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January 30, 2007

a crafty sploit, a little invention, a most excellent photoshoot

the sploit:
when shipping a laptop today via ups i devised this scheme: ship a package insured for big bucks. rig the package so that its label swaps itself for another, either after a few hours, or, preferably, by remote control. wait until the package shows up on the ups site as scanned, trigger the label swap (heat/time activated invisible ink? scrolling mechanism?), report the package as undelivered, collect your (insurance fraud tainted) money.

the invention:
a button that is worn by the deaf which provides a vibratory alert when it detects siren sounds (building/fire/smoke/police).

the photoshoot:
isobel is beautiful, mysterious, and, like all great steampunk grrls, scientifically curvaceous.

the bonus track:
here is 'double down quick', 'you show me the way', and 'all along the chilltower' from the last bit of our set on new year's eve. i've trimmed out a bit of fluff, and tweaked the mastering.

January 25, 2007

la valse d'amelie

cloning amy b

here's live-looping video of a session loosely based on 'la valse d'amelie'. i think i've drifted too far away from the original, my next take will head back in that direction. plus i gotta get some accordian sounds. i've left all of the false starts in to keep myself humble. if i may say so, however, i do some of the best slide guitar work i've ever done near the end.

January 16, 2007

dance of the seven moss's

if you're not familiar with the 'it crowd', then my suggestion to crank this while imagining seven identical mosses spasmodically head banging to the beat won't do anything for you. tant pis......

January 05, 2007

saving the world, one beat at a time

this is mp3 audio of our show at red square new year's eve. uneditted, warts and all. (36:26)

and this is the 'thirteenth moonth mix' of 'all along the chilltower'.

January 02, 2007

bonne annee

abbotts

that's christina and her brother chris, trendy, stylish, cutting loose for new year's eve. below is a bunch of video from the show last night. thanks for tuning in to hba tv, and happy new year to all.


you show me the way


double down quick


jane says


all along the chilltower

thanks to margot lynch and chris abbott for their superb videography.