Friday, March 29, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Grenadier Sapeurs of the Imperial Guard
Created in 1810 by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, the Grenadier Sapeurs of the Imperial Guard were an elite unit of engineers, the toughest soldiers of the Grande Armee and perhaps the toughest soldiers in all the world at that time. As sappers, an old term for combat engineers, it would have been their duty to clear roads, build fortifications, construct bridges, and other duties that require either the building or destruction of military structures.
Click peashooter85’s post for a much (much) longer bedtime story…
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Field recordings
I've been making some sound recordings with my iPhone. I can't figure out how to post mp3 files here, so check out --> jasonstick.net. The river recording is from the Daggers winter camping trip.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Friday, March 15, 2013
Friday, March 8, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Cityscape
• Cubicle workers revolt, indiscriminately following the lead of a handsome environmental militant with an award winning smile. Two weeks after the post-revolution changes have taken place they ask for their desks back.
• After head trauma Trevor sees all animalistic behavior in his surroundings as literal visual data. Metaphor becomes reality and the city becomes a forest. He ends up hunting his weekly grocery store purchases with a bow and arrow.
• Weed City bro! The next logical step in youth tourism( Amsterdam, Ibiza), destination festivals (burning man, kazantip), and withdrawal culture (Hikikomori).
Monday, March 4, 2013
Field recordings 1978
Folklorist Alan Lomax recorded music, dance and oral traditions from the 1930s to 1990s. These recordings are available through the --> Association for Cultural Equity. Here are some of the field recordings from the Mississippi delta and hill country in 1978.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
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