response 276 of 416:

Oct 11 21:13 UTC 1997

And that they look good, and are traditional.

Just think Joe Pass, and you'll get the idea.  Not much treble, that's for
sure.  I don't actually like that sound.

response 278 of 416:

Oct 12 08:55 UTC 1997

I beg to differ.  I'll bet there are some people who have looked into it. 
And, I'll bet with a little thought, there might even be some reasonable
explanation that comes to mind.  I'm not interested in the actual
calculations, mind you, but the functionality of that particular shape.  Why
use that shape, and not another?
 
For instance, drinking glasses come in various basic shapes.  At first
glance, there may seem to be no reason to this.  Yet upon closer
examination, one can see that the brandy snifter concentrates the bouquet,
the champagne glass provides the least surface area for carbonation to
escape, the white wine glass is smaller than the red wine glass as larger
quantities would sit longer and warm, contrary to advice to serve whites
chilled.
 
There's far more thought that may go into design than you think...

response 280 of 416:

Oct 12 21:31 UTC 1997

Wow, that's pretty cool.

response 282 of 416:

Oct 15 00:16 UTC 1997

thanks.  I'm a returning face thanks to arabella.

response 284 of 416:

Oct 15 17:16 UTC 1997

Hello, everyone. I just wanted to tell you about the wonderful weekend I just
had. I spent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the Alachua Music Harvest.
Starting Friday afternoon, and ending Sunday night at 3 a.m. with
Parliment/Funkadelic, the three day festival included over 100 artists, 4
different stages running constantly (well, almost constantly), a large
campground set up on the grounds of the adjoining Gainesville regional
airport, all kinds of different foods, people skydiving, a huge rock climbing
wall set up, 3 nethack courts running all three days, huge drum circles all
over, late night instrument jams on the camgrounds, and a lot of friendly
folks with good vibes.

There were two main stages, an acoustic stage, and a stage strictly for
D.J.'s. I saw great music on all 4. For those who had a 3 day pass, the D.J.
stage area was open all night Friday night and Saturday night. All four stages
(even the acoustic stage) were very loud, so you can probably imagine thaT
the area (the Alachua County Fairgrounds) is fairly large. You would imagine
correctly. Walking past each of the four stages through the woods to the
campgrounds is quite a hike (from the main entrance). The weather was
incredible all weekend. Not too hot during the day, and not too cool at night.
It did drizzle for about an hour Saturday night, but it was after I had just
finished dancing like a madman to a really groovy ska band, so the rain felt
great. 

Some of my favorite performances were: Dirty Dozen Brass Band (first time I've
seen them live, and they are *funky*...the tuba player was amazing); Maceo
Parker (more serious funk...did an incredible version of James Brown's _Papa
Don't Make No Mess_ (I *guess* that's the title of the song) ); Zero (a groove
band from San Francisco...kind of Ben Folds Five meets Phish); De La Soul(
what can I say...De La is the bomb); various acoustic artists that I couldn't
*begin* to tell you the name of (al kinds of wonderful combinations...acoustic
guitar, double bass, trombone......flute, recorder, trumpet,  acoustic
guitar....etc...and a great blugrass band ); and of course George Clinton and
P-Funk. There were also many bands that I caught parts of, but couldn't tell
you their names. 

Another added treat was provided by a local club, _the Soulhouse_. About
halfway between the first main stage and the second, there is a small break
in the woods, with a big sign pointing into the woods. Then a little way into
the woods, there is a path, lined on each side with a single strand of blue
(almost ultraviolet) christmas lights. The path goes about a quarter of a mile
into the woods. *Very* cool. *Very* trippy. Eventually, shortly before you
come to a wide "clearing" (there are still trees all over, just less dense),
red lights start to mix with the blue. When you walk into the clearing, the
red and blue lights are all intermixed in crazy patterns just above your head.
To the left is a D.J. playing some spacy acid jazz. To the right is a
makeshift bar set up selling a great assortment of my favorite beers( Bass,
Newcastle, Samuel Smith, etc.). And everything bathed in the pale glow of
moonlight.

Three days of peace love and music. Sounds familiar.  ;->

response 286 of 416:

Oct 15 23:46 UTC 1997

RE #285 I believe this event took place in Florida (references to 
Alachua County and Gainesville are the clues).

response 288 of 416:

Oct 16 02:24 UTC 1997

  That does sound cool..  But what on earth is a nethack court?

response 290 of 416:

Oct 17 11:58 UTC 1997

Correct, bruin...Florida it is. Matthew, Alachua County is located in north
central Florida...about 2 hours north of Tampa...2 hours southwest of
Jacksonville...2 hours westnorthwest of Orlando. Gainesville (the home of
Univ. of Florida, where I'm in school) is in the south east corner of this
fairly large county. The fairgrounds where the music festival took place are
about 15 minutes northeast of Gainesville.

response 292 of 416:

Oct 17 16:52 UTC 1997

 re #289:  OK, in my world "nethack" is something you play on your computer
 until the wee hours of the morning..

response 294 of 416:

Oct 18 02:20 UTC 1997

RE#283 -- Lots actually.  I've been playing with a few guys doing
"Mersey Beat" stuff, the studio has been happening, got to work with Son Volt
and Allsion Krauss and Union Station, it's been a good year.

Re: Nethack: I thought the same thing Mike.

response 296 of 416:

Oct 19 20:03 UTC 1997

<grin>

response 298 of 416:

Oct 23 15:11 UTC 1997

Christopher-  I wanted to catch Allison Krause and Union Station, but I
couldn't make it.  Tell me more about what you do that involved working with
them...