It wasn't that severe of a scolding :) He liked the project, but just
wanted me to have more context. I can appreciate that.
Thanks for the info. I will write Alex directly if he doesn't chime in
on this thread. - Charlie
On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Kassen <signal.automatique_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 09, 2012 at 11:29:06AM -0800, Charlie Roberts wrote:
>> Where can I get this?
>
> Alex was offering them for sale or trade. He may stil have some.
>
>> I got scolded by Curtis Roads for not being able
>> to speak with any authority about Ron Kuivila's 1985 performance when
>> I was presenting a new live coding environment I'm working on.
>>
>> I seek to avoid scoldings. Thanks for any info. - Charlie
>>
>
> Presumably mr. Roads also demands that we read up on the invention of
> the wheel before we get into skateboarding? You'll be scolded anyway,
> I don't think you can do anything on a stage of sufficient size that
> some people won't hate. On the bright side others will love it so I
> suggest you do what you like.
>
>> PS - As a side note, for those who have not read it, here is an
>> excerpt from Curtis' amusing (in retrospect) review of the concert in
>> the CMJ:
>>
>> "Ron Kuivila programmed an Apple II computer onstage to create dense,
>> whirling, metric sounds that layered in and folded over each other.
>> Considering the equipment used, the sounds were often surprisingly
>> gigantic in scale. Kuivila had trouble controlling the piece due to
>> system problems. He finally gave in to technical difficulties and
>> ended the performance. The reality is that personalized, homegrown
>> hardware and software, for all the freedom of expression they can
>> afford, are especially subject to flakiness."
>
> Not a bad review at all! :-)
>
> Yours,
> Kas.
>
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