David, thank you so much for mentioning and speaking so kindly of my work. It was so nice to meet you at the show and I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to chat with you on that first evening before the main pen show madness ensued.
Mister Fig, I so enjoyed your shared experience. I hope to see you at the San Francisco show. I’m a West Coaster. It is always fun and such a temptation. I was particularly moved by the Lincoln and especially the Vietnam Memorials. I know one person on the memorial but nevertheless just experiencing that emotional place is almost more than I can hold within my chest. It nearly always brings a tear to my eye. I appreciate you sharing your experience there. BTW The pens you brought home are pretty nice too. I’ll be looking forward to some interesting reviews.🦊
What a haul! As an Australian I enjoyed standing on the same sport where MLK Jnr gave his “I have a dream speech.” It was a very special moment for me, as MLK Jnr is a great hero of mine. What a haul! I am excited about your review of some of these and your collab with GPC. Good stuff!
❤️What a lovely bit of DC touring and personal history. Love your channel and thoughtful content. Thanks for this Pen show synopis. I am soooo going next year! It will be along with an extended visit to DC. My first ever. 🙋♀️
Thanks for this evocative look at the show and your other DC adventures. I appreciate the nod to the Vietnam memorial. Your haul is quite impressive; I love the Montblanc Glacier series and would have a hard time choosing one. Looking forward to a closer look in a upcoming review.
I was so happy to have gone! I had a decent haul myself, and was surprised to have won the new Delta pen in the raffle!! The next show I’ll be doing is Orlando, which I know is newer but gives me an excuse to spend some time in Disney world! 😁
I love your patriotism ❤️The Vietnam memorial is one of the most moving places on earth. I do have people on that wall, so I appreciate your visiting in my stead.💝
Living in an environment that is totally uninterested in fountain pens makes a video like this worth so much more . Looking forward to the different reviews.
It was great to meet you at the show! Thanks so much for stopping to chat with my partner and me (you actually got us on camera, looking at pens!) Thanks also for encouraging me to pick up the pen I'd been admiring at the Carolina Pen Co table - I can't stop staring at it, and it's a wonderful writer. I also loved seeing Ryan Krusac's work, as always. I was particularly impressed by the scrimshaw pens that had mother of pearl and abalone inlays in the caps: "stars" in the form of Ursa Minor and Ursa Major. Someday I will buy one of those, if I get the chance. :) And of course Franklin Christoph never disappoints. But I totally missed Shawn Newton's table - how did that happen?? Anyway, thanks again for chatting with us. It was lovely to meet you in person. I hope you enjoy the SF Pen Show - that was the show I always attended when I lived in Seattle, and I'm sad to miss it this year. Now that I live in Pittsburgh, there are more shows within driving distance than I can shake a stick at, haha. Be well, and safe travels to you.
Thanks for this! It was fun to relive the excitement of the weekend and also see things that I missed. Being from the DC area, I often overlook the unique views we get here, thanks for drawing our attention to what the region has to offer.
Thanks for that synopsis of the show. Your Namiki Golden Pheasant maki-e and your new MBs are very nice! Nice shirt, the Mauna Kea resort is our all time favorite vacation spot!
Aloha David, thanks for the review of the DC show. One day I will make it there. Until then, I will live vicariously through your experience! I am looking forward to the reviews of your newest hauls, lol!
I was there at the very, very end of the show, like literally the last hour of it lol. Also Fahrney's is fantastic, I'll be at a small show there this Saturday, very friendly and helpful staff.
Great overview! Looking forward to the pen and ink reviews. It was so nice to meet you & thank you for taking the time to speak with me. I really appreciate it 😊. (I think I forgot to mention this channel name when I meet you, ha - I showed you my cherished 18111 lotus pen).
@@FigbootonPens thanks! I did. I felt pretty out of place because I didn't know anyone going into it. But by the end of the day Saturday, I didn't want to leave! I hope you have fun at the San Francisco show.
The sterling silver Otto Hutt is a stand out for me. I have a Monteverde Sequoia which I have just had to return. The grub screw inside the cap came out. The pen shop doesn't have any on site. Our pen show 2 years ago was cancelled because of Covid-19. It may go ahead this year.
It caught me so of guard I forgot to listen to the video. The head movements and the faces he pulled definitely are Drew-like. Such a neat little coincidence.
Awesome, elegant, informative, like you are The Master on every project you get into. Greatly appreciate it. Looking forward next videos. Be safe, enjoy them all. 🙏👏👏👏🏆🥇
First fountain pen drop on to sidewalk…..nib to floor……pen came unscrewed whilst clipped to shirt….my first pen… twsbi…..sob….sad.Copied Leviticus with this pen….part of Job….St Mark…my favorite pen. Huge excuse to buy a new pen…..still sad….thank you for great episode….all the best to you and yours
Holy moly!! They nearly made the pen I have dreamt of! A pen that holds multiple inks! But I would want the probably impossible task of being able to switch between inks, not just have them all come out at the same time. But still, the thought of having 3 different inks inked up in a pen would be a cool sight, can't wait to see your review on that 😄
I would love to attend a pen show. I can’t really afford too many fancy fountain pens, but I do love them. No pen stores at all where I live, in Oregon.
I unironically yelled "Yes!" at my screen when I saw you talk about the Namiki Golden Pheasant. I love mine, it's the one Namiki I have the privilege of saying I own. Though I'm not sure if my writing angle is really compatible with it... might need to send it to a nibmeister and get it tuned to work with me.
Right! I have had my Golden Pheasants for a couple of years now. Aside from its own beauty, my grandmother always had Golden Pheasants in the aviary (real ones, yes!), and so it brings back memories of my time with her.
Hi David, thanks for the video, it was the next best thing for me who could not attend. Would you please tell us which of these pens you purchased for your private collection, as opposed to those you received for review?
Thanks Dave. Looks like a nice experience - and nice haul! I DO have a request though, as I saw the Robert Oster shimmering ink. And I was wondering just HOW do you pair inks with your various pens? Do you have a stash of 'throwaway' FPs - like Platinum Preppies - that you'd use, or something else? Or would you actually place a 'problem ink' into a four figure, 'grail' pen? I realize that other YT vloggers have covered this subject, but I'm interested in YOUR opinion/thoughts. (Forgive me IF you've covered this subject before)
I typically clean out my pens each week, so I don't keep ink in them very long. The ink I choose for a pen usually depends on the ease of cleaning for that particular pen.
@@FigbootonPens No thanks. I don't "do" Instagram. Or Tweeter. Or Pinheadest. Or TikTik. Or The Book of Faces. No dealings with any of those spy agencies.
Ordered a Micarta Magna Carta directly from the source. Nib was terrible (slit cut off center and very sharp and scratchy) and the pen body material has a lot of pitting. I understand that this can happen with micarta, but this is really extreme. I had the nib worked on at the Dutch Pen Show after I couldn't get anywhere with it and it writes better now, but it dries out terribly fast. Too fast for my taste. Probably going to sell it on.
I really wish you would cover vintage fountain pens, especially those with flexible nibs. I have less than zero interest in modern fountain pens, which, frankly, still sounds like an oxymoron to me.
It's fun to read remarks about vintage fountain pens. But reviews are more or less worthless. Each one is unique in terms of condition, recondition, and performance given the age, handling, and restoration. I couldn't rush out and buy one that matches what the reviewer has.
@@user-br3sl9go3b that isn't really the case. Yes, when buying pens that haven't been serviced and set up properly, or pens that have been damaged, or pens that weren't very good to begin with, you will find tremendous inconsistencies, and they won't perform well. When a quality, top tier vintage fountain pen that isn't damaged is properly serviced and set up it will have writing performance comparable to other pens from that same manufacturer and line. There are certainly differences from nib to nib because each was hand finished, which is just brilliant, and this is especially so with nibs made in the 1920s and earlier, but I can assure you that each of my Waterman's 55s, while having their own personalities (due mostly to differences between nib grinds) has a a similar writing quality, nice and juicy with excellent ink flow, and each of my Wahl All Metal Pens behaves similarly while still having their own personalities. You can certainly review them if they're working as they should. I have been collecting and using vintage fountain pens since 1983, and have many friends in this community who do excellent work in getting these wonderful devices to work as they should. They're very much like vintage sports cars - the top tier ones, that is. Saying that one can't review a 1956 Porsche 356 because it could be unrestored and in need of repair and servicing is silly. Get it serviced and, if necessary, restored, and then you can review its performance because if it's done as it should be, it will be performing as it should. Anything that isn't brand new will need maintenance and service and repair. Also, using a fountain pen for a very long time, like a hundred years, will not significantly change how it writes unless one has literally worn off the tipping on the nib, or a very worn spot on the tip has developed over the years, and that can happen, but it's fairly uncommon, and nibs can be retipped.
@@singlesideman Yes, I won't argue with much of what you say. But your 1956 Porsche isn't like mine. The film Lord of the Rings is the same one whenever and wherever you see it. And the "modern" Pelikan M800 with a medium steel nib sent to Figboot for review is going to be virtually identical to the one I decide to buy. Watching reviews of vintage pens and cars is a whole lot of fun. It's interesting, informative, and delightful. Figboot sometimes features a pen that is no longer made. But that show and tell serves a much different purpose than the customary reviews. Not just the nibs of vintage pens, but the fit and the finish will be unique too.
@@user-br3sl9go3b the reality is that much too much is made of the so-called "I can't review these because they are not identical" argument. You can review single barrel bourbons. You can review single malt scotches. Each barrel is different, but you can certainly review them, and compare them with other bourbons and scotches. I'm not interested at all in identical monoculture. It will never be the best at anything, and it will never be close to the best. All it will have is predictable consistency, and that's pretty tedious. The French Laundry blows away McDonald's every single time. The fact that vintage fountain pen companies were able to reconcile the best of hand finishing with the consistency and reliability of precision machining is a real high point in manufacturing, and a beautiful artistic dimension that is completely absent in modern fountain pens. These old pens aren't imprecise at all. They're very formidable little machines, very robust and precise and reliably so, with the benefits of that approach to manufacture, but also the benefits of more custom work to make the pen just as the customer wants it. It's the perfect combination. BTW, have you seen any vintage fountain pen catalogs? The Waterman's and Wahl catalogs from the twenties and earlier are absolutely incredible. There are so many grinds, and one that I especially love is Wahl's flexible half stub - now THAT is an incredible nib...
@@user-br3sl9go3b and you're talking about making records. I make records. I'm a composer and musician. One of my biggest dreams and greatest pursuits is making a recording that changes every time it is played, because the fact that records are the same every time you play them is what makes records so limited, so dead, and lacking in dynamism and vitality - in other words, what makes them so inherently limited and problematic, and there are several possibilities for overcoming this limitation. You see, music was originally meant to be performed, and interpreted if coming from the recording that is a score. Records are the same every time that they are played, so the only two ways to make static recordings dynamic, that I know of, is to make the material so complex that every listening produces new results, or to make a device that plays different parts at the same time that are of different lengths with voices that have tessituras that overlap, which is the basis of a piece of mine that changes over the course of over a thousand years with only one minute of recorded material. There's much more in this than you may have expected...
That's awesome that you visit the wall and take the time to visit a complete stranger.
Annabelle's nib engraving work is just gorgeous.....
David, thank you so much for mentioning and speaking so kindly of my work. It was so nice to meet you at the show and I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to chat with you on that first evening before the main pen show madness ensued.
It was great to hang out with you as well. Thanks for making the long trip!
Yay I made the video! Nice seeing you at the pen club dinner.
Mister Fig, I so enjoyed your shared experience. I hope to see you at the San Francisco show. I’m a West Coaster. It is always fun and such a temptation. I was particularly moved by the Lincoln and especially the Vietnam Memorials. I know one person on the memorial but nevertheless just experiencing that emotional place is almost more than I can hold within my chest. It nearly always brings a tear to my eye. I appreciate you sharing your experience there. BTW The pens you brought home are pretty nice too. I’ll be looking forward to some interesting reviews.🦊
What a haul! As an Australian I enjoyed standing on the same sport where MLK Jnr gave his “I have a dream speech.” It was a very special moment for me, as MLK Jnr is a great hero of mine. What a haul! I am excited about your review of some of these and your collab with GPC. Good stuff!
So glad you enjoyed your time in America.
❤️What a lovely bit of DC touring and personal history. Love your channel and thoughtful content. Thanks for this Pen show synopis. I am soooo going next year! It will be along with an extended visit to DC. My first ever. 🙋♀️
WOW what a haul! I can't wait for the Commonwealth Show - even though it's a lot smaller - and so is my wallet LOL. It's fun anyway! Have fun in SF.
Thanks for sharing the experience an the pens!
Thanks for this evocative look at the show and your other DC adventures. I appreciate the nod to the Vietnam memorial. Your haul is quite impressive; I love the Montblanc Glacier series and would have a hard time choosing one. Looking forward to a closer look in a upcoming review.
That golden pheasant is SPECTACULAR!
I was so happy to have gone! I had a decent haul myself, and was surprised to have won the new Delta pen in the raffle!! The next show I’ll be doing is Orlando, which I know is newer but gives me an excuse to spend some time in Disney world! 😁
I love your patriotism ❤️The Vietnam memorial is one of the most moving places on earth. I do have people on that wall, so I appreciate your visiting in my stead.💝
Oh my LORD! The Golden Pheasant, David! Swoon!!!!!
WOW lots of interesting pens and inks coming up for review! Looking forward to all of them! 😍
That sterling silver nib was worth the price of admission! Would love to give that a test drive. 😘
Living in an environment that is totally uninterested in fountain pens makes a video like this worth so much more . Looking forward to the different reviews.
It was great to meet you at the show! Thanks so much for stopping to chat with my partner and me (you actually got us on camera, looking at pens!) Thanks also for encouraging me to pick up the pen I'd been admiring at the Carolina Pen Co table - I can't stop staring at it, and it's a wonderful writer. I also loved seeing Ryan Krusac's work, as always. I was particularly impressed by the scrimshaw pens that had mother of pearl and abalone inlays in the caps: "stars" in the form of Ursa Minor and Ursa Major. Someday I will buy one of those, if I get the chance. :) And of course Franklin Christoph never disappoints. But I totally missed Shawn Newton's table - how did that happen?? Anyway, thanks again for chatting with us. It was lovely to meet you in person. I hope you enjoy the SF Pen Show - that was the show I always attended when I lived in Seattle, and I'm sad to miss it this year. Now that I live in Pittsburgh, there are more shows within driving distance than I can shake a stick at, haha. Be well, and safe travels to you.
Thanks for saying hi...glad to hear you enjoyed the show.
Great video recap of the DC Pen show, hopefully I can go to the one next year!
Thanks for this! It was fun to relive the excitement of the weekend and also see things that I missed. Being from the DC area, I often overlook the unique views we get here, thanks for drawing our attention to what the region has to offer.
You're coming to the San Francisco Show? Excellent! I'll be there Saturday. If I see you I'll try to say hi. :)
Great summary of the show, thanks. And what a terrific assortment of pens!
I live in a fountain pen desert. No stores or shows anywhere around. Thanks for the videos.😊
Thanks for that synopsis of the show. Your Namiki Golden Pheasant maki-e and your new MBs are very nice! Nice shirt, the Mauna Kea resort is our all time favorite vacation spot!
I wasn't able to make it to the show so greatly appreciate you "taking me along"!
Aloha David, thanks for the review of the DC show. One day I will make it there. Until then, I will live vicariously through your experience! I am looking forward to the reviews of your newest hauls, lol!
I was there at the very, very end of the show, like literally the last hour of it lol. Also Fahrney's is fantastic, I'll be at a small show there this Saturday, very friendly and helpful staff.
Great overview! Looking forward to the pen and ink reviews. It was so nice to meet you & thank you for taking the time to speak with me. I really appreciate it 😊. (I think I forgot to mention this channel name when I meet you, ha - I showed you my cherished 18111 lotus pen).
Thanks for saying hi...hope you had a great show!
@@FigbootonPens thanks! I did. I felt pretty out of place because I didn't know anyone going into it. But by the end of the day Saturday, I didn't want to leave! I hope you have fun at the San Francisco show.
The sterling silver Otto Hutt is a stand out for me. I have a Monteverde Sequoia which I have just had to return. The grub screw inside the cap came out. The pen shop doesn't have any on site. Our pen show 2 years ago was cancelled because of Covid-19. It may go ahead this year.
Isn't that Drew Brown talking to Mr Appelboom!
Holy Turkeyhammocks! So it is!
It caught me so of guard I forgot to listen to the video. The head movements and the faces he pulled definitely are Drew-like. Such a neat little coincidence.
He mentioned during a pencast that he would be there, so I was looking for him in the videos of the DC show.
one day i will go to the US under the guise of visiting my sister who i haven't seen in years but sike im actually there for a penshow
Valid choice!
Awesome, elegant, informative, like you are The Master on every project you get into. Greatly appreciate it. Looking forward next videos. Be safe, enjoy them all. 🙏👏👏👏🏆🥇
I would like to experience an event like this someday it sounds like an amazing experience.
First fountain pen drop on to sidewalk…..nib to floor……pen came unscrewed whilst clipped to shirt….my first pen… twsbi…..sob….sad.Copied Leviticus with this pen….part of Job….St Mark…my favorite pen. Huge excuse to buy a new pen…..still sad….thank you for great episode….all the best to you and yours
Holy moly!! They nearly made the pen I have dreamt of! A pen that holds multiple inks! But I would want the probably impossible task of being able to switch between inks, not just have them all come out at the same time. But still, the thought of having 3 different inks inked up in a pen would be a cool sight, can't wait to see your review on that 😄
That looks like a blast. Clearly a lot more going on there than the Dallas show that I attend.
Thank you for sharing your trip with us!
Work prevented me from going this year and I can’t say I’m happy about it
I would love to attend a pen show. I can’t really afford too many fancy fountain pens, but I do love them. No pen stores at all where I live, in Oregon.
I will be at the SFPENSHOW, I live here and will be teaching a class and have table. See you there!
I’d have come home with numerous crab and cat pen holders! 😂
I picked up a crab pen holder - hand painted!
@@arguchik they look so cute! 🦀
Apparently there was also a larger crab that was a little Bluetooth speaker! 😭 And it still holds a pen. So cute!
@@BeckyTregear They are adorable.
@@lilit3307 WHAAAAT? I missed that!
My glasses match that gorgeous pen, so I hope I win it😁
I unironically yelled "Yes!" at my screen when I saw you talk about the Namiki Golden Pheasant. I love mine, it's the one Namiki I have the privilege of saying I own. Though I'm not sure if my writing angle is really compatible with it... might need to send it to a nibmeister and get it tuned to work with me.
Right! I have had my Golden Pheasants for a couple of years now. Aside from its own beauty, my grandmother always had Golden Pheasants in the aviary (real ones, yes!), and so it brings back memories of my time with her.
Looking forward to see the pen reviews, especialy the Magna Carta!
Hi David, thanks for the video, it was the next best thing for me who could not attend. Would you please tell us which of these pens you purchased for your private collection, as opposed to those you received for review?
I discuss the source of every pen during each accompanying review.
I hope to see you in San Francisco!
FYI Baron Samedi is a cultural figure that is part of the history and iconography of Haiti. It’s worth learning about the origin.
Hey David, are you going to be at the Columbus show in November? It's going to be my first pen show. I'm so excited!
Sorry...I will not be at the Ohio show. I hope you have a great time.
Thanks Dave. Looks like a nice experience - and nice haul! I DO have a request though, as I saw the Robert Oster shimmering ink. And I was wondering just HOW do you pair inks with your various pens? Do you have a stash of 'throwaway' FPs - like Platinum Preppies - that you'd use, or something else? Or would you actually place a 'problem ink' into a four figure, 'grail' pen? I realize that other YT vloggers have covered this subject, but I'm interested in YOUR opinion/thoughts. (Forgive me IF you've covered this subject before)
I typically clean out my pens each week, so I don't keep ink in them very long. The ink I choose for a pen usually depends on the ease of cleaning for that particular pen.
You can spot a wild Drew Brown from Goulet Pens in the Appelboom shot at 4:11!
Your link for the hand-painted Sports isn't working for me: "Page not available".
Possibly truncated?
I received the same error, but once I logged into Instagram, the page displayed just fine. So, please make sure you are logged into Instagram.
@@FigbootonPens No thanks. I don't "do" Instagram. Or Tweeter. Or Pinheadest. Or TikTik. Or The Book of Faces. No dealings with any of those spy agencies.
Drew Brown/Goulet Pens comparing notes with Appleboom. Retailers v Retailers.
Sorry I missed it! 🙂
This Magna Carta pen... Please test it and tell us it writes perfectly out of the box! :)
Ordered a Micarta Magna Carta directly from the source. Nib was terrible (slit cut off center and very sharp and scratchy) and the pen body material has a lot of pitting. I understand that this can happen with micarta, but this is really extreme. I had the nib worked on at the Dutch Pen Show after I couldn't get anywhere with it and it writes better now, but it dries out terribly fast. Too fast for my taste. Probably going to sell it on.
Help! Can’t seem to find the small Galen Leather case that stands up. Can you put a link to it?!
It is not yet available on their site.
@@FigbootonPens love that case! I’ll be watching for it!
14:18 oh boy, little does August 2022 David know how this will turn out…
See you in 2023
I would love to attend a pen show, great video × (am in the uk) ✒ ×
There are shows in the UK as well! 🙂
@@FigbootonPens am googling, 🤔 thank you
avenue of the bay-oh-bobs
I really wish you would cover vintage fountain pens, especially those with flexible nibs. I have less than zero interest in modern fountain pens, which, frankly, still sounds like an oxymoron to me.
It's fun to read remarks about vintage fountain pens. But reviews are more or less worthless. Each one is unique in terms of condition, recondition, and performance given the age, handling, and restoration. I couldn't rush out and buy one that matches what the reviewer has.
@@user-br3sl9go3b that isn't really the case. Yes, when buying pens that haven't been serviced and set up properly, or pens that have been damaged, or pens that weren't very good to begin with, you will find tremendous inconsistencies, and they won't perform well. When a quality, top tier vintage fountain pen that isn't damaged is properly serviced and set up it will have writing performance comparable to other pens from that same manufacturer and line. There are certainly differences from nib to nib because each was hand finished, which is just brilliant, and this is especially so with nibs made in the 1920s and earlier, but I can assure you that each of my Waterman's 55s, while having their own personalities (due mostly to differences between nib grinds) has a a similar writing quality, nice and juicy with excellent ink flow, and each of my Wahl All Metal Pens behaves similarly while still having their own personalities. You can certainly review them if they're working as they should. I have been collecting and using vintage fountain pens since 1983, and have many friends in this community who do excellent work in getting these wonderful devices to work as they should. They're very much like vintage sports cars - the top tier ones, that is. Saying that one can't review a 1956 Porsche 356 because it could be unrestored and in need of repair and servicing is silly. Get it serviced and, if necessary, restored, and then you can review its performance because if it's done as it should be, it will be performing as it should. Anything that isn't brand new will need maintenance and service and repair. Also, using a fountain pen for a very long time, like a hundred years, will not significantly change how it writes unless one has literally worn off the tipping on the nib, or a very worn spot on the tip has developed over the years, and that can happen, but it's fairly uncommon, and nibs can be retipped.
@@singlesideman Yes, I won't argue with much of what you say. But your 1956 Porsche isn't like mine. The film Lord of the Rings is the same one whenever and wherever you see it. And the "modern" Pelikan M800 with a medium steel nib sent to Figboot for review is going to be virtually identical to the one I decide to buy. Watching reviews of vintage pens and cars is a whole lot of fun. It's interesting, informative, and delightful. Figboot sometimes features a pen that is no longer made. But that show and tell serves a much different purpose than the customary reviews. Not just the nibs of vintage pens, but the fit and the finish will be unique too.
@@user-br3sl9go3b the reality is that much too much is made of the so-called "I can't review these because they are not identical" argument. You can review single barrel bourbons. You can review single malt scotches. Each barrel is different, but you can certainly review them, and compare them with other bourbons and scotches. I'm not interested at all in identical monoculture. It will never be the best at anything, and it will never be close to the best. All it will have is predictable consistency, and that's pretty tedious. The French Laundry blows away McDonald's every single time. The fact that vintage fountain pen companies were able to reconcile the best of hand finishing with the consistency and reliability of precision machining is a real high point in manufacturing, and a beautiful artistic dimension that is completely absent in modern fountain pens. These old pens aren't imprecise at all. They're very formidable little machines, very robust and precise and reliably so, with the benefits of that approach to manufacture, but also the benefits of more custom work to make the pen just as the customer wants it. It's the perfect combination. BTW, have you seen any vintage fountain pen catalogs? The Waterman's and Wahl catalogs from the twenties and earlier are absolutely incredible. There are so many grinds, and one that I especially love is Wahl's flexible half stub - now THAT is an incredible nib...
@@user-br3sl9go3b and you're talking about making records. I make records. I'm a composer and musician. One of my biggest dreams and greatest pursuits is making a recording that changes every time it is played, because the fact that records are the same every time you play them is what makes records so limited, so dead, and lacking in dynamism and vitality - in other words, what makes them so inherently limited and problematic, and there are several possibilities for overcoming this limitation. You see, music was originally meant to be performed, and interpreted if coming from the recording that is a score. Records are the same every time that they are played, so the only two ways to make static recordings dynamic, that I know of, is to make the material so complex that every listening produces new results, or to make a device that plays different parts at the same time that are of different lengths with voices that have tessituras that overlap, which is the basis of a piece of mine that changes over the course of over a thousand years with only one minute of recorded material. There's much more in this than you may have expected...