Notes from Project Zaireeka
The experiment, in and of itself, is not to see if the Flaming Lips Album Zaireeka actually can be played by four CD Players simultaneously. It's been done, we all know it. The experiment here is to see whether or not the album can be played en toto in the Lee High School Library without getting into trouble.
For this experiment we need.
1) One large room with good acoustics
2) Three Sony Mini Stereo Boom Boxes
3) One Off-Brand Stereo Boombox purchased to replace a stolen Sony Mini Stereo Boom Box.
4) An unscratched, unmarred (or, identically scratched and/or marred) copy all four CD's that comprise the album Zaireeka by The Flaming Lips
5) Three teenage assistants capable of following orders
6)One head librarian, gone for the rest of the day
4:30: So far, so good. The off-brand Boom Box seems to be a little too quiet and slightly behind the triplets. Not really annoying enough to fix. Boss is still gone...will this peace hold?
4:45: It is not so much that the novelty has worn off so much as I have grown accustomed to the various sound elements coming from the Boom Boxes. The off-brand is still being a little bastard though...could it be an element on the disk itself?
Maybe she won't come back. That would be cool.
4:51: Maybe I'm asking for it, I don't know. All I know is that every time I see the door open I get startled. Maybe I am not as cut out for this whole willful disobedience thing. I cannot paint myself as a rebel any longer and maintain anything like a sense of self-respect or emotional honesty. I can say I do enjoy occasionally subverting authority, but this level of danger is beyond reason...there is no explanation compelling enough to get me out of this one.
5:08: Will anyone care what I have done? the risks I have taken? the sacrifices I've made? Genieva will, if I should fall, she will take up this work for me. I am glad I have someone I can trust here, even if she did turn volume up on #3 too loud. I don't like the look of the kid in the ROTC Uniform.
I wish the album wasn't almost over...the children present have not yet seemed to realize the greatness of the project. We may have to play the whole album over again.
5:16: SUCCESS!!! We made it throught the entirety of the concept album Zaireeka without being harrassed by any authority figures.Now we clean up the mess, untie the monkies and run the EKG on the rat. Hopefully the results from today's experiments will come to the aid of the aides that come after me. I'm not asking for it too be called the Cueresian (pronounced Qwe-reesion) Principle or anything. I just want to be of use to my fellow man.
Thank you and good night.
Professor Juan F. Cuellar III
Research Head
Project Zaireeka
For this experiment we need.
1) One large room with good acoustics
2) Three Sony Mini Stereo Boom Boxes
3) One Off-Brand Stereo Boombox purchased to replace a stolen Sony Mini Stereo Boom Box.
4) An unscratched, unmarred (or, identically scratched and/or marred) copy all four CD's that comprise the album Zaireeka by The Flaming Lips
5) Three teenage assistants capable of following orders
6)One head librarian, gone for the rest of the day
4:30: So far, so good. The off-brand Boom Box seems to be a little too quiet and slightly behind the triplets. Not really annoying enough to fix. Boss is still gone...will this peace hold?
4:45: It is not so much that the novelty has worn off so much as I have grown accustomed to the various sound elements coming from the Boom Boxes. The off-brand is still being a little bastard though...could it be an element on the disk itself?
Maybe she won't come back. That would be cool.
4:51: Maybe I'm asking for it, I don't know. All I know is that every time I see the door open I get startled. Maybe I am not as cut out for this whole willful disobedience thing. I cannot paint myself as a rebel any longer and maintain anything like a sense of self-respect or emotional honesty. I can say I do enjoy occasionally subverting authority, but this level of danger is beyond reason...there is no explanation compelling enough to get me out of this one.
5:08: Will anyone care what I have done? the risks I have taken? the sacrifices I've made? Genieva will, if I should fall, she will take up this work for me. I am glad I have someone I can trust here, even if she did turn volume up on #3 too loud. I don't like the look of the kid in the ROTC Uniform.
I wish the album wasn't almost over...the children present have not yet seemed to realize the greatness of the project. We may have to play the whole album over again.
5:16: SUCCESS!!! We made it throught the entirety of the concept album Zaireeka without being harrassed by any authority figures.Now we clean up the mess, untie the monkies and run the EKG on the rat. Hopefully the results from today's experiments will come to the aid of the aides that come after me. I'm not asking for it too be called the Cueresian (pronounced Qwe-reesion) Principle or anything. I just want to be of use to my fellow man.
Thank you and good night.
Professor Juan F. Cuellar III
Research Head
Project Zaireeka