[dorkbotpdx-blabber] dorkbar!

[Mykle Hansen]

Hi all,

Greetings from LIGHTBAR!  We just survived our first weekend,
thanks to our excellent volunteers and fine friends, including
many esteemed dorks!  For instance:

-- Gordon Gaude lent and programmed his lighting control board,
fader pack, and an exquisite 1000 watt bulb that graces our
entrance.

-- Jason Plumb and Brain Richardson are working on a special
light installation / S.A.D. treatment station / propaganda tool,
to be unveiled very soon.

-- Brad Upchurch is designing an integrated video ceiling powered
by 6 video projectors and a mess of computers.  we're still trying
to muster a few more windows boxes for this project, but we've got
the projectors, and I think Brad has completed a sophisticated
3-D model of the Lightbar interior.  (hint: it's a sphere!)
once that's working, Brad has a video painting project in
mind, I will be provide planetarium software, and who knows
what else we're do with it?

-- Don is working on a piece that sounds beautiful, but i don't want
to describe it and spoil the surprise.  Soon, I'm sure, all
shall be revealed!

-- Cameron Adamez played viola in the orchestra that performed
Terry Riley's landmark 20th century classical work "IN C" last
night.  The concert was recorded and filmed -- hopefully we'll
have some footage of that online soon.  Ward Cunningham was
also present, taking panoramic photographs.

So THANK YOU DORKBOT! I'm probably forgetting some people here --
it's been a whirlwind of activity, this is my first day off
from LIGHTBAR in like three weeks and i'm a bit dopey-headed.

I may have forgotten to mention that there is now, finally,
a web page for LIGHTBAR 2009, featuring the complete schedule,
at http://mykle.com/lightbar .  clip-n-save!

-mykle-

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