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[Benjamin Piekut]

Dear Joseph Zitt,

I wonder if you might be able to post the following announcement to  
the Silence list? I think many readers might be interested in the  
project.

Many thanks,

Ben Piekut

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Hello,

I'm writing to let you know about a video project that I've just  
completed, titled "Henry Flynt in New York."  I make no claims about  
my ability as a video-maker (some clips have audio problems), but  
this piece does represent a few years of work on the part of Henry  
Flynt and myself, and we're happy that it's finally finished. Equal  
parts oral history and polemic, the video might be of interest to  
anyone working on the 1960s and 1970s, music and politics, the avant- 
garde, or the sectarian Left. In each of the short scenes, Flynt  
stands in front of an important building or location and recalls one  
or more visits to the site and why it has been important in his own  
life.

"Henry Flynt in New York" totals nearly three hours of video, but  
individual scenes are rarely more than ten minutes long. Although we  
have used a playlist on Youtube to order the clips in a rough  
chronology, viewers are free to click around however they may please.  
The project can be viewed here:

www.youtube.com/benjaminpiekut

I've also created a mirror site at www.vimeo.com/benjaminpiekut,  
where higher-resolution versions of the clips can be found.

This email is the only publicity that we're doing for the video, so  
please forward it to anyone you think might be interested, or even  
link to the clips on your own site if you have one.

Many thanks,

Ben Piekut