Saturday, January 28, 2012

Review

Nope not us, but we were out and about last night. First, a light dinner at Plush West End, in the old Katahdin Restaurant. This new place has just been open since the first of November, so I wondered if they might be still working out the kinks. First the food: For dinner, we had the tapas menu and sampled the mussels, hamburguesitas (sliders), and calamares (baby squid). All were delicious! Next, the decor: if you enjoy eating in a small, sparse warehouse setting, this is your place. Finally, the music? Was that music? Thump, thump, thump! If I worked there for eight hours one night, I might do something deadly on exiting! Next, it was up High Street to PMA to check out the "Making Faces" photography show. I enjoyed the Philippe Halsman portraits of early TV stars, the like of Imogene Coca, Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Jimmy Durante and others the best. While the French photographer, Robert Doisneau, portrait of Picasso at a dinner table with rolls in front of him (I bought a postcard of it for my desk) was eliciting smiles from all who passed, it was that Warhol portrait I wanted my eyes on. The Greg Gorman 1986 image, at the end of the white wall, didn't disappoint. All in all, it was fine night out in a drizzling, steady rain. Making faces... we all love to do it. Say cheese!


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  1. SharonJanuary 28, 2012 at 9:21 AM

    Sounds like a great evening to me. I'd love to see that show!

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  2. JackJanuary 28, 2012 at 9:28 AM

    Sounds like a well spent evening to me!

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  3. Sharon CreechJanuary 28, 2012 at 10:02 AM

    Making a face for you right now. . .

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  4. PerthDailyPhotoJanuary 28, 2012 at 10:08 AM

    Great night out apart from the thump, thump, thump by the sounds of it Birdman. I like to think of you with a Robert Doisneau print on you desk, he is one of my all time favorite photographers of that era.

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  5. GeorgeJanuary 28, 2012 at 11:12 AM

    While I'm not sure I would enjoy the restaurant (the 'music' especially), I would love to see the exhibit.

    I used a 300mm lens to take the picture of the moon which I posted on my blog yesterday.

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  6. LowellJanuary 28, 2012 at 12:03 PM

    Sounds like a very nice evening, except for that thumping music...why do they do that?

    I think I would not have made faces, I'd a made tracks. And how come you know so much about "private rooms," and don't tell you learned from the TV shows you watch.

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  7. cieldequimperJanuary 28, 2012 at 12:42 PM

    I hate thump thump thump but you have made me hungry.

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  8. RedPatJanuary 28, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    A wonderful Fri evening! Great show.

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  9. Cezar and LéiaJanuary 28, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    The colourful bricks and clothes make for a very nice contrast with the snow...
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  10. HalcyonJanuary 28, 2012 at 3:50 PM

    My husband also has that shot of Picasso with the bread rolls that look like hands. :)
    Sounds like you had a really nice date night!

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  11. DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVEJanuary 28, 2012 at 4:55 PM

    Hello! I agree with Your friends!

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  12. RandyJanuary 28, 2012 at 10:08 PM

    I would have loved to have seen that show.

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  13. brattcatJanuary 29, 2012 at 7:34 AM

    could we see an image of the picasso at dinner postcard on your desk?

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  14. Genie -- Paris and BeyondJanuary 29, 2012 at 3:57 PM

    What a great exhibit and I would like to see that Picasso postcard too! Imagine, Picasso immortalized by Doisneau!

    Bises,
    Genie

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