Tomorrow's Monday

And I was thinking about this song by the Boomtown Rats. It's remixing in my head right now with Dire Straits's Money for Nothing and Nirvana's Come As You Are. In my mind you've got to start with the atmospherics of Money for Nothing. Then at some beat appropriate spot you bring in the piano on I Don't Like Mondays - which will ultimately set the pace. And at that tempo, you find the spot where the Come As You bass line has to enter, and you're off.

Right. Off to what? A remix? I just watched RIP: A Remix Manifesto, which speaks to creativity and copyright law and features Girl Talk, a remix artist of epic proportions. So I thought I'd try it, kinda. I have limited tools and time, but I found I Don't Like Mondays (which I don't have downloaded to my machine) on YouTube and paused it, then I opened up Money For Nothing (which I do own in vinyl, and so when I downloaded the album I did not feel any remorse) in Zune Player and paused it, and then I opened up Come As You Are (which is in my digital library via a burned cd from a former student (I forget who) in an old-school sort of file sharing experience) in Windows Media Player. Then, in the order I listed above, I tried it.

It sounded okay for a few seconds, until it was clear that the pace of the music was not close enough. This remix DJing stuff is clearly not something you do quickly, or easily. I maintain that the above songs could be remixed into something interesting, but I'm not going to do it. Not even on a Monday. I would recommend that you watch some Girl Talk videos though, to see what's possible. It is ridiculous, and obviously creative in every sense of the word.

I may explore however, what a remixed short story would read like. I'll get back to you with something in a few days. I intend to start with "A Good Man is Hard to Find," "The End of Firpo in The World," "The Hunger Artist," and "Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes." In the meantime, any other story suggestions?