Nice story. Thanks for sharing. 
Wish I could have been there.
Paul

On May 21, 2010, at 3:25 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:

> Now that work has let up, I'd like to share a few thoughts.
> 
> 1) I'd like to say big thanks for all the kind words about the exhibit and
> reception etc.  I'm glad everyone had a good time and is generally pleased
> with the gallery.  Just a FYI, two colleagues from work went to DANK last
> Thursday.  They had nothing but great things to say about the pictures they 
> saw.
> 
> 2) My husband, Darrel, & I did our best to get our friends and family out to
> help support the exhibit, and a good many of them showed up, which was
> great, but at the reception we received sad news about a dear friend, which
> put the two of us on the edge of tears, but we were able to rally back.  Two
> of my oldest girl friends came in from the far northern suburbs, and
> visiting with them led to giggles and stories from memory lane--a lot of
> those stories I'd like to forget.  And work colleagues came, and I suspect a
> few more will go in the weeks ahead.  My mom and dad came, and I had to stop
> my mom from walking off with one of the PDML annuals.  She thought it was a
> give-away.  My sibs came; the only one that didn't show was my eldest
> nephew, but since it was his prom night, I didn't make much of a fuss over
> his no-show. He sent me a text message, "have a good time at ur thing
> 2night."  Darrel & I didn't leave DANK until maybe 1am.
> 
> 3)  Then I got up to meet folks at the Art Institute, which was a great idea. 
> At the Eggelston exhibit, Chris Mitchell was bombarded with questions from a 
> woman who self-identified herself as someone who doesn't know anything about 
> photography.  Chris found himself explaining depth of field and why there was 
> more of it in some photos and less of it in others.  I'm happy to report, 
> Chris was courteous and patient.
> 
> 4) After the Art Institute, Boris, Jostein, Sasha, Larry, Miserere, and I 
> went to the Russian Tea Room, but before going, Boris and Sasha argued about 
> which Russian Tea was the best, and it ended with Boris swearing at Sasha in 
> Russian. Everyone agreed that this little set-to made our Russian lunch more 
> authentic. We let the two Russians pick our after lunch tea.  Boris said it 
> was too heavy on the smoky bit and too light on the black tea part, but he 
> said the food was good, so we all decided we liked our lunch.  At lunch Sasha 
> showed us some of his prints which were great, and we had a look-see at 
> Jostein's photo book from Antarctica, which was great as well.
> 
> 5) After the Russian Tea room, we just romped in the park a bit, then it was 
> time to eat again--this time pizza, which was good, and it was fun to visit.
> 
> 6) After pizza, good-bys were said to some, and it was another romp in the 
> park for others, but folks complained the music was too loud, and we headed 
> for Miller's Pub--finally, a chance to relax.  I had a very stiff scotch, a 
> few smokes with Doug, and conversation with any PDMLer who was willing. Then 
> the calling hour came and my last good-by was to Miserere.  The PDMLers were 
> gone, and I was alone.  I moseyed back over to the Art Institute, sat on the 
> steps, and called my husband.  While I waited for him, a woman walked by with 
> her dog.  It was a handsome dog.  He sniffed about my shoes.  I asked the 
> woman if she knew the time.  I asked for the name of the dog--Spot something. 
> Some comments about it being a nice night were exchanged, and soon the two of 
> them strolled off.   I then began to wish for a tripod.  Had I one, I would 
> have taken a self-portrait of me alone on the steps of the Art 
> Institute--hell, I'd come full circle, hadn't I?
> 
> Cheers, Christine
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