Best of luck, Frank. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 9:33 AM Subject: OT-Go Raider Nation! and other musings... > Well, it's Super Sunday, and I'm pulling for the Raider Nation, mostly > because of Tim Brown (Notre Dame boy) and Jerry Rice (who's glory years > were with Joe Montana who went to - oh yeah - Notre Dame!). Only 8 > hours to game time!! > > On to other topics: > > Glenn, I must say, you've inspired me. The coffee shop that I frequent, > the Jet Fuel (Toronto's best espresso coffee, and the cheapest, too!) > shows artists on a monthly basis. I've been screwing up the courage to > put together a portfolio, and talk to the proprietor, but now I'll have > to. I keep telling myself that I can do better than some of the crap > that's been up on his wall over the last year or two, and this is the > time for me to get serious! > > One of my bike courier friends who is also an installation artist, lives > in an old storefront in rather run down area of town called Parkdale. > In the last couple of years it's become populated by various artists, > along with some shabby (and now not so shabby) art galleries. Scott (my > friend) offers his front window for "budding artists", and I'll be > showing a few pieces in May - it's not a very large storefront, so > there's probably room for about 4 8x10's, nicely framed. This is > actually pretty cool, because May is Contact month here in Toronto, > which is sort of a photo festival - lots of big exhibitions and the > like. Obviously my little showing won't be sanctioned, but the timing > is wonderful, and there are other "real" galleries on his block, some of > which will have sanctioned exhibitions, so who knows who will see my > stuff? One never knows... > > I don't expect to sell anything (I won't even have prices on them), but > it'll be cool just to be "out there". > > Today I awoke to a very cold apartment, with no hot water. Obviously > the boiler room's broken down. I must run off to the Jet Fuel, warm up > with a Latte or two, and talk to Johnny the owner. There's no time like > the present. > > Hopefully, I'll return to a warm apartment to watch the Raiders kick > butt! > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The > pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert > Oppenheimer > >
