gary m pomerantz
June 21, 2009
- At the historic King Edward Hotel in Toronto this morning, I told the more than 200 guests at the Ben McNally/ Toronto Globe & Mail literary brunch that two things impressed me most about Canadians:1.) their sweaters (they laughed, but I meant it); and 2.) that Canadians never seem stressed out. "Don't they serve coffee up here?" I asked.At the book signing that followed, several ...
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June 18, 2009
- Last night I spoke at The Regency Whist Club, an elegant and historic place. A four-story brownstone at 15 East 67th Street, immaculately kept, and more than a century old, the Regency dates as a club to 1936, the Age of Culbertson. As members ate dinner, I spoke for about 30 minutes, telling the stories of the Bennetts and Culbertsons and about the days when bridge was all the rage. Earlier ...
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