Comments on: The Slow 10: 10 Really Slow Things

By: Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:01:21 +0000

So I just watched the Speedy Gonzales/Slowpoke video and while Slowpoke is walking into the house he sings a little ditty in Spanish which basically translates as ‘I can’t run, because I smoke marijuana’ How in the world did this get past the editing room? No wonder Speedy Gonzales cartoons were discontinued…

By: eric!

eric! — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:53:18 +0000

I swear I saw Matthew LeCroy (another catcher, like Ernie Lombardi) get thrown out at first from the left field corner when he was playing with the Twins.

By: jo

jo — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:38:41 +0000

Bubba:
As far as I understand it, there is, right now, an organ inside a medieval church in Germany that is in performance of “OrganÂ²/ASLSP “. The piece is an adaptation of one written for piano. Typically performances would last from 20 minutes to over an hour. This one will be lasting a bit longer.

You speak too soon regarding Cage’s ingenuity. His instructions were for the piece to be played “as slowly as possible.” There seem to be differing opinions as to whether Cage would approve of the epic performance of his piece. The idea for the current performance was thought up in 1997, 5 years after Cage passed away. Mechanical Organs have the ability to sound notes indefinitely. So, yes, the notes are lasting for years on end. The organ in question is actually being constructed as the piece is being performed.

By: Mercutio Stencil

Mercutio Stencil — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:32:59 +0000

I swear I was reading somewhere about how the hummingbird is actually faster than the peregrine falcon, when body length is taken into account.

http://tinyurl.com/kwrfbp

Anna’s hummingbird hits 385 body lengths a second, peregrine falcons hit around 200, fighter jets around 150.

By: Helder

Helder — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:44:49 +0000

Agreed 100 percent Cole. when Bengie was in Toronto I would have given anything to see a race between he and Frank Thomas…would have been glorious

By: Jill...NOT Jillian

Jill...NOT Jillian — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:43:51 +0000

The kings of Leon’s newest album was released 2 years ago and is just getting big now.

By: Bubba

Bubba — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:06:36 +0000

Oh, and as for John Cage’s ingenuity for producing such a thing: ho hum.

By: Cole

Cole — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:06:31 +0000

I think the Molina brothers could make a relay of it and still be slower than Konerko . . .

By: Bubba

Bubba — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:04:28 +0000

How can the John Cage piece technically be a concert? Ain’t no one sitting in a concert hall for 11 years. If the next “sound” is 11 years away, then is there some organ somewhere programmed to play a “sound” for 11 whole years? And if so, that can’t be going on in an active concert hall, or that place is already out of business. Yes? No?
Details, please!

By: andy

andy — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:00:02 +0000

Everyone knows Paul Konerko is the slowest man in baseball!