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Hal McGee
this is what 60 sounds like dictaphone assemblage audio folk art |
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recorded January 2018
during my 60th birthday month in Gainesville and Lakeland, Florida using four Sony ICD-PX470 digital stereo dictaphones and a Sony M-470 micro cassette recorder mixed February 1, 2018 via chance procedure through a Xenix 1002B mixer directly to Audacity sounds from my daily life including family and co-workers participants at Stipulation Fest on January 13th and at my Twin Peaks Party on the 27th circuit bent Casio SK-1 and abandoned piano and spoken words extracted from books I read co-starring Stanley The Paperanian |
with special guest appearances via phone messages:
Jay Peele, John M. Bennett, Chris Phinney, Arvo Zylo Dave Fuglewicz, K.r. Seward, Ryan J. Boyd, Frank Audiffret, Lasse Jensen, Jiblit Dupree Charles Rice Goff III, Jonas Juuso, Rafael González, Elias Ulvestad, Felix Ziska, Penny Grune-Fae On January 19, 2018 I celebrated my 60th Birthday and I must say that I consider myself fortunate to have survived this long. Aside from high blood pressure and prostate issues (both effectively controlled with daily medications), and of course my moderately severe hearing loss, I consider myself to be in excellent health for a 60 year old. I don’t drink alcohol or smoke anything any more, so that ought to help! I do love coffee and they’ll have to pry my coffee cup from my cold dead hand before I will be convinced to give up coffee! I hope and plan to continue existing in this corporeal human form for several more decades, making as much art mischief as I can. |
"this is what 60 sounds like"
Stanley with coffee sent by Per-Arne Hognert as a gift.
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Hal in makeshift cold weather gear.
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A few days before Stipulation Fest, Ryan Patrick O’ Doud published an interview with me about the background of Stipulation Fest,
my previous improvisation events, and my philosophy of improvisation, in the 13th issue of his online zine, Issues
my previous improvisation events, and my philosophy of improvisation, in the 13th issue of his online zine, Issues
Stanley at Fire Station No. 19
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Beef Pot Pie lunch special at Metro Diner
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On Saturday, January 13th my brother Mark and I traveled to Lakeland, Florida
for STIPULATION FEST
an improvisation event co-curated by Dylan Houser and myself
and hosted by Dylan in his home (aka Nullis Prettii ov Lakeland).
12 solo improvisers were required to play through small 10-watt amps or acoustically
with minimal plug-n-play gear set-ups
and a nine-minute time limit on performances enforced with a darkroom timer clock.
The 12 performers were:
Penny Grune-Fae, Trotsky’s Watercolor (Dan Reaves), Watchable Wildlife (Mullarkey),
Vallam, Jiblit Dupree (Danny McGuire), Hal McGee,
Orphling (Jeremiah Paddock), Fiver’s Stereo (Jay Peele), Vasectomy Party (Hal Harmon),
Shawn Blackburn, Jonas Van den Bossche, and Hell Garbage (Dylan Houser).
In the audio assemblages you might hear the voices of these performers, as well as other attendees of the event.
Here below are several photos that I took during the event, plus additional photos by Danny McGuire and Dylan.
I was not able to take photos of all of the performers because my hands were busy holding the video camera!
I recorded all of the performances on video and published them on YouTube. You can view a playlist of all 12 videos here
for STIPULATION FEST
an improvisation event co-curated by Dylan Houser and myself
and hosted by Dylan in his home (aka Nullis Prettii ov Lakeland).
12 solo improvisers were required to play through small 10-watt amps or acoustically
with minimal plug-n-play gear set-ups
and a nine-minute time limit on performances enforced with a darkroom timer clock.
The 12 performers were:
Penny Grune-Fae, Trotsky’s Watercolor (Dan Reaves), Watchable Wildlife (Mullarkey),
Vallam, Jiblit Dupree (Danny McGuire), Hal McGee,
Orphling (Jeremiah Paddock), Fiver’s Stereo (Jay Peele), Vasectomy Party (Hal Harmon),
Shawn Blackburn, Jonas Van den Bossche, and Hell Garbage (Dylan Houser).
In the audio assemblages you might hear the voices of these performers, as well as other attendees of the event.
Here below are several photos that I took during the event, plus additional photos by Danny McGuire and Dylan.
I was not able to take photos of all of the performers because my hands were busy holding the video camera!
I recorded all of the performances on video and published them on YouTube. You can view a playlist of all 12 videos here
Dan Reaves, Danny McGuire, and Mark McGee with Danny's 1966 Dodge Dart, before Stipulation Fest.
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Dan, Hal, and Mark in the kitchen at Nullis Prettii. Photo by McGuire.
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Penny Grune-Fae performs at Stipulation Fest
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Trotsky's Watercooler (Dan Reaves) at Stipulation Fest.
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Hal McGee at Stipulation Fest. Photo by McGuire.
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Fiver's Stereo (Jay Peele) at Stipulation Fest. Photo by Dylan Houser.
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Vasectomy Party (Hal Harmon) at Stipulation Fest.
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Shawn Blackburn at Stipulation Fest.
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Hell Garbage (Dylan Houser) at Stipulation Fest.
Hal with birthday gifts.
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Birthday gift, a fourth Sony ICD-PX470 digital dictaphone!
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Fried Chicken lunch at Metro Diner, January 18, 2018.
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Coffee on Friday morning, January 19, 2018.
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Hal after birthday lunch on Friday, January 19, 2018.
22 centimeters wide section of a three meter wide painting from 1999.
Stanley on January 19, 2018.
Birthday Card created by Per-Arne Hognert, based on a photo included in the download materials of my Miami Noise album.
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here I am with a silly, bright and colorful "savage orange" jungle hat!
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Stanley near the corner of Southwest 43rd Street and Southwest 20th Avenue.
Stanley looking south along Southwest 43rd Street.
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a personal note:
I do not listen to music or noise for pleasure any more, due to continuing moderately severe hearing loss. Most of my audioworks these days are highly personal dictaphone diary assemblages, such as this one. Construction of this audio art form requires minimal listening and mixing and therefore the risk of further damage to my hearing is minimal. I might eventually stop making new audio art and just do zines and mail art.
I will continue to create these dictaphone assemblages for as long as I can for close friends and for those people who care to listen to them, and for the pure love and joy of it. These recordings are my way of trying to bring happiness, joy, and love to a world that desperately needs as much fun as possible to counteract all of the hate and anger and violence. These are personal folk art offerings, done with love and care for those people who want them. They are humbly, modestly offered as gifts from my life.
I do not listen to music or noise for pleasure any more, due to continuing moderately severe hearing loss. Most of my audioworks these days are highly personal dictaphone diary assemblages, such as this one. Construction of this audio art form requires minimal listening and mixing and therefore the risk of further damage to my hearing is minimal. I might eventually stop making new audio art and just do zines and mail art.
I will continue to create these dictaphone assemblages for as long as I can for close friends and for those people who care to listen to them, and for the pure love and joy of it. These recordings are my way of trying to bring happiness, joy, and love to a world that desperately needs as much fun as possible to counteract all of the hate and anger and violence. These are personal folk art offerings, done with love and care for those people who want them. They are humbly, modestly offered as gifts from my life.