Re: RAT http:// www.ratconference.com

["Karen Cronacher" <kcron@ix.netcom.com>]

hello Nick,

do you have an email address or website for Mac Wellman, or his works?  He
was my teacher at Brown.  Thanks alot.--Karen.
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>From: nick <nick@nickspix.com>
>To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
>Subject: RAT http:// www.ratconference.com
>Date: Tue, Jan 26, 1999, 11:03 AM
>

>Hi friends,
>
>Brooklyn has felt very ratty recently.  Last week Matt Sweeney spent a few
>nights here before moving into his new place in Sunset Park.  Allison
>Narver's email arrived an hour ago and she's moved into Fort Greene, within
>spitting distance of us Thieves.  Seattle is in the house! 
>
>Last night a couple blocks from us at Brooklyn Academy of Music in a series
>of talks with playwrights curated by Mac Wellman, Rat's most infamous Ruth
>Margraff gave a presentation.  I was hard at work and couldn't make it, but
>Gabriele and Karen gave me a blow by blow later over Rat Sass and Chili.
>Brooklyn neighbor Jeff Jones was in attendance.  And surprise, surprise
>that Big Bopper from the Lone Star State, Mr. Neulander was also listening
>in.  
>
>We did cross the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan Saturday. We're not immune
>to the publicity crush from that shameless plugger.  We had to see Rob
>Nash's last show.   The show was great and we urge everyone who hasn't seen
>Rob's work to check it out when you can.  In fact the Sassie Committee has
>decided to add a new category.  For photos of the Sassies Committee taken
>this summer after Rat Sass and Chili go to: 
>
>http://www.nickspix.com/ratsass2.htm
>
>Name all those from outside Brooklyn in the photo and win a free ticket to
>Rob Nash's new "Solo Theatre Ensemble Performed Serial".  And remember, we
>are still looking for a few good Sassie judges.   Buy a T-shirt now!
>
>I have not yet finished the design for the new Web site, but I need to
>leave town for awhile so I put up it as is.   The Ratbase part is the most
>exciting.  Seth and Gabriele having been working hard on that for the last
>"too many" months.   But now it's up and updating it periodically will be
>not quite so awesome a project.  Also, the automated archive of the
>Rat-list to the Web will be helpful to everyone.
>
>Check all this out under the new domain name of  http://
>www.ratconference.com  which is synonymous with http://rat.whirl-i-gig.com
>Mail to the rat-list can go to the <rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com> or
><rat-list@ratconference.com>, likewise all addresses and URLs are
>interchangeable.
>
>I'll be back early next week to complete the design and fix the things not
>working.   Please write and give us your comments and suggestions.
>
>Best,
>Nick
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