As for the desk, I'm still using it. As soon as I have the money as well as some sort of transportation, I'll be buying my new desk. I'll let you know as soon as I know.
And check the summer threads job in SGMTL. I posted something that might interest you.
I've got the etherwave too.
Yeah, the "instructional video" isn't too great. Sort of like "Ok, stand here, hold your hand like this and play a C!"
The most important thing is having a decent ear. I don't. For a while, when I'd practice, i'd play through a tuner, so I could physically see what notes I was hitting/missing. It's not much use in a concert setting, because you're not going to have the 6' circle of space you need, but it helped me a bit.
Wiggle your hand for vibrato (it makes it more forgiving)!
The main band I play in is me and another guy(he plays guitar and sings) , spacey sounds-- but "real songs," not noise. We're still finding out how we want to sound, but I do both background, and solos (I play through a shitty effects pedal, which has echo, delay, distortion, so I can pull a lot of sound out of it) I play melodica in that band too.
I play in a much looser noise band also (think No Neck Blues, Sunburned Hand), both are fun, but it's a lot harder to play "songs" in key on a theremin. It can be frustrating, especially because every time you set it up the notes are in a different place.
Dude, I know exactly what you mean- they travel in pairs with the short-sleeved shirts and ties. They fuckin look like cute gay couples. I saw some at work just a few days ago!!
...but what's even worse, and making me feel like a reeeally dirty old man is- every time I bike around the school grounds across the street now, it seems there is some HOT young dude practicing lacrosse shirtless... I just want to lick the sweat off their shoulders, RAOORRR, and it makes me feel so wrong!
hahahhaha!
I think the best is my friend Eddie. He's the typical giant black dude. Anway, he was getting something out of his trunk in front of his house and sees these mormons coming over and tries to pretend he didn't see them. Then one of them says "exuse me" and he loses it. He throws his wallet at them and starts yelling shit like "just take it man, I didn't do anything" and "all you people are the same, here, take my keys, just don't hurt me!!" The mormons freak out saying "No! Sir! We don't want your money! Here, take it back, please calm down!" and then run away.
The Mormons have a surplus of hot ladies. I have a theory that, on top of everything else, they have some sort of global selective breeding program enhancing their genes.
