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I apologise It's a terrible cliche and was used with that knowledge but it was you who spoke of very limited surroundings -trad poets best L On Thu, May 10, 2012 00:20, Patrick McManus wrote: > Dear L > Re Get out more, Patrick I have been Getting out more for more than 70 > years and my 'Get out more, Patrick' now tend to be more on the internet > than in this aged person form the knees won't oblige the body gets tired > and all that crap But thanks for the kind suggestion to 'Get out more, > Patrick' > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Lawrence Upton > Sent: 09 May 2012 18:01 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: Benedict Taylor's film sonic visuals] > > > Dear Patrick > > >> In what way? What makes you feel ancient? Makes feel cut off and in >> very limited surroundings -trad poets > > Oh right. > > > Tradition is ok. It's tiredness that's the problem. Laziness. Lack of > inquiry. > > Get out more, Patrick > > >>> a big palette!! >> >> comment? I mean there is a lot to take on board -stimulating -outside of >> what happens around here ok does that make sense to you > > oh yes of course you do... it's funny... I take what we covered in the > film for granted and forget... about 10 months ago I was talking about > some pieces of my visual work to a bunch of painters; and I remarked that > of course this image I was showing them would eventually be performable > > and there was a silence and a group fixed stare: the sort of thing that > makes you check your flies or wonder if you've just farted > > and not one of them knew what I was talking about. Slightly different to > the trad poet take. This lot feel they can co-opt language, which is fine > by me; but they get quite upset when a poet nicks their paints > > L > > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >> On Behalf Of Lawrence Upton >> Sent: 09 May 2012 17:01 >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: Benedict Taylor's film sonic visuals] >> >> >> >> Hallo Patrick >> >> >> >>> makes me feel ancient in my little suburbia - >> >> In what way? What makes you feel ancient? >> >> >> >>> I notice you go in and out of focus >>> >>> >> >> Yes. I don't know why he did that. >> >> >> >>> a big palette!! >> >> comment? >> >> L >> >> >> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >>> On Behalf Of Lawrence Upton >>> Sent: 09 May 2012 11:15 >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: Benedict Taylor's film sonic visuals] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> I was tempted to reply that it's an avant-garde film... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> I tried it myself in case someone had done something they shouldn't >>> oughta. I too got the blank white rectangle and the cross in a circle, >>> which I hadn't taken in before; and then it started... >>> >>> The first time I ran it, I had trouble because of the low bandwidth >>> we have; but it was there. If you were desperate, I could burn a cd and >>> send it; otherwise I can only hope that the Chunky Computer Fairy >>> visits you soon >>> >>> L >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, May 9, 2012 10:05, Max Richards wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> all I get is a blank white rectangle and a top right corner cross >>>> in a circle. >>>> >>>> maybe my laptop is under powered. >>>> >>>> Max >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 09/05/2012, at 2:54 AM, Lawrence Upton wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Benedict Taylor with whom I now make sound works spent a year at >>>>> Goldsmiths studying for MMus >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> One of the things he did for his assessment (in ethnomusicology, >>>>> I >>>>> believe) was to make a film about me >>>>> >>>>> It was the first film he had ever made >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Anyway, the college has published it >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> L >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://cms.gold.ac.uk/music/musicandfilmmaking/2010/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- >>>>> Lawrence Upton >>>>> Visiting Fellow, Music Dept, >>>>> Goldsmiths, University of London >>>>> New Cross, London SE14 6NW >>>>> ---- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Lawrence Upton >>> Visiting Fellow, Music Dept, >>> Goldsmiths, University of London >>> New Cross, London SE14 6NW >>> ---- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ----- >> Lawrence Upton >> Visiting Fellow, Music Dept, >> Goldsmiths, University of London >> New Cross, London SE14 6NW >> ---- >> >> >> > > > ----- > Lawrence Upton > Visiting Fellow, Music Dept, > Goldsmiths, University of London > New Cross, London SE14 6NW > ---- > > ----- Lawrence Upton Visiting Fellow, Music Dept, Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross, London SE14 6NW ----