Some years ago our friend, Duane, met Charlie Watts at a book signing in a Manhattan. Duane bought a copy of Charlie’s book, “From One Charlie To Another,” for us and had Mr. Watts autograph it. The illustrated book was a tribute to Charlie Parker and I think I still have it but I just spent twenty minutes trying to find it. Anyway, Duane nervously snuck a picture of Charlie Watts, shooting from the belt, and it looks like Charlie spotted the camera because he is looking right at it. The photo is awkwardly cropped but that became a quality and Peggi did a watercolor based on the photo and submitted it the 22nd Annual Members Show at Rochester Contemporary.
The opening was last night and the place was mobbed, so crowded we couldn’t find Peggi’s art on the walls. Each time we took a few steps we would be sort of trapped in conversation and we were way in the back when director, Bleu Cease, made the big announcement about RoCo having bought the building. Someone had already spilled the beans on that one so we were just sort of stuck in the crowd. When the festivities ended I worked my way to the front and spotted Peggi’s piece on the front wall next to Lorraine Bohonos’s, Heather Irwin’s and Anne Haven’s work.
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