In Memorium
He had
a rocker
and a
radio
for Wallace Stevens
(after reading an essay on Wallace Stevens)
dying and being
red and purple
western sky
More on PROJECT: Finnegans Wake

after the reading
We have put up a summary of the October 20, 2009 reading in the section of bend of bay devoted to PROJECT Finnegans Wake.
While this is an ongoing project, I am preparing a “readers group edition” based on some of the initial feedback. If you would like to take part, leave us a comment. Visit PROJECT Finnegans Wake for more information.
- apc
If you have never read Finnegans Wake, the full text is available here.
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Project Finnegans Wake: 10/20/2009 Reading!

October 20, 2009. 12:15 PM NYC
I’d like to thank everyone who took part in today’s reading of Book IV of Finnegans Wake. Please be sure to contact me to confirm the location where you read, and share your thoughts regarding the experience. This information will be summarized and made available on the Project: Finnegans Wake page.
I read the opening of Book IV in New York’s Central Park, on the path that runs by the pond by Central Park South. It was a beautiful day. This is a fairly quiet spot, but I did have a steady stream of tourists, dog walkers and office workers out for lunch.

October 20, 2009. 12:30 PM NYC
Depending on the feedback I receive from today’s reading, I hope to organize additional, more ambitious readings with an eye toward completing performances of the entire book. Please leave a comment on this page if you would like to receive updates by email. (Comments are read, but not published without your permission).
I look forward to hearing from you.
- apc
PROJECT Finnegans Wake – October 20, 2009
There will be a partial performance of Section II PROJECT Finnegans Wake on October 20, 2009. This version will be confined to Book IV and will start at 5:15 GMT (12:15 in New York). Be on the lookout for our readers. They can be anywhere.
Update for October 12, 2009:
Since we announced the October 20 reading, we have had more people interested in participating. The chart we are using is below. If you send an email or leave a comment on this page, we will send you a section. That, or just choose your own and let us know which section you have selected. You should practice to be sure you can complete your section in 10 minutes. We expect to have Book IV covered and doubling up should be fine.
Reader Pages
I 593-596, line 16 (596.16)
II 596.17-600
III 600-603.16
IV 603.17-607
V 607.16-611
VI 611-614.16
VII 617-620.16
VIII 620.17-624
IX 625- end
If you would like to take part in this or future readings, contact bend of bay.
Cattle

The Angus and the Highland
both fall under the general
definition of cattle.
Cattle are bovine farm animals
domesticated and raised for
milk, beef or other purposes
such as sport or work.
The male is first a bull calf.
It becomes a bull.
If castrated, a steer.
A steer becomes an Ox.
The female is first a heifer calf.
It becomes a heifer, then cow
These, then, are cattle.
For Cotton Mather

We who are old are marvelously blessed by the use of glasses. Inexcusable the ingratitude of mankind to bury in oblivion the name of that benefactor, the inventor, the original fashioner of glasses, when there stand on record innumerable murderers oppressors and thieves under the name of conquerers.
for E. E. Cummings

Jack Sprat could eat no fat
Neither could Leonardo
And what I want to know is,
What do think of that, Mr Sprat
What We Did
Shot him on the balcony
Hung him on a cross
Argued the merits of execution
It hurts
It does not hurt
It is painful
It is not painful
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Sidewalk
Cracks intentionally placed,
spaced at regular intervals,
protects pavement from changing
weather conditions.
Hot to cold to hot to cold and so on and so forth.
Grass and weeds fill the cracks.
Removing them improves sidewalk appearance.
Foundations Of Western Culture VII (ACB)
Aristotle was the first biologist in the scientific sense. That is he is the first biologist in the scientific sense for whom we have a record. Therefore it is possible there were prior biologists in the scientific sense. He was the first to complete a record of specific observations concerning living matter’s structure and behavior. He was the first to compile this record within a system and apply theory to this record.
Chiropractic is a system of therapy manipulating the spine. The spine houses a critical portion of the nervous system. It is the Interstate Highway carrying neural traffic efficiently back and forth. The chiropractor makes sure the bridges stay put, the potholes repaired, working with the cause of your health problem instead of its outward effects, removing the subluxation in your spine and allowing the innate healing power of your body to cure naturally, regaining the normal healthy condition nature intended you to have.
Biology is the science of living matter in all its forms. Biology is the science of living matter in all its phenomena. Biology is the phenomena of an organism. Biology is the phenomena of a group of organisms. Biologists are scientists. Chiropractors are civil engineers. They ensure your bridges stay put and potholes repaired, working with the cause of your health problem instead of its outward effects, allowing the innate healing power of your body to cure naturally, regaining the normal healthy condition nature intended you to have.







