Reel 0225, 1961 January

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Note 1: January 1961. Dialogue with Gene Smith, Carole Thomas, Myrh Resnick, Pending (cat). Session with musicians in background and never as foreground of tape until II/4. Pawn shops mentioned on CDI. CDI 1. Room noise and Smith's footsteps. Meowing. "Street signs" (photos) "war" "I've only seen one film that looks like this, did you see Paths of Glory with Kirk Douglas?" Smith sings: "Roamin' in the Gloamin'" "Carole, you find another envelope, where did you look?" Negatives, cleaning up, organization principles, head lines, magazine covers, big pile, telephone numbers box, "philosophical nonesense", notes, "mexican folk music?", typng speed, "I'll let you type all my intimate business letters that Carole shouldn't see." ...2. More photo talk, 120/35 boxes, "George", Pawn Shops** 3. Photo talk and turning on radio "Sunday...Mahalia Jackson" 4. Mahalia Jackson cont'd and Smith talk about his record collection to ?? (Tsune?) "Speakers all over the house" "Shouldn't I sign it in white?" Smith sings along with Mahalia "On my way..." tape accelerates and cuts to new/ahead. 5. Echoey jazz session, mic in Smiht's Smith talking and clownin. Cat, Smith talking beneathe the music. Tape machines. 6. Noise from jam session in other room. Smith's ntotebook. Door asking for aspirin. Description of "who's up there" 2 horn players, Warren Fitzgerald, 3 other piano players, bass player. "In fact why don't you go up take a couple of pints, I'll come up with a key so ...(not to) bother anybody." Key talk and Carole's voice too quiet to hear. More stair noise. CDII 1. footsteps 2. music and some noise from Smith(s) stair noise, More stairsteps 3. music, door/stairs 4. loud session b,d,p, trumpet 5. banter/riffs "what do you want to play" 6. Tune and applause before tape ends. CDIII 1. Carole and female working Door and room noise, cats, Smith 2. "The Invisible Man", diving suit antiseptic (germ story? for Life) philosphy and other talk photos. 3. "that's your door" "other way around" plates, artstore in Connecticutt, phto talk, "stack aginst taht wall." Hallway "I think they're number ones." meowing cat. 4. activity X'Rays once a month slow shutter speeds. 5. Pittsburgh, Haiti, "Carole" "Gene, is this Schweitzer." sorting photos. 6. "Was that a number two?" "window, that's my self portrait." "Watch out, you may be stepping on a negative." "Mics...usually I don't let people in here when it's on" "Where are the microphones?" "Don't you know you're wearing one?" CDIV 1. Drums in ohter room with cont'd photo work 2. Penidng loft noise, Pittsburgh layours 3. footsepts, Al, phone call. 50 cents. Alcohol run, 4. Smith talking to male on stairs "and don't forget the other tapes"?

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