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British Sea Power at Larimer’s Lounge, Denver, Colorado, July 16, 2002
Tonight I drove to Denver to see British Sea Power in a club the size of my living room with about 75 people crushed together. There was no sign outside the club in the industrial suburbs of Denver identifying it as Larimer Lounge, just a piece of paper taped to a door. The only way… Continue Reading »
July 13, 2002, “Introduction” to “A Month with Philip Whalen”
In Memoriam, Philip Whalen, By Randy Roark Between 1980 and 1985, I studied with Philip Whalen during his more-or-less yearly appearances at Naropa Institute. During the last three years it was more of a general assistant than a student. Later, Philip had triple-bypass heart surgery and, complicating his life even more, he was also not… Continue Reading »
A partial list of DADA Productions
“Why I’ve Never Read in Public,” Naropa Winter Arts Fesitival, Boulder, CO., March 7, 1981. Improvised BA Graduation Speech, Naropa University, Boulder, CO., April, 1984. In the Alley Sidewalk Reading, The Other Store/Tattered Cover, Denver, CO., June 24, 1985. William Burroughs Conference, with William Burroughs, Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Ted Morgan, and Eric… Continue Reading »
June 18, 2002, Lucid Nation’s “Tacoma Ballet”
Lucid Nation: Tacoma Ballet Brainfloss Records Will “Tacoma Ballet” be the Nation’s break-out record? Could be. It’s certainly their most cohesive, coherent, and mature release, and also my personal favorite. And at 135 minutes and 32 tracks, it’s not a minute too long. The most remarkable fact about “Tacoma Ballet” is that it, like all… Continue Reading »
June 12, 2002, The White Stripes in Denver
Drove to Denver for the second time in two days to see a concert, this night to see the White Stripes. Got in 30 minutes after the doors opened and it was already difficult to find a good place to sit and wait for the show. After about 15 minutes of sitting in the… Continue Reading »
June 2, 2002, Review of Jackie Sheeler’s “The Memory Factor”
TITLE: The Memory Factory AUTHOR: Jackie Sheeler PUBLISHER: Buttonwood Press, POB 206, Champaign, Illinois 61824-0206 ISNB: 0-9658045-3-4 Awards: The 2001 Magellan Prize Word count: 1375 In 1965, poet and law clerk Charles Reznikoff published the first of a quartet of books entitled Testimony. The poems in these four volumes were collected from law reports from… Continue Reading »
Ashes and Sparks Amongst Mankind: Uncollected Writings 2001
April 15, 2002 86 pages, 24 copies Continue Reading »
Dissolve: Screenplays to the Films of Stan Brakhage, Volume II
April 15, 2002 84 pages, 24 copies Continue Reading »
March 8, 2002 “The Life and Times of Jane Faigao”
THE LIFE AND WORK OF JANE FAIGAO A MEMOIR PROJECT I can remember the first and last thing that I learned from Jane Faigao. The first thing she taught me was that I was a lot bigger than I realized. It was my first Boulder winter in January 1980, and I was studying Tai Chi… Continue Reading »
That the Work Is Shown: Screenplays to the Films of Stan Brakage, Volume I
March 1, 2002 104 pages, 24 copies Continue Reading »