Another game

You have seen it going around: you are supposed to list ten things that other bloggers/readers probably have never done.

1. Played the Theremin under the eye (and hands) of its inventor.

2. Have memorized Kurt Schwitters' Ursonate (and will perform it if either paid enough or given enough martinis, although it might be a bit rusty, but only a bit).

2a. Have written a coda (or five, to be preciese) for Kurt Schwitters' Ursonate

3. Performed Lou Harrison's music in front of the composer (singing, on percussion, and on keyboards).

4. Saw the Richard Diebenkorn retrospective at SFMOMA twice a week every week during its entire run.

5. Wrote a play that is a ninety minute long review of itself (it is called First Night Review, and has never been performed. If your company is looking for something so-unedgy-that-it-might-be-edgy-if-only-the-audience-could-stay-awake-for-it and obscure to put on...).

5a. Revised said play two times.

6. Invented Tuna Tiramisu.

6a. Never had uneaten portions of said Tuna Tiramisu returned to kitchen.

7. Lived for a week on nothing but kippered herring, matzos, espresso and beer.

7a. Still like kippered herring, matzos, espresso, and beer.

8. Used to swim in cold water rip currents for the workout it offered.

9. Did molten lead splash sculptures before learning that Richard Serra was already doing things like that.

10. Have made my own headcheese from scratch (and you should have seen the look on Melanie's face when she lifted the lid of my stock pot to see what was in it, only to find the contents looking back at her).

Posted by erik at March 3, 2005 10:53 AM | TrackBack