Purple pagers Al Buchanan of Chicago (left) and Maureen Downey of San Francisco met at a wonderful 1961 dinner I was lucky enough to host in New York last month. Below is their joint account of it. My own notes, together with those on some other red bordeaux that are celebrating their half-century this year, are published in 1961's half century celebrated, with some notes on the legendary 1961 vintage. Photographs ©2011 American Express.
We came to New York on 20 October 2011 to attend what American Express promised would be a 'once in a lifetime experience': a private...