tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422433941454188290.post2857446326770182026..comments2024-01-26T13:02:13.166-05:00Comments on Cleveland Centennial: Single White Fringe Geek (blog)pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422433941454188290.post-85367547719008371522018-08-10T11:24:22.281-04:002018-08-10T11:24:22.281-04:00You will have to tell me about this solo performan...You will have to tell me about this solo performance some day! But an anonymous, hand-written diss? That's just rude. Today people like that occupy Twitter.<br /><br />Glad to know you bounced back with such fierce determination!pengohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422433941454188290.post-44417454620441408392018-08-10T09:28:04.051-04:002018-08-10T09:28:04.051-04:00At the Minnesota Fringe in 1999, I received a hand...At the Minnesota Fringe in 1999, I received a hand-written note on the program of a one-man-show I performed (although didn't write), saying "If you have a day job, keep it." All that did was plant a chip on my shoulder the size of Lake Minnetonka. Not really a parallel, in that that kind of unsolicited, unkind review is miles away from a thoughtful critique. That being said, we do this work for others, not ourselves, so other opinions actually do mean something. And not just felicitous opinions. How does an artistic community foster better critique, critique that moves the needle forward? (That being said, I am a firm believer in not reading ANY reviews while in the liminal space of creation -- good reviews probably worst of all, as they can be the most dangerous.)Andrew Gorellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514206813443708806noreply@blogger.com