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Arts Scene
By Gus Gordon
Reflections by Gus Gordon
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Springfield Scene Magazine Tenth Anniversary Issue/Nov/Dec 2014 Gus and Claire Gordon. Photo by Terry Farmer
Cats at the Hoogland Center for the Arts in 2006. Photo by Donna Lounsberry 60
t’s hard to believe how quickly 10 years have slipped by. It seems like almost yesterday when I learned that my former NewsChannel 20 co-worker Don Hickman and his partner Bill Stokes were putting together a new magazine that would highlight all of the charitable and cultural events happening in the city. I remember thinking at the time “This is a perfect fit for Don. He knows everyone, and has a taste for the finer things in life.” But I also thought “What does he know about publishing a magazine?” Well, I shouldn’t have worried. Don, Bill and Miriam Stokes, and their team put together a very slick magazine that was a great successor to Springfield Magazine, which had served a similar purpose in the past. Springfield Scene Magazine made quite an impression on me when it debuted, and it was quite an honor when Don chose to do a feature on me back in the spring of 2005. I met him at his office, and we sat down and had a great chat. Unlike many interviewers, I was so pleased that it was apparent that Don listened to what I said, and actually got the quotes correct! Don also had the wisdom to suggest that my lovely wife Claire join me for the cover shoot, so the photo would be more “visually appealing.” Well, she is my
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