and correct our calendars. We are back on track and look forward to another year of reading cool books, hanging out with gangsters, and discovering enlightenment through our discussions. Of course, Leslie always looks forward to the "jumping in" of new recruits to the gang.It took two attempts, this last Saturday in February, to find a West Village bar suitable to our liking. After Vol de Nuit was too crowded and noisy, and Esperanto Cafe "Always Open" was conveniently closed, we settled on Panchito's: home to one of the six best margaritas in town! If quesadillas and tequila weren't the best way to loosen our tongues to discuss Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Grey, I don't know what was.
It was a lively discussion for all despite that some were reading it for the first time, some were coming back to Wilde's only novel after several years, and some had just finished it right then and there before the discussion!
In the end, our inaugural 2010 discussion was a sweet success. Thanks to Panchito's, even though no one tried the margarita, and thanks to Wilde for quenching our thirst anyway.
Your thoughts and comments on the discussion or the novel are always welcome.
Gangster's present: Leslie, Beth, Jason, Wolfer, Shomijah B, Sebastian, and Jenna
Up next: Shakespeare's The Tempest, paired with a collection of poems by Virgil Suarez, Guide to the Blue Tongue.
Meeting: March 27/28th, location tbd.
