The MetaFilter Sekrit Orchestra: Happy Birthday, Jessamyn!
September 4, 2009 4:26 PM
Happy 41th Birthday, Jessamyn! Congratulations -- you have found your Audio Birthday Card which we all recorded in secrecy. Enjoy!
Signed affectionately and in order of appearance,
Intro & Outro - The Whelk
Lazy slide guitar - umbú
Eerie whistling - Alvy Ampersand
Not in French - Meatbomb
Backing rock track & vocals - edlundart
Strings & vocals - davejay
Vocals - nola
Vocals - blueandrea and her hubby
Recorder that sounds like a saw - Kronos_to_Earth
Monkey Verse (a classic) - klangklangston
The Faux Philip Glass Choir - DiscourseMarker & Horace Rumpole
Vocals - mathowie
Voicemail - mygothlaundry
Vocals and backing track - chococat
Vocals and bells - minifigs
The Golden Plinka Harps - Karlos the Jackal!
Vocals and Guitar - ORThey
Vocals - Cat Pie Hurts
Voicemail - nickyskye
Vocals with flourish - goodnewsfortheinsane
Autotune this shit! - gman
Vocals - dashiv
Vocals, strings, and backwards masking - man vs sun
Backing RAWK track - The World Famous
Robot - East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94
Men's chorus - askmeaboutLOOM
Jazzy vocals - The Miss Lynnster
Mixed with love by - not_on_display
My deepest gratitude to those who contributed, and to those who wanted to contribute but didn't or couldn't, and the rest of you who received the form letter soliciting your participation. Apologies to those who now wish they received a form letter but didn't! I mean, come on, do you really like form letters that much?
Signed affectionately and in order of appearance,
Intro & Outro - The Whelk
Lazy slide guitar - umbú
Eerie whistling - Alvy Ampersand
Not in French - Meatbomb
Backing rock track & vocals - edlundart
Strings & vocals - davejay
Vocals - nola
Vocals - blueandrea and her hubby
Recorder that sounds like a saw - Kronos_to_Earth
Monkey Verse (a classic) - klangklangston
The Faux Philip Glass Choir - DiscourseMarker & Horace Rumpole
Vocals - mathowie
Voicemail - mygothlaundry
Vocals and backing track - chococat
Vocals and bells - minifigs
The Golden Plinka Harps - Karlos the Jackal!
Vocals and Guitar - ORThey
Vocals - Cat Pie Hurts
Voicemail - nickyskye
Vocals with flourish - goodnewsfortheinsane
Autotune this shit! - gman
Vocals - dashiv
Vocals, strings, and backwards masking - man vs sun
Backing RAWK track - The World Famous
Robot - East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94
Men's chorus - askmeaboutLOOM
Jazzy vocals - The Miss Lynnster
Mixed with love by - not_on_display
My deepest gratitude to those who contributed, and to those who wanted to contribute but didn't or couldn't, and the rest of you who received the form letter soliciting your participation. Apologies to those who now wish they received a form letter but didn't! I mean, come on, do you really like form letters that much?
posted by not_on_display (61 comments total) 38 users marked this as a favorite
Dang it! I missed out on sending the vocals Kattullus and I hurriedly recorded on Monday.
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 4:40 PM on September 4, 2009
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 4:40 PM on September 4, 2009
Great job mixing all this, fantastic contributions all, and 'twas a joy to contribute. Happy Birthday, dear Jessamyn. Happy birthday... to you!
posted by ORthey at 4:41 PM on September 4, 2009
posted by ORthey at 4:41 PM on September 4, 2009
This is what the internet is for. Well, this and porn, obviously.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 4:42 PM on September 4, 2009
posted by Horace Rumpole at 4:42 PM on September 4, 2009
This isn't porn? (This was AWESOME).
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 4:43 PM on September 4, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 4:43 PM on September 4, 2009 [1 favorite]
Utterly utterly awesome!
My contribution was to not inflict my singing on Jessamyn or anyone else, and I bet none of you quite appreciate what a gift that is.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSAMYN!
Fantastic job Not On Display, and all whole contributed!
posted by goshling at 4:50 PM on September 4, 2009
My contribution was to not inflict my singing on Jessamyn or anyone else, and I bet none of you quite appreciate what a gift that is.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSAMYN!
Fantastic job Not On Display, and all whole contributed!
posted by goshling at 4:50 PM on September 4, 2009
Altho, I like "41th birthday." It'th cute.
posted by ORthey at 4:55 PM on September 4, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by ORthey at 4:55 PM on September 4, 2009 [1 favorite]
oh man i totally fucking forgot about this, i am a bad friend and coworker
Happy birthday, Jessamyn. Awesome work, y'all.
posted by cortex at 4:57 PM on September 4, 2009
Happy birthday, Jessamyn. Awesome work, y'all.
posted by cortex at 4:57 PM on September 4, 2009
Awesome!
Many happy returns, Jessamyn!
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 5:04 PM on September 4, 2009
Many happy returns, Jessamyn!
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 5:04 PM on September 4, 2009
Hah, this worked out really well. Happy birthday jessamyn! May your day be filled with as few MetaTalk posts as possible!
posted by Effigy2000 at 5:12 PM on September 4, 2009
posted by Effigy2000 at 5:12 PM on September 4, 2009
Wow I was wondering how this would turn out, very nice work everyone. Happy Bday Jessamyn!
posted by nola at 5:13 PM on September 4, 2009
posted by nola at 5:13 PM on September 4, 2009
Happy Birthday, Jessamyn! My present to you was NOT singing.
posted by misha at 5:15 PM on September 4, 2009
posted by misha at 5:15 PM on September 4, 2009
Wow, this is great. MetaFilter Orchestras rule.
(I have no idea what "Golden Plinka Harps" are.)
Happy Birthday Jessamyn!
posted by Karlos the Jackal at 5:15 PM on September 4, 2009
(I have no idea what "Golden Plinka Harps" are.)
Happy Birthday Jessamyn!
posted by Karlos the Jackal at 5:15 PM on September 4, 2009
I had no idea jessamyn was old enough to be my slightly older sister.
Merry Bmas! And this was awesome!
posted by DU at 5:22 PM on September 4, 2009
Merry Bmas! And this was awesome!
posted by DU at 5:22 PM on September 4, 2009
Oh my, thanks you guys! This is totally terrific. Yay for early birthday presents.
posted by jessamyn at 5:27 PM on September 4, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by jessamyn at 5:27 PM on September 4, 2009 [1 favorite]
Holy hell that was amazing. Wow.
And happy birthday!
posted by DarlingBri at 5:29 PM on September 4, 2009
And happy birthday!
posted by DarlingBri at 5:29 PM on September 4, 2009
n_o_d is the awesomest. ^_^
Happy happy, and, as hubby said, "Brilliant!"
posted by blue andrea at 5:43 PM on September 4, 2009
Happy happy, and, as hubby said, "Brilliant!"
posted by blue andrea at 5:43 PM on September 4, 2009
Best of the web.
Also, happy birthday Jessamyn!
posted by WidgetAlley at 5:44 PM on September 4, 2009
Also, happy birthday Jessamyn!
posted by WidgetAlley at 5:44 PM on September 4, 2009
So much fun. And so many great moments. I love the rawk, and the faux Philip Glass choir, and the Jessamyn Charity Wesssssssst harmony. We should be doing this sort of thing more often.
posted by umbú at 6:33 PM on September 4, 2009
posted by umbú at 6:33 PM on September 4, 2009
Nice work everybody! Sorry I couldn't join in the fun, n_o_d, same reason as I couldn't contribute to last month's Mefi Music Challenge: just didn't have the time.
Happy Birthday, Jessamyn!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:34 PM on September 4, 2009
Happy Birthday, Jessamyn!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:34 PM on September 4, 2009
Happy birthday, Jessamyn!
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 6:38 PM on September 4, 2009
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 6:38 PM on September 4, 2009
Wow! That really rocks out at the end. Happy Birthday!
posted by xorry at 7:31 PM on September 4, 2009
posted by xorry at 7:31 PM on September 4, 2009
Amazing job n_o_d! Happy happy birthday, jessamyn!
Also, anyone else surprised by just how, well, uh, sweet der klanger sounds? Gotta watch that rep, man.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 7:33 PM on September 4, 2009
Also, anyone else surprised by just how, well, uh, sweet der klanger sounds? Gotta watch that rep, man.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 7:33 PM on September 4, 2009
This turned out great!
Great job, not_on_display. And of course, Happy, Happy Birthday Jessamyn I met you once in Toronto at a meetup.
posted by chococat at 8:07 PM on September 4, 2009
Great job, not_on_display. And of course, Happy, Happy Birthday Jessamyn I met you once in Toronto at a meetup.
posted by chococat at 8:07 PM on September 4, 2009
My present was also not singing. Happy Gringle, Many Smores!
posted by yhbc at 8:24 PM on September 4, 2009
posted by yhbc at 8:24 PM on September 4, 2009
Happy birthday! This is pretty insane sounding, in a good way.
posted by edlundart at 9:10 PM on September 4, 2009
posted by edlundart at 9:10 PM on September 4, 2009
I totally dropped the ball on adding to this, goddammit. But I'm here in spirit. Happy Birthday!
posted by middleclasstool at 9:33 PM on September 4, 2009
posted by middleclasstool at 9:33 PM on September 4, 2009
Wow, you guys are super-creative! Well done. Happy Birthday Jessamyn.
posted by anitanita at 9:42 PM on September 4, 2009
posted by anitanita at 9:42 PM on September 4, 2009
Wow, this sounds so awesome! I had a lot of fun putting our part together (much more fun than the paper I'm supposed to be finishing)!
Hippity Happity Buthudathuh Jessamyn!!
posted by DiscourseMarker at 10:03 PM on September 4, 2009
Hippity Happity Buthudathuh Jessamyn!!
posted by DiscourseMarker at 10:03 PM on September 4, 2009
I like to think of my submission as being in the form of a Lumberjack Octet. Also, I played mandolin and provided the effects for man vs sun's Chair voice.
If anyone cares, our individual versions can be found here and here.
Happy birthday, O Queen of all things Lybrarienne.
posted by askmeaboutLOOM at 12:01 AM on September 5, 2009
If anyone cares, our individual versions can be found here and here.
Happy birthday, O Queen of all things Lybrarienne.
posted by askmeaboutLOOM at 12:01 AM on September 5, 2009
Happy Birthday Jessamyn.
On a sidenote: Sitting in a room on your own singing Happy Birthday over and over again is uniquely dispiriting.
posted by minifigs at 3:28 AM on September 5, 2009
On a sidenote: Sitting in a room on your own singing Happy Birthday over and over again is uniquely dispiriting.
posted by minifigs at 3:28 AM on September 5, 2009
<3333333 Jessamyn!!!
posted by Hildegarde at 4:58 AM on September 5, 2009
posted by Hildegarde at 4:58 AM on September 5, 2009
On a sidenote: Sitting in a room on your own singing Happy Birthday over and over again is uniquely dispiriting.
Sitting in a room on your own listening to Happy Birthday when it is not your birthday is apparently an odd-seeming thing, sans explanation.
posted by desuetude at 5:14 AM on September 5, 2009 [1 favorite]
Sitting in a room on your own listening to Happy Birthday when it is not your birthday is apparently an odd-seeming thing, sans explanation.
posted by desuetude at 5:14 AM on September 5, 2009 [1 favorite]
Great stuff, not_on_display! (and everyone else)
Happy Birthday, Jessamyn!
posted by Marie Mon Dieu at 6:32 AM on September 5, 2009
Happy Birthday, Jessamyn!
posted by Marie Mon Dieu at 6:32 AM on September 5, 2009
I just realized the chosen tempo (108 beats per minute) is moderato. Happy Birthday, again!
posted by Kronos_to_Earth at 8:20 AM on September 5, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by Kronos_to_Earth at 8:20 AM on September 5, 2009 [1 favorite]
Logic Pro, by the way.
posted by gman at 12:25 PM on September 5, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by gman at 12:25 PM on September 5, 2009 [1 favorite]
Aw, that was cool. Happy birthday Jessamyn!
posted by SpacemanStix at 1:38 PM on September 5, 2009
posted by SpacemanStix at 1:38 PM on September 5, 2009
Happy Birthday!!!!11!!
(And good job not_on_display and everyone else, that's great stuff!)
posted by snsranch at 3:02 PM on September 5, 2009
(And good job not_on_display and everyone else, that's great stuff!)
posted by snsranch at 3:02 PM on September 5, 2009
Happy birthday jessamyn!! That turned out AWESOME and my son would like to say Happy Birthday and also that we are all a pack of freaks. As if we didn't know that. Yay, n_o_d - that turned out freakily fantastic!
posted by mygothlaundry at 4:05 PM on September 5, 2009
posted by mygothlaundry at 4:05 PM on September 5, 2009
You such did a great job mixing that! WOW. :D
(Although in my typical fashion of being annoyed with myself, now I'm wondering why I sounded sooooo much slower than everyone else... I was going by the metronome to the right tempo and key, I thought... it shoulda worked. Hmmm. Still sounded great though!!!! I just wanted it to be perfect... 'cuz I'm like that.)
posted by miss lynnster at 7:24 PM on September 5, 2009
(Although in my typical fashion of being annoyed with myself, now I'm wondering why I sounded sooooo much slower than everyone else... I was going by the metronome to the right tempo and key, I thought... it shoulda worked. Hmmm. Still sounded great though!!!! I just wanted it to be perfect... 'cuz I'm like that.)
posted by miss lynnster at 7:24 PM on September 5, 2009
Miss Lynnster, at least you didn't do like me and play it a full 2x slower than anyone else! Oops.
posted by umbú at 8:22 PM on September 5, 2009
posted by umbú at 8:22 PM on September 5, 2009
Boy am I glad my contribution is un-credited. It's great to hear it mixed in with the rest of the stuff, though.
posted by Plutor at 6:33 PM on September 7, 2009
posted by Plutor at 6:33 PM on September 7, 2009
It's been days since I've had access to the inarnets on my computer; basically, I posted it, and then drove up to see Jess, and we drove ever further north into the Northeast Kingdom of VT, and then even further north into Quebec. (Why are there no ground cherries available in the US?) I haven't had the real time until now to go over the thread... but during the time off the grid, I was able to play for Jess each of your individual tracks so that she could know exactly who was doing what.
^Plutor: "Boy am I glad my contribution is un-credited. It's great to hear it mixed in with the rest of the stuff, though."
I forgot to mention that! ... Plutor is conducting a rendition of John Cage's 4'33" throughout the entire mix. Well done, Plutor, and the rest of the avant-garde section of the orchestra.
^miss lynnster: "... I'm wondering why I sounded sooooo much slower than everyone else... "
You were totally on tempo, but just doing it in your own time. I placed it at the end because it sounds like someone (with a great voice) lazily singing it to themselves while doing dishes.
^umbú: "Miss Lynnster, at least you didn't do like me and play it a full 2x slower than anyone else! Oops."
Yeah, but it made for a great laaaazy intro. You guyses takes, along with the Whelk's, provided great bookends.
^Kronos_to_Earth: "I just realized the chosen tempo (108 beats per minute) is moderato. Happy Birthday, again!"
I totally missed that! The universe works in wierd ways. According to the wikipedia page on tempo:
Andante — at a walking pace (76–108 bpm)
Moderato — moderately (108–120 bpm)
...and Andante Moderato — a bit faster than andante...
...so you were all walking quickly with the moderator!
Happy Birthday to you all, whenever yours is.
posted by not_on_display at 8:07 AM on September 8, 2009
^Plutor: "Boy am I glad my contribution is un-credited. It's great to hear it mixed in with the rest of the stuff, though."
I forgot to mention that! ... Plutor is conducting a rendition of John Cage's 4'33" throughout the entire mix. Well done, Plutor, and the rest of the avant-garde section of the orchestra.
^miss lynnster: "... I'm wondering why I sounded sooooo much slower than everyone else... "
You were totally on tempo, but just doing it in your own time. I placed it at the end because it sounds like someone (with a great voice) lazily singing it to themselves while doing dishes.
^umbú: "Miss Lynnster, at least you didn't do like me and play it a full 2x slower than anyone else! Oops."
Yeah, but it made for a great laaaazy intro. You guyses takes, along with the Whelk's, provided great bookends.
^Kronos_to_Earth: "I just realized the chosen tempo (108 beats per minute) is moderato. Happy Birthday, again!"
I totally missed that! The universe works in wierd ways. According to the wikipedia page on tempo:
Andante — at a walking pace (76–108 bpm)
Moderato — moderately (108–120 bpm)
...and Andante Moderato — a bit faster than andante...
...so you were all walking quickly with the moderator!
Happy Birthday to you all, whenever yours is.
posted by not_on_display at 8:07 AM on September 8, 2009
I'm sorry I wasn't able to get my submission in. Chalk it up to a combination of laziness, a two-week chest cold, and a complete lack of confidence in my ability to produce anything musical.
In any event, happy birthday, Jessamyn. You've got one hell of a creative and swell boyfriend.
Why are there no ground cherries available in the US?
My son brought some back from the Natick Community Organic Farm, though I don't know if it was just a one-off or if they sell them to the public.
posted by bondcliff at 12:27 PM on September 8, 2009 [1 favorite]
In any event, happy birthday, Jessamyn. You've got one hell of a creative and swell boyfriend.
Why are there no ground cherries available in the US?
My son brought some back from the Natick Community Organic Farm, though I don't know if it was just a one-off or if they sell them to the public.
posted by bondcliff at 12:27 PM on September 8, 2009 [1 favorite]
Aren't tomatillos and ground cherries the same thing? I just picked up a pound at Russo's in Watertown the other day.
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 4:06 PM on September 8, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 4:06 PM on September 8, 2009 [1 favorite]
Ground cherries encompass the entire Physalis genus, of which tomatillos are just one species. As with most botanical distinctions, though, the two terms are probably fairly interchangeable at the supermarket.
posted by Plutor at 5:10 AM on September 9, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by Plutor at 5:10 AM on September 9, 2009 [1 favorite]
I thought this was coming out yesterday, so I'm late to the party. \o/ FANTASTIC job, better than anything I was hearing in my head. Terrific, without caveats.
posted by davejay at 4:06 PM on September 11, 2009
posted by davejay at 4:06 PM on September 11, 2009
i'm a bit taken aback by how much this makes my day.
Metafilter: actually a bunch sappy sweathearts, if you leave the blue.
posted by es_de_bah at 9:23 AM on February 22, 2010 [1 favorite]
Metafilter: actually a bunch sappy sweathearts, if you leave the blue.
posted by es_de_bah at 9:23 AM on February 22, 2010 [1 favorite]
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posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 4:36 PM on September 4, 2009