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4 - THE INNER VIEW                      By Inez Harrison, Node ID ->MOONDOG
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                       Rehash of the May 9th Bash

     There are round-tables, there are parties, there are events but pure
joy is being in attendance at the Belasco's Bash!

Speaking of attendance, here's the list:

Bart Lidofsky             Emelia Harding       Michael Lee
Bill Harding              Eric Loeb            Mike Bauman
Bill Johnson              Gary Polisky         Mike Blake
Bill Leaming              Howard Karten        Pad Gajajiva
Bill Slattery             Inez Harrison        Penny Plant
Bill Weitz                Joey Galletta        Randi Kopp-to-be
Bob Brown                 Jon Amato            Rebecca Greif
Bob Litty                 JThomas Howell       Robert Bakley
Bruce Grief               Judy Friedman        Robin Greene
Carol Carmichael          Ken Halfon           Samantha Ciaston
D.K. Lee                  Lana Fox             Schlomoh Sherman
Dave Clark                Lewis Kopp           Shelly Dubin
     (From KWAJALEIN!)    Lisa Johnson         Skip Ross
David Johnson             Lori Alpert          Steve Dubin
Don Cheeks                Lou Kairys           Steve Nazorone
Dries Bessels             Lucien Greif         Steve Poggio
     (From HOLLAND!)      Lyn Rust             Steve Sambor
                                               Tammy Johnson

     The RIME Event of the year started by Bonnie Anthony getting ill and
not being able to attend.  Lou Kairys played chauffeur for Dries Bessels
and Dave Clark, Friday and Saturday until his back went out.  Dries and
Dave took the 5th under legal advice, and a reliable source informed me
that Lou stated that next year he'll probably have more people to get stuck
in a traffic jam with on the Cross Bronx Expressway throwing his back out.
The last I heard Dries and Dave were still at Lou's house!

     Penny Plant, Lyn Rust, Lana Fox, Don Cheeks and Mike Blake, staying
with the Belasco's, were greeted with a bar-b-que Friday which started at 6
p.m. and RIMEd into the wee hours.

     Saturday Morning, Pad came by and picked up Lyn and drove to Robin
Greenes house where Lori Alpert was waiting for their special trip to
Zabar's, deli extraordinary.  They got back to the Bash about 1 p.m. to
find it in full swing.  The weather cooperated, and all spilled out to the
patio so there was as much room for everybody as there was food.  Skip Ross
made lasagna and donated the fresh fruit and vegetables, with the largest
strawberries anybody had EVER seen, while Joey Galletta made 20 pounds of
great meatballs that got smothered in Skip's sauce.  What a treat!

     The bash continued after 9:00 p.m. on Saturday when Howard guided 19
RIMErs down to Say Eng Lok in Chinatown, Howard's favorite Chinese
restaurant.  Joining the (by now regular) out of towners were Bill and
Emelia Harding, Carol Carmichael, Bob Litty, Bob Bakley and Steve Poggio -
again they RIMEd into the wee hours.

     On Sunday after breakfast (bagels, cream cheese, lox and smoked fish),
Robin guided Lyn, Penny, Mike, Lori down to Greenwich Village.  They
started at Barnes & Noble on 18th St., walked down to Washington Square
Park, continued down to the beginning of Eighth Avenue and went to the Foul
Play Bookstore and walked around some more.  Robin, Lyn and Penny stopped
at Grandpa's Italian Restaurant (owned by Al Lewis, Grandpa of the Munsters
TV show and once on Car 54, Where Are You) while Mike and Lori continued on
to the Science Fiction Bookstore.  Eventually everyone got back together
and had dinner.

     (One of the meanings of RIME is "to cover with" and Robin certainly
had this situation "COVERED"!)

     Monday they went to Rockerfeller Center, 5TH Avenue, Stage Deli for
lunch and then home to another bar-b-que at Chez Belasco.

     Tuesday, they all went home.

     Howard is a GREAT GUY and the saying that behind every Great Man
there's a Terrific woman is spelled "E L A I N E"!

     An event such as this, with so much class can only be recognized as a
"BASH"!

     Howard and Elaine Belasco truly know how to hold a BASH!

     I'm convinced:

             "You don't need a reason, you just need RIME"!

[Note:  Skip Ross created The Poetry Corner on July 31, 1990 while he was
RIME's Conference Coordinator and meeting him was like coming face to face
with my creator!  THANKS SKIP!]

