Great story, Doug. Wish I could have been there. Paul On May 10, 2010, at 8:50 PM, Doug Brewer wrote:
> So I was addled for a minute, forgetting the Send button on the message > window is in the same place as the Check Mail button on the Inbox screen... > > Consider that Part I. > > I didn't take into account the social consequences of having suspect taste in > art; I found myself alone pretty quickly, so I wandered around the AIC for a > while. As I mentioned before, I got to see some work I've long admired, did a > little photography, and then headed out for some coffee and a think about > what to do. Cafe Descartes ("I Drink, Therefore I Am") had a decent latte and > an exceptional chocolate chip cookie and most importantly, a place to sit and > watch the traffic for a few minutes. Radio Shack had some earbuds on sale, so > I picked some up to replace mine, which had had an unfortunate encounter with > the washer upstairs. > > Thus armed, I started out with Bruce Springsteen's "Nebraska" and worked me > way over to a couple of Miles Davis albums, "Birth of the Cool" and "Kind of > Blue" while I did my thing, hiding behind a camera. Photography is > essentially a solitary sport, and I lost myself completely for a few hours, > just walking, watching and waiting, all to my own private soundtrack. It was > magical. The resultant photos, obviously, aren't to everyone's taste, but a > couple of them have grown on me already. > > Got over around the pizza place a little early, and I was hanging out front, > not knowing that most everyone was already inside. Annsan came up to talk to > me, and I didn't notice at first because of the music. > > I'd like to thank whoever covered my part of the pizza. I think it was Bill > Robb. I tried giving Christine some money later, but she wouldn't take it, > and she and Miserere were kind enough to stand there in Miller's Pub while I > ranted about punctuation and moronic Internet shorthand. > > I truly hope I didn't offend anyone this weekend, and if I did I'm sorry. > > I slipped out of town early Sunday morning, momentarily disoriented when the > GPS unit couldn't cope with the surrounding buildings, but I wasn't too far > off track and I was able to get headed in the correct direction, arriving > back home about two-thirty local time. > > Sometimes a thing comes along. This weekend was one of those things. Having > our own PDML show in a real gallery in a real city is a supreme thrill, > something of which you should all be proud. The folks in attendance, and the > incredible work on display, did all right for you. > > Thanks. > > Doug > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.