Post #13200 by johntiki on Fri, Nov 8, 2002 5:25 PM

I made the four hour commute to NYC yesterday for the opening and artists reception...the painting are great, it was so cool to actually see Shag originals and to admire the brushstrokes and textures up close...it was also pretty cool to meet Shag and thank him for his art that always puts a smile on my face...you know it was kind of weird but you could see that Shag is really a shy and quiet guy and having people coming up to kiss his ass obviously made him nervous, it seems like he's a real down to earth guy. What kinda sucked was that people brought stuff for him to sign (they scheduled a signing for Saturday) mostly local New Yorkers and eventually the owner of the gallery told Mr. Agle that he didn't want the show to become a signing...I would have been pretty pissed if I had drove 8 hours (round trip) for this show and wanted a damn autograph. But, I didn't even bother bringing anything for him to sign - I just wanted to see his original paintings in person and shake the man’s hand. I met 2 girls there from Montreal and I think that would have really been sad if they wanted to get an autograph and weren't allowed...

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