Robert Fripp

Robert Fripp's Diary

Saturday 03 May 2014

Casa Stella Maris Caorle Italy

10.48

Casa Stella Maris, Caorle, Italy.

Rising 06.20.
Morning Sitting at 07.15 in the Ballroom.

Breakfast at 08.15.
Silence visited, gently. Comments, reports, observations, noticings and Points Of Seeing invited. Comments offered on yesterday evening’s Dress Rehearsal from players and audients.
Functional matters, the nature of the improvs, subjective enjoyment, and more.

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A meeting afterwards with Director Nunez, and a signing of various items for dispersal to the Culture Persons of the town; plus items that you must buy, especially if signed, for twice the price.

Director Nunez has been meeting with the Support Team, and is off at 11.00.

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13.38    Personal meetings with Martin and Martin.

Lunch at 12.30. Words spoken of peril and danger waiting in the world. Attention, attracted attention.
Exercise for the Team ‘Bus: 14.00 – 20.00, at which time we enter performance mode.

Team ‘Bus call 14.00 for 14.30. I am car-ing at 14.20.

21.15    A knock on door eight minutes into a catnap. We are re leaving ten minutes early. An experienced Gigster is prepared for such an eventuality, and this one arrived fifteen minutes earlier than had been anticipated.

Leaving 14.07 with the Team “Bus…

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Arriving 15.03…

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… and into venue: the Galeria A. Pizzinato, Pordenone I…

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The space had been prepared I…

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Sound-checking I…

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Distribution of magic chords for The Whizz…

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Between Robert and Roberto: a right hand might benefit from The Second Primary…

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This until c. 16.30 and to practising.

Excellent buffet dinner at 17.30…

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Returning to more practising I…

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Final bell for our exercise at 20.00 and into Performance Mode.

Encircling at 20.15
The Tower of Babel c. 20.25.
Processing on c. 20.30.
Improv.
Small group repertoire.
Improv.
Small group repertoire.
Improv.
Small group repertoire.
The Eye Of The Needle.
VROOOM Coda.
Off .
The Whizz.
Asturias.
Small group Schizoid.

Dessert…

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Into the car c. 22.45, the Team ‘Bus a little behind.

Arriving at the Casa Stella Maris c. 23.55 I…

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