"What did the first brain to find itself on this planet do? Presumably it was astonished at being here and hadn't a clue what to make of itself and the filthy vehicle beneath its feet. In the meantime people have come to terms with their brains by regarding them as so unimportant as to be not even worth ignoring, by making rastas of themselves (bottommost: blackish pole; uppermost; the president of the senate, say) and by turning the so-unjustly beloved nature into the backdrop for a right farce. Although this doubtless not especially heroic way of avoiding a dilemma that still receives insufficient appreciation has become quite void of any charm now that it is so utterly predictable (how infantile bathroom scales are!), for this self-same reason it is, however, highly suitable for the conducting of certain procedures." - Walter Serner in Last Loosening Manifesto (1916)

"The concept of reality is a highly variable value, and entirely dependent on the brain and the requirements of the brain which considers it." - Richard Hülsenbeck in En Avant Dada (1920)

"After all, what is an art object, in any discipline,
but a beautifully woven system of life-giving lies that burst with potentiality?"
- Olchar E. Lindsann in Cheating Art History:
Strategies on the Fight Against Modernism ( ADa 91 )

"The pressure of occupation and the incessant stream of impressions pouring into our consciousness through all the gateways of knowledge make modern existence hazardous in many ways. Most persons are so absorbed in the contemplation of the outside world that they are wholly oblivious to what is passing on within themselves. The premature death of millions is primarily traceable to this cause." - Nikola Tesla in My Inventions (1919)

"I am not an artist because I refuse to be bored." - David Beris Edwards in BARM ( ADa 92 )

"Every manifestation of our life is accompanied by noise." - Luigi Russolo in L'arte dei rumori ( 1913 )

Monday, March 15, 2010

Major Data Loss

All progress past video-recording the Roanoke MAF has been lost. I had a 1gb hard drive's file structure corrupt on me (HFS+) and it is unrecoverable.

Not only has this been lost, but also all of the files that consisted the making of KUHn II. Now only copies can be made from those already burned.

Along with those two major projects, several other things have been lost including scanned mid-20th century family photos from Croatia, everything from 2003-2006, and anything else I have backed up to that drive.

I was in the process of purchasing two more 1gb drives, but apparently they did not come soon enough.

Work on re-capturing and re-editing what I have thus edited will begin immediately.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

A List of Tapes/Footage from the Roanoke Marginal Arts Festival 02.11-16.2010

Here is a list of the tapes that I have filled with footage of the Roanoke Marginal Arts Festival. Links are included to the websites of the people I have recorded.


Tape – Date – Who – Where – Rec Speed

A01 - 2/11 Eugene Chadborne @ dialogue 17min - DVCAM

A01 - 2/12 Community High School test tape; errors...? - DVCAM

A02 – 2/10 Oromancer Test, Julian/Community. High School Test - DVCAM

A03 – 2/12 The Circus Practice @ The Water Heater - DVCAM

A04 – 2/12 The Circus Practice @ The Water Heater - DVCAM

A05 – 2/13 Brian Counihan Interview @ Community High School – mDV SP

A05 – 2/13 Ralph Eaton Interview @ Roanoke Public Library w/ the ArtRat – mDV SP

A06 – 2/13 TJ Anderson, Richard Normand, Gyorgi Boros, Tribute to Beat Poets @ Community. High School – mDV SP

A06 – 2/13 Keith Buchholz, Reed Altemus, 3 Fluxus Events @ Community High School – mDV SP

A07 – 2/13 Bill Beamer & Geof Huth, trumpet, & didgeridoo @ Community High School – mDV SP

A07 – 2/13 Keith Buchholz, Reed Altemus 2 Fluxus Events @ Community High School – mDV SP

A07 – 2/13 Warren Fry, Lecture on Oberiu @ Community High School – mDV SP

A08 – 2/13 Warren Fry, Lecture on Oberiu @ Community High School – mDV SP

A08 – 2/13 Keith Buchholz, Reed Altemus, Fluxus Events @ Community High School – mDV SP

A08 – 2/13 Andrew Topel, Visual Poetry Lecture @ Community High School – mDV SP

A09 – 2/13 Andrew Topel, Visual Poetry Lecture @ Community High School – mDV SP

A09 – 2/13 Keith Buchholz, Reed Altemus, Fluxus Event (Orange + Water Buckets) @ Community High School – mDV SP

A09 – 2/13 Olchar Lindsann, Bruitist Poetry @ Community High School – 20 min left – mDV SP

A10 – 2/13 id m theft able @ Community High School – mDV SP

A10 – 2/13 Reed Altemus, Keith Buchholz, Fluxus Events @ Community High School – mDV SP

A11 – 2/13 Reed Altemus Interview @ Community High School – mDV SP

A12 – 2/14 Beth Deel Interview @ the Water Heater – mDV SP

A13 – 2/14 Beth Deel Interview @ the Water Heater pt II – mDV SP

A13 – 2/14 Bill Beamer & Simultaneous Poetry @ Community High School – mDV SP

A14 – 2/14 Olchar Lindsann, Lecture on 19th Century Poetic Recitation @ Community High School – mDV SP

A15 – 2/14 end of Olchar Lindsann, Lecture on 19th Century Poetic Recitation @ Community High School – mDV SP

A15 – 2/14 Keith Buchholz, Reed Altemus, 2 Fluxus Events – mDV SP

A16 – 2/14 Geof Huth, Lecture on Visual Poetry @ Community High School – mDV SP

A17 – 2/14 Geof Huth, Lecture on Visual Poetry @ Community High School – mDV SP

A17 – 2/14 Keith Buchholz, Reed Altemus, Fluxus Events – mDV SP

A17 – 2/14 Pizza Time @ Community High School – mDV SP

A17 – 2/14 Tomislav Butkovic, Olchar Lindsann, Warren Fry performing don't you fucking smile by David Beris Edwards, simultaneous poem @ Community High School – mDV SP

A18 – 2/14 Keith Buchholz, Lecture on Fluxus @ Community High School – mDV SP

A18 – 2/14 Keith Buchholz, Reed Altemus, Fluxus Events @ Community High School – mDV SP

A19 – 2/14 id m theft able noise performance @ Community High School – mDV SP

A19 – 2/14 Ralph Eaton's Stuffed Animal Orchestra @ Community High School – mDV SP

A20 – 2/15 Vispo/Mail-Art/Fluxus Workshop w/ Students @ Community High School – mDV SP

A21 – 2/15 Vispo/Mail-Art/Fluxus Workshop w/ Students @ Community High School – mDV SP

A21 – 2/15 Interview with Geof Huth @ Community High School – mDV SP

A22 – 2/15 Interview with Geof Huth @ Community High School – mDV SP

B01 – 2/12 Setup @ Community High School – mDV SP

B02 – 2/15 Interview with Jim Leftwich @ Jim Leftwich's Home – mDV SP

B03 – 2/15 Interview with Keith Buchholz @ Studio Annex – mDV SP