Re[2]: GG: The Firebird that is creativity...

["James Strzelec" <james.strzelec@autodesk.com>]

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     Now, I'm not saying that these radio docs were a cop-out or a=
     gimmick, far from it. I think these programs only prove to greater 
     extent= the talent and creativity Gould really possessed; he obviously 
     heard the= world much differently than I, yet through his 
     understanding of the= technical medium he was able to reconstruct 
     small samples of what it would= be like to hear the world much as he 
     heard it. Not only are the pieces= soothing and hypnotic for their 
     content, they are a marvel because they= allow the listener to hear 
     what Gould heard, and understand what was in his= heart. Quite a gift 
     to give the listener.
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     For some reason, this comment reminds me of growing up in Buffalo, NY, 
     and thereby absorbing the radio ethos of Canada. Not sure where it 
     comes from, but I feel that the Canadians have a great respect and 
     reverence for the airwaves, for the medium of radio, for acoustic 
     landscapes. My Dad made a career of listening to CBC programs, still 
     does. Totally makes sense to me that Gould reveled in The Idea of 
     North and the like. Seeing _32 Short Films..._ was sort of a 
     homecoming for me.
     
     Add to that the fact that I visited Lake Simcoe as a kid, where my 
     oldest brother lost a pair of glasses. Yow.