UTM – meeting with two Swedish guys, Fredrik Florberg and Niclas Fjälltoft.
Spent over four hours in discussion. Fredrik really liked the simplicity and robustness of the product. He is envisioning how to implement it in the healthcare sector in Sweden.
Lunch at Wunderbar.
Dinner with Dave Drake at New York Restaurant in Catskill.
borrowed from Google Earth
Leftover snow despite rain most of the night.
Mtg w UTM. Worked on UTM collaterals.
Drinks and sides with Dave Drake at Rive Gauche, Athens, NY
Cambridge Weekend 0924-25/2016, Fluff Festival Sommervile MA
Physical therapy on shoulder continues.
Surprise birthday party for Pauline Decarmo. Held at former UTM office next door to Spotty Dog.
Late start – breakfast at Bob’s at 9am. Somewhat depressing talk about DOG and DOE. Shopping at Price Chopper.
Gallery had two visitors.
Finished holder for iPad and figured out that Keynote would be the delivery tool.
She came to Hudson to meet old Cornell guy, Nick Adams and his wife Laurie Nussdorfer. no seats anywhere on Warren. Warm enough so we sat in backyard. He is quick tongued architecture historian, she a historian of 17th century Italy. She has a relative from late 19th century Hudson who had a photo studio on Warren.
Dinner and a show with David Drake, Liz Allen and her daughter Elena.
Nancy Hart and Liz Buckley came for a visit. Paul Steward arrived too. they stayed after we finally got all of the visitors out the door. Had spaghetti. Good time.
A complete mob scene. 6 or 7 of the 20 photographers showed. Brought their posses with them.
Drove to NYC early. Nyla’s 13th birthday was yesterday, Today is an extra party.
Wonderful show. Incredible array of materials, topics, approaches, inventiveness.
Drove to Albany.
Along the way we stopped in Kinderhook at jack Shainman’s The School Gallery for the “Winter in America” show. Very diverse but in the end unfocused and not very interesting. Liked the di Suvero sculpture on the lawn.
At the Albany Institute of History and Art. David Drake joined us.
The Capital Region in 50 Objects – surprisingly good.
Horse show making machine
Lunch with Anita Harris & Dave near Pine Hills in a Junior’s sports bar on Madison.
Movie at Spectrum – Martian with Matt Damon – good Hollywood entertainment.
Dinner at Van’s Vietnamese Restaurant 307 Central Ave,. David and Dan Drake, Liz Allen, daughter Lena.
Great firehouse on Delaware Ave, near the Spectrum movie theatre.
Met with Jeanne Pierce, PA at CMH. Low on personality, brief, not chatty, OK. Examined my left shoulder and suggested a round of Naproxen. Not much else.
Drinks at Spotty Dog with Sherry Jo and Pauline.
