July 11, 1991
Thursday evening

"Doctor Says Voice on TV Caused Seizures"
By The Associated Press
A neurologist reports in a medical journal that a woman got epileptic seizures by hearing the voice of Mary Hart, a host of the syndicated television program "Entertainment Tonight."

There are many voices that would give me seizures. Shall I list them?

I got your postcard today, I didn't know you were going to LA. You never tell me anything anymore. Must be nice to live that kind of life. I was suppose to go upstate with Merv this weekend but because of his dad's death he cancelled. He was going to pay my way so I can't go because I don't have any money.

Speaking of which, I called Meyers/Bloom today and was told by Ruth Bloom that she had my check right in front of her and would send it off either that afternoon or the next morning. Of course all my credit card payments are overdue and my landlady is harrassing me for my rent but why should I mind when she could have sent it off two weeks ago before whe went on vacation!

I'm going crazy because I'm testing new medium to transfer the text on my paintings and the only way I can do it is to risk a painting. So far I've ruined two. I still have no idea where to get the only medium that works. I sent a letter to Switzerland to see if I could order it direct but haven't received an answer. I'll probably get an answer in Swiss, whatever that is.

"I think he pushes the envelope," said Susan Hoffman, associate creative director at Wieden & Kennedy, talking about Mr. Fenske. they worked there on a Honda scooter commercial that asked, "Do giraffes sneeze?"
"As far as being too far out," she said, "the only danger you run ito is you need to have enough variety in that kind of style."