I just wanted my following of readers to know that due to the incredibly terrible weather, we are having difficulties producing additional TV shows, and barring that, the blogs have been sparse as well. It snowed yesterday again as I went into NYC to teach my college students, but returned to a snowy and icy car. Today it snowed again, however the temperatures are supposed to climb for a few days so we may have a respite. With that in mind I am planning to broadcast this Friday, Feb 21. The show is still planned to be Florence, Then and Now, Part 2.
As many of you know one of my great interests is 19th century photography of Italy and the next three shows will focus on that theme with amazing 150 yr old photos of Florence, Tuscany, and Italy in general. Most of this interest has been inspired by my friend and native Tuscan, Luca, who gave me as a gift a photo book two years ago. This past year he brought me to the bookstore which used to serve as the workshop for the Alinari Brothers (Fratelli Alinari) who were the forerunners of 19th century Italian photography. The purchases I made in that store form the basis for the next three shows, Alan's Italy Show # 88, 89, and 90.
I hope you tune in, and apparently a continuous run of views have pushed the total views since the inception of my Youtube Channel to close to 12,000, an astounding number considering the esoteric nature of the material. I am gratified that so many people have taken an interest and will try very hard to get back on the air.
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