Gonz wrote: > > Sounds like fun Ann. Enjoy your trip. Take lots of pics. > > rg > thanks, Gonz I might take a few :) a
> Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > I haven't even really been here - got a glimpse of > > a couple of Peso's and > > see that one W Robb won the 600 - I hope it gets > > to him before I do (aug 10) > > maybe he will let me take a few shots with it. > > > > So here is the news of the day - > > I head out on Sunday with a 2 month greyhound bus > > pass to visit and impose upon friends and family > > all across the USA and Canada - including an > > overnight chez Paul Stenquist next week and 2 > > nights > > chez Robb. Hope to connect with Bay Area folk at > > some point. > > > > I will have only 2 nights alone on the road where > > i will have to shell out for a motel - > > HOpe, BC and Weed, CA - Weed, Ca just being a kind > > of pleasant mid-point between Portland and > > Reno, where I need to be by the 19th of August for > > the National Scrabble Championship - I'll be > > staying there for about 8 to 10 days with friends > > that live in Sparks. > > > > I'll be off list for those two months but will > > probably send a story or two in via list folk I'll > > be > > meeting up with along the way. > > > > News of the day, though, is that in mid August the > > letters of poet JAmes Wright will be published > > by Farrar, straus & Giroux and 2 of those letters > > are to me. For those of you not inclined to > > know American poets, Jim won the PUlitzer back in > > 72 and his son Franz won it last year. Jim died > > in 1980 - he was a good friend and his widow > > remains so. I sold my entire correspondance with > > him > > (well, I kept 4 postcards and a few notes) to > > finance this trip. > > > > On the Scrabble scene, WORD WARS got nominated for > > a EMMY! This is under the documentary section, of > > course. > > > > And on the here I am in the theatre again, kind > > of, on of the Scrabblers who is also a playright, > > is having those of us with some background in > > theatre do a reading of his play in Reno one night > > so he can listen to it. Because it is a reading I > > get to play a 30 year old British sculptor and > > my lover is being read by WORD WARS > > director/producer ERic Chaikin - who is a little > > more age appropriate for his role. Should be fun! > > > > ON the photo scene, a museum curator looked at my > > book at the flea market a couple of weeks ago and > > asked me to contact her in the fall.... more than > > that I don't want to say - could be nothing could > > be great. > > > > I tried to see the LEE FRIEDLANDER show at the met > > but couldnt hack the crowds so stood in the > > bookstore and looked at all the stuff in the book > > -- GREAT stuff - I love him... > > > > So now I'm off to Scrabble club - will stay on > > list and hopefully actually get to read a bit of > > it before I leave on Sunday afternoon and get off > > list, but I'm still buried under last minute > > chores. > > > > Oh yeah, and in Sept I'll be in Chicago at my 50th > > high school reunion.... > > if any of you lot live in Chicago proper and could > > put me up for 2 nights I would be very grateful... > > my friend who I am staying with for all but those > > 2 nights lives near Waukegan. > > > > > > > > annsan the travelin' fool > >
