Awesome
Story based
Artwork
And I thought I should share some of the images. They’re by an artist called Jo McDonald and you can find his site at www.jomcdonald.co.uk.
I saw this lovely little exhibition in Edinburgh
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Storyteller - Poet - Explorer
Getting going with the Romo again
It’s been a long time since I was able to post about anything to do with robotics, so it’s great to be messing about with Romo again. There’s a few things I’ve got planned to try out with Romo.
Expect experiments in due course.
Edinburgh Fringe: Sherlock Holmes The Hound of the Baskervilles
This was a great one man show. I do like some Sherlock Holmes and this performance really delivered. Great accents and characterisation with a minimal set. I always find it interesting to see how different companies interpret Holmes. From the TV versions in the US and the UK, to the films, all of which I like in their own ways. However, I do think that stage is a great way to see Holmes, and this was a lovely production. Really well done.
Another wet bank holiday Monday
Like so many others I’ve been watching the weather to see what the bank holiday will be like, and, as per the forecast it’s dismal. Totally dismal. I had planned to go to a lovely little local music festival for the day, but sadly I don’t think that would be much fun at all now. It’s a huge shame and I’m sure that other people have had their days spoiled in much worse than mine, so there’s nothing to do but put a brave face on it and find something to do indoors!
Edinburgh Fringe: Casual Violence – The Great Fire of Nostril
This was the first show of the week in a fairly packed schedule. Well it certainly was funny. A good example of a fun fringe show that almost certainly wouldn’t work elsewhere, but at the fringe is just ideal.
I enjoyed it although it really didn’t make much sense at all, and probably it didn’t need to.
New music from me: Sectorism
I recorded a loop from Figure and put it into Sector. I linked the MIDI clock with Effectrix and this is what happened.
The Edinburgh Fringe
I do love the fringe and this year it was just as good as usual. Full of surprises and not all of them good. It’s one of those completely pot luck experiences that is at once enjoyable and confusing and disappointing too, but I wouldn’t really have it any other way. The fringe is what it is.
In fact I’m not entirely sure that there’s anything quite like it anywhere else. Edinburgh bulges with people during the fringe and it seems that everyone is putting on a show or trying to force a leaflet about a show into your hands. Everyone and everywhere is busy and there’s never a point where there’s nothing going on. It’s fun.
This year I saw a lot of shows and as usual some were good, some were average, and some were downright awful. I won’t dwell on those that were truly dreadful, but over the next few days I’ll post about the ones that were really good and worth mentioning in case you get to see them.
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