2007-05-26 Peter Charlap, Peter came by to see if I needed a ride to the Senior Studio Majors Exhibition in Downtown Poughkeepsie. Catherine had already gotten home with the car, so we went in two cars.]]> 2007-05-14 Erik Schoonebeek, Erik came over to work for us. When Jacob Moses got here (see next entry) and I got home from school we all went up to Catherine's studio to work on a setup for a painting. A bit earlier in the day something rather amazing occured that concerned a cardinal (the bird).]]> 2007-05-14 Jacob Moses, Jacobe came over to set up the lights for Catherine's painting. He Eric and I worked on the setup. (see last entry)]]> 2007-05-12 - 13 Benjamin Busch, , Ben came over for a visit on his way from NYC to Boston. He is going to Boston to meet with Benjamin Keddy and the other two sound people who are working on the sound for Ben Busch's film, The Forest. Ben Keddy is writing the music. He got to our house in the afternoon of the 12th and left at about 5 the next morning. We went out to dinner and to the South Hills Mall to see Zodiac. he spent part of Sunday in Boston and then went to NYC to buy a new computer (his last one, and Tracy's were stolin out of their temporary aprtment in Big Rapids, MI. Nothing was backed up so this made the loss huge - this is a long story - probably never to be told in Visitors). He missed B & H (the store in NYC) by fifteen minutes. Then off to College Park Maryland to try and finish fixing up that house so it could be sold (another long story). The day sfter that he went to Baltimore for his last day of filming on the HBO series - The Wire - more related to that in a moment. After filming he headed upstate to Albany to take down an exhibition of his photgraphs and was to bring them to Colgate. On route we got a call from him as he was paaing Poughkeepsie on the Taconic. Whe he is done at Colgate he is going to Sherburne, Ny to see if everything is OK at his parent's house and to deal with his brother Nick. then he drives back up to Michigan to spend a few days with Tracy and Alexandra before leaving for Africa to start filming, Generation Kill, a new HBO erioes about the Iraq war. He will have to be in Africa for 17 weeks of the 27 week shooting schedule.]]> 2007-05-09 Elizabeth Orlowski, Elizabeth came over to clean our house.]]> 2007-05-09 Erik Schoonebeek, Erik came to work. He and I worked on a setup for a new paintng of Cathy's. He called this morning because he had a cold and wondered if he could rechedule. Because we were on a tight schedule ourselves and are depending on Jacob Moses (a student at Vassar) to come and light the setup (he will be graduationg this year). I told Erik that if he could possibly come it would be very helpful, so he did.]]> 2007-05-04. Elisabeth Arlyck, I picked Elisabeth up at Elisabeth and Ralph's house accross from Vassar. Ralph was at theri house in Tivoli aso was going to meet us at Fosters Coach House Restaurant in Rhinebeck, before we went to see Billy Wilder's Ace in the hole at Upstate Films. Elisabeth and I went to oue house (cathey and my's) to pick up Cathy/]]> 2007-05-03 Mark Briscoe, Mark Briscoe gave me a ride home from school because my car was in the shop.]]> 2007-05-03 Roy, Roy (Roy's Taxi), picked me up in the morning to bring me to school as my car was in the shop.]]> 2007-05-03 Steve, Travis and Andrew, L - R, Steve Bathrick, Travis Bathrick, Andrew Bathrick. They came to mow the lawn.]]> 2007-04-29 Three Bathricks, A , L - R, Steve Bathrick, Travis Bathrick, Andrew Bathrick. They came to take down some shrubs and small trees.]]> 2007-04-25 Elizabeth Orlowski, A , She came to clean.]]> 2007-04-23 Billy and Arthur, , L - R, William Finn, Arthur Salvadore. They were heading back to the city from Pittsfield (where they recently bought a house) ans came for a visit and brought us lunch and much extra food.]]> 2007-04-20 Erik Schoonebeek, , He came to work and also He, Me, Jacob (see next entry) and Catherine discussed a setup for a new painting of Catherine's.]]> 2007-04-14 - 15 Benjamin Keddy, , Ben brought back my photographs from the Boston exhibit. We visited and played Ping Pong.]]> 2007-04-11 Elizabeth Orlowski, A , Elizabeth cleaned the house.]]> 2007-03-20 -21 Ben and Zillah, , L - R, Zillah Klein, Benjamin Keddy.]]> 2007-03-02 Benjamin Busch, . I wroke up and found Benjamin sleeping in the guest room. He had been installing an exhibition of his photgraphs in Albany and because of a severe snowstorm decided he should leave there. He got to our house about 2 or 3 in the morning when we were asleep. He is pictured doing his laundry.]]> 2007-03-01 Jeff, . We had to go to Boston the next day for my opening at Gallery Kayafas. So, when the car wouldn't start I was rather tense. i called Al's Garage and Jeff came over. He tried to give it a boost and it wouldn't start. we were getting ready to have it towed to the garage when he looked at the tail pipe and notice3de that it seemed to have snow in it. He proceeded to get the snow out (whiich was packed in rathe dense and deeply) with a screw driver. the car started fine and I was thrilled with Jeff for being so observant and thinking of this. I had probably backed into a snow bank.]]> 2007-02-21 Guy from All Star Water, The guy from All-Star Water came because one of the water softener wasn't working correctly.]]> 2007-02-17 Ben Neiditz, Ben came over to speak with me about graduate school and being an artist. He was a student of mine at Vassar about 3 years ago.]]> 2007-02-13 Dana Gilgore, , Dana came to do some work in the apartment. He got here right befor I had to leave for school. So we went over what had to be done and I scooted.]]> 2007-02-07 Drew from Bottini, , Drew serviced the oil burners.]]> 2007-02-06 Breehan, , Breehan drove Cathy home from Yale. Cathy was there doing admissions for the last two days.]]> 2007-02-05 Mike from Bottini, , The heat went off. Mike came from Bottini Fuel Oil to fix it, which he did.]]> 2007-02-04 FedX Man, , FedX Man]]> 2007-02-02 Lucy Kim, , Lucy Kim (a graduate student at Yale), drove 100 files of propesctive students for admission to the Yale University Graduate School for Painting. Catherine was supposed to go over the files as part of the admissions process.]]> Elizabeth came over to clean the house.]]> 2008-11-30 Judy and Barbara, Judy Dollenmeyer, Barbara Page - They came by and we went out to dinner. See Saravan November 30, 2008]]> 2008-09-01 Tom and Joyce, Monday - Joyce Robins, Tom Nozkowski, Catherine Murphy's hands. Tom and Joyce came over for dinner. Joyce and I discussed retirement investment issues.]]> A dinner get-together on our patio area in front of our house.]]> He changed the poison/bate in the mouse traps.]]> 2008-12-30 Dinner at Our House (The Busch Family), (December 28- January 1, Ben, Tracy and Alexandra came for a visit). L-R, Judy Linn, Benjamin Busch, Catherine Murphy, Tracy Busch, Alexandra Busch.]]> 2008-12-30 Elisabeth Orlowski, She cleaned for us.]]> 2008-12-30 Judy Linn, Tuesday. Judy came over for dinner. Ben, tRacy and Alexandra Busch were visiting. (see last entry)]]> 2008-12-30 Schmaling Glass Guys, They came to install our new shower door.]]> 2008-12-28 The Busch Family 1, L-R, Tracy Busch, Alexandra Busch, Benjamin Busch. Ben and Tracy came for a visit. Just Arrived]]> 2008-12-28 The Busch Family 2, L-R, Tracy Busch, Benjamin Busch, Alexandra Busch. The came for a visit. Toy Story 2 is plaing on the VRC player.]]> 2008-12-13 Ju and Juan, Saturday, Ju Kim, Juan Recaman. Juan did a taping for a video portrait of Catherine (Catherine Murphy). The video portrait was for an award ceremony for the presentation of the Skohegan Medel. Catherine is being awarded one in the spring, along with Merce Cunningham and Paul McCarthy. We all had lunch at our house. Catherine made home made cream of tomato soup, toast with melted cheese, salad. For dessert home made lemon squares with coffee and tea. (see Groups, Ju, Juan, Cathy, also December 13, 2008]]> 2008-11-28 - 29 Benjamin Busch, Friday and Saturday. He visited. On Saturday we met Jon and Joy Santlofer for dinner. (see groups, La Puerta Azul, November 28, 2008]]>