dE LEON PROJECTS
I always have grandstanding ideas about documenting my family's history. I know it sounds broad, but I'm a little obsessive about recording in some fashion the things my family has done and what they are currently doing. You see, a simple recording today is a treasure trove of information in the future. Not the near future, but say over 20 years. Twenty years ago, I was a teenager, nearing my Sweet 16. I never really understood why 16 is supposed to be so sweet. That statement clearly defines my state of virginity.
I love recording family events, but I have grown tired of it, succumbing to my general state of laziness. Still, I have ideas that float around in my mind that never really become a reality (most of the time). One example is the family DVD of one of our reunions. I shot some sweet footage and then realized, holy shit, there sure is a lot to edit here and guess what - I'm the only one that is doing this. Imagine all that time I'd have to spend on it! I've had years to work on it, but again, it has succumbed to my general state of laziness and apathy. But I aim to change that.
Anyway, what if you took a small, digital recorder that could record hundreds of hours of audio. And what if you sent that recorder with some audio and written instructions of what to do. The idea is simple: Record anything you want. You can listen to what others have recorded but you continue recording from the end. Then, you send the recorder somewhere else, to someone else in the family. The instructions would say that you need to return it to the original sender when all the audio space has been taken up. Wouldn't that be a interesting thing to listen to? What people have to say about life in general or what's going on or how they are feeling. None of these things travel with you when you're gone, so why not leave some kind of record? It can become as old as the Egyptian pyramids (and will).
I always have grandstanding ideas about documenting my family's history. I know it sounds broad, but I'm a little obsessive about recording in some fashion the things my family has done and what they are currently doing. You see, a simple recording today is a treasure trove of information in the future. Not the near future, but say over 20 years. Twenty years ago, I was a teenager, nearing my Sweet 16. I never really understood why 16 is supposed to be so sweet. That statement clearly defines my state of virginity.
I love recording family events, but I have grown tired of it, succumbing to my general state of laziness. Still, I have ideas that float around in my mind that never really become a reality (most of the time). One example is the family DVD of one of our reunions. I shot some sweet footage and then realized, holy shit, there sure is a lot to edit here and guess what - I'm the only one that is doing this. Imagine all that time I'd have to spend on it! I've had years to work on it, but again, it has succumbed to my general state of laziness and apathy. But I aim to change that.
Anyway, what if you took a small, digital recorder that could record hundreds of hours of audio. And what if you sent that recorder with some audio and written instructions of what to do. The idea is simple: Record anything you want. You can listen to what others have recorded but you continue recording from the end. Then, you send the recorder somewhere else, to someone else in the family. The instructions would say that you need to return it to the original sender when all the audio space has been taken up. Wouldn't that be a interesting thing to listen to? What people have to say about life in general or what's going on or how they are feeling. None of these things travel with you when you're gone, so why not leave some kind of record? It can become as old as the Egyptian pyramids (and will).
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