Indeed, that seems to be the case. A friend who works for Seattle’s Windham Hill attended a New York press screening. Windham Hill represents Mark Is- cham, whose score for Trouble in Mind was highly praised. Afterwards, the critics were asking each other where it had been filmed—-Detroit, Atlanta were suggested. When he said Seattle they wouldn’t believe him. “Nobody shoots in Seattle,” they said. He reminded them of the monorail, the Space Needle and the rain, and some finally agreed, reluctantly. Clearly no one in Seattle got rich or famous on the project. Even Andy Keating, whose work featured most prominently in the film has not “yet had the ripples return to him” from his big splash in the art world. But he termed the experience “a lark” to which he’d gladly consent again. One pleasant irony was seeing the Art Museum’s walls covered by work from artists who are unlikely to be in a regular Museum show for years to come. To be fair, the Seattle Art Museum does own a few paintings by some of these artists, but it has never shown such a compelling assemblage as Smool/ Legler’s. Alan Rudolph, who has used art prominently in previous films, showed particularly good intuition in using so much local work, most from painters, the strongest of Seattle’s many art communities. Even if no one’s life was changed by having work included, it certainly didn’t hurt. Art is a lottery and at least this time the dollar was paid to those entering it. If nothing else comes of this epic, it was still the best show of recent Seattle art work this city has seen. WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE READ CLINTON STREET QUARTERLY? Lo m rd a k k e n h o e w a s d s w o e r ’v t e a i r ls u n o u et n o ou f g th h e e m x . p O en n s ei v th ei n d g e m w o e g d ra o p k h n ic o w st u is d t ie h s a, t b f u o t u t r o t im be e p s e a r f y e e c at r ly w h e o t n a e k s et , o w u e r s c e a m n’ i t distinguished journal of humor, commentary, fiction, political analysis and eyeball snagging graphics off to the printer and within days there aren't any of them left in our humming distribution center, the stamps are all gone, and we begin getting rude phone calls in the night, some from as far away as Borneo and Missoula, Montana! So if you can't afford to spend your valuable time standing around on street corners four times a year, but you want to be up on what's what and all that, try subscribing to the CSQ. $16 for 8, issues 1520 Western Ave. Seattle, WA 98101-1522 Kirby Olson is a writer living in Seattle. This is his first story for CSQ. CLINTON ST. QUARTERLY WE RENT BOOKS Bestsellers New Fiction & More Wallingford Center N. 45th St. & Wallingford N. 547’4605 NEW BOOKS • MAGAZINES OUT OF TOWN PAPERS 45street BOOS This independently owned bookstore emphasizes literary titles, women’s books, and a quality selection o f general interest reading. There is a wide variety o fperiodicals available, and the store hosts ongoing poetry readings and visual arts exhibits. 633-0811 1716 N 45th Street Seattle WA 98103 Clinton St. Quarterly 35
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