text ❖ living in an era with gps takes all the fun out of it

[doitrockapella]

Carmen Sandiego shared a photo. 7/15 near *̸̗͈͔̺̙̥͐̏͐͊̅̀̇͊͌͞/̴̛̼̦͍̟̑̀̆͋͜*̵̠̣͍̓̏̋̌̑̌̐͜͜͝ͅ|̸̻̪̰͔̇͗̊̃͋͊͢͝͠*̸̢̧͓̦̫̞͖͌̈́́̎̇͞͡͝|̘̤̩͙͇̯̱͊̔͐̚̚*̡̧̜̹̗̆̿̂̄̃̀͠͠͠ͅ\̴̨͉̱̼̜̭̀͑̇̇͆̔͜͠*̢͓̯͕̩̙̬̏̽͂̃̅̃̂͡

The structure above was built in the 7th century BCE by two legendary architects, Trophonios and Agamedes. Is it: A. The Palace of Knossos on Crete B. The Temple of Apollo at Delphi C. The Pillars of Hercules D. The Colosseum of Rome Trivia aside, color me curious: what's the most unusual place or thing you've seen thus far in your "hallucinomemories"? That you're willing to tell someone about, of course — I'm not seeking to pressure anyone into revealing secrets they wouldn't be willing to share with the class. (Or, I suppose, if you're playing along with those bingo cards we were given and need to share something with a stranger, responding to something like this would certainly qualify, wouldn't it?)

Comments

[doitrockapella]

Odd. So it's as though it came to you in a flash of inspiration — except that even then you didn't have to work at arranging and transcribing it, the way another composer might've. It quite simply sprang fully-formed from your consciousness, like Athena.

[b0mbshell]

Pretty much.

Thing is, it's meant to be performed by a woman. The lyrical part, anyway. I wroted this for a woman to sing.

She's trying to hide that she's in love, but really wishes that she could tell. And for some reason I know this song was important to me.

[doitrockapella]

And yet you don't remember the woman it was intended for?

[b0mbshell]

No. Not at all. I don't think I loved her. [He's still not sure he even knows what that feeling would be like outside of familial love.] It's just meant for her to perform.

[doitrockapella]

...

What vocal range is it intended for?

[b0mbshell]

Saprano. Mezzosoprano. In that range.

It definitely doesn't sound good in my voice, I can tell you that.

[doitrockapella]

I may be able to find you a vocalist. I have connections with a few.

If you want to hear it sung properly, that is, and see if that jogs anything else for you.

[b0mbshell]

Thanks. I owe you one.

I kind of wanted to hear it, anyway.

[doitrockapella]

What about the accompaniment? Is it sung a cappella, or does it need...piano? Guitar?

[b0mbshell]

A guitar at least.