Thursday, October 20, 2005

A. 1. /Tensetendoned/? - Envelope


arecycledenvelope, originally uploaded by wastedpapiers.

Recycled envelope by many hands. 1990's

7 comments:

Jonathan said...

I haven't heard from Michael Corbett in years... I think he gave it up around the time that Ray Johnson died.
He was a good one...

CrackerJack Kid said...

Michael,

Lookin through an old, musty file of M.B.'s stuff and found a 1977 issue of "Tensetendoned". The very last piece of work in the assemblage of materials was an obituary announcement that "Tensetendoned" lived
from 1992-1997 and that Guy Bleus was having at "Retrospective XIV" of M.B.'s fabled zine from June 1, 1997 to January 31, 1997 at the "E-Mail-Art Archive" van het Provincial Centrum Voor Beeldende Kunsten in Hasselt, Belgium. Guess the zine outlived
Ray Johnson, but not by much.

Cheers,

CrackerJack Kid

Wastedpapiers said...

Thanks Jonathan and Crackerjack - nice to get some feedback on Michael Corbett. I had no idea that he had died. Sorry this image file has lapsed. Will try and re-instate it at some point.

CrackerJack Kid said...

Michael,

I didn't mean to imply that Michael Corbett died, I stated that Michael posted an obituary for his magazine "Tensetendoned" in 1997....his zine "died." I hope Michael didn't because I'm trying to find out how he got that magnificant name for his zine. If anybody has his Pennsylvania mailing address, send it to jackkidmusic@gmail.com

Cheers,

CrackerJack Kid

CrackerJack Kid said...

Oh Geez uz!

I said a "1977 issue of "Tensetendoned" and I meant 1997. Sorry. Michael didn't start mailing art until Spring of 93.

CrackerCaio

Wastedpapiers said...

I shouldnt read comments on my blog when I am half asleep first thing in the morning- bound to lead to mistakes! Sorry about that. Glad to hear Michael is very much alive - at least I hope so!

Sue Hughes said...

I had some contact via mail art with M. B. Corbett years ago. Nice fellow, but I became busy freelancing and lost contact and dropped out of mail art. I found his address if you still want it on this link http://www.panmodern.com/one/addresses.html
If you find an internet contact for him I'd like it. If you contact him via mail please say I said hello.

Tensetendoned We Absorb
MB Corbett Fluxorcist
PO Box 155
Preston Park PA 18455