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July 3rd, 2006 at 12:14 am

Last entry was more Friday, this is more Saturday. The wedding was for the brother-in-law's son, so it meant that DH's family was in town.

Saturday we went to the Experience Music Project (EMP), or rather, we went to an exhibit inside EMP - some of Paul Allen's collection of art. For 8$, we ducked into a two room alcove and could come face to face with one each of a Cezanne, Picasso, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Turner, Seurat, 2 Monets, 2 Manets, etc. It was fantastic - the exhibit was quiet and the guards let stay as long as you wanted and you could get as close as you wanted - you put your face into the painting and look at brush strokes as long as you didn't touch it. Almost as satisfying as owning it! Much better than the usual at an art museum - practically being tasered along a rope line seven feet from the paintings.

Its just so jarring, though, when the exit door dumps you out into the gift shop. You saw the exhibit, now buy the crap. Smile

Paul Allen and Bill Gates (2 founders of Microsoft) are a funny duo of philanthropy in my mind. Gates's giving strikes me as how you wish you could give if you had the bucks (a bit chilly and precise); Allen's giving is how you figure that you would actually give (your hobbies writ large and make a few more bucks off of it).

And a few hours afterward, a Brazilian restaurant where the waiters serve you all the meat you can eat cut from skewers. Saturday was another bad eating day. Sigh.

Posted in Emotional baggage | 5 Comments »

5 Responses to “the DH family outing”

  1. PRICEPLUS Says:
    July 3rd, 2006 at 04:21 am 1151900482
    1151900482

    I love looking at art. I have spent a great deal of time at the MET and the MOMA in NY staring at paintings, sculptures, and othe pieces of art. I especially love the fact that the entrance fee is only a suggestion at the MET. Art exhibitions are a great way to spend the day!Smile

  2. baselle Says:
    July 3rd, 2006 at 06:32 am 1151908356
    1151908356

    Oh, I envy you! It'll be interesting, though, to see what MOMA will do with the parts of its collection as they turn 100. Do they change the name of the museum or change the art? Smile

  3. LuckyRobin Says:
    July 4th, 2006 at 04:40 am 1151988052
    1151988052

    Sounds wonderful. My DH and I want to go the Paul Allen's EMP and his sci-fi museum sometime this summer.

    What is the name of the Brazillian Restaurant? I went to one a few years ago when I was in Dallas for a conference that was fabulous and I wasn't aware of any in WA state, especially as close as the Seattle area.

  4. baselle Says:
    July 4th, 2006 at 09:31 pm 1152048714
    1152048714

    Ipanema - right across from Hammering Man

  5. LuckyRobin Says:
    July 6th, 2006 at 07:32 am 1152171130
    1152171130

    Thanks! We'll definitely check it out when we go down there.

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