Archive for February, 2008

In this video which is rather clever -- a “chef” or “cook” is creating a parody of cooking shows while beatboxing to create the illusion of mixing up different sounds.

I heard this while walking to work this morning, it was blasting out of a ‘67 Valiant. So naturally I had to seek it out.

This song is from 1980. I was 10. Gary has influenced a lot of bands. Gary Numan’s Wikipedia Page

I randomly ran into this today. Lots more pictures in the link to his gallery.

Belial Gallery

To show Buddy Guy nearly 40 years ago, and to continue the 8 year old vs Buddy Guy meme we present this:

This is amazing. 8 years old. Wow.

The legendary blues guitar hero, Buddy Guy, invites 8 year old guitar whiz Quinn Sullivan on stage for an impromptu jam!!!
myspace.com/quinnsullivan8

Check out this video from Berkleemusic.com and watch as Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music, Michael Williams explains how to spice up your rhythm guitar playing and get that T Bone Walker sound by adding chromatic approaches to the chords in your favorite blues guitar progressions.

This artist, Hannes Coetzee, is from South Africa. Very good technique.

The Fisher Price video camera is something I have always wanted to capture highly pixellated black and white pictures. You can buy modified “bent circuit” PXL-2000’s on Ebay anytime for around $3-$400. The videos online never do it justice, it looks much better on regular quality. It has a ghost like quality. A toy from the 80’s. I remember seeing them in the Sears catalog.

From Wikipedia:

The Fisher-Price PXL2000 (also known as the PixelVision by Fisher-Price, and the KiddieCorder by some of its fans) was a toy black-and-white camcorder produced in 1987 that used an ordinary compact audio cassette as its recording medium. The original designer at Fisher-Price was Andrew I. Bergman (1950-2007)[1].

When the PXL2000 was available in retail outlets, it came in two versions—one with just the camera and necessary accessories (power supply, blank tape, etc.), and another which came packaged with a portable black and white television with a 4.5 in (114.3 mm) diagonal screen, for use as a monitor. There were also extra accessories sold separately, such as a carrying case.

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You probably know a little about invisibility. You are aware of the invisible man through movies such as 2000’s “Hollow Man”, the fabled 1933 adaptation of HG Wells’s 1897 novel “The Invisible Man”, the 1958 Television series “The Invisible Man” or the 1978 TV series of the same name and general tale. You are likely familiar with Sue Storm of Fantastic Four fame, and have either read the comic book or seen the movies based on the same. Regardless, you are familiar with the concept – at the very least, and –have at least a layman’s knowledge of the secret art of becoming invisible.

For the magus however, these popular representations of invisibility are merely the starting point in ones magical study of the art. To gain a proper perspective, one must dig a little deeper. Many animals, plants and insects possess the innate ability to camouflage themselves, either as a defense against predators or as a means to more effective predation. The methods used in each case are instructive, but ultimately not very useful to a practicing magician. It has long been the desire of the US ARMY to deploy a technological form of invisibility for its infantry, and these inquiries have led to the creation of a modern day cloak of invisibility in which light deflecting material is utilized in such a way as to effectively camouflage anything behind it. In the very near future suits fashioned of lightweight but very durable nano-materials may be covered in microscopic cameras and lenses that reflect whatever is present on the backside of the apparatus, creating the “predator” effect so common in science fiction and fantasy films.

For a true magus however, simple invisibility has long been a cornerstone of the Fools journey to full enlightenment. What at first seems so foundational to ones understanding of “magic” – in both the theatrical and Crowlean sense – often becomes no more than a cantrip; a tool among tools in any true magicians arsenal.

Before I continue I would like to thank Robert Thomas Bolland for procuring for me a handwritten copy of the notebook created by his mentor: Kailas Akashik , concerning the art and practice of simple invisibility. I have incorporated the theorems contained therein into my own investigation of the subject matter, and I have attempted to credit them both where practical and applicable. Now, without further ado; a list of practical lessons towards mastery of the hidden art of simple invisibility.

Simple Invisibility is the magical ability to remain unseen. Grok that for a moment. Every intentional act is a magical act. If your intention is that you are not seen, then you must – by definition – remain unseen. If your intention is to suddenly disappear in front of witnesses, then you will naturally draw upon various tricks and gimmicks to accomplish that end, but that is “disappearing”, and this article is not about disappearing… It is about remaining unseen.

To practice simple invisibility is to utilize many kinds of magic, for there are many aspects to its practice for a student to consider. Learn these skills, and commit the thought process to memory through conscious repetition of these techniques, and you will master the art for yourself.

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