My Kind of town. Chicago is.

the "bean" also has interesting acoustic properties. 

we stopped at Bells Brewery on the way home.

I got some extra shakey camera shots of the trails in Heritage park.

Very shakey...lots of wind noise in the mic.

I stopped because I almost dropped my phone.

Rules and Regulations

this was in the rules and regulations.  lol..once im finished operating my instrument in an disturbing and annoying manner ill then blast my phonograph in and about the building

These are cell phone clips with the worst audio possible.  but Mp3s will be coming soon.

What is it?

With the octave button this little keyboard can span a full 8 octaves.  The touch pads can instantly trigger any sound.

Sampling is the act of "triggering" a single sound, a drum beat, a drum loop, a musical phrase, or an entire song with the push of a button.

AKAI pro MPK digital audio work station and midi controller

Let me start by saying that I think Sarah went way overboard for me this year.  I recieved a package the other day.... expecting origami paper.... maybe a hackey sack.
instead I shocked, surprised, stunned(literally frozen in place) when I opened the box.
i couldn't believe my eyes.
I fought the urge to call her immediately with exuberant delight.  Instead....I thought I should make sure it works with my software first.....(I had to break this up into several days....obsession and daydreaming about it at work)....7 hours, 3 online manuals, and 5 youtube tutorials laterI had a fully functional AKAI mini MPK pro digital key board midi controller....that completely owns my heart... after 5 straight hours of experimentation. I came up with a few sample clips to show what kinds  of insane muscle this tiny machine really has.

At Last

One last shot of the skyline from the roof top....then a special clip that makes me feel patriotic and sentimental for a time Ive never lived through...working in an booming auto plant in a place once known as the Motor City.

It may seem small distant and unimpressive....but you had to be there...

These clips should give you a better idea of just how dark it was and what it was like walking around with just a flashlight.  I apologize for the shakey-cellphone video quality.  
You'll notice the puddles everywhere...it rained the night before...it also puts out an aweful smell of the four floors above us being rinsed down to the ground level.