Snowy Er Muse Nights

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Comment by Ed on September 10, 2008 at 11:36am

Re: Sturm, "Times are bad..." When I was home in Indiana, I happened to dig out some of my albums, including that one. I made MP3s for myself from it, so Paul—if you'd like—I could send them to you...

Comment by Paul Sturm on August 4, 2008 at 7:56pm

Turnstyle music events contains archival pooh & miscellanea from concerts & music events mainly produced under the Turnstyle banner, but some that pre-date its founding (in 1982). Early Contemporary Sounds Co-op shows (1976-78), School of Other Music shows (1983-87), etc.
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Comment by Paul Sturm on August 3, 2008 at 1:26am

The Turnstyle literary events album features various Turnstyle-sponsored lit events, but in particular has programs & flyers from a series - "Literary Reading Plus" - I somehow convinced the IN Review to do with me that featured traditional writers/poets combined with food (meals), music, and (sometimes) less traditional writers/poets. The IN Review had their fill after only 7 shows in 8 months. Oh well.... I thought the shows were GREAT; an outgrowth of ER2/2.5 and a predecessor to Snowy Nights and the 1986-> ER Night effort.
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Comment by Paul Sturm on August 2, 2008 at 7:11am

ER Night researchers rejoice! Here's my collection of ER Night programs & promo flyers for ERs 1 thru 7. I'll also try to pull various press clips & ERchival ERrata into this "album":
ER Nights
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Comment by Paul Sturm on July 31, 2008 at 11:29pm

OK Snowy Night fans: here's my complete collection of programs for Snowy Nights 1 thru 12, missing only SN11 (which some say never really happened....). Also included are 3 news clippings. If/as I find more archival pooh, I'll add it here:
Snowy Nights
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Comment by mike whybark on July 31, 2008 at 12:09am

Seems like I can't embed this as a slideshow here, alas.

Some Snowy Night programs.

Amazingly, it seems these were happening not quite every other month for a spell.

Comment by Charles Silver on July 29, 2008 at 12:02pm

I remember the "Herd shot round the world" joke but the rest of that night is kind of a blur.

Comment by Paul Sturm on July 27, 2008 at 8:53pm

Ian I could hug you! I don't think I've ever pissed off so many people, but the program was structured to be just that very white-hot crucible of creative wellspring. We did 3 (or 4?) shows, and I was on the phone almost the entire day of EVERY DAY following the premiere, working to calm angered souls (and a multitude of angry friends) and maintain a fragile and barely containable programmatic structure. I had people from both the "boys" & "girlz" clubs insisting the show was a complete mistake that had to be stopped. The only other show I ever did that was MORE provocative was up in Michigan, which climaxed with my getting nicked by the local police. But that's a different story.... That "Herd" Snowy was a vividly memorable event, well worth the exhaustion & lost friendships (I think).
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Comment by Ian Brewer 4 hours ago:
I'll never forget Snowy Night with Jim Herd...It was a night of conflict and contrasts that created an atmosphere of both merriment and hostility....

Comment by Ian Brewer on July 27, 2008 at 3:41pm

I'll never forget Snowy Night with Jim Herd. The Ruins formed for no other reason than to be a gag backup band only to become a running joke that never seemed to stop for the next decade or so. It was a decadent, fun filled, drugged out, uncomfortable evening. I remember getting very drunk and being particularly obnoxious. It was a night of conflict and contrasts that created an atmosphere of both merriment and hostility. There were some very serious, angry and self-absorbed radical lesbian poets vs. the devil may care, all sheets to the wind attitude of a wild motley crew of drunken punks. Jim Herd had apparently dosed on some LSD before the show and was mostly silent or incoherent while he was supposed to be interviewing the guests. John Barge introduced Jim with one of the most hysterical jokes I've ever heard him tell. It went something like this: Did you hear Jim Herd wanted to be an astronaut so he could be the first Herd shot around the world? It was a thoughtful joke with an historical reference that was so appropriate for Jim (God rest his soul) I'll always remember it.

Comment by mike whybark on July 27, 2008 at 2:27pm

I have a wee pile of Snowy programs and it appears two shows on video tape. Eventually!

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