Elaine came over to pose and also had dinner with us. She had been modeling for two months at Elena and Alan Hilfer's house. We got her name from Altoon (Sultan) who she had modeled for. About three weeks ago, we went to see her dance at St. Clements Church on 46th Street in Manhattan.]]> was Included in the caption: "1973-08-21 (roll date, image #10)"]]> Originally was the caption for this entry: "1973-08-21 (roll date, image #12)" May need a caption.]]> See the next entry.]]> Elaine came to pose and we cooked a Chinese dinner for Cathy, me and Elaine. Short ribs of beef with scallions, kung pao shrimp and spicy cucumber salad.]]> They came for dinner. Cathy Nuzzo is a friend of Rosemary's.]]> Neil brought over some balsa wood strips that I needed for my house sculpture.]]> He picked us up to go to Brooklyn for a Bar B Q at our parents' house for Pearl Choset (our cousin) and her fiance Marty.]]> They came over to visit. We hadn't seen Joy for a bit.]]> He was extremely depressed from a bad toothache. Cathy made him chocolate pudding and he had lunch with us (see next entry: also "Jon").]]> Jon stopped by the park where Cathy and I had been working. He couldn't work because his tooth was killing him. He had a dentist's appointment later that morning. See the previous entry.]]> Elaine came early for posing so that I could take photographs f her for a modeling portfolio. Rosemary and Cathy did Elaine's make-up. Cathy and I and Elaine photographed for hours. Cathy made up the outfits and helped me with the setups. After we were done photographing, Elaine posed for Cathy and I worked on my sculpture. It was too sunny for Cathy to work on her drawing. The three of us had Chinese food for dinner. The shrimp and vegetables were leftover from Jon and Joy's dinner and beef. See the following two entries.]]> Elaine came early for posing so that I could take photographs f her for a modeling portfolio. Rosemary and Cathy did Elaine's make-up. Cathy and I and Elaine photographed for hours. Cathy made up the outfits and helped me with the setups. After we were done photographing, Elaine posed for Cathy, and I worked on my sculpture. It was too sunny for Cathy to work on her drawing. The three of us had Chinese food for dinner. The shrimp were vegetables leftover from Jon and Joy's dinner and beef. See the previous entry and the following entry.]]> Elaine came early for posing so that I could take photographs of her for a modeling portfolio. Rosemary and Cathy did Elaine's make-up. Cathy and I and Elaine photographed for hours. Cathy made up the outfits and helped me with the setups. After we were done photographing, Elaine posed for Cathy, and I worked on my sculpture. It was too sunny for Cathy to work on her drawing. The three of us had Chinese food for dinner. The shrimp and vegetables were leftover from Jon and Joy's dinner and beef.]]> Elaine came over to pose. Later, Jon and Joy and Anne came over. Elaine had to go home so she couldn't go to the movies with the rest of us. Before the movies, we had hero sandwiches. We went to see The Last American Hero, which everyone liked to different degrees and The Legend of Hell House, which was so absurd I couldn't stop laughing.]]> Was included in the caption: "1973-10-09 & 10" Does this indicate that Jon stayed overnight?]]> She is writing an article on young struggling artists for the New York Times Sunday magazine. Vivian Raynor came over to interview Cathy (Catherine Murphy) for the article. She got here at 4:15 in the afternoon and stayed until 10:00 p.m. She stayed for dinner. Vivian taped a lot and took notes as well. It got very relaxed and felt more like just someone visiting.]]> Tuesday and Wednesday. She came for a visit. We had a simple dinner and she slept over.]]> Jon came to pick us up at the park where we were working. We told him all about Vivian Raynor's visit last night (see lat entry). Then he came home and had lunch with us.]]> He stopped over. He was driving home when we were just getting home from New York.]]> Elaine came to pose and brought Ain with her because she thought he would like to see my work. They stayed for dinner. We had puree of fennel soup, ragu of pork with curry and hot pepper, saffron rice, fried celery, poached pears with whipped cream.]]> I had received a call from a real estate agent I had been in touch with. Just as I was saying that we already found an apartment, she said it was a loft and very reasonably priced. I called Jon, who is looking for a loft and we went to see it. He didn't like it, I liked it a lot.]]> 1973-10-25 #1 (roll date)]]> 1973-10-25 #2 (roll date)]]> Rosemary came over to see our new apartment. She had dinner with us and slept over.]]> Jon came over because he went to Two Guys but had gone too early and it was closed. In the afternoon, he came back to pose for Cathy. He didn't pose for long because it got too dark out. He is Sitting in Catherine's studio.]]> In my studio. They came by on their way home from dinner at La Isla.]]> Jonathan with Pansy. He was out doing errands and stopped over.]]> In my studio. Neil came over to borrow some money.]]> Jon's car was being repaired. So he came over for lunch while he waited.]]> Cathy and I went to Tarrytown to have dinner at Alison's house. We went by train. Scott and Maria (Burnham) were there as well. We had Oysters Rockefeller, leg of lamb, stuffed eggplant, Paveau chocolat (a cake). Alison drove us home and slept over. Jon and Joy came over for breakfast on Sunday morning.]]> Jon came over to pose for Cathy, then took us and Pansy to the Vet. We went to the Morrison Animal Hospital in Paramus, N.J. where Jon and Joy bring their cats, Noodles and Lulu. Pansy had her distemper shot and round worm medicine. We also made an appointment to have her neutered. Jon said he would take me back to Paramus for the appointment. The doctor said he thinks her attacking our faces will pass. Jon posed for another hour when we came home. While I was at the store, the man from Gimbles Home Upolstery service had come to the house. He was crazy and rude to Jon and Cathy.]]> Neil came to pick up two books he had gotten for me from the libraray at NYU. One I had lost and one was overdue. The one I lost was out of print. So they charged me $30 for it. They were both about Akhenaten and Nefertiti. I wanted to read them before I went to see the Akhenaten exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum.]]> He stopped by for tea while out shopping.]]> Neil said he would take us shopping. They came by and took us to Nyack, which was supposed to be the first stop. We bought china and a small table at another store. Then we went to a cemeteryCliffside Park at Palusso's, a restaurant Jon and Joy (Santlofer) recommended.]]> Elaine came to pose. Jon and Joy came over in the morning to see the things we bought yesterday (see last entry). After Elaine posed, Jon and Joy came back and all of us went to La Isla for dinner. It was even better than the last time we were there. We had Battita Guanabana, avacado salad and an assortment of small assorted desserts, all extra and at no charge. Delicious expresso was only 15 cents. The food was terrific.]]> Jon came to print photographs.]]>