Sean McGarry, the Rhubarb-Rhubarb Information Co ordinator, was up early this morning and off to the post office to send the letter to Eugene Kang at the White House. The man behind the Post Office counter, John, was more than interested in the package, which of course not only contained our letter to Eugene but also a photograph of himself between Hillary Clinton and Timothy Geitner in the BMAG gallery, some flyers, and a picture of him on the Banner outside the Museum…. John said ‘I’ve been here in the Post Office for many years and I have never had anyone sending a letter to the White House before, or at least not that I was aware of…” So Sean stayed awhile and told John the story of the portraits and how they came to be here. In return John sent his best wishes to us all. Let’s hope that warm piece of communication bodes well for the letter to the White House……

Look at today’s copy of The Independent and you can see that the future of architecture in the city is a pretty impressive story. Clive Dutton, Head of Planning for BCC, and a big supporter of the Obama’s People project, has some significantly visionary quotes in the piece, the best being – “We’re going to illuminate Spaghetti Junction – you’ll be able to see it from space!” What an amazing thing to imagine.. Go Clive…
For those of you who only use online paper shops, go to this link and see the full story – www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/birminghams-1636bn-makeover-1671974.htmlSeems like all eyes are Birmingham and its culture at the moment. Long may it stay that way.