Frommer, Steves, Wright–They All Love GoNOMAD!
Day three at the big show. Last night we returned to our favorite Italian Osteria called Gelsi, we discovered this temple of the cuisine of Puglia in 2005, and hadn’t been for a year. The chef came out to chat with us, (but mostly with Cindy in Italian) and we […]
The View from the Aisle
Just back from watching a ridiculously thin woman with an NBC microphone doing a stand-up in front of a bunch of Greek dancers. There also was the new Tourism Minister from South Africa, who we confirmed we’ll get a chance to meet. Now it’s time to wait for the crowds, […]
Meeting and Greeting So Many Ideas at the Show
Awoke in the hotel early, thinking about the show. Got an early call from my manager Lizzy, talking of six inches of fresh snow, and more on the way. Time to close the cafe. oh well. Better than losing bucks all day, and when we heard the other guy, Jerry’s […]
Settled in at the Javits with Wi-Fi and Ready to Rock
Well, here we are….we’ve set up the booth at the Javits, we’ve even got our Wi-Fi working in the booth, and everything’s set for the big show. Last night we walked the frigid and windy streets, it’s always so great to be back in Manhattan, I thought, and we did […]
Tossing, Turning, Shivering–But Ready to Rock
Last night I alternated between tossing, turning, shivering and wondering what I should not forget when leave the next morning for New York. It was a difficult night, unsettling, and it reminded me of back when I first opened the cafe and had so many things on my mind. I […]
Advice to My Friend Jim: It Wants To Be Free
Yesterday in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, I read a column by editor Jim Foudy about the newly revamped Gazettenet, the paper’s website. Since the beginning of time Steve and I have told the folks over there that they are crazy to keep charging people to view the site, since they […]
Goodbye Gino, We Will Miss You!
Gino Piccin has passed away. I got an email yesterday from his daughter Nancy, she had seen my 2005 blog post about him. When I wrote it, I thought it was the final end of a long battle. Though he was very sick back then, he rallied, and came back […]
Eric Suher: The Arts are Fragile, Support Them!
Today we went up to Northampton for the Really Big Show, a 17-year tradition that involves dozens of acts, from circus aerialists to jugglers and a Don Ho impersonation. After the intermission, the Northampton Center for the arts gave an award for community activism and dynamic leadership to my old […]