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  1. 2/18: Merce Cunningham at the end, still brilliant: dlib.nyu.edu/merce/mwm/2012…
  2. 1/17: Met w/Richard Hull to check out the performance space at the DePaul Museum of Art; further plans for October mixed media project...
  3. 2/8: Files arrive for the Platform 1 album; a great Cage/Feldman interview: archive.org/details/CageFe…
  4. 2/7: Met with the painter Richard Hull to discuss a new collaboration and performance to be held at the DePaul museum this October.
  5. 2/3: More work on the Pierluissi transcriptions, watched Parallax Sounds and another version of Beckett's, Happy Days: descend into despair.
  6. 2/2: Transcription of Pierluissi songs continues; watched Beckett's "Happy Days," William Klein's "Muhammad Ali, The Greatest;" fantastic!
  7. 2/1: dj'd great Reggae sides at Fred Lonberg-Holm's gig w/Lightbox Orchestra at the Hideout; Made To Break in Barcelona tinyurl.com/6o29dbb
  8. 1/31: Deliver 16 B&W photos for a Lean Left vinyl release; watch Greenaway's, "The Cook, The Thief...," blown away again, but that singing!
  9. 1/26: Catch Tim Daisy's, Vox Arcana, at Elastic, Chicago; many new and interesting pieces, Tim, Falzone and Lonberg-Holm sound excellent.
  10. 1/25: 2 sets played at Hideout, Chicago. 1. Solo to celebrate "Mark In The Water" record release; 2. Trio w/Tim Daisy, Peter Evans. Nice!
  11. @Cementley @hideoutchicago Thanks Chris, glad you could be there to catch the show on Wednesday night! -Ken.
  12. @BernieBahrmasel @hideoutchicago Ha ha- thanks for the kind words Mr. Bahrmasel! Great to see you there- Ken.
  13. @scottfaingold Yeah, this aspect is beautiful too; foreground/background- Altman was a master of this.
  14. 1/24: Some more films- "The Robber," (Heisenberg) inventive Austrian crime story; and "Afijn," (Dekker) good documentary on Misha Mengelberg
  15. 1/23: Great interview with Charlie Parker! youtube.com/watch?v=QExic3…
  16. 1/23: Watched "Love Is The Devil" by John Maybury, solid portrait of Francis Bacon's relationship to muse George Dyer, recommended.
  17. @scottfaingold Yes, incredible! The way he lights him moving further and further out- really astounding.
  18. @secretsofgiza Yes, I can understand what you mean about the end of Asphalt- but that's part of why the film is so incredible. -Ken.
  19. @secretsofgiza Yes and yes- as well as Asphalt Jungle, etc., he was an incredible actor. -K
  20. 1/19: Watched Altman's "The Long Goodbye," great to see Sterling Hayden in a late roll. Check out Gregg Toland link! tinyurl.com/7mbamdv