back in miny soda
here I am back in minnesota. two grueling years in madison and now relocated to the twin cities. it's good to be back. especially since i'm now within driving distance for a day trip to duluth and the lake i miss so much. if you've ever moved away from duluth, you know what i mean. that thing weighs you down greater than an anchor burger (btw, great pic of you cramming your face w/ a burger lundgren)
on a differnt matter, have any of you geeks seen this? i just found out about it and will be adding it to my netflix soon.
why do i have the feeling this is baci's idea of porn.
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nice to have you back enealio --the lucky kids at HCIS have to watch the theremin movie in music class...raise them experinmentalists early! BTW here's my latest porn
Posted by: baci | June 12, 2006 11:52 AM
All I can say is WOW.
Posted by: Barrett | June 12, 2006 05:58 PM
If you visit the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting in St. Louis Park, they have a working Theremin. If you're a small group (2 or 3 tops) they will probably let you play it. They let me. Won't hurt to ask. They have this poster on the wall just above it.
Posted by: zeldfelder | June 12, 2006 08:20 PM
Theremin's are cool. My two fav. theremin moments are 1) the Hitchcock movie Spellbound (which Dali helped do a dream sequence)has theremin music. 2) Tom Waits uses a theremin in a version of Little Drop of Poison thats pretty damn cool.
I briefly fooled around with Christian's, and it's v. cool.
here is one of the many places that sell kits to make your own.
Posted by: edgeways | June 12, 2006 09:31 PM
The theremin was also used in the classic THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. A couple years ago, Simon & Garfunkle played at the Excel Center in St. Paul and used one during the song THE BOXER. The Beach Boys used one on GOOD VIBRATIONS. There's also a theremin at the Bakken museum in Minneapolis (located on Zenith Ave. at the southwest corner of Lake Calhoun) that you can play. At least there was last time I was there.
Posted by: Xpat | June 12, 2006 10:04 PM
Another reason that Duluth is our wonderful secret...Tim Kaiser is one of the country's leading theramin builders. Getting on his todo list is on my todo list
Posted by: baci | June 12, 2006 10:58 PM
If you haven't seen the Theremin film, Jerry Lewis (The Delicate Delinquent. 1955) and the Brian Wilson interview are two hysterical highlights. Plus, an unbelievable surprise at the end.
Posted by: zeldfelder | June 12, 2006 11:03 PM
I have two theremins. One beauty built by Tim Kaiser and another built by some guy in New York (I bought it six years ago I forget who). One of these days I plan to pick up an Etherwave (Moog) theremin which is the tops these days. If anyone is interested in building your own theremin, I suggest you do. It's a little tricky, but if you know how to solder (even horribly like me) you can do it with a bit of patience. It is by far one of the strangest instrument(s) I own. Kids and pet birds love them. Housecats go crazy. I have the theremin movie if anyone would like to borrow it (it's on VHS, though). Let me know if so!
Posted by: Gwanto | June 13, 2006 08:24 AM
Christian...why do I get the idea that your house would be a place I could get blissfully lost in and never want to leave? I could spend days playing around with all of your toys...of course Tamara and work might have a few things to say about the subject...
Posted by: in.dog.neato | June 13, 2006 08:39 PM
one of the coolest things, imo, to be found in said house is the fascinating Optigan. A world unto itself
Posted by: edgeways | June 13, 2006 08:58 PM
I watched Theremin for a class a few years ago. The Brian Wilson clips really are a kick. (The makings of a drinking game, if I remember right.)
Posted by: pansy | June 14, 2006 11:19 AM