An Addendum to : Afro-Atlantic Envoy: With George Nelson Preston on Harlem Heights
from Eye of the Sixties: Richard Bellamy and the Transformation of Modern Art. Judith E. Stein. NYC: FSG, 2016. pg. 138-9: “One night a not entirely blameless Dick found himself on the receiving end of inner-city road rage when he boxed in the car parked in front of his. His own decrepit vehicle, its make […]
Burt Britton, a Book Lover if Ever There Was One, Dies at 84
In Memorium: I worked with Burt Britton at The Strand, my first job in NYC in ’74, and he was up there in the list of reasons I left. Those same reasons had great bearing on the reason he was asked to leave Books & Company afterwards. And, now that I think of it, not […]
Ad-enda and be all
Taking congratulations on his hitting something like the Trifecta: in the past two weeks Ad graduated from Hunter with a Masters in Education, achieved his black belt from Kokushi Budin in the Pure Land Buddhist Church on Riverside Drive, and today secured steady employment as a Special Ed teacher at PS 567, Linden Tree, a […]