tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post116658366471612843..comments2024-03-26T01:59:52.206-04:00Comments on Just outside: Brian Olewnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-1166703252583076282006-12-21T07:14:00.000-05:002006-12-21T07:14:00.000-05:00Normally, I'm not fond of abridgements myself but ...Normally, I'm not fond of abridgements myself but I figured, if it really knocks me out, I can always go back for the whole thing. Besides, I tend to bring books along with me to work for subway reading and really hate toting around 5-pounders. <BR/><BR/>btw, a long time ago I happened to pick up Chen Ping Mei, kinda the Chinese equivalent of Canterbury Tales or the Decameron, also excellent.Brian Olewnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-1166639101863237232006-12-20T13:25:00.000-05:002006-12-20T13:25:00.000-05:00Oh man, I have picked up fondled and put back The ...Oh man, I have picked up fondled and put back <I>The Tale of Genji</I> probably half a dozen times at various stores. Just seemed so massive and the translation also perhaps a little early. So curious to hear what how the abridged version treats, though I have to admit that abridgment does make me flinch. And hell after <I>Against the Day</I> any single book novel will seem small. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-1166637927371132312006-12-20T13:05:00.000-05:002006-12-20T13:05:00.000-05:00Hey Will, Good to see you here. I think it's the p...Hey Will, <BR/><BR/>Good to see you here. <BR/><BR/>I think it's the pervasiveness of Brown's guitar (on Candlesnuffer, at least) that keeps me from hearing it more in the <I>concrete</I> vein, always drawing things back Zorn-ward. But I need a few more listens, at least.<BR/><BR/>Received another thing the other day from that end of the world, by Charles Curse (?). Pretty odd...Brian Olewnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-1166625084538013802006-12-20T09:31:00.000-05:002006-12-20T09:31:00.000-05:00hey brian,I just saw dave play here in nantes with...hey brian,<BR/>I just saw dave play here in nantes with the trio of him, anthony pateras (prepared piano) and sean baxter on drums, really really fantastic music, while I've seen dave many many times play before this was surely the most rewarding for me...<BR/>ciao!<BR/>WAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com