Chapter Seven, In Which I Continue To Tirelessly Drop Off Copies Of She’s Out There!

Which gives me an excuse to walk & bike around the city, taking some digital sketches as I go…

Make A Splash

Hope you all had a happy Fourth, swam a little, ate a lot and blew some s*@t up!

Swine Before The Swine?

I don’t know if I had the swine flu, but one minute I am at the Big Apple Barbecue with a full $100 fast pass, the next minute I am laid up for a week (and not back to normal for a while after that)! Talk about bad timing. And yes, this represents how I felt (below).

High On The High Line

I took a few hours off from my usual high tech existence to take a trip to a different type of high low tech existence, the new High Line Park that opened yesterday. Wow!

News Flashers

Amy Sewell, Co-editor of SHE’S OUT THERE!, along with subjects Fiona Lowenstein, Kyera Singleton & Kara Silverman was on Fox news Fox & Friends May 18, 2009.

And, Heather Ogilvie, Co-editor of SHE’S OUT THERE!, along with subject Fiona Lowenstein was on CBS local news, May 23, 2009

Party like it’s 2009

After two years of work & waiting, weeks of printing & finishing work, not to mention party planning, we have our launch party & show.(all photos courtesy of Jan Urestsky, except as marked)

The Portable Chef Uri Attia creates a lineup of sustainable delicacies, like ramp-parmesan frittata, pastured pork sausage, asparagus with ginger-soy-lime dipping sauce, local cheddar pate a choux, herbed spiced nuts, and a “the most ridiculously good chocolate cake of all time.” Did I mention all the plates, cups, platters & napkins were specially picked because they will easily biodegrade. Corn “plastic” cups anyone?

Yours truly.

Editor Heather Ogilvie, Kevin Moran, a guy in striped shirt & Carol Lambos.

Kara Silverman poses for her husband Ryan Jolley with her picture from the book.

Barry Wacksman, of RGA Advertising & our crack publicist Marni Salub, of the Salub Group.

Connoisseurs enjoying the art...and the wine.

Cover girl Fiona Lowenstein, with Heather.

(l to r) Kelly Tully, Cameron Russell, Kara Silverman, Fiona Lowenstein, Amy Sewell, Robert Ripps & Heather Ogilvie are framed by the gallery’s signature arch.

Uri can barely keep up with the hungry masses.

Heather & Jan Uretsky (hey, I think I took this one).

A quite moment to peruse the book.

Sign O’ The Times

Our book signing at Barnes & Noble was a huge success, standing room only, and we almost sold all 90 odd books they had- time to order more I guess.

Marie C. Wilson, Founder and
President of The White House
Project spoke and introduced
four of our book subjects, who
then read their essays &
answered questions.








My editors Amy Sewell & Heather Ogilvie & I also spoke about the project.




Then, it was on to the book signing. My first signature- with a pink pen no less.













Heather & I sign- she thinks of brilliant things to say, I try not to look like Tom Hanks.


All photos courtesy/©2009 Jan Uretsky