[Jandek] Houston performance (Was: Upcoming live releases)

[Andrew Morgan]

I think the main reason Corwood wasn¹t happy with the Houston show was that
the representative wasn¹t really in control of the performance.  I get the
sense that from this point forward the only performances he¹ll be engaging
in will be Jandek shows, not shows where he backs people.  Playing live
takes a lot out of Corwood and I don¹t think they feel that unannounced
appearances are really worth it.

I¹m also pretty sure Corwood realizes his weird version of semi-celebrity
now and doesn¹t want to take away from the featured performers.  They¹re
fully aware that it was Loren and Alan¹s show and want to keep it that way.

-Andrew

PS ­ I could be completely wrong about this.  This is just what I¹ve
gathered from a few short correspondences with someone from Corwood.


On 7/20/06 7:44 AM, "Nancy Novotny" <nan at io.com> wrote:

> brian asked why he was unhappy with the houston show.  you'd have to ask
> andrew m. about that, because he's the one who posted that information
> orginally.  i too, was a bit curious as to why--or how andrew knew that--but i
> don't mean to pry, particularly if it's any sort of inside information.
>  
> i was in attendance, and i thought he did a wonderful job complementing
> connors' and licht's guitar work with his fretless electric bass.  despite his
> larger-than-life presence, i really don't feel that he stole the show away
> from loren and alan.  it felt like three friends who've all played together
> before enjoying the opportunity to play again.  i felt really privileged to be
> able to witness that.
>  
> even the final piece (which was an unexpected encore of sorts) worked well, i
> thought.  this information has been posted here before, but just to remind
> folks what happened, he had put away his bass already so he instictively
> grabbed his harmonica (which i suspect he always keeps on hand) for the last
> piece.
>  
> to me, he seemed quite upbeat directly after the show.  i sensed that he
> sincerely enjoyed playing with his friends.  if he was unhappy with (or
> insecure about) his performance, he didn't show it in any public manner.
>  
> as i stated, the chief reason i would never expect this to be released
> (particularly on corwood) is because is wasn't a "jandek" gig.
>  
> best,
> nan
> 
> From: Brian Doherty [mailto:bdoherty1888 at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 7:27 AM
> To: Nancy Novotny; jandek at mylist.net
> Subject: RE: [Jandek] Houston performance (Was: Upcoming live releases)
> 
> Why was he unhappy with the Houston gig? What happened?
> 
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