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August 23, 2005
Changes Come
Today is Kurt's last day. It's really really sad. We are a family here in the office and he is one of the core staff and one of my best friends. He will truly be missed. Thankfully, he will be coming back to the area and hopefully remain a part of Purple Door and the festivals.
The one consolation in the sadness of Kurt leaving is that Dan Meyer is our new Promotions Director and he is not only capable, he is a great guy with a beautiful family and I enjoy working with him.
I'm still trying to block out the fact that Karen, my best friend, will be leaving after her wedding. I am trying to just focus on the wedding and the excitement surrounding that. Having co-workers who are your family has it's pro's and con's.
I recently loaded up on a bunch of CD's. At Purple Door I got Denison Witmers "Philadelphia Songs" and "Are You A Dreamer" along with an Are You a Dreamer tshirt. I also bought Sufjan Stevens "A Sun Came" and "Come on Feel the: Illinois!". I also made a recent BMG order including Phish: A Picture of Nectar, Counting Crows"This Desert Life", Five for Fighting"This American Town", Norah Jones"Feels Like Home" and Coldplay "A Rush of Blood to the Head". I had a buy one get 3 free deal plus another free cd so I saved a ton of money.
Purple Door was great...ok, ok I didn't really witness much of the actual festival. I saw one song of Family Force Five and one song of Denison. I walked through the gallery, which I was impressed with this year. I had a couple of poems in "Hinge". (the same ones that I had had posted at infuzemag.com). For me, Purple Door is like a family reunion, except for the fact that I only get to see most of my friends for a brief moment in between working. It was still great to see everyone, though...and the festival went extremely well...ALL THE BANDS ACTUALLY GOT TO PLAY.
Posted by stacey at August 23, 2005 02:20 PM