Bert and Ernie never sounded so twisted.
Last Weekend, my lady and I were combing the local flea market here in Hadley, Mass looking for this and that, enjoying the extreme people watching, and praying for some cheap circuit bending fodder. I got a cheap little toy keyboard for a buck, but wasn’t too excited about it. We were nearly done visiting all the various piles of old junk and cheap crap, when I spied something that had some serious potential. After an intense bargaining back and forth with an old lady in a mumu which culminated in her nearly taking out her teeth and throwing them at me, I threw her a few bucks and left with a mint condition Vtech Talking Whiz Kid Plus. Awesome! Here it is after my mayhem:
I like to spend time up in my attic.
In the Summer, it’s too hot.
In the Winter, It’s too cold.
But it’s my musical laboratory, and I go up there to listen, think, play, and create.
This series will talk about various toys and instruments that I’ve modified, circuit bent, and generally fucked with. Peter already posted a video of a great drum machine, the Yamaha RX-17, so I thought I’d start there.
