tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344344685212565058.post9068401654678619606..comments2024-03-14T03:14:21.603-04:00Comments on joy magnetism: Italy, Italy, wherefore art thou, Italyjoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09329104162799729674noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344344685212565058.post-36004444633232795792008-09-02T21:44:00.000-04:002008-09-02T21:44:00.000-04:00Oh, kate! I *totally* remember the Coliseum wave.....Oh, kate! I *totally* remember the Coliseum wave...we totally started it! It was awesome to watch it go around the arena.<BR/><BR/>And, GG, I love Chihuly, I'm starting to feel, though, that every time I see him, it's almost the same work that I've seen elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Murano's been around for centuries, so I'm hoping Chihuly's the "young" upstart. Heh.joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329104162799729674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344344685212565058.post-70424740842258256492008-09-02T15:02:00.000-04:002008-09-02T15:02:00.000-04:00I love Chihuly! He follows me, though. I visited...I love Chihuly! He follows me, though. I visited my grandmother in Seattle a few years ago and saw an exhibit of his with her, and a handful of months later found myself in London, walking into one of the biggest museums of the city to find... a Chihuly exhibit. What? I came all the way across the world and these Brits are featuring an artist I've already seen (in his home town)? Cut to this summer, when I had some time off in July. I wanted to go to my favorite museum in San Francisco, to see what they had that month... Chihuly. 'K. Scrub that idea. Watch me get to Venice one day and find all the glass makers have been shut down, and all that stands in their place are massive Chihuly installations.The Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09969936209544457698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344344685212565058.post-82213859398617088322008-09-02T12:31:00.000-04:002008-09-02T12:31:00.000-04:00Because I was and remain an anti-social weirdo, in...Because I was and remain an anti-social weirdo, in Venice I ducked away from everyone else and visited the Accedemia by myself. ;-) It was great! I also saw a kitty. <BR/><BR/>I had forgotten about the rain delay at the opera in Rome--do you remember the kids in our group started doing "the wave" during the delay and got everyone in the Coliseum involved?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com