Tom Atkinson played horn for the event. And quite well. He is a man of many talents. Food included breaded sesame chicken, stuffed cherry tomatoes, a very nice selection of olives and cheeses. Cash bar. We were told later that the set-up for that one hour event, room, staff and snacks, cost AECT $5000.
At the reception I ran into Barbara Rosenfeld who I had met (and had ice cream with) at AECT last year. This year she came with Sharon Anne. They are New Yorkers, and were shocked at the high prices here. So you can imagine how it is for a Montana boy. I joined them for a shopping trip to the Downtown Disney Marketplace. We walked a friend of Barbara's to his meeting at an Irish pub there, and then shopped our way back, including time in the Disney store and the toy store, which is called "Once Upon a Toy". We also stopped at Ghirardelli's for ice cream, so having ice cream with Barbara is now an annual thing for me.
We went back to the hotel, and sat in the bar for a bit. We were joined by many interesting AECT folks. One of those parties that gets larger and larger. Kay Persichitte bought our drinks, bless her heart. The conversation was lively. I snuck away at about 11, leaving others still chatting. Making contacts with people is one of the best things you can do at these conventions. If I can only remember peoples names, I might get good at it.
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