OPEN

Well I just started this and I am already behind ... typical.

Family was in New York visiting this last week, which allowed me to interact with the city in a new way...and now I'm much more OPEN!!!

Every night was booked. Highlighting the week of course were those events close to our collective family heart: The Calder exhibit opening at the Whitney, Dok and Raine's photography opening at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in SoHo, and g-pa's Broadway revival opening. Openopenopen. Unfortunately the de Wilde's and gramps' were on the same night, so the photog show had to be put on hold until the the day after the theater. Fine by me, because it felt more personal with our own "private" screening and we were able to take up a significant part of the gallery, freely. The Morrison Hotel Gallery is a lovely loft space in the village, not to mention the pictues that fill it. I recognized family friends in some of the photos from the '60's ... and meekly peeked/voraciously scanned each "Love-In" and concert picture to make sure my parents weren't in them. They weren't... I don't think. The collection was incredible, and the photographs nicely intertwined helixically in theme and feeling, despite their obvious linear progression in time. Guess apples really don't fall far from their tree :)

All in all, a terrific week, a nice and high note to end on in New York. Saw family & friends, and as always, not enough of each. I am really glad that everyone was able to come hang out, because even though I am only gone for a handful of weeks, I always want to see as much of you guys as I can. And, if I have to bribe with a bon voyage, so be it. So WEST COAST: ready or not, here I am.