Vivian Maier Photographs

We watched an interesting film today on Vivian Maier. She was a lifelong nanny who died a recluse and left behind an estimated 150,000 street photographs. They are now being sold and displayed in art galleries throughout the world. A large portion are black and white photographs of ordinary people in ordinary situations.

Each person who employed her nanny services or local merchants each described her differently. She had different accents and even went by different various names at times. It was a most interesting story.

I also watched a documentary on boxer Jack Johnson who was a heavyweight champion more than 100 years ago. His 1910 championship bout was captured on film in Reno, Nevada which had a population of 15,000 at the time yet more than 20,000 people were present for the fight.

Last night was the fundraiser in Jackson which was an excellent time. Michelle did well in poker but none of our group won a raffle prize once again. It's starting to smell like a conspiracy but I'm sure we'll give it another shot again next year.

Legendary North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith passed away. His legacy speaks for itself. Always a class act and he will be missed!

Later

With John At The Casino

Book Browsing

Steve And Holly

Holly And Michelle

Angela And John

With Krissy In Jackson