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ARTFORUM 667 MADISON AVENUE * NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10021 MESSAGE REPLY To Mr Dan Flavin DATE Valley View Drive Lake Valhalla Cold Springs, New York 10516 DATE 10/10 Dear Dan, I cant tell you how pleased I was to get your letter; how pleased I was that my take (founded in guilt and disgust at my bad editing) on your original letter was wrong (I didn't even [[underlined]]smile[[/underlined]]); how gracious you are in being absolutely right. I cant make openings; something happens inside my head, I get a little crazy when I hav to converse and glance at girls in go-go dresses and clink a drink around. So I usually see a show about a week after it opens. The green room is a kind of treat I'm withholding from myself [[strikethrough]] in [[/strikethrough]] until I can see it all alone. Regards to Sonja; you both please me much. PL Phil BY SIGNED NO-873(C) The Drawing Board Inc., Box 505, Dallas, Texas RECIPIENT KEEP THIS COPY, RETURN WHITE COPY TO SENDER
Transcription Notes:
Letter is from Phil Leider, editor of Artforum in 1960s