Lunch With Peter Bogdanovich
Professor Richard Brown interviews
On the afternoon of February 8th the dining room was filled with Friars and their guests eager for the Club’s sold out 6th Celebrity Centennial Luncheon, produced by Friar Randie Levine-Miller. The man of the hour was Peter Bogdanovich, movie and TV director, film historian, actor–most recently as the shrink’s shrink on The Sopranos.
Bogdanovich does it all. In his latest book Who The Hell’s In It? he fondly remembers twenty-five famous men and women he knew in their heyday. At the close of the afternoon Peter graciously signed books, conversed, and posed for photos with every person who asked.
Friar Dominic Chianese, Friar Randie Levine-Miller, Peter Bogdanovich, and Friar Abe Vigoda
He was interviewed by Professor Richard Brown who has been teaching the legendary course Movies 101 for thirty-six years at NYU.
Peter shared several fascinating stories, one about how the title for the film Paper Moon came about and another was advice that Cary Grant once gave him. In a perfect Grant voice he told of how Grant warned Peter not to tell the press he was so happy with Cybill Shepherd even though it was true. Cary said, “People are unhappy. They want you to be miserable, too.”
It was an incredible afternoon up close and personal with a true Renaissance Man.
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Lane’s Fluteful Night
Friar Kyle Lane unveiled his newest work of art, “Sherb-rooke’s Fluteful Miedo,” to a crowd in the Milton Berle Room this winter. Lane is a master of the unique art form known as stipple in which he creates images through tiny dots. The detailed process takes months, sometimes years, to complete a picture but Lane’s results never disappoint.
Lane’s newest piece is inspired by composer Hubert Laws’ Miedo and the consultant on the project was New York Philharmonic Principal Flute Robert Langevin. Word of Lane’s work has been rapidly spreading among art collectors as evidenced by several interested parties flying in from Florida, Texas, and Los Angeles
Kyle Lane (2nd from left) with out-of-town collectors Dr. Sam Williams, Sam Pink,
just to see “Sherbrooke’s Fluteful Miedo” as well as other works in Lane’s “orchestra”series that were displayed that evening. There are collectors and dealers as far off as Japan who have shown an interest in Lane’s work so expect an even fuller house at his next exhibition.
Kyle Lane, Robert Langevin
Hold ‘Em Or Fold ‘Em
Sixty three Friars participated in the first ever Friars Texas Hold 'em Tournament this spring. The George Burns Room was taken over as these Friars bet, bluffed, and battled to be victorious. The competition lasted nearly three hours and when the dust settled Friar Judge Gabriel Krausman walked out with the title.
Some of the Friars flew in just to be a part of the inaugural event, including second place winner Friar Richard Steiner who jetted in from Cincinnati. Friars Gabriel Gutman and Lawton Paseka rounded out the top four, all of whom won cash prizes. It was a great evening with Friars of all generations and genders coming together and joining in on the fun. At the end of
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Friars Norman Spizz, Joe Gelber,
Richard Steiner, Gabriel Gutman,
Lawton Paseka, Judge Gabriel Krausman,
John Russo, and Phil Kushner
the evening Michael Caputo, along with chairmen Joseph Gelber, Phil Kushner, John Russo, and Norman Spizz, declared the evening an absolute success. Everyone is looking forward to the next tournament!
Knit One; Laugh Too
There was a lot of needling going on at the Monastery this winter and not all of it ended in a punch line; some ended in a sweater...or scarf....or hat....or, in most instances, just a huge glob of yarn. Friar Jill Moray helped Friars shake off the winter blues with a knitting party and more yarn was spun than could be found at the Friars roundtable.
Friar Jill Moray demonstrates why
she’s the master of the yarn
As the writer and star of The Knitting Pretty Method–a series of knitting videos that teach people how to knit–Moray shared her talents, technique, and unwavering patience with her fellow Friars. It’s anybody’s guess how much actual knitting went on but the room was certainly filled with laughter. Only at the Friars can you hear the knitting mantra of knit-one, purl-two interspersed with one-liners. Sponsored by the New Directions Committee, headed up by Friar Sharon Klein, the evening may not have ended in flowing afghans or brightly covered caps but it did prove that when Friars rub two needles together sparks of laughter always fly.
Joie Greenfield and Friar Shirley Kaslow prove there is more to knitting than.....well, knitting
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