This week hear the Promo for Murder At Avedon Hill By P.G. Holyfield Click here to find out more
A Promo for Guy David at http://nightguy.guydavid.com it is to unreal to describe you will just have to see it for yourself
Also this week we are also very excited about next week. Week 30 of Great Hites. Let Everyone know that it is a special week and that we are trying to get an many people as possible to come out and write next week. Maybe I will even get a guest voice or two. Anyone!?! Anyone!?!
I Am Sitting in a Room
By Guy David:
Alvin positioned the speakers to face the first recorder, then faced the second recorder opposite the first one. He hooked up the mike, then positioned the single chair in front of it. The room was empty otherwise. Alvin proceeded with the recording:
“I am sitting in a room different from the one you are in now. I am recording the sound of my speaking voice...”
The door opened and Joan Minskey walked in. “I'm having a problem with the recording equipment. Can you please help me?” “Sure, no problem.” Alvin stopped the recorder, rewinded the tape and went over to the faculty's state of the art recording studio. This new equipment was supposed to be the best in the field, but the students kept complaining and for some reason, they always came to him for help, not that he minded though, he loved helping out, but sometimes it was an inconvenience. He locked the room and went over to help her. By the time he finished, he had a class to deliver, so he didn't get back to the room until much later. He repositioned the two recorders and the speaker and started the recording again:
“I am sitting in a room different from the one you are in now. I am recording...”
The door opened and Ian Tablenkov walked in. “Can you help me? I'm having some problems with this composition. Something about the meaning of those harmonies is not quite right.” Alvin sighed. It looked like he wasn't going to finished this recording now, so he locked the room and went over to help his students. He decided to come back later, after everyone left and record this in peace. Being the head of the faculty meant that he had a few privileges, including the possession of the keys to the faculty.
When he returned later, it was already getting dark. He opened the doors to the faculty, went over to the room and unlocked it. He positioned the recorders and the speakers once again, set down on the single chair and pressed the recording button:
“I am sitting in a room different from the one you are in now. I am recording the sound of my speaking voice and I am going to play it back into the room again and again until the resonant frequencies...”
A security guard stormed in, gun drawn in hand. “Oh, it's you” he said, “Sorry, mister Lucier, I thought it was a burglar.”
Alvin did make the recording that evening. Scholars all around the world pondered about the slight stutter in his voice on the final recording, and how it deliberately affects the resonant frequencies of the room, but only Alvin Lucier and the room itself, know the truth.
Find out more about Alvin Lucier
His home page - http://alucier.web.wesleyan.edu
The original recording of "I Am Sitting in a Room" as well as some of his other works - http://www.ubu.com/sound/lucier.html
Alvin Lucier on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Lucier
"I Am Sitting in a Room" on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_am_sitting_in_a_room
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He Stormed Into The Room
By Robert Jahns
Alex was a bright man, more than his years would indicate. In his early twenties, his business acumen allowed him to acquire several prime pieces of real estate. He started with less that $25 in his checking account. The art of negotiation was not lost to Alex.
A fortune had been acquired. He lost this thrill when his business goals were reached. Family was of upmost importance to him.
His older brothers, James and Joel, were hard workers. They were more conservative in their ambitions. All three of Stanley’s sons earned high honors at University.
Their father Stanley said, “All three are good boys. Each has different strengths. James is the oldest and an honored teacher of science. Joel was the wild one, and we worried a bit about his future. He fell in love with aircraft and now is a design engineer for Lockheed-Martin. And Alex…” Stanley lowered his gaze as his voice began a slight tremble, “Alex is. Was the proverbial tempest in a tea pot. You never quite know what he would do next.”
All now gathered to say goodbye.
Alex exercised his whims of thrill seeking. Sports car racing, marathons, snowmobiles in the winter, and speedboats in the summer - all brought laughter to his life. Early into his thirtieth year, just two days after New Year’s Day, a snowmobile accident took his life.
The minister stood at the front of the church, amazed at the hundreds that came to the services. At least a dozen of Alex’s friends rose to speak of his life. His life-long friend, confidant, and intimate brother-confessor rose for his turn to speak. Bob had a smile on his face.
“I cannot be sad today. Alex packed all of his living into his few years on earth. I expected to give this speech as best man on his wedding day.” Bob paused for a moment.
A strong gust of wind blew the church’s doors open. For a January day in this Canadian town, the wind smelled of spring and carried a warm greeting as it circled the church. Bob said, “Just like Alex! He storms into this room and takes over center stage. This is one great celebration, one party that he did not want to miss.”
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Beat at His Own Game
By: Jeff Hite
Captain Roderick stormed onto the bridge. As much as he could storm in low gravity. It was not as if he had to float around. They were accelerating at a substantial rate so there was some gravity on the ship which meant that at least he was standing upright, but not enough to go stomping unless he wanted to go flying into the ceiling. The worst thing that he could think of was being angry and having to take it laying down, as you floated around a ship in micro gravity.
So today the best he could do was wait for the pressure door to slam shut as he pushed off it toward his command chair. He waited until the ringing of the slamming door stopped and everyone's attention was on him.
"Alright I want to know who is responsible for this."
Most of his senior staff, with the exception of his first officer, was on this shift so he was pretty sure that the culprit had to be there. But as he looked around the room there were a few sheepish grins but no one was coming forward. That was fine, if that was the way they wanted to play it, he could play it cool as well.
He moved himself carefully into his command chair and waited. The first one to speak would catch his wrath, and then, if they were not the guilty party then maybe a little guilt would get them to come forward, when they saw their comrade French fried.
"Captain?" The navigator youngest member of the bridge crew said.
Of course they would choose the youngest as their scape goat. They all knew he had a soft spot for new members on the space corp. Well not today.
"Yes, ensign?" He kept his voice level so as not to betray the anger just below the surface. He would wait for the right moment.
"Sir, it may not be my place."
You know you have been put up to this, of course it is not your place.
"But, what are you talking about sir?"
"Ensign," this was it he was going to let it all come out. He did almost feel sorry for the fresh faced ensign, "I want to know why you posted my birthday in the galley, the posting of..." He never finished the sentence.
"Your Birthday? Why Captain, we didn't know." It was his first officer.
He must have sneaked in while he was preparing his venting, and now it was all over.
"Now we all know how much the Captain loves a good time," he continued. "I think we all ought to to sing him a little song."
The strains of happy birthday could be heard throughout the ship, both crews were awake now and joining in the fun. He had been beaten as his own game.
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