source file: mills2.txt Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 12:02:08 -0800 Subject: the Moon From: Aline Surman So, here's a question I've always wanted to ask some physicist sort, and since a lot of the great tuning theorists are exactly that, now's the time to ask. Why is it that the Moon always keeps one face turned to us? I've long thought that seemed sort of odd. What sort of math is at work, on a very basic level, to make that happen, and why? Is that common with Moons in general, or is Earth an exception? It seems to me that it makes more sense if the two spheres were off a bit, so to speak, and that the Moon would gradually show all of it's surface. Any ideas? Maybe things like this relate to scales and harmonies as well. Of course, then one can think about all of the different things happening with the orbits of the planets and stars as well, and what sort of great BALANCE does this create, and again all the limitless numbers of frequencies from the bazillions of waves pouring through the great expanse of the Universe, how do they affect us teensy little bodies of flesh and bone as they zip ceaselessly through our minds and cells? Incidentally, I want to congratulate John Schneider for such a great job with Microfest in LA on March 8. He pulled together a really diverse bunch of folks from the field of alternate tunings, and helped to make it a really wonderful event. I was greatful to be invited, and to meet and hang with some of the great names in tuning ideas. We got great press in the LA Times, and I believe one is coming out in the weekly as well. I think we need more of these events, as they seem to be catching on. It's not that hard to get a few hundred bucks for airline tickets together, do some press work (and so far the press has really dug the ones we've done so far...gives them something new to write about), and boom, instant Microwhatever. I think it's the best way to make a case to people about "Microtones", let them HEAR it, instead of only read about theories in books...so, here's to more of 'em...Hstick Received: from ns.ezh.nl [137.174.112.59] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Thu, 13 Mar 1997 22:14 +0100 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA11368; Thu, 13 Mar 1997 22:14:16 +0100 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA11363 Received: from by ella.mills.edu via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id NAA07447; Thu, 13 Mar 1997 13:10:47 -0800 Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 13:10:47 -0800 Message-Id: Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@ella.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@ella.mills.edu