Here is what people read on the fliers and ads for the performance:
REALITY PLAYINGS: experiments in experience/participation performance
Frank Moore, world-known shaman performance artist, will conduct improvised passions of musicians, actors, dancers, and audience members in a laboratory setting to create altered realities of fusion beyond taboos. Bring your passions and your senses of adventure and humor. Other than that, ADMISSION IS FREE! (But donations will be accepted.)
Keep this in mind when you read the below descriptions of the performance. People came because of what they read…but weren’t willing to step beyond the padded boxes of comfort….at least they thought they weren’t willing! A sizeable crowd came…sizeable for a beginning of this kind of series. Usually it takes several shows to build to where we got to last night. One of the factors of the advance nature of the series is that we did it at THE TEMESCAL ARTS CENTER at 511 48th Street, Oakland. The neighborhood has a hip, vibrant night life. People walking around, looking for fun even at midnight…which is extremely rare these days! The space itself is homey, funky…ideal for what we are doing. And it is cheap enough so that we can build over time a creative communal momentum that will expand! So last night was planting seeds with Tomek and Kene-J, etc.!
DA BOYZ:
It was so fun to be coming into a new space, and setting up for the first time there! Frank really liked the space, funky, not snooty! Really cozy. We all got right to work on setting up ... some people were arriving around 7:30, a half hour early ... wow! There was the feeling that the word had really gotten out about the performance, and we were to hear later that it really had ... by internet, fliers, and then word of mouth ... neat! Tomek was there, and then Kene-J, and as soon as they were set up, they started playing ... people were starting to come in ... The music was amazing, from the very beginning, through the whole night ... we said later that at many points throughout the evening, it felt like the music was a perfectly orchestrated soundtrack for what was being said, or what was happening ... it created this evolving deepening tone beneath everything that seemed to match and carry it along ... like it was created intentionally for those moments! Jen called it "shamanic."
Then Frank got started, talking to each person, one by one, asking how people got "sucked in" to the performance ... using everything! One guy came because of an interest in shamanism, and Frank followed that ... asking him more about his interest ... and this became one of the themes of the night which kept coming back because it illustrated what the piece was ... an exploring beyond limits, beyond safe "comfort zones" ... at one point, the same guy was inclined to undress Linda and Jen when Frank asked, but only if someone else from the audience did it with him, and Frank asked him would a shaman negotiate?? Then much later, in the context of talking about another woman's self-described "safe zone", Frank asked the same guy if shamans operated within safe zones, and he said a decisive "no"! It was just amazing how Frank weaved a depth of experience and introduced so many new concepts the way he does, that you could feel people taking in deeply as he actively followed everyone.
We were saying on our way home later that it did really feel like almost everyone came with a sense of what this is, what Frank is doing ... ... but with their own pictures of what that meant, how it would look ... and Frank immediately pushed beyond those pictures! It was neat how the one dressed-up couple had read and re-read the description of the performance, and finally decided they had to come! And to hear how people talked about their experience afterward, and all the way through too ... how the one guy who came because of his interest in shamanism had spent the performance flipping between a feeling of participation, and being critical of what was going on ... Frank asked him which was more fun? He said it was the participation! It was neat how Linda said after the performance that the way Frank elicits everyone's responses to the performance seems to be an important part of making their experience a reality, solid, a really amazing part of the performance. It was really neat the discussions that came out at the end of the performance, the things people said ... Corey said later that from the camera view, you couldn't help seeing it in the context of this being set down as a historical record, and in that context, it felt really profound what Frank is doing, and how these are historical documents of our time, how we are as people with each other ... and of course an amazing document of the evolution of Frank's performance ... especially in the context of all of the stories of past experiences and performances that came out in the course of the performance. .. Jen told us later how you had been talking about that aspect of things ... that it was neat that there was so much history to draw from to talk about what was happening right there now with everyone ... giving all of this an historical context, that everyone was part of something much longer and larger ... and taking away the "specialness" of people's personal responses, putting everything in a much deeper context. It really felt like that feeling was absorbed into everyone there, especially those who stayed to the end ...
We were also talking later about how only three people raised their hands to "participate" in the second half of the performance, when Frank asked. But then what he had them do was to take an instrument and play music with Kene-J and Tomek!! It seemed like maybe it was more about risking, about jumping into the unknown, then it was about doing particular acts ... We imagined that those folks who did not want to participate had some idea or image of what participation would mean ... And of course a lot more people somehow ended up with instruments ... it was a very soft moment when the shaman guy, who had not raised his hand, came over and joined the others in their little circle, playing music ... It felt a lot like "gestures" in a way ... in that the element of risking into the unknown and being vulnerable was the foundation of it all ... being willing to do/be that, not so much being willing to do one specific action vs. another ...
It was really neat that Jake and his girlfriend came, and the woman from BNG who came with her boyfriend after years of Corey talking to her about Frank ... The dance under the slides and the music jamming with it was beautiful, and felt like it left everyone in a trance ... that familiar feeling at the end of performances ... the softness on everyone's faces ... a feeling of having gone somewhere together, a feeling of time having extended and melted, and things having been transformed nonlinearly ... It was only the late hour that pulled the plug, since the folks who stayed were so melted into the mats, and into the talking about the performance, hearing each other's experiences, including Kene-J, Tomek, and Jen talking about her meeting Frank, which gave so much background and depth to what had just happened ...
It felt really profound what the one guy said (he was maybe the first to arrive, and had stayed until the end) how for him it was the simply being with other people, spending three hours together doing this that was very meaningful. Frank added, and not in a social, casual or romantic context.
Back here, we were talking about the performance, and Jen was telling us what you guys had talked about on the way home ... how Frank really didn't think anyone was going to open up ... all the way through, since there were so many "comfort zones" ... and then people didn't want to leave at the end! There was so much to say about the performance ... we continue to talk about it today ... how amazing the dance was, how small and close it was, melted ... how visually neat the slides were in the almost total darkness on the bodies and the wall around Frank's chair ... image blending into body ... no clear dividing lines ...
JEN:
We got into the space and it was really great! Just felt like the perfect size with everything we needed. Alexi and I put up the murals while Corey and Mikee worked out the sound system and Linda put the swag out and mats for people to sit on. Here we were again. It's sinking deeply into me that even though this is an amazing life it is not unbelievable. Everything happens out of being together and following. It is life unfolding. It is doing what is necessary and needed. I feel very lucky to have found you, and now that I'm here I sometimes find myself looking at everything as if I can't believe I'm here and am a part of all this, so rich a life. But I'm in it, right here with you, in you all the time, and so it's not something to look at from any distance. It fills me up so completely to be here. It's a waste to not give full attention to that, to not cherish that and dig in fully.
As we were setting up people started arriving. They were welcome to come in and sit and be a part of the setting up. Tomek and Kene-J arrived and got set up on their instruments. They started playing and the music sounded great right away. I sat down and Linda took her place beside Frank and we got started. There were a few people and more came in as Frank talked to everyone asking them how they got sucked in. It's great to pull people in like that right away and get them talking about the performance that is happening right now, because really even putting up the fliers and having people respond to them is part of the performance. Many people said they saw the flier on-line. There was a student studying shamanism there and Frank asked him some questions about that. Jake was also there who had made Frank's new leather headband. Frank started to feel out people's boundaries. This wasn't a goal, it just happened through talking, because although everyone said they came because it was something new, something outside the box and challenging and pushing beyond, they also were saying that they didn't want to leave their comfort zones. One woman was asked if she would undress Linda and I while another audience member read Frank's poetry. She wouldn't do that. Later she said that she would rather be more acquainted with the person whom she was undressing, so Frank asked if she would undress the guy she was with. The guy didn't want to do that. The guy studying shamanism was asked if he would undress Linda and I and he said he would only do it if someone else participated. Frank asked if a shaman would negotiate. The guy said no and then agreed to do it when Frank said that we are all participating, even the people just watching. The guy reading the poems was really great. Linda and I stood there and got undressed by the shamanism student. At first it seemed like he wasn't going to go all the way and take off our pants, but Linda told him he could and he did. He also put on our costume jewellery. Linda and I sat down for the remainder of the poem and felt flecks of water on our backs. It was raining outside and some was coming through the ceiling fan. When the poem was read, Frank asked a couple if they would undress him while his son, Kene-J, sang. They agreed and so Linda helped them and we lifted up Frank so they could pull his pants off. There were more people there and Frank was asking them how they got sucked in. Some of them had heard about the performances for years but never came until now. Others heard about the performance tonight a few times and took that as a sign they should come. Even though they all said they came to experience this, it felt like everyone had their boundaries that they weren't willing to cross.
Frank asked who wanted to participate. A few people put up their hands. He said that there were toy instruments up front for them to play while we went to the bathroom. Later Corey said that all Frank was asking was who was willing to risk. Even though many people didn't risk because they had pictures of what participating would be, the people who did just played some instruments and it was really fun. While we were in the bathroom they played on with Tomek and Kene-J, building a tribal beat. We came out and got Frank set up for the dance. He vocalized with the slides on him for a few minutes and then Linda and I crawled up on either side of him and started vocalizing as well while we worked our way up rubbing together. Everything melted together. The music, the lighting, our bodies, everyone there. We rubbed in turned on trance. No mind, just pure enjoyment. Then we went out and got everyone left in the audience to come up to Frank. They were pulled in, continuously pulled in throughout and they came, they followed.
Afterwards we talked and that's when it really felt as though people opened up. Frank and Linda talked about how the people who will only watch, who will only participate by watching, have the most difficult time and go through the most changes. Drawing on years of experience, they talked about how they never know why people leave or how the performance affects them. You could feel the value of that. One woman said that she was given an instrument to play but we didn't know who did that, it just happened out of what was going on and it pulled people in further. The talk was really great. You could feel people softening. Frank had me talk about how I met him and I told that story. Each time it reveals how I was ready to follow this, how all paths lead me to this and I was compelled to follow. Really it wasn't a choice not to follow. To do that would be a choice not to truly live.
Everyone was told that they should come again as we have another date booked for March, but some of the people who stayed were from out of town. But you never know what that could lead to. I was from out of town too. There was the gentle peace that comes after a performance and people were saying goodbye and thanking us. To see the amazement and gratitude on people's faces is amazing because this is our life, this is how we live everyday together. How can it be so incredible! But it is and so it is to be lived with the deepest respect.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Re: Hi!
(to Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland:)
i'm an artist living in berkeley. i discovered your cafe while fliering for my live performance/workshop up-coming. i just read that the cops have shut down your live performances. that is outrageous! we need more live venues, not less!
i also do oil paintings. i painted them with a brush attached to a hard hat because i have cerebral palsy. you can see my paintings at http://www.eroplay.com/Cave/painting-slideshow/paintings.html. i would love to have a painting show at you cafe. is that possible?
here is my painting resume:
Frank Moore's Painting Resume
1976 Haste Street Workshop, Berkeley, CA
1977 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
The Gambit, Berkeley, CA
1978 Creative Growth Gallery, Oakland, CA
Moishes, Berkeley, CA
1979 Moishes, Berkeley, CA
1980 Easter Seals' Office, San Francisco, CA
Blind Lemon Workshop, Berkeley, CA
Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco, CA
1981 Cafe Vin, Berkeley, CA
Edible Complex, Oakland, CA
Au Coquelet, Berkeley, CA
Easter Seals' Telethon, Ch.7, San Francisco, CA
1982 Cafe Roma, Berkeley, CA
1983 Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
1984 A.S.U.C. Studio Gallery, U.C. Berkeley, CA
Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Comics and Comix, Berkeley, CA
1985 Cafe Roma, Berkeley, CA
California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA
Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
1986 Cafe Roma, Berkeley, CA
Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
1987 Cafe Roma, Berkeley, CA
Art Dept. Gallery, Denver, CO
Franklin Furnace, N.Y.C, NY
Sixth Sense Gallery, N.Y.C., NY
Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
455-10th St. Performance Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Rather Ripped Records, Berkeley, CA
Artists' Television Access, San Francisco, CA
1988 Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL
Rather Ripped Records, Berkeley, CA
Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Media Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Julia Morgan Theater, Berkeley, CA
EZTV, Los Angeles, CA
1989 Northwest Artists' Workshop, Portland, OR
Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Ability Awareness Fair, Berkeley, CA
Cannon House Office Bldg. Rotunda, Washington, DC
(Very Special Arts Festival)
Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL (Call to Rise)
Hallwalls Comtemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Pyramid Arts Center, Rochester, NY
Franklin Furnace, N.Y.C., NY
Dow & Frosini Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1990 Walden Performance Space, Berkeley, CA
Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Dow & Frosini Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Cleveland Public Theater, Cleveland, OH
AFLN Gallery, Seattle, WA
Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Blue Gallery, Portland, OR
Hansen Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
Group Motion, Philadelphia, PA
New York University, N.Y.C., NY
Karen Briede Gallery, Chicago, IL
1991 Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Dow & Frosini Gallery, Berkeley, CA
ARThere Gallery, Albany, CA
Ancient Ways Bookstore, Oakland, CA
Karen Briede Gallery, Chicago, IL
School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL
S.F.Mart, "A Celebration of Creativity", San Francisco, CA
Gallery X, Phoenix, AZ
1992 Faux Real, Oakland, CA
ICI, "Beyond Taboo", Oakland, CA
Dow & Frosini Gallery, Berkeley, CA
ICI, Oakland, CA
Theodoropoulos Bldg., Phoenix AZ
1993 Karen Briede Gallery, Chicago, IL
Love & Haight, San Francisco, CA
World Institute on Disability, Oakland, CA
Dow & Frosini Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1994 World Institute on Disability, Oakland, CA
Cafe Roma, Berkeley, CA
Passion Flower, Piedmont, CA
Dow & Frosini Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Elmwood Cafe, Oakland, CA
Side Street Projects and The New Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1995 Coffee Zone, San Francisco, CA
Artists Cafe, San Francisco, CA
1996 Artists Cafe, San Francisco, CA
Cafe Abir, San Francisco, CA
Cafe International, San Francisco, CA
1997 848 Community Space, San Francisco, CA
Ch.53, S.F. Cable--Breakfast With Madge
www.eroplay.com -- the internet
The Cherotic (r)Evolutionary #7--Cover Art
1998 www.eroplay.com--the internet
1999 www.eroplay.com--the internet
Lucid Moon zine--illustration
www.technoart.org--the internet
Lucid Moon zine -- illustration
2000 The Affiliate ? illustration
www.eroplay.com--the internet
2001 www.eroplay.com ? the internet
Art Hut, ?Peace as an Artistic Responsibility!?, San Francisco ? PEACE FLAG, computer art.
Art Not Violence, Oakland, CA ? Four Piece Graffiti Art Series, computer art.
2003 Bern Porter International ? ?Peace Flag? illustration Feb03 vol7no2
2009 Espresso Roma, Berkeley, CA
i also do oil paintings. i painted them with a brush attached to a hard hat because i have cerebral palsy. you can see my paintings at http://www.eroplay.com/Cave/painting-slideshow/paintings.html. i would love to have a painting show at you cafe. is that possible?
here is my painting resume:
Frank Moore's Painting Resume
1976 Haste Street Workshop, Berkeley, CA
1977 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
The Gambit, Berkeley, CA
1978 Creative Growth Gallery, Oakland, CA
Moishes, Berkeley, CA
1979 Moishes, Berkeley, CA
1980 Easter Seals' Office, San Francisco, CA
Blind Lemon Workshop, Berkeley, CA
Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco, CA
1981 Cafe Vin, Berkeley, CA
Edible Complex, Oakland, CA
Au Coquelet, Berkeley, CA
Easter Seals' Telethon, Ch.7, San Francisco, CA
1982 Cafe Roma, Berkeley, CA
1983 Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
1984 A.S.U.C. Studio Gallery, U.C. Berkeley, CA
Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Comics and Comix, Berkeley, CA
1985 Cafe Roma, Berkeley, CA
California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA
Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
1986 Cafe Roma, Berkeley, CA
Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
1987 Cafe Roma, Berkeley, CA
Art Dept. Gallery, Denver, CO
Franklin Furnace, N.Y.C, NY
Sixth Sense Gallery, N.Y.C., NY
Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
455-10th St. Performance Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Rather Ripped Records, Berkeley, CA
Artists' Television Access, San Francisco, CA
1988 Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL
Rather Ripped Records, Berkeley, CA
Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Media Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Julia Morgan Theater, Berkeley, CA
EZTV, Los Angeles, CA
1989 Northwest Artists' Workshop, Portland, OR
Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Ability Awareness Fair, Berkeley, CA
Cannon House Office Bldg. Rotunda, Washington, DC
(Very Special Arts Festival)
Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL (Call to Rise)
Hallwalls Comtemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Pyramid Arts Center, Rochester, NY
Franklin Furnace, N.Y.C., NY
Dow & Frosini Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1990 Walden Performance Space, Berkeley, CA
Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Dow & Frosini Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Cleveland Public Theater, Cleveland, OH
AFLN Gallery, Seattle, WA
Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Blue Gallery, Portland, OR
Hansen Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
Group Motion, Philadelphia, PA
New York University, N.Y.C., NY
Karen Briede Gallery, Chicago, IL
1991 Wheelchairs of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Dow & Frosini Gallery, Berkeley, CA
ARThere Gallery, Albany, CA
Ancient Ways Bookstore, Oakland, CA
Karen Briede Gallery, Chicago, IL
School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL
S.F.Mart, "A Celebration of Creativity", San Francisco, CA
Gallery X, Phoenix, AZ
1992 Faux Real, Oakland, CA
ICI, "Beyond Taboo", Oakland, CA
Dow & Frosini Gallery, Berkeley, CA
ICI, Oakland, CA
Theodoropoulos Bldg., Phoenix AZ
1993 Karen Briede Gallery, Chicago, IL
Love & Haight, San Francisco, CA
World Institute on Disability, Oakland, CA
Dow & Frosini Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1994 World Institute on Disability, Oakland, CA
Cafe Roma, Berkeley, CA
Passion Flower, Piedmont, CA
Dow & Frosini Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Elmwood Cafe, Oakland, CA
Side Street Projects and The New Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1995 Coffee Zone, San Francisco, CA
Artists Cafe, San Francisco, CA
1996 Artists Cafe, San Francisco, CA
Cafe Abir, San Francisco, CA
Cafe International, San Francisco, CA
1997 848 Community Space, San Francisco, CA
Ch.53, S.F. Cable--Breakfast With Madge
www.eroplay.com -- the internet
The Cherotic (r)Evolutionary #7--Cover Art
1998 www.eroplay.com--the internet
1999 www.eroplay.com--the internet
Lucid Moon zine--illustration
www.technoart.org--the internet
Lucid Moon zine -- illustration
2000 The Affiliate ? illustration
www.eroplay.com--the internet
2001 www.eroplay.com ? the internet
Art Hut, ?Peace as an Artistic Responsibility!?, San Francisco ? PEACE FLAG, computer art.
Art Not Violence, Oakland, CA ? Four Piece Graffiti Art Series, computer art.
2003 Bern Porter International ? ?Peace Flag? illustration Feb03 vol7no2
2009 Espresso Roma, Berkeley, CA
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
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Oh my god Frank I love your paintings. Wish I could afford one.
Would you be into trading a piece for a piece?
Larry
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well, we don't really part with my oils [well, for less than $55,000]...partly because i haven't done oils for 35 years. BUT i would do a digital painting for you. will you pick a photo of the subject you desire a painting of, or should i jam?
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Friday, February 20, 2009
NEWS FLASH
PENNY ARCADE will be my guest on THE SHAMAN'S DEN this sunday at 8pm on http://www.luver.com!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
IT'S LUVER'S BIRTHDAY TODAY!
we have been webcasting for 10 years...and luver is still being born! actually i was doing the shaman's den a few months before we started http://www.luver.com. i have always liked long runs!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Saturday, February 14, 2009
The Note Marathon stuff in the mail
Hey Carl,
We will be mailing off to you tomorrow a dvd and cd of our set at the Hollywood Marathon last month!
Hot shit!
Linda
We will be mailing off to you tomorrow a dvd and cd of our set at the Hollywood Marathon last month!
Hot shit!
Linda
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WOW! Can't wait to see/hear it!! Everything with Frank and the crew is always mesmerizing and special to us. Thank you for involving us!
Carl Off.
URCK Records, www.urckrecords.com
"Smashing the Iron Ears of Oppression, One Tribe at a Time!"
hop-frog kollectiv www.hop-frog.com
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i feel the same way about playing with you guys, carl!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Re: REACHING, EXPLORING, MELTING is up on YOUTUBE!
Hey Frank,
Reaching, Exploring, Melting? sounds like you're on your way to the perfect grilled cheese sandwich. But seriously, great show.
My first instinct is to say it takes courage to give a performance like that, but upon further consideration, you are just being you. It's weird to say that being ourselves is a courageous act. I think a more accurate way to describe the situation is that being ourselves is a normal, healthy act (as long as we don't hurt others). However, if being ourselves means going against cultural norms, than we might be perceived as courageous... or just crazy. So your performance actually says far more about society than it does about you.
But frankly Frank, I just think it's fun to be a part of. Looking forward to the next show.
Sincerely, Jeff
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nothing better than the perfect grilled sandwich!
i agree about the courage bit. it is just doing the job of an artist. saying it is courage is actually a part of the process of draining power from the work by distancing it. what it actually is is taking responsibility for pushing against walls.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Reaching, Exploring, Melting? sounds like you're on your way to the perfect grilled cheese sandwich. But seriously, great show.
My first instinct is to say it takes courage to give a performance like that, but upon further consideration, you are just being you. It's weird to say that being ourselves is a courageous act. I think a more accurate way to describe the situation is that being ourselves is a normal, healthy act (as long as we don't hurt others). However, if being ourselves means going against cultural norms, than we might be perceived as courageous... or just crazy. So your performance actually says far more about society than it does about you.
But frankly Frank, I just think it's fun to be a part of. Looking forward to the next show.
Sincerely, Jeff
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nothing better than the perfect grilled sandwich!
i agree about the courage bit. it is just doing the job of an artist. saying it is courage is actually a part of the process of draining power from the work by distancing it. what it actually is is taking responsibility for pushing against walls.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
TEMESCAL ARTS performances
OUR NEW PERFORMANCE HOME!
http://www.temescalartscenter.org:80/performances.html
TEMESCAL ARTS Performances.
http://www.temescalartscenter.org:80/performances.html
TEMESCAL ARTS Performances.
PEOPLE GET IT!
DA BOYZ:
At the store, Corey ran into Gerhard, a Curtis St. neighbor on the Albany side ... he and his wife are always walking up and down the street, and Corey had talked to them at the store, and we have talked with them a bunch just out in front of the house. He had followed Frank's campaign, and was now asking what was new in the Frank Moore community, now that the campaign was over? Corey told him about the two tours to L.A., and the upcoming series at Temescal Arts Center in Oakland. He said something like there was always something going on! He said that he has been checking out the websites, and followed the campaign, etc., and said that "Frank catalyzes what is usually invisible ..." He had listened to one of the shaman's dens online, it sounded like it was with Aimee Allison, who was then running for city council in Oakland, and said that it was really amazing, the synergy of the two of them, and what they brought out in the conversation ... He was really impressed with Frank and what we did. Corey also told him about Ruth Spivak and her daughter and the possible engagement at UC Santa Barbara. He was really moved by that. He said to say hi to Frank from him.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
At the store, Corey ran into Gerhard, a Curtis St. neighbor on the Albany side ... he and his wife are always walking up and down the street, and Corey had talked to them at the store, and we have talked with them a bunch just out in front of the house. He had followed Frank's campaign, and was now asking what was new in the Frank Moore community, now that the campaign was over? Corey told him about the two tours to L.A., and the upcoming series at Temescal Arts Center in Oakland. He said something like there was always something going on! He said that he has been checking out the websites, and followed the campaign, etc., and said that "Frank catalyzes what is usually invisible ..." He had listened to one of the shaman's dens online, it sounded like it was with Aimee Allison, who was then running for city council in Oakland, and said that it was really amazing, the synergy of the two of them, and what they brought out in the conversation ... He was really impressed with Frank and what we did. Corey also told him about Ruth Spivak and her daughter and the possible engagement at UC Santa Barbara. He was really moved by that. He said to say hi to Frank from him.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
REACHING, EXPLORING, MELTING is up on YOUTUBE!
our whole performance at THE NOTE!
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dho9d2mSO_w
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9yjru3iG1Y
Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LRDaehoFUM
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dho9d2mSO_w
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9yjru3iG1Y
Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LRDaehoFUM
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Fwd: Re: theatre of note show
btw, chuck, what did you think of my band?
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
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hey Frank,
I'm not a very good music critic. I grew up on Texas rhythm & blues, rock,metal and eased on in to folk,bluegrass and reaggae/tribal,etc.... I guess your band was experie-mental jazz and I liked the sound. Nice drums, too.
No offence to Linda & Jen.
later,
chc
btw- if you like, you may view some of my music art @ www.myspace.com/chcimages
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i just picked up the drummer right before we went on stage! i often pick up even more than half of my band from other acts in the shows. but that night, except for the drummer, they were all vets of my band. the keyboard/accordion player has played with me for years in the bay area. the same with the guys from the l.a. tribal group HOP FROG...ever since we double billed at a l.a. downtown japanese restaurant years ago! and the other guitarist, jeff COSMIC STARFISH, just took the plunge during the previous l.a. trip 2 months ago. he is now addicted!
i like your description experie-mental jazz. i would add "tribal" to it.
would you say your response to my piece has evolved, expanded, deepen?
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
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hey Frank,
I'm not a very good music critic. I grew up on Texas rhythm & blues, rock,metal and eased on in to folk,bluegrass and reaggae/tribal,etc.... I guess your band was experie-mental jazz and I liked the sound. Nice drums, too.
No offence to Linda & Jen.
later,
chc
btw- if you like, you may view some of my music art @ www.myspace.com/chcimages
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i just picked up the drummer right before we went on stage! i often pick up even more than half of my band from other acts in the shows. but that night, except for the drummer, they were all vets of my band. the keyboard/accordion player has played with me for years in the bay area. the same with the guys from the l.a. tribal group HOP FROG...ever since we double billed at a l.a. downtown japanese restaurant years ago! and the other guitarist, jeff COSMIC STARFISH, just took the plunge during the previous l.a. trip 2 months ago. he is now addicted!
i like your description experie-mental jazz. i would add "tribal" to it.
would you say your response to my piece has evolved, expanded, deepen?
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Re: Me as punk (Vinnie Spit)
Ya know, I really get annoyed when people write articles about greatness but have no idea what they've actually seen.
Here's my review:
Frank Moore, Linda, Mikey and Erika are beautiful people who make beautiful and original art.
Period. That's it. No need for a bunch of unnecessary analytics.
- Vinnie
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shucks, vinnie. and they don't seem to realize that they are revealing a lot about themselves.
Here's my review:
Frank Moore, Linda, Mikey and Erika are beautiful people who make beautiful and original art.
Period. That's it. No need for a bunch of unnecessary analytics.
- Vinnie
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shucks, vinnie. and they don't seem to realize that they are revealing a lot about themselves.
Re; Zero-Point
Hey Frank,
There's a new performance space in LA.
A Franky place...
http://zeropointspace.org
Miss you, Jeffrey
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Oh crap... Zero-Point is closed. Guess it was just new to me.
Art spaces come and go in this town.
I'll let you know if I find out about anything new and exciting.
~ Jeff
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oh, well! nice try! we are still recovering from the last l.a. trip. so i am not sure when we will ready to make that trip again. and they are trying to bring us to u.c. san barbara in april to lecture and/or perform [i may need musicians]..which will require a recovery period. so we have time to find another l.a. "franky place."
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
There's a new performance space in LA.
A Franky place...
http://zeropointspace.org
Miss you, Jeffrey
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Oh crap... Zero-Point is closed. Guess it was just new to me.
Art spaces come and go in this town.
I'll let you know if I find out about anything new and exciting.
~ Jeff
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oh, well! nice try! we are still recovering from the last l.a. trip. so i am not sure when we will ready to make that trip again. and they are trying to bring us to u.c. san barbara in april to lecture and/or perform [i may need musicians]..which will require a recovery period. so we have time to find another l.a. "franky place."
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Re: Me as punk
Hey!
Punk is a word, if you have to ask what it is, you'll never understand it. (among punk friends it's 'a little bit hipper than hip' -) and.........and SOME PUNKS ARE ONES who might kiss the lepor on the mouth as St. Francis did, and will kill themselves for a two hour performance, where the performer subsidizes the audience who will be mostly poor, and punk is one of the screaming cogs in the wheel of anarchy, Punk is acquainted with the alleyways and hide-outs under bridges where they will find more angels than devils (such as 'angel' poet of the SF alleys and streeets, Sparrow 13, who has 'read poetry' with Julia Vinograd who is a fan of his work. - Punk never thouhtlessly smashes a flower under foot. Punk likes fun. Rhythm, song, dance, cartwheels, skateboard, clowning, John the Baker cookies, jam sessions till guitarists have bloody fingers. All night long! Punk is warm rain in your face and a sweet friend beside you. Punk is someone who fell off the 'norm' chart and has been dangling giddily since then at the edge of the 'below below the below of the underground - thanks to Malvina Reynolds for "below the below" in song) Punks are 'fiercely' heart-first!!!!
Jessse cleopatra james
aka jesse beagle
ps - FUNNY YOU RAN INTO THAT FRANK, BUT I NEVER KNOW WHAT MY
GOOGLE-FISHING HOOK WILL BRING UP!!!!!!!!!!
DJB
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yep.
funny. i knew back then we freaked out a lot of punks ...that's why dirk had me there for over 3 years on at least a weekly basis. and vale was one of the freaked outs...which this reveals. when i have talked about it, people didn't believe it because vale documented the extreme subcultures in REsearch...so why would i freak him out!?
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Punk is a word, if you have to ask what it is, you'll never understand it. (among punk friends it's 'a little bit hipper than hip' -) and.........and SOME PUNKS ARE ONES who might kiss the lepor on the mouth as St. Francis did, and will kill themselves for a two hour performance, where the performer subsidizes the audience who will be mostly poor, and punk is one of the screaming cogs in the wheel of anarchy, Punk is acquainted with the alleyways and hide-outs under bridges where they will find more angels than devils (such as 'angel' poet of the SF alleys and streeets, Sparrow 13, who has 'read poetry' with Julia Vinograd who is a fan of his work. - Punk never thouhtlessly smashes a flower under foot. Punk likes fun. Rhythm, song, dance, cartwheels, skateboard, clowning, John the Baker cookies, jam sessions till guitarists have bloody fingers. All night long! Punk is warm rain in your face and a sweet friend beside you. Punk is someone who fell off the 'norm' chart and has been dangling giddily since then at the edge of the 'below below the below of the underground - thanks to Malvina Reynolds for "below the below" in song) Punks are 'fiercely' heart-first!!!!
Jessse cleopatra james
aka jesse beagle
ps - FUNNY YOU RAN INTO THAT FRANK, BUT I NEVER KNOW WHAT MY
GOOGLE-FISHING HOOK WILL BRING UP!!!!!!!!!!
DJB
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yep.
funny. i knew back then we freaked out a lot of punks ...that's why dirk had me there for over 3 years on at least a weekly basis. and vale was one of the freaked outs...which this reveals. when i have talked about it, people didn't believe it because vale documented the extreme subcultures in REsearch...so why would i freak him out!?
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Me as punk
tonight my computer has been crippled. so for fun, i googled FRANK MOORE....and found this:
What is Punk Rock and How Did It Begin?
an essay by V. Vale
What is Punk Rock and How Did It Begin?
an essay by V. Vale
Back in the Seventies in San Francisco, life was a lot simpler. The Punk Rock "Garden of Eden," where Punk was born in San Francisco, was the Mabuhay Gardens on Broadway, the only venue in town that would dare host Punk Rock. Why? Because the policy of Dirk Dirksen, who booked the "Fab Mab," was to give anyone at least one chance, without a preconceived, restrictive aesthetic. The Mab was open seven days a week, with three to five "acts" a night, so this was a lot of time slots to fill (this was before the rise of the DJ). Thus was created a nearly "anything goes" opportunity for anyone who came up with a live act. No other local club had this booking policy and this is the reason San Francisco Punk started at the Mabuhay.
One of the most unusual acts that played regularly through the first years of San Francisco Punk was Frank Moore's Theatre (they have not gone down in Punk history). It was whispered that Frank, along with his wife Linda (who struck me as a kind of Manson girl), headed a commune in Berkeley, and that everyone slept together in one huge bed. Their act seemed a bit "creepy." Frank, confined to a wheelchair, had the wizened, twisted little body of a geek or spastic, with flecks of drool on his clothing. He wore a headband with an antenna on his head that enabled him to communicate--usually in arhythmic shrieks and yelps that were near-impossible to decipher. But Linda seemed to understand him perfectly; she was his "medium." Frank Moore's group, which looked like Manson girl runaways and social misfits, enacted bizarre performances incorporating rants, music and dance that were definitely elementary enough to be "Punk Rock," even though most Punk Rockers had difficulty processing the act and were puzzled ... yet too baffled to show outright disparagement. Looking back, Frank Moore's show truly realized the Punk credo of "Do It Yourself/Anyone Can Do It." Because if Frank Moore could do it, truly anyone COULD do it. He took the "Do It Yourself/Anyone Can Do It" punk proclamation seemingly about as far as it could go. ... [continued at http://www.researchpubs.com/features/whatispunk.php]
Re: theatre of note show [Mark Soden]
Hi Frank,
I was reading Steve's post and I wanted to present a different position.
Not to be an apologist for the guy that had a physical reaction to your performance.
But we are all wired a bit differently and where some people would be curious, fascinated or aroused. Others could be threatened, over-welmed and challenged. I think he may have gotten more from your performance than a person that is more tolerant/jaded where it might just be another event in their field of vision.
His response has given us a lot to chew on in the salon.
I applaud him for his willingness to share his reaction. He didn't have to step up and share his feelings.
Thanks again for providing a forum for these discussions.
Mark Soden (aka phog masheeen)
PS On a very different note.
I am celebrating Friday the thirteenth with a streaming performance.
Here are the details:
phog masheeen live with guests:
Dr. Kaplan - Sonified Kitchen Ware
Alan Lechusza - Reeds and Electronics
Tom Neas - Electronic Percussion
William Almas - Visualizations
Live 2-13-09 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM PST
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/phog-masheeen-live
This performance will be recorded for later access.
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i agree. and his response isn't a dead end like "it was polarizing" is. his responses, if followed through, will lead to insights for all of us...which is why i hope he will write back. he is innocent faced with being transported beyond the normal boxes during the jam...boxes that cripple and limit. that is what caused the physical reactions. he tried to pin the reactions on the nude crip groaning and the "older women" naked. but when he starts trying to get his head around it, the nude crip and older women fade away as excuses/causes, leading him into an expanding reality. this is what jaded art crowds can avoid.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
I was reading Steve's post and I wanted to present a different position.
Not to be an apologist for the guy that had a physical reaction to your performance.
But we are all wired a bit differently and where some people would be curious, fascinated or aroused. Others could be threatened, over-welmed and challenged. I think he may have gotten more from your performance than a person that is more tolerant/jaded where it might just be another event in their field of vision.
His response has given us a lot to chew on in the salon.
I applaud him for his willingness to share his reaction. He didn't have to step up and share his feelings.
Thanks again for providing a forum for these discussions.
Mark Soden (aka phog masheeen)
PS On a very different note.
I am celebrating Friday the thirteenth with a streaming performance.
Here are the details:
phog masheeen live with guests:
Dr. Kaplan - Sonified Kitchen Ware
Alan Lechusza - Reeds and Electronics
Tom Neas - Electronic Percussion
William Almas - Visualizations
Live 2-13-09 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM PST
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/phog-masheeen-live
This performance will be recorded for later access.
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i agree. and his response isn't a dead end like "it was polarizing" is. his responses, if followed through, will lead to insights for all of us...which is why i hope he will write back. he is innocent faced with being transported beyond the normal boxes during the jam...boxes that cripple and limit. that is what caused the physical reactions. he tried to pin the reactions on the nude crip groaning and the "older women" naked. but when he starts trying to get his head around it, the nude crip and older women fade away as excuses/causes, leading him into an expanding reality. this is what jaded art crowds can avoid.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Fw: Info
Unfortunately in this world the people that should be are not and the people that should not be are. This is why I have 2 sides: one that should be and another that should not be. To be or not to be, that is the question....to be and not to be, the answer to that question.
Joseph Ferrante
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i am just a being!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Joseph Ferrante
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i am just a being!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Re: Fw: Fw: theatre of note show
(Raindog:)
Who's hailey?
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she is a great performance artist/musician in sacramento....MOM and NIGHT NURSE are 2 of her identities.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Who's hailey?
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she is a great performance artist/musician in sacramento....MOM and NIGHT NURSE are 2 of her identities.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Re: Fw: theatre of note show [Raindog]
frank
what impresses me most, is how you gently eased this guy into your mindset. he's obviously intelligent or it would have never gotten past the first email exchange, but you didn't just let him stay on his side, the safe side, no you cajoled him into experimenting with the idea (a first step, in my view). And thru your own wit and intelligence and gentle nature, persuaded him that what he was repulsed by was inside himself. many of my socalled enlightened friends couldn't do that. It's a special gift. and I applaud you for it.
Raindog
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i think that's a part of the performance...so it is a part of my job as an artist. what most people think of as THE PERFORMANCE is in reality a middle part of the actual performance. yes, chuck offers a rare opportunity to directly explore the dynamics, the issues, etc. hopefully he will write back and continue the dialog. most people don't. after the dec. l.a. performance, the people who run the gallery wrote that the piece was "liberating" [a positive] but "polarizing" [which obviously wasn't what they wanted!]. but when i asked "which poles?"...trying to get a deeper picture of what they were talking about [for both them and me]....they didn't write back! chuck has a certain innocence.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
what impresses me most, is how you gently eased this guy into your mindset. he's obviously intelligent or it would have never gotten past the first email exchange, but you didn't just let him stay on his side, the safe side, no you cajoled him into experimenting with the idea (a first step, in my view). And thru your own wit and intelligence and gentle nature, persuaded him that what he was repulsed by was inside himself. many of my socalled enlightened friends couldn't do that. It's a special gift. and I applaud you for it.
Raindog
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i think that's a part of the performance...so it is a part of my job as an artist. what most people think of as THE PERFORMANCE is in reality a middle part of the actual performance. yes, chuck offers a rare opportunity to directly explore the dynamics, the issues, etc. hopefully he will write back and continue the dialog. most people don't. after the dec. l.a. performance, the people who run the gallery wrote that the piece was "liberating" [a positive] but "polarizing" [which obviously wasn't what they wanted!]. but when i asked "which poles?"...trying to get a deeper picture of what they were talking about [for both them and me]....they didn't write back! chuck has a certain innocence.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Re: Fw: theatre of note show [Steve Davis]
hi
yeah...it's not worth it to point out that he's an idiot..i really 'enjoyed' his email though..
I don't think I can make it up that weekend...I'll be going to joshua tree area 21/22nd
keep me posted!
love
steve
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well, we will do another performance there on march 21. and hopefully it'll be a monthly series.
hey, do you have hailey's email address?
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
yeah...it's not worth it to point out that he's an idiot..i really 'enjoyed' his email though..
I don't think I can make it up that weekend...I'll be going to joshua tree area 21/22nd
keep me posted!
love
steve
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well, we will do another performance there on march 21. and hopefully it'll be a monthly series.
hey, do you have hailey's email address?
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Info
Dear Mr. Frank Moore:
I am Joseph Ferrante again.
Due to the fact that you did not receive the songs I am emailing you from a different account to see if you get them from here.
I will send these 2 songs on two different emails following this one. They are my famous controversial recomposition of Hey Jude and the other is a song of mine titled Alone Again. If you do not get them this time, please go to my page:
http://bandit.mp3lizard.com/phoenixme/
and download my Hey Jude and Alone Again there. You will find the downloads at the bottom of the page. They are free downloads. On this page first you have to set it in English from the Finnish language on the upper right corner. Then when you left click on the songs you are transferred to another page. On this page you have to right click on the sentence "Right click here and select Save Target As".Also, here you can find more information about me, comments of people, etc. Here you will also find a link to see the publishing agreement for my Hey Jude.
I hope you enjoy the songs.
Please let me know if you will include them for airplay or not.
Kind Regards:
Joseph Ferrante
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Will play the two songs!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
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God Bless you Frank and thank you...
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that's why we are here!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
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I think you should be the President of the US and if some day you are a candidate I will vote for you TWICE, one for me and another one for the other side of me.
Joseph Ferrante
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hey, did you know that i spent the last 2 years running for president? an amazing journey!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
I am Joseph Ferrante again.
Due to the fact that you did not receive the songs I am emailing you from a different account to see if you get them from here.
I will send these 2 songs on two different emails following this one. They are my famous controversial recomposition of Hey Jude and the other is a song of mine titled Alone Again. If you do not get them this time, please go to my page:
http://bandit.mp3lizard.com/phoenixme/
and download my Hey Jude and Alone Again there. You will find the downloads at the bottom of the page. They are free downloads. On this page first you have to set it in English from the Finnish language on the upper right corner. Then when you left click on the songs you are transferred to another page. On this page you have to right click on the sentence "Right click here and select Save Target As".Also, here you can find more information about me, comments of people, etc. Here you will also find a link to see the publishing agreement for my Hey Jude.
I hope you enjoy the songs.
Please let me know if you will include them for airplay or not.
Kind Regards:
Joseph Ferrante
* * * * *
Will play the two songs!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
* * * * *
God Bless you Frank and thank you...
* * * * *
that's why we are here!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
* * * * *
I think you should be the President of the US and if some day you are a candidate I will vote for you TWICE, one for me and another one for the other side of me.
Joseph Ferrante
* * * * *
hey, did you know that i spent the last 2 years running for president? an amazing journey!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Re: theatre of note show [John the Baker]
"I'm glad I experienced a glimpse into the mind of Frank Moore, but saddened it was not much to see and little if any inspiration for anything to me.What art did you exhibit? Its a free country man, but c'mon..."
when someone reacts like this to your artistic expression , IT IS ART. its like the tree falling in the forest. this time we are certain that someone was there and THEY DID HEAR THE TREE FALL. it doesnt matter that the tree fell so close to the guy that it scared him, it fell- it was heard -and a reaction to it was a result. A deepening process ensued and the guy one way or another WILL BE DIFFERENT/changed because of it.
I know because I was one of those guys who was scared of frank and his performance. And I still stand by him 10 years later.
If you think about it, have you ever wanted to get a girls clothes off but just couldnt think of the right words to say? Well think about how hard that is for frank, HE CANT FORM WORDS ! If that is not inspiring enough. For how many centuries have painters painted nudes? Well this is a different kind of nude. Watch the performance on your computer and let the colors and bodies blend together and see the collage of brillence swirling bending blending and spilling . If the great painters of years ago saw what frank is doing they would all sit at his feet.
As a punk rocker I am always trying to find ways to get people to leave or feel disgusted or piss them off. I want people to break out of their shells/ open up to alternatives and loosen the shackles of society. Frank did that to me without hardly trying. He is a natural punk.
my two cents
peace,
John the Baker
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ah, yes...his writing his email in itself refutes that he didn't get much/anything from the piece! you and i...and most of us on THE E-SALON do culturally subversive art....not HALLMARK art. we live for such strong reactions/responses...not for polite clapping of liking.
what you say means a lot to me. visually...and musically...what the jams evoke are amazing...which have less to do with me than with the combination of people coming together in the work. and then i add my advance punk tools!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
when someone reacts like this to your artistic expression , IT IS ART. its like the tree falling in the forest. this time we are certain that someone was there and THEY DID HEAR THE TREE FALL. it doesnt matter that the tree fell so close to the guy that it scared him, it fell- it was heard -and a reaction to it was a result. A deepening process ensued and the guy one way or another WILL BE DIFFERENT/changed because of it.
I know because I was one of those guys who was scared of frank and his performance. And I still stand by him 10 years later.
If you think about it, have you ever wanted to get a girls clothes off but just couldnt think of the right words to say? Well think about how hard that is for frank, HE CANT FORM WORDS ! If that is not inspiring enough. For how many centuries have painters painted nudes? Well this is a different kind of nude. Watch the performance on your computer and let the colors and bodies blend together and see the collage of brillence swirling bending blending and spilling . If the great painters of years ago saw what frank is doing they would all sit at his feet.
As a punk rocker I am always trying to find ways to get people to leave or feel disgusted or piss them off. I want people to break out of their shells/ open up to alternatives and loosen the shackles of society. Frank did that to me without hardly trying. He is a natural punk.
my two cents
peace,
John the Baker
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ah, yes...his writing his email in itself refutes that he didn't get much/anything from the piece! you and i...and most of us on THE E-SALON do culturally subversive art....not HALLMARK art. we live for such strong reactions/responses...not for polite clapping of liking.
what you say means a lot to me. visually...and musically...what the jams evoke are amazing...which have less to do with me than with the combination of people coming together in the work. and then i add my advance punk tools!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Re: theatre of note show [Rafael-Alexandre Ramos]
Hey Frank,
It's Rafael-Alexandre from Montréal. Been a while :): I was "hibernating" for the past 3 month but now I'm back, in a better and improved form
Well, as I receive regularly your e-salon emails, I received the one featuring this guy Chuck.
Once, I remember seing that video of yours on Mievo or youtube that was taken out by the site for pornographic content or "violation of sites viewable content", or something like that, can't remember: the whole thing made me smile...It actually was bizarre, and very experimental.
You know I'm sympathetic to this kind of art, because anti-mainstream, for the rest, you can't judge art for being what it is: it is made to destroy boundaries ( well yours is according to me ).
What I mean to say Frank, is that :
1 ) Your art doesn't hurt anyone ( your not promoting hate or violence towards anyone or any ideals; Indecent ? Ok. But their is far worst things out there, degrading human dignity: you guys are all major, legal and consentant, where's the problem ? )
2 ) Your destroying boundaries
3 ) BUT MOST IMPORTANT, YOUR DESTROYING PREJUDICES AGAINST PEOPLE SEEN AS OUTCASTS BY "NORMAL" ( who the hell is "normal" anyways ?, would anybody like to be "normal", like clones, generated upon a standard of what a human being should be ideally ? ) PEOPLE.
Sure, I live in the "Matrix", but how many people can't see the outside of the Matrix, how many are doomed in ignorance and being sheeps all their lifes ? Too many, Frank, and too many abandoned their dreams and declared forfait and joined back the Matrix.
So I think you're doing the right thing in pursuing this debate with Chuck.
Your performance art is not a freak show,
Courage pour la suite,
Cordialement,
Rafael
P.S Add me to your myspace page, I received the notice but couldn't find you on the site
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EXACTLY!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
It's Rafael-Alexandre from Montréal. Been a while :): I was "hibernating" for the past 3 month but now I'm back, in a better and improved form
Well, as I receive regularly your e-salon emails, I received the one featuring this guy Chuck.
Once, I remember seing that video of yours on Mievo or youtube that was taken out by the site for pornographic content or "violation of sites viewable content", or something like that, can't remember: the whole thing made me smile...It actually was bizarre, and very experimental.
You know I'm sympathetic to this kind of art, because anti-mainstream, for the rest, you can't judge art for being what it is: it is made to destroy boundaries ( well yours is according to me ).
What I mean to say Frank, is that :
1 ) Your art doesn't hurt anyone ( your not promoting hate or violence towards anyone or any ideals; Indecent ? Ok. But their is far worst things out there, degrading human dignity: you guys are all major, legal and consentant, where's the problem ? )
2 ) Your destroying boundaries
3 ) BUT MOST IMPORTANT, YOUR DESTROYING PREJUDICES AGAINST PEOPLE SEEN AS OUTCASTS BY "NORMAL" ( who the hell is "normal" anyways ?, would anybody like to be "normal", like clones, generated upon a standard of what a human being should be ideally ? ) PEOPLE.
Sure, I live in the "Matrix", but how many people can't see the outside of the Matrix, how many are doomed in ignorance and being sheeps all their lifes ? Too many, Frank, and too many abandoned their dreams and declared forfait and joined back the Matrix.
So I think you're doing the right thing in pursuing this debate with Chuck.
Your performance art is not a freak show,
Courage pour la suite,
Cordialement,
Rafael
P.S Add me to your myspace page, I received the notice but couldn't find you on the site
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EXACTLY!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Re: theatre of note show [steve davis]
fucking fuck my fucking ass frank!!!!
I was sick as fuck...but am now sad as shit for not dragging myself there to help ruin that idiots night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess you 've heard it all huh? I now I have doing dog!!!!
I love you even more...if thats possible!!
I have the cd and some $$ for the dvd to send off this weekend..
you , jen & erika are on a track...
I have to make it up to you as I can...
for missing the NOTE show...
can I email that guy and thank him or just let it go?
take care
steve
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i love you too, steve! yep, you missed an opportunity to expand the fragile world of this guy [and of those whom he represents]! but don't blast him yet. he offers a rare peak into how the art works, what pushes what buttons, etc. he is willing/able to enter into dialog about his responses to the work...and how they are evolving over time. most are not willing or able. so i want to pump him...and do some educating!
hey, you are welcome to play at the performance up here sat. feb. 21!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
I was sick as fuck...but am now sad as shit for not dragging myself there to help ruin that idiots night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess you 've heard it all huh? I now I have doing dog!!!!
I love you even more...if thats possible!!
I have the cd and some $$ for the dvd to send off this weekend..
you , jen & erika are on a track...
I have to make it up to you as I can...
for missing the NOTE show...
can I email that guy and thank him or just let it go?
take care
steve
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i love you too, steve! yep, you missed an opportunity to expand the fragile world of this guy [and of those whom he represents]! but don't blast him yet. he offers a rare peak into how the art works, what pushes what buttons, etc. he is willing/able to enter into dialog about his responses to the work...and how they are evolving over time. most are not willing or able. so i want to pump him...and do some educating!
hey, you are welcome to play at the performance up here sat. feb. 21!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Re: theatre of note show
Hey Frank,
Thanks for your reply. I appreciate that.I knew when your associates wheeled you out that the piece wasn't going to be mundane performance. They put the mic on you. But, you couldn't communicate the way I am used to being communicated with. I had a flood of thoughts/emotions. compassion, sadness, empathy and when the projector started and the nude older dancers began thier "lap-dances" and, the movements of your arms,head and face it hit me. I felt sick. It was too much. A writhing contortion of nudity, eroticism combined with a man confined to a wheelchair, your body movements, head,face and arms and hands.And, your groans and sounds.That brought on the nausia. I had to look away at the wall occasionally, to keep it together.
Thanks for your reply. I appreciate that.I knew when your associates wheeled you out that the piece wasn't going to be mundane performance. They put the mic on you. But, you couldn't communicate the way I am used to being communicated with. I had a flood of thoughts/emotions. compassion, sadness, empathy and when the projector started and the nude older dancers began thier "lap-dances" and, the movements of your arms,head and face it hit me. I felt sick. It was too much. A writhing contortion of nudity, eroticism combined with a man confined to a wheelchair, your body movements, head,face and arms and hands.And, your groans and sounds.That brought on the nausia. I had to look away at the wall occasionally, to keep it together.
I was revolted because i didn't understand it and it was making me feel physically and emotionally sick.
Scarring was too much of a word. Girlfriend say I live in a world of hyperbole. So, I exaggerate sometimes.
It was a very strong piece. Yes, I am trying to work thru it. I really appreciate you writing me back.
Thank you.
chc
* * * * *
chuck, i like how the performance is continuing through these emails. but don't get in a dark alley with linda and jen...those "older women."
so why did seeing nude "older dancers" dancing erotically with/on me evoke such powerful reactions in you..."I felt sick...brought on the nausea...I had to look away at the wall occasionally, to keep it together. I was revolted because i didn't understand it and it was making me feel physically and emotionally sick"? was it my voice? what if the wheelchair was just a prop? was it because the dancers were "older"? would it be different if the dancers were younger? what does your girlfriend think of your reactions? what did you think of the woman from the audience who danced on me? was she "older?" how old are you?
funny...for decades i got shit for cute "younger" women around me! i also have gotten shit for having "strong" women around me...as if it was a fetish of mine! and now it's "older" women! they are the same girls! linda has been with me for about 30 years and jen has been in my work since 2001. actually to me they are "younger women" because i'm older! it's relative! it appears my work has started addressing issues of ageism. about time!
keep writing!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Hey Frank - note videos to come
holla,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN7gEDo5spc
is how to go on youtube and watch a snippet from the last performance
marathon.
pls. forward it to note people if you have time, i will be posting more
clips from the event. incl. cultureclash.
out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN7gEDo5spc
is how to go on youtube and watch a snippet from the last performance
marathon.
pls. forward it to note people if you have time, i will be posting more
clips from the event. incl. cultureclash.
out
t.
* * * * *
cute! rich is on the E-SALON.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Kitty Kondolances
Sorry to hear about your kitty.
May she/he rest in kitty heaven.
May she/he rest in kitty heaven.
love to you.
annie
from mexico! (at the first ever central america conference on "post porn."
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
ANNIE M. SPRINKLE, Ph.D.
Artist • Sexologist • Author • Teacher • Student
Post Porn Modernist • Faculty Wife • Feminist
Pioneering Film Director/Producer/Performer
Utopian Entrepreneur • Thespian • College Lecturer
Former Porn Star/Stripper/Pin-Up/Prostitute/Dom
Performance Artist • Photographer • Tantrica
annie
from mexico! (at the first ever central america conference on "post porn."
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
ANNIE M. SPRINKLE, Ph.D.
Artist • Sexologist • Author • Teacher • Student
Post Porn Modernist • Faculty Wife • Feminist
Pioneering Film Director/Producer/Performer
Utopian Entrepreneur • Thespian • College Lecturer
Former Porn Star/Stripper/Pin-Up/Prostitute/Dom
Performance Artist • Photographer • Tantrica
* * * * *
and cyb is/was a she/he!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Re: Un-Herd show listings
From: Sean Ongley
Subject: Un-Herd show listings
In reference to your show listing for KBOO's UnHerd program.
Your performance sounds interesting. I would be happy to publicize it. Please do your part to spread your word about the show so that people in the bay area can listen to the streaming broadcast at www.kboo.fm. The show is called UnHerd at 10pm Pacific Standard Time, 1st, 4th, 5th Mondays. If I have listeners nationally, this does a great deal to promote local music everywhere. And whenever artists are touring through, I am open to being contacted.
Thanks
Sean Ongley
* * * * *
hey, i run the web station http://www.luver.com. could we run your show on it?
and i'm sending this out to my lists so when folks are gigging in portland, they should contact you!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Subject: Un-Herd show listings
In reference to your show listing for KBOO's UnHerd program.
Your performance sounds interesting. I would be happy to publicize it. Please do your part to spread your word about the show so that people in the bay area can listen to the streaming broadcast at www.kboo.fm. The show is called UnHerd at 10pm Pacific Standard Time, 1st, 4th, 5th Mondays. If I have listeners nationally, this does a great deal to promote local music everywhere. And whenever artists are touring through, I am open to being contacted.
Thanks
Sean Ongley
* * * * *
hey, i run the web station http://www.luver.com. could we run your show on it?
and i'm sending this out to my lists so when folks are gigging in portland, they should contact you!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Friday, February 6, 2009
Reality Playings poster is up!
COME TO PLAY!
http://www.eroplay.com/events.html
REALITY PLAYINGS:
experiments in experience/participation performance
Frank Moore, world-known shaman performance artist, will conduct improvised passions of musicians, actors, dancers, and audience members in a laboratory setting to create altered realities of fusion beyond taboos. Bring your passions and your senses of adventure and humor. Other than that, ADMISSION IS FREE! (But donations will be accepted.)
First date February 21, 2009
8pm
TEMESCAL ARTS CENTER
511 48th Street
Oakland, CA 94609-2058
For more information
Call: 510-526-7858
email: fmoore@eroplay.com
http://www.eroplay.com/events.html
http://www.temescalartscenter.org/
"...He's wonderful and hilarious and knows exactly what it's all about and has earned my undying respect. What he's doing is impossible, and he knows it. That's good art...." L.A. Weekly
Resisting "the easy and superficial descriptions..., Moore's work challenges the consensus view more strongly in ways less acceptable than...angry tirades and bitter attacks on consumer culture." Chicago New City
"If performance art has a radical edge, it has to be Frank Moore." Cleveland
Edition
"Transformative..." Moore "is thwarting nature in an astonishing manner, and is fusing art, ritual and religion in ways the Eurocentric world has only dim memories of. Espousing a kind of paganism without bite and aggression, Frank Moore is indeed worth watching." High Performance Magazine
"Surely wonderful and mind-goosing experience." L.A. Reader
http://www.eroplay.com/events.html
REALITY PLAYINGS:
experiments in experience/participation performance
Frank Moore, world-known shaman performance artist, will conduct improvised passions of musicians, actors, dancers, and audience members in a laboratory setting to create altered realities of fusion beyond taboos. Bring your passions and your senses of adventure and humor. Other than that, ADMISSION IS FREE! (But donations will be accepted.)
First date February 21, 2009
8pm
TEMESCAL ARTS CENTER
511 48th Street
Oakland, CA 94609-2058
For more information
Call: 510-526-7858
email: fmoore@eroplay.com
http://www.eroplay.com/events.html
http://www.temescalartscenter.org/
"...He's wonderful and hilarious and knows exactly what it's all about and has earned my undying respect. What he's doing is impossible, and he knows it. That's good art...." L.A. Weekly
Resisting "the easy and superficial descriptions..., Moore's work challenges the consensus view more strongly in ways less acceptable than...angry tirades and bitter attacks on consumer culture." Chicago New City
"If performance art has a radical edge, it has to be Frank Moore." Cleveland
Edition
"Transformative..." Moore "is thwarting nature in an astonishing manner, and is fusing art, ritual and religion in ways the Eurocentric world has only dim memories of. Espousing a kind of paganism without bite and aggression, Frank Moore is indeed worth watching." High Performance Magazine
"Surely wonderful and mind-goosing experience." L.A. Reader
Dr Suzy on Nightline ABC-TV tonight! Eros Day X Tomorrow!
Friday, January 23, 2009
From: Dr Susan Block Institute
Subject: Dr Suzy on Nightline ABC-TV tonight! Eros Day X Tomorrow!
From: Dr Susan Block Institute
Subject: Dr Suzy on Nightline ABC-TV tonight! Eros Day X Tomorrow!
Watch Dr. Suzy on ABC-TV NIGHTLINE Tonight!
Dr Suzy & Brian Rooney on NIGHTLINE at the Speakeasy
* * * * *
we will be watching, suzy.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
* * * * *
From: Barbara Golden
Subject: Re: Fw: Dr Suzy on Nightline ABC-TV tonight! Eros Day X Tomorrow!
saw her, she was GREAT.
* * * * *
yep, she was very impressive and effective!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
* * * * *
From: Barbara Golden
Subject: Re: Fw: Dr Suzy on Nightline ABC-TV tonight! Eros Day X Tomorrow!
saw her, she was GREAT.
* * * * *
yep, she was very impressive and effective!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Re: theatre of note show
Dear Frank,
My name is Chuck Coffman. My girlfriend and I came out to support the Theatre of Note's all night fundraiser. We attended an art opening in Silverlake and then had sushi in West Hollywood. Between us we had just enough money to see Addler's Appetite, a great rock show at the Key Club or go & support the Theatre of Note and live theatre. Honestly, I wanted to rock out to some metal. But, we ended up choosing Theatre of Note and settled into an over packed theatre after laying down our forty dollars. We saw the anti-jesus piece. That was O.K., I wasn't overly impressed. Then, a very funny guy came out and did a spoken word rant which was intelligent and funny. That was cool. The lights came up. We moved to better seats and settled in for the next skit. The lights went down and it was The Frank Moore performance. Honestly, Frank, your performance is the single most revolting and nausiating live performance I've ever witnessed. It was a scarring experience. I'm better now.My girlfriend, having been exposed to multiple theatre, performance, etc. and experimental shit,and,therefore, was not as affected as me. I did not whom you were. I did not know or understand that the guy in the wheel chair was "Frank Moore".Your cast put the mic on you.I realized it was you. I made it thru the gig. Quite a few did not and had to excuse themselves. The next morning I thought about my experience and your performance and concluded that your confinement and situation has not trapped your ability to communicate and to create.I applaud that! What must be a glimpse into your soul and mind frightened and sickened me. I applaud your ability and gumption in getting it out there, making it happen. However, a mind as crisp as yours managed to disgust me and turn me off, not on. I'm glad I experienced a glimpse into the mind of Frank Moore, but saddened it was not much to see and little if any inspiration for anything to me.What art did you exhibit? Its a free country man, but c'mon...
I dig your website. I dig the underground anti-corporate thing. Maybe L.U.V.E.R will inspire me someway. Maybe some good will come from having subjected myself to your "performance". I hope so. I busted my ass for that 40 bucks.
Sincerely,
Chuck Coffman
* * * * *
thanks, chuck, for writing your response to my piece. we artists live for such letters...especially when the reactions to the art is so intense and powerful as yours. it means the art is working! i sympathize with you about spending your hard earned money...even though the note is a worthy cause...and missing the metal show to boot! doing the show cost me several thousand dollars! we live in berkeley. on the way down our transmission crapped out and on the way back the tire exploded, blowing a hole in the car's body. that is over the normal cost of travel....hotel, food, etc.
i like how you are aware that you are continuing to work through my piece, and that the piece is continuing to work inside of you. i have had people who hated my performance right after who have come back years later and say the performance had a profound and positive effect in/on their lives. that is how art works. so hang in there.
what exactly made it revolting and nausiating and scarring and disgusting...and in what ways?
i'm glad you checked out the websites!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
My name is Chuck Coffman. My girlfriend and I came out to support the Theatre of Note's all night fundraiser. We attended an art opening in Silverlake and then had sushi in West Hollywood. Between us we had just enough money to see Addler's Appetite, a great rock show at the Key Club or go & support the Theatre of Note and live theatre. Honestly, I wanted to rock out to some metal. But, we ended up choosing Theatre of Note and settled into an over packed theatre after laying down our forty dollars. We saw the anti-jesus piece. That was O.K., I wasn't overly impressed. Then, a very funny guy came out and did a spoken word rant which was intelligent and funny. That was cool. The lights came up. We moved to better seats and settled in for the next skit. The lights went down and it was The Frank Moore performance. Honestly, Frank, your performance is the single most revolting and nausiating live performance I've ever witnessed. It was a scarring experience. I'm better now.My girlfriend, having been exposed to multiple theatre, performance, etc. and experimental shit,and,therefore, was not as affected as me. I did not whom you were. I did not know or understand that the guy in the wheel chair was "Frank Moore".Your cast put the mic on you.I realized it was you. I made it thru the gig. Quite a few did not and had to excuse themselves. The next morning I thought about my experience and your performance and concluded that your confinement and situation has not trapped your ability to communicate and to create.I applaud that! What must be a glimpse into your soul and mind frightened and sickened me. I applaud your ability and gumption in getting it out there, making it happen. However, a mind as crisp as yours managed to disgust me and turn me off, not on. I'm glad I experienced a glimpse into the mind of Frank Moore, but saddened it was not much to see and little if any inspiration for anything to me.What art did you exhibit? Its a free country man, but c'mon...
I dig your website. I dig the underground anti-corporate thing. Maybe L.U.V.E.R will inspire me someway. Maybe some good will come from having subjected myself to your "performance". I hope so. I busted my ass for that 40 bucks.
Sincerely,
Chuck Coffman
* * * * *
thanks, chuck, for writing your response to my piece. we artists live for such letters...especially when the reactions to the art is so intense and powerful as yours. it means the art is working! i sympathize with you about spending your hard earned money...even though the note is a worthy cause...and missing the metal show to boot! doing the show cost me several thousand dollars! we live in berkeley. on the way down our transmission crapped out and on the way back the tire exploded, blowing a hole in the car's body. that is over the normal cost of travel....hotel, food, etc.
i like how you are aware that you are continuing to work through my piece, and that the piece is continuing to work inside of you. i have had people who hated my performance right after who have come back years later and say the performance had a profound and positive effect in/on their lives. that is how art works. so hang in there.
what exactly made it revolting and nausiating and scarring and disgusting...and in what ways?
i'm glad you checked out the websites!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Hey Frank, Rich W. here...COMMENCEMENT
Hey Brother Frank.
Sorry you all got sick. I remember that happening last time you came to visit.
Overjoyed you have your own collection of richie werner art.
I was really happy with my piece for the first ten minutes- About halfway through the Manson piece.
Realized I had set my goals high for a 5AM performance. Had another coupla bits but drunk folk kept knocking puppets over backstage so I decided to quit while I was ahead and go for the paint.
I've been in training for the last month and a half to play a boxer in a show called FUBAR opening at NOTE in late April. Beautiful dark play. Very exciting role.
I've always felt as an actor one has to earn the right to play a role. Now I'm putting my money where my mouth is.
Gonna look like a monster when the show opens.
After the show closes I work at The Hollywood Bowl through early fall.
After that I might go visit my Brother in New Orleans where he lives. I've never been. I hear its a pretty amazing place.
Might try out for an up coming production of TITUS ANDRONICUS after that
but some time within this year I'd love to come to your neck of the woods for a weekend so lets talk about that soon my friend.
Sorry about the car problems as well. That stinks.
I really appreciate the all-stars making such a Herculean effort to be here.
Glad you had fun.
Thanks for bringing your literature as well. We still have a few copies in our lobby!
Here's that piece you requested.
Happy to answer any questions about any of the artists I mentioned. I think you know most of them. Plenty of info on line as well.
Cheers!
Rich W.
COMMENCEMENT
repeat after me...
flea (r)
flea fly (r)
flea fly flo (r)
flea fly flo flum (r)
flea fly flo flum (r)
flea fly flo flum (r)
coomaladda coomaladda cooomalada viste (r)
anna annanaviste (r)
coomaladda coomaladda cooomalada viste (r)
anna annanaviste (r)
viste (r)
viste (r)
viste (r)
viste (r)
inimini picanlini oowa ochalini hatchi patchi cumarachi oowa ah
inimini picanlini oowa ochalini hatchi patchi cumarachi oowa ah (r)
ish bibaly oopm boopm omah ah ditn datn wanaaaaaatch.....
ish bibaly oopm boopm omah ah ditn datn wanaaaaaatch......
you muthafuckas tired yet?
it is i
the ghost of muthafuckin christmas past
here to give you last tidings
here to greet the baby new year with those big fweeken ears
and that sweet little pussy.
here to herald the beginning of the end
the last of the last stands man
change is here
change is here
what do we do now?
no need for the mal contents
no need for the poets ...
and no pay for the players
the performance artists, the storytellers
what oh what oh what will become of us now?
whatever will be come of alllllllllll my heroes.................
................................................................
this is for...
this is in tribute to...
this is in salute to...
to jack smith
and ethyl eichelburger and rachel rosenthal
and reza abdoh
and tom murin the alien comic
to jim turner
and annie sprinkle and penny arcade
and black eyed susan
to ellen stewart
to schecner
to vitali
to chaikin
to brook
to the becks and to becket and to..........................
.................................................pinter.
To Lee Bruer and Fela Kuti
to Frank Moore and Brother Theodore
To Lenny Bruce and Eric Bagosian
To spalding.... to gregory nunzio corsco
to leguizamo and bob flannigan
to zappa and the mothers
to elizabeth lacompt and the wooster group
to kantor, to kovaks
to syd barret and arthur lee
to iggy and the stooges
to lou and the velvets
to andy... to jean- michell, to patti smith
to matthew barney, to ping chong to robert wilson
to the last poets and to bukowski
to ruth maleczeck and pamela gordon
to cbgbs and danceteria
to awsome alvin ailly and muthafuckin merce cunningham
to the kipper kids to mump and smoot
to the NEA4, and jim serano and maplethorp
to keith haring
to phillip newby
to johnny thunders
to joey ramone to ann magnusson
to lydia lunch and xene and john doe
to rockets redglare to john sex
to klaus nomi....
to peter ivers....
to daffy duck in a devil costume with a belly full of nitro
to a time when rock music and theatre made love and we could all just put on our headphones sit back and
freak out in a moon age daydream
oh yeah....
you are my role models, my collegues mr friends and my ancestors upon whos shoulders I stand.
remember scroogy old boy remember
to live each and every day in the past the present
and the future. (start track 2 bowie's rebel rebel)
ish bibaly oopm boopm omah ah ditn datn wanaaaaaatch.
(sing rebel rebel)
* * * * *
great piece, rich! it's a honor to be on that list! i would add anna halprin, artaud, and the beats.
give us notice when you can come up and we'll put you on the show's schedule!
could you give me contact emails for vomit, culture clash, and alison arngram?
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Sorry you all got sick. I remember that happening last time you came to visit.
Overjoyed you have your own collection of richie werner art.
I was really happy with my piece for the first ten minutes- About halfway through the Manson piece.
Realized I had set my goals high for a 5AM performance. Had another coupla bits but drunk folk kept knocking puppets over backstage so I decided to quit while I was ahead and go for the paint.
I've been in training for the last month and a half to play a boxer in a show called FUBAR opening at NOTE in late April. Beautiful dark play. Very exciting role.
I've always felt as an actor one has to earn the right to play a role. Now I'm putting my money where my mouth is.
Gonna look like a monster when the show opens.
After the show closes I work at The Hollywood Bowl through early fall.
After that I might go visit my Brother in New Orleans where he lives. I've never been. I hear its a pretty amazing place.
Might try out for an up coming production of TITUS ANDRONICUS after that
but some time within this year I'd love to come to your neck of the woods for a weekend so lets talk about that soon my friend.
Sorry about the car problems as well. That stinks.
I really appreciate the all-stars making such a Herculean effort to be here.
Glad you had fun.
Thanks for bringing your literature as well. We still have a few copies in our lobby!
Here's that piece you requested.
Happy to answer any questions about any of the artists I mentioned. I think you know most of them. Plenty of info on line as well.
Cheers!
Rich W.
COMMENCEMENT
repeat after me...
flea (r)
flea fly (r)
flea fly flo (r)
flea fly flo flum (r)
flea fly flo flum (r)
flea fly flo flum (r)
coomaladda coomaladda cooomalada viste (r)
anna annanaviste (r)
coomaladda coomaladda cooomalada viste (r)
anna annanaviste (r)
viste (r)
viste (r)
viste (r)
viste (r)
inimini picanlini oowa ochalini hatchi patchi cumarachi oowa ah
inimini picanlini oowa ochalini hatchi patchi cumarachi oowa ah (r)
ish bibaly oopm boopm omah ah ditn datn wanaaaaaatch.....
ish bibaly oopm boopm omah ah ditn datn wanaaaaaatch......
you muthafuckas tired yet?
it is i
the ghost of muthafuckin christmas past
here to give you last tidings
here to greet the baby new year with those big fweeken ears
and that sweet little pussy.
here to herald the beginning of the end
the last of the last stands man
change is here
change is here
what do we do now?
no need for the mal contents
no need for the poets ...
and no pay for the players
the performance artists, the storytellers
what oh what oh what will become of us now?
whatever will be come of alllllllllll my heroes.................
................................................................
this is for...
this is in tribute to...
this is in salute to...
to jack smith
and ethyl eichelburger and rachel rosenthal
and reza abdoh
and tom murin the alien comic
to jim turner
and annie sprinkle and penny arcade
and black eyed susan
to ellen stewart
to schecner
to vitali
to chaikin
to brook
to the becks and to becket and to..........................
.................................................pinter.
To Lee Bruer and Fela Kuti
to Frank Moore and Brother Theodore
To Lenny Bruce and Eric Bagosian
To spalding.... to gregory nunzio corsco
to leguizamo and bob flannigan
to zappa and the mothers
to elizabeth lacompt and the wooster group
to kantor, to kovaks
to syd barret and arthur lee
to iggy and the stooges
to lou and the velvets
to andy... to jean- michell, to patti smith
to matthew barney, to ping chong to robert wilson
to the last poets and to bukowski
to ruth maleczeck and pamela gordon
to cbgbs and danceteria
to awsome alvin ailly and muthafuckin merce cunningham
to the kipper kids to mump and smoot
to the NEA4, and jim serano and maplethorp
to keith haring
to phillip newby
to johnny thunders
to joey ramone to ann magnusson
to lydia lunch and xene and john doe
to rockets redglare to john sex
to klaus nomi....
to peter ivers....
to daffy duck in a devil costume with a belly full of nitro
to a time when rock music and theatre made love and we could all just put on our headphones sit back and
freak out in a moon age daydream
oh yeah....
you are my role models, my collegues mr friends and my ancestors upon whos shoulders I stand.
remember scroogy old boy remember
to live each and every day in the past the present
and the future. (start track 2 bowie's rebel rebel)
ish bibaly oopm boopm omah ah ditn datn wanaaaaaatch.
(sing rebel rebel)
* * * * *
great piece, rich! it's a honor to be on that list! i would add anna halprin, artaud, and the beats.
give us notice when you can come up and we'll put you on the show's schedule!
could you give me contact emails for vomit, culture clash, and alison arngram?
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Re: request for a visit to santa barbara for graduate seminar in art history
Frank,
Yea! So glad others in the scholarly world are interested in your work. I will keep you updated as to the finding for your performance closer to the end of this semester.
Yours,
Shannon
PS I am also teaching your work here at UNC-CH in a intro to performance class!
* * * * *
great, shannon! i first became aware in the late 80s that my work was being taught about in universities.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Yea! So glad others in the scholarly world are interested in your work. I will keep you updated as to the finding for your performance closer to the end of this semester.
Yours,
Shannon
PS I am also teaching your work here at UNC-CH in a intro to performance class!
* * * * *
great, shannon! i first became aware in the late 80s that my work was being taught about in universities.
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Re: request for a visit to santa barbara for graduate seminar in art history
From Ruth Spivak:
I hope that UCSB will put up the money necessary to do the trip. If that doesn't happen, let me know and we will help finance it.
Ruth (and Mom)
* * * * *
* * * * *
ruth, this made me cry in awe!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
Frank Moore
request for a visit to santa barbara for graduate seminar in art history
Dear Mr. Moore,
My mother, Ruth Meyer, with whom you went to high school, has been telling me about you since I was young--impressing upon me the importance of being myself and not allowing others to define me. I am now a PhD student in Art History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Some colleagues of mine are taking a seminar entitled "Art as Radical Practice" and I have discussed you, your artwork, and your political career as examples. My friend, Lauren Gallow has taken an interest in your work and biography and was wondering if you have an interest in performing or sharing your political experiences in Santa Barbara as part of this class. Please let us know if this interests you and, if so, what you might require for such a visit.
Thank you,
Deborah Spivak
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this is absolutely amazing and mind-blowing on so many levels!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
My mother, Ruth Meyer, with whom you went to high school, has been telling me about you since I was young--impressing upon me the importance of being myself and not allowing others to define me. I am now a PhD student in Art History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Some colleagues of mine are taking a seminar entitled "Art as Radical Practice" and I have discussed you, your artwork, and your political career as examples. My friend, Lauren Gallow has taken an interest in your work and biography and was wondering if you have an interest in performing or sharing your political experiences in Santa Barbara as part of this class. Please let us know if this interests you and, if so, what you might require for such a visit.
Thank you,
Deborah Spivak
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this is absolutely amazing and mind-blowing on so many levels!
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
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Utterly incomprehensible and astounding! :)
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hey, i'm doing another jam in l.a. in 2 weeks!
Frank Moore’s Cherotic All-Star Band will be performing at
The 14th Annual Hollywood Performance Marathon
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Theatre of NOTE in Hollywood.
1517 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Los Angeles 90028
It’s an all day-night event as always. 2PM till Dawn.
we'll go on around 10pm.
frank , January 04, 2009
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
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Utterly incomprehensible and astounding! :)
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can/would you expand?
hey, i'm doing another jam in l.a. in 2 weeks!
Frank Moore’s Cherotic All-Star Band will be performing at
The 14th Annual Hollywood Performance Marathon
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Theatre of NOTE in Hollywood.
1517 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Los Angeles 90028
It’s an all day-night event as always. 2PM till Dawn.
we'll go on around 10pm.
frank , January 04, 2009
In Freedom,
Frank Moore
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