Thanks all of youse - but the sad thing is... I wrote it better on
Tuesday morning - put it on facebook -
then I saw that I had spelled Daphne's last name CEDEK instgead of CEBEK
on the photofile. Couldn't
find a way to "replace" so deleted the photo - which, alas, deleted all
I wrote.
Now mind you , I'm not jsut saying I wrote it better - one of the 3 or 4
people who saw it said
it was too bad it vanished because it was interesting - and to get
that from that particular person
was definitely a plus. :-( I'm glad the essence of the story came
through - but my first version had
much more music, JAck ha!
ann
On 11/6/2015 2:38 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
I agree! Ann, your writing ability
is a gift.
I swear, there are times I think it
ought to be set to music!
J
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On Nov 6, 2015, at 11:31 AM, Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote:
That's a fantastic story - thanks!
B
On 6 Nov 2015, at 18:18, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote:
I'm the one in the fancy outfit - lady with the cane is the designer of same
outfit, Kristina Olitski
https://annsan.smugmug.com/Misceandvids/Other-photogs-photos-of-me/n-4gPQjx/i-wpk4zwK/A
(those of you on facebook avhe seen this already)
The story here starts with one of my back in the day photos is in the
book...and Kristina is in the book..
The book traces the history oft St Marks Place in New York's East Village,
from beforeit's beginnings to the present, but
with a strong emphasis on the last 50 years or so. Kirstina Olitski (formerly
Kristina Gorby) had a clothing store at No 7
st. Marks Place.back inthe 60's - I've lived in the East Village since 1963
(and earlier for a year in 1959-60) and KRistina's
shop was a favorite. The outfit you see me in here (the "jacket' and pants, not
the blue sleeveless top) was purchased in about 1968.
I had offered it to the books author (slimmer than me) to wear for the launch
but she declined,fearing she might spillsomething on it
which would make my friends laugh, I told her :-) )
Anyway - The book launch was a big deal here - held in the grand hall of Cooper
Union - the placewas packed... before Ada Calhoun,
the author, started her little intro I went up to her and she recognized me by
the dress (we had only met on line before) and said she
thought KRistina would be there..
One three large panels behind Ada , before the show got started, all the photos
in the book plus others that were not were projected
as a running slide show - including 3 more of mine... all taken on St Marks
place.. since I got a free copy of the book , signed, and the
photo in the book was long since paid for, I let my disappointment at not at
least being told those otherthree were going to be used in that way fall by the
wayside - not worth it, and kind of a kickanyway.
Thencame the entertainment.. a Beastie boy plus some others - so the minute
they took the stage I fled.. as did may of my generation..
and who were making equally that much noise back in the rock and punk days...
I waited in the vestibule where the books were all layed out for buying and
getting signed, where several boards with aknowledgements
were posted (that I knocked over asit happens) forthe cacaphony in the grand
hall to be over.. hoping Ada would take me to KRistina,
when a woman of my age came up to me and said "I designed that outfit you are
wearing" It was wonderful on som many levels!
Her granddaughter was withher .. KRistina asked if I minded if Daphne took our
photo. I had not brought my good camera neither
had Daphne who is herself a pro photographer but her cell phone snapof us was
just right...
Daphne said I'd made Kristina's evening - and she certainly made mine - it was
a lovely reunion though as I was mainly just a customer
of hers for several years Ican't imagine she remembered that I wasme, so to
speak. She was so happy to see that outfit and that
I had taken such good care of itand loved it so. I told her my friends and I
were heartbroken when she closed the shop - which she did in
1972 and went into wholesale...
among her customers was Janis Joplin - for whomshe designed outfits Joplin wore
on stage...
And none of this would have happened had it not been for someone prodding me to
do that Back in the Day calendar 3 years ago...
Justfelt like sharing this with you
ann
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