TranscriptNew York. Lunch at Lutèce with LuAnn Walthers of Vintage & four others, including Bob Loomis.
Bob Rosen’s RLR Ltd. Good news all round: movie check for $93,622.47; word that Bodley Head Press is bringing out my War Narrative in England, hard case & soft, £300 advance; $1000 advance on each of five novels from Vintage, first Shiloh & September, then the other three. Bad dinner at La Strada, an Italian restaurant near Times Square. Gwyn & Hugs had had lunch with Liz Rohatyn at her apartment. Ordered Perlemuter Row 4, Vol. II. from Record Hunter –$14.62. Oct 23 ROYALTON, dinner, (VISA) - $213.90 25 LA STRADA, dinner - 116.86 26 PLAZA, lunch - 76.03 √ SMITH-WOLENSKY, dinner - 360.95 27 PLAZA, lunch - 81.99 √ SECHWAN PAV. dinner - 165.30 Misc meals - 140.00 $1,155.03 |