January 2021

"One (only) good thing about Pandemic Isolation is my discovery/awareness of Zoom (through our Folk Project Board meetings) - I was able to get a Zoom account and with it, not only was I able to connect with my family in south Jersey & Florida for Christmas, but also we were able to talk with our Family in Berlin, Germany for the first time, on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day!" - Evelyn Maurer

Bob McNally stated that even under the current conditions, he is amazed and happy about the resilience and creativity shown by the members.

George has continued to let his hair grow and is now going for the Isaac Newton look. He also expressed sorrow for the loss of his barber to Covid.

Mark Schaffer wanted everyone to know that his new best friend is Gary Pratt, whose FP participation has allowed him the time to (re)take up the Mandolin. Four of his relatives have conspired to write a book for his two year old grandson Xander. He was also proud to announce that The International Institute of Analyst Relations gave Robin an award for The Best Analyst Relations Agency, one of the only five issued every year. The other four were to large companies around for decades. Robin is a single practitioner who open up on July 1st after a COVID layoff. Yay, Robin!!

Sandie Reilly launched a successful mobile bicycle repair and bicycle riding training service. Also, with the difficulty of finding a hairdresser, she had her hair cut by a dog groomer in her daughter's shop. She was very happy with the results.

Paul Fisher was sad to report that he was unable to see his family over the holiday. He has also been running a pub crawl in Manhattan since 2001 which could occur this year, but was happy to report that he had a successful Zoom virtual pub crawl.

Mike Agranoff, in honor of the New Year, did a top to bottom house cleaning. His book is due in this week. He also reminded us that he has a recitation Stayaway concert on January 15 to celebrate the publication of his book, and on Wednesday the 20th with Passim. He also thanked John Mahon, Bill Henderson and John Riemer for video production equipment.

Peggy Karr is expecting her brother to move in after the recent sale of his house on the 15th and is looking forward to his company while he looks for a new house.

Elizabeth is grateful for the assistance of her family while she is living in Chicago with her siblings, and is proud to become a great aunt (again) to her niece's second daughter Rel.

Jeff Canter is proud of his daughter Megan Noh, a partner at Pryor Cashman, who was named to "The Power List: Top Female Attorneys in the Art World" by Artshesays.com. Artshesays.com is the leading media platform for women in the art industry.