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  • From: HunnyPi007 AT aol.com
  • To: "Typical Girls: Women in Punk/Post-Punk/Underground Music (Circa 1975-1980s)" <typicalgirls AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [TypicalGirls] the loss of a legend
  • Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:28:23 -0700

Thinking about all these ideas, but just wanted to say that I was going by the dictionary definition of a "wake," which is: 

nouna watch or vigil held beside the body of someone who has died, sometimes accompanied by ritual observances including eating and drinking.
Seems they have become something else and no one bothered to correct the entry. And, yes, I have never been to a wake of the sort you all are talking about and am certainly down for a celebration of Ari's life/music.
Since Ari and her music, especially with The Slits, inspired so many "girls" to play music, I do think that people actually playing her music live is an apt tribute, even if they don't get it exactly "right."
Who invented the Typical Girl?Lydia
On Oct 27, 2010, at 1:06 PM, Annette Weatherman wrote:

Where I come from, wakes are both a goodbye and a celebration of a life. Wakes are held by friends for each other to express grief and love. Wakes are held to turn sorrow into joy. Bodies are not in attendance at wakes. Wakes are parties. Wakes are good.

I;m not saying there should be a wake, although I do have an idea for one that would link us together from all over the world as we celebrated Ari. Pick a day and an hour. At this hour each of us who loved Ari would gather, or be alone, and reminisce, have moments of silence or prayer, or drink some wine, or fire one up or whatever you'd want to do to remember her and the joyful party she'd always help make for us.  We would do this knowing we were 'in vibration' with each other, from all over the world, at the same time, making a punky Ari party. We could each send a short message to the thread during that hour. A 'virtual wake' if you'd want to call it that. 

Otherwise, if it's a "tribute" in some specific locale, the rest of us couldn't be there . . . not fair!

If it's a musical tribute -- almost seems as though we'd be taking away from what only Ari and the Slits did and could do. They were SO original, and iconoclastic, maybe the music best be left in their voices only. Feel the same way about the Raincoats! These wonderful bands create such a unique 'atmosphere' that should maybe always be their creation for us.

I dunno, maybe a new work-up of "Typical Girls" could be done by you musicians who can, since it's the name of the 'network' too, and a recording sent out to everyone during the 'Ari Hour'!

But anyway, please don't be location-centric as that cuts so many of us out . . .

JUST SOME IDEAS


On Oct 27, 2010, at 10:19 AM, robin dudley wrote:

i guess you have never been to a wake!? i am from an irish family and some of the best parties i have ever been to were wakes. of COURSE we would not have her body in attendance...however when someone dies that is the irish way of celebrating their life. sorry if you were offended by the idea!
 
yes the bass line for newtown was memorable. but i can hardly imagine other people doing justice to slits music for the most part...
 
i suspect she was in la with her family but don't know.
 

From: HunnyPi007 AT aol.com
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:32:55 -0700
To: typicalgirls AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [TypicalGirls] the loss of a legend

A wake?! That sounds horrible, and anyway, we're not going to get anywhere near her body soon enough. Maybe her physical remains have already been attended to. By the way, does anyone know where Ari died? Still really strange to write that. Hard to believe and still shaken as well. But it will happen to all of us one day or another. What I've taken from this is to live your life as fully and freely as possible and to follow your dreams, no matter what anyone else says. I believe that this must become part of your subconscious in addition to being a conscious plan.

Anyway, I'm "in," too, on any tribute, celebration, honoring of Ari's life and art. Might this include various bands playing Slits songs? I remember bringing Slits songs to my bass guitar teacher when I was first learning to play during my  high school years. "Newtown," specifically comes to mind. Depending on where and when this tribute happens, I'm sure I can at least put one song together for this, and perhaps "Newtown" would feel most apt.

By the way, I posted some articles, re-tweets, etc. to my Twitter account regarding Ari's passing. If you want to see them and get info about other Typical and non-Typical stuff, go here: Miss Abyss (Abysswit) on Twitter (http://twitter.com/abysswit). I'll most likely be tweeting more about Ari, and since there are times when I don't re-post my Typical Girls-related tweets to this list as well, you may want to be in the loop there as well.

If you haven't already seen these--or just want to see Ari's spunkiness in action again--enjoy some cool videos here: Record Shopping with The Slits! - Los Angeles Music - West Coast Sound & Live at TONY holiday edition: Merry Christmas from Ari Up! | The Volume | Time Out New York. Some choice quotes from these videos:

Re: Billie Holiday: "I don't like the suicidal part of it."

"My twins are big basketball fans. I don't know shit about it."

"We are all trapped animals."

Typically untypical,
Lydia


On Oct 24, 2010, at 3:27 PM, robin dudley wrote:

how bout a wake??
 
> From: dina.hornreich AT gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:43:23 -0600
> To: typicalgirls AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [TypicalGirls] the loss of a legend
> 
> Dear friends,
> 
> I was really shaken-up by Air's passing. Still am. I appreciate all the information you've posted to help us understand the circumstances.
> 
> Still, it is tragic. She was a legend. The last time I saw her perform was ladyfest NYC almost 10 years ago. 
> 
> Did someone mention a tribute? Count me in.
> 
> 
> Dina Hornreich
> dina.hornreich AT gmail.com
> http://portfolio.du.edu/dhornrei
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