Chris Ashley's Top Ten for 2008 [mailed to me pre-formatted with all the html - L.M.]

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I've never made a Top Ten list before. I barely went to galleries or museums in 2008. I rarely went to the movies. I am having a hardtime remembering this year. In April, Ann and I were in Germany, France, and Belgium. It seems like I walked my dog a lot, I was pretty occupied with making work for a couple of shows, and there's the day job. Here are a few things I can think of:
  1. Notre-Dame-la-Grande, Poitiers, France, inside and out.. It is the oldest romanesque architecture church in Europe.
  2. The Matisse room at the Pompidou.
  3. Drinking hot chocolate from Angelina's on Rue du Rivoli in the Tuileries.
  4. Visiting the Groeningemuseum's storage facility in Bruges to see Raoul de Keyser works on paper.
  5. Regime Change:
    1. Barack Obama est élu président des Etats-Unis (LeMonde.fr)
    2. Obama wird neuer US-President (Zeit.de)
    3. Obama nieuwe president van de VS (DeMorgen.be)
    4. Obama presidente, l'America cambia (ilGiornale.it)
    5. ...and many more
  6. Cable TV on-demand finally offered the great film "Slaptshot." I watched it three times. Speaking of Paul Newman (RIP), I can't remember watching "Cool Hand Luke" this year; if I didn't, then I broke a streak running several years.
  7. Cable TV on-demand finally offered "Breaking Away." I watched it twice.
  8. I watched "Casablanca" twice. Again.
  9. I watched the "Wizard of Oz." Again.
  10. Free Muntadhar al-Zaidi! I wished he'd just shouted, "I throw my shoe at you! Phooey!" and then left the room.
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- L.M. 1-06-2009 7:18 am

Slapshot and Breaking Away are my top two sports movies, and are leading the rest of the pack by a good long stretch.
- sally mckay 1-06-2009 4:23 pm


Johannes & I were at Angelina's a few years ago. (I always remember chocolate)
- L.M. 1-07-2009 1:32 am


I also enjoyed the chocolat à Angelinas last summer, and went back for seconds. I pocketed the little honey jars and wished I could take a handful of those butter pats away with me, but they'd end up too messy. They make my top 10, yup. yummmmmmmmm.
- RH (guest) 1-19-2009 7:45 pm





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