100 things to do with a CD of Ned Raggett reading the number pi for forty-five minutes...

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1. Techno remix!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:42 (twenty-one years ago)

2. Sing along!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)

3. Fact-check it!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:44 (twenty-one years ago)

4. Pazz & Jop!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:45 (twenty-one years ago)

5. measure its circumference

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

6. calculate its diameter

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

7. combine with self-raising powder, egg and water

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

6. Play it backwards while polishing your rifle.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

naked.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

8. insert into oven

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

9. present to the world the pi-pie

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

11. throw it at a person of your choice and hope it lodges itself in their jugular

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

12. calculate its area

― TRON FIGHTS FOR THE USERS (ex machina), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)

13. Play it softly so it sounds like praying

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)

1. Techno remix!

This is my not so secret goal with this recording.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)

14. Use it as an impromptu mirror to inspect for nasal hair

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

is there a German edition?

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

15. ask it to rate the caribbeans

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, and another spoken word collection of sorts was recorded this weekend too. Tape Mountain will yet have more on that.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

16. make jokes about how pi rates of the caribbeans

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

9, illustrated.
http://www.theminorthirds.com/brunch/brunch-pi-pie.jpg

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

And very delicious it was, too.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

17. Loop it and play it back for your math-inclined friends and see if they notice when the numbers start repeating.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

is this on AMG yet?

― TRON FIGHTS FOR THE USERS (ex machina), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

17. Keep it in mint condition 'til Ned's a megastar and then sell it on ebay, get him to sign it next time you see him.

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

18. Host the Ned-Pi CD-Frizbee World Cup in your back garden

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Jon, it came out TODAY. No, it is not on AMG yet. Excepting Ned, they are not gods over there.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

19. Coaster

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

20. clock face

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

21. Play it to your unborn child, give birth to supergenius (with great hair).

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

21. Burning ants

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:55 (twenty-one years ago)

24. To distract you from Bono and Meatloaf having a ruck in your garden.

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:55 (twenty-one years ago)

21. scratch the surface to make it repeat the bit that goes "21"

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:56 (twenty-one years ago)

25. scratch it further to make it jump to 24

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:56 (twenty-one years ago)

27. Is it all one track? if not we could set it on random play and use it to satisfy our Ned Bingo lust

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:57 (twenty-one years ago)

26. Wooing

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope it is multiple tracks, that would rule.

Also, I forget if the distribution of the digits of Pi is random or not.

― TRON FIGHTS FOR THE USERS (ex machina), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I believe it is all one track but Casuistry can confirm/deny.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

26. Not scratch it, so as not to make it jump.
26. Not scratch it, so as not to make it jump.
26. Not scratch it, so as not to make it jump.

26. Not scratch it, so as not to make it jump.

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

There is the theory of the Nedius...a TWIST in the fabric of hair...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Any bonus tracks? Some Fibonacci remixes p'raps?

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Any bonus tracks?

The threatened bonus track was a reading of e. I should note I was never planning on that.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

is fibonacci some kind of classical music?

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah don't mess with e - that stuff can mess up yer mind man

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

27. Broadcast it on WFMU so that people'll think they've hit a Numbers Station on the FM.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

28. stick it on your forehead and pretend to be a surgeon

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

29. put it in a pile at the cockpit of an aeroplane

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:12 (twenty-one years ago)

30. make jokes about pi-lot

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:13 (twenty-one years ago)

31. sellotape it to your abdomen and imitate C3P0

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

31.4) and we've come full circle

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:15 (twenty-one years ago)

It is one single track, though he reads it at a good slow pace, so it should be trivial to bust out several instances of him reading each number.

I am thinking of doing a flash mabob which will automatically generate him reading pi (or perhaps other numbers!) for much longer.

#27 is entirely what it sounds like.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:15 (twenty-one years ago)

32. Write a review of it peppered with references to drone rock.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

33. Listen to it and wonder who will release 2006's masterpiece Ned Raggett: The Gas I Pass.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:18 (twenty-one years ago)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

(...Comes Mainly From My Ass?)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes. I can't wait to see the tasteful cover art for that one!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, wait a minute...let's not get ahead of ourselves when Ned Raggett Reads the Reno, Nevada Phone Book doesn't exist yet.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:20 (twenty-one years ago)

this insanity. pure insanity.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Anderson, Albert, 775-542-4313

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope that guy googles himself.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:23 (twenty-one years ago)

You can go blind if you do that too much I hear

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

i really, really want this. now, please.

― thuddd (thuddd), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope that guy googles himself.

The area code is accurate, everything else is invented. (I hope.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

34. Get four copies, play concurrently on four stereos, wait for phase effect, trip balls.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

35. Point at it and laugh joyously at its existence.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)

36. CHICK-MAGNET.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned, when are you playing live?

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)

37. Also, JACK CHICK-MAGNET.

xpost, NA, check out the Ned PDX FAP thread.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I like suggestion #34 but why leave it at four, in fact:

38. Hire Royal Albert Hall and 200 CD players, create sound art, cover of Wire, threads about you in ILM etc etc etc

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually I sorta had my live debut two days ago (selections: part of the opening chapter to my Gordon Nightingale novel and random bits, with appropriate photos, from a second grade book on science from 1978 -- the latter was definitely the big hit, as it involved me with quizzical expressions saying things like "Fire gives us warmth. But not all fires are good," while holding up the accompanying photo that showed a house burning down).

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Any groupies?

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, you know that Casuistry's a passionate man.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Did none of you check the PDX FAP thread for photos? Sigh.

Ned, live:

http://www.theminorthirds.com/brunch/brunch-ned-book.jpg
RAGE!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:33 (twenty-one years ago)

PASSION!

DB has a slew of photos as well -- most of them should be buried in soft peat, but there are a few where I don't look quite so horrible.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

39. Listen to see if Ned reads your phone number.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned, do you wanna do a 7" on my noise label?

― TRON FIGHTS FOR THE USERS (ex machina), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

(Thuddd, if you want it, order it.)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Are you serious, JW?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:36 (twenty-one years ago)

me with quizzical expressions saying things like "Fire gives us warmth. But not all fires are good,"

I suspect this will be sampled on the next Boards of Canada record!

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

hahahah

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:44 (twenty-one years ago)

ned, what do you wanna release

― TRON FIGHTS FOR THE USERS (ex machina), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

40. Get Kevin Shields to remix it.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, and there should also be Ned Raggett Reads the Ingredient Labels for Various Foodstuffs at some point.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned Reads Penthouse Letters

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:50 (twenty-one years ago)

ned, what do you wanna release

Er...let me contemplate this.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:51 (twenty-one years ago)

(I just got a latheish kinda thing to make 7" with)

― TRON FIGHTS FOR THE USERS (ex machina), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned Raggett Reads the Index to the Complete Peanuts, Volume One

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Yay!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned Raggett Reads the "New Wave" Section of Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I will do a 7 inch on any noise label. I can make noise!

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 17:02 (twenty-one years ago)

oh and ned, I hope you have something for the ILX comp!

(God! Things must be done about that!)

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

The most I can record is 30 minutes I think.

― TRON FIGHTS FOR THE USERS (ex machina), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 17:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned Raggett Reads the Admin Log

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 17:18 (twenty-one years ago)

(God! Things must be done about that!)

Channelling my thoughts, again, Jel?;>

Anyhoo.....

#39. Sharpen the edge and use as the newest Ninja assassination tool.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned Raggett Reads the Admin Log

That's the next secret project.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned Raggett Reads the Admin Log

will there be a Show All Details Remix?

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 17:54 (twenty-one years ago)

blog mode edit

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

who gets to shout "remix"??????

― TRON FIGHTS FOR THE USERS (ex machina), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

will there be a Show All Details Remix?

That's the title for the first DVD.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Moderation Request will be the title of the 'clean version'

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

41. to have fun with it without ever actually having heard it

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 18:07 (twenty-one years ago)

So Ned actually has a nice voice? I always imagined he would sound like the Comic book Guy!

― TRON FIGHTS FOR THE USERS (ex machina), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 18:11 (twenty-one years ago)

42. place it on a table, with candles and pictures of Ned, in a house full of pictures of Ned, and special pictures and fountains, with "Ned" written on them, and a few hundred CD players playing the recording at different parts of it so it's all babbling and inescapable, and many many followers wearing robes with "Ned" painted on to them with their blood, chanting "Ned, Ned, Ned", in a village full of similar followers, all chanting "Ned, Ned, Ned".

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

43. Stick your tiny penis in it.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 18:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry, stick one's tiny penis in it.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 18:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Only one's?
Won't all the other numbers feel so left, you know, out?

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 18:23 (twenty-one years ago)

From #39 to #43? Ned's voice apparently has that boomerang effect.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 18:23 (twenty-one years ago)

It is the loneliest number.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 18:23 (twenty-one years ago)

two might not fit

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 18:58 (twenty-one years ago)

4 looks sorta problematic also. wot with the hole being round and everything.

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 19:02 (twenty-one years ago)

44. leak it

― chrisco (chrisco), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

45. Either the ultimate party album or the ultimate party-killing album, depending on how cool your friends are.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 19:49 (twenty-one years ago)

46. Create a Ned-Raggett-reciting-pi vs. Ned-Raggett-reading-the-dictionary mash-up.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 19:51 (twenty-one years ago)

47. Listen quietly through the whole then, and then screech out "AND NED RAGGETT COMES IN THE NIIIIIIGHT!!!"

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 19:54 (twenty-one years ago)

FEAR.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

WHY IS THIS NOT IN 5.1 DVD AUDIO?

― TRON FIGHTS FOR THE USERS (ex machina), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:05 (twenty-one years ago)

THAT WOULD OBSCURE THE TAPE HISS.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:05 (twenty-one years ago)

48. slit your wrists

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:07 (twenty-one years ago)

49. Play board games while listening. (N.B. I have done this, it has worked out well.)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

50.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

51. http://members.aol.com/dubplatestyle/destroy.jpg

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:11 (twenty-one years ago)

52. Apparently it's really good for giving Strongo the taste for his own death!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Wait, I think I was confusing it with oxygen. Never mind.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:16 (twenty-one years ago)

53. Work up enough gumption to record _David R. Reads Madonna's Sex_

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Is 'gumption' the correct word, one wonders.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:46 (twenty-one years ago)

It makes me think of gumbo.

― NA (Nick A.), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Perhaps "tissues" is the word you're looking for?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

At least, you lot have tissues. What are we females supposed to use?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Depends.

― Lazer Guided Mellow Leee (Leee), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:53 (twenty-one years ago)

How does one "work up" enough tissues? Though?

*checks the thread title again and understands*

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 20:55 (twenty-one years ago)

54. Hypnotize lady math professors.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 00:26 (twenty-one years ago)

55. put it on when eating pie

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 00:28 (twenty-one years ago)

56. Play it to friends, all the while proudly telling them: "THIS is the guy I banter online with"

― de, Wednesday, 2 June 2004 02:56 (twenty-one years ago)

57. Use it as the soundtrack to The Passion of Joan of Arc.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 02:57 (twenty-one years ago)

58. Or Metropolis.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 02:58 (twenty-one years ago)

That was my second choice.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 02:59 (twenty-one years ago)

59. learn to count the ned raggett way!

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 03:00 (twenty-one years ago)

59. Or "Boat Trip".

― de, Wednesday, 2 June 2004 03:00 (twenty-one years ago)

60. Or My Bloody Valentine: The Compleat Videography.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 03:01 (twenty-one years ago)

61. Create a new Spiritualized remix called "3.14159265358979323846264... Bars"

― Lazer Guided Mellow Leee (Leee), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 03:06 (twenty-one years ago)

62. Download it illegally.

― Layna Andersen (Layna Andersen), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 03:23 (twenty-one years ago)

CRIMINAL

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 03:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I work at a home for autistic savants and just thought, Ned ,that you'd like to know that in the 34th minute you erred. wtf??

We all did get a good laugh out of 048574839 though. Was that intentional?

― jim wentworth (wench), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 03:50 (twenty-one years ago)

63. Play it alongside the soundtrack to Pi. WHile watching the movie of Pi.

Possibly also whilst drilling oneself in the head.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 04:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Has it hit the slsk already?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 04:07 (twenty-one years ago)

64. Transcribe it!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 04:07 (twenty-one years ago)

65. Translate it. Into Klingon.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 04:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha! I would love for someone to record a translation over the original, news broadcast style, in Klingon.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 04:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned Raggett reads the Kayne West - get well soon thread

― Sym (shmuel), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 04:19 (twenty-one years ago)

66. Rhyme over it

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 04:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned Raggett Reads... Your Mind!!!.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 05:39 (twenty-one years ago)

67. Dop acid and wait for "the series of 8s"

― Speedy (Speedy Gonzalas), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 06:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Ooooppps!!!! Drop acid, not dop. sheesh.

― Speedy (Speedy Gonzalas), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 06:54 (twenty-one years ago)

TS: the series of 8s vs the series of 9s?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 08:15 (twenty-one years ago)

68. To have one's pie and eat it with two.

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 08:38 (twenty-one years ago)

MP3 excerpt now available here: http://www.sadpenguin.com/mp3s.html

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.bulletsofautumn.com/boredoms/reboreflyer1.jpg

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 16:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm playing the sample at the same time as this:
http://www.emogame.com/bushgame.html

HAHA

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 16:53 (twenty-one years ago)

there's an iain banks book where enemies take over a digital library and destroy everything by sorting it. someone should remix ned so that all the 0s come first, then the 1s, then the 2s...

and steve could do the video featuring the sign-language woman.

― koogs (koogs), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 17:03 (twenty-one years ago)

65. Translate it. Into Klingon.

Trayce I kiss you.

― Lazer Guided Mellow Leee (Leee), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Trayce I kiss you.

That'd be #66 then.

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 19:48 (twenty-one years ago)

67) Remix "House of Jealous Lovers"!

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Friday, 4 June 2004 13:00 (twenty-one years ago)

uhh try this one

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Friday, 4 June 2004 13:03 (twenty-one years ago)

two months pass...

The proposed idea for my next disc is truly criminal. And yet I will do it.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 8 August 2004 05:21 (twenty-one years ago)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

okay

― Krankenhaus, Sunday, 8 August 2004 05:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Bah! I'm not into his prog-rocky stuff. His "Almanac" album was all earthy an authentic and shit, tho.

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Sunday, 8 August 2004 06:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Prog-rocky? It's math rock, no? (*din of groans*)

Heh, I just downloaded that Ned mp3 and the entire Conet project boxed set (which is at archive.org) this weekend, so I'm feeling a little dizzy now.

― Ernest P. (ernestp), Sunday, 8 August 2004 17:43 (twenty-one years ago)

This is the first time I have evar heard Ned's vox

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 8 August 2004 22:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Now imagine said voice talking about Lycia.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 8 August 2004 22:55 (twenty-one years ago)

On Almanac it's rather soft and friendly, "Pi" is a lot more vitriolic and scathing. The way he says those numbers - so much bile!

― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 8 August 2004 22:57 (twenty-one years ago)

NINE...NINE...NINE...NINE...NINE...NINE...EIGHT!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 8 August 2004 22:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Splendid!

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 8 August 2004 23:11 (twenty-one years ago)

68) Take a random 10-digit sequence from the reading, dial it, and ask if Ned is there. Repeat if necessary.

69) Use it as a mirror to facilitate applying lipstick.

69a) Kiss the recording artist.

― j.lu (j.lu), Sunday, 8 August 2004 23:15 (twenty-one years ago)

1. Techno remix!

Has anybody ever done a song with pi as the only lyrics?

― Fergal (Ferg), Sunday, 8 August 2004 23:18 (twenty-one years ago)

If they ever make a sequel to "Pi" (the film), this should be on the soundtrack. Remixed by Clint Mansell!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 8 August 2004 23:24 (twenty-one years ago)

three months pass...

That actually is a very good idea (he said some time later).

I still want SOMEONE to remix bits of this.

(Two spoken word tapes are in the hands of Tape Mountain/Sad Penguin and ideas are being considered for release. Meanwhile, yesterday I recorded with Gang Wizard in my first musical experiment (or something).)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 29 November 2004 00:42 (twenty years ago)

SHWEET!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 29 November 2004 00:50 (twenty years ago)

Did you get to play the Language Master?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 29 November 2004 00:50 (twenty years ago)

Ned, have you contcted the Pi Recordings yet?
www.pirecordings.com

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Monday, 29 November 2004 00:51 (twenty years ago)

It was a straight up reading or three, Mr. Casuistry.

Pi Recordings, eh?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 29 November 2004 00:52 (twenty years ago)

Oh, it's just a label.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 29 November 2004 00:53 (twenty years ago)

Hopefully one of these new experiments involves wordcount.org, Ned.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 29 November 2004 01:00 (twenty years ago)

Hahah! That will have to be for next time, my friend. The readings in this case were about cartography, plus tips on how to win at the video games Stargate, Missile Command and Fishing Derby.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 29 November 2004 01:03 (twenty years ago)

a pi mix?

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 29 November 2004 01:16 (twenty years ago)

Ned I imagine your musical experiment would be the best band ever

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 29 November 2004 02:30 (twenty years ago)

It's our improvement on what Godspeed was trying to do. OR IS IT?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 29 November 2004 02:32 (twenty years ago)

Curt1ss, he was playing with Gang Wizard. GANG WIZARD.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 29 November 2004 05:14 (twenty years ago)

three months pass...

Oh my lord, I can't believe it but this is true -- and I love it:

http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/05_03_06_corner-archive.asp#057835

Yes, Pi just got linked on the NRO blog. ;-)

A DISK FOR YOUR NEXT DANCE PARTY

Heheheh.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 02:39 (twenty years ago)

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 02:44 (twenty years ago)

Filthy lucre, ahoy!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 02:46 (twenty years ago)

Not enough recognition.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 05:39 (twenty years ago)

The Derbyshire review is in

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 14 March 2005 21:40 (twenty years ago)

Oh good, I was worried it wouldn't arrive in time. I hope he doesn't reveal the ending!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 14 March 2005 21:42 (twenty years ago)

I wonder what he'll say!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 14 March 2005 21:44 (twenty years ago)

Actually what a great testimonial for the page:

"It is...gripping." -- John Derbyshire.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 14 March 2005 21:44 (twenty years ago)

(That first mention led to about 3000 people checking out the site, and a small handful of orders, and a few other people blogged it, which lead to a further 1000 hits. I'm kinda hoping it shows up on one of the big blogs today for Pi day but we'll see.)

xpost: True.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 14 March 2005 21:45 (twenty years ago)

100 things to do with a CD of Ned Raggett reading the number pi for forty-five minutes...

#70: eat pie to it.

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Monday, 14 March 2005 21:46 (twenty years ago)

totally insane!!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 14 March 2005 21:46 (twenty years ago)

not!

(to eat pie from it 'd be insane ...maybe.)

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Monday, 14 March 2005 21:48 (twenty years ago)

I'm kinda hoping it shows up on one of the big blogs today for Pi day but we'll see.

Oh frickin' frick, can you just gimme a URL of one of these Pi freak sites you keep mentioning?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 14 March 2005 21:48 (twenty years ago)

http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Mathematics/Numerical_Analysis/Numbers/Specific_Numbers/Pi/

Take your pick!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 14 March 2005 21:50 (twenty years ago)

OH MY GOD AWESOME NED!

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 14 March 2005 21:52 (twenty years ago)

Done, I e-mailed five sites.

Dan, isn't it strange? You did the chorus roxor thing last night, now I have this! Weird world. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 14 March 2005 21:57 (twenty years ago)

I put the links that I've seen on the page. (Should have thought of this before 3/14, I guess.)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 17:41 (twenty years ago)

(And another handful were sold.)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 17:42 (twenty years ago)

I'll give you a copy of the ILX comp in exchange for this Ned.

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 17:45 (twenty years ago)

DID EVERYBODY NOTICE WHAT JEL JUST SAID HE HAS? A COPY OF??

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 17:50 (twenty years ago)

Why Jel, you sweet punk, I thought I got a copy of that by default. ;-) But if you send a copy of the comp to Chris as well, I'm sure he'd be happy to send you Pi.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

I know, I know, I was just pushing my luck! :)

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 17:52 (twenty years ago)

(And another handful were sold.)

:-) Did you actually sell through the first printing?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 17:53 (twenty years ago)

A while ago. "Sell through" mostly in the sense of "gave away" a bunch at the release brunch. But yes, I had a panic because I was out of EP envelopes and live further away from the paper store than I used to and blah blah blah. Suffice to say I got that taken care of in time to get Derb his copy by Pi Day! And I am making new copies as I type, tra la!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 17:59 (twenty years ago)

ihttp://wizardishungry.com/hip_picks/BlackNed.jpg

― green uno skip card (ex machina), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 23:08 (twenty years ago)

http://wizardishungry.com/hip_picks/BlackNed.jpg

― green uno skip card (ex machina), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 23:09 (twenty years ago)

But she didn't spell my name right the second time. :-(

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 23:09 (twenty years ago)

quiet, mr. ragget.

― Remy (null) (x Jeremy), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 00:21 (twenty years ago)

You're going to spell your name the way(s) Ashley wants you to spell it, capice?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 00:23 (twenty years ago)

YOU ARE BOTH MEAN.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 00:51 (twenty years ago)

Apropos of sod-all, I could sooo go a meat pie right now.

― Autumn Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 00:57 (twenty years ago)

six months pass...

zap!

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 02:57 (nineteen years ago)

I'm worried about the two kids embracing each other.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 03:05 (nineteen years ago)

Rumour has it there's a track on the new Kate Bush album featuring this very topic.

KATE BUSH vs NED RAGGETT - FITE!!

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 08:46 (nineteen years ago)

four months pass...

And once again!

http://corner.nationalreview.com/06_02_26_corner-archive.asp#091177

PI IN THE SKY [John Derbyshire]

I assume everyone's getting ready for pi day (i.e. 3/14). Don't forget to fish out (or order, if you don't have it) that wonderful CD of Ned Raggett reading the blessed number.

This year's pi day is slightly special as it is also--on the US East coast, anyway--the date of a total penumbral lunar eclipse. So while listening to Ned read out the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, you can watch the Moon's circle being overcome by the Earth's circular shadow. A sort of pi in the sky experience.

I admit to loving this.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 17:15 (nineteen years ago)

Oh wow, Shimura Curves should do a gig on Pi Day!

― Cuair Crithlonracha (kate), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 17:21 (nineteen years ago)

Well there ya go, then!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 17:22 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, great. And me in Chicago until... Well, I guess I'll try to make some πs here!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 01:25 (nineteen years ago)

The special Chicago Firepress-sleeve edition.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 01:27 (nineteen years ago)

I'm waiting for teh mashup with Dan Perry singing the digits of the speed of light.

― Redd Scharlach (Ken L), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 01:31 (nineteen years ago)

Hmm, tempting.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 01:33 (nineteen years ago)

seven months pass...

FITE

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Friday, 6 October 2006 15:05 (eighteen years ago)

Hardly. I'm not THAT crazy.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 6 October 2006 15:18 (eighteen years ago)

69. play CD in lounge whilst sex with louis jagger

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 6 October 2006 15:20 (eighteen years ago)

You want that for the Star Trek thread, dude.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 6 October 2006 15:21 (eighteen years ago)

four years pass...

You're gonna need to step up your game, son.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQBH-LhJuOc

― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LStRxwN7hI (Pleasant Plains), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 00:54 (fourteen years ago)

Watch the throne or something

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 01:36 (fourteen years ago)

whoops, forgot to post the final three hours.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viVas3vmPFI

― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LStRxwN7hI (Pleasant Plains), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 01:49 (fourteen years ago)

six months pass...

It's pi day, so celebrate:

http://soundcloud.com/chris-piuma/ned-raggett

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 14:25 (thirteen years ago)

omg forgot how awesome that was. How the hell did nearly 8 years pass by so quickly?

― dandydonweiner, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 14:46 (thirteen years ago)

two years pass...

Fun fun fun fun

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 14 March 2014 14:20 (eleven years ago)

Pi Day can only be approximately celebrated.

― Aimless, Friday, 14 March 2014 18:05 (eleven years ago)

one year passes...

http://discograph.mbrsi.org/artist/2433333

― welltris (crüt), Wednesday, 30 September 2015 16:21 (nine years ago)

Ned Raggett: A Timeline of Broken Promises

11 years, and still no sequel. I personally would like to dig my teeth into φ, though admittedly some other fans would settle for e or √2.

― gate gate paragate parasamgate (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 30 September 2015 16:31 (nine years ago)

one year passes...

Thank God It's PI DAY!

― Got Your Money Changes Everything (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 14 March 2017 18:11 (eight years ago)

Indeed.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 18:14 (eight years ago)

I don't totally understand this image but it looks cool, a visual representation of the 1st 10,000 digits?

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/4-flow-of-life-flow-of-pi-cristian-ilies-vasile.html

― sleeve, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 22:28 (eight years ago)

one year passes...

https://soundcloud.com/chris-piuma/ned-raggett

spittin game

― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 5 July 2018 18:47 (seven years ago)

It's always there.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 5 July 2018 18:47 (seven years ago)

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