yeah, so i *did* have to reinstall my guitar sampler. and, what's annoying is that the first part very quickly fell back to where it ought to be. that is, it didn't sound right because the samples were corrupting...and i lost a full week on this....

at least it's evidence that i'm hearing what i am, rather than what i wish i was. what a piss off, though. i think the second half should now finish itself up quickly - maybe even by the end of the night.

maybe i should make a kickstarter or something. hey, it's worth a shot - i'd reflexively have to project it as a joke, in character...but, it's really not all that improbable that it might get me from project to project, if i can put the proper level of eccentricity into it.

the music business is morphing into some other kind of economy altogether. the idea of purchasing music is just kind of becoming out of date. listen, there was a time before music existed for sale in the form of media. it was always likely that a time would come after this, as well.

and, what is the media? it's a product. so, the product is shifting. that is all.

i think the future of this is still a little unclear. could we go back to the days of wealthy benefactors supporting eccentric artists? it might increase the level of discourse. substantially. but, then you need to deal with, like, rupert murdoch in total control of all art in the universe. it may dilute the pool a little, but artistic freedom is totally valuable.

maybe it's a kind of project-auction setup. i mean, if i make it a crazy enough idea, it might just be so crazy that it might work. bwahahaha. ahahaha. (that's an evil laugh, of course mocking of myself, because i'm arrogant enough to value mocking myself, because i enjoy pretending i'm arrogant enough to pretend i value mocking myself, because i enjoy mocking myself, because i'm arrogant enough to ... )