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barnes' theorem

barnes' theorem

so anyways i got really excited about this. for the last couple of years i have been reading books about set theory, and number theory. to me, these ideas serve a very useful function of modeling events and movements in the real world.

barnes interviewed by mieke frank of M3 Event (netherlands)

barnes interviewed by mieke frank of M3 Event (netherlands)

1. First of all, could you tell us a bit about yourself, and what it is that you do?
i'm a songwriter/musician/performer/engineer.

2. Many people have claimed that there is no longer any money in record sales, and that touring is the most efficient way to earn an income as a band. How much truth do you think there is in this sentiment?

mp3 vs. wave, 2 out of three falls ten round limit

mp3 vs. wave, 2 out of three falls ten round limit

there's been quite a lot written about the superiority of wave files vs. mp3. there exists a certain collective wisdom bandied about in regard to how great waves are and how terrible mp3s are. here are some things to consider about this comparison.

how to play in someone else's band

how to play in someone else's band

{gain twenty years of road experience with a five minute read}

here are some free suggestions for engaging in this type of behavior successfully. i have spent a fair amount of years working and logging miles as a sideman, and likely will do so again at various points. i wanted to give you some ways to perhaps operate more smoothly within this role. what follows are some hard earned/learned lessons for your consideration.

I think I know why you are not into music anymore

I think I know why you are not into music anymore

a. you aren't listing to it in the right format

the other day i did a little test. while researching some new music, i stumbled across a wide array of little labels that were doing cassettes only. i got to digging around within that. whoa, there is some really cool stuff being done within that realm. and also being a person that likes black, round records, i went on the net and researched some new vinyl records that were being released. not re-issues of older stuff but currently made music. guess what?

A Year End Quiz

A Year End Quiz

What will you remember most about 2010?
this was a pretty wacky year for me. i think that bringing the barnjo, which is my electric guitar/banjo hybrid, and getting that up and running, has been the highlight of my year. by virtue of that instrument, i can play all my repertoire at once. so that has me pretty excited. i think pizza box is the best record i ever did, that feels pretty cool to be able to say that {it came out this year}. i've been out here since the late 80's driving in vans and playing clubs. it feels good to be getting better. i just keep practicing and working and developing ideas.

my ontological system, or, what it's like to be here

my ontological system, or, what it's like to be here

a. results are produced indirectly.

b. if you think you know the answer, you've just discarded at least half of the answer.

c. things only exist in their particulars.

d. observing things causes them to become. or rather to cease becoming.

e. time doesn't exist.

f. there is a universal set of all extant knowledge {ideas}. symbolized by e.

g. the seen proceeds from the unseen. there is another world, or other worlds, behind the world we see.

h. proof is weaker than matter-of-fact.

a few reasons the music biz is a good biz: a rebuttal to negative conversation about the state of music

a few reasons the music biz is a good biz: a rebuttal to negative conversation about the state of music

i've been so jazzed about all this stuff. it's been building and building for the last few years and now things are so happening right now, let's take a look at a few points that make me leap out of bed with excitement about how killer this whole deal is.

a. it's very easy to get your hands on mountains of great music instantly. read that sentence again. see, i'm old enough to remember how things used to be in the late sixties early seventies and it was really hard to get records. i grew up in small towns in texas. to get records lots of times you had to order them through the mail out of magazines [heck it was hard to get the magazines!]. lots of times it would take weeks for the box to come. and guess what, it was texas [hot] and often the records would show up warped. i remember sometimes they wouldn't even put the right selection in the box and one would have to mail it back and wait again! now i can get almost anything while i'm waiting for the kettle to boil. and the selection is wayyyyyyy more complete than what was available back then. not to mention live videos and free live shows [you can download more free live shows than you physically have life left on earth to listen to!! yay!!!], web sites where artists stream their new stuff and on and on.

folks….this is the definition of badass. i shan't be listening to any moaning about this, for i can only harken unto the blessing therein.

how to get started in shortwave radio

how to get started in shortwave radio

i'm very interested in this kind of technology that is outdated, yet still viable. an example is in general aviation they have these radio transmitters called VORs, that are all over the county that you can tune into while flying around. you can find your way all across the country with these things and most folks have no idea they even exist. next time you go by a small airfield look for one, they look like a giant bowling pin. it's like forties and fifties era radio technology. it's kind of a funky way of doing it, but it works and has worked for years.