Comments for Matthew Sperry in Memoriam http://matthewsperry.org Dedicated to the memory of bassist / father / husband Matthew Sperry, who touched so many with his love, honesty, humor, and music. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:37:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Sixth Annual Matthew Sperry Memorial Festival by suki o'kane http://matthewsperry.org/2008/05/12/sixth-annual-matthew-sperry-memorial-festival/#comment-389 suki o'kane Tue, 20 May 2008 02:15:18 +0000 http://matthewsperry.org/?p=62#comment-389 And just announced very special guests with Carla on Friday night: a trio set of new short pieces for cello, violin, drums: Carla (violin), Marika Hughes (cello), <a href="http://chrissipe.com/" rel="nofollow">Chris Sipe</a> (drums) then a set of improvised duos with Carla and <a href="http://fredfrith.com/" rel="nofollow">Fred Frith.</a> And just announced very special guests with Carla on Friday night:

a trio set of new short pieces for cello, violin,
drums: Carla (violin), Marika Hughes (cello), Chris Sipe (drums)

then a set of improvised duos with Carla and Fred Frith.

]]> Comment on Sixth Annual Matthew Sperry Memorial Festival by suki o'kane http://matthewsperry.org/2008/05/12/sixth-annual-matthew-sperry-memorial-festival/#comment-387 suki o'kane Sun, 18 May 2008 21:46:02 +0000 http://matthewsperry.org/?p=62#comment-387 The Treasure Mouth event is turning into quite the creative improv orchestra. The list is growing at the <a href="http://bayimproviser.com/calendar.asp?FromPage=CalendarSummary&summary=false&event_id=7081" rel="nofollow">transbay</a> but so far Alan Anzalone, Aaron Bennett, Myles Boisen, Chris Broderick, Val Esway, Ron Heglin, Bill Horvitz, Morgan Guberman, Dan Plonsey, Mantra Plonsey, Rent Romus, Thomas Scandura, John Shiurba, David Slusser, Damon Smith, Michael Zelner. More tba. The Treasure Mouth event is turning into quite the creative improv orchestra. The list is growing at the transbay but so far Alan Anzalone, Aaron Bennett, Myles Boisen, Chris Broderick, Val Esway, Ron Heglin, Bill Horvitz, Morgan Guberman, Dan Plonsey, Mantra Plonsey, Rent Romus, Thomas Scandura, John Shiurba, David Slusser, Damon Smith, Michael Zelner. More tba.

]]> Comment on Matthew Sperry Departs by Tony Diaz http://matthewsperry.org/2003/06/05/matthew-sperry-departs/#comment-381 Tony Diaz Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:14:58 +0000 http://matthewsperry.org/2003/06/05/matthew-sperry-departs/#comment-381 Tears for you this morning, Matthew. We will not stop remembering. Tears for you this morning, Matthew. We will not stop remembering.

]]> Comment on Matthew Sperry Departs by Scott H Florance http://matthewsperry.org/2003/06/05/matthew-sperry-departs/#comment-380 Scott H Florance Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:39:54 +0000 http://matthewsperry.org/2003/06/05/matthew-sperry-departs/#comment-380 The prison inmates arent useless any more. They should each be given a 'miraculas vial', they have the ability to talk to Angels and to ask them to materialize a small speck of healthy medication in the empty vial you give them. The prisoners will look closely inside their vials every morning to determine if they accummulated a tiny bit of chemical drug given to them by the Christian Angels. Give them a list of different types of drugs to request for, let them choose wich one drug type they will get manifested inside their vials. Then when it works you have a new drug to study and mass produce. Develop a small chip thats meant to be the spot where one molecule would be able to appear. First make a nano-box or nano-hole in the center of the chip where the single magic molecule might be found. Once this is done give one chip to each prisoner to put in the vile they each have. The prison inmates arent useless any more. They should each be given a ‘miraculas vial’, they have the ability to talk to Angels and to ask them to materialize a small speck of healthy medication in the empty vial you give them. The prisoners will look closely inside their vials every morning to determine if they accummulated a tiny bit of chemical drug given to them by the Christian Angels. Give them a list of different types of drugs to request for, let them choose wich one drug type they will get manifested inside their vials. Then when it works you have a new drug to study and mass produce.

Develop a small chip thats meant to be the spot where one molecule would be able to appear. First make a nano-box or nano-hole in the center of the chip where the single magic molecule might be found. Once this is done give one chip to each prisoner to put in the vile they each have.

]]> Comment on A Call for Judge True’s Resignation by Emily Montan http://matthewsperry.org/2004/06/25/a-call-for-judge-trues-resignation/#comment-378 Emily Montan Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:24:10 +0000 http://matthewsperry.org/2004/06/25/a-call-for-judge-trues-resignation/#comment-378 I don't know when a person's life is worth $211? How do we determine that. Is my life worth $211? I don't think so. There is a charge called involuntary manslaughter, where a driver can be sentenced for murder if it is an accident and not on purpose. This wouldn't bring back Matthew Sperry nor any other bicyclist/pedestrian killed by a bad driver, but it would be equal justice. I think as long as public policy continues to favor cars and drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists can count on NO justice. So Judge True, if a someone wanted to "get away" with killing a person, s/he could use a car. If s/he were caught and convinced everyone it was an accident, then getting a fair sentence would be, historically, out of the question. My suggestions are to either stop riding a bike and walking, move to a place where laws and social policy understands the dangers of driving cars, try to enact laws that equal the playing field (see The Netherlands' for example) or run a few judges over by accident. I don’t know when a person’s life is worth $211? How do we determine that. Is my life worth $211? I don’t think so. There is a charge called involuntary manslaughter, where a driver can be sentenced for murder if it is an accident and not on purpose. This wouldn’t bring back Matthew Sperry nor any other bicyclist/pedestrian killed by a bad driver, but it would be equal justice.

I think as long as public policy continues to favor cars and drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists can count on NO justice. So Judge True, if a someone wanted to “get away” with killing a person, s/he could use a car. If s/he were caught and convinced everyone it was an accident, then getting a fair sentence would be, historically, out of the question.

My suggestions are to either stop riding a bike and walking, move to a place where laws and social policy understands the dangers of driving cars, try to enact laws that equal the playing field (see The Netherlands’ for example) or run a few judges over by accident.

]]> Comment on Matthew Sperry Departs by Philip James Woodruff http://matthewsperry.org/2003/06/05/matthew-sperry-departs/#comment-377 Philip James Woodruff Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:01:43 +0000 http://matthewsperry.org/2003/06/05/matthew-sperry-departs/#comment-377 I had just returned from my first trip back to Seattle in many years. And having stopped in Portland as well to visit one of …Kagel…’s bandmates brought back many fond memories of the wild days gone by when I hosted the ‘Outer Limits” on KCMU and formed …kagel… . I remember Matt’s excitement when hearing the original trio and so graciously excepting my request that he work with us. And the day he said he considered himself a permanent member of the ensemble. How exciting for us to have such a GREAT! Bassist join our ensemble! I was remembering some of our studio and live gigs in deferent contexts. At the Hotel on the sound it was just Matt and Marc Collins on basses and myself playing the piano interior during one of the Seattle Improvised Music Festivals. That was a great trio! Anyway, last night I listened to our studio release with Matt on the first three tracks. Of course these are my favorite Matt Spearry recordings and not just because it was my ensemble. But because of how well it reflects both what is now a trend in Free Improvision, a more textured or concrete approach, and what Seattle was best known for, Grunge. I still feel honored to this day to have known and worked with Matt. He was certainly on his way, if he had not already achieved it, to becoming a true American Treasure! Of which we have so few of these days. In fond memory to my friend and colleague, Philip James Woodruff January, 31, 2008 I had just returned from my first trip back to Seattle in many years. And having stopped in Portland as well to visit one of …Kagel…’s bandmates brought back many fond memories of the wild days gone by when I hosted the ‘Outer Limits” on KCMU and formed …kagel… .
I remember Matt’s excitement when hearing the original trio and so graciously excepting my request that he work with us. And the day he said he considered himself a permanent member of the ensemble.
How exciting for us to have such a GREAT! Bassist join our ensemble! I was remembering some of our studio and live gigs in deferent contexts. At the Hotel on the sound it was just Matt and Marc Collins on basses and myself playing the piano interior during one of the Seattle Improvised Music Festivals. That was a great trio!
Anyway, last night I listened to our studio release with Matt on the first three tracks. Of course these are my favorite Matt Spearry recordings and not just because it was my ensemble. But because of how well it reflects both what is now a trend in Free Improvision, a more textured or concrete approach, and what Seattle was best known for, Grunge.
I still feel honored to this day to have known and worked with Matt. He was certainly on his way, if he had not already achieved it, to becoming a true American Treasure! Of which we have so few of these days.
In fond memory to my friend and colleague,
Philip James Woodruff
January, 31, 2008

]]> Comment on Fifth Annual Matthew Sperry Memorial Festival by T. Motley http://matthewsperry.org/2007/05/14/fifth-annual-matthew-sperry-memorial-festival/#comment-375 T. Motley Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:49:56 +0000 http://matthewsperry.org/2007/05/14/fifth-annual-matthew-sperry-memorial-festival/#comment-375 My $600 was well-spent. My $600 was well-spent.

]]> Comment on Fifth Annual Matthew Sperry Memorial Festival by T. Motley http://matthewsperry.org/2007/05/14/fifth-annual-matthew-sperry-memorial-festival/#comment-374 T. Motley Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:48:57 +0000 http://matthewsperry.org/2007/05/14/fifth-annual-matthew-sperry-memorial-festival/#comment-374 As a vivid, all-white cartoonologist, I was so very pleased to have attended this zany event. Seeing people gyrating on stage, raising their voices up, and making a big "to-do" about Matthew Sperry made me very joyful but kind of sad, too. I thought I was had, and had gone to some great holy-rollers' party in the sky. Matthew, Mathew, Matt-hew... I don't care how you spelt your name or if you thought you were on the right hand of God. iv briocleurs, indeed! I always felt a little responsible for you. As a vivid, all-white cartoonologist, I was so very pleased to have attended this zany event. Seeing people gyrating on stage, raising their voices up, and making a big “to-do” about Matthew Sperry made me very joyful but kind of sad, too. I thought I was had, and had gone to some great holy-rollers’ party in the sky. Matthew, Mathew, Matt-hew… I don’t care how you spelt your name or if you thought you were on the right hand of God. iv briocleurs, indeed! I always felt a little responsible for you.

]]> Comment on New CD Releases in Conjunction with Fifth Annual Matthew Sperry Memorial Festival by T. Motley http://matthewsperry.org/2007/05/29/new-cd-releases-in-conjunction-with-fifth-annual-matthew-sperry-memorial-festival/#comment-373 T. Motley Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:12:09 +0000 http://matthewsperry.org/2007/05/29/new-cd-releases-in-conjunction-with-fifth-annual-matthew-sperry-memorial-festival/#comment-373 Mr. Matt Sperry was a big in-fluence on me in my days as a top-flight artist of cartoon fun and merriment. He gace me many cute storys to consider as I wove a magic world all my own of super-heros and action figuress, thh favorite music of which he composed a soundtrack for. Many people never ever heard that music, but when he performed it, it made me cry and shake. I left behind all worldly care, thanks due in large part to my freind, Matthew S. Mr. Matt Sperry was a big in-fluence on me in my days as a top-flight artist of cartoon fun and merriment. He gace me many cute storys to consider as I wove a magic world all my own of super-heros and action figuress, thh favorite music of which he composed a soundtrack for. Many people never ever heard that music, but when he performed it, it made me cry and shake. I left behind all worldly care, thanks due in large part to my freind, Matthew S.

]]> Comment on Suite Matthew by Sall http://matthewsperry.org/2007/10/31/suite-matthew/#comment-371 Sall Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:20:18 +0000 http://matthewsperry.org/2007/10/31/suite-matthew/#comment-371 Sounds as though body armour would not have been enough, or training wheels. I am wearing a bumblebee suit when I ride. Sounds as though body armour would not have been enough, or training wheels. I am wearing a bumblebee suit when I ride.

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