tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post4147043483236648288..comments2024-03-27T19:01:21.504-06:00Comments on Enik Rising: Reflections of a non-essential employeeSeth Maskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-91265024789905136382011-04-08T10:10:29.584-06:002011-04-08T10:10:29.584-06:00Seriously???? Okay, now I'm annoyed with my fo...Seriously???? Okay, now I'm annoyed with my former self for not knowing that. Because I was totally bummed about missing it.Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-37986419291301113552011-04-07T19:34:04.788-06:002011-04-07T19:34:04.788-06:00I was going to comment about Vermeer, but Marc sor...I was going to comment about Vermeer, but Marc sort of beat me to it, though he got it a little wrong. I saw the exhibit <i>during the shut-down</i>. Some private patrons or something managed to donate the cost of keeping only that exhibit open in the museum. It was literally the most crowded I've ever been anywhere that was not a sporting event. Nice paintings, though. My wife was actually quite into Dutch art back then.Steve Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670226240905673727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-6062066196225373712011-04-06T22:46:59.366-06:002011-04-06T22:46:59.366-06:00Thing I recall from the last shutdown was the infl...Thing I recall from the last shutdown was the influence of the 100-year blizzard that happened about the same time. Snow shut down DC for a few critical days that ended up compounding the political events (and the blizzard influenced the Lewinsky events too, if I recall). Second thing I recall is there was a once-in-a-lifetime Vermeer show at the national gallery, that had gotten a lot of praise beyond the usual art-world chatter, and had lines around the block for weeks. That got canceled early when the Smithsonian had to shut down. Though it was the least bread-and-butter impact, I recall it meaning a lot symbolically. Classes DC schoolkids were getting to see the paintings, Gingrich denying them that, etc.marcnoreply@blogger.com