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i had a few minutes in the last 48 hours to catch up on some other blogs that i’m writing for. the fifth in a series of how i got the rocket grant was emailed to nick and the gang at IUAH two days ago. if it’s not up and you only see four posts on that blog when you read this, just put everything on hold and wait for it… ok, i’m joking. it may a few days or weeks before they put it on their blog. i also uploaded an overdue post to the rocketblog that lets readers know what to expect from beep goes the weasel in 2015.

there is a light bulb on the west coast that hasn’t been changed since 1911. it’s inside fire station #6 in livermore, california— it is on now. i found out about it from 99% invisible, which is “a tiny radio show about design, architecture & the 99% invisible activity that shapes our world.” (quoted text from the show’s website). if you are wondering how a light bulb can stay on for so long, click here to listen to the story. the episode is about 16 minutes long. there is also a webcam aimed at the bulb that updates every 30 seconds. you can see it here. 99% invisible is just one of several awesome podcasts found on radiotopia.fm. check ‘em out.

ian and i went to the new screenland crossroads yesterday to see blade runner. it was the first time either of us had seen it on the big screen. after the movie we played arcade games from the 80′s. ian got high score on time pilot. i tried to get high score on donkey kong.

last saturday (february 28, 2015) was the first time vegetables were played at homer’s. beep goes the weasel is an art project where homegrown produce is hardwired to a laptop and then played like a synthesizer. angie wolford, matt hawkins, and i came in from the cold and added a theremini and two short films with the permission of rifftrax.com.

my life is not turbulent like a hurricane, but sometimes i need to be in a calm place. i was in that calm place today after hauling gear & produce to alex and nathan’s beeping birthday party this afternoon… and then angie emailed this image that she found on pinterest.

back in the autumn months of 2014 i knew it was gonna get too cold to play outside in the crossroads before long, so i made arrangements to do mondo beep indoors at IUAH. tonight we’ll set up the the boombox, synthesizers, and electrified produce (provided by the culinary center), and see who plays. if you’ve never been part of a retro sounding space invasion, now is your chance!

i finally got around to playing the moog theremini on camera. first like a normal person, then like a horse. everyone should try this at home. oh and here’s a link if the video below doesn’t work.

last friday we (jenny, angie, and me) loaded up the kia soul and drove to fort scott for beep goes the weasel. it was part of a relay for life event at common ground coffee. dav mohler asked if we could beep on vegetables during karaoke lulls. one of the weirder things we did was asking patrons to yell up yours! every time we sang the words take it easy, the old eagles tune. it was an obscure reference to starman. that’s tom geeding playing produce rhythm in the pic above.

four days ago i got a call from laura laiben. she’s the main dish at the culinary center of kansas city, and yes that IS her job title! laura heard about beep goes the weasel on KCUR, and offered to supply fruits and vegetables for the project. i went over there an hour ago and picked up a bag of food, and business cards. it’s gonna feel really cool to say that our fruits and vegetables have been provided by the culinary center of kansas city. beep goes the weasel is playing at a relay for life benefit in ft. scott tonight @ 7pm.

this coming friday beep goes the weasel will be part of a relay for life event in ft. scott, ks. angie, matt, and i will play songs for folks as they beep on carrots and bananas. when we’re not beeping other people will be singing 80′s karaoke.