tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342329521462801973.post6963732945638878932..comments2013-07-18T06:41:47.646-07:00Comments on Mike Simanoff Memorial Blog: Sunday's NYC Memorial: How Was It?benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505948804688607747noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342329521462801973.post-82376709536530950632006-08-29T07:15:00.000-07:002006-08-29T07:15:00.000-07:00An interesting note - across from Spuyten Duyvil i...An interesting note - across from Spuyten Duyvil is the 'City Reliquary,' a storefront museum styled after the Peale/Barnum museum, which I think Mike would have really liked. Mike was one of the biggest NYC history buffs I ever met. It seemed appropriate somehow. I bought a bar of soap shaped like the Empire State Building. I think Mike would've like that too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342329521462801973.post-39974594521855703772006-08-29T06:34:00.000-07:002006-08-29T06:34:00.000-07:00It was a nice gathering of folks from Pratt and NY...It was a nice gathering of folks from Pratt and NYPL who knew and loved Mike. The miserable weather was suitably gloomy for the occasion, but many comical stories were exchanged as we reminisced about the good times we all had with our friend Mike, whom we miss dearly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342329521462801973.post-56560778803015699312006-08-28T07:48:00.000-07:002006-08-28T07:48:00.000-07:00Hello - I was there yesterday. I had never been to...Hello - I was there yesterday. I had never been to Spuyten Duyvil before but I was told that Mike used to like it alot and I could see why - their menu was full of obscure and hard to find beers. When we gathered around a large wooden table in the back I joked that we should all be drinking mead, and sure enough mead was actually on the menu. I was really glad I attended because most of us I think had largely lost touch with Mike after he moved out of New York, and when we heard the sad news it seemed (to me anyway) that there was really no place to center or focus our sorrow(that's why this blog has been so useful). Meeting up with people I hadn't seen in a while and just talking about what happened was comforting. And hearing funny stories about Pratt, where Mike got his masters degree, never gets tiring. Credit goes to Kristine (Trixie) for organizing everything. I was happy to raise my glass to Mike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com