1982 | San Diego
The crew had done up a fine surprise for the moment the seiner slid down the ways. I remember my graduate advisor Newton Harrison was there; I had not seen him in the years after my time at UCSD as his studio assistant. I recall the time I sneaked into his office and installed giant covers on his light switches and even bigger trim plates for the wall outlets.
After admiring and taking in the color and cacophony of the fireworks at this launch, Newton turned to me with a big grin and said, “This is the best opening I’ve been to in a long time.”