ArtCall Diary - Missing Ingredients

ArtCall Diary - Entry 5/07/2000
Missing Ingredients

josh whalan ingrid roettele eric miller

The foundation of this story could best be characterized as 'pure Peter Missing', for many ingredients for a truly bang up story got dumped upside down just like the "Missing Foundation" upside down cocktail glass. However take heart, Josh Whalen seen here at Ray's News, Ingrid Rottele of Rottele A.G. on 7th Street and folklorist Eric Miller can all attest to the fact that this really 'is' a great chapter in the history of the ArtCall.

Now after we went to bed with the last issue of ArtCall Saturday nite, it was off to galleryland. Stefan Stux Gallery in the 529 West 20th building was our target, it was their 20th anniversary show. Now that's the kind of foundation we can get into artwise. Yet, when we arrived loaded for art bear, the glass was turned upside down with a note on the elevator apologizing for the error in the Gallery Guide listing. However, they did mention that the opening is on for Thursday, May 11th., so take some comfort in that. We dumped $17.09 in the gas tank for our foray into way uptown art at the G-Spot Colab show at 236 E. 112th St., again we found the glass turned upside down, as there was no show to be found. We 'are' into G-spots, and we 'are' into Colab (the artistic collaborative project), so something good will come of this soon. As to just why Gallery Guide misprinted the address --- we wondered.

james farris crumpled poetry chris snake

Now that we had enough of the 'Uptown Saturday Nite Fever' scene, it was off to Tribes Gallery for "Who Is The Powerful Ghost", an exhibition and reading by Lina Pallotta, Alan Uglow, David Hammons (artists), Bob Holman, Max Blagg and John Farris (writers). Local poet and Tribes regular, Chris Snake had journeyed all the way from elusive Harlem to take part in the evenings festivities. It was wonderful being the first good nite for outdoor performance in the 285 East 3rd Street garden. There was a flyer for a future Tribes event on May 21st that included the likes of David Huberman, J.D. Rage, Eve Packer, Hersh Silverman, Tsaurah Litzky, and many of the ABC No Rio Wide-Open Cabaret regulars.

Kostabi's tennis permit
Sunday in the parks lead to an amazing discovery, you can get yourself a handy-dandy card to play tennis within the New York Parks and Recreation Department's tennis courts for only $50. It's good for the whole year and sure beats the $5 per game fee ticket that you can get at Paragon Sporting Goods on 14th Street. You save money and you save time waiting in line, you can buy the year-long pass at any city run tennis court. The under the Williamsburg Bridge court is the local favorite haunt and the 7 am court times fit in with any schedule with little if any wait for a court. Being all tired out from this tennis activity, we rested up for a Monday trip down to Delaware.

Internet Kiosk @ Molly Pitcher - New Jersey Turnpike

It was the ideal day to get out of town with all the high pressure politics and gridlock of Cardinal O'Connor's funeral. Down at the Molly Pitcher rest stop near exit 7 on the Jersey Turnpike, we found this little Internet kiosk while we were buying lunch at Roy Roger. They will even let you use it for 30 minutes free ( that's synonymous with no charge). We did get a charge out of them -- but we were charged when we hit the Delaware Memorial Bridge and we lost it all in the PAC Bank, Wilmington, as they laid out a huge carpet of 'Red Ed' tape to deal with as the ArtCall attempted to open a bank account. So it was back into the car and off to the friendlier confines of Dover, Delaware, where the ArtCall was originally registered as a corporation. The Delaware Secretary of State updated our ArtCall address. Then, a quick dash to our registered agent's office and finally the 'missing foundation' of facts, figures and 'Red Ed' tape had all been cut. And voila! Mellon Bank in Dover actually opened us an account. It was time