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p.s. Good morning. Well, as of now, meaning my bedtime last night, there aren't too many comments, so I'll address those tonight/last night and maybe even get to the ones in morning. If not, I'll catch up with the ones I didn't get to on Saturday. ** Misanthrope, Weird how the brain can keep learning. Painful? I didn't expect that. But now you've got studly fingers. Always look on the bright side. ** David Ehrenstein, Hey. Well, he's quite the thing, that Miss Thing, isn't he? ** _Black_Acrylic, It's all gone pretty well here, thanks. A ton left to do, but we're getting there. That hotel you're staying looks totally okay. And it's in the Marais, which is a great location Yeah, it sounds good. Score! ** Changeling, Truckers surely do have a bad rap. Oh, 'Hogg', yeah, initially when I read it, I thought it was too relentless and samey and kind of ran out of gas after a while, but, on second reading, it didn't seem that way. That's a pretty simple explanation, sorry. I can say more when I'm not sleepy and about to go to bed. Writing the p.s. at night is kind of weird. I can see what I don't do it now. Ha ha, that's true about 'kind of's' effect on 'interesting'. Good one. I'll click over and read the blog stuff when I get back to Paris. Today -- or tomorrow technically to me at the moment -- is going to be a hellhole of plane to train to event to bed to train, etc., and I don't think I'll get a minute's peace. But I look forward to it greatly. Guacamole, yum. I don't know what 'American Mary is', hm, but I will soon. Have a great day and tomorrow. ** Dom Lyne, Hi, Dom! Yeah, having ... I don't comrades, or maybe just fellow passengers (?), I can imagine the hardness and the niceness. It seems like you're thinking really clearly about it. And about the importance of the decision being yours. Good question about how that (meds) is that best for you. I guess the logic, if there is one, is that the more comfortable they feel treating you, the better the treatment? Hm, I don't know. Anyway, onwards and upwards, and really great. Things are good with me, thanks. Hugs and love right back to you. ** Steevee, Hi, Steve. Very cool about the VV gig. That sounds real meaty and rich. Something you can, you know, sink your teeth into, etc. And fun too, no? Really fun material anyway. Great! Interesting: the Slate/Malick stuff. I think I did read once about that 'Dirty Harry' thing. I'd love to read that script or draft. ** 5STRINGS, Wow, hard to imagine you like you were. Trippy. I never got that into Gysin. I don't know. I don't totally buy his thing, I guess. He is pretty great painter though. I think Tarbes boys are probably pretty horny, but not for he likes of our kind, as far as I can tell, and from what Mr. Capedevielle says. Pink Emo looks pretty and complex inside. I'll have to peruse tomorrow, but ... Everyone, 5STRINGS' Pink Emo' is yours for the clicking. ** ASH, Hi, ASH! Thanks a lot. Trying to get a band on the go? Awesome. Veritable music to my ears. I like the Swans album. It was on my Top Whatever of 2012 list. Me too: super psyched for the new Iceage. No, still have not seen them. I've missed every gig. They're back in Paris again in a few months, and I refuse to be out of town this time. I'm still hoping bordering on planning to go to Euroheedfest III. The only thing that'll stop me is if I have to be here to work on the theater piece then. We'll see. Fingers very crossed. Really good to see you! ** Will C., Thanks so much, Will! It was/is really superb, and I really appreciate it. Here's hoping you find a job soon for sure. ** Bollo, Hi, J. Things are good. Long, hard work days, but we made the kind of forward movement we needed. Sick again? No, shit, this winter seems really rampant with contagion. Cool listening and curious reading, unknown to me in the latter case, except for, yeah, Patrick's first book 'Ablutions'. I think my approval was indeed stamped on its back. Feel better, kick that thing. ** Cobaltfram, France has its hardcore Catholics. A bunch of them made this big, media-splashy anti-gay marriage march the other day that you might even have read about, but, so far, they seem fringey. 'Amour' was on my 'best of' list, so, yeah, I seem to have to liked it. I'll email you my LA address when I get back to Paris tomorrow. Thank you again! Take care. ** Chris Dankland, Hi, Chris. Sure, quote whatever you like, yes. It would be an honor. Very happy if I was able to be helpful. Exactly, about the connection to teaching. That makes total sense. When I took poetry workshops in college, the teachers said that all they hoped for was that the occasional young wanna poet would be helped and end up making a life as a poet. And, yeah, about Alt Lit, and I don't need to even say to you that it has the universal access and reach thing, which is one of the innovative and crazy things about it. I saw the Vice article and comment thing last night. Jesus, my first thought was that it was big shame that the first sort of overview of the movement was a skimmy, dumb, agenda-driven piece of shit like that, but, yeah, it's so obviously lacking in experience and understanding that it's really just an eye-roller. Really, it's such an unconvincing and unsubstantial rant of thing, it's not to be taken seriously. If it's riling up people in Alt Lit, hopefully it's just strengthening and solidifying or something. But, yeah, such a lame piece. Curious to see if there are interesting response pieces. It could provide a very useful opportunity, we'll see. So, yeah, get over to Paris sometime. That would be really cool. All right, take care until the weekend, man. ** Chris Cochrane, Hi, Chris! I'm good. Stuff's good. Today is going to suck, but I'll be talking up 'Them' to the Poitier folks, so hopefully I can make it sound like a must-see. I'm kind of literally in pain at having missed your piece with Rico, et. al. I really, really hoped it got videoed. Surely, it did, yes? I'll let you know what I'm listening to when I get back to Paris. I'm in a scramble to get the airport this morning, but I will. Lots of love, pal. ** Anonymous, I figured it was you. It's cool, trying to solve the mystery was fun. ** Trees, Hey! Nice day/night you had there, Mr. T. There kind of is nothing better in some weird way than a bad horror movie when you're in a good mood and relaxed. Not a provable theory, but, ... ha ha. Aesop: okay, I'll ask him tomorrow about Aesop. He's having his tonsils taken out today, but I'm sure he can blink once for yes and twice for no at the very least. Gotta zoom in the airport's direction now, but take care until next time, man. ** Right. I got this book thing for you today. Hope you like it. You'll get a hopefully nice rerun and greeting from me tomorrow and then I'll see you with a new thing, and I'll catch up with you too, on Saturday. Stay great until then.
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Dennis.
How are you? Keeping busy?
I'm terribly sorry I disappear a lot and for long periods.
Your post today must be either coincidental or fatalistic, because I'm currently working on digitising the Norman Thomas di Giovanni translations of Jorge Luis Borge's works; you probably know this, but his wife of a mere two months and widow reneged on a deal Borges made with di Giovanni when they collaborated on the translations, mostly so she could get more money from the republished translations.
The new ones are weak; Andrew Hurley's translations are strange, to the extent that some of the titles are changed. The old books I found in the university library and the two I ordered from overseas really need to be preserved, because it's unlikely they'll be published again. After all, 50% of the royalties would go to di Giovanni.
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Dennis, Studly fingers indeed. I have a tendon cyst on one, so it kind of makes it a small, knotty dildo if you know what I mean?
Well, getting older and continuing to learn: I like getting older (besides the physically breaking down and feeling like shit, that is). And it's because there's always something new to learn. How fucking insufferable would it be if you knew everything? Nothing like being bright-eyed and bushy tailed at an advanced age. And with being older you can process all the new stuff through the old stuff and really get it, you know?
books ---- some of my books are very well rested now because i had no time to keep up with everything i have in my place. but it feels nice sometimes to see that they are at peace, with no touch of my reading. no joke.----one seminar i am auditing this Spring is speaking of "what modern is" as a fashion-word. and i like it. a professor who runs that seminar is in & out calming and the way he speaks is weightless and well-rounded, no pretension. it feels like everything in him has been like that for a long while. he is teaching Mallarme this Spring, showed us some slides of mallarme's typography, and i particularly like it now because it still snows in buffalo, sometimes. how was Tarbes? isn't it the place that Jean Paulhan talked about? ----h
Today's DC's is exceptionally beautiful
Oh what a beautiful world.
Villa Malaprate, the most beautiful house in the world.
I've heard back from Sight and Sound. It doesn't seem like either of the ideas I pitched them for "Wide Angle" will work out, but I sent them a third one, on Taiwanese actor/writer/director Wu Nian-jen, who directed two films in the '90s and starred in Edward Yang's YI YI and then seemed to disappear from view (at least in the West.) I hope something eventually works out.
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I still have this fat roll in my brain that reminds me of that part of my personality. That was the time I had started your work. I was going to write the next Naked Lunch, or become a terrorist, or even worse, a lawyer! I found one of his books, "To Master A Long Goodnight" back then. I read Minutes to Go years later. I like Gysin, he has an expert artistic mind. "The truth is to some degree, we all steal." When I saw a Michaux painting, I was like oh well, that was 20-years ago. You gotta give 'em the Black Mass Coop. They're Catholics, they take so much for granted, and they feel so guilty. That Mr. C., is a good lookin' man. Emo's are punks, but they wanna be more. Haha, why do half of 18 year olds, "Want a boyfriend." Meat for the ravens, honey for the bees! Thanks, hope you enjoy it. My books actually ended up in 4 large U-Haul boxes beside my bed. The smell is so sweet. I'm going to keep a hammer by my bed from now on, I still have 100's of pages of Glamorama to go. Much love
Hey Dennis! Happy very belated birthday. I discovered a strange book at Strand about a month ago - "A New Novel by Bjarne Melgaard". I'd casually flip through it every now and then, be reminded of you casually, then realize maybe it was unreadable...? It lingered though and was reminding me a lot of the videotape in "The Ring" - I felt like someone was going to call and threaten me, for reading it - I couldn't find any information about it on the internet except that it was a tie-in with an exhibition here in NYC, so I went today.
You were brought up in my conversation with the two women working there, and I told them I'd done a film of "Oliver Twink". One of them said "Oh I know Dennis..." and told me that Bjarne Melgaard refers to you fondly as "Grandma Cooper". Do you know this man?? His book's weirding me out! I can't decide if it's really stupid or really great. There was a brilliant stop-animation "snuff film" at the exhibit though and I'd be curious to know who directed it.
And I finished shooting "The Boy on the Far Left" about a week and a half ago! It's still in editing but I made a poster: http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b492/boyhoodbravery7/248665_10151430881884179_382800664_n_zps636a3940.jpg I hope to have it done soon. Talk to you later Dennis! Hope you're well.
i'm sitting in my dining room with a copy of 'Try' on the table next to me and having just read one of the p.s. addresses i'm tempted to write something in response to the 'Alt Lit' thing over at vice but i'm not really interested in that, and i don't know that i have some pile of questions to ask either or something. it just feels like a living human fan of yours should probably say something in here at some point in their existence and as a result i'm doing so. i've watched those videos wherein you discuss the blog time and again because they're some of the better interview videos of yours that exist and it's difficult to understand completely but intriguing and entertaining more so as a result. i tend to find the more important things on the internet have this extra elusive quality that--if unmasked--would forever ruin the experience. so while i can read certain posts, or see the 2012 favorites post and things are fairly straightforward they're are other things that elude me. i don't want answers though, or even questions, just to kind of ramble on for a second before getting back to the reading. also had the pleasure of reading 'Smothered in Hugs' this winter and feel it's some of the best collected nonfiction (one author or many) i've read in quite awhile. for now that's all.
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this is still postit, having login problems. i swear i'm not on some brown-nosing kick or something although it probably comes off like that but i just really really really like your writing and have enjoyed rediscovering it, and really appreciate all you've done for me, and all my crazy bullshit you've put up with superhumanly. hope you're well. i'm not drunk or anything & i have no agenda, god i've been such a psycho to you & on here, you're pretty much a saint & a lot of the dl's too, thanks everyone
Hey Dennis, I was so busy and had such a terrible day yesterday (Thursday) that I actually FORGOT to check in here! Can you believe that? I never forget to come here, like I never forget to have dinner. Anyway, LOVE the books. Anyone who's interested, including you, Dennis, I'm doing a thing on Facebook, like the columns I used to write, where people message me and I do one answer/Tarot reading a day. It's going really well so far, lots of questions. here's my FB page, if someone wants to message me a question.
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