Thursday, March 27, 2008

Phonautograph!

No, seriously, this is, in its tiny way, utterly thrilling, right? Despite the fact that as Gawker hilariously points out, it sounds "remarkably like Joanna Newsome"? Still, the idea of hearing something recorded in 1860 knocks me out.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That IS totally amazing. Thanks for posting about it.

Also, I saw the reference to you on Night After Night. Didn't know he and you were acquainted!