Re: [UC] Listerve Gallery Meetup

2007-04-15 Thread Brian Siano
Kyle Cassidy wrote: So, yesterday about twelve people showed up for the UC list meetup at the Sam Quinn gallery across from Rx on 45th and Spruce. The gallery was small but stunning (let's call it "cozy") beautifully lit with a collection of black and white paintings, small charcoals and scul

RE: [UC] Where to live?

2007-04-15 Thread S. Sharrieff Ali
Yeah.well Philadelphia has come a long way since 1950. S -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of SKnight Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 6:54 PM To: Frank; UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] Where to live? A close friend from Toronto, who

Re: [UC] Where to live?

2007-04-15 Thread SKnight
A close friend from Toronto, who was born in London, UK, and traveled throughout the world, said his impression of Philadelphia was a city of blue collar neighborhoods, mainly Irish and Italian. These overshadowed the small Main Line-Chestnut Hill elite, according to him. Sande Knight -

Re: you know you're from west philly when (was: RE: [UC] Where to live?)

2007-04-15 Thread Wilma de Soto
On 4/15/07 6:07 PM, "Kyle Cassidy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >Jeez, I wonder what the people in these places say about Philadelphia. >> > >> >Frank > > I'll let Ross fill in the rest. > > > 1) Rock salt is considered a pretzel topping. > > 2) weatherizing your home for winter includ

you know you're from west philly when (was: RE: [UC] Where to live?)

2007-04-15 Thread Kyle Cassidy
>Jeez, I wonder what the people in these places say about Philadelphia. > >Frank I'll let Ross fill in the rest. 1) Rock salt is considered a pretzel topping. 2) weatherizing your home for winter includes making some sort of barricade to claim your parking spot after you dig your car out.

Re: [UC] Listerve Gallery Meetup

2007-04-15 Thread Wilma de Soto
I Œre-cog-ni-size¹ you Kyle and Sharrieff. I thought the other dude might me Mario, but I don¹t think so. The ladies are not familiar to me. Pray identify them. -Wilma On 4/15/07 1:43 PM, "Kyle Cassidy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, yesterday about twelve people showed up for the UC list

Re: [UC] Where to live?

2007-04-15 Thread Frank
Jeez, I wonder what the people in these places say about Philadelphia. Frank On Apr 15, 2007, at 03:06 PM, Joe Clarke wrote: Thanks, Liz, for putting things into perspective. You forget one though... You can live in Alaska where 1. rock salt is considered a meat tenderizer. 2. Weat

Re: [UC] Where to live?

2007-04-15 Thread Joe Clarke
Thanks, Liz, for putting things into perspective. You forget one though... You can live in Alaska where 1. rock salt is considered a meat tenderizer. 2. Weatherizing your home for winter includes adding more Huskies to your existing pack. 3. A one night stand involves 3 huskies - and n

[UC] Listerve Gallery Meetup

2007-04-15 Thread Kyle Cassidy
So, yesterday about twelve people showed up for the UC list meetup at the Sam Quinn gallery across from Rx on 45th and Spruce. The gallery was small but stunning (let's call it "cozy") beautifully lit with a collection of black and white paintings, small charcoals and sculpture. A marvelous add

Re: [UC] A ray of hope for poetry mavens

2007-04-15 Thread Elizabeth F Campion
I am all for the two'fer of Poems that rhyme and a possible public stoning. Maybe Lewis will send out the Ambassadors to help secure the venue. But, will Sumner really trust you to do justice to his poems? Can MIT grads read? Liz On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:37:41 EDT [EMAIL PROTECT

[UC] Where to live?

2007-04-15 Thread Elizabeth F Campion
On Saturday, I and a long time neighbor were kvetching about things we pperceivedas being negative directions for the neighborhood, and debated whether, as we got older, we should consider alternative neighborhoods for our retirement. We decided that within our price points, the USA

Re: [UC] A ray of hope for poetry mavens

2007-04-15 Thread Krfapt
In a message dated 4/15/2007 10:56:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is most excellent news, as several sponsors (including Audi and Loews) had dropped out after hearing that Mr. Ingmark would not be participating. I tried to reason with them the great artists lik

RE: [UC] A ray of hope for poetry mavens

2007-04-15 Thread Kyle Cassidy
This is most excellent news, as several sponsors (including Audi and Loews) had dropped out after hearing that Mr. Ingmark would not be participating. I tried to reason with them the great artists like that are highly tempermental and prone to erratic behavior but they were incessant in their pr

[UC] A ray of hope for poetry mavens

2007-04-15 Thread Krfapt
The doggerel mavens on this list were disheartened when the neighborhood's most acclaimed bard, the immortal Sumner A Ingmark, refused to participate personally in what he cynically dubbed the "lost souls poetry reading" for people who don't know the difference between the community and the