Apparently Mrs. Boyd really had a terrible reaction to 9/11 and insisted in moving back to California (land of the earthquake sounded better, and was home). The apartment was promptly featured in Architectural Digest after they privately decided to sell - always a good sales tool. Although, ouch, it took two years. People respected, for the most part, what they did to keep the "architectural integrity" and "restore" the home - but there was some grumbling. I never saw it after they moved in. Before the Boyd's, it had been used as a place for events and you could rent it out - an attempt by Rudolph's boyfriend at raising funds to keep the place. Regardless he did sadly have to sell (to the Boyds).
I wrote once here - I think - about the infamous anecdote about the architectural critic who was on the fourth floor during a cocktail party? He put his Martini glass down (I am embellishing - I have no idea what he was drinking) - on what appeared to be a solid glass coffee-table - and it fell through a hole and landed all the way 4 floors down. That was Rudolph - full of minimalist play. Anyway, the Boyd's did change some of those lovely Rudolph games. (It was his home after-all, he was allowed). But geez, sounds like the thing is going under. Terrible situation.
Thanks bill, I didn't see this one.
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I wrote once here - I think - about the infamous anecdote about the architectural critic who was on the fourth floor during a cocktail party? He put his Martini glass down (I am embellishing - I have no idea what he was drinking) - on what appeared to be a solid glass coffee-table - and it fell through a hole and landed all the way 4 floors down. That was Rudolph - full of minimalist play. Anyway, the Boyd's did change some of those lovely Rudolph games. (It was his home after-all, he was allowed). But geez, sounds like the thing is going under. Terrible situation.
Thanks bill, I didn't see this one.
- selma 1-16-2005 3:15 am