BUCKmonkey: BUCKmonkey: We do Guest Services: Farley Granger Q&A and Book Signing

How did they get from here (Welcome lunch at Brasserie Perrier)

to here

and finally here

With the help of BUCKmonkey services. Thom Cardwell is the Development Director for the film festival, and one of the services he performs is Guest Services. And now he can bring the same service to you through his company, BUCKmonkey. After lunch at Brasserie Perrier, Thom and James Duggan (James was missing when I took this photo at lunch as he had picked up the PIGLFF award for Mr. Granger and dropped it off at XIX for the reception later), took the honored guests to their hotel to prepare for the afternoon reception that began at 5PM at XIX Park Hyatt Bellevue. One of BUCKmonkey's services is to secure the right sponsor for the each event

BUCKmonkey makes sure that their is enough staff to service the guests

They make sure the sponsors meet the honored guests; here Thom introduces that GM of Brasserie Perrier to Farley Granger and Robert Calhoun

They make sure the the guests are in a comfortable location when meeting their guests. Here two Philadelphia Film Society Board members greet Farley and Robert

They make sure they are taken care of with treats and drinks

BUCKmonkey escorts the guests to the venue for a Q&A session (Under James' arm is the award)

Thom Cardwell introduces Farley Granger

The Q&A with the Philadelphia Inquirer's Movie Critic Carrie Rickey at the Prince Theater

Robert Calhoun, Thom Cardwell, Farley Granger and James Duggan, BUCKmonkey

Jimmy Route, BUCKmonkey guest services extraordinaire, assisting Farley after dinner, in signing books and DVD's in anticipation for the book signing that occurs after dinner at 9PM

The fans line up to see their treasured icon. In this shot you see Jimmy Route on the right collecting names on Post-its, and sticking them inside the book so that Robert and Farley can inscribe them personally. At the left James closes the book and hands them to the fan.