Bet you'll hear THAT one a few times…

But, let me bring you back to a few weeks ago, when Christo and Jeanne-Claude were in the process of creation.  That was also when the Christos were deep in the pockets of those collectors who actually finance these self-indulgent fanciful constructs of theirs. In case you were unaware, it is the drawings of the projects that bring in the millions that Christo and wife use to make these extraordinary artistic statements.

My former brother-in-law, and a great hero and mentor of mine, the late Dr. Amos Cahan, was part of the moneyed fanbase that supported Christo's earliest endeavors.  Amos had been a researcher in Hematology, but a very unhappy one because he preferred living life to practicing medicine.  He always said that his middle name was “Lucky”, which was proven time and time again. ... Read More