my colleagues already covered today's exploits this far, but random thoughts:
Oliveros' workshop was enlightening, as much in her lecture as the slow-singing exercise. though elements of her thought processes veered toward the New Age-y, it's too easy to forget that phenomenon is rooted in some extremely useful, valid concepts,very much including Oliveros' mindfulness-minded "Deep Listening" technique. a good reminder that this festival (though at this point it feels more like a conference) is about big ears, not big brains.
glad to say that I disagree with Matt about Neil Hamburger; his walking tour lived up to its can't-miss hype, largely due to the understandably puzzled reactions from innocent bystanders...several of whom ended up following (and enjoying) it to its conclusion. the routine was what you might expect: coarse, elaborate falsehoods about our downtown. I learned quite a bit.
on a tragic note, my quest to find the proper supplies for the Collins workshop failed utterly, so I drank a few pints of White Mule instead. (this blog really has turned into a DTG&B commercial, hasn't it?)
rumors abound about the Matmos venue shuffle, but from what i've gathered so far it'd be unfair to judge until we see what they've got in store.
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