I’ll be gone all day tomorrow on various errands so not much chance I’ll update again till Tuesday.
Please — if you’re in Western MA, come on out to Westfield, and see my feature at Jester’s Cafe on Monday night. I’m planning to do pretty much all the new stuff, and stay away from most of the slam voice things…
and I could use the moral support; although I like Jester’s, it can be an iffy crowd.
Anyway…signing off.
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You have GOT to be kidding me. Really.
They did say they turned it down, though.
I guess. I mean, who knows?
You know, with “don’t ask, don’t tell” and all.
It seems to me that people can talk academic theory till they’re blue in the face…but in the long run, the ones who ignore it and crash ahead on their own do the best work over all.
Please discuss. First use of the word “meme” in its original sense merits careful scrutiny.
i was alright today.
no, but i’m glad you asked.
just a note to everyone: i like to be asked. not here, necessarily, but in general.
some have a tendency to stay away when i’m particularly nutzoid.
i don’t know if it’s fear, stigma, or anxiety about making it worse. or sheer boredom.
some have been traumatized (strong word, that) by my antisocial behavior — i have become more solitary than ever of late.
it doesn’t mean that i don’t want to talk to you. it may take a bit to respond, but…i do.
please don’t call — email is LESS confrontational. i can take it at my pace.
thanks. second comment to follow.
I will admit I had the shakes for a bit.
I spent a good portion of the day cleaning my cellar. I’m full of snot from all the dust but I feel somewhat better than I have been — a combination of accomplishment and physical fatigue will do that for ya everytime.
On my way home from work yesterday I picked up a collection of writing called “Half and Half” about being biracial/bicultural. I’m looking forward to plunging into this.
Also, picked up a thrilling 2 CD set — “Thelonius Monk: Live at the Jazz Workshop.” Complete recordings of 2 nights in 1964. It is sublime.
Periodically I recall what a huge Monk fan, and indeed jazz fan, I am at heart. My punk awakening was paired with my first exposure to Anthony Braxton, Eric Dolphy, and so many others.
Both Max Roach and Archie Shepp were teaching at UMass when I was there, and the lectures they gave (as opposed to their TAs’ lectures) were EVENTS. Everyone tried to get in, because they usually played.
I was fortunate enough to be friends with a music student who was part of a small group of Max’s favored pupils, who occasionally got to drink beers with him at the campus bar, the Blue Wall, after their seminar. I went along once. Couldn’t get the courage up to speak directly with him. I did hand him a pitcher, though.
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Shameless plug time: features on the way…
Monday, Jan 17: Westfield, Ma, at Jester’s Cafe. 7:00 or so.
February 10-12: I’ll be at as much of iWPS as I can manage with school and all.
March 30: Tentative — Bronx Museum of Art, NYC.
April 28: Where your Mouth Is series, Worcester Artist Group, Worcester. Me, Regie Gibson, and musician Patty Keough.
More to come — stay tuned.
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