry on 01-04-82

    Conference of the Beards

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  • From Bob Barry on 09-19-80

    Apparently, I was flipping the bird at the Bic with a union jack.

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  • From hugh crawford on 12-17-79

    And Asteroids !

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  • From Bob Barry on 12-17-79

    I never see this in any of the Jamie Livingston bios, but let me tell you this … when it came to fussball, Jamie was a fussballer. The boy was lethal!

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  • From Bob Barry on 12-05-79

    The first, and only, Bard Alumni Holiday Party to be held at the Yale Club on Vanderbilt Avenue.

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  • From Bob Barry on 07-15-81

    I was not born on this day, but I do remember enjoying some delicious crinkle-cut french fried potatoes with my friend Jamie.

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  • From Bob Barry on 10-21-81

    This was taken on the old elevated West Side Highway in downtown Manhattan. Cars were no longer allowed on this part, as the highway was falling down, but it was easy to walk up an exit ramp and take in the sights. Alas, it was torn down a year or two later.

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  • From Bob Barry on 01-07-81

    This is a photo of Manuel, who tended bar at Prescott’s, which was our hangout on the corner of Harrison & Greenwich in Tribeca.

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  • From Miri on 11-02-82

    the day i was born <3

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  • From Anmol on 07-10-92

    I was born this exact day!
    I see the video created by mental floss every year because it comes on my timeline memories! It is just a delight.
    Here’s a thing about obsessions. Some really hang onto you and are good. Obsessions can sometime lead to an experience for the world.
    Here’s a simple story of a talented guy who just loved to document his days and ended up creating moments that will be remembered by not just his family and friends but also thousands around the world.
    Content like this really appeals to me. Content that derives from a story, has a rich look back and grasps every bit of your attention.

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  • From Bryan Wachs on 10-21-85

    This is the first picture of me I have found, Bryan Wachs. Jamie became a great friend, mentor, fellow nut job and inspiration to me. Metsy introduced us, and a bro-affair began.

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  • From Erin on 10-24-86

    The day I was born..I’ve always loved elephants..

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  • From K.E.Driver on 11-11-94

    The day my uncle took his own life. I know it’s sad to say. But I’m glad to know at least someone was having fun that day.

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  • From Ryan D Downs on 12-07-84

    On this day- I turned nine years old. My Grandparents and I had moved from Burbank, CA [BUR] to Buhl, Idaho [U03] in #April1984.

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  • From Ryan D Downs on 12-07-79

    I turned four the day this photo was taken.
    I lived in Burbank, CA

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  • From true & honest on 02-24-82

    a very special day in christory

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  • From Danelle Hauser on 03-02-86

    My birthday ❤ Thank you Jamie and Hugh!

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  • From Lu on 04-19-84

    born on that day and now have a polaroid photographor be my boyfriend

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  • From JL on 09-07-79

    A moment captured in time elsewhere in the world on a specific day. This was my 3rd birthday.

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  • From Jade on 08-11-79

    I was born on this day in 1978.
    How fitting that this photo contains images of my favorite homebaked goods!

    I love the smiles too. It reminds me that the joys of life can be experienced anywhere at any time. Breath in these moments and cherish them

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  • From Abigail on 12-13-89

    TS

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  • From Richard Robinson on 07-31-87

    My birthday. 34 years old this year. I often take time out of my day occasionally to browse this website, have done for years and it never fails to touch me. Best wishes from Hull, England.

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