Comments on: The Invocation http://kevinmullaney.com/2010/01/18/the-invocation/ Theatre, books, improv, poker, food and dementia Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:04:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matches http://kevinmullaney.com/2010/01/18/the-invocation/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Matches Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:05:03 +0000 http://kevinmullaney.com/?p=369#comment-267 Cool! I'll give it a try. Thanks! Cool! I’ll give it a try. Thanks!

]]> By: mullaney http://kevinmullaney.com/2010/01/18/the-invocation/comment-page-1/#comment-251 mullaney Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:19:47 +0000 http://kevinmullaney.com/?p=369#comment-251 I think it can be done either way. My feeling is that if you take shoe as your suggestion and only focus on one specific shoe (instead of the broader idea of shoe), you might not be able to create enough information to use it as an opening. Also, I would think that concentrating on one specific shoe might make for a much shorter invocation. I'd say, try it both ways and see how you like it. Maybe try it by creating three shoes that thread through the opening and each shoe inspires a different first beat of the Harold. I think it can be done either way. My feeling is that if you take shoe as your suggestion and only focus on one specific shoe (instead of the broader idea of shoe), you might not be able to create enough information to use it as an opening. Also, I would think that concentrating on one specific shoe might make for a much shorter invocation. I’d say, try it both ways and see how you like it. Maybe try it by creating three shoes that thread through the opening and each shoe inspires a different first beat of the Harold.

]]> By: Matches http://kevinmullaney.com/2010/01/18/the-invocation/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Matches Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:10:46 +0000 http://kevinmullaney.com/?p=369#comment-250 Hey Kevin, I had a question about the invocation. In the IRC Improv Wiki example using “shoe” as the suggestion, several shoes are described for a single invocation: dress shoe, sneaker, jackboot and galosh. I thought the idea of an invocation was to create a single entity, in this case a specific shoe, and elevate it to the status of a god. The Wiki example seems to elevate the idea of shoes, instead. I’m curious about your thoughts on this. Also, I realize this is a trivial quibble and mostly a matter of personal preference. Thanks and I really enjoy your blog. Best. Hey Kevin, I had a question about the invocation. In the IRC Improv Wiki example using “shoe” as the suggestion, several shoes are described for a single invocation: dress shoe, sneaker, jackboot and galosh. I thought the idea of an invocation was to create a single entity, in this case a specific shoe, and elevate it to the status of a god. The Wiki example seems to elevate the idea of shoes, instead.

I’m curious about your thoughts on this. Also, I realize this is a trivial quibble and mostly a matter of personal preference.

Thanks and I really enjoy your blog. Best.

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