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still/here
(bill t. jones/arnie zane dance company)

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odetta sings on still. the guy from living colour scored
here. five screens of gretchen bender's video or just
robert wierzel's lighting blue: they come down or
go up or sway at front of you.

company, let's dance.

what if you were positive for h.i.v. what if you had
that tumor with uncertain number of weeks to live what
if you could die next time you went convulsant or manic.

if i ever go terminal you say i will ay go postal
shoot a bunch of people in a tall building then jump
bee cry and cry and cry and feel sorry for me cee
just keep on doing as if nothing is stopping me dee
retire and do all my dream vacation stuff live for
a laugh for the moment care not for drudgery of whatnot
max out credit cards live to the fullest in others'
shards ee at last get serious write that book start that
foundation paint the true art velvet painting of chinook
walk across america for my cause because because

sud. den. ly. ti. me. no longer. stan. ds. still.

odetta sings traditional gospel:

go tell that long-tongued liar go tell that midnight
rider tell the gambler rambler backbiter tell'em
god almighty let me tell you the news my face
wet with the midnight dews great god almighty let me
tell you what he said you may run for a long time run
on for a long time run on for a long time but let me
tell'ya god almighty's gonna cut you down!

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Marek Lugowski
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Copyright © Marek Lugowski
May 1996

...a poem in this room by Helen Walne...
...on the wall -- my private wall...
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