tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post3018913609638274045..comments2024-03-27T09:27:33.931+00:00Comments on Idiotic Hat: Cattle Grids of DartmoorMike C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-11852272522840790772013-11-02T19:27:15.069+00:002013-11-02T19:27:15.069+00:00Hi Beth,
Yes, I posted about that volume here:
h...Hi Beth,<br /><br />Yes, I posted about that volume here:<br /><br />http://idiotic-hat.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/wattie-surprise.html<br /><br />Are you offering your copy for sale?<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-46578779902777829842013-11-02T19:13:13.849+00:002013-11-02T19:13:13.849+00:00I READ ABOUT YOUR RELATIVE WALTER CHISHOLM. MY MUM...I READ ABOUT YOUR RELATIVE WALTER CHISHOLM. MY MUM WAS RELATED TO HIM AND I HAVE A BOOK, PUBLISHED IN 1879, POEMS: BY THE LATE WALTER CHISHOLM. ON THE 1ST PAGE, IT HAS WRITING, IN INK AND DATED 1888. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS OF ANY INTEREST TO YOU.<br /><br />BETH.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736734487418352404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-9969334385098881342013-08-04T15:59:14.985+01:002013-08-04T15:59:14.985+01:00Robin,
Thanks for commenting -- it's good tha...Robin,<br /><br />Thanks for commenting -- it's good that occasionally one of my posts reaches the right audience and get an appropriate response!<br /><br />This blog is, frankly, a series of such stirred-up teacup storms -- senses of irony and humour mandatory -- intended to amuse and/or provoke.<br /><br />As I say, I admire good sound-art, just as I admire any good art. But I do find that too many contemporary artists of all kinds "talk the talk" but can't "walk the walk" i.e. their manifestos and agendas have a tendency towards the grandiose, unmatched by the end product.<br /><br />I don't think it's too cynical to say that the box-ticking culture of applying for grants and competitive funding has infected many artists' view of what they are doing, and why.<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-79914131794632670912013-08-04T15:10:13.622+01:002013-08-04T15:10:13.622+01:00Discovering that mainstream radio programming foll...Discovering that mainstream radio programming follows a reductionist approach to its topics is hardly news, is it?<br /><br />"Musician" is a very poor substitute for the term "sound artist", one that would only serve to confuse. A practitioner who works with sound but does not use an instrument, notation, or notes is hardly congruent with, say, a fiddle player. <br /><br />Sound artists are so named since they often have far more in common with visual artists. Oh yeah, that's the term we us to describe those like David Hockney, when we want to be more inclusive than "painter".<br /><br />Storm meet teacup.robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08743788064455642852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-60951510443509192482013-07-22T18:37:15.330+01:002013-07-22T18:37:15.330+01:00Andy,
A clear case of "break on through to t...Andy,<br /><br />A clear case of "break on through to the other side" (though perhaps a change of channel might be required, too).<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-4496665182081926532013-07-22T17:38:32.942+01:002013-07-22T17:38:32.942+01:00"It's tricky enough having to live with o..."It's tricky enough having to live with one's own, self-generated dream-life, without the BBC dropping its contribution into that murky pool."<br /><br />When I was able to doze longer in the morning, I once found myself wandering through an abandoned patch of scrubland somewhere near central London only to find that I'd gone right through the Today programme and into The Natural World.Andy Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08584940729037214702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-17893843556520305432013-07-22T08:30:20.565+01:002013-07-22T08:30:20.565+01:00Oops, corrected. It's the heat...
MikeOops, corrected. It's the heat...<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-24696470919014875192013-07-21T23:40:45.093+01:002013-07-21T23:40:45.093+01:00LHHOQ
Surely you mean LHOOQ ("Elle a chaud a...LHHOQ<br /><br />Surely you mean LHOOQ ("Elle a chaud au cul")?<br /><br />It's basic art history!Zouk Delorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983226210415857258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-1724256688772206742013-07-20T23:28:33.068+01:002013-07-20T23:28:33.068+01:00Dave,
Yes, thanks for that, an interesting and mo...Dave,<br /><br />Yes, thanks for that, an interesting and moving read. Following your lead to "Desperados on a Train" I watched "Heartworn Highways" for the first time a couple of months ago, and became an instant fan of Guy Clark's five-star songwriting. <br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-88249928704628510602013-07-20T21:56:38.482+01:002013-07-20T21:56:38.482+01:00As somewhat of a piss artist, I'd like to sugg...As somewhat of a piss artist, I'd like to suggest that Townes Van Zandt probably wrote those lyrics. However, I think you'll like this little article: http://bit.ly/12Tg35h<br /><br />Jack Prigg being the original Desparado, kitchen table and all.Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.com