benjamin and collecting

just a quick note to say I am reading an edition of Illuminations
that has an introduction by Hannah Arendt that talks about the centrality of collecting in Benjamin's work, and also specifically of collecting quotations, fragments. You probably know all about this already, but given our own eranisteon of the Sirens, and your interest in this whole subject, I thought I'd be remiss if I didn't mention it: plus I like that it connects up to jess' interests, too! xoxox

BRIM!

[some of you may have received this a little while ago with dead links, very sorry about that, so I'm resending with the links totally naked, visible, and lively!] hi my friends, I'm delighted to tell you that my new band, BRIM, is giving our first concert on October 19th at Roulette in New York. Mary Rowell, Cristian Amigo, and I will be joined by special guests including pianist Lara Downes and the trombone quartet Guidonian Hand to perform premieres and arrangements of the music I've been writing in response to my trip down the Mississippi River last year. here's the concert information: http://www.roulette.org/events/event.php/BEGLARIAN2010 I'd love it if you could join me for this first peek at a whole new phase of my work! also, whether you're in or out of earshot of Roulette, you can pre-order the BRIM CD (which will be ready next summer) here:  http://evbvd.com/riverblog/participate/ I welcome your support of the River Project at whatever level is meaningful to you!  and you can read more about BRIM, and listen to some music here: http://evbvd.com/brim/ all the very best to you, eve Only if it's not likely to Can the believed-in happen. James McMichael Eve Beglarian EVBVD Music PO Box 1677 Old Chelsea Station New York, NY 10011 EveBeglarian (skype) http://evbvd.com new project: http://evbvd.com/riverblog/