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| From | "Drew MacDonald" <drewmacdonald@attbi.com> |
| Subject | In cars (was Re: Bealtes to blame in Philly murder?) |
| Date | Wed, 18 Jun 2003 19:26:22 -0700 |
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Stewart, on Jaimie's complaint about too-loud car stereos:
> It's always been a dream of mine to get possession of a car like that and
> then drive the streets blasting something along the lines of, say, Luciano
> Berio and Cathy Berberian's version of John Cage's Fontana Mix. Just to
> see what the reactions would be.
Back in my 1980s stereo-salesman days, when you could get free equipment from the manufacturers if you sold enough of it, I did indeed have a car system that could play ridiculously loud without distortion. Every once in a while, like-minded friends and I would cruise around, blasting Dead Can Dance, This Mortal Coil or the KOYAANISQATSI soundtrack, just to see how passers-by would react.
Well, people looked puzzled and/or annoyed, and that was about it. I must have had a lower threshold of fun back then.
By the way, I am enjoying WELCOME INTERSTATE MANAGERS just as much as I expected to, which is to say, a whole bunch. I say 54 minutes is too short!
Drew
np: The Deal - GOODBYE SEPTEMBER (Not Lame) This is the first record in a long time that I bought virtually on a whim, just because Bruce put it out and the on-site sound clips were appealing. The gamble paid off. It's terrific, certainly my favorite reissue of the year (if you can even call it a "reissue;" this collection never existed before). I'll probably have more to say about this later, after a few more spins.
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