Recap

Yesterday turned out to be a great day. My friend Paul and I went to the Albright Knox and saw the Rodin exhibit. It wasn't too crowded much to our surprise. It's the last week-end for the show and big crowds can be a problem. However, this wasn't a more pedestrian show (e.g. Monet)which tends to bring everyone and their brother at the last minute. The exhibit was good--I didn't know too much about Rodin but I managed to pick up a few tidbits. I don't care for the Gallery's new arrangement. It seems like things were moved to mark the presence of a new director. The Gallery owns several Rodin pieces but relegated them away from the Rodin exhibit which made no sense. They should have used them as an opportunity to capitalize on the permanent collection. Don't I sound like an art fag?
Paul and I hit the Elmwood strip and visited 20th Century Modern which had a few fun pieces of furniture. Nothing really struck Paul's fancy. I dragged him into Mondo Video which is a few doors down. A friend's boyfriend owns this store which carries obscure and hard to find films along with a healthy porn collection. Clerk Wheaze told us that the female wrestler videos are a hot selling item--yikes. I thought about borrowing "Deep Throat" because I've never seen it but settled on a documentary about the Plaster Caster group. Close enough I guess.
Paul and I met our friend Dexter in Allentown which is always a fun place to hang out. We had food and drinks at the Allentown Hardware Company or something like that, can't remember its exact name. It's like a small slice of Brooklyn in Buffalo. Allen St. itself has really picked up in the last year or so. Anyway, had an amazing watermelon and feta salad--it sounds gross but it was delish. Watermelon is in season and the balsamic vinaigrette took it over the top.
Today promises to be busy much to my surprise. I usually don't do much on holiday week-ends...