Talk:Jim Stanton

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Is there a place where classical music, 20th-century classical music, and jazz meet? (Norman Michael (talk) 15:06, 29 May 2008 (UTC))

As stated on the home page, I attended the concerts mentioned in this article and have read his numerous articles that were in The Welcomat. I also know that Chatoyant's music was played by Terry Gross on Fresh Air. (Morrisbed (talk) 18:11, 6 June 2008 (UTC))

The references are much more thorough than the first draft. And many are "googleable." (Norman Michael (talk) 19:28, 6 June 2008 (UTC))

Hoax?
This whole article reeks of a hoax and I cannot find once single source anywhere to suggest that the drummer and the journalist are the same person. If you have a source for this, add it as soon as possible or I'll have to remove about 90% of this article. Can I remind you also that this is supposed to be a brief biography of the subject, not a lengthy essay on different political movements of the 20th century. – iride  scent  14:48, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

To "iridescent" and to whom it may concern: This is the author speaking. First, I feel strange defending myself but here goes. When a summary of a person's career is written, only the highlights are given. This is accepted practice. In the 1970's and '80's, most everyone in the Philadelphia artistic community knew that the musician--I played vibraphone with my group, Dialogue--and the writer were the same person. To be specific, a writer for The Drummer (a well-known newspaper in the area at that time) named Mike McGrath--he is presently host of You Bet Your Garden on NPR--wrote a large article about Dialogue for his paper (Nov. 1974). This same man, when I contacted him about writing some years later (early 1982), suggested I call the Philadelphia Weekly (then Welcomat). This contact gave me my start as a full-time writer. What is mentioned in the career summary is that I wrote a play during the transition from full-time musician to writer. What is not mentioned is that I wrote the score for this same play (Chatoyant). It should be added that I played The Painted Bride--a landmark Philadelphia cultural venue (www.paintedbride.org)--as a musician and then as an actor/composer/playwright later. Obviously, one can be a musician and a writer at the same time. And that is what I continue to be. There are many other examples. My page may strike one as unusual, but it's simply the career I've had. Before this "iridescent" insertion, I believed the references spoke for themselves. "Hoax" may be a generic or even Wikipedia term. I'm sure there are people who misuse the pages. Believe me, I am not one of them. —Preceding Jim Stanton ([[User:Norman Michael|Norman Michael (talk) 21:11, 15 July 2008 (UTC))]] comment added by Norman Michael (talk • contribs) 20:59, 15 July 2008 (UTC)