tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456935183448112982.post8438815418806195961..comments2008-10-23T04:28:13.381-04:00Comments on Paullie's Moonblog: Arts and AlcoholPaullie Moonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370662677765617565noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456935183448112982.post-91315747818844651842008-06-10T23:27:00.000-04:002008-06-10T23:27:00.000-04:00There is no viable connection between alcohol and ...There is no viable connection between alcohol and art. In this case, it's a connection between alcohol and arts fundraising.<BR/><BR/>You know as well as I the sad state of arts funding, both private and governmental. Sometimes you have to do what will bring people in -- people with checkbooks.<BR/><BR/>Pathetic? Pandering? Icky? Sure. But you have to keep going somehow. Sometimes you have to pimp out art to the elite to keep it acessable to the the masses.<BR/><BR/>I feel slimy having typed that. But it is, sadly, the truth.<BR/><BR/>I totally understand where you're coming from, though. Believe me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456935183448112982.post-77568524514550943382008-06-10T13:43:00.000-04:002008-06-10T13:43:00.000-04:00I often find that art and drugs go hand in hand. T...I often find that art and drugs go hand in hand. They let some preconceived notions go and open you up to trying things you normally wouldn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com