Mix and Mash

Got to see many people in camping for the weekend. I attended for a day, but left without camping, because I hate camping. Though watching people try to tie down tarps in high wind that kept ripping and blowing away was somewhat entertaining. Then I missed seeing two people I wanted to see because the brunch they held was hours before I woke up. Then tsiarxof dropped by to show me his latest animation and play Magic for a while.

It appears I may have to go to RI this weekend for research, and I'm not ready at all. I should call lots of people whom I don't know how to contact and set up interviews. I stay afloat only by remembering that like the infinite pingpong balls, somehow this book project will all be over by mid-next year.

Meanwhilst, it's time for some mix and mashup links:

If Stan Lee had written Watchmen -- Five sample pages, fairly entertaining for any comics buffs (you know who you are)

Ring Cycle Remixes -- Wagner would roll in his anti-Semitic grave to hear this list of modernized Ring remixes. The top one on the list by David Chong is highly recommended; it's Nerdcore superstars Baddd Spellah on the beats and MC Frontalot on the vocals. You can even vote for your favorite.

The Beachles -- Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" and Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" albums mashed together. Note: Less an artful mashup, more an interesting audio comparison of the way each pair of songs from the albums fit together.

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