Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:43:13 -0700
From: MWP <mpalmer@JPS.NET>
To: WRYTING-L@LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA
Subject: SH*T P*SS C*M BL**D T**RS SW**T

Vamp & Revamp
[Modified excerpt from my side of an email exchange w/AS, who graciously
requested that these comments go public]

Usually when I come up with an idea I start very simple and then work
towards increasing complexity until I find that the complexity overwhelms
the piece, at which point I stop and move onto something else. I find that
too much complexity turns the piece into a traditional composition, makes it
too conventionally artistic. For whatever reason, I prefer my pieces to stay
skeletal and schematic and not be too "interesting." I think of it kind of
like a Matta-Clark building where the skin is stripped away to expose the
nails and the joints and whatnot that holds everything together.

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$tlen = length($text);
for ($ii = 0; $ii < $tlen; $ii++) {
     $tsub[$ii] = substr($text, $ii, 1);
}
for ($ii = 0; $ii < $tlen*$tlen; $ii++) {
     $mod1 = $ii % ($tlen - 1);
     $mod2 = $ii % $tlen;
     $txxx = "$tsub[$mod1]$tsub[$mod2]-";
     print "$txxx";
}
print "\n";

#

SH*T P*SS C*M BL**D T**RS SW**T
#

-SS-WW-EE-AA-ST-HS-IH-TI- T-P -IP-SI-SS- S-C -UC-MU- M-B -LB-OL-OO-DO- D-T
-ET-AE-RA-SR- S-S -WS-EW-AE-SA-HT-IS-TH- I-PT-I -SP-SI- S-CS-U -MC- U-BM-L
-OB-OL-DO- O-TD-E -AT-RE-SA- R-SS-W -ES-AW-SE-HA-IT-TS- H-PI-IT-S -SP-
I-CS-US-M - C-BU-LM-O -OB-DL- O-TO-ED-A -RT-SE- A-SR-WS-E -AS-SW-HE-IA-TT-
S-PH-II-ST-S - P-CI-US-MS-

-BC-LU-OM-O -DB- L-TO-EO-AD-R -ST- E-SA-WR-ES-A -SS-HW-IE-TA- T-PS-IH-SI-ST-

-CP-UI-MS- S-B -LC-OU-OM-D - B-TL-EO-AO-RD-S - T-SE-WA-ER-AS-S -HS-IW-TE-
A-PT-IS-SH-SI- T-C -UP-MI- S-BS-L -OC-OU-DM-

-TB-EL-AO-RO-SD-

-ST-WE-EA-AR-SS-H -IS-TW- E-PA-IT-SS-SH- I-CT-U -MP- I-BS-LS-O -OC-DU- M-T
-EB-AL-RO-SO- D-S -WT-EE-AA-SR-HS-I -TS- W-PE-IA-ST-SS- H-CI-UT-M -
P-BI-LS-OS-O -DC- U-TM-E -AB-RL-SO- O-SD-W -ET-AE-SA-HR-IS-T -
S-PW-IE-SA-ST- S-CH-UI-MT-

-BP-LI-OS-OS-D - C-TU-EM-A -RB-SL- O-SO-WD-E -AT-SE-HA-IR-TS-

-PS-IW-SE-SA- T-CS-UH-MI- T-B -LP-OI-OS-DS-

-TC-EU-AM-R -SB- L-SO-WO-ED-A -ST-HE-IA-TR- S-P -IS-SW-SE- A-CT-US-MH-
I-BT-L -OP-OI-DS- S-T -EC-AU-RM-S - B-SL-WO-EO-AD-S -HT-IE-TA- R-PS-I
-SS-SW- E-CA-UT-MS- H-BI-LT-O -OP-DI- S-TS-E -AC-RU-SM-

-SB-WL-EO-AO-SD-H -IT-TE- A-PR-IS-S -SS- W-CE-UA-MT- S-BH-LI-OT-O -DP-
I-TS-ES-A -RC-SU- M-S -WB-EL-AO-SO-HD-I -TT- E-PA-IR-SS-S - S-CW-UE-MA-
T-BS-LH-OI-OT-D - P-TI-ES-AS-R -SC- U-SM-W -EB-AL-SO-HO-ID-T -
T-PE-IA-SR-SS-

-CS-UW-ME- A-BT-LS-OH-OI-DT-

-TP-EI-AS-RS-S - C-SU-WM-E -AB-SL-HO-IO-TD-

-PT-IE-SA-SR- S-C -US-MW- E-BA-LT-OS-OH-DI- T-T -EP-AI-RS-SS-

-SC-WU-EM-A -SB-HL-IO-TO- D-P -IT-SE-SA- R-CS-U -MS- W-BE-LA-OT-OS-DH-
I-TT-E -AP-RI-SS- S-S -WC-EU-AM-S -HB-IL-TO- O-PD-I -ST-SE- A-CR-US-M -
S-BW-LE-OA-OT-DS- H-TI-ET-A -RP-SI- S-SS-W -EC-AU-SM-H -IB-TL- O-PO-ID-S
-ST- E-CA-UR-MS-

-BS-LW-OE-OA-DT- S-TH-EI-AT-R -SP- I-SS-WS-E -AC-SU-HM-I -TB- L-PO-IO-SD-S -
T-CE-UA-MR- S-B -LS-OW-OE-DA- T-TS-EH-AI-RT-S - P-SI-WS-ES-A -SC-HU-IM-T -
B-PL-IO-SO-SD-

-CT-UE-MA- R-BS-L -OS-OW-DE- A-TT-ES-AH-RI-ST-

-SP-WI-ES-AS-S -HC-IU-TM-

-PB-IL-SO-SO- D-C -UT-ME- A-BR-LS-O -OS-DW- E-TA-ET-AS-RH-SI- T-S
-WP-EI-AS-SS-H -IC-TU- M-P -IB-SL-SO- O-CD-U -MT- E-BA-LR-OS-O -DS-
W-TE-EA-AT-RS-SH- I-ST-W -EP-AI-SS-HS-I -TC- U-PM-I -SB-SL- O-CO-UD-M -
T-BE-LA-OR-OS-D - S-TW-EE-AA-RT-SS- H-SI-WT-E -AP-SI-HS-IS-T - C-PU-IM-S
-SB- L-CO-UO-MD-

-BT-LE-OA-OR-DS-

-TS-EW-AE-RA-ST- S-SH-WI-ET-A -SP-HI-IS-TS-

-PC-IU-SM-S - B-CL-UO-MO- D-B -LT-OE-OA-DR- S-T -ES-AW-RE-SA-
T-SS-WH-EI-AT-S -HP-II-TS- S-P -IC-SU-SM-

-CB-UL-MO- O-BD-L -OT-OE-DA- R-TS-E -AS-RW-SE- A-ST-WS-EH-AI-ST-H -IP-TI-
S-PS-I -SC-SU- M-C -UB-ML- O-BO-LD-O -OT-DE- A-TR-ES-A -RS-SW-
E-SA-WT-ES-AH-SI-HT-I -TP- I-PS-IS-S -SC- U-CM-U -MB- L-BO-LO-OD-O -DT-
E-TA-ER-AS-R -SS- W-SE-WA-ET-AS-SH-HI-IT-T - P-PI-IS-SS-S - C-CU-UM-M -
B-BL-LO-OO-OD-D - T-TE-EA-AR-RS-S - S-SW-WE-EA-AT-


SS-HH-II-TT-

-PP-II-SS-SS-

-CC-UU-MM-

-BB-LL-OO-OO-DD-

-TT-EE-AA-RR-SS-

-SS-WW-EE-AA-ST-



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