Show in Riverside,CA • March 27-29, 2009

[blaze-on]

Hey Matt, I so wish I could be there! Wishing you all lots of success!

Thanks Nic...

I'm so tired right now....can't wait til it's over...

 

[Dave Wooten]

Good Luck Matt,

Per gave me one of your ad flyers, really looks great, wish I could get out of Dodge and see the show...

 

[Domenico Foschi]

Tomorrow is the day, I hope some of you guys will show up.
Looking forward to meet the gang.

 

[Jan Pietrzak]

Matt, Domenico, Patty, Per, Dan and all the rest

We got 6 inches of snow last night so I will start chilling the wine.
Good luck on the opening and break a tripod leg.

I'll start the wine tasting at noon

Jan Pietrzak

 

[mike c]

Just got back from the Riverside Show. It is tremendous and super duper. The prints are of top quality - just what you would expect from these experienced and talented Photographers. There's got to be more than 60 beautiful prints matted and framed very tastefully, besides the ones unframed but mounted and matted in racks. So get on over there, don't miss this chance to view, buy or both.
Mike C.

 

[mike c]

Just want to remind people that today is the last day for the show,if you ever wanted to talk to some fine artists about there work in person and veiw the work here's your chance. They are a fine group of photographers, user friendly you could say. Don't miss this life time opportunity,and it's free, heck they even give you stuff to eat an drink.
mike c.

 

[blaze-on]

Thanks Mike...great meeting you yesterday...
I'm just getting ready to head back for the last day...then sleep for a week...or two.

 

[mike c]

Well take a good rest, you deserve it. it is a very good show, glad I went.
mike (cant get spell check to werk now.)!!!

 

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Mike, thanks for coming out and it was very nice meeting you and talking about the carbon process with you. I'm with Matt about getting some rest... only problem is the darn day job tomorrow!

Jim

 

[Guillaume Zuili]

Was on a short trip. Came back yesterday. Sorry guys. Hope it went well. G.

 

[sidearm613]

Great exhibition guys, I really had a great time and loved all the prints.
Do it again sometime, and there can be an APUG SoCal get together!

 

[wildbill]

It was nice to meet a few more apuggers. We had a great time and even sold some prints. Here's a link to a few on-site pics:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2014044&id=1141490258&l=6f62c5372b
Maybe I'll add the video if I get to it.

vinny

 

[Domenico Foschi]

I will be writing something later on about the all event. For the time being I have a link to some more pictures about the event.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=72792365796&ref=mf

 

[Jim Fitzgerald]

It was nice to meet a few more apuggers. We had a great time and even sold some prints. Here's a link to a few on-site pics:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2014044&id=1141490258&l=6f62c5372b
Maybe I'll add the video if I get to it.

vinny

Vinny, thanks for the great shots of everyone. Hope to see more.

Jim

 

[Domenico Foschi]

I have throughly enjoyed this weekend in Matthew Blais' Riverside.

I have enjoyed getting acquainted with some great individuals and also tying the bonds with some of the photographers I had met already in the past.
The work, as it has been said was of prime quality, and I believe that for this reason and for the camaraderie developed amongst all of us, SHOW UP will be a recurrent dream in the maze of nightmares of photography exhibits.
Who knows, we might also expand it to more than just exhibits.... what do you say Matt?

Matthew Blais, oh temperamental one, thank you for your commitment, capability and friendship.
Julie Brandreth, I have enjoyed talking crap with you about Obama.
Gustavo Castilla, We missed you, damned!
Dan Dozer, is a reserved man who, once warmed up, is one of the most charming persons to meet.
Jim Fitzgerald is a talented craftsman, and Jim, your son is a rare talent!
Patti Lemke unfortunately was able to come only on Sunday, but it was nice meeting you nevertheless.
Tori Nelson. What can I say about this woman? A real sweetheart who is not afraid to show also her most charmingly aggressive side. I love you Tori.
Per Volquartz. A soft spoken gentle man who weights his words, polishes them and proffers them to get straight to the point. A PEaRl of a man.
Vinny Walsh, a genuine man from Michigan, with the heart the size of his head. The same can be said for Stacy, his wife, except that she is a woman.

Again, the most valuable thing I came back home with on SUnday, was the experience of tightening ties with people who share my same "curse", that inextinguishable hunger to filter the world through our eyes and hearts. I have loved much of the work on display, in some occasions I have been deeply moved and inspired. This is another great result of this kind of gatherings: the renewal of that creative flow, that if not stirred by external factors, does get stagnant.
Thank you all.