Re: Fight! Art fight!

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My sister and her husband get a lot of this. He likes the For Exposure Twitter feed, which compiles artist submissions. Example: "I am slightly perplexed as one would have thought the networking opportunities and publicity would more than compensate for payment."


Posted by: ydnew | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 6:25 AM
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There's also the classic response by a musician to similar requests (Stanley might have linked to that earlier, I don't remember).


Posted by: NickS | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 10:28 AM
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I heard on the radio the other day that the NFL is asking the performers to pay to play in the Superbowl halftime show. The ESPN radio guys were very negative about this.


Posted by: CharleyCarp | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 10:48 AM
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A different, but also important, art fight. Because female superheroes also have skeletons and internal organs.


Posted by: J, Robot | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 11:03 AM
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Not all of them.


Posted by: Eggplant | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 11:31 AM
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True.


Posted by: J, Robot | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 11:48 AM
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Madonna is fighting Floyd Mayweather? She's gonna get wrecked.


Posted by: apostropher | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 11:50 AM
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Are you all not clicking through? The submitted artwork makes me laugh and laugh.


Posted by: heebie-geebie | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 11:52 AM
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Yes. Look at the art. It's pretty great.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 11:58 AM
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2, 3: A certain person recently, as a favor to said person's friends, played a 3-hour recording session for a certain famous movie star's sibling's* film-scoring class, for $20. They didn't even get lunch. A certain person soon thereafter visited the musicians' union HQ and ratted on the movie star's sibling, who happens to be a union signatory, but I predict nothing will happen; the union is -- how do you say? ah, yes -- toothless.

* Movie star and sibling also have a band.


Posted by: IMPENETRABLE PRIME MINISTERIAL NOM DE GUERRE | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 12:39 PM
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Haven't seen Gielgud down the labour exchange, after all.


Posted by: nosflow | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 12:54 PM
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Lisa Hanawalt is so great.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 1:25 PM
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GRRRR. Not only art-making but arts journalism now comes with no payment. My latest (and perhaps last) piece turned out to be for free, to my surprise and dismay, but it did get me memorably savaged by a semi-famous composer.

Anybody have anything they need edited?


Posted by: Jesus McQueen | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 1:28 PM
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What a bunch of ignorant artists. There are legions of Star Trek fans who will make movies at home for free. People do art and music as a hobby anyway. What's the problem?


Posted by: Robert Halford | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 1:32 PM
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I mean jeez haven't they even heard of the gifting economy? Probably some of those fans on Showtime will just chip in and pay them if they like the art.


Posted by: Robert Halford | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 1:34 PM
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Easy there, cowboy.


Posted by: nosflow | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 1:35 PM
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Awesome picture


Posted by: Turgid Jacobian | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 2:07 PM
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I think Halford has it right. This is just the sort of exploitation you'd expect to see in a profit driven cultural enterprise, and it's really only solvable if we return to a more natural system in which all cultural works are in the public domain and easily accessible through bittorrent and streaming video websites. Information wants to be free!


Posted by: MHPH | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 2:39 PM
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I thought all people who create things sign them over to corporations who then charge people for access and pay nothing to the creator.


Posted by: essear | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 2:41 PM
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This thread is just going to be trolling and counter trolling for hundreds of comments, isn't it?


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 2:41 PM
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It's right there in the title.


Posted by: Robert Halford | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 2:54 PM
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20: why should this thread be any different from all the others?


Posted by: Josh | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 2:57 PM
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Also I am disappointed to not find the phrase "creators of culture" on this page.


Posted by: Josh | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 2:58 PM
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This thread makes me feel better about never giving the "suggested donation" at art museums.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 3:37 PM
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24: You're as bad as these boxing promoters.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 3:38 PM
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22: Because on every thread, including this thread, we repeat the call that echoed through the antechambers of Pharaoh's palace: Let my IP go! But on this thread, we chime in and add: Let all IP go!


Posted by: snarkout | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 3:47 PM
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Wow, commenting while lying down sucks ergonomically.


Posted by: JP Stormcrow | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 3:55 PM
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On this thread we troll twice.


Posted by: JP Stormcrow | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 3:56 PM
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Maximalist positions, the worst? Or the worst ever?


Posted by: JP Stormcrow | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 3:57 PM
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What we should really worry about are the burdensome federal regulations that prevent talented artists like Thomas Kincaid from earning a living by distributing his work for free on the internet. Richard Dawkins was right to say that ideally we'd let the market sort out these kinds of social problems and incentivize hard working job creators and academic administrators to take steps to solve these kinds of problems. But at the very least we need to delegate more power to local government in order to free decent, hard working police officers from the legal technicalities that prevent them from forcing the bicycle commuters selfishly taking up space on the roads to use more mechanically efficient recumbent bicycles.


Posted by: MHPH | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 4:00 PM
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30 is the best.

I may be a little drunk.


Posted by: essear | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 4:02 PM
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25: I figure that the suggestion is for those who enjoy art and that people who don't enjoy art but got dragged there should get in free.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 4:10 PM
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Someday, when the Museum of the One-Liner is opened, Moby will happily pay the suggested donation.


Posted by: essear | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 4:16 PM
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30: Ultimately, what we need to hone in on is whether, given that birds are not dinosaurs, and IRA members are not terrorists, it is still the case that fashions in the last twenty years have not changed as much as in the preceding twenty years, and what degree of blame for this should be assigned to women who wear makeup.


Posted by: Natilo Paennim | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 4:29 PM
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So, my Dad's health is truly shitty. My Mom called to tell me that He was just taken to the hospital, because he couldn't speak. His vital signs are stable, so it doesn't look like it's a stroke.

We had a big fight when I tried to talk to him about his alcoholism. He's been really delusional and thinks that I "stole" money from him. He writes letters saying that He knows I'll do the right thing and pay him back.

Complicated story, but the amt of money he things is there is not, and legally thx small sum was mine. And I didn't want to give him money when he got a car against medical advice.
He also removed be as health care proxy and took away the general HIPAA release.

I hate to think that I might never be able to talk to him again-- even to say goodbye.

This is almost as bad as alameida's strpfather's death. Not quite, though. I did get my parents into one of the best non-profit assisted living facilities around here. Which fact and help my father resents.

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Posted by: Bostoniangirl | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 4:29 PM
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Ooof. That is grim, BG. I'm sorry to hear it.


Posted by: heebie-geebie | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 4:32 PM
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Bostoniangirl, how awful, my sympathy. Good on you for arranging the assisted living.


Posted by: clew | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 4:33 PM
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Yes. I'm very sorry to hear about your father and hope that you can take care of yourself while dealing with this.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 4:50 PM
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35: I'm so sorry your father's health is failing. Your parents are lucky to have your help, even if they can't appreciate it. I hope you can comfort yourself with the fact that you've done everything for them that you could, and you've certainly brought superhuman amounts of kindness, compassion and decency to the task.


Posted by: ydnew | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 5:02 PM
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35: That's really awful. I know that you've talked about it being a difficult situation for a while and that sound really tough.


Posted by: NickS | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 5:08 PM
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You're just a capital human being BG and don't deserve this shit. I'm so sorry.


Posted by: David the Unfogged Commenter | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 5:17 PM
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35: That sucks extremely. Sympathies and condolences.


Posted by: Flippanter | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 5:19 PM
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Not just an ALF but one which accepts a subsidy program.

The trustee of some family trusts thanked me for a message apologizing for some of the difficulties he was experiencing. I offered to provide him with an accounting. He said that he knew I had acted in the most high-minded way possible and that he honored it even if they couldn't.

He was also very clear that he would not give them any money (as opposed to the ALF) to support a move.

My Mom and I will be fine. And she'll stop complaining about the (quite frankly, tasty) food once he's gone. At least there won't be a crisis when he dies. At least She has food available to her and friends to eat it with.


Posted by: Bostoniangirl | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 5:23 PM
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I think Ydnew said it best. Hang in there, BG.


Posted by: J, Robot | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 5:26 PM
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Sorry to hear things are so rough, BG.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 5:32 PM
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Sorry to hear things are so tough right now, BG.


Posted by: Chopper | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 5:40 PM
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Jeez, I think I just plagiarized Teo's condolence note. Anyway, sorry to hear it, BG.


Posted by: Chopper | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 5:42 PM
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I'm totally going to hire Halford to sue you.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 5:43 PM
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Thinking of you, BG. Sending a hug.


Posted by: Witt | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 5:44 PM
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Sympathy and best wishes, BG.


Posted by: Jesus McQueen | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 5:52 PM
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That sounds vile, BG, but if it's any consolation to be had, you're doing all the right things.


Posted by: snarkout | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 5:55 PM
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Thanks, all.


Posted by: Bostoniangirl | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 6:18 PM
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I'm so sorry to hear that BG. Sounds like a horrible situation, good thoughts going your way.


Posted by: Robert Halford | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 6:36 PM
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That sounds awful, BG, but at least you know you're doing the right thing.


Posted by: fake accent | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 6:44 PM
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Oh, man, BG, I'm sorry.


Posted by: LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 6:46 PM
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You're a great daughter, BG. Hope your dad and mom can tell you that themselves.


Posted by: bill | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 7:00 PM
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Sending thoughts that you will be reconciled with your father, BG.


Posted by: rob helpy-chalk | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 7:24 PM
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I'm with Ydnew. You've done all you can do do, BG, and tried to do it correctly and honorably. Keep on.


Posted by: biohazard | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 8:42 PM
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BG, that sounds just awful. You have my sympathy.


Posted by: Just Plain Jane | Link to this comment | 08-23-14 9:05 PM
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Hideous, BG. Hope it gets sorted soon.


Posted by: chris y | Link to this comment | 08-24-14 3:08 AM
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Lola Prieta: 6.9
Earthquake just now that freaked me the fuck out: 6.1

Loma Prieta I mean but I guess Lola Prieta is my new drag name.


Posted by: Mister Smearcase | Link to this comment | 08-24-14 3:44 AM
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My god my talent for posting before reading the rest of a thread. Sorry, BG.


Posted by: Mister Smearcase | Link to this comment | 08-24-14 3:49 AM
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At least you didn't get knocked into the ocean.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-24-14 4:41 AM
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Sympathies, BG.


Posted by: Barry Freed | Link to this comment | 08-24-14 5:56 AM
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56: My Mom always does say that she loves me and appreciates me even though she made my Dad her primary health care proxy. (Her sister won't do it.) It's pretty dumb, since he's so sick. I'm still her backup. My Dad, on the other hand, has tried to cut me out of the picture completely.

She always calls asking me to call and saying that she misses me and that they're not mad--right when I get a letter from him saying that I stole from her. But, of course, I'm mad at him.


Posted by: Bostoniangirl | Link to this comment | 08-24-14 6:34 AM
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53: Thank you for the good thoughts. Prayers are welcome too, Halford.


Posted by: Bostoniangirl | Link to this comment | 08-24-14 6:39 AM
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At least the earthquake did not affect the United States of America. (Map from a BBC breaking News tweet.)
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Posted by: JP Stormcrow | Link to this comment | 08-24-14 8:02 AM
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Nice map.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-24-14 8:05 AM
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They "fixed" it in subsequent tweets.


Posted by: JP Stormcrow | Link to this comment | 08-24-14 8:08 AM
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Very rough, BG. Hang in there.


Posted by: Minivet | Link to this comment | 08-24-14 10:28 AM
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I wasn't sure whether my family would worry and want to be informed I was fine. I decided against sending something preemptively since they should be able to tell nobody was hurt. Nope - one maternal email and one avuncular text.


Posted by: Minivet | Link to this comment | 08-24-14 10:32 AM
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BG--only reading this now, and I'm so so sorry! I'll write tomorrow...or if I can't find your email will you write me please?


Posted by: alameida | Link to this comment | 08-25-14 8:44 AM
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That's how I learned about the Northridge quake. A roommate's mom called early in the morning to say they were OK. Which meant that I now knew there had been a quake, but not how my own family was.

The Napa quake woke us. Long, roll-y.


Posted by: Megan | Link to this comment | 08-25-14 8:58 AM
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My in laws in San Leandro slept right through it.


Posted by: chris y | Link to this comment | 08-25-14 9:13 AM
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BG, sounds tough. I suppose your dad's damage from the alcoholism makes it hard to break him out of the circular logic of a delusion, especially one that's easier in a weird way than the truth (there's no simple remedy for the true situation). I suppose it's not much comfort to think it's his disease talking. You've done so much to support vulnerable elders despite your own life not being easy - I hope it gets better.


Posted by: emir | Link to this comment | 08-25-14 9:53 AM
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You've done so much to support vulnerable elders despite your own life not being easy - I hope it gets better.

Bears repeating.


Posted by: CharleyCarp | Link to this comment | 08-25-14 10:18 AM
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72: Sure,al I can write, but my e-mail is right in the comments.


Posted by: Bostoniangirl | Link to this comment | 08-25-14 10:29 AM
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