tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113063179281869953.post6295943590975695231..comments2023-10-15T07:33:33.426-04:00Comments on Pump Up the Frump: Russell UpBecky Haltermon Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02542543202457070390noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113063179281869953.post-16822008473449204362013-02-15T16:18:15.598-05:002013-02-15T16:18:15.598-05:00Lauren!
Maysville is so so awesome... A great des...Lauren!<br /><br />Maysville is so so awesome... A great destination for those of us in the greater Cincinnati area. I will totally look you up next time I'm in town! I love theater and would be curious to see how the Maysville Players' production of Proof compares to the Playhouse in the Park production! <br /><br />Richard is a buddy of mine... Well, okay, everyone's buddies in Rabbit Hash! If you ever decide to come up to visit, just drop me a line. They're having bands play in the Rabbit Hash General Store every Sunday through the winter.<br /><br />I just have to say that it's comments like yours that keep me blogging... Where else would I get a note from such an awesome lady?! Thank you so for getting in touch!Becky Haltermon Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542543202457070390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113063179281869953.post-9947893349892870272013-02-15T16:03:47.203-05:002013-02-15T16:03:47.203-05:00Becky! Does not look like my previous commented p...Becky! Does not look like my previous commented posted but I just want to say, HEY! You were in my town, and I couldn't be happier! Maysville is completely dedicated to historic preservation. The Russell Theater IS a jewel. Especially the atmospheric ceiling inside, all starry and cool.<br /><br />You write about Rabbit Hash sometimes, which I adore. There was a stone sculptor who lived there, Richard, who did a beautiful commissioned piece in Maysville years ago. I would love to share it with you.<br /><br />If this comment posted twice I'm going to feel like a kook, but I'm so pleased you like Maysville, if you are ever back in town I would love to meet you. You are my favorite kind of artist; writer/photographer/purveyor of funky junk. <br /><br />The Maysville Players are doing a production of the play "Proof" this weekend and next. Come back down the river and check it out.<br /><br />Warmly,<br /><br />Lauren LaxLauren Laxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04476686609509280542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113063179281869953.post-44286450576926105992013-02-13T08:15:30.603-05:002013-02-13T08:15:30.603-05:00Oh, F, your story breaks my heart. I've heard ...Oh, F, your story breaks my heart. I've heard a lot about the 400+ buildings that are slated to be demolished here in Cincinnati and I have to wonder how many of them could be beautifully repurposed. It's just incredibly awful when cheap, generic buildings replace sturdy, storied ones.<br /><br />...Hm. You know, the same could be said about clothes!Becky Haltermon Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542543202457070390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113063179281869953.post-88561966103654456852013-02-12T16:19:10.927-05:002013-02-12T16:19:10.927-05:00I love it when old - historic...vintage? - buildin...I love it when old - historic...vintage? - buildings are revived from ruin. When my wife and I visited Portland, OR a few years ago, we have a blast at this former high school that had been converted to a movie, hotel, and dining complex - all while preserving the interior layout and aesthetic. So classrooms were bedrooms, larger spaces were dining rooms. There was even a detention bar in a former janitorial close and an honors bar in a former office. That school was one of several repurposed ("adaptively re-used") buildings in the area by the very cool McMenamin brothers.<br /><br />By contrast, here in LA, the LA Unified School District opted to tear down most of the old Ambassador Hotel - home to the famous Cocoanut Grove and, sadly, the location of Robert Kennedy's assassination - instead of preserving it or adaptively re-using it. The school building they decided to plunk on the site is rather fugly. I had a chance to visit it while its fate was being debated, and it certainly was a grand building. What a loss.<br /><br /><br />So, Russell Theatre: very cool. Your peasant blouse ensemble, very lovely. I love how you accessorize your boot with a scarf. Brilliant!Frederik Sisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963689819495851315noreply@blogger.com