{"id":322,"date":"2006-03-11T21:12:12","date_gmt":"2006-03-12T02:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/?p=322"},"modified":"2006-03-11T21:13:47","modified_gmt":"2006-03-12T02:13:47","slug":"in-memory-of-ivor-cutler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2006\/03\/11\/in-memory-of-ivor-cutler\/","title":{"rendered":"In memory of Ivor Cutler"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nWhy should I sit with a straight back
\nwhen there are so many more interesting positions to take up?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ivor Cutler<\/a>‘s poem “To take” (from his album A wet handle<\/em>) in its entirety.<\/p>\n

\"For<\/a><\/p>\n

I suggested earlier<\/a> that people should write a strange little poem and have the courage to share it as a tribute to this wonderful fellow. A strange little poem didn’t come to right away, but I decided to instead attempt to realize an photographic idea that’s been rattling around my odd head for quite a while.<\/p>\n

These were some pretty weird stocking stuffers that WeatherGirl<\/a> got for Sub-Evil Boy<\/a> and I at Christmas. We each got a glow in the dark frog and a pack of the Cat Butt Gum (she was obviously channeling an 8 year old boy). I then got the weird snake\/mermaid lady, and he got the “Plastic hut: Educational and funny toy”, which still completely cracks me up every time I think about it.<\/p>\n

I’d been thinking about creating a still life with these oddments ever since Christmas, but had never gotten around to it. I figured that Ivor deserved a tribute, and that this would be appropriate in its strange way, so here you have it. For those interested in more traditional tribute images, I highly recommend this wonderful shot<\/a> by mikey delgado.<\/p>\n

The book in the background is Concerto for stray hand on upright piano by Charlie Fowler, who’s a pretty Ivor-Cutler-like character here in Morris, Minnsota. His book Plenty of room between the trees<\/cite> is an absolute classic and most definitely recommended. (I think you can buy copies at the PRCA Gallery<\/acronym><\/a>.)<\/p>\n

I’ll close with this wonderful excerpt from “A pain in the neck”, also from A wet handle<\/cite>:<\/p>\n

\nGod: “What’s going on out there?”
\nSt. Peter: “It’s Ivor Cutler. He doesn’t like the set up.”
\nGod: “Tell him to go to hell.”
\nSt. Peter: “But you said…”
\nGod: “Never mind what I said. He’s always been a pain in the neck. He’ll be happy there.”
\nSt. Peter: “Well, you heard what he said.”
\nIvor Cutler: “I did. Hey, he doesn’t sound so bad as I thought. A bit grumpy. That’s a good sign. Maybe I should stay. … No, not to sit at his feet. Tell him ‘thank you’. See you. Hell, here I come.”
\nSt. Peter: “Oh, hang on. God’s coming with you. He wants to check out what it’s like. Just to refresh his memory … he says. Here he comes.”
\nGod: “All right Ivor, let’s go.”
\n
\nExeunt omnis<\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\t

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