I saw some folks from breathe owl breathe tonight and it was pretty. Aside from going there I learned how to One Man Jam which is not masturbating, it's more like playing paino and guitar and drums and rapping at the same time. Also, I saw other people and they were good. "It's later than you think."

My classes are all great so far, but aiming to be challenging. Poetry with Wakoski--Art History of China with Jing--Contemporary American-Indian Culture--and the Literature of the 18th Century with Arch. I think the two English classes will be the most time consuming, but the other two classes require almost as many readings. There are nine people in my Anthro class, the American-Indian class, so there's a lot of participation required: presentations, reaserch papers, and event reports (I plan on attending the East Lansing Pow-Wow of Love). I learned in my Lit class already that thomas jefferson never wrote his name with capitol T's or J's. It's undemocratic! That T and that J looming over the rest of the letters in his name so much like monarchs. in fact he wasn't for capitolizing the initial letters of sentences--same reason. also, I'm learning a lot about Neolithic Chinese culture from their pottery. the folks from the ancient city of Bopan made cool fish designs on their bowls, which may have doubled as urn caps. yep. in poetry, we're going to find our muses. and read our best poems tomorrow, which is scary. I know folks with five and a half classes, but I think all these intense classes are going to cut into my rowk time.

My theremin is alive and working and I can play all sorts of things on it, but it still needs some work. I'll get a picture up eventually and maybe a recording.

Over break I bought the new zelda game and I beat it today and was happy.

I found a tape recorder that had been lost for 6 months when I was home. Look forward to sound tapes friends...with theremin on them.

I read a really great short story over break, amongst other things. It's called 'after I was thrown in the river and before I drowned,' or similar, by Dave Eggers.

I had some F.ruckus things, which were great and La Remodea played with a drummer, Sandi's little bro, Ryan who could fit in nicely with us.

My mom got an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner for Christmas and it vibrates in such a way that, through the air, it cleans my brain too. Yay (ouch)!

Last night, I visited my Dad and got some gifts and gave some gifts and then I worked on my theremin deep into the night. The front panel is complete! And it looks really cool! And all I need to do now is connect it to the main circuit board and then buy/attach the antennae to the box! Yay!

I forgot to post something about the most recent detroit night: The Train Station. It's insane. And by insane I mean haunted, yet seductive. Like a ghost candybar.

That's not him! Nor is that the guy! <---worst obscure reference ever.

Ben and I went to zeitgeist last night to see (L)oretta and the Larkspurs. It ended up not being the Larkspurs, but instead, a combination the Larkspurs and some solo performers--a really hip group on a really cool looking stage complete with dolls and a scarvèd, moving bass drum. They played “Hello, my baby!” amongst other covers and originals, all sort of creepy and old timey which worked with the atmosphere. 'The Winged Lady' was the closer…I probably won’t forget the song or the lady.

Later, we ate the local Château de Blanc and then took a tour of Milford. As part of it, we stopped at the new hookah bar where we ran into Skody and couldn’t figure out the house flavor-mix. I think there's strawberry in it. And watermelon?

The theremin is going to be harder to make than I thought—I found a good casing for it, but I just found out that the instructions assume that you've ordered the optional (and lame) casing, so there’s nothing about what size to cut holes etc. But, I’ll figure it out and I’ll finish before break’s over.

More than 1/2 done with theremin--I need to work out a casing for all the circuits. Also, I'm still alive with minimal brain damage.

Theremin making is...tedious. Here's a record of my thoughts while trying to find a resistor:

"Brown black red, where's that brown black red...no, that's red brown black, that's brown black orange, there's another brown black orange. I should put all the resistors together, diodes look too similar. Nope. Ah, there it is! brown black red. Is that too much solder? Naw. I feel dizzy. Is it the fumes? I should use a fan. But how bad could lead be really, the Greeks used it for plumbing, the Romans for plates--never mind. I should use a fan…the next resistor is purple red orange. I just saw that one...!"

Yeah, how 'bout that. Anyway, I'm in Milford and it is great. I watched Tuj- play some FF12, which is not better than 7 (yet) and I played some banj- (thanks Heid-'s).

I picked up my Wakoski-poetry final paper today--it had the long division done right on the first page. And, the grade was a relief because I'm never sure how my revisions are going to be taken in that class. My other classes, IAH 208 in particular, are more precarious. But, I'm looking forward to the Detroit concert Saturday.

Is it the chrismas glow swarming or the christmas glow's warming?

Is everyone looking forward to christmas? Do we all still get good presents? Mary M., Matt's Mom, has doozie of a present planned for him, she told me. Ben P's present from his roommate is something grand too, (in an inside joke sort of way), a Kenny Loggins concert.

uhhhhh, Serge Gainsbourg?:

The show at (scene) metrospace was pretty good I think. Everyone played awful well and many a zach-friend came.

This morning, at 6:45, I was up to see the ROTC running around campus and screaming there little heads off. Ugh, a rush of poems and papers for class has me in a funk--Everything social and academic gets concentrated in these last few days.

Just got out of a good poetry class--our second to last session this semester. Randall felt spewy and had to leave. Tune in tomorrow for the Ann Arbor Radio thing (see previous post) and come to the show Saturday if you can. It's right on abbott street at the place with the TV's in the windows: (Scene) Metrospace. Also, April 13th is a Friday--already looking forward to it.

Friends, if you live in Ann Arbor you should, on wednesday, 9ish, tune in to WBCN, 88.3, to listen to FFFFFFrontier Ruckusususus play a little from radioland. Better yet, come to the studio and give me a hug and wish me luck and listen with your portoradio in the cold outside the studio.

If you don't live in ann arbor or have a radio you should tune in from www.WCBN.org

Did anyone else read about Tom Tancredo's visit to MSU? He's great...I happened to read the best blog ever about him today. And because of its compelling arguments on the subject of immigration reform, I just can't not support Tom Tancredo for president, 2008! *shudder*


Tancredo on Miami: "It has become a Third World country....You would never know you're in America."

Interestingly, the blog cites MSU as being "one of the most conservative strong holds [sic] in the Midwest." Disgusting—I was hoping that however loud the College Republicans, Kyle "freedom fighter" Bristol, and his followers (YAF) were getting, they wouldn’t be confused with the rest of the populous at MSU, which is either apathetic or diametrically opposed to conservative causes. In spite of a minority of scary people, East Lansing is a college town, and certainly not a conservative stronghold.

La Remodea did a near impromtu concert at some co-op tonight--and it rocked! Natey Bliton took the drums for a song called J.S.M. and it was beautiful; t'was La Remodea's first time they played that song live too.

Anyway, afterwords we went to Ben's and it was pretty fun--beers and buds, but I headed home due to tiredness, spaciness, happiness and homework.

The concert went well--I really liked segernomics (magnus organ) and camerata (xylo and 2 glocks).

Also, the word wasn't popular until Edison recommended it for telephone usage. Good-bye.

I saw Colbert's condemnation of the decemberists coming as soon as they started their greenscreen contest without crediting the best pundit ever. Lame. If you take an idea, you should at least allude to who had it.


In other news the wii is cool, but I might rent the zelda game for gamecube over break and try to beat it in 5, or whatever, days. Also, ff12 because it's supposed to be great.



Fruckus concert right now, gotta go.

Today, my Journalism Prof., Bonnie Bucqueroux, expounded on the importance of keeping one's blog updated, so:

1) Last week a PE teacher, and wrestling coach from my school was arrested for something that was thoroughly suspected by us students but not from him.

2) For fun, I've been messing around with guitar tunings and lately; mostly, I've been working on modifying the Ripley (believe it or not), which is a guitar with strings all tuned to the same note. It's been giving the guitar a sound similar to an indian banjo, except for the low notes, which sound distinctly guitary. I've been messing around with the Ripley form by replacing one or two of the unison notes with a major or minor 3rd, or a 4th, or a 5th--with interesting sounding, if not interesting to explain, results.

3) With some help, I've been writing a christmas song. It's about Jasper, one of the magi, and his trip to see the baby christ. I turn him into a cowboy and he wears a hankerchief.

To my Secular Friends: Don't fear, I haven't been 'saved' or anything...Fruckus has just been asked to do a Christmas song for a compilation and I'm giving it a try.

To my Religious Friends: Hallelujah!

4) Speaking of F. Ruckus, we just got done with basically all the recording except bass. Our recording engineer, Vince, isn't happy with the EQ of the tracks layed down previously, so we need Eli to redo them, all of them. Vince is almost certainly right, but...I wish we were done already.

5) Speaking of talented musicians recording, La Remodea has been making a demo that's coming along ok. Songs worked on so far in the secret sessions include Oak Grove and Central Park. Songs left to do include JSM; Too Cool, Too Coy; According to Wikipedia; and Gal Cadet. I plan on doing most of that Tuesday night.

6) I would like a wii because of the new Zelda game. I think I'm going hang out with Seth M. over break in Spring Arbor and watch him buy one. Sigh.

7) Over break, I'll be having big meals with my families in Farmington and Milford. Farmington on Thursday and Milford on Friday.

8) Of Montreal is sold out now I guess, but I can't help but love the absolute correctness in the choice of "Every Day Feels Like Sunday," for a stock market commercial. The story of the song is about a guy recovering from suicidal depression--the commercial doesn't last quite long enough for us to hear "I get further and further, away from the fall," but isn't that perfect for a NASDAQ commercial? Of course I don't approve, but I can shrug it off because at least they put thought into it:

ARgamdasd, Temple Club is closed down indefinately as of yesterday--I called to confirm the rumor today:

*ring*
lady: Temple Club?

me: Hi, I heard a rumor that you were closing, is that true?

lady: yeah,

me: ok, thanks.
*click*
*sobbing*

I hated, playing upstairs because of the awful sound, but where are bands going to play now? Animal-Collective-type popularish bands won't fit at mac's.

I heard that there used be a cool spot underneith Beggars Banquet. Lizard Lounge or something, the stones played there? Anyway, is mac's really the only cool venue left? What about The Litterbox? Magdolina's? Gone Wireless Cafe? The Gilchrist Pub?



Also, I got this late today:

Greetings Temple Club Friends,

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��� I'm sorry to have to pass this information along, but effective immediately the Temple Club is closed for business.� I would like to thank each and every one of you that has supported us over the last five years.� We have had a great run with many adventures, but the time has come for us to close.� To all of the patrons; we could not have lasted this long without you.� To all of the performers; we owe a huge debt of gratitude to each and every one of you for every person you ever brought into the club.� To our staff; you will forever be family.

��� For those of you that have purchased tickets for upcoming Temple Club shows, refunds will be available at point of purchase.

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Thanks again Lansing.

�

Jerome White

Temple Club General Manager�