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Note 1: "Sept - oct 1965. Side 1 track 1. 1. Bob Gaegor photographer about new sensorium backer. 2. blank. 3. Gregor - Morenames and addresses. 4.- 5. Bernard Stollman. 6. Keller Wrisnt. 7. Vito Cloffera - First talk with new editor of now "Camera Borlo." 2nd side - Track 1. 1. Vito Cloffera (continuedd) 2. Museum Mo. art - about Dorotnea Lange..... 3. Mike Kineer about Dorotnea. 4. Darron Deshoar in Denver about Lauper. Oct 18, 1965 2nd track. Some 1965 of the missed L. John and John Philips about his book and about "basket case" Smith."; Note 2: CDI 1. Smith on phone conversing about Sensorium and a long letter. Called Gaye yesterday, "The Second Coming" magazine, David Beatty, Darian House mentioned 2. "Night People's Guide to New York", Lyle Stewart/Stuart, and Minor White mentioned 3. cont'd Bresson, Karales, Smith mentioned, also White, and need to call Paul (phone call ends) 4. New call, midconversation same content covered 5. New call, Smith talking with operator trying to call Arther M. Schwartz in Denver, Colorado 6. New call to Time, Baron Bashore, not in office 7. Smith and ESP recordings found Bernard Stollman talking about Holy Spirit LP release (Albert Ayler), Sun Ra, sculptor/sound installations of Baschet. several topics, band members mentioned recording called Spirits Rejoice (1965) -11. (Smith working on cover photography?) CDII 1. phone buzz, operator, Helen Wright on hold. Jumps to talk regarding Vito Ciffero. 2. Logistics and other topics covered. 3. call to Vito Cioffero Sensorium Magazine details 6. less formal regarding same, includes, Minor Wahite, John MOrris, Dave Heath and Vito visiting Smith? on the night of JFK assassination. 7. Sensorium issues story 8. Smith's tapes of meeting and concept of Sensorium from original meetings referenced. Mention of David Vestal. (ends during call) CDIII 1. WNBC: Radio Tv interview on Long John Nebel Show, guests include photographer John Phillips (new book on Italian films, Il Dopoguerra), Roy Scheck, Sandi Teller. talk about Milan, Italy post WWII, film photography, paparazzi and Gene Smith stories, end of show to John Clark with world news (November 12, 1965) then beginning of Big Wilson morning music show. 2. tune 3. jumps to LJN with Robert St. John (Roll Jordan Roll, new book), Ernest partridge, Sanford "Sandi" Teller, Fred Pohl, Will Ousler, Smith chimes in with mic over radio recording and continued talk show, ending with Long John Nebel spoken ad for Mandarin House and Mandarin East restaurants, mention of Emily Kuo, proprietess. CDIV 1. Smith call to Vito Cioffre.- 8. Sensorium, and other subjects 9. Smith calls John Szarkowsky about show, opening January 24th, 1966. 11. Smith calls Mike Kinzer, writing something to make it to print before the January 24th show. -12. CDV 1. Smith calling Aaron Kramer (?) bad connection. Regarding Sensorium issues. -2. 3. Smith calls to look for an attorney in Denver, Co., in regard to suing over expenses and back pay for Sensorium. Shore recommends Denver lawyer Robert Palmes. Mentions seeing town of country doctor Vincent Ceriani.;

Note 1: "See Note inside box. ATT. 1 7/8 Zara may be from Ziff Davis. 3 or 4 track conglomaration of news, Long John, near opening of 1960 conventions. Some strong cat meowing, some hall way? chatter. Gene in off Key about "Ain't got a dime" "In an open letter" to Zara about venture one, about poverty, etc. Also part of ancient mariner."; Note 2: CDI 1. voices and bass solo "Howdy, how are you?" piano riffs and radio news in loft. Multiple voices off mic. WNCA "Sunday weather" on radio, American jet plane over Russia story. Barry Gray show with Al Morgan (Out for Lunch). 2. cont'd interview about Cerebral Palsy, telethon. (drops out until next track) 3. Smith sings the blues about money woes "Can't pay a dime..." Pageboy 4. Smith talking about book, money, and artistry (speech) CDII 1. mic tamper in loft and radio news. cat meow in loft. 2. cont'd, Smith 3. cont'd with putter and piano 4. Bill Kirby on WNTA Dining with Music on WNTA 94.7 FM, 970 AM. Beginning of Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Coleridge) 5. dropout and continuation with poem 6. Rime of the Ancient Mariner, cont'd (Pageboy) 7. cont'd 8. cont'd 9. Sir Ralph Richardson on Caedmon, anouncing Rime on WNYC, Spoken Words. Next on Spoken Words, Edward R. Murrow. News (July 26, 1960?) President Eisenhower, Newport Vacation, Republican National Convention "tonight", Nixon platform, RB-47 plane incident 10. More news, and weather. CDIII 1. Long John Nebel show. Joseph F. Constantino, Ervin Gray, Paris Flamonde. starts with telegrams. at end of show. 2. news, Rhodesia riot. WCBS. Eisenhower to Chicago. Tuesday, July 26. JFK i and Kenya. July 25th meeting. 3. jumps to "Baby Face" the Bean, WNCA) (tune) 4. new song ""The Girl with the Wood" (at 5:38 AM) 5. "Ezekiel saw the Wheel" and "Trying to make this journey all alone" "Stars Shining" and "Freedom Over Me" 6. Jumps to local news. Sing Sing, Attica. NBC Spriing, 1964 end date. Conogo Lumumba news and then Smith talking in loft. Smith rambling over radio news. 7. News President at Republican convention. July 26, 1960. 6:05 Am weather. 8. "Summertime in Venice" and Stratford Strings "Do Re Mi" then DJ and weather. ;

Note 1: "Both Sides. Talk and traffic noise and foot step."; Note 2: CDI Smith, Dave, kid, cats, Bill Pierce 1. Smith, Dave, kid, cats "Say it again Gene, I don't think she got the message", jumps to more talk, "editor of the annual" "Pat" is Pat Smith? "'sposed to leave at 11 o'clock, wasn't he?" 2. stairsteps 3. "Fred, you with us?" Smith "I'll be downstairs" "Pending". Other voice. 4. Smith: "Don't worry about the 5x7 prints, the big ones." 5. con'td with ambient, "could we get you a cup of coffee or something?" 6. stairsteps, off mic talk 7. cont'd 8. cont'd, male and female talk off mix, other people on steps 9. more talk, inlcudes "Daddy" 10. cont'd, some off mic talk 11. stairsteps "It's Pierce, Gene" (Bill Pierce). "I brought up stuff for you" "Murray Slacker' "Bill Pierce" mention of delicatessans. 12. cont'd ambient and off mic talk 13. cont'd "What do they teach you, photography?" (Pierce's voice) 14. cont'd 15. Smith talking with kid and "I'm not used to sleeping in my clothes, man." CDII 1. Smith and female voice, talking 2. "unlisted number, though, better keep it." Stairsteps, Smith raises recording volume. 3. ongoing talk 4. Smith "I'll be on the next floor..." 5. end of phone call, Smith talking with woman (off mic) and piano in background. 6. down stair steps, Smith "I'll be out in just about a half a minute." 7. ambient, piano 8. stairsteps, Smith "Oh golly." 9. off mic talk 10. cont'd 11. Smith talking to Fred, Gary "went through all my drawers last night." 12. Smith to Fred mentions Gary (not there) "You really think we should call a doctor? I've never had to go to a doctor." "Pat?" 13. cont'd 14. entrance 15. ends with piano, ambient CDIII 1. loft ambient, piano, putter, cata meow 2. cont'd, door and stair steps 3. cont', 4. knock, Bill/Phil and "if you want it you better get it now." 5. talk off mic 6. putter and voices, piano, cont'd. 7. Smith talking to Fred, Phil about coffee, photos "I like the one of your pregnant woman." Smith "I'll go get your horn, is thre anything else you need for upstairs?" 8. "You can make it, you'll feel alright shortly." Phil, Smith, Fred (Greenwell). "Gene, do you have a white shirt that he could..." stairsteps and clamour. 9. cont'd, with off mic talk 10. stair steps and door knocks. CDIV 1-15. ambient loft and street with putter and occasional sounds of Smith's voice or others off mic. CDV 1-11. Cont'd with Smith talking to check mics on tracks 4 and 10. "Well, I don't know, hello, hello, hello." CDVI 1. mic noise 2. cont'd, mic check 3. cont'd 4. cont'd 5. cont'd 6. phone rigs, Smith talking to ?" also "Pageboy New York 7. cont'd talk about recording stuff "Radio Shack, Boston" "I expect to see very little of that check." 8. knock and someone calling for "Gene" Smith 9. more of the same, Maurice Placker introduces self to Gene Smith. Conversation, Smith up about 8 days. 10. "I saw your sign, no more sessions." Smith: "Well, I'm sorry about that too, becasue I enjoyed those." ..."Actually the floor above." More talk. CDVII 1. midsong, session, piano, bass, drum, sax, cat in background, ends with riffs, loud cat meowing 2. new tune, piano, bass, drum, sax., tape ends as tune ends. ;

Note 1: "Phil Dante's wedding."; Note 2: CDI 1. Click, Smith "Hello, I do." (mic check), then Phil Dante "I do, I do." , jumps to wedding? Organ and voices 2. cont'd organ, kids voice, service starts, 3. cont'd, wedding processional, mic putter, reverand begins ceremony 4. Phillip's vows, Patricia's vows. Exchange of rings. 5. humn and voices 6. addressing the couple, proclamation of marriage, prayer, kissing the bring and recessional. Ends with voices at the church. ;

Note 1: "Blank."; Note 2: CDI 1-14. ambient, street noise, putter, piano starting on track 10, off mic, tv'radio also starting, off mic. 11. Ted or Ed addressed, off mic CDII 1. cont'd, ambient, radio/tv, piano with some voices and movement, Smith talking on track 8. 10. 'stop paying rent, for that top floor, who do you pay rent to" "when the landlord finds this out, he calls the police... " Smith tlaking with cop about other tennant, expressing concerns. CDIII 1. WOR TV, Channel 9. "Tax Facts" 7. ad for Lambrick Strawberry Icebox cake. 8. Ad: Easy-Off oven claeaner, Eva Gabor on show "They were all in step but Jim." episode of Harrigan and Son aired 12-3-61 or 3-17-61. 9. cont'd show, 10. ad for film, Battle Circus, starring Humphrey Bogart. 13. Ad for Primatine, Aeoromax, Presidential Succession law, 14. TV Guide Romeo and Juliet ad, Million Dollar movie begings, Battle Circus. CDIV 1. loft ambient, putter, radio/tv 2. cont'd 3. stair steps, door 4. cont'd ambient 5. "whistle while you work" 6. cont'd ambient 7. door , ambient 8. cont'd 9. cont'd, sair steps, 10. radio news, 11. Jumpst ot cont'd ambient, with louder street noise 12. cont'd 13/14. Smith talking with cop? about tenant, mention of Peyote, leaving doors unlocked, pot, fire laws (about Stevenson?) CDV 1. cont'd Smith talking with cop 2. cont'd specifics of drugs, mics, theft, and logistics of loft life 3. cont'd 4. Smith drug story, FGI sotry 5. Latin group sotry, practicing in loft 6. loft architecture, 7. quiet talk, ambient -12. CDVI 1. talk cont'd, jumpst o Charley Fox rehearsal with arranging, playing tunes, talk, and rehearsal-6. ;

Note 1: "Blank."; Note 2: CDI 1. mic noise and tapping, Smith's voice 2. movement in loft, ambient 3. "this is the electrovox drystal cardiode, quite new" and putter 4. cont'd 5. Smith on steps "Hello Gene, how are you?" "Oh, happy and gay." "I heard you down there and couldn't figure out who it was." 6. cont'd ambient, footsteps 7. Smith talks to cat, off mic 8. putter and steps 9. weird buzz 10. cont'd 11. putter pageboy, vox off mic 12. cont'd CDII 1. loft ambient, movement near mic, rustling papers 2. cont'd 5. more directed work putter 6. entrance and ambient 12. screen door footsteps 13. return and door, ambienct 14. cont'd ambient. CDIII 1. ambient, loud street, good ambient street talk 2. ambient 3. more talak in street 8. siren, voices in street 12. loud ambient street, voices in loft and footsteps, 14. more talk in street. CDIV 1. ambient street cont'd, good mix of voices in street 2. cont'd 4. good street talk and sounds ambient street follows through 12. CDV piano, bass, drum, trumpet, sax. IN LOFT 1. ;

Note 1: "Jan, 1961. Pending in heat and Gene packing for Tenn. Part of reel other. Other side has part of comic "House of Ice.""; Note 2: CDI 1. W. Eugene Smith, Phil Dante, Pending in loft. Ambient, piano background, ambient, putter 2. con'td with talk about cat, Pending; preparing camera/photo bags for trip. Mention of John Durniak, planning for trip 3. cont'd without talk 4. "Did you see the picture of me, the one that you made..."" 5. more talk CDII 1. ambient loft, jumps to radio play iwht Skipper and Uncle Solomon 2. cont'd with ttrial scnee 3. cont'd 4. cont'd 5. cont'd 6. The Hangashore, by Ted Russel, Spolken Words WNYC. News, Manhattan school bus crash, NY Coliseum flower show, Elizabeth Taylor pneumonia (March 1961??) 7. Jumps to ambient loft 8. cont'd, with putter;

Note 1: "Full track recording at 7 1/2. track 1 Copy of panel discussion "fact vs fiction photograph" from reel #3 and 4 Recorded April 22. Dubbed April 28. Bottom track. -Willon, a girl, Finger poppin, Horace Silver, Candido, Gillespi."; Note 2: CDI 1. Miami conference. Panel discussion "Fact vs the Fictorion Photograph" Moderator: Dr. William Horo. Panel: Fritz Gruber, Ruth Adams, Charlie Haber, Bruce Davidson and introduction by Bill Hicks. 2-7 cont'd. CDII 1. radio, midtune Blue Monk (live version) 2. "Old Wine, New Bottle" Cannonball Adderly 3. talk set, DJ 4. "Willow Tree" 5. Nina Simone "Little Girl Blue" 6. talk set 7. The Jazz Modes with Eileen Gilbert "Mood in Scarlet" 8. talk set 9. jumps to new tune "Doodlin' Away" Lambert Hendricks and Ross, ((Bellevue reference) 10. Beginning of Caravan;

Note 1: "Full track recording at 7 1/2. track 1 Copy of panel discussion "fact vs fiction photograph" from reel #4 and 5 Recorded April 22. Dubbed April 28. Bottom track. -Empathy - Herope man Sam Most. -Sinatra, Blakely - "Along came Betty" -Simonean and Piano."; Note 2: CDI 1. cont'd Miami coonference from (606 CD1) 2. debate cnt/d 3. cont'd Bruce Davidson't photographs 4. con'td 5. jumps to Chalrie Hahn commentary (same conference) 6. objective vs subjective, fact vs fiction and Cartier Bresson photographs as example (discussed) 7. different types of photographs, and dogmatic editorial remarks by Hahn. CDII 1. radio: jazz flute, "Autumn Leaves" 2. New tune, full ensemble Cannonball Adderly "Autumn Leaves" 3. "Dancing in the Dark" Frank Sinatra 4. DJ talkset 5. new tune, jazz 6. Sinatra after jazz tune "Come Dance With Me" (fades out midsong) 7. Nina Simone "Mood Indigo" 8. DJ talkset 9. new tune, jazz inst. 10. beginning of vocal tune, "little pony" ends midsong. ;

Note 1: "Full track recording at 7 1/2. track 1 Copy of panel discussion "fact vs fiction photograph" from reel #3 and 4 Recorded April 22. Dubbed April 28. Bottom track. 3 3/4. Les Brown and Girl. Girls and Various. Jonah Jones. King Cole."; Note 2: CDI 1. Charlie Khan, cont'd Detroit, Mary Strauss, and others (bad feedback on recording) 2. cont'd 3. con'td, retouching debate 4. discussion and talk about W. Eugene Smith and Smith talking long ago when I was a child I worked on a Newspaper…" 5. cont'd derrocyanide, for cleaning and separating areas, "clean statement" (cont'd debate about retouching) CDII 1. tune "let's not go on with the bit" lyric. Female singer 2. talk and female singer tune 3. tune: "Time Was" 4. con'td 5. jazz guitar with female vocals "I'm just wild about Harry" 6. Connie Francis "Lipstick on Your Collar" (1958/1959 release) 7. jazz with vibraphone "June Night" (The Moonlight and You) 8. Della Reese, "Not One Minute More" 9. "I'll be around" (female vocals) 10. ?? tune 11. jazz tune 12. tune with trumpet 13. new trumpet instrumental 14. Jumps to pop tune "Bluejay" on WNEW 15. DJ Jack Lazarre talk set, show is Milkman's Serenade 16. Nat King Cole "To Whom It May Concern" 17. Instrumental 18. "77 Sunset Strip" them song with vocals 19. Patti Page "The Walls Have Ears" 20. Judy Matlin tune ;

Note 1: "Full track recording at 7 1/2. track 1 Copy of panel discussion "fact vs fiction photograph" from reel #14 and 15 Recorded April 23. Dubbed April 28. Bottom track. 3 3/4. Armstrong- Kate? - St. Marching in."; Note 2: CDI 1. Michael J. O'Leary editor of "The Engineer" at Miami photoconference story about Morris, and Al 2. O'Leary speaking/speech cont'd (audio metaphor for photography) 3. summary 4. cont'd 5. ediotrs role with photographer 6. end of speech CDII radio DJ "When the Saints Go Marching In" by Louis Armstrong and Tony Bennett "You never get any from me" 2. cont'd 3. "Hooray for Love" 4. Tune: "Listen to the music, it will only make you smile" Jumps to "It's just a matter of time", then Tommy Leonetti tune "All My Dreams" 5. tune "He Will Hear Your Prayer" 6. May 11, 1959: Winston Churchill 84 years old, "left U.S. last night..." 7. "the Waiting Game" and jumps to new tune "Amor Amor, la la la..." 8. tune "Mason Dixon Line" 9. part of song, DJ talk set, The Four Freshman "Whistle Me Some Blues" 10. "Anyone Would Come" 11. "Maybe I'm right, I'm in love with you" lyric to tune 12. New tune "Togetherness" and jump to Spanish guitar tune ;

Note 1: "Full track recording at 7 1/2. track 1 Copy of panel discussion "fact vs fiction photograph" from reel #24 and 25 Recorded April 23. Dubbed April 30. Bottom track. 3 3/4. "First Nights" Old "Original Cast Recording." Cantor, Brice, ect. Also Del."; Note 2: CDI 1. panel intro by David Morris. Jim Toehill, Don Mahler, Wynton Lemon, and Camille Chami (?) on panel 2. discussion of Plus X and Tri-X film, product demonstration 3. con'td demo 4. end of demo and discussion, Leica cameras, and Milton Fryer mentioned 5. demo 6. demo, auto loading device 7. photos and Q&A. CDII 1. con'td Ad for cast recordings, New show WBAI Opening Night with guest May Murray 2. cont'd, discussion about changing New York city, more discussions until end of show. ;