From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V4 #211 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Sunday, August 1 1999 Volume 04 : Number 211 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Alloy: Dave's gallery show/update [MacSuirtain ] Re: Alloy: Dave's gallery show/update [RThurF@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 01:43:55 -0400 From: MacSuirtain Subject: Re: Alloy: Dave's gallery show/update Robin, How very cool! I *will* make it to the exhibition at some point before it ends - I will gladly make the official Alloy report from the scene! I have some amazing friends in Princeton, and now I have an even better reason than usual to go visit them! I think it's AWFUL that you two can't be there for the opening reception - that's criminal!!! If I lived closer to Princeton, I'd say, come crash at my place - food and lodging's on me! (However, I'm a good two hour drive, speeding all the way, from there.) Regardless of distance, actually, mi casa es su casa. Last night, in the midst of a screamingly hectic work schedule, I had the punk band The Valentine Killers crash on my floor. I didn't get home from work until 11 p.m., and they didn't show up until almost 3 a.m., when they had to pound on my door for a good 5 minutes before I became alert enough to hear them and comprehend what was going on. Since I was awake again, I ended up on the phone to Kiev for an hour, working with my colleagues there, while the five members of the band, in all their sweaty, black-clad, Seattle-y grunginess (they really are from Seattle), ate me out of house and home. The lead singer is my nephew Brian - he's 22, and everyone else in the band is about 10 years older than he is. Very little sleep was had last night. Very pleasant folks, though. Lots of nice tattoos and they admired my Russian junk and my Star Wars stuff. Since they're only making $100 a gig, plus a case of beer, and a fast food dinner (if they're lucky) on the nights they play, they're profoundly grateful for the kindness of far-flung relatives and other strangers. I was really happy to help out - I'm envious of these guys really having an adventure, working their asses off night after night, and not being afraid to be creative (and broke) for a living. I'm proud of my nephew. His band has a record deal, and they're touring with Zeke, a pretty popular punk band. Along the tour, Brian's band has been asked to record tracks for a couple of punk tribute compilations in the fall. Not a bad gig, especially if you're 22. I thought about this all day, as I sat at my office job. Someday, if I'm really going to be the person I hope to be, I have to be as fearless as my nephew, or like Dave and Robin, and others here on Alloy, and just make the leap of faith that my creativity can sustain me. I salute the brave artists I know. I envy you, and I admire you. Back to being mostly lurker/pretty much buried under work... Cheers, Melissa P.S. From the sublime to the ridiculous, or vice versa. After breakfasting on whatever was edible in my kitchen this morning with the rumpled punks (my kitchen now looks like a war zone, and I'm too tired to clean it up tonight), I was treated to dinner tonight in a lovely French restaurant in Georgetown by two friends who are State Department Russian interpreters. They make between $400 and $600 a day, as conference-level interpreters. They live a decadent lifestyle in New York, and they hang out with people (Russian emigre old-money-in-exile kinda people) who actually insist on being called "Count This" and "Grand Duchess That." Eh, it's not the life for me, but it's fun to hear the stories. I would have loved to get the breakfast group and the dinner group together to see what type of, uh... synergy... there would have been. :-) RThurF@aol.com wrote: > > Just to let interested parties know: > The DeLann Gallery in Princeton NJ has just chosen which ten of Dave's > paintings they want for their August-November exhibition. All that's left is > for us to frame them (we'll be pinching pennies - it's expensive & we're > broke) and drive them down to the gallery. The show will run August 23 til > November 8. The opening reception will be on Friday August 27th from 6-8pm.. > though we won't be able to afford to go to it :) LOL!! the silly life artists > must lead! > > Robin T > powered by Faith and the Muse > 'and laugh - but smile no more' > (no context intended) - -- Melissa R. Jordan Owner/Artist, Compass Rose Studios Unique Wearable Art in Large Sizes & Handstamped Handicrafts http://www.erols.com/jamesq/crs/welcome.htm ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 07:40:38 EDT From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Re: Alloy: Dave's gallery show/update In a message dated 7/31/99 1:43:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time, wearart@erols.com writes: ::Last night, in the midst of a screamingly hectic work schedule, I had the punk band The Valentine Killers crash on my floor. :: The lead singer is my nephew Brian - he's 22, and everyone else in the band is about 10 years older than he is. Very little sleep was had last night. Very pleasant folks, though. Lots of nice tattoos and they admired my Russian junk and my Star Wars stuff. Since they're only making $100 a gig, plus a case of beer, and a fast food dinner (if they're lucky) on the nights they play, they're profoundly grateful for the kindness of far-flung relatives and other strangers. I was really happy to help out - I'm envious of these guys really having an adventure, working their asses off night after night, and not being afraid to be creative (and broke) for a living. I'm proud of my nephew. His band has a record deal, and they're touring with Zeke, a pretty popular punk band. Along the tour, Brian's band has been asked to record tracks for a couple of punk tribute compilations in the fall. Not a bad gig, especially if you're 22. :: I'll keep my eyes open for these guys! The whole thing reminds me of my friends in local Boston bands, who got paid the same rate pretty much (some pittance, plus drinks) When my friends band 8-Ball Shifter opened for headlining act Nashville Pussy (your nephew will know who this is!) there was a horrible storm in Boston that day, and not many people could come to the show. All the pay went to NP & the support band got zilch (plus drinks) Yet they performed to the hilt for those few people anyway. NP's bass player, a model who used to work for the Hollywood Madam (can't recall her name) breathed fire on stage, just as on any other night. :: I thought about this all day, as I sat at my office job. Someday, if I'm really going to be the person I hope to be, I have to be as fearless as my nephew, or like Dave and Robin, and others here on Alloy, and just make the leap of faith that my creativity can sustain me. I salute the brave artists I know. I envy you, and I admire you. :: Thanks for the support! It's tiring hearing Dave's relatives (apart from his older brother who's an old school punk turned Buddhist!) tell us quite the opposite. For instance, Dave's dad is insisting it's stupid of us to invest any money in this upcoming exhibit, unless we know for certain that the paintings are all going to sell!! I think he's still waiting for us to come to our senses. must run to haul more books @B&N, Robin T ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V4 #211 ***************************