March 10ths
3/10/1967 John Cage writes to Yoko Ono. He's not interested in her Bottoms project. [John Cage could be perceived as silly, but he was not unserious and was quite discerning] . 3/10/1999 Looped samples recorded last night, transferred to Acid program. The results are disappointing. Hard to make sound effects the focal point. [3/10/2026: Sampling and looping have now evolved exponentially with AI. The results can be equally disappointing but sometimes really interesting]. 3/10/2002 Went to library to do research on the "Nostalgia" project and perused 1966 World Almanac. Ironic that all the references to "high technology" are dry-rotted and yellowed. Record of the year for 1966 was Herb Alpert's A Taste of Honey as well as The Shadow of Your Smile , and best vocal performance was by Frank Sinatra on Very Good Year . Dylan also went electric with Blonde on Blonde, impact of Kennedy death, bombings in Vietnam, war protests. Popular TV shows were I Spy, Dick ...
