Captain's Log, stardate 2821.5. In the Star Trek episode “The Galileo Seven”, Spock is adrift in the Galileo shuttlecraft with almost no hope of being rescued by Captain Kirk and the Enterprise. By jettisoning the remaining fuel of the shuttlecraft and igniting it, he is essentially sending out a Hail Mary pass.
After doing two miserable shows last year, I had decided I wouldn't do any shows this year (and maybe not ever again). At age 67 and coming off torn shoulder muscles, doing the physical work involved with art shows gets harder and harder each year.
Captain's log 2016.03.18. About 11:40 in the evening on the deadline date of the St Louis Art Fair, I'm wondering if my luck could possibly change this year. After never being able to get in, I threw my Hail Mary pass and applied. It is one of the top shows and gets over 1,100 applications for under 140 spaces. What the heck, I decided at the last minute to give it one more try. I submitted my application and forgot about it. The other day the e-mail results came in.
Holy s**t, I just got accepted to St Louis. So, reveling in the high you can only get when those hard to get into shows invites you, I paid my booth fee and sat down to write about it.
Larry Berman
http://BermanGraphics.com
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Maybe he was thinking of that Kevin Kostner flop movie "Waterworld"?
Perhaps you might want to rephrase that, Greg.......
my dream show is Jazz Fest in New Orleans..but unfortunately this year it ended up being a wet dream
Congrats Larry! This is either a great way for you to go out on a high note, or a sign that it's not time for you to hang it up just yet. Interpret it as you like, but as for me I kinda feel it's the latter. :) I hope that after the long wait that it proves to be your best show ever!
Congrats, Larry. A reward for all the yers of hassle. Hope you knock 'em dead!!!!!!!~!!!!!!!!!!!
LUCKY you!! Wish I was there too. Good sales, wonderful food, amazing music and the most interesting crowds ... have a great time.
I just finished setting up for my Dream Show at Jazz Fest in Nawlins... The best music, food and arts in the world all in one place and about a half million people to enjoy it...
This is the 4th year Carol And I have done this show and love it more each time...
Also, it is only 1 hr & 15 minutes from home
As far as dream shows, here's a few I've not cracked yet or been out of for a long, long time;
Krasl and Madison Art on the Square I've never been in yet after years of trying, and Bloomington, Indiana Fourth Street that I used to do on a regular basis but haven't been in it for over ten years.
Awesome Larry...! Sounds like a bit of mental relief for all the physical aches and pains.
You should do very well there....
I'm smiling, too. Good for you Larry.
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