There is video of him but seemingly poor. Some decent audio + the
text-sound composition he made, though that can be hard to find

I recall performing on a number of occasions and being told with
misleading confidence that we had to keep still for a good recording to be
made.

I *knew that wasn't true; but often those were the people making the
recordings on  a take it or leave it basis.

Microphones were set up on the assumption that he or those with him would
keep still; and they didn't. Of course they didn't.

So we have a lot of poor recordings.

*

I have a list of essays that are worth reading - I'm including my own -
and there'll be a memorial collection of new essays next year.

I haven't got the list here. I'll dig it out and post it.

I've got to think what to do - no rude suggestions please - with the
exhibition documentation. I shan't make it available elsewhere until the
exhibition is finished.

I'm still trying to get the exhibition or something like it staged elsewhere.

The video shouldn't be too long; but, as I say, I'm not going to harass
the maker for it.

Lawrence

On Wed, April 20, 2011 18:53, Barry Alpert wrote:
> I'm pleased to learn that a video tour of the recent Bob Cobbing
> exhibition in London may be visible shortly.  As well as documentation of
> his legacy and related performances.  Though I became aware of his work
> in the middle seventies, I never witnessed him live and can't claim to
> have a good sense of his overall achievement.
>
> Barry
>
>
>
> On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:58:41 +0100, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>
>> And, I should have said,
>>
>>
>> You may remember that a while back Barry Alpert asked if the exhibition
>>  could be videoed
>>
>> I took up the idea and something like that has been done
>>
>>
>> I have worked with a young (everyone is young to me) masters student
>> who is about-ish to edit the footage
>>
>> I'll happily name and fame her when we get to what the accountants call
>>  outputs. I'm hoping it'll help get her a higher degree and Cobbing
>> some more publicity of a good kind
>>
>> I have put no deadlines. She has enough of them I am sure; but it
>> cannot be that long in coming. College deadlines. When and as I am happy
>> with it, and I shall be surprised if I am not, I'll publish the details
>> of how it can be seen
>>
>> NB There is also a second film in the making which concerns - in my
>> colleague's words - Cobbing's legacy in the form of the regular workshop
>>  and related activities
>>
>> That's all hers. Again, when and as it is finished, I'll let people
>> know + details of any related films e.g. the performance I just
>> announced is likely to be filmed, but I doubt much will be in the film.
>> It may be
>> possible to publish that. We'll see
>>
>>
>> pip toodle
>>
>> L
>> -----
>> collaborative visual work:-
>> http://www.poetrybeyondtext.org/upton-begbie.html
>> http://www.poetrybeyondtext.org/begbie-upton.html
>> ----
>> Lawrence Upton
>> AHRC Creative Research Fellow
>> Dept of Music
>> Goldsmiths, University of London
>>
>


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collaborative visual work:-
http://www.poetrybeyondtext.org/upton-begbie.html
http://www.poetrybeyondtext.org/begbie-upton.html
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Lawrence Upton
AHRC Creative Research Fellow
Dept of Music
Goldsmiths, University of London