Sounds like fun. Wish I could have been there. I'll drink to the health of the PDML. And Doug. Paul On May 9, 2010, at 10:16 PM, William Robb wrote:
> Ignore the last one. Friggin Microsoft. > > > Well, that was fun. > Even the plane rides were bearable. > Thanks to the generosity of Tom, I was given the very pleasurable > opportunity to visit Chicago this past weekend. > It happened that this weekend also coincided with the Chicago Celtic > Festival, so there was entertainment. > But especially, there was the gallery opening for the PDML Show. > > So, I got to Chicago latish Thursday evening. > The escape from Canada flight was on was on a scale model of a very small > cattle car that had jet powered wings. > And, the buggers busted me for having too much toothpaste. > But, I had no seatmate, so it was all good. > The flight to Chicago was on a somewhat larger version of the same thing, > but my seatmate was a relatively small woman who was quite decorative and > friendly, and I had bought some 10 cent per ml Crest, so that was fine as > well. > When I debarked, Tom phoned and told me he was right outside. > The seatmate led me through the terminal and off she went, and a few moments > later I was in the passenger seat of Tom's Renta-A-Toyota. > After checking out our room on the 27th floor of the downtown Sheraton Posh > Hotel, we found a little bar and had a nice meal and drinks. > I believe we closed the place. > And then sat up until 4:00 catching up on stuff. > The very next morning after too few hours sleep, we went for a walk. > We found a very busy but efficient breakfast place called the West Egg Cafe > where we had a very nice breakfast. > And Tom, I think you have to admit it was the best breakfast we had, no > matter what you thought at the time. > And we found a very big lake. > And we found Navy Pier. > We found all sorts of cool stuff, and then we found Harry Carey's, and we > stopped for lunch. > I think we both had the Blackened Tenderloin. > It was quite wonderful, and washed down nicely with a nice ale. > And we walked some more, and then went back to the hotel. > It was a good day, and I would have been quite satisfied to call it a > success on many levels, but there was still more to come. > For this was the night of the PDML Show opening. > And off we went. > Finding a liquor vendor along the way was a good thing to do, so we laid in > a supply of whiskey and wine for laters, and to the gallery we went. > It was quite fun. I met a whole bunch of PDML members who also came to the > show, and I also got to meet Sue, the curator of the gallery. > The show is well worth seeing. I had seen all of the pictures on the web, > but nothing prepared me for the splendour that was hung on the walls of the > Scharpenberg Gallery. > We are an incredibly talented bunch of photographers, and I am proud to be a > member of this community. > Talking about talented photographers, I coudn't believe that Ted actually > talked to me. > I may not have given him any choice though. > But he still talked to me. > Actually, everyone was quite gracious. > Especially Tom. > After the show, Tom, Ann, Jay and myself went to a little Pizzeria that > served what I believe was a Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza. > After that, a bottle of wine and a few hours of sleep, and we found ourselves > in the Sheraton's food for exorbitant profit centre, and then off to the > Chicago Art Institute and the William Eggleston Exhibit. > Gonzo Photography. > I suspect that he and Hunter Thompson smoked a few together. > And then some silly tourist photography, back to the gallery for a dose of > Matisse, and supper with the whole gang at a place that Tom's Voodoo Device > said was permanently closed. > After we were done with it..... > But seriously, more good food, and I got to see Jostein's book from his trip > to Penguinland. > More seriously good photography there, and then we were off to the park, > where loud music was calling. > Apparently, we are too fucking old, because it chased us away. > But I digress. > Refreshing beverages were in order, but after making the mistake of trying to > park closer to the bar, and having an epic fail with a parkade, Tom chickened > out so we went back to the hotel. > Where we had a small but adequate stock of refreshing beverage. > And then, far too soon, this morning and off to the airport. > > It was truly a pleasure to meet in person, more members of this community. > Meeting Boris and Jostein was what I'll remember the most, simply because of > the effort that they made to be there. > Seeing Ann again was truly a pleasure. > Cory, did you really say you couldn't believe you were shaking my hand? > By my count, 18 of the 44 artists who have pictures in this show were in > attendance, and whether I was meeting you for the first time or reacquainting > myself with you, it was a pleasure to be there. > > A friend of mine, who shoots a different brand of camera is envious of what > we have here. > The PDML is, apparently, quite unique. > > And at the end of the day, it, and this show, would not have happened, were > it not for Doug Brewer and his babysitting of this thing called the PDML. > So, while the Hurculean efforts of Mark and Christine cannot be forgotten, > they were the driving force behind the book and the gallery showing, were it > not for Doug, I suspect none of this would have happened. > > Doug, I love you. > > Be well > > William Robb > > -- > 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.
