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| = '''One Word- Free Associating with Steven Cerio''' = | | = '''One Word- Free Associating with Steven Cerio''' = |
| '''by [http://www.expressobeans.com/trader.php?id=morst Thomas Scharff] via email, February- November 2005 for [http://www.expressobeans.com Expressobeans.com]''' | | '''by [http://www.expressobeans.com/trader.php?id=morst Thomas Scharff] via email, February- November 2005 for [http://www.expressobeans.com Expressobeans.com]''' |
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| When I was 10 or 12 I used to sneak out of bed in the middle of the night to | | When I was 10 or 12 I used to sneak out of bed in the middle of the night to |
| watch "Night Flight"...a musical variety show....I saw The Mole Show | | watch "Night Flight"...a musical variety show....I saw The Mole Show |
− | film by [[:en:The Residents | The Residents]] one night....when I saw the giant eyeballs they wear on | + | film by [http://www.expressobeans.com/wiki/index.php/Band:Residents,_The The Residents] one night....when I saw the giant eyeballs they wear on |
| their heads I immediately made associations to that sensation. That night my | | their heads I immediately made associations to that sensation. That night my |
− | obsession with their music began, possibly because of that junctre....it was very resonant.<br> | + | obsession with their music began, possibly because of that juncture....it was very resonant.<br> |
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| '''TS: FOREST?'''<br> | | '''TS: FOREST?'''<br> |
| '''CERIO:''' Yeah, deep green.. I hate the fall...all of those bright colors | | '''CERIO:''' Yeah, deep green.. I hate the fall...all of those bright colors |
− | wreck it for me, and the woods begin the smell like a moldy towel.<br> | + | wreck it for me, and the woods begin to smell like a moldy towel.<br> |
| I used to use bags of goldfish tank gravel to decorate the ground under a patch | | I used to use bags of goldfish tank gravel to decorate the ground under a patch |
| of poplar trees in the woods behind the house where I grew up. I used to climb | | of poplar trees in the woods behind the house where I grew up. I used to climb |
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| '''CERIO:''' [[:en:Philip Guston | Philip Guston]] used the ugliest palette in the world....salmon | | '''CERIO:''' [[:en:Philip Guston | Philip Guston]] used the ugliest palette in the world....salmon |
| chalk pink eeech!!! I love his stuff. He used white like stale cream cheese. | | chalk pink eeech!!! I love his stuff. He used white like stale cream cheese. |
− | I saw an egg tempera painting by [[:en:Stuart_Davis_%28painter%29 |Stuart Davis]] in a museum in [[:en:Utica | Utica]] ...very careful | + | I saw an [[:en:Egg_tempera |egg tempera]] painting by [[:en:Stuart_Davis_%28painter%29 |Stuart Davis]] in a museum in [[:en:Utica | Utica]] ...very careful |
| and beautiful. [[:en:Franz Kline | Franz Kline]]'s paintings look like they weigh more than an SUV | | and beautiful. [[:en:Franz Kline | Franz Kline]]'s paintings look like they weigh more than an SUV |
| when you see them in person. My friend gave me an oil painting of a desert by | | when you see them in person. My friend gave me an oil painting of a desert by |
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| '''CERIO:''' [[:en:Elvin Jones | Elvin Jones]] died recently. That's sad. I think music that you | | '''CERIO:''' [[:en:Elvin Jones | Elvin Jones]] died recently. That's sad. I think music that you |
| love truly makes your life better. [[:en:John Coltrane | John Coltrane]], [[:en:Soft Machine | Soft Machine]], The Residents, | | love truly makes your life better. [[:en:John Coltrane | John Coltrane]], [[:en:Soft Machine | Soft Machine]], The Residents, |
− | Captain Beefheart, [[:en:Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Rahsaan Roland Kirk]], [[:en:Harry Partch | Harry Partch]], [[:en:Amon Duul | Amon Duul]] and :en:Can_%28band%29 | Can]] have | + | Captain Beefheart, [[:en:Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Rahsaan Roland Kirk]], [[:en:Harry Partch | Harry Partch]], [[:en:Amon Duul | Amon Duul]] and [[:en:Can_%28band%29 | Can]] have |
| been making my life better.<br> | | been making my life better.<br> |
| I just got [[:en:Pink Floyd | Pink Floyd]] "Ummagumma" on [[:en:CD | cd]]. I've had it on [[:en:Gramophone_record | LP]] since | | I just got [[:en:Pink Floyd | Pink Floyd]] "Ummagumma" on [[:en:CD | cd]]. I've had it on [[:en:Gramophone_record | LP]] since |
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| '''TS: LEGGO MY EGGO?'''<br> | | '''TS: LEGGO MY EGGO?'''<br> |
| '''CERIO:''' My mom bought [[:en:eggo | Eggo's]] when I was a kid. The berry ones were tasty! | | '''CERIO:''' My mom bought [[:en:eggo | Eggo's]] when I was a kid. The berry ones were tasty! |
− | I never eat breakfast food anymore. I did have eggs with homemade salsa in [[:en:Arizona]] | + | I never eat breakfast food anymore. I did have eggs with homemade salsa in [[:en:Arizona | Arizona]] |
| 2 weeks ago though. I was thinking about those this afternoon.<br> | | 2 weeks ago though. I was thinking about those this afternoon.<br> |
| I used to get sore fingers from my [[:en:Lego | Lego]] sets....sometimes pinch my fingers | | I used to get sore fingers from my [[:en:Lego | Lego]] sets....sometimes pinch my fingers |
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| + | [[Image:Parker-Burrell-Syracuse04Cerio.jpg|thumb|300px|right| [http://www.expressobeans.com/show.php?id=20271 Parker Burrell Syracuse 04 ] ]] |
| '''TS: SHOW?'''<br> | | '''TS: SHOW?'''<br> |
| '''CERIO:''' I saw [[:en:William Parker | William Parker]] play bass with [[:en:Dave Burrell | Dave Burrell]] last week...'twas | | '''CERIO:''' I saw [[:en:William Parker | William Parker]] play bass with [[:en:Dave Burrell | Dave Burrell]] last week...'twas |
| amazing! I think William Parker is our greatest living jazz musician. I've seen | | amazing! I think William Parker is our greatest living jazz musician. I've seen |
− | some amazing rock shows too: The [[:en:Butthole Surfers | Butthole Surfers]] and The [[:en:Jesus Lizard | Jesus Lizard]]. The | + | some amazing rock shows too: The [[:en:Butthole Surfers | Butthole Surfers]] and The [[:en:Jesus Lizard | Jesus Lizard]]. [[:en:The_Residents | The Residents]] put on the best show out there in my opinion.<br> |
− | Residents put on the best show out there in my opinion.<br> | + | |
| I just took down my show at [http://www.litloungenyc.com/fuse_home.htm Fuse Gallery] in NYC. The opening was a lot of fun...had | | I just took down my show at [http://www.litloungenyc.com/fuse_home.htm Fuse Gallery] in NYC. The opening was a lot of fun...had |
| a really extra friendly unguarded vibe which was great...a lot of smiling. If | | a really extra friendly unguarded vibe which was great...a lot of smiling. If |
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| garishly colored crotch rocket riders in effeminate leather body suits, nervous | | garishly colored crotch rocket riders in effeminate leather body suits, nervous |
| middle aged housewives managing performance anxiety brought on by simple grocery | | middle aged housewives managing performance anxiety brought on by simple grocery |
− | shopping, every man and boy (as well as the occasional woman) in tan Carhart | + | shopping, every man and boy (as well as the occasional woman) in tan [http://www.carhartt.com/ Carhartt] |
| work jackets and [[:en:The_Terminator | Terminator]]-esque sunglasses in mad hurries between badly timed | | work jackets and [[:en:The_Terminator | Terminator]]-esque sunglasses in mad hurries between badly timed |
| stoplights, every third person sporting a mullet (though they don't believe | | stoplights, every third person sporting a mullet (though they don't believe |
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| any problems with short people or anything like that. I just hate elf culture | | any problems with short people or anything like that. I just hate elf culture |
| I guess, the mead drinking, tree populating, cookie baking and long pipes never | | I guess, the mead drinking, tree populating, cookie baking and long pipes never |
− | appealed to. I find it a bit to quaint, but coming from a [[:en:Hello Kitty | Hello Kitty]] fan that | + | appealed to me. I find it a bit too quaint, but coming from a [[:en:Hello Kitty | Hello Kitty]] fan that |
| might not hold much water with you!<br> | | might not hold much water with you!<br> |
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| '''CERIO:''' [[:en:leopard frog | Leopard frogs]] hatched from the red haired English couple's unkempt | | '''CERIO:''' [[:en:leopard frog | Leopard frogs]] hatched from the red haired English couple's unkempt |
| pool next door to me as a child. | | pool next door to me as a child. |
− | ons of bees flew over their fence too.Looked
| + | Tons of bees flew over their fence too.Looked |
| like they were weaving through. Crunchy wings reminded me of the [[:en:Cellophane | cellophane]] | | like they were weaving through. Crunchy wings reminded me of the [[:en:Cellophane | cellophane]] |
| wrappers on my parent's [[:en:Cigarettes | cigarettes]]...fat bellies full of what?? [[:en:Pollens | Pollen]], [[:en:Kool-aid | Kool-Aid]], | | wrappers on my parent's [[:en:Cigarettes | cigarettes]]...fat bellies full of what?? [[:en:Pollens | Pollen]], [[:en:Kool-aid | Kool-Aid]], |
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| '''TS: SAXOPHONE?'''<br> | | '''TS: SAXOPHONE?'''<br> |
| '''CERIO:''' John Coltrane with the Classic Quartet. Rahsaan Roland Kirk, | | '''CERIO:''' John Coltrane with the Classic Quartet. Rahsaan Roland Kirk, |
− | [[:en:Pharoah Sanders | Pharoah Sanders]]. I used to hate all brass instruments until I heard "A | + | [[:en:Pharoah Sanders | Pharoah Sanders]]. I used to hate all brass instruments until I heard [[:en:A_Love_Supreme | A |
− | Love Supreme."<br> | + | Love Supreme.]]<br> |
| I've always liked the shape of a tenor sax, the curve is nice. I tried to play | | I've always liked the shape of a tenor sax, the curve is nice. I tried to play |
| one once, it takes a lot of air to get the smallest peep. [[:en:Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy]] was a trumpet | | one once, it takes a lot of air to get the smallest peep. [[:en:Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy]] was a trumpet |
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− | [[Image:IMGP6293cerioconfectionmed.JPG|thumb|250px|left| [http://www.expressobeans.com/show.php?id=2568 The Importance Of Confection ] ]] | + | [[Image:IMGP6293cerioconfectionmed.JPG|thumb|250px|right| [http://www.expressobeans.com/show.php?id=2568 The Importance Of Confection ] ]] |
| '''TS: SWEET?'''<br> | | '''TS: SWEET?'''<br> |
| '''CERIO:''' I don't eat much sugary food but I collect dessert cookbooks, | | '''CERIO:''' I don't eat much sugary food but I collect dessert cookbooks, |
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| '''TS: INTERNAL?'''<br> | | '''TS: INTERNAL?'''<br> |
| '''CERIO:''' I always wondered why blood was supposed to scare me.<br> | | '''CERIO:''' I always wondered why blood was supposed to scare me.<br> |
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− | [http://www.expressobeans.com/search.php?artist=45 View Cerio's complete EB portfolio] | + | '''Related Links''' |
| + | [http://www.expressobeans.com/search.php?artist=45 View Cerio's complete EB portfolio] |
| + | [[:en:Steve Cerio |Steven Cerio Wikipedia entry]] |