36 Years Ago

36 Years Ago, Vienna 1971—A Student Journal

Day 328: Arrival in Malomice

Day 328 — Arrival in Malomice
25-Jun-1972 (Sun.)

Teta M and daughter in Malomice
Another amazing day of travel in Poland. I arrive at my relatives in the village of Malomice. I won’t mention my skirmish with the law just yet. Photos today.
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Day 323: Horn recital and goodbye and hello to friends

Day 323 — Horn recital and goodbye and hello to friends
20-Jun-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)

Today is a big day. My horn class recital and saying goodbye to my friends and teachers in both my horn and electronic music studies. What a wonderful year!

2009 brings in a surprise—Ragtime.
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Day 290: Ing. Gottwald to the rescue

Day 290 — Ing. Gottwald to the rescue
18-May-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)

Ing. Gottwald to the rescue to help me make a better copy of my
Fantasy on Broken Glass. I talk a bit about tape hiss and that musique concrète techniques naturally reduce the quality of sound.
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Day 246: Lost Glass, found—Thank you, Vienna

Day 246 — Lost Glass, found—Thank you, Vienna
04-April-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)

Broken Glass, found. No, that’s not a code word to launch nuclear weapons, it’s news from the Institute of Composition and Electroacoustic Media at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. They have found my 36-year-old tapes and will digitize them and send them to me. It’s a miracle.
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Day 200: In 36 years, life hasn’t changed

Day 200 — In 36 years, life hasn’t changed
18-February-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)

Life hasn’t changed in over 36 years. I was amazingly prophetic in 1972. I take you on a tour of my prophecies regarding my back, stomach, ego, brain, work, stress, eating chocolate, and girlfriends. It’s as if I stepped through a time-space continuum portal (with some warping) from 1972 to 2009.
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Day 182: NAMM 2009

Day 182 — NAMM 2009
31-January-1972 (Montag–Mon.)

M-Audio Torq DJ controller
Today, I talk a bit about NAMM 2009, the music trade show that introduces new music products to U.S. music retailers.
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