Before Paisley happened and Peter meets Frederick Talbott, I saw Doug as a kind of muse for Peter, trying to give him something to *not* write about in order...
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Derik
valentin_bru
Feb 1, 2002 2:28 pm
I much like the bit about irony post 9-11. My new prof (the one who misread or never read "Literature of Exhaustion") made a comment about how artists will not...
1316
Derik
valentin_bru
Feb 1, 2002 2:40 pm
I'm behind on TT again. Tomorrow, I'm sure to have something to say. Trying not to read relevant posts. Steph, I know you are out there (I can see your name in...
1317
Barbara Schmidt
barbstoo
Feb 1, 2002 3:12 pm
thru day 2. Some of the 'stories' that I haven't had time to think about yet: -the great list of vessels you might see-it's soooo long. are we being...
1318
Richard Stock
rstock00
Feb 1, 2002 4:56 pm
Hi. Over on the Richard Powers Yahoo! Group we're planning a group read of Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance, Powers' first novel. Please feel free to join...
1319
agrimorfee2000
Feb 1, 2002 5:04 pm
... submitted a ... journal. and ... p o k e ... among the ... So am I! Negativland is a sometimes hilarious, sometimes annoying, always creative collective...
1320
agrimorfee2000
Feb 1, 2002 5:10 pm
... about ... to sing ... interests ... It seems like Ted & Diana are testing their guests for their love of story and song; sounds to me there's historical...
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agrimorfee2000
Feb 1, 2002 5:18 pm
Finally! I got to here the man himself via K's link. The interview was pretty good, based on what I read from everyone else's rips on other audio bites. I am...
1322
Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Feb 1, 2002 5:20 pm
Aha! The elusive "A Detective and a Turtle"! On Fri, 1 Feb 2002 02:07:12 +0100 ... ________________________________________________ Don't E-Mail, ZipMail!...
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Jonathan Hall
jonathan_hall7
Feb 1, 2002 5:24 pm
... Barth does seem to like the idea of story as exchange rather than as gift. I suppose he likes it because it is an ancient tradition - singing for your ...
1324
Kris Majer
krismajer
Feb 1, 2002 6:20 pm
... I've thought about this, too; I guess it simply means to take the risk and put aside all wondering whether it was a right decision after all. With respect...
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Kris Majer
krismajer
Feb 1, 2002 6:30 pm
Ag writes:
> For the brief excerpt he read, I think he read it too fast! (again,
streaming is speedy, but...)
Yes, it was rather fast... But I liked the...
1326
Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Feb 1, 2002 7:22 pm
On Fri, 1 Feb 2002 19:18:23 +0100 ... Neil Peart, drummer/lyricist for rock band Rush nicked the line for a 1991 song called "Bravado". His thoughts on the...
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Kris Majer
krismajer
Feb 1, 2002 7:27 pm
Mark writes re piece free w/ Bridge mag:
> Aha! The elusive "A Detective and a Turtle"!
Ha! Wonderful.. Are any of you able to get hold of that magazine?
.K...
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Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Feb 1, 2002 7:30 pm
... magazine? I'll find a way, and when I do, I'll get you a copy (he said ambiguously). ________________________________________________ Don't E-Mail,...
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Kris Majer
krismajer
Feb 1, 2002 7:36 pm
Mark says re JB piece w/ mag:
> I'll find a way, and when I do, I'll get you a copy (he
> said ambiguously).
*blushing* I seem to be the guy around here who...
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Kris Majer
krismajer
Feb 1, 2002 7:59 pm
There's that haunting line that I kept hearing while I was reading the
chapter, from a Stones song called "Fingerprint File"... "And there's some
little jerk...
1331
agrimorfee2000
Feb 1, 2002 8:46 pm
... stuff... I hope ... meet on ... things & ... I will try to get this today, everyone--this is from my town, and should be a piece of cake to grab!...
1332
agrimorfee2000
Feb 1, 2002 8:47 pm
... in Lot ... Don't recall it; have to read again!...
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Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Feb 1, 2002 8:48 pm
... So, does it come with a CD? Is that the deal? (I read the blurb real fast-like.) ________________________________________________ Don't E-Mail, ZipMail!...
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Kris Majer
krismajer
Feb 1, 2002 8:56 pm
Mark re Mag
> So, does it come with a CD? Is that the deal? (I read the
> blurb real fast-like.)
I skimmed the bit again:
"... recorded and submitted a song...
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agrimorfee2000
Feb 1, 2002 11:00 pm
... included ... Negativland ... Combination of mag and a CD, HOPEFULLY will have it by the end of next week, guys--I'm broke. I want it....
1336
Derik
valentin_bru
Feb 2, 2002 1:46 am
Whew, finally finished that chapter (and I use finished loosely as I skipped a lot). Man, what is the deal with all that CIA crap. For me, that was the worst...
1337
Derik
valentin_bru
Feb 4, 2002 4:08 pm
... I think this is part of Barth's theme. Stories and truth are a tangled web. ... Maybe there is no real thing. Makes me think of Baudrillard and his ...
1338
Barbara Schmidt
barbstoo
Feb 4, 2002 4:13 pm
I think it was in Julian Barnes I read something like 'true things were important so we could see when the writer was being ironical.' I'm sure I have...
1339
Richard Stock
rstock00
Feb 4, 2002 4:24 pm
I have a feeling that this CIA/Odysseus comparison might provide us with a kind of provisional template for thinking about different more or less tangential...
1340
agrimorfee2000
Feb 4, 2002 5:34 pm
... with ... less ... like ... weaknesses. Agreed, Rich, similar to my last post re: the novel. ... that he needs receptacles (was this the word?) in human...
1341
Kris Majer
krismajer
Feb 4, 2002 6:19 pm
Rick sez:
> When I asked before about who enjoyed the Odysseus crap (as I would put
> it; laying my cards out on the table again), it seemed that the people
>...
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Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Feb 5, 2002 5:35 pm
I'm almost almost caught up. I got into the first part of Day 3 last night, which I'll likely finish today (I'm on a roll). Might even get Day 4 done by...
1343
agrimorfee2000
Feb 5, 2002 6:02 pm
... Did anyone else find the maps ... I have always found maps in fiction books to be a nice little decoration, nothing more. I cna't even read an Illinois...
