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metoikos writes "Forget about hacking your Gameboy -- what about cat toys or Teddy Ruxpins? Any of these is fair game to a circuit bending hobbyist. Essentially, circuit bending is the art of making interesting noises come out of re-engineered consumer electronics, mostly toys.
Bending recently came into the spotlight when a number of news organizations discovered the 2004 Bent Festival at New York's Tank.
Derek Sajbel, a bender from California, is writing a book/doing a documentary on it." BishopBerkeley writes "Circuit bending has apparently been going on long enough among a large enough contingent of benders to merit a weeklong festival dedicated to bending circuits. The art is largely a process of making musical instruments by 'bending' the circuits of fairly common electronic instruments and gadgets. According to this article in the New York Times people have been making rather interesting music by modifying the strange toys with which a lot of us grew up. If you're near Manhattan, and you didn't know about the Bent Festival, then think about going. You can find more info at the official circuit bending web site."
Imagine a Beowulf cluster of bended toys trasmitting datagrams using interesting music... oh well.
Where is that guy who'd die defending what I had to say when I need him?
I think they're three of the nasties bulldykes in show biz!
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
Laurie Anderson is the only I have no gossip on...
I don't know for sure, but she pretty much sets off my gay-dar. At her last concert she mentioned her partner, something I don't recall on any of her albums, all of which I own. Anyway, she didn't mention the sex of her partner, but I got the impression it's a she.
And she did a split album with William S. Burroughs and John Giorno, both of whom I know are gay so um....
But then Laurie is definately on the skinny side so I don't think I would describe her as a bull-dyke.
I'm not sure why I picked 3 women. Just the first few off the top of my head who in some way transend Classical and Avantgarde music.
I could have mentioned John Zorn but he is more between Jazz and Klezmer and Avantgarde.
I hate Liberals and Conservatives.
If you are a Liberal or a Conservative, then HAVE A NICE DAY!
Courage.