taking time for the harryman

left: From the Angels and Infidels Series - a portrait of the Harryman from 2005. mixed media on paper 18" x 12"

Ahhh. We finished up our taxes on Friday night and managed to fit in a film or two of the James River Film Festival. We didn't have the time to enjoy the fest like we usually do. I was away last year and all the while the harryman has been working hard to finish editing the chapters of a forthcoming book.

He was particularly weary last week when the preface of the book arrived. It was written by A. Crawford who says that "To read one of his columns is to know what it is to go on long walks with him when, coming upon some abandoned warehouse, he stops to tell you what went on there in, oh, 1913." He theorizes how Harry may know these things but I must agree with him - only the harryman knows for sure. There were many, many kind words in the preface and I must say it inspired me and reminded me of the many reasons I've chosen to spend my life with this man.

We watched a series of films at 1708 on Saturday night and afterwards watched as another filmmaker projected his work on the surface of most anything that seemed interesting along that particular block of Broad St. The guys at the barber shop next door seemed uncertain but all in all it proved to be an interesting interlude before we walked back west towards Carytown. We stopped off at ChopSuey Books there was an anniversart celebration underway with a 24 hour bookman sale, live musiv, etc. Dug Utley has also moved the 12x12 art exhibition (12inch square art shown record bin style with name dividers, etc) to the gallery upstairs so I took time to view the collection. I'd love to photograph the series so I can share it with you folks... maybe next time.