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
>
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