My dears, you are very sly. Tsk. LA was fabbo, but I am a virtuous married
woman, somewhat like a Roman matron but less stout. As an inveterate
gabfest personified, Ken, I have found the secret of any relationship is
good conversation. Talking is very sexy. I have a friend who says that
libraries always make her want to have sex, but that's probably a bit ott; I
do think, on the other hand, that writers tend to be people who find
language an erotic activity.
I agree Doug, artists are no more special than anyone else, which is to say,
we are very special indeed. And yes, Deborah, not very glamorous,
actually.
So Stephen, you have all been talking about death? How grim. I confess, I
haven't had time to check the archives. Well, Thanatos and Eros aren't so
far from each other, after all...
For my part, I had a series of very contradictory responses to the America I
saw - so many things and people I adored, this incredibly exciting energy
and diversity, a generousness, and also things that shocked me. Probably
what shocked me most was the level of consumption - the brutal building
development over a fragile environment like the desert, the sheer
overwhelming numbers of cars, the ruling idea that resources are
inexhaustible, a strange primness. I don't know why this struck me so much
more than in Europe; perhaps because the landscape is on an Australian
scale, but those emptinesses are full of traffic. And all those flags
everywhere.
And how very nice to see you here, George! I expect he has already told you,
but George is a theatre writer and fellow theatre blogger, and keeps an
blog, at http://www.ghunka.com, which I unreservedly recommend.
Best to all
A
Alison Croggon
Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
|