Hi Gerald, Helen,
Yeh! I have an image of him on a train on his own, sat with hands in
pockets, chin on his chest, in a corner seat of a 2nd class compartment; an
aura of ‘do not disturb’ etched in the air around him. Or, when he’s
travelling with someone (any bloke he fancied!), being really animated and
whistling, then pausing to say, “and, while that’s going on, this is what
the cello plays!” When the conductor punched their tickets, and saw they
came from Oxford, he probably realised they weren’t the same as him and then
went on his way whistling some Gershwin to show he had taste, too!
But how fast was the train? I guess like today’s, rarely fast enough for the
timetable, or the passengers!
Bob
>From: Helen Clare <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Trains (bob and Gerald)
>Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:32:11 +0100
>
>I don't believe they've got quicker. But Wittgenstein probably got a seat.
>H
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gerald England" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 4:47 PM
>Subject: Re: Is art artificial (not just Marcus)
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bob Cooper" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 2:52 PM
> > Subject: Re: [THE-WORKS] Is art artificial (not just Marcus)
> >
> >
> >
> > He
> > used to whistle all the parts in the Beethoven Quartets on trains, and I
> > think he also liked reading Rilke and detective stories! Trains were
>slower
> > in those days.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > Are you sure they were slower?
> >
> > perhaps it depends what you mean by trains!
> >
> > yours
> > Gerald
> >
> >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Marcus Bales" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 6:55 PM
> > >Subject: Re: Is art artificial (Marcus)
> > >
> > >
> > > > > I'm pretty sure you imposed your definition of these terms in
>order
>to
> > > > > turn a discussion of Christina's concerns into some sort of
>spurious
> > > > > adversarial debate.<
> > > >
> > > > You think that's adversarial, do you? Hah.
> > > >
> > > > I've been pointing out her substitution of terms ploy. It's not me
> > > > trying to impose a definition on her terms, it's me trying to get
>her
> > > > to define her terms. That's not adversarial. I'm not saying she's
> > > > wrong, I'm saying she hasn't said anything yet because she keeps
> > > > substituting other terms for the terms she's used before.
> > > >
> > > > Marcus
> > > >
> >
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