LUCKY SHAMROCKS

THE DAY I AMOST WON $20,000 ON A SCRATCH-OFF - NOT
 

Jan Galligan
75 Grand
Albany, NY
 
The New Yorker
4 Times Square
New York, NY
28 April 2008
 
My wife's not talking to me at the moment. It may have been something
I said or did; or something I shoulda, but didn't…. Obviously I'm still working
in the basement here in Albany. And I'm still writing and taking photos,
(especially when I visit my brother [now that we're reconciled] in Kenosha)
so - I've got stuff to share.

As you know, from my last submission, my brother Mike visited me here in
Albany and spent two days with me at work. He made a good impression
on everyone and I recently shared this story with some of my co-workers,
including my boss. They seemed to enjoy it.
 
If you don't use the story there's no need to return it, or the photo as I
have copies in my archive. If you decide to print the story I have high resolution
original files of the photographs which I can ship to you.
 
Thanks, again, for your consideration.
 


It's been 6 days since ive slpet

Excellent.

 Friday we'll be in Great Barrington at
Geoffrey Young's gallery downtown for an
opening 5-7PM 

http://www.geoffreyyoung.com/

Meet us there and we'll go out for dinner
at whatever place you think is best.

 Jan

 Check my twitter.com/galligan

 I was doing live twitter-feeds from the George
Clinton Parliment Funkadelic show at Northern
Lights last week.

 and - we'll be twitter-feeding from the art show.

  

  
Original Message:
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From: Paul Rapp
Reply To: paul@paulrapp.com
To: Subject: Re: It's been 6 days
Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 08:11:48 -0400

Ha! I never check my twitter account.
Why? I owe you and the little lady a cocktail! ++++++++++++++++++++

Paul C. Rapp, Esq.
348 Long Pond Road Housatonic, MA 01236
MA Phone 413.553.3189
NY Phone 518.935.4568
(please note that both of these numbers ring to the same phone)
Fax 413.528.2079
www.paulrapp.com >

Paul: > > Thanks for the post. > BTW - re:twitter > I won your contest. > What's my prize? > > Jan > >

75grand: @paulrappdotcom "First to ID my pic wins a prize" Jan says:
Hey Paul - It's Bill #Cullen, what's the #prize? @75Grand

http://bit.ly/16KcWX > (expand)] > 6 days ago from web

> > Original Message: > ---------------

UNE CHRONIQUE ENNUYEUSES | (excerpt)

UNE CHRONIQUE ENNUYEUSES
Jan Galligan
Paris, 1995
 
 
Ya-t-il quelqu' un qui parle anglais?
 
Gar de Montparnasse Nov 5, 19:30
 
We have arrived at the station in Paris and are about to look for the Metro
in order to quickly get from the train station to the Place where we
remember seeing a very large movie palace. At the moment, we can't remember
which Place it is, but we know it was in the vicinity of Place d' Italaie,
since that is where we met Clare for dinner, and we walked right past it on
the way to, and from, dinner. We plan to see Kevin Costner's film,
WaterWorld. The film is V.O., version originale, which means it's not
dubbed into French, and we can ignore the subtitles. We get off the TGV and
walk into the station which is jammed with people returning to Paris or
leaving Paris, for the weekend. It has the same crowded feeling as Grand
Central Station on Thanksgiving. The crowd is dense and milling about. It's
difficult to push our way through to find directions to the Metro, or just
figure out where we are. Suddenly the crowd is pushing us backwards. In
front of us, the police have stretched a length of crime-scene tape and are
beginning to cordon off the central section of the train platform. Hundreds
of us are jammed behind the lines, trying to determine what is going on.
 
Across the station the police have pushed the crowd away from the central
area as well. Lillian and I shove our way to the front of the crowd. At the
far end of the station, behind the opposite crowd is our entrance for the
Metro. The police seem fairly casual. The crowd seems intent, but confused.
We cannot pick up on what is happening, but we notice the electronic
billboard overhead is saying things about baggage, interdict, and something
to the effect that everyone is subject to a search of their bags.
Occasionally, someone from the crowd tries to break into the clearing, but
the police rush over and push them back. It's exciting and tense. We're
torn between staying to watch what happens, risking having our bags
searched, not having our passports with us, and trying to make our way to
the movies. I notice one man on his knees near a kiosk at the center of the
cleared area. He gets up and moves rapidly away. The crowd tenses.
KABOOM!!! An explosion reverberates through the station. My heart stops.
Lillian's face is ash. People scream and cower away from the police line.
'Let's get the hell out of here', I say. I grab Lillian's arm and we push
our way to the back of the crowd and hurry towards the closest exit. On the
street, we try to make sense of what has happened.
 
Next: Overt tous les jours jusqu'a minuit. | http://bit.ly/J5mlo

The Parliament of Reality

Olafur Eliasson's Parliament of Reality
 
Saturday, May 16, 2009 : Inauguration Ceremony and Discussion
 
Four years in the making, Olafur Eliasson's first major outdoor public art
project in the United States was officially inaugurated on Saturday,
May 16th. Entitled The Parliament of Reality, Eliasson's man-made island is
surrounded by a 30-foot circular lake, 24 trees, and wild grasses. The 100-foot
diameter island is composed of a cut-granite, compass-like floor pattern
(based upon meridian lines and navigational charts), on top
of which 30 river-washed boulders create an outdoor seating area for
students and the public to gather.

The island is reached by a 20-foot-long stainless steel lattice-canopied
bridge, creating the effect that visitors are entering a stage or outdoor
forum. At night, the installation is bathed in a precisely focused,
moon-like light, creating deep shadows behind the pattern of the rocks.
Olafur Eliasson led an international group of scholars and artists in a
series of presentations and performances devoted to our use of space,
architecture, art, and design including artist Andrea Zittel, historian Molly
Nesbit, philosopher Peter Sloterdijk, Tom Eccles director of Bard CCS
Museum, Peter Galison of Harvard, architect Lars Lerup, Felicity Scott
of Columbia University and artist Anri Sala.
 
photos: J. Galligan - 75Grand
 

ESP | CIA | ALB | SFC | GQP | WWI | BIT | COM | VW-GTI

75grand live twitter-feeds via tweetcall
 
1. Tue 19 May 2009 15:54:17 -0400 From: hudson - hello jan, #twitter, nice
word for all that. thanks. hudson feature inc. http://featureinc.com less
than 10 seconds ago from web

2. This is Eric Glasser at the Empire State Plaza, and I'm about to head to
Pow Wow to work for Volkswagen.about 4 hours ago from TweetCall

3. #GQ June issue pg 188 Open Twitter | Open Dick @Cheney Tweets! Very sly
to have tapped into ex-POTUS twitter feed AND read out reverse order about
6 hours ago from web

4. Two refections on WWI 1) Postcards from France
http:/75Grand.posterous.com 2) Reflections from the field Camp at Souge
http://bit.ly/Kdx6S about 19 hours ago from bit.ly

================
 
Dear Erik Glaser:
 
Unfortunately TWEETCALL does not seem to understand your friend's spanish
as his post did not make it through the process. Or, maybe the phone call
was dropped mid-sentence. Anyhow - stay tuned and good luck on your drive
out west. "Keep the greasy side down."
 
Jan
75Grand

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75Grand recent twitter posts

  1. Tue 19 May 2009 15:54:17 -0400
From: hudson - hello jan, #twitter, nice word for all that. thanks. hudson feature inc.
http://featureinc.com less than 10 seconds ago from web

2. This is Eric Glasser at the Empire State Plaza, and I'm about to head to
Pow Wow to work for Volkswagen - about 4 hours ago from TweetCall

Hello from Albany, NY

Subject:  Re: Hello from Albany, NY Date:  Tue, 19 May 2009 19:07:23 -0400

Hello Jan,


Thank you for the photo! (I didn't realize that you took a photo)
I'll also check your tweets later, and definitely keep in touch!
Oh btw. my first name is Keiko (not Kenko or Kenio ;)
More later!!

Keiko


http://myspace.com/oblaat
http://obla.at (... needs  major update.)

http://soundleak.org (just started. more info soon.)

http://share.dj (not mine or any other's but everyone's!)


To: Kendo
From: Jan
Subject: The Parliment of Reality @ Bard CCS

Very nice to meet you at Bard CCS event last
Saturday. Here is a PDF with a photo of you.
 
I can send others if you're interested.
 
Note I am not affiliated with Bard or CCS.
I am an artist and was there representing myself
although I was doing live twitter-feeds from
the event to: twitter.com/75Grand
 
I'm looking forward to exploring your twitter
site soon, and web sites this Sunday.
 
 
Sincerely,
 
Jan Galligan
75Grand.com
 

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*IN THE MAGAZINE: JUNE 2009 (pg) 188
Open Twitter | Open Dick Cheney Tweets!
 
Very nice coup to have tapped into Dick Cheney's
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Also - tried to twitter post you - but some guy in Russia's got your username (GQ):
 
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