I was joking, CW. Knowing of Cage's US TV appearances, I thought it would be
amusing to imagine Pound, as a known American in Italy, doing something
similar.
P
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Christopher Walker
> Sent: 16 May 2007 17:33
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> Subject: Re: For Your Viewing Pleasure: John Cage on 50's TV
>
> <snip>
> You sure that wasn't Pound?
> <snip>
>
> No. Cage answered questions on mushrooms on *Lascia o raddoppia*
> (*Double or
> Quits*) in the 50s. There is said to have been an exchange between Cage
> and
> the quizmaster after he had won ('I shall go now, but my music will
> last.'
> 'Better the other way round, I think.'), though this sounds _extremely_
> apocryphal.
>
> I shall look forward to the Cage & Feldman conversations.
>
> CW
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