I sometimes read this asemic list poem out in San Francisco, back in the ’70s.
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Seventy-Seven Imperatives for an Enormous Crowd
August 1st, 2012 · Comments Off on Seventy-Seven Imperatives for an Enormous Crowd
Strum Within this Area
June 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment
Advice from an old ukulele manual, here made into pinbacks for more general application.
A Simmons Proof Sheet
May 17th, 2012 · Comments Off on A Simmons Proof Sheet
Some evocative pictures of Doug and Eddie, in this proof sheet by Laurie Simmons.
Skinner Rises to the Challenge
May 9th, 2012 · Comments Off on Skinner Rises to the Challenge
Mark Maynard thought this up for his zine Crimewave USA. I bear Marilyn Vos Savant no ill will; I hope she learned something. I also did this on stage once, with Michael O’Connor reading the questions, at the late lamented Surf Reality in NYC.
String Quartet 7: Violas
May 8th, 2012 · 1 Comment
The seventh string quartet is for four violas. Here’s the beginning of the second movement, based on a theme I heard in a dream. In the dream, I was singing it with these words: “Oh, dear, you’ll never understand; you’ll keep on for that undiscovered land.” I suppose that is what I do. If this […]
Sketches of Strangeness
May 2nd, 2012 · 1 Comment
For my last FortFest appearance, I gave a talk on some drawings by contactees that John Keel collected and circulated in the ’60s. I posted most of it over on the Keel site.
The Speakeasy Series
April 11th, 2012 · Comments Off on The Speakeasy Series
David Gold and I performed in “The Speakeasy Series,” produced by Studio B in Maplewood, NJ, March 24, 2012. Our set: Make a Wish Never Shtup a Nutjob Fa La La La La The Gypsy (by Billy Reid) Don’t Talk To Me Good Night
The Soliloquy
March 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment
Back in 1988, I used to perform this version of Hamlet’s soliloquy, in which each word is followed by a cartoonish sound effect. It was, I recall, fun to perform, difficult to memorize, and took a long time to set up. Here’s how it begins.
String Quartet 3: Aretino in Solrésol
February 14th, 2012 · 1 Comment
The third string quartet consists of five of the erotic sonnets of Piero Aretino, translated into Solrésol. (There’s a preparatory sketch here.) In the first movement, the first four sonnets are offered simultaneously, each played by a different instrument. The translation is isorhythmic, with one beat of rest between words, two between lines, and four […]
Sentimental Doofus
February 1st, 2012 · Comments Off on Sentimental Doofus
Poor sentimental doofus! The arrangement was really meant for violin and cello, but I recorded it with keyboard.