This is a lovely piece of music Alan. The setting is apt. This list and it’s people should remain if possible. It’s important. For some reason it sits nicely In its own space.
Simon Sent from my spyphone > On 6 Jun 2021, at 05:44, Alan Sondheim <sondh...@panix.com> wrote: > > > Noodling on Shakuhachi > > https://youtu.be/y_XMZyijsjY video > http://www.alansondheim.org/noodling.jpg > > One I was playing electric guitar before some people came in and > this guy says to me you're noodling's driving me crazy and I > think he left and that was that but noodling's really the only > way to break the mold let your fingers do whatever they want to > do and sometimes it just cranks underground and sometimes it > goes up into some kind of air and you think well that's it and > it's about time it's it and then you might incorporate or think > now this kind of satori's for me just like that and what I've > got is a state of mind and mind my state and that's really > bringing stuff together that I couldn't manage otherwise so for > my sanity I'll play shakuhachi just letting the riffs repeat > maybe over and over again or another thing altogether not trying > to make a whole or hole out of its parts and then you can listen > or not and so we were out in the gazebo by the pond and I had my > 1.6 wood with me and just did this little bit and thought well > that's more interesting than it might have been and I have to > say the swans and mallards thought so to because they come over > slow to listen for a bit and maybe they thought they'd get food > if they listened politely but really I want to believe they > really liked the music and it made them happy so maybe just > letting my breath and fingers do their thing and my mind more > relaxed than it might look and that's really good for your > health as long as the notes come through pure to me and to the > fauna come gathered around and that guy he took off and I don't > think I've seen him again to this day but I'm still playing one > thing or another usually one at a time and this is the time and > the 1.6 is the one > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org > https://lists.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org https://lists.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
