(urth) grumble at wolfe comment made attached to guardianarticle

[James Wynn]

Mr. Hamm, honestly, when I wrote that analogy, I KNEW it would pull you 
from the woodwork. And, yet, it fit.
I listen to much of his stuff and say, "He seems to know what he's 
doing. I just don't want to hear him do it."

Wow, mushroom hunting. What a stereotypical activity to do with John 
Cage! It's like saying "I fought bulls with Hemmingway" or "I entered a 
frog jumping competition with Mark Twain."

;-D

On 2/7/2011 5:03 PM, hammstu at sbcglobal.net wrote:
> I knew John Cage....used to go Mushroom hunting with he and merce cunningham....the prepared piano pieces?? Hauntingly beautiful when played by someone who knows what they are doing...imho
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: James Wynn<crushtv at gmail.com>
> >Sender: urth-bounces at lists.urth.netDate: Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:31:10
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> >Subject: Re: (urth) grumble at wolfe comment made attached to guardianarticle
> >I'll accept your opinion of her novels. I really only know her from her
> >short stories..genre and literary. I recognize her technical ability,
> >but I consistently have walked away from her stories feeling unbuzzed.
> >It's like listening to a John Cage symphony.  "Fossil-Figures" was just
> >the final straw.
> >
> >u+16b9