What did I tell you ?? The end is nearer then you think.

[Richard Brekne]

Grin... Hi David... I see you've read about the <<science>> going on 
down under.  I picked up a copy of Scientific American last summer with 
an article about that computer/human brain fusion.... its well on the 
way indeed. For that mater already now there are gps chips being 
"installed" into certain humans to keep track of there whereabouts... 
and serious suggestions are being forwarded about installing them in all 
newborns. I'd love to believe that the acoustic instrument will never 
fail and fall into the annals of history... but human kind has dropped 
so many traditions through time as part of its advance into the future.  
I have a hard time seeing what will keep the analog world going. What 
will be the motivation when all you need to do for ten times the 
<<experience>> is just... plug in ?

Human wetware seems to have a tremendous susceptibility towards being 
seduced by gadgets... the puzzle... making something that does it for 
you.  Any of you folks out there ever read the book "Player Piano" ?

Cheers
RicB


        Cheer up, Ric...acoustic feels better than digital close-up. The  
        acoustic instrument, maker, ensemble, and appreciator will never
        die.
        At least until the silicon/carbon fusion of computers and human  
        beings that's looming around 2060, if you believe Ray Kurzweil.
        Human wetware has a singular vibrational and chemical obsession
        with  
        acoustic sounds. IMO.
        xoDA



    On Apr 4, 2008, at 10:33 AM, Richard Brekne wrote:

     > You folks what think the analog acoustic world will survive the  
     > next 100 years might want to take a gander at this :)
     >
     > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TdQwOUGaFs
     >
     > sigh
     > RicB