Re: [microsound] O.T.: J.Cage in a quiz show

[Brian Klein <btk3782@xxxxxxxxx>]

he used the 8000 to buy a steinway piano for himself
and a station wagon for merce cunningham's dance
company. i forget where i read this, but if i come
across the citation, i'll pass it along.




> for the record: a) the questions were very difficult
> but cage answered all
> and won 8000 us dollars (not bad, it was 1958!); b)
> in a previous
> transmission of the same show he presented some of
> his compositions, which
> the tv host mike bongiorno described as "odd
> exhibitions of very odd music"
> with other stupidities thrown in for good measure).
> nic
> 
> 
>


	
		
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