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JUST RECENTLY I walked across Congress Street to the popular new Greenleaf Green Salad Bar and met Larry Greene, the owner. He waspolishingupthefixturesofhis unusual new business on thecornerof ForestandCongress,formersiteofa MaineNationalBankbranchand,before that,thePortlandNationalBank.
Immediately engaging, Greene, 30ishandafirst-yearlawstudentatthe Maine School of Law, gave me a late Sundayeveningtourofhisnewestab¬ lishmentandaninjectionofoptimism.
“Ihavealeasewithanoptiontobuy thebuildinginsixmonthsfor$275,000 fromthepresentowner,LeeBuzzell, who also owns the Pagoda building,” saysGreene.“We’recateringtoanyone who’s really health conscious, and that’s about everybody now. We’re watching our hearts, watching our lungs, watching our skin, getting a goodnight’ssleep,"hesays.
“We’re offering yogurt and pita bread with every meal. There are 22 vegetablesindifferentmixtures,as well as Chinese and Korean dump¬ lings,marinatedvegetables,twosoups perday,andsteamedvegetables.”The formerbankisspangledwith“22fruits, frompineapplestomangostokiwi.”
Delightingonlookers,he’sdecided notto‘unbank’theinteriorsurround¬ ings.Instead,he’susingtheteller stalls,frostedglassmanagercubicles, deposit kiosks, and mammoth bank
vaultasadefactodesigntheme,with success,itseems.
“Let’scallit‘present-userefurbish¬ ment,’saysGreeneoftherecession¬ smart veggiebank concept. He comes here via Boston University and the Wharton School of Economics at the UniversityofPennsylvania,wherehe earnedhismaster’sdegree.
“Itwouldtake$20,000justtogetthis vaultoutofhere,"hesays,motioning totheoldDieboldanti-dynamitevault door,“butthenI’dbegettingridofmy soda room!"
Someoftheoldsafetydepositboxes are now converted into bright green napkinholders.
“The deposit pens chained to this standstillfunction,andIcanseemy clients writing notes and poems to theirloverswiththem,"hesays.
It’slikeRussiaaftertheBolshevik Revolution—with abandoned Czarist officesallovertownnowthemodest homeforsimplefoods,flowers.
CleaningouttheoldMaineNational spaces, he found one lone dime from the boom times of 1985, and many empty money containers.
Hediceduptheidea“Oh,yearsago. IranasaladbarinPhiladelphiabefore workingintheU.S.CommerceDepart¬ ment."Beyondthis,hisdreamisown¬ ing“thePorteousBuilding.Istillwant thatbuilding."He'stestifiedbefore City Council about using the vacant Porteousspacesasafive-floorlegal servicesandretailcenterthatwould includealawlibrary,legalvideocon¬ ferencing,retailspaces,aconfirmed tenant named Data Tech Software, conferencerooms,witnessprepspaces— inshort,ajurisprudencesupermarket forthe5,000lawyerswhooverpopulate theregion.
“Porteousdidn’townthatbuilding— it was owned by a trusteeship com¬ posedof11people.Porteouswaspay-J ing $17,000 a month in rent, so no I wondertheyhadtoleave,”saysLarryJ Greene. “If I can’t get the Porteous I building, I’ll show that my concept g works,inseparatelocationsallalongI Congress Street.” 3
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South Paris Notes
ToTheEditor:
InyourhistoryoftheParisManufac¬ turing Company (December 1990) thereare15yearsmissing:1955-1970. Nineteenfifty-fiveagainfoundParisin financialcrisis,andthecompanywas reorganized with Howard Bernard as CEOandboardchairman.(Infact,the deskusedbyallsubsequentdirectors belonged to the Bernard family and wasrescuedbeforethefire).
Atthetime,thephysicalplantwas badly in need of modernizing and a diversificationthatcouldkeeptheir skilled woodworkers employed yearround. Much money was spent updat¬ ing the plant—installing a sawmilldebarker, implementing a conveyor systemthroughoutthemill,andbuild¬ ingahugenewwarehousetostorethe sledstillshippingtimeforChristmas. Besides thousands of sleds, Paris madefinedormitoryandlibraryfurni¬ turestillinuseatcollegesanduniver¬ sitiesallovertheEastsuchasBowdoin, MIT, UNH, the University of Maine,etc.HotelfurniturefortheSher¬ aton Corporation was an important productaswellaspublicschooldesks andchairs.Itwasaunionstrikethat put the company into the bankruptcy thatprecipitatedtheGladdingbuyout.
HowardBernard’s15yearsarewell rememberedbytheNorway-Parisresi¬ dents as a period of unprecedented growth when an antiquated mill was turnedintoacompetitivemanufactur¬ ingplant.Theywereimportantyears and should not be overlooked in an accuratehistoryofthecompany.
Barbara Bernard Vassalboro
Vision Whatever
ToTheEditor:
Youarerightonthemarkwhenyou satirizethe"VisionWhatever”folks and their urban planning experts (Winterguide1991).Portlandusedto beagoodplacetolive,butthecombi¬
nationofhightaxes,aspeculationdrivenrealestatemarket,andtoogreat ashareofthestate’ssocialproblems havemadeitimpossibleforaplainold middleclassfamilywithaplainold familybusinesstoplanafuturehere.I hopeyoursalvoatoneofthecausesof theseproblems(i.e.,thoseassorted “visionaries”)willgiveyourreaders pauseforthought.Ifthisisanindicator ofyourlineofthinking,welcometothe fight!
DanielB.Eddy Portland
Radical Success
ToTheEditor:
Your issue featuring “Radical Cheap” has already saved me enough money to subscribe. What a great reportingjob.
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More On Radical Cheap
ToTheEditor:
I have just finished reading your latestcopyofPortlandMonthlyMaga¬ zine.Icannotbegintotellyouandyour marvelous staff how great I thought yourmagazineis.
Afterspending30yearsinNewYork City,itwassorefreshingtoseeyour wonderfulmagazine.Itwasnicetosee thatsuchaprofessionalmagazinewas producedhereinPortland.
Looking forward to many more issues.Iremain,
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VanishingMaine
ToTheEditor:
I am enjoying my subscription to
PortlandMonthlyMagazine.IfIlived nearerthebigcityIwouldsurelytake advantageofthewonderfulbargainsin your “Radical Cheap” issue (Winter¬ guide1991)—especiallytherestaurants.
As for “Vanishing Maine” (February/March 1991), perhaps it has not vanishedquitesofastfurtherdown¬ east,whichisoneofthereasonsIlive here.
Iamdoingsomequitedifferentwork paintingthesedays.Therewillbean openingoftheolderworkatGleasons’ (Gleason Gallery of Fine Arts) in Boothbay in May. Hope to see you there.
EmilyL.Muir MuirStudios Stonington
500 Points
ToTheEditor:
Loved“500PointsofLight”(Winter¬ guide 1991). It says so much. Also enjoyed last year’s "Unsung Maine Heroes of World War 11” issue (Win¬ terguide1990).Theentireperiodicalis super.Keepupthegoodwork.
Ruth Lord Portland
Theaters Uncovered
ToTheEditor:
We very much enjoyed the article, "TheLastPictureShows,”byElizabeth Peavey in the February/March 1991 issue and to see how materials from our photograph collection supported thehistoricalcontentofthestory.
ElizabethJ.Miller Portland
We gratefully acknowledge the fine theaterandearlystreetfrontphoto¬ graphsprovidedbytheMaineHistori¬ calSociety(pp.20-25,Feb./March'91) and,asalways,appreciateyourindex¬ ingourhistoricalstoriesintheMaine HistoricalSocietyQuarterly—Ed.
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The 1991 Edition ofArtAtAuctionIn Americalists2Maineartauctiongal¬ leriesinits“comprehensive,up-todate annual art price guide to over 5,000artistsand20,000worksofart sold at America’s major auction housesfromAugust1989-August1990."
It’s pretty heady company for the Mainefirmswhenyourealizeonly21 galleries made the grade nationwide, andthefirsttwodon’tcount(Sothe¬ by’s,Christie’s).Thealphabeticallist¬ ingbyartistletsyoutrackauction paintingsandpricesbyyourfavorite artists: Under William Wallace Gil¬ christ,Jr.,forexample,youfindjust one major gallery nationwide—Barridoff—auctioning works by the rising AmericanImpressionistduringthelast 2years.KREXPRESS/$27.95softbound.
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•'orriIl’sAuctionHall,locatedoppositeExit11 of the Maine Turnpike in Gray, resembles a small civilaircrafthangarsunk10feetbelowroadlevel 100yardstotheleftoftheGrayTollBooth,downon a sand flat surrounded by the bushes of pre¬ industrialGray.It’sthekindoffacilitylargeenough to service two or three Cessnas or Cherokee planes, say,buttonightit’sfilledwith183peopleasGeorge Morrill,Auctioneer,preparesfora6p.m.takeofffly¬ ingoverabeautifulnightofVictoriana.
Nearly 200 people doing anything together in Gray is something of a spectacle when you consider it, but Gray, with its proximity to the world-renowned Shaker Village, may be burgeoning toward a certain future as a state auction center—just two miles awayisnewlyconstructedCyr’sAuctionHall,fin¬ ishedin1990andoffitselftoaroaringstart.
“I didn’t know any new construction was com¬ pleted in 1990!” marvels one antique dealer, speak¬ ingofCyr’s.
HereatMorrill’snearly100peoplearemilling around during the auction preview, moving, picking thingsup,scoffing,talking.Insidethehallit’swarm, with real wood paneling thrown up on three sides to giveitafamiliar,1940slook.Themetalfolding chairs have wooden backs and a comfortable, banged-up appearance, and the auction interior also sportsatrue-to-lifecanteen,withspinningstools and good, old-fashioned food that becomes, during the evening, an inexpensive dinner for many auctio¬ neers. Served tonight are hamburgers and cheese¬ burgersintheWhiteCastletraditionfor$1.30and $1.50each,BLT’sfor$1.75,hotdogsfor$1,tunafor $1.75,meatloaffor$2,andbakedturkeysand¬ wichesfor$2.25.
ThisisdefinitelyaGrayauctionandnotanauc¬ tion at F.O. Bailey’s in Portland—everyone here’s dressed more for a hockey game than what you’d imagine as auction dress, with many dealers pres¬ ent,atleastfiverecognizableareaauctioneersin attendance, including bearded Joe McMorrow; gangly,friendlyAlanMartin,whoworkstheflea markets,buysfordealers,andactsasarunnerfor Morrill;wavesofnoiseandlaughter,andthespitof sand and grit that makes happy, abrasive sounds on thecementfloor.
Yeah,Ilikethisauctionhall.
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1seeamanshufflingaroundinhissixtiesduringpre¬ view examining a hideously Victorian “Paris” seltzer bot¬ tlewithalookofsuspiciononhisface.It’stwofeethigh, made of two orbs of blown glass and Victorian accoutre¬ ments,coveredwith,ofallthings,afishnetpattern.Inhis arms he carries a live dachshund on a leash. “Name's Muffin,"hesaysofthedog.“Shecomeshereallthetime. An auction hound!"
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Theclockisflyingtoward6p.m.asthepacepicksup, with everybody taking a last look at the items consigned. Other people are in clumps in the corner, talking with each other in the rumor of voices everywhere, and not necessarilyaboutauctions:“1tooktwoofthosepills.I feltlikeamillionbucks.”
“She's been whining ever since she came in here.”
“’Moved out eight months ago. bought a house. It’s hard."
“No.No,don’tkillit.Ifhedoes1betheneversays nuthin’.”
“Let’sfaceit,life’sfunny,"saysadeepvoicefroma man who looks like a Maxfield Parrish giant. And then, “Huh, huh, huh."
There are boxes of daguerreotypes, a beautiful Victor¬ ianloveseat,aperfectlyfinished42-inchoakS-rolltop desk, a pack of Mount Washington-Hiesey-Ruby tooth¬ picks,swirl-frostedruby-cutglassware,mountainsofVic¬ toriandressersandwardrobesovertotheleftofthe
audience; trunks filled with “oceans of silk dressesand scarves.”
Ascowlingthirteen-inchVictoriandollinablue dresslookslikeitwillbringinabout$25;a50-pieceset ofSirChristophersilversterlingflatwarebyWallace couldbringinquiteabitmore.
There are loving cups and a decomposing, eyeless two-foot carp mounted on a wooden board with half of itsscalesfallenoff.
Darkhaired,six-footthreeinchGeorgeMorrill,49,gets things underway at high speed. Like a quarterback in a huddle, he quickly reiterates the terms that include a buyer’s premium of 10 percent (if you bid $100 for an objectyoupay$115attheendoftheauctiontocoverthe buyer’s premium and Maine state sales tax), and very reaso¬ nable arrangements for picking up your purchase (they canholditforyouforseveraldays,ifnecessary).
He’sapro,withasolidauctionchant:
“Allright,payattention.Spooncarved.Ifyou'relook¬ ingforaVictorianchest,looknofurther...”
“Lookatthatbeautifulrubinarightthereandgetit underway...”
“Thesearegettinghardtocomeby.Thingsarestart¬ ingtopop...”
“Somebodygivejust$60forthispicklecaster,$70ifyou’d like it, now $80, now $90, now $100, now $110..."
Theitemsflyby.It’sanantiphonalchantashe addressesfirstoneside,thentheotheroftheaudience, the sightings of new bids reinforced by the loud barks of a bearded assistant in a gray geometric sweater who stands beside him, the bearded assistant himself a creditable auctioneer. Auctioneer Colleen Donovan is recording the bids tonight, placidly taking down prices and lot numbers on a long white table while Morrill works himself into a steam, encircled by more runners and barkers:
“What’s your pleasure on the wicker table? How about overinleftfield?Let’sstartitoffat$300.No?Howabout $50? Porcupine!” he shouts delightedly as everyone in the audiencebidsatonce,theairbristlingwithupheld bidding cards. “Now $60, now $70, now $80, now $90, now $100...Fairinandfairwarningat$130...Sold!”heslapshis hands together. He is illuminated by two long banks of fluorescent light bulbs, each 100 feet long, suspended belowutilitytrays,withtheaudiencewatchinghimlike carsatadrive-inmovie.
“Getagriponyourself,willya?”saysMorrill,fully warmed up. “Somebody buy that guy a cup of tea!” Newcomers in the audience gasp as he takes a very large porcelain Victorian vase with a hand painted rose pattern andhurlsitsevenfeetintotheair.Hedoesitagain, flippingitendoverend,aMorrilltrademark,andthen catchesiteasily,laughing,“Werehearsethatday
“Theinterestofour communitiesismy firstpriority.”
AtworkreviewingstrategiesforthecontinuedgrowthanddevelopmentofCoastalBankareAnneF.Craigs, SeniorVicePresident-RetailBankingandMikeYandell,PresidentandChiefOperatingOfficer.
“Supportingtheeconomyofourregionisof utmostimportancetoCoastalBankandtome,as president.Afterall,I’vebeenpersonally involvedintherevitalizationofthePortland areaforthepasttwodecades.”
AspresidentofCoastalBank,MikeYandell takesahands-onapproachtocommunity involvement.Asafamilymanandresident ofGreaterPortlandforthepast19years, Mikebelievescommunityservicetobe morethanjustgoodbusiness.You’llfind himinthespotlightaspresidentofthe BoardofTrusteesoftheprestigious PortlandStageCompanyorvolunteering
histimeforUnitedWay,Sweetser’sChildren’s Home,andmanyotherorganizationsthathelpour neighborseveryday.
Mike’spersonalandongoingcommitment totheregionisonereflectionoftheCoastalBank styleofmanagement.We’reinitfortheduration, activelyreinvesting100%ofourloan portfoliointhehealthofsouthern Maine’seconomy.Ourcapitaland reservesarepresentlywellinexcessof regulatoryrequirements.Andthat, coupledwiththeBank’s133-year historymeanspeaceofmindforour depositors.
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Wayatthebackoftheaudience,20 feet from an old World War 11 phone booth uprooted and placed inside the auctionhall,isasmallmaninablue cableknitsweateranddungarees.He’s quiet;withhismustachehelookslike a baker unaccustomed to the evening hours, but he’s buying more than anybodyelsetonight,forhundredsof dollars at a time, holding up card number146andthenwritinghispur¬ chasesdownonthebackofhiscard.
Iwalkuptohimwhiletheaudience rageson,atorrentofspring.“You’rea dealer?”
“Yes.”
“You’vebeenbiddingallnight.Why aren’tyousittingupfront?”
“I’m a roamer," he confesses. “I can’tsit!1can’tsit!I’madealer.Iliketo roam. I don’t want to bother anybody whenIgetupandlookatthings.”Ilook around. Maybe 30 people are sitting intentionallyintheback.Hesmiles shyly.“Ican’tsit!”heconcludes.Ashe gets up in a cloud of pipe smoke to makeanotherlowpassonthetablesI realizeMorrillisauctioningthedollI didn’tlikeduringpreview.
“Thisisanearlydoll,see,itdoesn’t breakatthewrist,”saysMorrillknow¬ ledgeably,holdingthedollupintothe airlikehisbestcat.Thenhebreaks down and laughs, “I made that up! Coins,dolls,stamps,baseballcards...I justdrawablank.Allleandoissellit.” Andsellithedoes,workingthecrowd toastonishmentasthebiddingjumps overalullat$50andacceleratesupto “$600,freshblood,$625,Ihavejust (just!)$650forthisveryraredoll. Anyoneelse?”Itsellsfor$675. Awomanbesideme,whohasbrought athermosofcoffee,says,'Tvebeen coming here for 21 years. He sold a dollforover$20,000hereonce.”
Other Morrill strengths include furniture,fromFederalto20thcentury, orientalcarpets,andbaskets,which he’scollectedsincechildhood.Imade thatup!
“’Tiques!”heexults.“Ilove’em. Whatdoesthatlooklike?”Heholdsup an embarrassingly small trout on a board,lessthan9incheslong,painted green and red and grinning in the sharpfluorescentlight.“Probablya
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“NewHampshiretrout!ImeanIdon'twanttotakecreditfor somethinglikethat!”
Buthedoessellit,ashedoessomeOldOrchard toothpicks, 1905; snowshoes; a print commemorating Harvey Cushing and Neurosurgery; and a box of Old Crow whiskey filledwithrolled-upwatercolorsofconsiderablevirtue.
“Lookatthisonewiththeheartinit,”hesaysofthe Victoriandeskheldupintheairbesidehim.“That’scoming aroundquick,isn’tit...Valentine’sDay?"Themid-March crowdlaughsappreciatively.Thenheshouts,“Paul,Paul, helpmewiththisone!”Wheneverthebidshavestalledhe’s lookedtowardthedoorandshouted,“Paul! Areyoulookingatthis?Launchoninhere!
Where’s Paul? What? He went and got an absenteebidjusttogotothemen’sroom? He’soverthere?Yes!$375,now$400...”And Paulinvariablydoescomeinwithahigher bid.
Istartworkingthroughthecrowdsoftly,in searchofthismysterious“Paul”who’sso helpfultotheauctioneer.
Theskepticalsideofmejustwantstomake surePaulisn’tachandelier.
Buthe’sreal,wearingabrightredshirtandstandingwith theregularsoverbythedoorbesidethetwogiantFranklin brothers, Dave and Mike from Mechanic Falls, who show antiquesinNorthCarolinaandAtlanta,hugeguysdressed likeZZToproadiesandbothwearingblackSturgisHarleyDavidsontee-shirts.
Theydresslikebikersandtheycanquoteyouchapterand verseon19thcenturyexportchina,Chippendaleand Sheratonfurniture,antiquesportinggoods.
PaulisPaulArsenault,whobuysfurnitureinbulk—oak and walnut, pine and mahogany—and sells it weekly in Canada.“Butwhat’syourspecialty?”Iaskagain.
"Dollarbills,”venturesafriendbesidehim.
Thesterlingsilversetsellsforover$500.Ilookacrossthe roomatthepeoplewhopaid$675forthedoll.Theyhave thedoll’sclothesoff,areexaminingthenudeporcelainon theirlaps.Later,thedolliswrappedinamaroonscarf20 timesaround,mummified.“I’dprotectit,too...”Ihear someone say nearby.
SethBernerisanothercharacterwhosurfacesatmany regionalauctions,fromRichardW.Oliver,whichrulesthe southofthestate,toCyr’stoMorrill’stoRonRiendeau’sat the Bowdoin Grange every other week.
“Whatdoyoudowhenyou’renotatauctions?”
“I’malawyerfortheMaineCivilLibertiesUnion,”hesays. “I’malsoanactor.”
“1thinkI’veseenyouinaTVcommercial—”
"IwasintheMaineStateTaxAmnestycommerciallast year,”Bernernods.TheBrackettStreet,Portlandresident bears a strong resemblance to Woody Allen and also appearsasoneoftheMysteryCafeplayersattheBaker’s TableonForeStreetinPortland.
“Youwereheresixweeksagowhenafightbrokeoutin thishallduringanauction,weren’tyou?”
“I’vebeengoingtoauctionsthreetimesaweekforthe lastyear,”hesays.“I’vegotafleamarkettableattheExpoin Portland,”saysthebookdealer.“BestthingIsuppose1ever gotwasagorgeousPalmerCoxchildren’sbook,circa1896. ItwashiddeninabooklotIbought.He'sbestknownforhis illustrationsofBrownies.”
“Itwasunusual.OnlytimeI’veeverseenafightinan auction,”saysBerner.“AsIunderstand,itwasadealerwho was new here and he wouldn’t close the door when he was asked to. Then he opened his mouth.”
“ItwasaMassachusetts dealer” says a young man I’m talkingwithlaterintheauction.“Heboughtalotofstuffand wasgoinginandoutofthehallwithit—itwascold,andhe keptleavingthedooropen.Isaid,‘Wouldyouclosethe door,please?Ihaveafour-month-oldbabyhere.’Hesaid, ‘Wouldyouliketoshowmehow?’andIsaid OK.Thenhetookaswingatme.”
Peopleattheauction,myselfincluded, didn’tknowwhattheheckwasgoingon. There were swings and sprawls as the gentleman from Massachusetts and the young manfellover,saloonstyle,knockingdown someantiquefurniturewaitingtobetaken outside.ThedealerfromMassachusettswore agreenwindbreakerandtheexpressionofa rhinocerosforthenexthalfhourwhilehe loadeduphisthings,andonce,thefight rekindledbeforebeingquelledbyonlookers.
Easygoing,well-dressedMorrill,visiblysurprisedforthe firsttimethisyear,orderedthemoutofthehall.Itwas completelyunlikethegentle,friendlyatmosphere characteristicofaMorrillauctionandisquiteunlikelyto happen again.
Morethingsgoupforbidding:LaModeIllustred,aprint bytheBureauxduJournal56RueJacobParis.Truly:ablack andwhiteprintofthreenunsinasmallboat,fishing.Finally: amaudlinstilllifebyJ.Ellion,’04.
Amongtheaffiliatoryshirtsandbaseballcapswornatthis auction:GrayOilCo.,Inc.;BostonUniversity;Showboat, AtlanticCity;Sam’sHarborLunch;KeeleyCraneService (matchinghis&hersredjacketswithgoldlettering);ablue Peugeothat;acamelfedora;abrownSiberianbearskinhat (Berner’s);White’sAntiquesandUsedFurniture,Mechanic Falls;andothers.
Ilookacrosstheauctionandseethedachshundowner, No.82,buyaminiaturejukeboxamidwavesof commentary.Morrillissaying,“Arthur!Launchbackinhere. Somebodyintherightfieldcomeinhere.”Heslapshis hands,looksattherolltopdesk.“Awonderfulbuyat... $375,”andofcourseitis.
Emergingfromthedoor,thenoise,light,heat,and personalitysnapofflikealightswitch.Fumblingamongthe vansandtrucksforourcar,we’replungedimmediatelyinto thesweetdarknessofagentlerain,awareagainthatwe’ve drivenouttoadestinationattractioninGray,Maine.Wepull ontotheroadandheadforGray’slonelytollboothbythe MobilStation.
Lookingbacktowardtheglen,weseethesilenttrees,the blackshapesofcars,theauctionhangardisappearinginto thevagueoutlineofsomewherewewenttolastweek, standingmidstreaminarivercuriouswithfurniture,noise, people.
—Colin
Sargent
OnAuctions,Auctioneers &Answers
ByEleanorBurnley
/Iisforauctions,auctioneers, answers, antics, and this article.Yousee,wehadthis brilliantidea—toaskidentical questions to a group of Maine auctioneers&getafixonthis cagey,colorfulsetof personalities using 10 comparable lines of position. Soaringevenfurtherintofair play, these auctioneers cover everyfacetoftheauctiontrade fromantiquestorealestateto foreclosures. The answers by this diverse group to question 10: “Your most exciting or embarrassing moment during an auction” often provided the strongest anecdotes, but considerforyourselfthe following directory of cameos ofatleastafewofthese interestingfolks.Included below are the 10 elementary questions for your information, as well as a sketch on Colleen Donovan, one of Maine’s newest and' youngest auctioneers.—E.B.
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AUCTIONEER CAMEO
McInnis Auction Co.
456 Exeter Road Hampton Falls New Hampshire 03844 (603) 778-8989
Antiques,Auctions,RealEstate
10% Buyer's Fee? Yes. Seller’s Fee? Varieswithvalueof objectconsigned.
Accepts Telephone Bids? Yes. Most Interesting Item Sold? A JohnSingerSargentpainting. Best Bargain Now? RealEstate. Recent Example? Justsoldgroup ofcondosforthetidysumof$4mil¬ lion(seebelow)
AuctionInsight:
Handsdown,Paulsayshisbestauc¬ tionhastobehisfour-dayauctionof theWentworthHotelinNewcastle, New Hampshire. ‘There was so very' muchearlyhistory,andmanyworldrenowned names had stopped there; regular Boston Brahmins were repeat summervisitors,andonandon.The fineoldVictorianfurniturewasa multi-dayauction;thechina,glass¬
Auctions
ware,etc.,another.”Hesays,“Itwas excitingtositduringtheauctionand hearagrandmothersaying,while biddingonsomeglasses,thatshe remembered using them long ago at ;theWentworthduringaspecialocca¬ sion.Shefinishedwithalovely phrasetoadashinggranddaughterin hertwentiesatherside,‘Here,I bought them for you.’” ■
AUCTIONEER CAMEO
Blair'sAuctionAgency P. O Box 308 Post Road Wells, Mame 04090 (207) 646-7475
Auctions
10% Buyer’s Fee? Yes. Seller’s Fee? Depends upon item forauction.
Accepts Telephone Bids? Yes, indeed.
Announces reserve? Noreserves. Most expensive item? Real estate,whenheauctionsit. Most Interesting Item Sold? Bob Blairnotesthatherecentlyhadan atticliterallyfullofbooks(alongwith afullhouseoffurnituretoauction). Findingitimpossibletocheckevery book,heandhisassistantsriggedup
planksandslidthewholelotoutan upperwindow,rightintohistruck. Nextdayatauctionhesoldallasone lot...butbidskeptgoingup.Nextday hefoundouttherehadbeenavery valuablehistoricbookinthelot,a rareearlyhistoryoftheTownofStraf¬ ford,NewHampshire.Liveandlearn.
AuctionInsight:
BobBlairwasinthemiddleofan auctioninhisauctionhallinWells whenayoungladyentered,entirely enclosedinballoons,cameupthe centeraisleanduptoBlairandmic¬ rophoneandsaid,“HappyBirthday.” Then the whole audience kicked in withthesong.Mr.B.learneditwasa surprisefromhiswifeandson—quite asurprise.Blairsays,“We’llauction anythingfromacymbaltoanaircraft carrier.”
AUCTIONEER CAMEO
Young Fine Arts Gallery P O Box 3I3
North Berwick, Mame 03906 (207) 676-3I04
Auctions,Paintings,Prints
10% Buyer’s Fee? Yes.
Seller’s Fee? 10%unlessawhite elephant.
Accepts Telephone Bids? Yes. Announces reserve? Yes,but they have been worked out with ownerofarticlebeforetheauction— somefolksarealwayssurethey’re puttinguptheMonaLisaforsale. Most Interesting Item Sold? A WilliamT.Richardpainting(see below).
Best Bargain? George M. Young, Jr.,Ph.D.,aformerDartmouthprofes¬ sor,saysthere’sabargainatevery auction.
AuctionInsight:
AuRevoir...GoodBye...Ciao...Young’s most embarrassing event also involvedtheWilliamT.Richardpaint-
ing.He’dputupthefamedartwork firstonhisagendafortheauction. Immediatelyuponthefinalbidof $42,000,Youngthankedthecrowdfor coming and announced the date of hisnextauction,completelyforget¬ tingthe250paintings,prints,and drawingsstilltobeauctioned.Coup De Grace there! H
AUCTIONEER CAMEO
F.O.Bailey
141MiddleStreet
Portland, Mame 04101 (207) 774-1479
Antiques, Household Goods, Auctions
10% Buyer’s Fee? Yes. Seller’s Fee? 5% to 30% depending onarticletobesold.
Accepts Telephone Bids? Yes, onalimited-usestatus.
Announces reserve? Yes,but theytrytoberealisticaboutreserves.
Most Interesting Item Sold?Joy saysthathermostinterestingarticle everauctionedwasprobablythe JohnBrewsterpaintingofMr.Bourne.
The most expensive antique was the Roosterweathervane,andJoynoted thatshehatedtoseeitleaveMaine.
AuctionInsight:
Auctions
“Everydayisexciting,andIcan’twait forthemysteryofthenextitemcom¬ ingthroughthatdoor.Ilovemyjob andalltheantiques.Istarted27years ago,whenIwasfirstfurnishingmy apartment.Somethingwithalovely patinaorshapecaughtmyeye...it wasnottooexpensive,andIpur¬ chased it. Then more and more and perhapsmorechoicepieces...”F.O. Baileyhasalsocomeoutwithafine productlineofwoodworkingpol¬ ishes,availableinmajorareastores. Theestatesalescanoftenbestrong ontop-qualityformalandcountry periodfurniture,exportchina,and Portland Glass. ■
Announces Reserve? TheSuther¬ landsdonothavereservebids. Most Interesting Item Sold? This husband and wife team conducts anotherfacetofauctions—theyauc¬ tionregularlyunclaimedstorage units.Realsurprisesinthis.
AuctionInsight:
Themostinterestingitemeveraucti¬ onedwasanantiquetallclock. ’Seemsthecallcameinfroma limousine,andthebidwontheclock. Mrs.Sutherlandsaidthecalleradded, “AndpleaseshiptotheDutch Embassy.”Theclockisalsotheir mostexpensivepurchaseprice,at
AUCTIONEER CAMEO
Auctions By Sutherland Northern Lights Auction Hall Route 9 North Yarmouth, Mame (207) 829-3063
Antiques Auctions
10% Buyer’s Fee? Yes. Seller’s Fee? 10%to15%,depend¬ ingonitem.
Accepts Telephone Bids? Rarely.
AUCTIONEER CAMEO R.U/- 0^
Richard W Oliver Gallery Plaza One U S Route I Kennebunk, Mame 04043 (207) 985-3600
Antiques,FineArts&RealEstate Auctions
10% Buyer’s Fee? Yes. Seller’s Fee? Usually10%,butit
AUCTION COMPANY
Route 100, North Gray Maine
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Allsaleswilltakeplaceinour beautifulandcomfortablenewauction facilityunlessotherwisenoted.
Wearealwaysinterestedinitemsfor consignmentorsale;1itemorentire estates.
Don’tMissourApril24th"CabinFever Auction”featuringArchitectural,Garden &RusticFurnishings.
dependsontheworthoftheitemup forauction.
Accepts Telephone Bids? Defi¬ nitely.Thereare13linescominginto theGalleryforauctions,andtheyget heavyuseduringtheauctions,from internationalbuyers.
Announces reserve? Noreserve asarule.
Most Interesting Item Sold?Atall clockthatestablishedaworldrecord forclocksat$400,000.Ithadbeenin a home when the Boston Tea Party wasplannedatthatlocation.Another example:inamaritimeantiquesauc¬ tion,Oliver’shadanauthenticated WhiteStarLinebenchthatwasorigi¬ nallyontheTitanicandremovedjust beforeshesailedinApril,1912.Ithad beenprizedformanyyearsinthe officeofCunardInternational.
AuctionInsight:
Remember the story on CBS’ 60 Min¬ utesconcerning“TheBibleSpeaks: Church,School,Establishment”?A young woman had given $14 million ofherinheritancetoareligiousinsti¬ tution,thenlearnedthatshehad beenhoodwinkedintoit.Sheinturn suedtogethermoneyback.Well, RichardW.Oliverhandledthatbitof realestateatauctionandworkedout $4millionforherforahappyending. Intopformasthisprofileisbeing written,Oliver’shasestablishedmany firstsintheauctionworldandbroken manyaworldrecordforbidson antiques. ■
AUCTIONEER CAMEO
Morrill'sAuctions W. Gray Road Gray, Maine 04039 (207) 657-3610
EstateAuctions,Appraisers
10% Buyer’s Fee? Yes.
Seller’s Fee? Usually10%,butit dependsontheworthoftheitemup forauction.
Accepts Telephone Bids? Yes.
Announces reserve? Yes,butasa rulehedoesnothavereservesonhis auctionarticles.
Most Interesting Item Sold? A Pennsylvania18thcenturyopencup¬ board,whichbidoutat$42,000.He hassoldmanyfineoilportraitsover theyearsatbargainpricesforthe buyers.
AuctionInsight:
’SeemsGeorgeMorrillwasputtinga niceOrientalrugupforbid.The owner of the rug had informed him shewasreallyinneedofmoney,thus thesale.Hehadtoldherhewashop¬ ingfor$1,500,butaniftyturnof eventsatauctionbroughtthatbidin for $15,000—no need to guess who that lady’s hero is.
AUCTIONEER CAMEO
Johnson & Johnson, Auctioneers
US Route I Wells, Maine 04090
(207) 985-3754
Antiques, Household Goods, Auctions
10% Buyer’s Fee? Yes. Seller’s Fee? 10%unlessawhite elephant.
Accepts Telephone Bids? Yes.
Auctions
Announces reserve? Yes,but neverhastoomany.
Most Interesting Item Sold?Now here Johnson & Johnson (his wife a well-known doctor) decided the most interestingantiquetheyhadeverauc¬ tionedwastheKennethRobertswrit¬ ingarmchair(weknewhedidn’t writeallofthatstuffhimself!)...grand historythere.
Best Bargain? Asforbargainsat auction,hestatesthattheremayhave beenoneorso(theseauctioneers knowtheirmerchandise,folks).
AuctionInsight:
Bill’smostexcitingmoment...well...it seems this gentleman had been bid¬ dingandbuyingupquiteastormat theauction.Rightinthemiddleof busybidding,WilliamJohnsonsays, “I looked down and thought he had leftthisworld.Hewashavingan attack.” Amid ambulances coming andgoing,Billystillmanagedtokeep theauctiongoing,justlikeinthe GlennMillerStory... You can always countonaninterestingeveningwhen youwalkintoJohnsonHallwithBill presidingandhearhisplayergrand piano welcoming all with Gershwin andBerlintunes.Interestinglarge scalefinds,too,includingthe uprooted old Kennebunk Beach rail¬ waystationandPortland’sonetime Boothby Square fountain. Good des¬ tinationentertainmentwithnocover charge. H
467 Mam Street, Rockland, Mame 04841 (207) 594-4963
Antiques auctions
10% Buyer’s Fee? Yes. Seller’s Fee? Slidingscalefor seller’sfeebecauselessvaluableor salableitemsuseuptimeatsale. Accepts Telephone Bids? Yes, butwitha20%fee.Hereportssome maycallandbidbyphonebutnever pickupSOLDitems...thatisa problem.
Announces reserve? Heisthe onlyauctioneerprofiledherewho sometimes announces a reserve on anitemduringauctionbidding. Most Interesting Item Sold? A paintingbyEdwardWillisRedfield thatshookthehallwithits$58,000 pricetag.
AuctionInsight:
Seems a while back Mr. G. purchased anestate.Atauctionhesoldavery earlyoilpaintingthathenoteswas soblackyoucouldhardlyrecognize figures,furniture,orfaces.Theclean¬ ing process—always VERY slow on old canvas—is beginning to take on thepossibilitythatthispaintingisan originalbyVanDyck,theFlemish master.Brucesays,“Wellnow,itwill beinterestingtofollowthatone!” Keeplisteningforthesoundbiteon theeveningnewsfortheVanDyck found in Rockland, Maine. ■
AUCTIONEER CAMEO
HazaEnterprises (pronounced Huzzdi) P.O Box I370 Saco, Mame 04072 (207) 284-7394
RealEstateAuctions
10% Buyer’s Fee? No.Realestate commissionsapplyperusualreal estatetransactions.
Accepts Telephone Bids? Yes,
TheseareonlyafewoftheachievementsofOliver’s, whereyouarealwaysassuredofsuperbquality.
From Americanato VictorianFurniture...
OrientalRugsto Qlass,ChinaandToys...
AdvertisingMemorabiliato TransportationMemorabilia...
ClassicandAntiqueFishingTackle toWaterfowlDecoys...
FolkArtto.19thand20thCentury EuropeanandAmericanPaintings, DrawingsandPrints...
AntiqueFirearmsto s Qolf Memorabilia... DiscoveryAuctionsandmore, ourworldrecordpricesspeakforthemselves.
Oliver'sisafullserviceauctionhousethatwillassist youwiththeplacementofasingleitemoranentire .collection.
SoifyouarebuyingorsellingcallOliver'sandfind outhowwecanhelpyoumakethecorrejctdecision. Plus,weofferacompleteandauthoritativeappraisal service.AndeveryTuesdayisFREEappraisalday.
PleasecontacttheGalleryforinformationanda scheduleonourupcomingauctions.
RichardW.Oliver,Auctioneer
Wearenowaccepting consignmentsinall pricerangesforall ourupcoming Auctions.
GruebyVase,SOLD,$19,800
phonebidsareacceptedinreal estateorforeclosureauctions,provid¬ ingtheyhaveyourpre-determined deposit.
Most Interesting Item Sold? Pe¬ tersayshe’sauctionedmanyinterest¬ ingitemsintherealestatefield,from hospitalstolobsterpoundstocon¬ dos"bythestreet.”Thereare“bar¬ gainsgalore”inthecurrenteconomy, everywhere,hesays,whilenotingthat hismostexpensivesinglesalewas therecent12-unitcondoprojecthe auctioned,bidoutat$1million.
AuctionInsight:
Soyouthinktheserealestatefore¬ closuresarejustapieceofcake?Per¬ tainingtothecondogroupjust mentioned—first there were prob¬ lemsduringforeclosure,thenhitherto unknown roadblocks cropped up and hadtobeironedoutbyHaza.From startofsaletoclosureittook24 months. Quite a mine field. ■
Auctions
10% Buyer’s Fee? Yes. Seller’s Fee? Also10%;scale slides depending on item and back¬ ground work.
Accepts Telephone Bids? Yes. Announces reserve? Noreserves inaHapMooreauction.
Most Interesting Item
Sold? “Themostinterestingarti¬ clesIeversoldweretheAndrew Wyattletters.”
Best Bargain? For Moore person¬ ally:Moorerecentlysoldapatriotic print, a bit worn—18th century—of George Washington he’d hoped wouldbring$1,500.Itsoldat$4,850. A second surprise happened one timewhen,duringsettingupfora futureauction,hissalesmanager broughtinabatchofboxeswithan assortmentofoddchinaandother miscellany. Upon going through one alreadynumberedasaboxlot, MoorefoundaGrubyvasesitting among the gimcrack...which he happ¬ ilyretrievedandsoldfor$700.
AuctionInsight:
Hap Moore’s finest hour was when theWyattletterssoldatoneofhis auctionsfor$44,000.Thebestpart, hereports,waswatchingthedirector oftheChicagoGalleryandaWyatt familyrepresentativedueloverwho wouldhandlethesellingofthem. They thought Hap Moore wasn’t even in the picture. Hap Moore won. H
AUCTIONEER CAMEO
Keating Auctioneers
U.S.RouteINorth Kennebunk, Maine 04043 (207) 985-2097
Antiques,Auctions,RealEstate
10% Buyer’s Fee? Yes. Seller’s Fee? Depends on item, age,condition.Yes,thereisasliding scale. Example: depending on whetheryouaskKeatingtopickup andauctionyouranvilcollectionon thefifthfloororyourcoincollection onthefirst...that’stheslidingscalein action.
Accepts Telephone Bids? Yes. Announces reserve? Duringauc¬ tionshe’llannounceifthere’sno reserve.
Most Interesting ItemSold?Hotels tobrickwalls,andyes,someone boughtthebrickwall.
Best Bargain? Therolltopdeskhe auctionedfor$20yearsago.
Most Expensive? Realestate.
AuctionInsight:
Ifanyofyoureadershaveeverseen JimKeatinginatanauctioninKen¬ nebunk,Westbrook,alloverthestate, you’reawarehe’sinconstantmotion duringhisauctionchant—awhirling dervish,pullingoutdrawersofa chest behind him, holding up pitchers,etc.Onedayashewas whizzing around to show some furni¬ turehesplithispants.SaysKeating, “Ialwayscarryasparepair—butthat day,none.TherestoftheauctionI facedforwardsandlettheassistants show(andsee)thedovetailinginthe drawers, etc.!” I
ASister’sGift
BY ELIZABETH PEAVEY
Photopreviouspage,fromleft:Deborah,Scotty,andPattiHallgrowingup.Above:Deborahtoday,thankstoPatti,hasanewchanceat life.Right:1987—Deborahplaysawashed-upwaitressinMartinJones'comicdramaSNOWLEOPARDS,withMadHorseTheatreCo.
“They talked and laughed and bitched through their pain. The night before the operation Deb called her in the next room and laughed. ‘You know, if your kidney makes me tone-deaf too.I'mgivingit back!"'
butI,likemanyothers,haveacertain squeamishness about hospitals and illness.Iexpectedhertobelaidoutin bedwithanynumberoftubestrailing outofher.Ithoughthereyesmight flutter open with vague recognition andawansmilewouldcrossherlips.I guessIseetoomanymovies.
1 lagged behind (as cowards tend to)whenmytwofriendsandIentered herroom.Myfirstfearwasallayed;a woman, who I presumed was Deb, sat onthebed’sedge.Notubes.Phew.But thenIthought,“MyGod.Ihardlyrec¬ ognizeher.”
DebHall’sname,face,andvoiceare familiartoanyoneinterestedinlocal theater. Her performing and singing creditswouldrolloffthepage.Shewas one of the founding members of the ProfileTheatre (cum Portland Stage Company) and of Mad Horse Theatre, inwhich—eventhroughvaryingstages of her disease—she remained an activeparticipant.1haveknownDeb casually for close to 10 years. We waited tables together—as all good starvingartiststendto—anumberof years back at the Great Lost Bear. Through our frequent conversations
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weestablishedatiewhichremainsfast today. I had known she had health problems,butitwasonlyrecentlythatI learnedaboutherkidneydisease.The lasttimeIhadseenDebherfacehad been bloated and pasty, her eyes clouded,herbodythickwithswelling. WhenIheardmyfriendsmakingplans togotovisither,1askedtocomealong andexpectedtheworst.
The reason I didn’t recognize the womansittingonthebedwasbecause itwasDeb’ssister,Patti.Therewasa shriekfromthecorneroftheroomfol¬ lowedbyaflurryofembracesandhel¬ los.Imademywaypastmyfriendsand stoodfloored.Therebeforemewasa Deb Hall looking 20 years younger thanwhenwelastmet.Thefirstthing tostrikemewashereyes—brilliantis theonlywaytodescribethem.Herhair wastousledinaLaurieAnderson-ish cut, and her skin was flushed and freckled.ItwasIwhofeltsicklybeside her with my February-gray skin. We optedtomovefromtheroomthatwas alreadycrowdedwithplantsandflow¬ ers and cards to the visiting area, whichthesistershadnicknamed“the solarium.’’ Having expected to find Deb bedridden, I certainly did not anticipatemobility.“Oh,theyliketo keep us moving,” Deb explained. “Shortlyafterthesurgery,thetwoofus werehobblingdownthehalltogether, tubes and bags in hand and holding ontoeachother.Wewerebentover;it wasverypainfultomove.Ilookedover at Patti and said that we looked 90 yearsold;webothdoubledoverlaugh¬ ing,laughingsohardthatthenurses came out. Actually, the nurses come outalot.We’resomethingofaside show around here.”
Courage and optimism are some¬ thingremarkabletome.DebandPatti were quick to laugh, quick to throw insultsbackandforth,quicktopoke funatthemselves.Onesisterhadgone undertheknifetogivetheotherlife, andthewholethingwastreatedlikea pajamaparty.Duringourvisit,which lastedninetyminutesbutseemedlike five,therewasonlyamomentofthe situation’sreality:Pattihaddisap¬ pearedforatimeandthenreturned, opened the window, and put her face outintothecoldair.Shehadjusthad
her staples removed. Did it hurt? Of courseithurt.Deb’sfacecloudedover. She later confided her feeling of responsibilityforeverytwinge,every itchhersisterfelt.Shewasthecause. Worse,shehadgoneintothehospital feelingnot-so-greatandnowfeltfabu¬ lous,whereashersisterhadentered thehospitalinperfecthealthandnow feltlousy.Patti’sresponse?“Sowhat? Do you think I expected it to be a picnic?’’
Thevisitremainedvividinmymind during the ensuing days, and I re¬ counteditoften.IthenrealizedthatI wantedtotellthisremarkablestorytoa greateraudience.When1phonedDeb, shewasthrilled.Wearrangedtomeet thedayaftershewastobedischarged, but on that morning she asked if we could postpone until the following day.Iassumedshesimplywasn’tupto it, so I was surprised when we were reschedulingthatshesuggestedthat wemeetinarestaurant.“Areyousure itwouldn’tbeeasierformetocometo you?”“No,”shereplied,“I’mgoingto be out anyway. I’m going to try and record a commercial.”
DebHallhasbeenadiabeticfor25 years.Approximatelysixyearsagoshe begantoexperienceedema,aswelling inthebody.Akidneybiopsywasper¬ formed;scartissuewasfoundthrough which protein was leaking. She was put on various medications which worked with varying degrees of suc¬ cess.Overthenextfiveyears,sheperi¬ odicallycarriedaround35-40pounds ofexcessfluids.Hereyesightbeganto fail.“Thetoxinsinmybodybeganto slow me down. Learning lines, even stringing thoughts together became difficultasmykidneysdeteriorated.”
Aspredicted,herkidneysreacheda leveloffailurefiveyearsafterherdiag¬ nosis that made dialysis necessary. There is a scale, a kidney function level,thatrunsfromzerototen,ten meaningfailure.BylastJuneDebwas atan8.3.AtthatpointDebhadtoselect oneoftwotypesofdialysis:Firstthere ishemodialysisinwhichthepatient’s bloodiscirculatedandcleansedout¬ sidethebodythroughanartificialkid¬ ney machine. Treatment occurs three timesaweekforfourtosixhoursata time.Thesecondoption,andtheone
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Debchose,isperitonealdialysis.A catheterispermanentlyinsertedinto the patient’s abdomen. A sterile cleansingfluid(dialysate)entersthe abdomenfromabagthatisattachedto thecatheterandwastesfromthebody pass through the peritoneal mem¬ brane,whichlinestheabdominalcav¬ ity,intothedialysate.Thefluidmust
We were doing “You Can'I Gel There From Here" al Mad Horse and my daily routine was to gel up in the morning, eat breakfast, and go back to bed until it was time to go to the theater. I would do the show and then immediately go home and back to bed. Once I gained 35 pounds overnight from swel¬ ling. I couldn’t see my eyes, I had no neck or chin...”
then be drained from the body four times a day, and then through an exchangeofbagsnewdialysateisput intothebody.
Deb’scatheterwasinsertedinJune andbyAugustshehadstartedherdialysis,butintheinterimshehadlostthe summer. “My kidneys were on the way out.IhadverylowbloodpressureandI wassickallthetime.Weweredoing “You Can’t Get There From Here” at MadHorseandmydailyroutinewasto getupinthemorning,eatbreakfast, andgobacktobeduntilitwastimeto gotothetheater.1woulddotheshow and then immediately go home and backtobed.Once1gained35pounds overnightfromswelling.Icouldn’tsee myeyes,Ihadnoneckorchin.Mylegs weresobigthattheyfilledmysweat pantsandIcouldn’tbendmyknees.I
had lost much of my vision; the only timeIcouldreallyseewasatnight.” Onceondialysis,however,muchof her health was restored. Her vision improved and the swelling decreased as the toxins were removed from her body.Butshehadanewlifetoadapt to. She had a catheter tube and bag attachedtohersideandafour-tiine-aday“ritual”toschedulearound.But shedidn’tletitinterruptherlife.Atthe sametimeshebegandialysis,shealso started rehearsals for “Dangerous Liaisons”—the performance she rates asherfinestandofwhichsheismost proud. She could do the exchange almostanywherethatshewasableto makesterile—infectionbeingthegreat¬ estriskinperitonealdialysis.Shedidit athome,inthetheater,whereverher day took her. Nonetheless, the hourlong process involved an amount of pre-planning.Herreaction?"Ididn’t havealotofchoiceinthematter.Ijust learnedtodealwithit.”
The next issue that needed to be considered was the possibility of a transplant.Shewasadamantlyagainst havinganyoneinherfamilyserveasa donor. Even as she recounted that time,hervehemenceflaredup."There was no way I was going to put a member of my family through that ordeal.1wascontenttowaitforaca¬ daverkidneyandstickwithmydialy¬ sis.Tomethematterwasclosed.”
But not to her family. Her mother had joined us for the interview and expressedhowthefamilyfelt:“Weall wenttogettested.Thatwasjustthe wayitwasgoingtobe.Iftherewasa way, we wanted to know." Deb made noobjections:shefiguredtherewasno need to stir controversy, she would pacifythem,letthemgettested,but shehadnointentionofusinganyof them.Besides,therewasthepossibil¬ ity that none would match and the point would be moot.
Theresultsbegantocomeback:her father,brother,andoneofhersisters wereincompatible,astheyweredif¬ ferentbloodtypes;hermotherwasa match,butnotanidealone.Thenthere was a pause. She was told that her sisterPattiwasnotonlyamatch,butan identical one. There couldn’t have been a more perfect donor. Deb
responded, “Oh, no...” An already complicated life suddenly became ever more complicated. This was no longerDeb’sindividualstruggle;now, throughamatterofgenetics,another person,herownsister,wasimplicated. Thetransplantcoordinatorpresented thefactstoher:withanidenticaldonor her success rate would be 85%-95%; therewouldbeonemajordrug,cyclo¬ sporine,whichishighlytoxicandex¬ tremely expensive, that she would neverhavetotake.Shehadtheoption ofanewlifeandshehatedit.
While she remained resolute that she would not use her sister as a donor,shefeltshehadto,outoffair¬ ness,tellherthetruth.Theexchange wasbrief.Debpresentedthefacts,and withoutpausePattilookedathersister andsaid,“Whendowedoit?"“We’re not."“1don’tthinkit’sentirelyyour decision,isit?”
Patti’s response overwhelmed Deb. Evenassherecountsthestory,some¬ thingI’msureshehasdonecountless times,tearswellupinhereyes.“Idon’t thinkI’lleverforgetthatmoment.”
Thatmomentwasthebeginningofa storyofwillandcourageandundaunt¬ ingstrength.Inthefollowingweeks, Patti’sdeterminationwasasourceof inspirationtoDeb.“Shenevershowed amomentofdoubtorhesitation,even whenourfirstscheduledsurgeryhad to be cancelled—Patti had comedown withabadflu—itwasshewhoinsisted that we reschedule immediately, she wastheonewhoinsistedwegetback inthereassoonaswecould.”
Deb was quick to praise everyone involved with her disease—from the patients themselves to the Kidney FoundationandtheOrganBanktoall thestaffatthehospital.Shestressed thatthereisagooddealofcounseling that goes on throughout the whole process.“Thedonorsarealwaysmade awarethattheyhavetheoptiontoback out at any time—and without guilt." Thiswasanoption,however,thatPatti apparently never entertained. Her mind was made up.
Finally,onFebruary12.1991,the transplanttookplace.Itwasanover¬ whelming success. Deb’s new kidney begantofunctionwithinfifteenmin¬ utes.Wasshesurprised?"No.1never
thought‘whatifthisdoesn’twork?’I wassimplyconvinceditwould.”Were therenofears?“Well,yes.Pattiisthe only one in our family who is tonedeaf.Weusedtothrowquartersather togethertostopsinging.Thenight beforetheoperationIcalledherinthe nextroomandsaid,'Youknow,ifyour kidney makes me tone-deaf too, I’m giving it back.’ Patti’s answer was ‘Tough,’ and she hung up on me.”
Deblaughs.Itisobviousthatshe andhersisterhavelaughedalotdur¬ ingthisordeal,treatingeachotherwith candor and humor. “It made all the difference. She was always right up frontwithme.Whenshehurt,shesaid so.Ineverhadtosecond-guess.”
And there was indeed pain—and grief.Patti’ssurgeryandrecoverywere much more complicated and painful. Thedonor’skidneyhastobeextracted
fromupinsidetheribcage,whilethe recipient’sisplacedintheabdomen. Thereisalsoanactualsenseofloss often experienced by the donor, not unlike post-partum depression, that follows.WhentheirfathervisitedPatti shortlyafterhersurgeryandshewasin obviouspain,heaskedherkiddinglyif nowwasn’tshesorry.Sheshotup(as best as one can after being sawed open).“NoIamnot!Aslongasit’s working,damnit,no,I’mnotsorry." Duringtheirrecoveryperiod,thesis¬ ters acted much like any pair of siblings,rekindlingchildhoodmemo¬ ries, phrases. During my visit, yet anotherflowerarrangementarrivedfor Deb. Patti, who was hunched over a jig-sawpuzzleontheothersideofthe room, growled, “How come youget moreflowers?”“We’llputtheminyour room,forcryingoutloud.Yougaveme
Deborah (IJ and the Mad Horse cast of BRECHT ON BRECHT. 1987-1988.
yourkidney.TheleastIcandoisshare myflowerswithyou.”
They made frequent phone calls fromroomtoroom,particularlyduring theirsometimessleeplessnights.Deb calledacoupledaysaftertheopera¬ tionat2a.m.toinformPattithatshe was sweating—something she had not doneforfifteenyears.“I’vedecidedI’m givingitback.I’mgoingtohavetotake too many showers.” “Drop dead.” Click. She also wanted to make sure shecouldn’tgetanythingelseoutof hersister.“CanIhaveyourpancreas? Howaboutyourteeth?”“Look,you’ve gotteneverythingyou’regettingfrom me. Now leave me alone.”
They laughed and talked and bitchedthroughtheirpain.Butthey confrontedittogether.Amiraculous exchangehadtakenplacebindingtwo sisters even closer together. Deb’s prideandaffectionforhersisterare limitless.“Icanneverrepayher.The real miracle is the beauty and the strengthwithwhichshedidthisfor me.” Patti’s point of view was more pragmatic. She was sick of people makingabigdealoutofit,ofsay¬ ing, “You’re doing such a wonderful thing."ShesaidatonepointtoDeb,“If I can give you your life back, why wouldn’tI?”
Andthatispreciselywhatshehas done.Deb’sexuberancefillsaroom.In thecourseofourinterview,Ifoundthat Deb had not postponed because she wasn’tuptoit;shehadgonetothe ocean.“Itwasamazing.Ihadn'tseen withtheseeyesforyears.Allofasud¬ denIwasanewpersonwithneweyes seeingtheworldalloveragain.Iknow itmaysoundcorny,butIhaveredisco¬ veredthemeaningfulnessoflife,the preciousnessofliving.Ihaveregained my innocence.”
As her disease did not slow her down, neither has her recovery. Al¬ readysheisbackatMadHorseattend¬ ingmeetingsandworkingonprojects. I asked her how this was going to change her life. She paused and re¬ flectedforamoment.“Well,I’mnot goingtohaveatubecomingoutofmy side anymore. That will make things likeshoweringeasier.AndI’llbeable toeatlikeanormalpersonagain.Ihad beenavegetarianforyearsbeforemy
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kidneysstartedtogo.ThenIwasputon a strict protein—meaning meat—diet. Ihadthedietofasix-year-old.Meat and corn and green beans. Wellcookedgreenbeans,atthat.Although food didn’t matter that much to me anyway,sincemystomachwasusually holdingfivepoundsofexcessfluid. Eatingwasmoreofachorethanany¬ thingelse.”
Butofcoursemorehasbeenaltered inherlifethanherdietandbathing. Howdidshethinkitwouldaffecther lifeinthelargersense?“Well,I’ve alwaystriedtobethetypeofperson whowaskindandsupportive.1guessif there would be any change, it would simplybetomakethatmore,togive moreofwhatI’vebeengiventogive. I’verealizedthroughallofthisthat what’sreallyimportantistoenjoythe people you love and to show them. And I’m fortunate because I have an outlet,thetheater,andmysingingasa
formofexpression.Thetheaterwill alwaysbemydrivingforce,thefocusof myenergies,but1knownowthatlifeis far more than the sum total of your ambitions. Theprocessiswhatreally counts.”
DebhadclearlymadePattithehero of the story, and she had without a doubtbeenheroic.Butinallofthis, DeborahHall’sstrengthshouldnotbe
underscored.Itcantakejustasmuch couragetoreceiveastogive—parti¬ cularlyagiftofsuchmagnitude,agift she says she will never be able to repay. But I’m sure that Patti, or anyone, needs only look into those “neweyes”thatarebrimmingwithlife toseethatthegifthasalreadybeen repaidinfull,toknowthatPattihas,as Debputsit,“givenbirthtwice:onceto her daughter and once to a forty¬ year-old.”
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OShe heard me, he thought. Have my thoughts become that loud?
Theystrodebrisklydownthebeach intotheblueAprilwind.Theirblack labrador Max was far ahead, eating flotsamonthesandflatsneartheedge ofthesurf.Gullslikeconfettifluttered abovehisblackform,riledathaving theirmealconfiscated.
“Maa-aax!” called Doris, clapping herhandstogether.“Comehere,boy!” Maxkepteating,pretendinghehadn't heard because he was upwind, though histailwaggedinvoluntarily.
“Andyou,"shesaid,lookingbackat Pentman. “What’s going through that head of yours now?”
Maybe it was the rhythm of their stride.Maybeitwasthewindcoming overtheBaythatshookthem,released them,shookthemagain.Maybeitwas thestaticofthewaveswashinginatthe edgeofthesandflats.Maybeitwashis verybreathingthatmadehimthinkthis way.
“Icantellyou'redoingitagain,”she said,withapeevishedgeinhervoice, “sodon’tplaypossum."
Baggara weeny, billety tweeny, parvettamarvettalarvettatwa.
BillPentmanwasnearlyafoottaller thanhiswife,andthetrackstheyleftin thewashboardsandshowedtwoofher footstepsforeveryoneofhis.Hisfeet leftlongprintsthatlazilypointedout; hers showed high arches and were cantedslightlyinward.
Hislaststringofthoughtsmadea smile cross his lips. He was amused thathecouldthinkinanormalwayat thesametimethenonsensegenerated itselfinhishead.Hewasthinkingon twodifferentlevels—intwodifferent languages!Wasthereatermforit?And what was causing it? Maybe it was a functionofage?Didtheseatoflan¬ guageinhisbrainneedtoberecaned, sotospeak?
Notlikely,hethought.“Icancontrol it,turnitonandshutitoffatwill,"his internalvoicesaidclearly.Hehadto admittohimself,however,thatwhen thespigotwason,thestreamflowed freely.
“Well?"saidDoris.“Don’tyouhave anythingtosayforyourself?Whatare youthinkingabout?”
Spigottynnzolt.Nariggitycarfumish.pUlitty,nillittynawillittyzup! They were almost up to the thing Max was munching. The gulls speared theairwiththeircalls.Theirshadows rippledoverthesand.Maxwaggledhis hips,flailinghistailinexcitementat
theirapproach,butkepthisnoseinthe mass on the sand.
“Wipethatsmileoffyourface!”said Doris.Pentmanthoughtshewastalk¬ ingtohim.Butno.She’dmeantMax. “Getawayfromthat!”sheshouted. Max jumped to the side just as she swipedathimwithherhand.Thedog trottedinacirclearoundthem,smiling andlickinghislips,wagginghistail, sending the gulls into paroxysms of annoyance.
“Yech,whatisit?”saidDoris.“How couldthatdogeatthat?"
Pentman looked down at the crea¬ turelyingonthesand.Itwasagoose¬ fish,afishasbigaroundasagarbage¬ can lid whose ugliness seemed in¬ ventedforafairytale.Brown,scaly, warty,withaslimyproboscisofflesh dangling from its forehead over its snaggle-toothed mouth as a lure, it lookedlikethebusinessendofabull¬ dog grafted onto the body of a big flounder.
He went to say goosefish, and he thoughtgoosefish,butthenhismouth opened and he said, “Grossa squirtiousgibbeldybibbeldy,hoptchaniffelrethdardillydong.”
Dorispressedherlipstogetherso hard a little fence of lines formed around them. She glared at him. He staredather,utterlydumbfoundedat whathadissuedforthfromhismouth.
“Bill,1askedyoubefore.Youcan thinklikethatifyoumust,butplease don’ttrytoincludemeinyourlittle game.”
Thegullshadowswereripplingover them. Max waggled himself almost double,lollingoutapinktongue,and threw Pentman a cross-body block.
Thumping the dog on the back, Pentman thought, “That shouldn’t havehappened.Imeanttosaygoose¬ fish,and..."
Onenightduringanor’easterwhen theysatcozilyreadinginfrontofthe fireplace,hehadtoldDoristhathe sometimesamusedhimselfbysilently chantingnonsenserhythmsandsounds, and that sometimes they suggested themselvestohim,moreorlessmate¬ rializing like magic spells in his thoughtwaves.
“It’slikesomeoneelse,likeagenie, isintheretalking,inmyhead,”hesaid,
tappingafingeragainsthistemple.He took a sip of his bourbon. He had meantitasamorselofcocktailhour conversation, nothing more. Some¬ thing to amuse her. When she looked athimwithafixed,unamusedsmile, thefirelightlickingatherhardstare,he added, “It’s a game, Doris, like a crossword,” and laughed in what he hoped was a dry, cavalier way. “Now don’ttakeitwrong,”hesaidwhenher expressiondidn’tchange.
Pentmaii looked down at the creature lying on the sand. It was a goosefish, a fish as big around as a garbage-can lid whose ugliness seemed invented for a fairy tale.
Dorissaidslowly,inaclinicalway, “Tellmewhatyouhear."
“Jesus,Doris,”hesaid.“Don’ttake thingssoseriously.”Thewindlashed againstthewindow.“It’sallinfun, Doris. I’ve played games with words andnumbersinmyheadsince1wasa kid.”
She cocked an eyebrow.
“Now,really,don’tlookatmelike I’vegottwoheads.It’sreallyvery simple."
“Thentellme.Givemeanexample.”
"An example.” He took another swig.“It’s...it'slikesingingasongto yourself,onlyyouscatthewholething. Let’ssaywe’regoingforadrive,to,say, the Burnfields’ for cocktails, when we’re headed down Salt Works Road? Itcouldhappenanywhere,butalotof timesI’lljuststartbabblingawayto myself,inmyhead.”
“Babbling what?”
“Well,somethinglike, Toobedoop, danglangcoollavel."
“What does that mean?”
“How should I know what it means? Itjustpopsintomyhead.Idon’tknow whatitmeans.”
“No wonder you get that distant look.”
“It’sbecauseI’mhappy,Doris.There
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we are tootling along in the car, or walking on the beach, and all these happy sounds come into my head.”
“They say it happens when you retire.”
“What happens?”
“Yougosoft.”
“Doris, I‘m not going soft. I’m happy." He laughed again, thinking he’ddughimselfadeepholethistime.
“1shouldn'thavetoldyou.Nowyou’ll thinkI’moffmyrocker.”
Hefinallygothertosmile,butonly after he promised not to spend too much time saying “that nonsense,” andmakingadoublepromiseneverto mentionittoanyoftheirfriendsorto engage in a demonstration during a party.
Now he was standing in the middle
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ofthesandflats,wonderingwhatwas going to come out of his mouth when hetriedtosay“goosefish”again.The windbuffetedhim,hiswifewasstaring at him. He knew what she was think¬ ing.You’retryingtodrivemeupthe wallforsomeunfathomablemalerea¬ son,justlikeattheCarlton’sparty.
Because he had, after all, broken onepromise:Nottogiveademonstra¬ tionataparty.
“Itwasonlyashortone,”hecom¬ plainedafterwardswhenhewastrying tocatchupwithherasshestrodeoffto the car, her heels crackling on the driveway.“Justasnippet,nothingtoo damning,” he said. “Besides, Jack admittedherecitescolors.Aimlessly. Red,blue,yellow,purple,tangerine, overandoverandover.They’realways runningthroughhishead.”
Shestoppedwithafinalcrackleand spun toward him.
“But you, Bill Pentman, you broke your promise to me.”
Herealized,atthatjuncture,stand¬ ingunderthepinesunderthewintry stars,thatallhewantedtosaytoher was, “Zeenoin, undulatum dunka banka seersunkular poo."
Buthewasabletokeephisgeniein check.
"Bill,don’tdothistome,”saidDoris. “Wewerehavinganicewalk...”
Pentman,feelingworriedandgiddy, formulatedathoughtthathewantedto expressas“Doris,Iamnottryingto driveyouupthewall.Thathorrible washed-upfishcorpseisagoosefish, andlet’sgobackhomeforcocktails, thesun’sovertheyardarm.”
Butitdidn’tcomeoutthatway.
It came out, “ Bubbledeedoo garnick.Salination,puilobith,bithy-with, knockspat.Chizmulchpullvinianniss."
Maxhadfinishedrubbingupagainst him and was cantering off toward anotherheap.
ThelittlefencelinearoundDoris’s mouthwaspinchedtighterthanever. Sheclosedhereyes.
“Bill,please,”shewhispered.
Hereachedoutforher,laidahand on her shoulder and wanted to say, “Honey, I don’t really know what’s goingonhere,butI’mnottryingtodo it,believeme.Infact,Ican’tseemto stopmyself.”
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What came out instead—“Coolacervanta ulicki cuthcuth"—made Doris snapopenhereyesandglareathim.
“Now that’s enough! You’re being viciousnow,andIwon’thaveit!”
"Stoolerycabitallfursnicketygabbar gabbar noolian\” “Bill!”
"Schnarbit gatwizF “Enough!"
“Bulnickchasucan,mizzlinooptop." GoodGod,hethoughttohimself,I’ve lostcontrol!
Doris thrust his hand off her shoulderandstartedwalkingbackthe way they had just come. She yelled overhershoulder,“Don’ttalktome untilyou’rereadytotalktome!”
Hetriedtocallafterherbutstopped forfearthatsomeinanitywouldcome out.Shewasgettingfartherandfarther away,asmallfigureonthebroadsand flats.Thegullsweredispersing,though theirshadowsstillrippledoverthe sand where he stood.
HE THOUGHT that if he took a fewdeepbreaths,stoodstill, concentratedontheblueline ofthehorizon,hecouldpullhimself back together again. What had hap¬ pened?Hewasshocked,buthehadto admit, he was still amused. He was confidentthathecouldregainhisreal speech.Hewantedtogiggle.
Marooned,hethoughtwithachuck¬ le as he looked down at the grisly remainsofthegoosefish.Beachedand marooned. A few more minutes, breatheinsomeair,thengostraighten thingsoutwithDoris,poorthing,think¬ ingIwasdoingthisdeliberately.
Then he noticed a form way up the flatsintheoppositedirectionfromthe wayDorishadgone.Max!ItwasMax, thatgarbagehound,thatscow,heading offtosomeotherdecayingdelicacyto eat,rollin,wallowin.Hemightnot comebackfordays!
Turning, Pentman cupped his hands aroundhismouthtoshoutagainstthe wind, and hollered, “Frabittomy, varpo! Grainage quannytick\"
Farawayontheflats,thefigureofthe dogstopped,lookedback,cockedits ears,andthenturnedandranonaway intothewind.
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