OK, that probably isn’t true— but it sounds good (might make a good opening line for a poem). But if it were true, I would have been nearly famous my whole life.
Lots of people have asked how the interview went last week on Dan McCole and Denise Harrington’s TV show, Citizen’s Corner, on Boston’s BNN Channel 9. As you can tell from the pics, we had great fun— it was an honor to be asked to be included. The only unfortunate part was that they spelled my name wrong. With a last name like Eidsvig, this is not uncommon. Although in this case, they spelled Kurt with a C instead.
I think it was a newspaper article on my High School’s Freshman Hoops team (which was supposed to be the next powerhouse team in the state, until we went 3-13) where they spelled my name Eldsvig. This one stuck wonderfully. I still see people from High School who call me Eldsvig when they see me. I grin like I am amused and have never heard it before.
And then there was the unfortunate incident with the jacket with my name embroidered in cursive on the sleeve in 8th Grade. The jackets were the rage. The only problem was the R in my first name looked like an N. Thank goodness that one never turned into a nickname.
But I have had Edsvig, Idsvig, Eldsvig, Erdsvig, etc. etc. So, my nearly famous status is cemented once again.
Back to the show. Dan and Denise had me bring in a few pieces and discuss them and also asked me to read a couple of poems. The time flew by and they were great. But it is weird to see yourself on camera afterwards. There is probably a reason I am not pursuing a TV career instead of art and writing.
I am going to post some clips from the show here, and will follow up with some more when I get them uploaded. The first ones are of me discussing the painting “Queens,” and me reading the poem “St. Augustine’s.”
Hope you enjoy,
Curt
Lots of people have asked how the interview went last week on Dan McCole and Denise Harrington’s TV show, Citizen’s Corner, on Boston’s BNN Channel 9. As you can tell from the pics, we had great fun— it was an honor to be asked to be included. The only unfortunate part was that they spelled my name wrong. With a last name like Eidsvig, this is not uncommon. Although in this case, they spelled Kurt with a C instead.
I think it was a newspaper article on my High School’s Freshman Hoops team (which was supposed to be the next powerhouse team in the state, until we went 3-13) where they spelled my name Eldsvig. This one stuck wonderfully. I still see people from High School who call me Eldsvig when they see me. I grin like I am amused and have never heard it before.
And then there was the unfortunate incident with the jacket with my name embroidered in cursive on the sleeve in 8th Grade. The jackets were the rage. The only problem was the R in my first name looked like an N. Thank goodness that one never turned into a nickname.
But I have had Edsvig, Idsvig, Eldsvig, Erdsvig, etc. etc. So, my nearly famous status is cemented once again.
Back to the show. Dan and Denise had me bring in a few pieces and discuss them and also asked me to read a couple of poems. The time flew by and they were great. But it is weird to see yourself on camera afterwards. There is probably a reason I am not pursuing a TV career instead of art and writing.
I am going to post some clips from the show here, and will follow up with some more when I get them uploaded. The first ones are of me discussing the painting “Queens,” and me reading the poem “St. Augustine’s.”
Hope you enjoy,
Curt
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