the program

Saturday, June 14, 2008
1512 62nd St. @ Hollis
Emeryville, CA
(Map it)

Reception: 7:00 pm
Performance: 8:00 pm
Followed by wine & victuals
until whenever

Suggested donation:
$10 or whatever you feel it's worth
(admittedly a complex calculation)

"I wanted something other than what I could make myself and I wanted to use the surprise and the collectiveness and the generosity of finding surprises. And if it wasn't a surprise at first, by the time I got through with it, it was. So the object itself was changed by its context and therefore it became a new thing."

-Robert Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 - May 12, 2008)

Music

Johny Blood & Dennis Finnegan

Text

Going, Going, Gone (Tiger/Passenger Pigeon/Whale)
- Eric Robertson

The Island - Adam Sass

Witchenbye: Hotel - James Brunner

Images

Paul Mueller

why we are doing what we are doing

We do this -

Because we seek connection

Because some of us are overwhelmed by solitude

Because others of us enjoy solitude, but only to a point

Because we like you

Because (some of us) find television dull

Because it's rent free

Because our parents (some of our parents) paid good money for our education

Because we were never good at self promotion (none of us)

Because we think you will find it interesting, if not enjoyable

Because Flag Day only comes once a year, and you have to stand up for what you believe in.

Because all the great literature has already been written, so we wrote this.

Because (some of us) adore television and want to present you, the viewing public, with something just as entertaining

Because it's an election year

Because even when you say the same thing over and over, sometimes you have to say it again to make sure you said it right

Because when you present something to an audience, you're on your best behavior.

Because we enjoy each other's company

Because it helps us get out of bed each morning

Because in doing this we render homage to the artists who inspire us (to wit, Robert Rauschenberg, October 22, 1925 - May 12, 2008)

Because - we do