On Wed, 31 Jul 1996 [log in to unmask] wrote:

>    If museums are in fact some how shortchanged in America relative to
>    football stadiums, the obvious reason is also the deeper reason: the
>    latter moves money around more rapidly than the former.  To look more
>    deeply for a reason, visual art takes patience and contemplative time
>    and abilities, historical artifacts don't yield their beauty and
>    meaning quickly and readily.  To the degree that we have made museums
>    better competitors for leisure (read "family") time dollars, to that
>    degree museums have been more significantly rewarded through increased
>    funding and visitorship.
>
>    I'm sorry, maybe I shouldn't be taking this so seriously, after all,
>    its just a post on the internet, but I think that the hypothesis you
>    present needs some sharpening and defining.

     Wow, Eric, I wish I'd said that. I was *trying* to say that.

     Hank Burchard * <[log in to unmask]> * Washington DC | USA