TIE ONE ONpart 2

Alex Gildzen

ungovernable press2010

12.Yellow tielabels show this to be “A Happy Tie” purchasd at Higbee’s. I remember wearing it to Easter dinner with my parents in Elyria. last worn on Mardi Gras 2009.sent to Geof Huth

13.Another International Malethis one is brown with small dots & a label: “100% wool / made in USA.” worn while showing Mary Frank & Gwen Fabricant their exhibition at Kent State University in 1983 & on a trip to Austria & Hungary in 1985. last worn to Roger Shimomura’s opening at Eight Modern (mar 2009).sent to Mark Jamison

(with Robert Mayer’s 1988 portrait of the poet)

14. Brown cotton tiewith a label from Bancroft of New York this tie was frequently part of my office ensemble. last worn to Bill Rose’s screening/discussion of “This Dust of Words” at Santa Fe Film Center (mar 2009).sent to Kevin Killian

15.Halle’s purple tieI confuse this with a lighter purple tie. in photographs they often look alike. last worn to Easter brunch at Guadalupe Café with Rita Wood (apr 2009).sent to Richard Lopez

16.Rust tieI think Mother got this antique at a garage sale. last worn to plant moonflower seeds on Earth Day 2009.sent to Montgomery Maxton

17.Countess Mara tiethis was a gift but from whom? in addition to the designer’s label there’s one from Stewart’s: The Man’s Shop. but I don’t recognize that store. last worn to dinner on my 66th birthday.sent to Thomas Meyer

18.Ron Chereskin tiea purple wool tie which was an office favorite back in my library days. last worn during a day trip to Las Vegas NM with Darryl Grimm & Gary Sielaff (apr 2009).sent to Todd Moore

19.Oscar de la Renta tiea tan tie that I wore in London in 1989. last worn on first ride on Sandia Peak Tram (may 2009).sent to Andrew Oleksiuk

20.Taylor tiethis brown & blue wool number was another office favorite. last worn at “tres versing the panda” (saturday):J. Palen HouseWest Side MarketLorain-Carnegie BridgeDaniel’s WayArtefinoBree’s b-b-qThe Lit

sent to Ken Parks

21.Blue & gray stripe tie

no label on this one but it has some hidden stitching which may read “Lena” or “Lana.” last worn at “tres versing the panda” (sunday):

J. Palen HouseWest Side Market CaféCoventry Village LibraryFlying Fish

sent to Ron Silliman

no photo sent.

22.Visions tieblack & white. half cotton & half polyester. last worn at Phil Andrews’ 46th

birthday dinner at Rio Chama.

sent to Tony Trigilio

23.Brittsport tiethis Brittania tie was made in the UK from 100% cotton. it’s primarily blue. lastworn as a belt to ribbon-cutting ceremony for New Mexico History Museum on Memorial Day weekend 2009.sent to Henry Van Dyke

24.Navy tie with yellow flowersif lack of memory can approach the poignancy of remembering then this old tie is a winner. last worn on opening nite of 2009 Palm Springs Film Noir Festival in presence of Barbara Rush & Patty McCormack Marsha Hunt & Lynne Carter.

sent to Jean-Claude van Itallie

25.Britches tieI think I purchasd this tie in Georgetown in 1973 while a houseguest of Tom Shales. & I think it’s the tie in the Monogram photo with James Robert Parish. last worn on closing day of the noir festival in presence of Sherry Jackson & Ron Oliver.

sent to Mark Young

“Magritte tie” (Photo by Lauren Young)