[sdiy] New Years Resolutions

[Scott Stites]

Hi Tim and List,

Actually, I haven't had anything crushed by the wife (er..synth-wise that
is, and never on purpose).  That was me talking, actually, trying to parody
the hoplessness a synth widow may feel competing with a ball of wire,
components and blinky lights.  Sorry for any confusion.

Actually I'm blessed with a wife who may not share enthusiasm for this
malady we all have, but who nonetheless is quite supportive.

BTW, she's Vietnamese, only from the Old Country around eight years or so
(we were married there), and has a fantastic talent for singing Vietnamese
folk songs.  The phrasing is long - really long, in fact, and it seems a
whole story is told in one breath.  I've been trying to get her to record
them now for quite a while, but she's always balked.  She's either shy or,
more likely, she's probably afraid about what I'll do with them by running
them through the 'switchboard' after they're recorded =0).  But, I think
they'd sound really good on their own, or very interesting when put to EM.
Maybe in ten years she'll be cranking out the jam like Dana Bissell =0).

I really doubt there are any true 'synth widows' (or widowers) married to
people on this list, but if there are, give'em a new year's kiss and
write'em a song on your particular contraption.  Then lock the soldering
iron up and take her/him out to dinner.  Often.

Happy new years,
Scott