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October 13, 2024

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Christine

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Sun Oct 13 11:23:34 2024

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Oh to go back to the first time… I’ll bet this guy was watching the video and boy is he in for a surprise

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Sat Oct 12 18:59:59 2024

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I’ve been paying attention to the King Crimson BEAT tour as it’s been getting shared on YouTube (anyone want to gift me a ticket for the Paramount Denver show?) and this piece has been played at each show, with Danny Carey playing the Bill Bruford part from behind the drum kit. It’s been fun noticing the levels of drumming in the pieces - from a single percussion piece to the full drum kit - and the difference between Bill Bruford and Danny Carey. Bruford had a dance-y way of playing that I kind of miss.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0XSOKQDHTU

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We don’t usually think of the sky affording shelter. It’s usually bringing weather, and often the wrong kind of weather, for crops, animals and humans. So what is it sheltering us from? In Paul Bowles novel, “Behind the sheltering sky is a vast dark universe, and we’re just so small”. My memory of this piece is that is started as an improvisation that was recorded, but never trust a musician’s memory. Robert Fripp focused on a section of it and moulded it into the fuller piece you hear here.

I found my small wooden ‘box’ in a tourist shop in California and parted with, I think, 25 USD for it. Robert wasn’t very keen on much of my sound or style at the time, but this was right up his street. The box was liquid, semi-pitched, limited dynamic, faintly exotic, reminiscent of an African slit drum (or log drum), evocative of Bowles’ story which takes place in Algeria. More importantly for Fripp, it chattered away quietly in his background and didn’t ‘interfere’. It had a happy life and featured on several songs: King Crimson’s ‘Discipline’, ‘The Sheltering Sky’ and ‘Two Hands’; Earthworks’ ‘White Knuckle Wedding’; and probably others I’ve forgotten.

Sheltering Sky is a slow burner. It takes it’s time to open. Doesn’t seem like there’s much happening, but it invites you to listen again, to pay attention to detail, to listen below the surface. The focus shifts between Robert and Adrian, but nothing could quite be called a solo, more sheets of sound. And when they’re both at it together it’s a powerful, handsome sound; some of their best collaborative, spontaneous guitar playing IMO.

It’s all about an atmosphere. For me, it’s the slow rising of the early morning desert sun, comfortable at first with Adrian’s figure (0’47”) and the initial melody (I’45”), through to the inevitable and insufferable searing heat of midday at about 7 minutes. The late afternoon appears at around 8 minutes as things cool down over the last couple of minutes. The minimal tune – no more than a couple of phrases - re-appears (8’43”). Then a reverse order of exit. Fripp is magnificent as he snarls, burns and growls his way out of the picture (10’12”). The stick-bass ceases, Adrian’s hypnotic figure fades into the sunset and log drum wraps it up. in

My contribution was both musically minimal and structurally foundational – constant and consistent throughout. I was just happy not to interfere. Love this piece, and priviliged to have been a part of its creation.

#billbruford #drummer #paistecymbals #kingcrimson #tamadrums #jazzdrummer #earthworks #billbrufordsearthworks

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Sat Oct 12 15:27:12 2024

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large language models like ChatGPT have a little way to go. Especially if you don’t want a guitar.

https://chatgpt.com/share/670ae968-e040-8011-995f-3a3a696e5362

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Fri Oct 11 20:51:10 2024

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVw3xBw2t9k&list=PLOQuEw6WG25F0nUHUjxXYBtvhPyOp1Yc_

Sure, I’m a fan and all, but i’m still finding stuff I never heard. This features Tuvan throat singers recorded for the first time in the US in the Utililty Muffin Research Kitchin (aka FZ’s home studio) months before he died. Supposedly this session was the last time he played guitar.

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Fri Oct 11 20:09:21 2024

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I’ve looked at a thing for weeks that I really wanted to do.

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Thu Oct 10 11:05:48 2024

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I keep a mental tally of “things from the movie ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ that have occurred in real life. One more to the list: Live weather reporter struck by flying debris (in the movie it was much more dramatic and tragic)

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Wed Oct 9 18:39:50 2024

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Ft Collins drumming atu friend Pat’s house

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Wed Oct 9 12:09:15 2024

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR_wf92A8E4

Steve Vai, in the leopard pattern, was barely 21.

From the MTV concert, Halloween, 1981.

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Wed Oct 9 08:00:28 2024

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Cool picture of Raquel Welch auditioning for Gilligan’s island but … Nylons?

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Tue Oct 8 14:45:04 2024

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For some reason I decided it would be a good idea to check out a website called Insurance Panda. Googling assured it was legit. Went through the whole thing, and they had exactly one suggestion: Progressive. I’ve got reason not to want to use them (mandatory surveillance? no thank you, and you screwed over my friend when she had her accident).

So today I’ve been getting phone calls and texts. Here’s how the last one went:

ring Hello This is Bob

Hello, is Robert there?

This is Bob.

Hello, Robert, I am calling from annoying insurance on a recorded line. Are you available to hear about car insurance?

Not if you won’t call me by my name. Thanks, have a nice day.

click

(wish slam was still a thing)

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Tue Oct 8 14:13:42 2024

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Note from Asheville on the ground

This is from my friend Hawker, who lives in Asheville, about how you can help or are not helping despite you thinking you are. Share or copy/paste if you wish.

Important!

This is to everyone who is NOT here.

Just stop, please just stop. I know you want to help and are well meaning but it’s not helping, its hindering us. Please stop.

We are tired, we are worn out, and we are using every ounce of our strength to be present here for ourselves, our loved ones and our community. Your not helping, and you’re taking up valuable resources.

Please stop sharing memes, resources, and information if you are not here. Most of it is no longer accurate, was never accurate or safe, or so limited it doesn’t show the full resources. IE if your sharing 2 laundry sources, stop, there are dozens and dozens now. If your sharing places to find something, they either are not there anymore, or just 1 of dozens available or no longer an issue.

If you’re texting or messaging your concern or asking how can you help you’re not helping. Texting is hard, the phones and internet still don’t work right (I’m tired of having to hit resent 20 times to get a message out or walk 2 miles to a hot spot) and texting on a phone is tiresome. If you can’t figure out how to help on your own don’t ask us please. We need that mental bandwidth for what is in front of us.

What we need now is people, we are worn out, who can come and help feed people, haul goods to remote areas, muck out homes, help people rebuild, help people live without running water for months. The things you are sending are probably what we needed last week, not today so it’s just making more work. If you do come don’t be disappointed if you are turned away or the things you brought are not wanted. Things are changing fast, our needs change fast and we may be to tired to teach you how to help us if you don’t already know.

I know many of you are concerned and want to help, and think you are but please, you are taxing us not helping us. Please stop.

With love, an exhausted Hawker.

Covid Isolated us

Politics Divided us

Helene Reunited us

(and no I won’t make this sharable, that is again asking for more resources, and my profile is intentionally locked down. I did make a rare exception and made this friends of friends. If you want to share copy it yourself and post)

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Mon Oct 7 23:03:47 2024

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Gogol Bordello’s official music video for “Start Wearing Purple” from the album, Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike - available now on SideOneDummy Records.

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Lyrics: Start wearing purple wearing purple Start wearing purple, for me now All your sanity and wits, they will all vanish I promise, it’s just a matter of time So yeah start wearing purple wearing purple Start wearing purple, for me now All your sanity and wits, they will all vanish I promise, it’s just a matter of time I know you since you were a twenty and I was twenty But thought that some years from now A purple little little lady will be perfect For dirty old and useless clown So yeah, start wearing purple wearing purple! Start wearing purple for me now! All your sanity and wits, they will all vanish, I promise, it’s just a matter of time! I know it all from Diogenis to Foucault From Lozgechkin to Paspartu I ja kljanus obostzav dva paltza Schto muzika…

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