I'm really not impressed so much with the Boston Typrewriter Orchestra. At one point someone commented on the fact that they're not just a "drum circle", but from what I saw it looked exactly like a high school drum line "hacking" before rehersal in drum circle fashion. Tapping out beats on some unique piece of antiquated office equipment just doesn't impress after seeing numerous groups through the nation pound on non-musical items to produce music.
What would have impressed me is if they actually HAD been typing out complex sentences or paragraphs while performing. The real challenge (and the OMG! I have to go see these guys motivation) would be to hear and watch them perform, and then be able to purchase or take home the transcript of what they typed during the performance. Alright, so maybe I'm over analyzing, but the typewriter orchestra as is isn't doing much to excite me. Snore......
Oh, you kids. I laughed out loud when the guy said he didn't know the roller came out and could be replaced with something else.
Some of us old folks from the stone age could have told them that if they'd only asked. We learned to type on manual Royals and it took a lot of hard pounding to get anything written. But I actually remember increasing the speed of my touch typing when I did to a rhythm.
So my heart's with these guys. Glad to see a superseded technology put to a fun, new use.
Passing by the small grocery of the corner to take my tomato soup, I was pleased to meet… Adriana Karembeu (this is not the first time); She lives with her sister near.
Max -- Are you sure that if you had a popular website you would want people to go another site instead? And never tell you there was something about your site they didn't like?
Free advice is easily ignored. I expect the RB crew will follow the tap of their own typewriter, regardless of what kind of noise is coming from the Greek chorus.
I enjoyed the typewriter orchestra well enough, Max. I guess it's better than throwing the machines into a landfill.
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My Dad had one of those blue Smith Coronas they were using. That's a flippin' sweet instrument...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WV1VJanGATA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSGyeM4zrqM&NR
Those are great Jerry Lewis clips.
--Steve
OK these guys are about as self absorbed as the Jedi knight guy who was on RB a few weeks ago.
But still very watchable.
Why don't they do something worthwhile like, I dunno', scratch vinyl records on a turntable.
What would have impressed me is if they actually HAD been typing out complex sentences or paragraphs while performing. The real challenge (and the OMG! I have to go see these guys motivation) would be to hear and watch them perform, and then be able to purchase or take home the transcript of what they typed during the performance. Alright, so maybe I'm over analyzing, but the typewriter orchestra as is isn't doing much to excite me. Snore......
Some of us old folks from the stone age could have told them that if they'd only asked. We learned to type on manual Royals and it took a lot of hard pounding to get anything written. But I actually remember increasing the speed of my touch typing when I did to a rhythm.
So my heart's with these guys. Glad to see a superseded technology put to a fun, new use.
Paris will be always Paris.
I have just came back home.
Passing by the small grocery of the corner to take my tomato soup, I was pleased to meet… Adriana Karembeu (this is not the first time); She lives with her sister near.
Cool, nice ; she returned from horse(wo)manship (with its riding crop :).
http://whose-stars.skyblog.com/pics/221547210_small.jpg
Bye bye...
S.
Free advice is easily ignored. I expect the RB crew will follow the tap of their own typewriter, regardless of what kind of noise is coming from the Greek chorus.
I enjoyed the typewriter orchestra well enough, Max. I guess it's better than throwing the machines into a landfill.
I'm not sold on the notion that it's terribly creative or original. Compare it to one of its antecedents:
http://www.stomponline.com/home.html
as ever,
Leroy Anderson
Have something against this particular award?
http://2006.weblogawards.org/2006/12/best_video_blog.php
well I cast my vote for RB even though one of your European shrinks has me on the couch night and day.
must be the time difference
Voting ends December 15th!!!
Only 52 votes for RB?
350,000 viewers?
Something doesn't jive here.
Oh well, just found out about it, so let the voting begin everyone.
“There is only the truth which hurtsâ€
Simple, but revealing.
S.
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