Programme Note // Text
going wild here on the footpath
a dog looked at me, walked away
going to buy a dog off amazon after getting something to eat
send pictures of dogs to strangers
no one sends any back
windows fogged up
cant see inside
what am i doing between tabs i’m not looking at
another day, another empty mail box
no we don’t want to subscribe to your newsletter
no we are happy with our bandwidth
no we don’t care about your coupons
no this letter isn’t meant for us
been waiting outside way too long
yes, it’s exactly what it looks like, more than one train approaching
walk down the street in pajamas, will people even look
they glance and mutter
they really do need to subscribe
looks like their bandwidth is low
probably uses coupons
walking on footpaths, broken rubbish bag
empty milk bottles rolling into gutters
think of picking them up
we don’t, look at the bus drive past
everyone waiting
i can use this, open a store, sell my ideas
watches don’t tell the time, coffee tastes like water
inbuilt spelling mistake maker
automatic Facebook liker
app that answers the door
service that compares all the dogs in your area
white noise dream catcher
if i tackled a police officer would people stop me
or will the police officer step aside
consider this while waiting for a coffee
consider this while you exit the train station
consider that the police officer
didn’t look at you
i walked into traffic and all the cars stopped politely,
the drivers weren’t watching me
if you were waiting for me
i’m sorry about that
it must be the water
can i get a drink
i’ll look at a sad picture and not feel the need to cry
until someone says ‘wow that made me cry a lot’
we’ll walk to the bank
take all our money
throw it on the road
watch cars drive over it
pick it up and deposit it again
don’t worry about it, honestly,
i’ll make sure to stand up straighter
and meet up with friends
we’ll be the friendliest people
on the end of our street
in our complex
in our combined bank account
linked to our insurance company
bury my face in funny videos
don’t want to know anymore
turn the volume down here so i wont be noticed
give up sleeping
stay up every day
everything feels blue
we won’t be photographed
Considerate
Instrumentation/Performance Resources
Piano ++ Electronics (Playback)
Performance History
as a solo performance piece
July 25th, 2016 :: Oakland Freedom Jazz. Studio Grand [with Christine Richers], Oakland, CA.
July 23rd, 2016 :: Laundry. Podcast, San Francisco, CA.
November 2015 :: COMA Local Composer Feature.
as part of personwhowatchestoomuchtelevision
July 7, 2016 :: Third Space, Davis CA
June 23- July 3, 2016 :: San Diego International Fringe Festival, Tenth Avenue Arts Center, San Diego CA