I didn't know what writer's block was until I found out trying to write this blog post. A week of trial and error, more than multiple attempts, deleted every time the results. So bad, not even worth it to save to disk. The risk of damaging the hard drive was simply too large! Couldn't risk it, since my laptop memory banks were almost dying already from the BS it had to memorise for me.
{loud thinking} can one experience writer's block when one can't write? and, can one think when one is in the middle of a writer's block? ...uhm...maybe we shall not go that route, not for this blog post, I'll just bore you {sad-ish face}
Some time ago - 18 days ago - I was invited to partake in Spreading Vibes ("Spread the Vibes" as it is officially called). At the same time, I was made aware I didn't pull through an already accepted challenge a few months earlier. In order not to fall down the rabbit hole, I simply had to make up for all that was postponed and in some way forgotten. Doesn't sound too hard work: two posts, two favourite music selections, two stories, two... And then came another challenge: Something to do with a secret musical instrument and the ability - or not - to play it.
Though MiPiano try to let us believe she can't play the Oboe, as she writes: it was just the instrument of a co-musician, I know for a fact - from firsthand experience - she is bending the truth. I was present at one of these events when she played the Oboe for the audience. A somewhat out of the ordinary audience if I may say so. Not the usual type of peeps. A gathering planned in utmost secrecy, held in far far away location; Hidden from the world in every aspect. Some of you may think of us as the Illuminati. Others may think of us being the shadow government trying the control all of you for our own pleasures. But nothing of that sort. Nothing like that exists! It's just: Us!
I do understand. When doing things in such secrecy, it's unavoidable outsiders will start thinking in those directions. Not right, but understandable. Time to show you a little bit of what is happening behind the curtains. Certainly supported by MiPiano's post, but - to me - a long-overdue brief explanation of what this group of peeps - generally referred to as the Illuminati - is about. And at the same time, uncovering a hidden secret of the challenger: MiPiano plays the Oboe, very well if I may say so. But, to be fair, this sound is not for everybody. Actually, she is able to create such sounds from this high tech instrument, most of you will not be able to cope with the results. The gentle sounds she produces, the harmony she creates, messes with our brains big time. When not careful enough, one will fly away and never return. This essentially means, in the world, we are living in, it's a one-way ticket to the lunatic home.
But not this group of peeps. We may already be lunatics from birth, but let's say, we are different. Somehow we all experience what we refer to as "the super dimension". It's really difficult to explain, but we have the sense of being connected, all the time. When you think about it, it's super strange. But think of being one with the table in front of you, with the plant in the far corner, with your best friends at the other side of the world, and even with an Oboe. When we come together, we try to step away from this all-compassing connectedness that is constantly part of us. We need a break from time to time. Feel the rest of just being with our own thoughts. And strangely enough, it is those Oboe sounds MiPiano is able to create, that can drive everybody else into madness, it's that sound that works as a medicine for us.
What most of you perceive as some dark forces trying to take over the world, the reality is that we are just a bunch of peeps taking a small vacation from our 'normal' everyday lives in which we have the deal with everything and everyone in the entire cosmos, every single second to the day. Very exhaustive, I can tell you! If not for the Oboe, we may all be in the lunatic homes already, for quite some time.
{nodding} sorry you readers, not sure if I'm addressing the challenge. 700+ words down this post and having the feeling I'm totally digressing. Really need to review the rules...
Rule 1: Take a photo with a musical instrument you DON'T play.
Potayto, Potahto {LOL} Am not so much of a photogenic guy, so you'll have to do with a kinda moving photo, an ever-evolving photo. The video I mean. Shot in my own home. Object: well yea.
What is it that I was filming here? Let's leave that as a question to you. Let's call it a little challenge for you to guess what it is that I filmed. Leave your answer in the comment section. I'll leave you a few days. Those who guessed right will be rewarded in one or the other way. The one who was first with the correct answer... Well, you will get something as well {blink}
Rule 2: Write an anecdote about how you managed to come to that instrument and/or why you have chosen that one.
I met my music instrument online. In a special corner called AIVA. I didn't find it, it found me. Well, maybe it was always with me. Remember? All connectedness? This not only includes things of mass, or immaterial phenomenon's like the collective consciousness (or our own for that matter) but also all the - almost - weightless bits and bites.
Rule 3: Write some funny or interesting facts about that instrument, anything you think can make us understand better and learn in an interesting way about it. Or you can explain how the instrument works, how it gives the sound, parts of it, it is up to you.
Even if I wanted to, I have no clue how this instrument works. With a few clicks and some waiting time for processing, this instrument gave me a 100% unique piece of orchestral work that isn't too bad. Actually, I'm getting quite fond of it. Ok, ok, I may have messed it up by playing all the features of adding, deleting, filtering, cutting and editing in the post-processing corner of AIVA. Five tracks I was given, and the sixth I added. Darn hard job to get all these different sounds in a harmonious arrangement. Though I may like the result, it is you that has to tell me your verdict. But don't be surprised when I blame the instrument when you have something negative to say. In the end, I only fiddled around a little with what the instrument created for me.
Rule 4: Share some famous / or less famous pieces composed for that instrument, any music genre, or try to play that instrument and record a video that you will upload for the post ;)
Honestly, I have no idea! Not even sure if I or anyone else can actually play this instrument. It's more like this instrument plays us. Just a few buttons pressed in series, and a few minutes later the instrument comes forward with its own interpretation in all its uniqueness. Isn't it amazing? What a wonderful world we live in! What's not to love from all these technological advancements?
Let's all partake in this challenge. Why not? Get your instruments out of the dustbin. Or just talk about your favourite instrument you never played. Give us your thoughts and stories. Let us Spread positive Vibes. We can't have enough of that within our HIVE community. Will you come and play with us? What about you 
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