In a message dated 7/11/08 12:57:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Cheerskep is stopping the game film and pointing out how this or that > word or thought or notion is hard to understand or follow, and William > is saying, "For crying out loud, let the play develop and you'll know > what's going on." > > Nah -- that ain't me. Shoot -- I work hard to distinguish "fiction" from "non-fiction", creative work from logical argument, and you ignore it. A play isn't non-fiction, it isn't -- or better not be -- restricted to logical argument. And I conveyed I treasure certain ambiguities in the likes of stage plays. But I want to believe that what gets posted on this forum is not intended as fiction. Mike, is it because you too want to think of yourself as a non-cerebral "artist" that you can ignore this whole bit in my last: "I have no doubt that you ardently want non-"fuzziness" in many areas of your life. I too, in certain creative work, am in favor of fuzziness -- in the sense of fruitful ambiguity, multiplexity. But I want as little fuzziess as possible in my surgeon's work, or my accountant's arithmetic, or the instructions that come with my tv and its remotes." And, to continue to be artistic, in your ostensible reply to my posting, you ignore entirely my passage about the fuzziness of William's use of 'art'. Am I supposed to say, "Aw, that's okay, artists are NEVER supposed to be sort of clear and logical -- even when they argue." If you were sued and called into court, and the judge said, "The plaintiff's arguments were vague, ambiguous, and a multiplex moving experience to listen to -- but, oh, I do love fuzziness so I rule for her against Brady," would you, the artist say, "Oh that sounds so right, Judge! Don't stop the game film, let the play develop!" I don't believe you don't agree there is a time for "art" and a time for non-fuzzy argument. ************** Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112)
