Matt
is an artist living in San Francisco. Selling art has been a considerable task
for him, especially when clients treat him as one did in the following note.
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From: Alan B.
To: Matt R.
Subject: hi matt
Date: August 14, 2003
hello
matt- sorry for the silence, but I have been away… “farrrrrr
away”… actually residing at Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital
(loony-bin), where I have been having electric shock therapy for the last month
or two… the side-effects have been incredibly awful.
I’ll
have to see your work again sometime because I can’t remember anything about
it, or you. Nothing personal in that, only two thirds of my memory have gone
completely. It’s returning, but very slowly. I’ll go down to papa toby’s art
bar and have a look before the end of the month… and then let’s talk… or
meet.
I
have done nothing myself… no picturing or writing in ages… the muse has
left me – just for a while though, I hope…
anyway,
best wishes for now,
Alan
This article appears in Oct 19-25, 2005.
