Yikes, David. Sorry to hear it.
I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly is a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Hayden - Feb 23, 2004 11:23:44 am PST #1203 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
DavidS - Feb 23, 2004 11:29:01 am PST #1204 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Yikes, David. Sorry to hear it.
Aww, it's not a crisis. We built some leeway into the book by soliciting sidebars and collecting some vintage reviews by old zine writers from the 70s, and Kim and I have cut back on our essays. It's actually better to aim fat, and leave yourself room to trim here and there without losing any major contributions. It's just a bit fatter than planned because most folks went over the 300 word limit. Also the writer bios add up unexpectedly.
So, out come the knives. But I have to say Kim's been doing line edits for a long time (she has her own magazine) and she wields a very fine scalpel. Generally the essays come out the better for her cuts. It's just still no fun if you're the writer.
Hayden - Feb 23, 2004 11:32:16 am PST #1205 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Nah, I appreciate a good editor. It's a rare skill and always improves pieces when used well.
That said, I confess that my reviews came to me in a prophetic dream and were ultimately carved by lightning into stone tablets high upon Mount Lester. Just in case you were thinking about cutting them. (ah, I kid.)
Jon B. - Feb 23, 2004 11:32:52 am PST #1206 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
My Sidebar?!
Steph L. - Feb 23, 2004 11:33:42 am PST #1207 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
carved by lightning into stone tablets
As an editor, I scoff at stone tablets. I wield a mighty stonecutter.
DavidS - Feb 23, 2004 11:34:38 am PST #1208 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My Sidebar?!
Nah, you're in. But I need you to sign a release.
Some people submitted multiple sidebars. We're being careful not to cut any of the solicited and approved main reviews. Nobody's going to be cut out of the book entirely.
DavidS - Feb 23, 2004 11:35:07 am PST #1209 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I wield a mighty stonecutter.
So you're responsible for Steve Guttenberg's career!
Steph L. - Feb 23, 2004 11:36:14 am PST #1210 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
So you're responsible for Steve Guttenberg's career!
The minute I typed "stonecutter" -- nay, as soon as I got "s-t-o-" out -- I knew it was going to go in a Simpsons direction.
Jon B. - Feb 23, 2004 11:38:26 am PST #1211 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I need you to sign a release.
ookaaaayyy....
DavidS - Feb 23, 2004 11:44:39 am PST #1212 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
ookaaaayyy....
No, really it's fine.
There's really nothing to worry about with that clause about signing over your house to the editors