These 31 members were asked, “What are you doing now?”
(Photos shown are from various times.)
1
Name: Ward Schumaker
Location: San Francisco’s Potrero Hill
Daily Interests: Painting. Painting. Painting.
And I’m taking my first piano lessons: a part of a study
to see if studying music can lessen the chances of senility.
Yup, senility. http://wardschumaker.blogspot.com/
2 Name: Gale McKee
Location: I am in Santa Rosa, CA.
I was a designer & rep for Artworks with Don. I have a hardcopy portfolio of design work (not on a website because no longer do that.) So after Artworks I was a senior designer and prototype-maker at Pottery Barn Kids. (super fun!!!) And was also doing fine art which I am doing full time after retiring. I do have a website for fine art:
www.galesmckeefineart.com
3 Lester Barnett
Midtown Manhattan
Approaching 30 years of retirement
20 years as a free volunteer NYC guide
Travel to the ends of the earth, including
places off the beaten track like Syria, Iran, Ukraine and Greenland.
4 Richurd Somers (yes, with the “U”)
Retired in 1995
Play Bocce once a week
Play golf 4 – 6 times a month
Still meet with the last remaining Y&R folks from 1960 1 – 2 times a year
Married 60 years to Patti Live in the same home we bought in 1968 (Sleepy Hollow Annex) Hobby: Napping
Also:
1. I am in a 10-year clinical test, having my aortic valve replaced with an Edwards valve (not yet approved by the FED. It is made of metal and cow tissue. Going through security is interesting, and I tend to moo from time to time.
2. The day before Thanksgiving I had bilateral hernia surgery. First week, awful pain. I am pain-free now. Golf and Bocce will return in January.
3. Patti and I are off to Kauai last week in February; returning first week of April.
5 Charles S. Pyle
48 years as an illustrator. Retired from Academy of Art University three years back. Still painting, drawing, and doing the occasional illustration gig. My illustration reps and my GP retired this year. Time marches on. Taught an artists’ workshop in Tuscany in 2024. https://www.charlespyle.net/
6 Hans Halberstadt
Age 80 and doing business at the same old stand.
I started working in the advertising photography business at the age of twelve in 1956. That was in my father Hal’s studio in San Francisco. Although I have always said that I am not a professional photographer (I made movies and wrote 67 books), I own a business that makes and sells photography. Our most recent big project was for a university, the production of stock photographs for their exclusive use. It has been an odd and accidental life, entirely unplanned and unexpected, but full of adventure and just enough money to pay the bills. I swore as a kid working in my father’s studio that I would never, ever, become a professional photographer…but God sometimes has other plans for me that included a lot of photography. I have worked with Navy SEALs, Green Berets, Marine Recon, the British army, the Russian air force — every American military service. In the process I have flown many kinds of military aircraft, all badly, learned to drive and fire the guns on the Abrams tank.
I am a Viet Nam combat veteran — helicopter door gunner with a bit of residual PTSD but proud and grateful to have served. Joining the Army was the smartest thing I ever did. It’s where I learned how to do everything else.
Your faithful scribe,
Hans Halberstadt
https://hanshalberstadt.photodeck.com/
7 Laurence Bartone
I guess I can be at least somewhat attached to this group. Certainly I’m old enough. And I know of many folks here, as I’ve worked with many of them in one way or another. I bought my little brick building on Natoma Street (thanks to Ed Zak for turning me onto it) back in ’71 and had a great run. Loved my years in SF. In ’78 I closed my shop in SF and moved to NYC to play in a larger arena. It was a terrific thing for me to do on so many levels, but eventually I got tired of NYC and returned in ’86, began work here again — ‘til the quake of ’89 bent the studio a bit too much. Forced retirement.
Since then, I developed a piece of land in San Anselmo (10 years), built my house, shot a few more ads, worked at Apple in Virtual Reality, wrote for a tech magazine, had a massive car crash (not my fault), shot a few weddings, and decided to not do that anymore.
These days I live with my lovely wife in lovely Napa. We originally met back in ’76, and she eventually shared my house in Mill Valley, then she moved to LA to become a commercial producer, and me to NYC. We got back together in ’12, and it’a been great. I devote much of my time to playing the tenor sax, hiking around, and enjoying life. I’m loving my iPhone camera. As they say: the best camera is the one you’ve got with you. And photography, as we knew it, is long gone.
Laurence Bartone
That’s the truth and nothing but. I may’ve left a couple of things out though.
8 Dave Sanchez
I’m approaching a 15-year retirement from advertising. I think I got out just in time. Social Media took over, and I was not interested in getting into that medium. Most of my clients pulled their advertising budgets when the Bush II recession hit, and it was becoming hard to keep Red Wagon Advertising & Design doors open, besides… I was then 72 years old. Time to let go. I’ve been enjoying going to museums, reading mostly non-fiction books, and relaxing in my second home , with studio, in the North Coast. I have been painting, oils, occasionally. I hope to make the time to get back to the canvas in 2025.
Backing up a few generations: When I left Y&R in 1979 I joined Gross Pera & Rockey. That was a great move for me. I had an opportunity to work on many different accounts including PSA Airlines, Schilling /McCormick foods, Toyota, Cruise Travel, KGO-TV, and many others…for 8 years. I left when they were closing their doors, to work at JWT. I got wind of changes at Ketchum Advertising and thought I’d apply there.
I got the job. I worked on many accounts including ones that were really different for me. They called it “Package Goods Advertising”. It’s mostly a style that most creative people despise. I had fun exaggerating the concepts and improving the production values. On other accounts I expressed better concepts/directions and executions, which kept clients and gave me rewards, both professionally, emotionally, and physically (trophies). I left Ketchum in 1988 and started my own company. I acquired clients: All the California race tracks, Supersoil garden products, and the Spanish Sparkling Wines: Freixenet and Gloria Ferrer. (Thanks to David Brown. He was a young writer at Ketchum back in 1978. We worked together for a year, he went to Spain, and when he returned to SF in 1986, he contacted me at Ketchum. He asked me to work with him on the Freixenet account he was pitching. He got the account, but became the Freixenet Director of Advertising in the US. He awarded the business to me when I left Ketchum.)
As the accounts grew, I asked my friend Mickey Lonchar to join me. As we picked up more business, I asked AE Dennis Flynn to join us. We became Sanchez, Lonchar & Flynn Advertising. We bought a two-story brick building on 8th & Minna and totally rebuilt it for our agency. In the year 2000 the partners decided to split-up and pursue different directions. I kept the accounts and opened Red Wagon. I had the agency for another 10 years. This takes my story back up to my retirement after 51 years in advertising and design. It was a great ride!
Dave Sanchez
9 Barbara Simpson
Hi Ann,
I’m Craig Simpson’s widow.
I enjoy your site and wish to continue viewing it.
Maybe one day, I’ll pull together Craig’s works for the site.
He had many great still clients and then collaborated with Jerry Collamer to open TEAM Production Co.SF-LA. He was a member of the DGA, Directors Guild of America for Television and Film.
Thank you for all that you do.
Barbara Simpson
10 George Hampton
Hello,
I am still ‘working’. I have been so fortunate to have connected with a restaurant group here in Austin, TX that has chosen my art to decorate their 8, going on 9, restaurants. The newest one will open in early November and I am in the process of finishing the last of 22 paintings! Be sure to visit either a Jack Allen’s Restaurant or a Salt Traders Coastal Cooking if you are in Austin.
George Hampton
11 T Price
Hello ,
Tim Price here, a copywriter who filled in the “grey lines” for great ADs like Brian Barnes, Bernie Vangrin, Joe Kendall, Gig Gonella, Jack Jannes, Mik Kitagawa and many more. I divide my time between Las Vegas and an old off-the-grid fish camp on the Sea of Cortez. I fill my days in Baja watching Osprey, side winders and various fish.
T Price
12 Jed Falby
Dear Ann
Your timing is impeccable!
Tomorrow, Wednesday, 11 Sept
Our East Coast (and over-Atlantic)
Old Codgers of Y&R San Francisco are meeting up again in New York
to tell old stories of the long-ago 1960s Mad Men on Montgomery.
Who’s there? John Emmerling. (Kaiser Cookout), Mike Slosberg (Go Go Goodyear), Alan Zwiebel (Print Ads)
And yours truly: Jed Falby ( Laguna Honda and Gallo and Kaiser Industries and Go! Go! Goodyear!)
Jed is now back in the small village of Budleigh Salterton on the wild and windy English Channel coast. I help run a most successful Film Society (400+ members) and am An exhibiting Academician of the South West Academy — mostly oils. “Le Train de Michel” was a successful first Graphic Novel. Then there’s the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival to keep us occupied. At the lunch tomorrow I shall try to get a brief update for you on the other Old Geezers
Cheers !
Jed Falby
(later — — — — — — 9 – 11-24 4:17pm
Well I can add a few more:
The New York & Atlantic group of SF Old Geezers met in Fiorellos (opposite Lincoln Center) as we have done many times before. We talked a lot of our old comrades C/D Hanley Norins passed on Mik Kitagawa sadly no longer here Gerry Severson, Richurd Somers, Dave Sanchez, Connie Curtis, Jan Maakstead, And many more I’m sure. But for my four in NYC — some details: Alan Zwiebel “I’m 86 — and I’m dating!” Alan was the C/D Y&R West took over from Mike Slosberg Mike just feted his Big 90th in NYC with videos of his busy career (USAF to founder of Digitas) John Emmerling Ace pilot of own plane. Was the racing tire writer for Goodyear with four trips to Utah Salt Flats to watch Craig Breedlove. Hit 600 mph!. That leaves me to close:, Jed Falby, Y&R San Francisco, Y&R New York., Y&R Paris,- a moving experience. Jed Productions in Paris for 20 years (Palm d’Or Cannes 1973) Now painting quietly back in England until old ties call me back to Fiorellos in New York.
Cheers!
Jed
13 Sarah Petrilla
Hi Richard,
Sarah Petrilla, Sarah Pennington Petrilla here.
I worked in the Sales Promotion Dept. of Wells Fargo for ten years from 1968 to 1978. I worked for Frank Kaiser and Marie Fox under the leadership of Dick Rosenberg who hired me. I live in Ross where I raised two daughters and am married to Ken Petrilla who also worked at Wells Fargo in the international Dept.
Best,
Sarah Petrilla
14 Hi. Pat Ansley here on Camano Island in far NW Washington. Most of you know Frank died in March 2014. He loved this area so it has been fun to make it my home. The nephews are working on a website of some of Frank’s work so I’ll let you know when it is ready In the meantime y’all are welcome to come up this way for a visit
Thank you, Ann and Dick for keeping up the Geezer Post!
Pat Ansley
15 Cath Wayland
Hi Annie-
I really enjoyed this. Worked with Dave Sanchez at Ketchum. And I’m familiar with the photographers. Pat Brennan worked with Craig Simpson. And, of course, I know of Bartone. And knew Ward Schumaker thru Pat.
You are amazing — both of you ?.
Cath Wayland
16 Tom Peacock
I was away in the Boundary Waters in Minnesota on the Canadian boundary with family. I started visiting the area when I was 12 years old, now 92. Not as robust as earlier in life, but still greatly enjoying this beautiful and exotic wilderness area. (Lots of loons and bald eagles) The community of Grand Marais is a delightful artist colony, and I have a cousin living on the north shore 80 feet above Lake Superior in Tofty, Minn. A long way to travel but worth it. One of the great places in Grand Marais is the Betsey Bowen Studio which was originally a church now converted to her block printing art and that of many other north country artists.
Tom Peacock
17 Bruce Hettema
Hi Ann,
Sorry I am late to this but it might be of interest to the group. As a young Geezer (71) I recently retired. As some of you know i worked for Patterson & Hall, and purchased it from Chet Patterson in the 90’s.
I had a great 30+ years as P&H Creative Group all the while researching and documenting the history of the firm (established in 1923). I am now in the process of passing along my huge agency archives to the Bancroft Library at Berkeley. It includes original art, photographs and tear sheets. Audio interviews with staff artists Stan Galli, Chris Kenyon and Charlie Allen and much more.
Thanks,
Bruce Hettema
18 Paul Lessig
Dear Dick & Ann:
We relocated to Sparks, NV; a community, as I erroneously recalled, was similar to Mill Valley. Wrong! However, our home is blessed with a 1/3rd Acre backyard of Spruce trees and Assorted Vegetation, Arlette at 88 still holds weekly Senior ‘French’ sessions at the Unv. of Nevada Reno, and a VA Hospital is only 5 minutes away; of which at 87 I’m required to utilize too often.
In the interim, I spend my time writing and sending “Political” Articles/Opinions to USA Today and the Reno Gazette Journal (some of which get printed) and reviewing my Memories one of which is most timely “when Dick and I managed to convince the Mill Valley authorities to move the Fall Art’s Festival from the center of Mill Valley to Old Mill Park; which is now in its 67th Year!
In closing, hope you and Ann are well and enjoying yourselves.…
Paul Lessig
19 Joel Fugazzotto
Still in Marin.
Congrats to you and Dick on your book.
Growing older everyday. Strange how that works.
Enjoying every minute with all four grandchildren.
Joel Fugazzotto
I would like to add to my last post about what I am doing now. I received official permission to finally reveal that I am now a fully retired senior field operative for “The Agency.” I was recruited when I was in Chicago for an operation code-named “Ad Hoc.” Posing as a copywriter for numerous advertising agencies over the years, allowed me to travel to various locations throughout the country under the guise of client meetings and commercial shoots, which were merely a cover for various assignments and operations for “The Agency.” I can’t get into the complexity, nor the means used to coördinate these various operations, but suffice to say they were not as complicated as it might seem to make sure I was in New York or Los Angeles, back in Chicago, or wherever when needed. As time went by, I was moved to San Francisco since most of my assignments revolved around people and incidents in the Hollywood area, for example the visits of Prime Minister Shimon Peres and George H. Bush at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills where I swam every morning with the Prime Minister under the watchful eye of his security and the LA police. I only mention this example because it was in the news and is in public domain. Unfortunately, I cannot go into detail about with whom I met, where I went, nor my assignments at the time. Because of my position, I was able to recruit the assistance of various art directors and film directors over the years whose names must not come to light, nor can I reveal how I used their talents unbeknownst to them. Some of these people you may know. My position allowed me to spend much time in the darkened rooms of editing houses, sound studios, and music studios. Late night dinners were the norm. Although, I officially retired from “Ad Hoc” some 29 years ago, I have been called upon for consultation on occasion. Like the Mafia, you cannot retire from “The Agency.” You are either erased or just fade away. But the one thing you never lose is the ability to distinguish the good guys from the bad.
Joel Fugazzotto
P.S. You may print this. The photo you have of me is fine. Of course, it is a disguise.
20 Hello Ann and Dick,
Name: David Alcorn
Location: San Francisco
Interests: Currently overseeing a total renovation of our condo in the wine country.
Officially retired in January of 2023.
With my partner Pamela, we enjoy traveling, we visited China in October 2024. What a mind-blowning experience In the last few years we have had the opportunity to travel to India, Nepal, and the kingdom of Bhutan. Last year we visited Egypt. And of course we try to get to New York a couple of times a year, especially at Christmas time. We feel so very fortunate that our heath is good enough to allow us these memorable adventures.
Career wise: My first job out of design school was in San Francisco at Bonfigli and Hassold, package designers. I went from working with tiny type on pharmaceutical labels to type a foot tall as design director at Scope Exhibits (mostly trade show exhibits).
A friend introduced me to a fellow who was just starting an alpine equipment business. He needed a logo and other corporate visual identity materials. That was the beginning of my relationship with The North Face. I’m proud to say that through the sale of the company and various subsequent CEO’s that the logo has not been changed or tweaked since I designed it 56 years ago now (I’m told that it’s one of the ten most recognized logos around the world). That opportunity allowed me to start my own design office. The North Face connection led me to a number of sports and outdoor related clients. But the recession of 1974 – 75 forced me out of business and I managed to land a job as a design director at the global brand consultancy of Lippincott and Margulies in NYC. From there I went to Sandgren & Murtha, another NYC design firm. Most of the work there for me was financially oriented corporate identification. That led to me being offered the position as global director of corporate design at Merrill Lynch, where I stayed for six years, riding the subway to Wall Street everyday!
I longed to be in business for myself again, and moved to La Jolla, California. Fortunately I was able to quickly pick up a number of biotech clients, two museums, and other small business accounts.
In 1990, I remarried and moved back to the Bay Area. I had a rough time trying to solicit new clients here. I tried to get subcontract work from older, established designers. A little was not enough. My limited experience with museum catalogues led me to academic publishers. This opened a whole new market for my design services. It allowed me to move to Graeagle, California where my wife and I built a home. Such a niche market and with a couple of dozen university clients, we were able to live in the mountains and design book covers and interiors. There were only two deadlines a year, the Fall list of books, and Spring list of books.
Widowed, I have found love again and now live in San Francisco once more. And that new love? Pamela was the president of a startup company for who I design their corporate logo in 1990! We hadn’t spoken in over 25 years! Reconnected over the internet in 2017 and have been together ever since.
It’s been a good life, and continues to be!
21 Steve Rustad
Hello -
Still trying to figure out a career.
Doing more art stuff these days.
Just completed the poster for the Grand National Rodeo at the Cow Palace.
Thanks for asking.
Steve Rustad
https://rustadmarketing.com/category/marketing-wisdom/
22 Name: Diana Thewlis
Location: Vancouver, WA
I’ve retired from contract illustration.
What I am doing now: drawing, painting, and the occasional teaching gig. I belong to and am active in three art groups. Otherwise, hanging out with family and friends, reading, doing cryptograms, and taking a class to stay engaged and stave off senility!
Hi Chuck and Ward!
https://www.swavancouver.com/dianathewlis
23 Robert Arnold
At 80 years old I am still taking photographs. Just had a one man show at the Viewpoint Gallery in Sacramento. Black and white images. Now working on a second show, black and white botanical. Hope all is well and you’re in good health.
Sincerely,
Robert Arnold
Now living in Nevada City CA.
http://www.robertarnold.com/About.html
24 Bob Pease
Hi Ann & Richard,
Yes! Even slowing down@ 87- Enjoy hearing from old comrades…as for locations, sold our 54 year stay in Alamo- now in Benicia — where the Pease clan is all together again. (Winding down my Cord Complete book- w/ only 60 left…)
Hope you & Dick are healthy and kicking ass!
Cheers,
Bob Pease
Ann & Dick, as requested this shot took place @ Our 65th wedding anniversary on 12/21/23
“Hi Ho Ho!” Cheers to all…
25 Todd Miller
Thanks for the email.
I’m still breathing (and teaching high school now and then).
May you live as long as you want and never want as long as you live.
Todd Miller
26 Hello Geezers and Gazers…
David Johnson here…ex JWT ACD in the time of Brian Barnes, Mik Kit, Jim Blakeley, Marlin Neufeld, Dave Sanchez et al. Started at JWT in 1967…a mad men time for sure.
Holed up here in Napa Valley giving up Mill Valley for less traffic and more room to roam. Jim Blakeley and I made wine together…I’m carrying on the tradition.
Plus juggling chainsaws, driving a tractor and planting everything from Oak trees to tomatoes.
Still in the Biz with a designer/art director/illustrator partner Jill Young and our company Headwaters Integrated Marketing.
Working with a ski/lake resort in Northern Idaho marketing 2nd homes.
Still see Neil Shakery from time to time.
Great to hear about so many people well into their 80’s+.
Keep up the good play.
David Johnson
27 John Pratt
Taken awhile for me to think of what to say. So if I start rambling just bear with me. First of all I have a couple of major health issues: heart and lungs. Replaced aortic valve in heart. Lungs are severely damaged, probably from all the toxic stuff from work and my major hobby, model plane building. Sprays, lacquers, balsa dust, CA glues( the worst). So I’m pretty much unable to do anything physical! On oxygen 24 seven, which is a real drag! Try to manage walking a mile a day. And going to coffee with friends here in Petaluma. Have lunch, watch TV, and take a nap in the afternoon! OK, no more complaining. Had a wonderful career with great creative people. 30 years of performing in good quality community theatre acting and singing in major rolls. Serious cycling with life long friend Stan Dann, Ron Sweet and others. And a great family including a great grandson???
Love you two, and miss you and the geezers
John Pratt
https://geezersgallery.com/john-pratt/
28 Ross F. Heil
Ann, thanks for your unending dedication to keeping us updated!
Not sure which I am, Old or Geezer — I guess both. I live in Walnut Creek and enjoy sitting by our 13,000 gallon Koi pond.
After Art Center I landed a job at a small mom and pop agency as an art director, which lasted for three months and ending up on the management side. The next twelve years were at McCann-Erickson. Then on to starting a number of housewares companies. Today I’ve been applying my art background by designing theatrical sets for a private men’s club in The City.
On to new adventures.
Ross F. Heil
29 Chris Blum
I continuously find myself ducking into the woods to take a leak and looking down at my puddle ( with a satellite point of view ) and seeing an ocean surrounded by continents yet to be explored.
Chris Blum
https://blumboxart.com/
30 Jeff Leedy
I guess I should check in too. I did my share of art director stints at Y&R (NYC) for way too long, then HD&B in SFO as Ass. Creative Director- won a Clio for Straw Hat Pizza (spot great, pizza not so) over 150 MacDonalds commercials-left to free lance as humorous illustrator for 8 years (6 were white knuckle), then back for 2 years in Cole Weber, then over to Europe for 6 months seeing if there was a real painter in me- there was. I have been a fine art humorist since 1987 or so, Sausalito Art festivals (17 years), awards, lots of reproductions, 2 of our own art galleries (Art That Makes You Laugh© in Sausalito and Mendocino) for 10 years, over 400 art festivals and all the miles to get there and back- now semi retired in Star, Idaho, still married to Elaine who was the wind under my wings- in very good health, thank God, tennis 3x week, doing a lot of dog commissions — which I love doing- and trying to eke out the twilight years in good health and enough $$$ to get us thru. We were in Bay Area for 30 years, it was fun and good times. Dave Sanchez was in my men’s group and I recall a modest assortment of names your members mention I worked with or knew of. My life has been an amazing journey, I have been blessed (another word for lucky) and continue to be so.
My hellos to all who may have known me or of me. and best wishes too.
Jeff Leedy
https://www.artthatmakesyoulaugh.com/
31 Neil Shakery
I find it hard to believe that it’s been 30 years since I resigned from my partnership in the Pentagram San Francisco office. After many years as an editorial art director, first in Toronto and then in New York at Look Magazine, Saturday Review, Psychology Today, among others I was offered a partnership by Johnson Pedersen and Hinrichs, which then became Johnson Pedersen Hinrichs & Shakery { the biggest name in graphic design according to Marty Pedersen } I worked with Marty in New York for a couple of years and then joined Kit and Linda Hinrichs in their San Francisco office in 1980. In 1986 we merged with the international design partnership, Pentagram.
I have never worked in advertising, and so I don’t know most of the people on your contact list, but there are a few familiar names. The one that goes back farthest is that of Jed Falby. I knew Jed in Montréal back in the late 50’s when he was working at an advertising agency and I was at The National Film Board of Canada, my first job after graduating from the Ontario College of Art in Toronto.
Jed went off to Paris, I think, and I to London for a wonderful 3 years where I met Karin, who became my wife in 1964, before returning to Canada. Jed disappeared from my life until one day a couple of years ago when, at the DeYoung Museum , I ran into Mik Kitagawa who introduced me to a friend visiting from England who said he lived in Buddleigh Salterton. I remembered that Jed lived there so I asked him if he knew Jed Falby. He gave me a little smile and I suddenly realized that it was the man himself. We had both put on a lot of years and pounds and we didn’t recognize each other.
Another familiar name is that of our dear friend, George Hampton. who. sadly for us, picked up and moved with his wife Jacqui to Austin,Texas to join their daughters several years ago. We have visited them and happily, they come back to Mill Valley occasionally to see friends and family. George keeps busy turning out paintings to enhance the restaurants in an ever-growing chain of restaurants owned by a friend in Austin.
There are a few others that we have known over the years, including the wonderful illustrator and artist, Ward Schumaker, who, unfortunately, we seldom see these days and the painter Bruce Lauritzen, who we have known for years and often visited at his studio in Point Reyes Station.
Three years ago my wife, Karin and I moved from our house on the hill overlooking Tamalpais Valley which we bought when we first came to California in 1973, to a smaller. one- story house on the shore of Lagoon #1 in Corte Madera, just 5 miles north. The house is much more manageable and conveniently located than our old one which, at this stage of our lives is what we need, and has an amazing view of Mt. Tam, framed by the surrounding hills and reflected in the lagoon.
Several years ago Steve Hall, who I expect many of you knew from Patterson and Hall days and who sadly passed away earlier this year, introduced me to a small life drawing group which gets together every Sunday morning in Sausalito and I have been drawing with them ever since. This was the first time I had drawn for myself in over 60 years/
I also enrolled in two 4‑month drawing classes at The College of Marin and hope to take another one this coming spring.
Karin has kept her editing chops in shape by producing and editing a quarterly magazine for the Sausalito Yacht Club, and is currently producing and editing an online newsletter for the Marin Rose Society.
The thing that gives me the greatest pleasure these days is sitting in my back garden, watching the sun set behind Mount Tam.
Neil Shakery.
32 Name: Dick Moore and Ann Thompson
Location: still here
Interests: Dick paints watercolors, daily.
We both took photos as the brigantine, Matthew Turner,
was being built in Sausalito, CA.
Our Vimeo is free from ads:
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Ann
Dick Moore, here.
Just want to add: although my name is first in our email, and I often get credit for this Geezer business, I want it known I don’t do squat. Ann is the one who does EVERYTHING! She sets her own deadlines and is upset if she doesn’t adhere to them. And I’m sure you’ve noticed, when she doesn’t have anything she’ll post her own stories.
Also much credit goes to Piet Halberstadt in New York who keeps the blog going for us.
Bless him.