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March 4, 2004

Spalding Gray on how you can tell when you’re having an adventure

“Oh, looking for adventure, are ya? Well you can tell you’re having a real adventure when you wished you were home in bed.”
–Spalding Gray, quoting a janitor in a bar, Sex and Death to the Age 14 (1986)

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Related Posts: Rolf Potts on finding adventure, Most people don’t have time for true adventure, Tim Cahill on the inherent contradiction of adventure


2 Responses to “Spalding Gray on how you can tell when you’re having an adventure”

  1. mitch Says:

    Rolf:

    not sure you heard, but spalding gray walked out of his townhouse in manhatten about a month or so ago and has never been heard from since. they are fearing the worst, as he had a history of deep depression.

    dance on.

    mitch

  2. Roger Norum Says:

    Yes, it was sadly confirmed yesterday; his body was discovered washed up on the banks of New York’s East River. A very sad day indeed.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/09/arts/09GRAY.html

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