I try to dash off a quick “thanks, but I can’t attend” note whenever I get an invitation to something … I figure: somebody took the time to create the invitation, mail it, and undoubtedly hopes to get a response other than an anonymous text. There’s another reason. People remember my “thanks but no” notes, too….
My friend Jon Kamen told me his business partner Justin uses a portable typewriter when he travels. After I heard that, of course I needed to see it. So when I went to New York back in February — I made a trip to Justin & Jon’s offices — so I could ‘meet the machine’….
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When we made our appointment to have coffee on a Friday afternoon, neither Daniele nor I realized it was Memorial Day weekend and the traffic would be terrible. My lunch plan changed, so I got to “TWIST” on La Brea a little bit early. Daniele texted me she was still on the road, and would…
http://www.cliffgartenstudio.com/ Tonight I’m going to meet CLIFF GARTEN, a sculptor/artist/architect who’s also a Rhode Island School of Design alum. I’m taking him a RISD tote bag — so he can feel school pride… and I’ve tucked a note into it for him to read after the lecture. Whenever there’s an opportunity to meet someone…
I drove down to Belkin Labs today for a meeting of Da Vinci Design Academy. I’m on the Board of Regents — asked by the School’s Director, Matt Wunder. There have been other places that have asked me to get involved, but I pick and choose carefully … there’s just not enough time. In the…
www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/Porgy-and-Bess/ I got back from Sweden and had a day & a half to organize a big party, so in the name of time management, I sacrificed going to see “Porgy & Bess” at The Ahmanson. Instead, I gave the tickets to my friends Gloria Gordon and Gloria Shepard. Both are theatre and musical fans,…
After the party we threw last Thursday to say goodbye to a Priest, Father Eric, before he departs to a new post in New York — I followed up with notes to the band. They’re mostly lawyers — we joked their name could be “Depos” or “Billable Quarter Hours”. (I tried to calculate what a…
Jamie invited us over to her apartment on Sunday. She made a brunch for her Daddy, his wife Marleah, their son Justin (age 7), Vin and me. She knocked herself out, with all sorts of beautiful dishes — including Roast Asparagus –one of my father’s specialties. I brought a few cupcakes (Devil’s Food and Angels’…
We gave a party last night. It was for Father Eric, who’s led the Paulist Productions out here in Los Angeles for the last five years. He got a major promotion — going to head up Paulists in New York. We wanted to honor him, and had about 5o people over — along with a…
