Is there any other instrument that you *don't* touch to play it?
There are some synths that have an infrared detector, but otherwise none that I can think of. It's one of the defining characteristics of the theremin.
Every nightmare I have that doesn't revolve around academic failure or public nudity is about that thing. In fact, once I dreamt that it attacked me while I was late for a test and naked.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Jon B. - Mar 30, 2006 7:41:56 am PST #2822 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Theodosia - Mar 30, 2006 11:13:50 am PST #2823 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
May I mention how much I love "The Beautiful Calliopa" in Jon's set? If this was the kind of music that played on The Banana Splits all the time, I have misunderestimated the series.
katefate - Mar 30, 2006 11:28:17 am PST #2824 of 10003
Frail my heart apart and play me a little Shady Grove
Hec, I'm slowly catching up in other threads. Sorry about the job situation, man. The asshats make it hard to live with a little grace.
Theodosia - Mar 30, 2006 11:31:55 am PST #2825 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Oh, I'm having a braino -- what is the Iggy Pop song that quotes from Gershwin's "Summertime"? I can hear him breaking into it, but I can't remember which one it is!
Hayden - Mar 30, 2006 9:00:59 pm PST #2826 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Jon: thanks!
Theo: "Girls"
Theodosia - Mar 31, 2006 2:31:24 am PST #2827 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Thanks, Mr. Industries!
I was looking over the cowbell song list and thinking it was possible to put together an all-cowbell mix, though I'd have to purchase a few songs to do it with. (Naturally, I'd only use Theo-favored songs.) Though, if I don't get to use a few non-cowbell favorites in my mix I'll explode....
DavidS - Mar 31, 2006 5:22:34 am PST #2828 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
For those of you who don't frequent the other threads, I got fired yesterday.
They were very weasley and unpleasant. They lied and lied and lied to me. Denied it the day before when I asked them directly. They snuck in and cut off my computer access in the few minutes it took for them to hand me my measley severance. (Fortunately I had a lot of vacation to cash out.)
But as Kim taught me long ago, unemployment checks are really just a grant for the arts.
In music news, did I mention how much I like Fountain of Wayne's b-sides and rarities collection Out-of-State Plates? It's fab.
Jon B. - Mar 31, 2006 5:57:21 am PST #2829 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'm sorry, David. I'm especially sorry that the supposedly nice boss turned out to be not-so-nice. Here's hoping they crash and burn without you.
Hayden - Mar 31, 2006 6:02:53 am PST #2830 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Aw, christ, David. I'm echoing Jon's sentiments above, except my version goes "a miserable pigfucker" instead of "not-so-nice".
DavidS - Mar 31, 2006 6:27:54 am PST #2831 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
In the end, they really sucked ass. But, fuck it. I'm not my job. I've got money to pay the rent for many months to come. I've got a book to write, and maybe enough time to write another book too. Maybe start selling some articles.
It's a good time to think about being not-an-admin and doing something else with my life. I'm going to be 45 in June and the glamour of having somebody yell at me because I was behind in my filing had finally worn thin.
It may well play out that I'll have to suck it up and go back to that kind of office work, but right now I've got an opportunity to try other things.