Sorry to do this but mail is not getting through
from me to Robert Hampson. Keeps coming back
as failed mail.
Robert, i presume you're reading this list.
Below is my reply.
As to everyone else -
don't read any further unless you want to.
Hi Robert, hope this doesn't rebound.
Good to see you over a Duncan haggle at Eric's
memo bash.
Re gig - we talked November. But through to
New Year is ok.
Guess it needs to be a weekday. In which case
a Thursday or possibly Friday are better than others.
Will be back and forth teaching in Dartington
from Nov 10 onwards most Mon thru Wed, although
Wed pm is possible.
Sianed is now free from her MA shackles and flexible.
Should it become December or later that's how it is.
Re New York, talking about that, of course. I'm happy
to. Except that it was in and around and about New York
between the Catskills and Baltimore with passages
through New York city itself. Years were 1978-80 during which
i was in on or about there frequently.
There are stories and characters that might be useful
to you. Quite a frequent contact with the Lang-po hard
core - some with emergent performance people.
If it helps you, i could say more in advance of
meeting.
People i was around and spent some time with, sometimes several times,
include Kirby Malone, Marshall Reese and Nora Ligorano, Chris Mason, Patty
Karl, Svexner Labs, neoist Michael Tolson (now 'tentatively a
convenience'), Anselm Hollo, Andrei Codrescu, Johanna Drucker, Steve
Benson, Jackson MacLow, Charles Bernstein and Susan Bee, Bruce Andrews, the
Baltimore Oblivion Marching Band, Half Japanese, Spalding Gray, George
Quasha, Charles Stein, Carolee Schneeman, Simon Pettet, Hannah Weiner
more or less
Such contacts were and mostly are ongoing (with exceptions). They broadened
into Barrett Watten and Carla Harryman, Kit Robinson, Kathy Acker a little
(but not much) later. There were some postal exchanged with the likes of
Ray di Palma, Dick Higgins and others.
All of which was preceded by the sound-text festival rounds which brought a
swathe of the sonic, visual, performance poets (many of whom i also still
bump into from time to time).
hope this helps you decide if you want to do it. Happy to get specific
love and love
cris
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