Re: six degrees of separation

["Baldwin, Daniel" <baldwin@baermarks.com>]

Alice -- I hope you didn't take my 6 degrees posting as an indication that I
am opposed to free-ranging topic selection. It was really meant to convey
the opposite (but with an attempt at whimsy) -- i.e. as you say, there are
probably very few topics that aren't within 6 degrees of GG. Also, in the
recent past there have been a few rather heated exchanges about what should
properly be within the scope of our discussions, and I was poking a little
fun at this. Anyway, I get the feeling that most list members don't mind
straying a bit, every now and then. Welcome!

-----Original Message-----
From: Alice DuBois [mailto:Adubois@NILESLIBRARY.ORG]
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 5:31 PM
To: F_MINOR@EMAIL.RUTGERS.EDU
Subject: six degrees of separation


I guess my input was a little "off topic" seemingly, but i think we're all
pretty smart and with enough work can easily figure out 6 links between
almost ANYTHINg and GG!

 for example:  The Flaming Lips> they were on a tribute album called "the
Bridge:  a tribute to Neil Young">  Neil Young Born in TORONTO, Eh?

Robert Altman>  almost made a film version of Kurt Vonnegut's "Breakfast of
Champions">  GG did music for "Slaughterhouse-Five"

I know i know, pretty shoddy "links", but if Peter Max can be a link to
Petula Clark.....wink*wink ;)

I think that GG was interested in the weird alchemy of chance and
coincidence, so why not include this on a list about him?
Personally, I like a little variety if it's smart and well though-out.

Alice