I went to college with Rinde (University of Iowa) and
had no idea he was in show biz. Glad to hear good news
of him--Candice
--- Barry Alpert <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Alison,
>
> Thanks for the links. I was startled to learn that
> Rinde Eckert was one of
> the finalists in drama. When I witnessed his early
> work, the context was
> theatrical performance art and the notion of him
> ever being nominated for a
> Pulitzer never entered my mind. I enjoyed visiting
> his web site
> (http://www.rindeeckert.com/) and eventually being
> led to a sample
> from "Slow Fire", his collaboration with a musician
> I've long admired, Paul
> Dresher, at
>
http://www.dresherensemble.org/recordings/rinderecording.html
>
> Nor had I known of his work with Michael Palmer.
>
> Reading my earlier post in the archive, I note that
> the last sentence got
> cut in half and doesn't make sense, so I'll repost.
> It did reach my Gmail
> box intact:
>
> "Stephen, I've never had respect for literary prizes
> but on occasion I enjoy
> imaginatively reading the scenario of the judges'
> decision-making process.
> The power over a lemming-like buying public of the
> continued repetition
> of "Pulitzer Prize winning" or "National Book
> Awardee" by publicists and
> marketers never fails to amaze. A turning point for
> me occurred when I
> received the maximum NEA grant in response to an
> application identical to
> one which had been turned down during the previous
> reading period. Barry"
>
> On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:32:02 +1000, Alison Croggon
> <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> >You might find this analysis of how the drama prize
> was awarded interesting
>
>http://playgoer.blogspot.com/2007/04/pulitzer-puttering.html
> >
> >and here's a review of the winning play by TONY
> critic David Cote. It
> >certainly brought him out in hives
> >http://www.timeout.com/newyork/Details.do?
>
page=1&xyurl=xyl://TONYWebArticles1/541/theater_broadway/hole_in_none.xml
> >
> >All best
> >
> >A
> >--
> >Editor, Masthead: http://www.masthead.net.au
> >Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
> >Home page: http://www.alisoncroggon.com
>
>=========================================================================
>
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