NYC art get-together (1/7/06)

[heartened]

I really wish I could come Hari... It looks like a great group.

 

If you change your mind, let me know. You're always welcome to crash at my place if you need to.

[Foolkiller]

I'll be in NC so I can't come otherwise I would...

[heartened]

this is all set for Saturday at 4PM. looking forward to seeing everyone. even if you're just thinking about buying your first piece of OA, feel free to come and see what the fuss is all about

 

 

[Norrin_Radd]

The list so far includes:

 

me (Hari Naidu)

Stephen Fishler

Ruben Espinosa

Emilio (bleekerbob)

Joe Serpico

Ted Latner

Jon Mankuta

Dave Mandel (maybe, visiting from the West Coast)

Gene Park (maybe)

David Miller

RaccoonRaccoon

 

I'm sure we'll get more, but that's already enough for a fun time!

 

Oh, and I'll invite KK if I can track him down.

 

Wow. I hope we'll get some detailed notes on this meeting.

[heartened]

K.K lives in Bay Ridge ,Brooklyn.

So ive pointed you in the right direction.

 

Hi,

 

We asked KK to come, but he has declined the offer. Oh well.

[westform]

K.K lives in Bay Ridge ,Brooklyn.

So ive pointed you in the right direction.

 

Hi,

 

We asked KK to come, but he has declined the offer. Oh well.

.... oh he'll show up alright... you just won't know it's him... a man of many aliases, and disguises...

[otherworldsj33]

4 pm Sat, where do I go?--Joe

[heartened]

4 pm Sat, where do I go?--Joe

 

 

Metropolis Comics

873 Broadway, Suite 201

 

Just buzz up, and Fishler will let you in.

 

I think the cross street is 18th.

[otherworldsj33]

Easy enough, been there many times...

[action1kid]

Invite one of the Koch,s to the get together.I quarentee Krazy will show up!

If you know what i mean.

[RaccoonRaccoon]

Hey heartened - Something kind of came up, I may still be able to make it @ 4, but put me down for a maybe instead of yes. I hope I can make it back from LI.

[heartened]

Hey heartened - Something kind of came up, I may still be able to make it @ 4, but put me down for a maybe instead of yes. I hope I can make it back from LI.

 

We'll be there for a while, and probably all be hanging out still at 7 or 8 PM. So, call me on my cell on your way in (PM sent), and I'll tell you where we're at.

 

Best,

[delekkerste]

The get-together and dinner last night was awesome. Thanks to Hari and Steve F. for setting this up. Saw a lot of nice artwork, including the Crisis #7 and #8 original covers (owned by Jon Mankuta and Hari, respectively), Hari's Frankenstein plate by Wrightson, some nice Mac Raboy strips from Ruben Espinosa's collection, some nice goodies that Joe Serpico has picked up to date (I especially liked that great Lois Lane cover) and some nice artwork from Frank Giella and Emilio's collections, in addition to the usual goodies at Metro (my favorite by far being the HOS #92 cover, though I love how the "What If Wolverine Had Killed The Hulk?" cover is hanging over the toilet ).

 

Hari did a good recap of the event on the ComicArt-L list as well:

 

Hi,

 

Just wanted to thank everyone who was able to make it yesterday. We had 12 people show up, and I saw a lot of great art I hadn't seen before. Thanks to Fishler and Metropolis Comics for donating their space! 10 of us made it to dinner afterwards, including me, Steven Fishler, Gene Park, Joe Serpico, Jon Mankuta, Steve (?), Jake (?), David Miller, Ruben Espinosa and Frank Giella. Emilio... you'll have to make dinner next time! That's where all the good stories are told! We had reservations at a very nice Italian (Fishler... thanks for thinking ahead and making that reservation!), and didn't leave until around 10PM!

 

For those who couldn't make it (Ted Latner, Dave Mandel, and a few others), we'll do it again in a few months. This was probably one of the best ones we've had here. Makes me proud to be still be in this hobby.

[heartened]

Hey Gene,

 

I had a blast! Really, these are the reasons that I enjoy this hobby. Collecting in isolation is not where the fun is.

 

We'll do it again soon. And, we'll probably have a big one at SDCC this year, since it'll be the first year I'm going to make it!

[otherworldsj33]

Had a great time. Thanks to everyone for sharing. Fantastic bunch of collectors. I was absolutly stunned seeing some of that art in person. As Hari said, collecting in isolation is not nearly as fun. I gotta try to make SD this year !!

[metropoliscomics]

Guys

 

Had a great time. We need to do that again. However, the only down note for the evening was Hari. Truth be told, he had a bit too much to drink at dinner. Became rather abusive and vulgar. Talk about uncomfortable. It was all I could do to convince Mankuta not to get up and leave half way through dinner.

All in all, a great time.

 

Stephen

[otherworldsj33]

And Joe had waaaay too much to eat, made a glutton of himself, he could hardly pick himself up out of his seat....

[heartened]

Guys

 

Had a great time. We need to do that again. However, the only down note for the evening was Hari. Truth be told, he had a bit too much to drink at dinner. Became rather abusive and vulgar. Talk about uncomfortable. It was all I could do to convince Mankuta not to get up and leave half way through dinner.

All in all, a great time.

 

Stephen

 

That Mankuta has such high principles, I just can't live up to them! He needs to loosen up a bit (actually, he's already pretty loose, but that's a different story).

[dem1138]

It was really great to meet so many significant collectors! Anyone even thinking about joining us next time should definitely do so - the characters in this hobby alone make it worth the price of admission...which was FREE!

[1407graymalkin]

Just out of curiousity, what do 10 guys do with portfolios filled with (presumably) tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars of original art when they go out to dinner? Coat check?