Thank you Trisha. Alex was one of my favorite people on the planet. He was a valued friend and an all around great guy. Your piece captures his spirit perfectly.
Great piece. I hadn't heard anything about this. He had great ideas: Rudy's was a very cool idea at the time, and Ace have spawned a host of imitators. He really created his own niche that others were slow to catch on to. How many innovations in the hotel space have there been in the last 20 years?
He was obviously brilliant and industrious, brought lots of great things to the world, but if he was an addict, he was afraid all the time. That's what continual drug use covers up.