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NATHANS IS HERE FOR YOUTHROUGHOUT THE INAUGURATION FESTIVITIES
MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW
FOR JAN 17,18,19 AND
INAUGURATION DAY
WITH
JON MOSS
AT
202.338.2000
We will serve our brunch menu day time from Jan 17-20
Moet for $50 a bottle
Other groovy specials
During the inauguration we plan to stay open as late as there are happy customers to serve.
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THE Q&A
CAFE
with Carol Joynt
On
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THE Q&A CAFE IS ON HIATUS UNTIL 2009
We thank these individuals who appeared for interviews during the fall season:
Howard Fineman
Robin Givhan Chris Matthews Brent Glass
Robert Bennett
Lt. Andy Baldwin Michelle Rhee
Hugh Newell Jacobsen
George Stephanopoulos
Chuck Todd
Ted Leonsis
And these individuals who appeared earlier in 2008:
Ted Sorensen
Mark Penn
Scott Simon
Stan Kasten
Leonard Downie Jr
Tucker Carlson
Phillipe Cousteau
Michael Jacobson
Jonathan Alter
Douglas Feith
Michael Isikoff
David Corn
Bob Ryan
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Swimming in Quicksand;
A Daily Journal of Survival
By Carol Joynt
carol@nathansgeorgetown.com
TUESDAY, JAN. 6 ... Let's hope we don't have weather like today's on Tuesday two weeks from now. On the one hand, it would bring down the "crush level" crowd size. On the other, it wouldn't be fair. We want BARACK OBAMA to have a beautiful, optimistic day. It will be good for all of us.
Interesting dinner tonight at the home of French Ambassador Pierre Vimont, where the guest of honor was former foreign minister HUBERT VEDRINE. Vedrine talked about the anticipation about Obama among Europeans and the world in general. He said they want to know if America will turn "realistic or militaristic." it seems we are perceived to be one or the other. He said, of course, that his view is the "French perspective." I'll write more about it later.
At Christmas one of Spencer's presents was the DVD collection of the first four seasons of "The Office." I'd not seen the show before (since it's on commercial TV, which I try to avoid due to the commercials!) Anyway, we watched the show in a marathon and I loved it. I laughed out loud so much. I'm sure everyone else is deeply familiar with the characters and the droll humor. It makes me miss working in an office - sort of. I'm grateful for all the laughter. We could all stand to laugh out loud every day.
When I was seriously ill with blood poisoning I lived in a bubble of trying to get well. That was my reality. Everything that didn't have to do with getting well was kept outside the bubble. So, I didn't think a lot about Nathans or the lease or the landlords or the mess I'm in or the short rope from which I hang. But now I'm better and the bubble is gone. I miss the bubble. Given the uncertainty I face - that I and my son and my employees and tenants face - it kinda makes me miss the bubble. I don't want to be ill again, but life outside the bubble is a nightmare. I think it's because I feel helpless again. When I was trying to get well I had work I could control. My recovery was my work. Nathans fate is something I can't control, and I feel vulnerable and alone. How odd.
JANUARY 5, 2009 ... Back to work, back to school, back to waking before dawn! Ugh. And it's cold outside and we still have three months to go before the warmth returns. Oh, well. We get the distraction of the inauguration, and then Valentine's Day, and GW's birthday, (remember when we celebrated GW and Lincoln separately?), the spring holidays...
I don't know why, but I'm not surprised BILL RICHARDSON didn't make it to the starting line. It may be because too many people loudly said nice things about him - "Oh, I like Bill a lot." Or, "Bill's a great guy." - which in Washington means only one thing: they know you have skeletons in your closet and they are not intimidated by you. As in, it's only a matter of time and you'll go down. Kindness behind your back is the kiss of death here. Which is what makes Blago so interesting. If nothing else, he's a hard core street fighter. Too bad he didn't appoint himself to the Senate.
I have a new column up on New York Social Diary today. It's more about - what else? - the inauguration. You can read it here. It looks in part at the trend toward some people wanting to get out of town for the festivities, fearing the crowds could be too much. I like that the authorities warn the crowds could be "crush level." Their term. I'm crowd phobic, which is why I'll watch the swearing in from Georgetown or beyond. I may do a party or two, but no balls. I've been to the balls before and they aren't balls. There's no beautiful dancing to waltzes - AT ALL.
Now, I must get back into the grind. Gotta run some errands ... and most important, get a David Kennerly photo of BARACK OBAMA framed for the back room. I wonder if I should do a Q&A before the inaug with some expert who can tell us what it will be like???
JANUARY 2, 2009 ... Now begins the countdown to the Inauguration of BARACK OBAMA. It is in 17 days. They will fly by. Things that must get done: Nathans has to pay the city for the privilege to stay open late. It costs $100 a day. Maybe this windfall will encourage the tax office to lower our '09 property taxes??? Wouldn't that be helpful.
Nathans plans several specials for the big occasions. For example, a champagne special. A dinner special. Also, we will serve brunch Sat, Sun, Mon, and Tues...to satisfy the appetites of all the party-goers. A body that's been out to the wee hours loves a breakfast of Eggs Benedict, Waffles, Omeletes, and Bloody Mary's. Yes? That's what I hear. And who has a more political dining room than Nathans, with David Kennerly's terrific photographs? We welcome private parties and large parties. Arrangements should be made directly with Jon Moss at 338.2000. We expect a lot of visitors and encourage locals to come in to meet the out of towners.
The fun and excitement begins January 16 and runs for days...
NEW YEAR'S DAY, 2009 ... Weird to think it's a new year. There's so much hope planted on thisi year. Can it answer all our wishes? Will it bring us what we need and hope for? Rarely has an empty
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