Dan, I see your points. I've been on the "ass end," as you rightly put
it, of several NEA (and several *other* NEH) grants myself, so I'm not a
stranger to the institutional logic we're discussing here.
I know good things get done and good projects get supported with NEA
monies and I sure know
. But when all is said and done, it's the music that matters.
And that is not the message these mega-festivals send to the bands.
The bands are sent a very different message.
I thought that NEA came off pretty well, which totally shocked the
hell out of me. Up until the event started, I was
On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, marie arsenault wrote:
all the bands I spoke to said that they had very positive experiences.
Sponsor presence was subdued. NEA really seemed to be about the bands
and the music.
I have to agree. NEA was a good experience. As Marie mentioned, the
sound/mix people
At 01:16 PM 2/15/99 -0500, you wrote:
I took off early to see the Predators play against the evil Penguins,
So Mr. Copetas:
What was it like to attend a hockey game in Nashville? Was there a good
crowd? I got to see the Wings dispose of Edmonton on Thursday (my only
game this year -- so far).
Is there a finalists list yet, a definitive one? Can someone
forward me this, if so? Much obliged.
Kip
On Mon, 25 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Been checking out the schedule for NEA. Look at what's happening on
Thursday
What are the dates of NEA? I was thinking Feb. 20 something but just saw
Marie post a date for a band playing Feb. 13.
Deb
confused
