| Re: PERFORMED ENTIRELY ON BICYCLE PARTS:
Mark Hickey wrote:
> MattB <somedudeus@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>Jim wrote:
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>>>Frank Zappa did a composition back in his early days that was played on
>>>the tuned spokes of a bicycle wheel. All of the spokes were tuned to a
>>>different pitch and someone was "playing" the wheel like a xylophone by
>>>tapping the different spokes. Very weird sounding, but cool in a way too.
>>
>>He was a genius.
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> Following in the footsteps of Captain Beefheart.
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> Mark Hickey
> Habanero Cycles
> http://www.habcycles.com
> Home of the $795 ti frame
Yeah, the Captain is a pretty amazing dude as well. Did you know he and
FZ were childhood friends? I'm guessing you probably did. I bet they
were the "weird kids".
Bongo Fury is still a favorite album of mine...
Matt
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