Showing posts with label Rally Cafe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rally Cafe. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Sunday, August 14: A Day at the Gallery and Phila Magic Gardens

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Greetings brave warriors of the heat. Today is another hot day in mid August 2016. Part of the weekend heat wave. The 2 hottest days of the year. I got up around 830 and decided to skip the
My Photo on Twitter

At Home
clubhouse and then just ease out of the house. I was greeted by a tweet about the gallery and one of my
Flowers Delivered 2 Sharon
paintings and then a Facebook post about it a couple minutes later that made me very please so I
Next to Bishops 
alerted anybody who knew my name about it. It was pretty exciting. I did a little bit blogging and ate
8th Street to Gallery
some breakfast. I cleaned dishes for Sharon. He's not feeling so great last night and this morning.
Another HOT Day!
I then headed out toward South Philly to that da Vinci or no I am for my gallery sitting shift started at
Along 8th Street
1 PM. I was heading towards the rally café which is about a block away from the gallery. Callan met
Jefferson Hospital..I Think
k
me there and we talked and I charge my phone and got some decaf Americano. We were chatting
Catching the 47 Bus
away and it was pointed out to me that it was 12:55 PM so it's time to leave the coffee shop. Well I
More Construction
came in to the gallery and figured out how to turn on all the lights and the two freestanding air-conditioners
Meeting a Friend @ Rally
that were in the building he walked around and checked out the the paintings and seem
Hell Yes! It's Hot!!

to like them. I didn't try to just catch up on my previous days blog and then folks came in. To the women
Panoramic View of the Gallery
were friends of one of the artist I think one was married to one of the artist. The one with Mary to the
"Second Language" at Da Vinci Art Allience
Talking with a Muse
you other people came in for the total people wander Denver to about seven and I did mark that
Philadelphia Magic Gardens

down on the sheet. The dude that was due at 3 o'clock came right on time and we decided we go to the Philadelphia  Magic Gardens. It's on South Street near 9th. They
Philadelphia Magic Gardens
have a whole system set up to be admitted. It would and I'll hit mission for each of us
40th and Chestnut
and it was really cool I got some decent pictures and saw my first  gender neutral bathroom in person
Dinner
it was pink or a mauve  colored sign. Next went to West Philly to eat some Indian buffet. It had
Uber
been a while since I've done that. It was pretty tasty. After that she drove me home to get myself
Setting Up
ready. I talked to Sharon and I was glad I went back home to talk to her she was not feeling great. Then
I Made Coffee
I went back to the Trinity and made my first coffee for a group.

Saturday, August 13: Hot and Motivated! I See "Second Language" Exhibit

Fairmount Ave
Good day all you heat seekers. You have arrived! I got up after a really good night sleep despite having to get up about 4 times to get the head. I waited for
Uber
the bus for a little bit and I am 10 minutes I called Über
2nd Street Waiting 4 Uber
and went with Uber hair. This driver was really slow but I got there.I met my friend Marissa at Old City Coffee.
Cool Old Building
We then went to the 10 @ 1030 and then decided to take Uber to the Da Vinci Art alliance. The show is
Da Vinci Art Alliance
called second language and as you all know I have 3 of my pieces there. Let's put it this way it is so hot
Folks Gallery Sitting
out here. I am not exaggerating it is absolutely impressive really humid. Let's put it this way, if you
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like you're in standing on hot air vent. Yes the kind of shitty air blows hot air and homeless people sleep
My Photos and I
on in the Winter. It is a kin to Dante's inferno but with more humidity!! 😩
I am drinking
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liquids like they're paying me to drink. What we want to the gallery and I really like the positioning
Some Work at Da Vinci
of my 3 photos. First they are all next to each other and they are next to 2 award-winning photographs
Folks Leaving Gallery
as well. The fact that it's in the center of the galley not in the back is also good stuff.
At Rally Cafe
I had a very decent day I hung out with a couple of the fellow artists there. I talked to a retired temple
professor who shows his work here at the da Vinci. He give me some recommendations for places to submit for juried shows.
I took the 47 in a cab to 2nd and Arch and went to a photo
The Cab
At 3rd Street Gallery
photo show at the 3rd St., Gallery   I'm at 3rd and Arch and I just hopped on the 48. I went  home & met Sharon made a quick treat of German meat and eggs. It was quite tasty! she just had a ride from Aldi and got some food such as yogurt and a light there. Is really
The 48 Back Home
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good of her to cook up something hot especially in the content heat that we're having. For that as
Nice Late Afternoon Snack
I was walking home, I met up with her friend Carol and Jean. They're fun couple who live around the
Butter is Happy
corner from Sharon. They were talking as I was approaching the house. Later on in the evening Sharon
Dinner
cooked up some German dogs they were very tasty