Hey everyone, I just want to remind people that the point of this group is to collect artist and arts-related materials about this particular time period. I am feeling grateful to have a way to access so much of John’s materials now. He wanted to keep posting through to his current work and I am sorry that did not happen. Something to consider as we move forward.
I apologize for my hit-and-miss relationship with social media and life itself. I never quite know if I will drop off the face of the earth or just social media, but I do have a pattern of needing to check out. . As much as I wish I could be a social media machine… it is not going to happen.
So I want to make sure people are able to reach me if I go missing and the best way is through email. I try to stay responsible to that. bevrichey@gmail.com
Forgive for getting wordy, both in this communication and on posts but the truth is while these posts might stir some old memories and feelings for those of us who either participated or attended some of these events… getting them packed full of information will help any artists/curators or historians in the future that might want to dig deeper into what happened.
The search bar can be used with a person or group or events name and up should come posts related to that topic. Not perfect, but much better than anything else I can think of. The fact that others can add comments also helps to fill this archive with historical content.
The more people record their memories here the better it is for all of us. This is not a popularity contest. This is not standard social media, where what matters is how much people like what they see. It is about getting the information down. Having a written record. So if you were one of us during this time period… and remember something.. please record it for posterity. The more information we have here the more valuable this archive will be. John’s untimely death is a sad reminder that he is no longer here to post, confirm facts, tell stories about his experiences. I will continue to do my best to share my memories, again not for attention but FOR THE RECORD. Unlike our individual media spaces, this space is meant to document CONNECTIONs and RELATIONSHIPS your thoughts and memories help all of us to better make sense of a very magical time for the local arts in New H
