Juaquin Stick

[Richard Romeo]

>From: The Great Quail <quail at libyrinth.com>
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: Juaquin Stick
>Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 15:07:15 -0400
>
>Richard writes,
>
>>Just wanted to mention that folks over in the King Crimson Projeckts 
>>sphere have been using a "talking stick" for the past few years, and 
>>probably way before Laurie Anderson.
>>It's a creepy instrument--good for a creepy band--check out 
>>ThraKAttacK--whoa...
>
>Are you sure you don't mean the Chapman Stick or the Warr Guitar? Because 
>in the "Moby Dick" program notes, Laurie Anderson said that she recently 
>invented the "Talking Stick" with the help of Interval Research. Also, I've 
>never seen KC use an instrument like that -- but then again, the 
>Belew/Anderson angle. . . .
>
>--Quail, King Crimson fan since he was first thrakked back in 1975. Good to 
>see others on the List!
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
quail, my fine feathered friend, you're probably right--Tony Levin plays a 
"Stick". I assumed they were the same.  A large sighful Doh! to the group 
and to LA.

Rich (and the stick is not featured apparently on thrakattack 
either--batting 1000 here)

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