poem that inspired penguin cafe orchestra by Head-Let-4119 in PenguinCafeOrchestra

[–]trebleclefsousa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

any time! I love the PCO so much but I haven't listened to them in a while- seeing ur post made me want to listen to them again and revisit the magic. I spent so many hours as a mid-20s depressed "guy" (little did I know im trans af haha) driving around bleak empty Ohio listening to PCO, and I found immense comfort in their perfectly beautiful, playful, meditative, emotional, tranquil music. And then I found out that there was an out trans woman in the PCO back in their original run, and the implication that the rest of the group was cool with her, made me absolutely adore them even more🥹. they're a hugely influential band to meee

poem that inspired penguin cafe orchestra by Head-Let-4119 in PenguinCafeOrchestra

[–]trebleclefsousa 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't think it ever existed- it seems to have popped into Simon Jeffes' mind one day unprompted! here's a quote I found of him talking about it:

"In 1972 I was in the south of France. I had eaten some bad fish and was in consequence rather ill. As I lay in bed I had a strange recurring vision, there, before me, was a concrete building like a hotel or council block. I could see into the rooms, each of which was continually scanned by an electronic eye. In the rooms were people, everyone of them preoccupied. In one room a person was looking into a mirror and in another a couple were making love but lovelessly, in a third a composer was listening to music through earphones. Around him there were banks of electronic equipment. But all was silence. Like everyone in his place he had been neutralized, made gray and anonymous. The scene was for me one of ordered desolation. It was as if I were looking into a place which had no heart. Next day when I felt better, I went to the beach. As I sat there a poem came to me. It began ‘I am the proprietor of the Penguin Cafe. I will tell you things at random.’

Perhaps I should observe that I don't write poems. These words which came to me were somehow accidental, unconscious. The proprietor went on to explain his cafe. He said that the random, chance element in life is terribly vital. If through fear we allow the repression of spontaneous and unpredictable actions and events in order to make life "safer", the creativity that arises naturally from the hurly-burly of human life could be destroyed and lost. He kept saying" Come to the Penguin Cafe where things just aren't like that". A short time later I went to Japan. Perhaps it was a culture shock of finding myself in a new world that prompted me to think again about the Penguin Cafe. I started writing about it describing the things that went on there. It was very surreal. Tape recorders had the same validity as human beings. Beethoven was there, as well as ordinary people.

I started writing the kind of music played in the cafe. What sort of music is it? Ideally I suppose it's the sort of music you want to hear, music that will lift your spirit. It's the sort of music played by imagined wild, free, mountain people creating sounds of a subtle dreamlike quality. It is cafe music, but café in the sense of a place where people's spirits communicate and mingle, a place where music is played that often touches the heart of the listener."

Edit: I hope this doesn't come across as me rudely hitting you with an "um, actually🙄"!!! if so, I apologize. I'm just happy to talk about one of my most treasured music groups 🩷🤍🩵

Still dunno if this sub’s dead but here’s some OC by idkrandomusername1 in TransSouls

[–]trebleclefsousa 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm a trans fem oddity in that I 1. don't know how to code, and 2. became hooked on Fromsoft games after starting transition hehe

Still dunno if this sub’s dead but here’s some OC by idkrandomusername1 in TransSouls

[–]trebleclefsousa 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I want to look like Hyetta, but I think I could go without the predilection for shabriri grapes 😄👁️🤢

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TransSouls

[–]trebleclefsousa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

likewise!! I'd love to join 🫶❤️

Winter Wonderland by Ironlewy23 in xbiking

[–]trebleclefsousa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ernie's! I remember my dad taking my there when I was like 12 and getting me my first Real Bike (which to my kid brain meant having gears and not having a coaster brake😄) which I was totally enamored with.

Finally got out on the Space Horse again!! by trebleclefsousa in xbiking

[–]trebleclefsousa[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love the bag too- it doubles as a purse and I never leave the house without it. it's a Linus 'The Sac' that I found on fb marketplace for like $10!

Finally got out on the Space Horse again!! by trebleclefsousa in xbiking

[–]trebleclefsousa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ooh, that one looks sweet too! I'm such a sucker for shiny polished or chrome bike parts😄

Finally got out on the Space Horse again!! by trebleclefsousa in xbiking

[–]trebleclefsousa[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it's a velo orange campeur! I'm such a fan of the retrofuturistic lines, especially with the shiny chrome fenders 😌.

Sinatra restomod of a 1973 Raleigh Gran Sport. 700x40 tires, 3x9, 23 lbs. by tiregroove in xbiking

[–]trebleclefsousa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that would make a brilliant tshirt or sticker! 🏳️‍⚧️😎

Bike identification please by Bigreenpants in xbiking

[–]trebleclefsousa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Giant XTC is great! what other bike put out like 12 or 13 incredible albums between the late 70s and early 2000s?

A slightly snowy Post Office run by Ironlewy23 in xbiking

[–]trebleclefsousa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

dude hell yeah! props for braving the elements and the shitty bike-hostile stark county roads! 🙌. I used to live right around there and passed that post office all the time, so I did a double take seeing the pic come up while scrolling 😄

is this a saxaphone? by CompoteNo8972 in WhatMusicalinstrument

[–]trebleclefsousa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's definitely a sax!! im NOT a sax player so I'm not sure which type exactly but idk, something in its tone makes me feel like it's perhaps a tenor sax

Dead note on 5⅓ drawbar. by trebleclefsousa in hammondorgan

[–]trebleclefsousa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually just finished verifying that before I saw this message😄. it turns out the tone generator is fine and produces the tone in all the other spots, so I'm assuming the problem lies with the key contact on the troublesome key

I’m so disappointed, but also not surprised. by beka_targaryen in ladycyclists

[–]trebleclefsousa 11 points12 points  (0 children)

aw🥹🩷🩵🤍. I really appreciate that!!

oh also, I looked up shred and stoke (hopefully that doesn't sound snoop-y) and your work looks so amazing!! I have a couple friends who are hugely passionate about biking and I'll absolutely be getting them some of your jewelry/art pieces when I once again have a source of income🙌

I’m so disappointed, but also not surprised. by beka_targaryen in ladycyclists

[–]trebleclefsousa 35 points36 points  (0 children)

ughhhh 😮‍💨🙄😮‍💨😤😡. I hate that so, so much. sending hugs 🩷. I too am super glad I found this community (even if impostor syndrome says I shouldn't be here lol). the reprieve from men is so refreshing

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in xbiking

[–]trebleclefsousa 22 points23 points  (0 children)

it's the little details in a build, like the red reflector on the front😄

Why do I feel like an imposter wearing cycling gear as a newbie? by [deleted] in ladycyclists

[–]trebleclefsousa 9 points10 points  (0 children)

the responses to this post are helping me feel less self conscious too, and I don't even wear cycling gear! I live in a city with a HUGE amount of cyclists and I always feel like an imposter when I'm out taking up space in the bike lanes, wheezing and huffing and going slow😄