Ruth -

From one weekend of trying to get the front of the house to stop looking
like an eyesore - rip out shrubs, turn over compost (home grown variety)
into the dirt and then planting stuff that we seeded two years ago that's
trying to take of the cold frame, I'll be days just getting the dirt out
from under my fingernails.  Those activities alone are ample time in which
to contemplate the spirituality of manhole covers.  Only difference is that
it's done alone (best time and company in which to contemplate spirituality
of ANYTHING), rather than in the company of a mass of thousands at The
Javits Center.

- Pam

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From: When I'm in NH I'm a tourist. Ruth
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All I have to say is some people have FAAAAARRRRR and away too much time on
their hands and minds.  They need a good bit of time up here in the sticks
doing practical things like planting a garden and giving the house a good
spring cleaning.  Then see if they have time to contemplate the
spirituality of manhole covers.  Balderdash I say.  Ruth





At 10:44 AM -0400 5/16/03, Met History wrote:
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"WORLD FORUM ON MANHOLE COVERS"
AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE FAIR
JACOB JAVITS CENTER, NEW YORK MAY 20TH 1:30 PM, BOOTH #1433

The 'World Forum on Manhole Covers will be held at the 2003 International
Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City on May 20th at 1:30pm, Booth
#1433. The event will bring together a panel of scholars, artists, public
works people and preservationists in a ground-breaking discussion of manhole
covers in New York and around the world. The event is organized by Urban
Illuminations, and The Society for the Preservation of New York City Manhole
Covers.

Panelists include Lisa Frigand and Len Burshstein of Con Edison, New York
based artist Michele Brody, Artist Bobbi Mastrangelo, Simeon Bankoff of the
Historic Districts Council, and Diana Stuart, author and New York's "Manhole
Cover Lady". This panel will be moderated by Thorin Tritter, PhD, History
Department, Princeton University. Manhole covers are best known for their
everyday municipal work ethic. The panel, however, will uncover the
unassuming marvel below the 200 lb. cast-iron surface and reveal sides to
the manhole cover that the public rarely sees; their historical, aesthetic,
functional and some would say spiritual value.

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Ruth Barton
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