The Final Bow
This is my final thing to say as The Pfister Narrator…believe me, it’s not the final thing to say as Jonathan West. I’d like to take you back to July 7th, 2001. On that hot summer day, a stocky, dark-haired figure sauntered into the lobby of the Pfister Hotel. His palms were sweaty and perspiration […]
Selfies of the Selfless
There is the family you are born into, and then there is the family you get to pick throughout life. Today, I want to talk to you about a group of people who I am humbled to now call part of my extended family–the Pfister Hotel Associates. I made a conscious effort this year to […]
My Favorite Place
This is the post that my children have been asking me to write for months. I have been asked time and time again to answer one question about my experiences at the Pfister. Where’s your favorite place at The Pfister? I am not wishy washy on this question. There’s no doubt in my mind about […]
The Pfister Films: THE APPETIZERS
And so we come to the final film, a cheeky little ditty I like to call THE APPETIZERS. I think it is fitting that THE APPETIZERS is the final film that I’m sharing with you all. It is in so many ways a celebration of the glamour, the sophistication, the romance, the surprise, and the […]
The Best Dressed Ladies at the Affair
I’m not ashamed to say that I love women. I think if the world were run by women we’d all get things done about 30 years earlier than we do right now and then we could just sit under trees and read books and eat waffles. Two mere days away from the end of my […]
The First Forty Years
When you have been married to someone for 40 years, practical wisdom on how to really keep a marriage strong comes easy. “Late at night when you’re watching television loud, make sure the room you’re watching it in is plenty far away from your wife so you don’t disturb her,” said Keith with an all-knowing […]