Fire Snakes in the Streets, Audio Distortion and Twisted Lifestyles

The Fire Snake prototype hit the streets of the Funk Zone on Wednesday night distracting onlookers as it undulated in the ocean mist. Four more in different sizes (6-10 feet) will be added in the next few weeks (stay tuned). The highlight of the second part of the evening was a Fishbon Event Lab experiment in sound distortion. Alan brought guitar effects boxes and a microphone to process voice inputs. The result was strange harmonics, distortions, lyrical moments, dangerously disruptive loops and other typical Event Lab excitement. By far the highlight of the evening was a demo of Alan's twenty-five year old Digitalker instrument--especially when it was run through the effects boxes. Loops of "danger," "help me" and "Stop!" and lots more reverberated, echoed and harmonized through the attached speaker. After the dust cleared, the Lifestyle Theater and its twisted residents moved closer to their official unveiling in a proposed Fisbon Event Lab Show in late spring.