I was backing this up today and realized that, without a looming performance context for which to half-memorize this shit, on paper it just looks insane. This is my part of the score for what happens onstage in ze collaboration with Hillary Blake Firestone, This is hardly an invitation.
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PRESET LIST
1. All Cube knobs taped down
2. Check Mixer levels: 202 is at 9, 404 to 6, mains to 5, phones to 1
3. Prepare tables and cables
4. Chair, GT-3
1. Fresh Batteries
2. Sampler volumes on full
3. Turn on PC Chrono
4. 202 power unplugged and on
5. Cube Power Unplugged, amp on
6. Mobile Amp settings: Dan goes to 5, Cube volume down, tone 10 gain 5
7. Cable settings: New mini/jack from 202 to Danelectro, Long ¼ inch from 404 to Microcube.
8. Have balloon cables visible and ready to go.
9. Balloon settings: have balloon tape/clamp ready
1. Bubbleblower ready
2. Tapeplayer + megaphone ready
3. Make sure GT-3 is set to 20-4
4. POLICE MEGAPHONE VOLUME DOWN ???????????????
5. Maraca
6. Have paper lantern and bubbleblower grabbable
7. Sparklers and lighter
8. Streamers with unrolling begun and Silly string
9. Perishing party blowers that work and clapper
C/G procession
TURN ON AMPS AND 202
MC voice 202-A8: GET CABLES FOR FRASCATI
1) PLUG IN POWER FIRST
2) WHEN 4o4 COMES ON, prepare C4
1st table slow walk, wait and follow hilly
walking toward little table in back is fast, go past table
bringing 2nd table out sideways speeds up
LEAVE together WAIT FOR HILLY SHE BRUSHES LINT OFF
PEDAL: DOWN together with pedal LEAVE RIGHT AWAY
I leave right away see if we can leave/enter simultaneously
Get chair
CLIPS?
Get plugs, plug in power first, remain standing until?
404 to C bank
C4 kick and HOLD when H passes tape line moving into space
One pass nothing
Receive CLOWN NOSE on 2nd pass after music starts
After clown nose, one pass, and then
I blow BUBBLEBLOWER on cue and PREPARE TO TRADE
She takes BUBBLE BLOWER I get PARADE WHISTLE in one right-hand motion SHE PUTS BUBBLE BLOWER BACK
PUT ON LEI
(This is an OK time to plug in GT-3 and balloon)
After FLOWER PETALS,
Then MARACAS, on 2rd pass I start rhythm
After silly string pass, give PAPER LANTERN , get 2nd MARACA and solo……keep playing maracas during paper lantern
Hilly picks up BUBBLEBLOWER
NEXT PASS RECEIVE BUBBLEBLOWER DISH and place far away
THEN DRESS OFF/POUR SHOTS IF NOT POURED YET
RECEIVE 1 POM POM on POM POM round then CATCH ONE AND SET HANDLES UP· on CONFETTI round PREPARE TO LIGHT SPARKLER
After Limbo Rock, light a SPARKLER
SPARKLER
SHIFT CHAIR LEFT and Then give FLAG SWIFTLY when H passes amp and take sparkler with left hand
RECEIVE FLAG WITH LEFT HAND after it passes
POPPERS
DIRT during sirens
AFTER SECOND STORM CLOUD I ADD BIG DRUMS
WEDDING CAR CANS then SPRAY HILLY
MEGAPHONE AND PUT BACK NEXT TO TAPE PLAYER
I THROW STREAMERS AND POPPERS AND MAYBE CONFETTI
After LATIN SHIT, play MEGAPHONE and PUT MEGAPHONE BACK NEXT TO TAPE PLAYER
When Hilly turns volume up, take 404 swiftly out of PA
Hilly rolls half circle then stop 404-C4 and start 202-D1
404-C3 insects during second air horn
D becoming
2 x long skitter
2 x pop
2 x pop and hihat
2 x pop with long skitters
2 x pop with short skitters
2 x pop with hihat
pop until chord change
8 bars after hiss rhythm start drums
TURN UP PA TURN UP PA
TURN UP PA TURN UP PA
THROW POMPOM OVER STRIP LIGHTS on 2 one thousand then HOLD to STOP when they hit the ground. FADE UP 404 if not already and D6
E/I reconstruction
CHECK IF MIXER FADE IS OK
Reroute cube to Gt-3
Align megaphone and tape
Set 202 to B bank
Don’t start E1 until construction stops
REMEMBER BEEPS
Turn on tape and TIMER
text starts, only E1
00:00 balloon solo cube only 20-4
01:30 hilly gets in pile (or writhe on the ground at 1:48) E5 (if she gets in at 1:30, the text runs out as she approaches the table)
02:15 balloon embellishments
03:50(4:08) “whole pig” E9 + KAOSSCILLATOR S.60 bass pour shots if not already
move hilly’s tray over to me
04:58 (5:16) sines E4 on tense chord, switch to J bank, bass
06:00 (6:16) my first blow 648
START J1 kick WHEN SHE SITS UP (around 6:40) possibly use J3 for tension
J12 then HOLD to turn everything off
Turn on police megaphone
I need to be at 202B8 and 404J
BLACK OUT SCREEN
F/J perishing party
202-B8 Then fucking 404-J12
Blowers
Crow
Whistle
Shot/Shaker
Stand up and Move Chair to bottom left corner of table
CROWN
· Turn up little amps during transitional chord
· Volume level for cube at end?
· As Hilly heads back to backstage, I pick up amp, and fade out PA while she’s backstage
· Time fade out of Cube with her balloon finishing, remember J11 is supplementary drone
· Close Laptop
BRING HILLY SHIRT
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