Who wants to go to the Musical Instrument Museum

[gaypalmsprings]

Sorry, can't go. It's in Arizona.

[amyzzz]

You're going to boycott our brand new museum?

[hacking my dreams]

yeah, count me out too. i hope you have fun alone, like at your prom.

[amyzzz]

John and my husband are going.

[TheClares]

Looking forward to your review, sorry we can't make it this time.

[amyzzz]

I just noticed I missed a facebook msg from John changing the time to earlier than I can make it. I think I'm gonna bow out today and try this again in a few weeks. Oh well!

[mountmccabe]

I was just asking if you could make it earlier. I had forgotten that you said you might be working.

Also if my brother was able to go earlier then I was considering going early with them, eating lunch somewheres and then wandering around more when y'all showed up.


Oh well. There will be a better time for this.

[amyzzz]

Does anyone want to go to this Saturday?

[hacking my dreams]

there are some pricey shows at the MIM in July. Perhaps then? Perhaps not, as they are ~$35. No Student Discount.

[mountmccabe]

I finally made it on Friday afternoon. Possibly a huge pile of photos to follow. Or at least a link to a huge pile. I really enjoyed it, spent about two and a half hours wandering the museum. Counting the gift shop and the cafe we were there well over three hours.

It was cool to see zithers from all over the world. My favorites were the ones made from animals, made to look like animals and the multipurpose pieces.

[mountmccabe]

Flickr set with:

Scraper from South Korea,


Horn-fiddle, from not being able to decide which instrument you want to make:

[daxton]

^ Nice! They were talking about the museum on NPR a couple weeks back. I'd love to go one day.

[TomAz]

Date:01/31/2012 01/31/2012
Artist:Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Venue:Musical Instrument Museum
4725 E. Mayo Boulevard
Phoenix AZ
USA

[chairmenmeow47]

my dad just recently discovered this place in the paper today, which is kinda funny since i was debating taking him recently. i still haven't gone!!!

[TomAz]

So, I finally went yesterday. This place is seriously cool, I can't believe I haven't been before. They currently have the piano that John Lennon wrote 'Imagine' on (on loan), which I thought was seriously cool.

[TomAz]

I think I'm going to become a member. This is the sort of thing that really deserves supporting.

[captncrzy]

So, I finally went yesterday. This place is seriously cool, I can't believe I haven't been before. They currently have the piano that John Lennon wrote 'Imagine' on (on loan), which I thought was seriously cool.

Huh. That is pretty cool.

One of my favorite things in London was seeing the handwritten Beatles lyrics in the British Library. Might have to go soon.

[westcoastpirate]

I think I'm going to become a member. This is the sort of thing that really deserves supporting.

I met one of the accountants for MIM and she said over 80% of their funding comes from one donor, the former CEO of Target.

[TomAz]

yeah I think he founded the thing.

[Mr. Dylanja]

I live less than three miles from this place and still haven't gone. How long is the piano there, did it say?

[faxman75]

I don't think piano talks, Dylan.

[Mr. Dylanja]

They talk to my soul, Faxl.

[chairmenmeow47]

dylan, let's make plans to go like three times and then finally go together.

[amyzzz]

I know you're social people, but when you go to the MIM you spend the entire time with headphones on listening to the music of other countries, so you could easily go alone.

[Mr. Dylanja]

Ivy and I are also fluent in Marine hand signals. I live three fucking miles from this place, and I'd really like to see the piano that talks to people.

[algunz]

3 miles?!!? I hope you are planning on walking.

[Mr. Dylanja]

I was actually planning on cartwheeling.

[algunz]

Even better. I'll bet Ivy is a good cartwheeler too.

[chairmenmeow47]

Even better. I'll bet Ivy is a good cartwheeler too.

SEE THAT, BETAO!?