went to the store to get a few groceries but long line up. we take turns looking at each other and looking at the shopping carts and looking at the cars or clouds. listening to everything at once as we always do. in my lit review one piece stood out about a guy in the united kingdom who makes music out of the environment. described violins placed in rivers where strings vibrated from random forces of water splashing against them. i wish there was video for me to better understand what the hell he means but i was tickled by his description of what we do ordinarily that is partly why he pursues these acts. ordinarily we position the music experience in a hall where the music is generated from one place (the stage) and we face it and we are all silent for the listening whereas he points out that is not how sound works or how we hear, it’s omni-directional. waiting in this line-up i thought about the music of waiting with everyone. one more person leaves and we can tell when our turn is coming unlike being on hold with utility company later. really bad music. they always do. like mid range midi piano loop, an occasional solo in the upper register, smooth easy listening vibe, drum groove loop, brushes and long wet electric snare, synth pad smothers whole thing. once upon a time this was someone’s idea to make people pleasant about waiting but truly torture. hired old friend to do a repair who didn’t show up on time. waited and waited and thought how right i would be projecting my exasperated feelings and complain about the lengths i went to accommodate him which included advanced payment and organizing my daughter being away from the house, limiting exposure to anyone else re: covid. waited and waited nothing to listen to but my own inner loops. who’s idea is it to play these over and over? he arrived and had excuses which I understood, i knew he would. he means well. he started the job, repairing tiles in the bathroom and played a radio station from his portable device: south asian music. strange because over the years he’s done many other jobs, accompanied always by classic rock radio. i’m not complaining. finally some compensation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"