--In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote :
Funny, you compare yourself to Robert Johnson now ? M: No but you were making fun of me playing in he same places and conditions he did. N: One wonders what else is wrong with you other than a oversized ego. M: Does one? Judy repeatedly call you a blatant a liar, M: She did indeed, it was part of her ad hominem attack instead of rational argument program. N: but you are fooling only yourself after all those years saying to yourself "I create art" over and over again. All others has to do is watch the videos you for some unknown reason and voluntarily posted on youtube, like this one that in 5 years has reached a surprising 506 viewers: M: Look at the name under the video and his commnents dimwit. It was posted by a proud dad whose kids were in my show. It is amazing that it got that many views considering the small number of friends it was intended for. Look at the kids engaged by music created before their father was born. The CNN video he refers to has a broken link. Here it is: Curtis Blues Busking Show.mov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywyaUamq1SQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywyaUamq1SQ Curtis Blues Busking Show.mov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywyaUamq1SQ Acoustic Blues preservationist Curtis Blues performs in Old Town Alexandria, VA to keep the blues alive. View on www.youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywyaUamq1SQ Preview by Yahoo Curtis Blues Pre Delta War Blues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUk7NexVhGk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUk7NexVhGk Curtis Blues Pre Delta War Blues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUk7NexVhGk Went to visit the Grandparents in old town, and ran into Curtis Blues, before we knew the kids were part of the band. See the CNN piece on him at the bottom ... View on www.youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUk7NexVhGk Preview by Yahoo M: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <curtisdeltablues@...> wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : I doubt you listened to the stuff he put on youtube. This is merry entertainment for street-corners and parties M:Where exactly do you imagine guys like Robert Johnson performed? and has nothing to do with art however much Curtis tries to convince himself of the contrary. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <anartaxius@...> wrote : Might as well eat your heart out Nabby, your limited opinion about the nature of art does not count: Curtis Blues http://artsfairfax.org/component/mtree/education/curtis-blues http://artsfairfax.org/component/mtree/education/curtis-blues Curtis Blues http://artsfairfax.org/component/mtree/education/curtis-blues Curtis Blues, a certified Arts Integration performer, was named the Blues Artist of the Year by the Washington DC Blues Society. His musical programs integrat... View on artsfairfax.org http://artsfairfax.org/component/mtree/education/curtis-blues Preview by Yahoo Curtis Blues, a certified Arts Integration performer, was named the Blues Artist of the Year by the Washington DC Blues Society. Note that the link goes to the Arts Council of Fairfax County, Virginia. Curtis is a recognised artist, and you just have a bee in your bonnet. Wake up. I do not see why Curtis needs to change his view to support your myopic view of the world. I think Curtis is an artist, and I normally do not listen to blues music, though I have a certain fondness for Billie Holiday. ============== ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : You claim you produce art. I claim you produce noise and that your ego is out of control. It's not complicated. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <curtisdeltablues@...> wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : It's obvious by now that you won't change M: You mean adapt a non native English speakers' misuse of the word for my job title in every organizations that books my shows? That was never on the table. What you need to do if you want to use English is to brush up on the adjectives. That let's you apply whatever personal standards you want to personalize a generic word like "art." For example you could say that is groundbreaking art or shitty art, or even life changing, mind boggling, awesomenest ever art. But you don't get to miss-appropriate a generic term for a human activity as if your taste is the definition of the word. Again, that is where adjectives allow you to personalize your feelings about the activity. N:will continue to try to convince yourself by saying, dammit: "I'm an artist, I'm an artist, I'm an artist, I'm an artist" forever till you pop. M: Actually, just like Maharishi claimed, I didn't name myself that, this is how the arts groups refer to me as so people know what I do when they want to hire me. N: Good luck with that. M: Having excellent luck with that, thanks. N: This "discussion" has hereby ended from my side. M: This discussion was never open from YOUR side. We both know that. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <curtisdeltablues@...> wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : What is art and what isn't always is a hot theme and will probably never end. M: Popular among people who don't produce any. Most of my social life is with artists and the topic has never come up. N: And there will always be greedy persons who try to capitalize on that word to make a living, happens everywhere. M: I know those artists raking in the cash, big problem. I share your disdain for people trying to make a living. I mean why aren't they just eating brioche? I think the problem is a lack of a central control over the use of the term to describe this human activity. I'm thinking something along the lines of a re-certification course that they can pay for to use the word "art." (Patent Pending) N: My statement about your music is my personal and passionate opinion after having seen the videos you posted. M: Gosh Nabs, I don't know how to tell you this but... inspiring people to personal passionate feelings IS the goal of my art. Just say'n... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/curtisblues2 ♫ Well Worn Blues - Curtis Blues. Listen @cdbaby http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/curtisblues2 Click to listen at CDBaby View on www.cdbaby.com http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/curtisblues2 Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <curtisdeltablues@...> wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : That's what Cartier-Bresson said of his work during numerous interviews. Ofcourse his work is artistic, he simply had other and higher ideas about what art is, ideas he tried to fulfill late in life, nothing of which came close to much of what he produced with a camera. The work of Edward Steichen is wonderful and is reaching astronomical prices these days. "Calling Curtis an amateur musician is just like calling yourself a non-professional photographer." If he makes a living from it he obviously is a professional, is's his claim that he creates art that piss me off. In my ears it's mostly noise and believe me, I like much music that by many is considered "noise" or weird Collection of sounds. Again, and for the last time; Claiming to be an artist just because others are willing to pay for it is just foolish and comes from an ego out of control. M: No Nabbie, I don't say I am an artist because I make my total living from it, that is what makes me a professional musician. The word artist is my job description in the agencies who get me business as an artist on their roster of artists who offer serves in the arts to people who want to hire artists to perform art in artistic venues. The ego out of control is the person who believes that his subjective opinion about what art he prefers should be the deciding factor in using a word that relates to the product created by people in the arts. You are imposing subjective snob standards because no one told you that you are not in charge of what is and is not, art. Consider this your notice. Karlheinz Stockhausen - Mittwochs-Gruß http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnC-RKm12ZI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnC-RKm12ZI Karlheinz Stockhausen - Mittwochs-Gruß http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnC-RKm12ZI Mittwoch aus Licht - Mittwochs-Gruß The greeting of the opera WEDNESDAY from LIGHT. The Wednesday Greeting consists of the electronic music from the fourth s... View on www.youtube.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnC-RKm12ZI Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <anartaxius@...> wrote : Interesting that Cartier-Bresson spent a lot of time drawing and painting, especially after he retired from photography, so calling himself not an artist is rather peculiar. There are lots of photographers that think photography can be an art. I have always thought of it this way. Take this atmospheric photograph of the Flatiron Building in New York City made in 1904 by Edward Steichen. Just like music, painting, sculpture, photographic images can have compositional and tonal integrity. Calling Curtis an amateur musician is just like calling yourself a non-professional photographer. In photography as well as music there are amateurs who are more capable artistically than professionals, but they do not make their living that way. A professional has to produce consistent results day in and day out, they have to be reliable. Bad musicians sing and often play out of tune, so it is less likely they could survive professionally. Photography is so common place, and cameras ubiquitous today, that it is probably difficult for photographers with the run-of-the-mill stuff that just about any idiot can produce photographically today. Most people can tell the difference between a good musician and a bad one, but most of them cannot tell a good photograph from a bad one, in part because photography is a very mechanical profession compared to playing an instrument, which requires some considerable skill to be even barely competent. I think your criticisms of Curtis's ability is far off the mark. Perhaps you are discombobulated by his intellect, which is certainly more powerful than yours or mine. This can be very annoying if you have a strong emotional attachment to TM. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <curtisdeltablues@...> wrote : --In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : You are right, different instruments obviously need different approaches to training. My suggestion was a hint only, to sit down and listen to one note at the time which should be done regardless of instrument and would benefit any amateur who often tries to accomplish too much too soon. M: This is called every day of my life Nabbie. Check out Well Worn Blues and Love in Vain even in preview on CDBABY on my Well Worn Blues CD and you will see an example of what you are talking about. The start of Well Worn Blues is being played on a single string diddley bow on a board I made to preserve the tradition of single string instruments from the history of blues. Wont cost you a penny! ♫ Well Worn Blues - Curtis Blues. Listen @cdbaby http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/curtisblues2 http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/curtisblues2
