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Kids holding signs

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I saw some kids at the Greek on my way to the show… you know how everyone’s out there holding signs, “I need a ticket?” Nowadays they don’t even need to hold up a sign – they just have to make believe they’re holding up a sign. – Harry Popick, July 1984

“Ecology Blues”

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I was transferring some old reels today and found my very first recording session, made in my family’s living room in San Jose in May of 1970. I was 15 years old. So please be kind when you listen! Ecology Blues

“My Improvised Life”

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This afternoon I spoke to the Rotary Club in Oakland. My connection to the Grateful Dead was the hook, and my theme was “My Improvised Life.” I recorded it on my iPhone, if you’d care to hear it. It’s about 27 minutes. Thanks to C.J. Hirschfield (executive director of Children’s Fairyland) for inviting me!

Church Sign Generator

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I’ve been seeing these things for a couple of years, and I should have figured out by now that they were artificial. Sent to me this morning by Ric Findlay: And Ric also told me where he got it: The Church Sign Generator, of course!!

A dream I had

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I’ve been sick in bed with a nasty intestinal thing, accompanied by a high fever. When I was a kid, I had high fevers, and they were always accompanied by really great hallucinations. I had a very intense dream the morning the fever hit, and this time I was able to write most of it … Read more

Mutilaudio

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Digital audio art using speech and/or music as raw materials MUTILAUDIO is an appropriative art form, using existing recordings as source materials. The tradition goes back centuries in various media, but the technological advances of the modern age have opened vast new realms. I started creating these works in 1985, using analog tape in various … Read more