It was an absolute delight spending Father’s Day with Whitney, Fredrick and Eliot onboard the Grand Banks. It’s a schooner restaurant docked at Pier 25, Hudson River Park. Fredrick is the General Manager. We dined on oysters, lobster rolls, and designer drinks.

Photos by Eliot and Whitney Hess 

What could they be talking about?

Are we in New York City?

The official hello

Loving every minute

Eliot’s order

Weekend crowds

Not allowed to mention the celebs

There’s something for eveyone on Pier 25.

Overseeing the production

Downtown Manhattan is like being in a new New York.

Here come the waves.

Rocked me to sleep

It all started with an email. I needed an unique location for a Waterpik press conference. I didn’t want to go the usual hotel, restaurant, or club route. That is so ordinary. 

I came up with the idea of using a magnificent and expensive coop or condo unit because many members of the media never get to see the inside of some of these homes. A few years ago, I used a gorgeous penthouse in Tudor City. 

This year I couldn’t find an appropriate location, so I sent out a series of emails to friends asking if they had any ideas. Lucky me. Entertainment executives/producers Jillian Crane and Al Kahn offered their townhouse in the sky. Hana Alberts of the New York Post showed up for the press party. Hana took one look at this unique home and decided it had to be featured in her newspaper. Here it is.

Bad news for grammarians. A recent poll conducted by Huffington Post indicated that most folks don’t mind improper grammar when reading texts and emails. 

I never would have guessed that. I think it’s astonishing that only 12 percent of the 1000 people who answered said that improper grammar, punctuation, and capitalization bother them a lot.

Most of the respondents came from a cross-section of age, race, income, and American region. 

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   Ethan Sklaw’s first selfie with auntie Lois. Mom Liz shared the spotlight. Eliot and I went to visit Liz, Brett and Ethan in Albany yesterday.

     

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