by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 4, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
Forgive this indulgence, but I could not resist sharing with you this surprisingly musical performance from Nora, the piano-playing cat. I found it on my favourite website Arts & Letters Daily, but it originated on YouTube. Watching her at the keyboard made me...
by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 1, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
One quite extraordinary feature of television advertising in the US is that the pharmaceutical companies are allowed to promote individual drugs direct to the public. As an industry with enormous lobbying power and vast quantities of cash, this practice produces many...
by Virginia Lloyd | Feb 26, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
Late today I had the great pleasure of participating in a very creative brainstorm about how to adapt Simi Linton’s memoir to the stage. We’re still waiting to hear about the success or otherwise of our various grant applications – and I’ve got...
by Virginia Lloyd | Feb 25, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
While waiting for a match (see post below), I decided to treat myself to a night at the theatre. The work of writer and actor Spalding Gray, best known for his dramatic monologues, has been woven into a show called Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell at the Minetta...
by Virginia Lloyd | Feb 20, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble … Here is the Prospect Park Tennis Center, which from November through to the end of April each year is shrouded in an enormous air-conditioned bubble to ensure that we mortals don’t freeze our tennis balls off when trying...
by Virginia Lloyd | Feb 16, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
Meet Randy, concierge at my workplace on 86th and Riverside Drive. He has worked in the same job for more than twenty years. Despite his youthful appearance, I have learned he will celebrate his 50th birthday later this year. In his spare time he coaches his...