Hey Everyone,

I will be showing a number of my prints at Studio19 Fine Art Gallery in Fort Lauderdale. The show will be March 30 and 31 so you can come either Friday or Saturday night. Studio 19 is located in the Gateway shops, along the side of the Gateway movie theater, in Fort Lauderdale, where Sunrise Blvd. meets North Federal Highway (US1). The address is:

Studio 19 Fine Art
933 NE 19th Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
www.studio19fineart.com
Phone: 954-764-0055 

See you there,

Robert

Hey Everyone,

This Friday, August 11th, I am exhibiting my artwork in a 3 person show at UNCOMMON Gallery in Pompano Beach.

Address:
3159A East Atlantic Blvd.
Pompano Beach, FL

Date and Time:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 6pm - 11pm

Directions:
Go EAST on Atlantic Blvd. in Pompano, past US1. Go over the drawbridge and the gallery is immediately to the left, at the foot of the bridge.

I hope to see many of you there!!

Robert Giordano

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Rob's Wilma Photos, Day 5 - PLEASE REPOST Okay, so if you've been keeping track, you know that Hurricane Wilma struck South Florida around 4am EST Monday. I went out to get pics later that day and posted a few of them in my first hurricane blog. Tuesday, I went out again and posted more pics in my Day 2 blog. Wednesday, I went to my office and nowhere else because my truck was almost on empty. My office actually had power, probably because there is a hospital 2 blocks away. I spent the night at the office, on the floor, resting on top of my sleeping bag and a pillow. Thursday, I went out looking for gas and I took a few more pics. I waited in line for about 3 hours and pushed my truck along by hand so I wouldn't run out of gas. (photo below) When I finally got to the pump, I was only allowed to have $20 of gas, which basically gave me a quarter of a tank. Today, Friday, I went out looking for gas again. I drove really slow so I would use the least amount of fuel. I saw lines that stretched for what looked like a mile. I finally found a station that had only opened recently and the line was only 4 or 5 blocks long. (photo below) I waited in this line for about 2 hours, once again pushing my truck the entire way. I was only allowed another $20 of gas, so now I had half a tank. The last photo in this set is a closeup of my truck as I waited in line. A black bird (a raven lol??) landed on the roof of my truck as I was taking the shot of the gas line. I saw a few of these birds fly past but only one of them landed on a vehicle and it happened to be my truck. If you are familiar with my Edgar Allan Poe site, www.PoeStories.com, you'll understand the irony. Robert Giordano

Rob's Wilma Photos, Day 2 - PLEASE REPOST As I drove around for the second day after Hurricane Wilma, I could not believe how wide spread the damage was. I didn't even bother taking pictures of huge uprooted trees because there were too many. No traffic signals from Deerfield to Miami. I heard South Beach had power in some areas but I didn't make it down that far because I only have a limited amount of fuel. When I got to downtown Fort Lauderdale, it was an amazing site. Television crews from Fox and CNN were both there. Huge, modern office buildings that are supposed to have "hurricane proof" windows, were missing many of them. Hundreds of offices were exposed to the open air. They say as many as 6 million people are without power. They say it could be weeks and maybe a month before power is restored to everyone. I couldn't find gas anywhere so this may be my last excursion for a while. If you missed my first post, you can see all of my Wilma pics in my two most recent blogs. Robert Giordano

Rob's Wilma Photos, Day 1 - PLEASE REPOST Hurricane Wilma became a Category 3 storm before it hit South Florida around 4am EST, Monday, October 24, 2005. I was home, protecting my gear, and about 10 years worth of film and slides. I live about 5 blocks from the beach. Everyone in 3 counties including Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Pompano, lost power around 7am. The winds were incredible and did not let up until around 1pm. Most people in Broward county do not have running water. There is no electricity. I use a regulated power inverter in my truck to keep my laptop, and camera batteries charged. My cell phone has not worked since the power went out. I've heard that Cingular phones work. Surprisingly, land line phones still work and I can connect to the internet using my laptop and a dialup connection in Boca Raton. As soon as the winds let up, I went out with in my truck with my laptop and camera to get the shots below. While it certainly isn't New Orleans, I've heard on the news that it could take a month to get everyone's power back on. Robert Giordano

What Edgar Allan Poe says about the news... Yes, I'm a Poe fanatic but he definitely had a clue about a lot of things. Here is what he wrote about our Newspapers (the only source of news in 1842)... "We should bear in mind that, in general, it is the object of our newspapers rather to create a sensation - to make a point - than to further the cause of truth." I think this applies to CNN, FOX, and just about every other new source we have today.