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Bach wave

Who sez Bach can’t surf? Here’s my first ever public recording of Bach’s famous Prelude in D minor (BWV 999) played on guitar, with oscilloscope accompaniment. Found the results intriguing, so posted the video on YouTube, for your viewing pleasure. What fascinates me the most is this staggered wave effect in response to the patterned [...]

how to reset your central nervous system

Don’t have enough vein diameter to feed blood to your virtual avatar in Second Life? Need to relax, but find the practice of meditation too emotionally barren to pursue? Can’t even properly evoke the Slow Movement in your bowel displacements? Listen, friend. Don’t even think about “getting tased”. Rather, consider this quote by classical guitarist [...]

may day! may day! what’s your tune?

There you have it: May 1st is upon us once again, pronouncing winter officially dead! So… Ready to raise your fist and chant in favor of a worker’s paradise on earth? Or will a simple drunken picnic in the midst of a sun-baked crowd do for you? Whatever the case, someone’s bound to break out [...]