[Jandek] Niagara Blues

[Danen Jobe]

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> Also, Danen, why "Niagara Blues" for the title?
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It comes from a 45 rpm single cut by the artist in the book (it's a demo
that he gives to the record company so they might consider him) that puts
"Niagara Blues" on one side and "The Living End" on the other. That was also
the first song I ever heard by Jandek: I was a DJ at the University of
Arkansas and they had exactly two lps: "The Living End" and "Somebody in the
Snow". They were all marked up in obnoxious ways, with two x's on the back
through all the songs (instructing djs not to play any songs). Naturally, I
was intrigued - I knew who Jandek was through the Spin articles but had
never heard the music (this being 1994, long before song samples were
available online). I took the lps home and listened to them and the first
song I played was "Niagara Blues". That was the beginning of my journey with
Jandek, and it has ties throughout the book that I believe will make sense
when you read it, though nothing in the OLD book will clue you in. It
remains one of my very favorite Jandek songs on one of my very favorite
Jandek albums.




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> JK
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On 2010-10-21, at 12:45 PM, Danen Jobe <danen1970 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>   I think you sent me an email on this and in my business I forgot to
> respond, so my apologies. I think Ross Morriss (hi Ross!) knows where a few
> copies of the old thing are laying about. I want to state, briefly, that the
> new one is not only still on, but almost done. I know I've said almost for a
> spell now, but it will be the book I want it to be. Trying to get this man
> and his world and a world for that to exist in down in 300-ish pages has
> been a good challenge. Just so you don't think I'm lazy - I figured out
> there was over 1,500 unique pages to the book from a variety of rewrites
> over the last five years.Just for fun, I may post a bit of this online at
> the halfcutpublications website. So consider that an update...
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> Also, if I had an extra old book for you, JK, I'd send it. Thanks for the
> interest!
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> Danen
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Jesus Knievel <knievelperu at hotmail.com>wrote:
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>> If anyone knows where can get a copy of The book Niagara Blues please let
>> me know.
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>> JK
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>> Sent from my iPad
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