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My FIVE YEAR PLAN as 'solo musician' was ritually ended off and + [aufmerzed] at this tabletop concert.

Previously 9 artists/projects of integrity had been asked to merge, manipulate and mix any of my solo sound material down to an 18 minute piece each.

I had only added an extra 9 minutes of silence to each contribution, kind of blank spaces in the waves on my screen, blackouts maybe? No, seriously; silence as white acrylic paint.

3 were asked to deliver in stereo, 3+3 in mono, and the material was then directly layered on three source discs that was used for the live mixing by "Tore", "Honoré" and "Bøe".

DECIBEL FESTIVAL
      CHELA
      BUENOS AIRES
      ARGENTINA
      October 29 & 30
          NELSON GASTALDI
          MINEXIO X
          JAZZKAMMER
          LASSE MARHAUG
          JOHN HEGRE
          SIR DUPERMANN
          THE GOLDEN SERENADES
          TORE HONORÉ BØE

- So, who is this?
- Tore.
- Where is he?
- In the Canaries, with his family.
- Really?
- Yes, tonight we are him.
- You are him?
- Yes. We are him.
- Does he really exist?

WHAT'S IN A NAME? Tore Honoré Bøe is not an easy name for most people to pronounce, thus it is not very market friendly nor sellable. Rather symbolic that it's MY name, methinks.

"The name of Tore incorporates a potential aptitude for concentration and patient, logical thought along mechanical or scientific lines. You tend to prefer to follow normal routine rather than cope with the disruption and uncertainty entailed in trying something new.

You gravitate to situations where you have stability and the opportunity to make slow step-by-step progress, preferably in a technical field. Procrastination and lack of
self-confidence may restrict your success. You enjoy associating with others, and would not be happy living or working alone.

This name tends to make you dependent upon others, and you find it difficult to face issues or important decisions without relying upon others for advice and encouragement. This name undermines positivity, with the result that you can be influenced against your better judgment. You find it difficult to say "no" and mean it.

This name is not conducive to good health, and tends to engender the desire for heavy foods, for example, excessive protein and carbohydrates. You could suffer with problems relative to the fluid functions or intestinal tract such as constipation, growths, swelling of the legs and ankles or over-stoutness." - kabbalarians.com

It has all been arranged so that Tore Honoré Bøe starts writing this text NOW, as i go on stage at the Decibel Festival for my last concert in the FIVE YEAR PLAN. Synchronized by SMS, Lasse Marhaug is now Tore (and perhaps Anla ex-Reynols is Honoré, and J-kammers John is Bøe?) for these 27 minutes, as he was on my debut solo concert at Les Observatoires in Évreux almost exactly five years ago, and as he and Kai Kobi were at the art academy in Oslo some time later.

Yes, i am nervous as i look out into the audience. The smell of all the catshit we cleaned out of this amazing factory space is tsill present, but the easily recogniseable stench of an event is more prominent. Food in the mix. Is that hum coming from the source disks or from the ceiling? I notice one guy up front looking really interested, always one, always was, always will be, the one that counts, yeah, you.

Again i have this weird sensation of being more places at the same time, as my wish to physically be present at the festival is intense. Otherness-group Reynols have performed telepathic concerts before, they have decorated the room for tonight, and now i will think THIS and THAT to see if it has any effect on what "i are" doing right NOW.

Maybe also Anla, John, Emil, Bjørn, James, Jan-M, Christian, Matt and Ronnie are a little bit Bøe just in this moment, gleefully projected through Mr. Marhaug who i know is under the titilating adrenaline rush spell.

My last solo concert, would you believe it? After a night so far shared with Starsky and Hutch and a wife, then this NOW that creates tiny currents between the realities and possibilities. This is my maoist moment of self critique, as i bend for the origami republika tribunal and admit i was wrong going solo, letting my duties for the network fade into the background of some projected NAME, what's in a name anyway?

So, as Lasse and potential others were just me, i'll be Lasse right now, and end this night with a banana and a glass of milk. New words to be shared tomorrow, new destinies to be outlined, new projects to be terminated and dissolved. New five year plan, again related to food, basically.

There; that was 27 minutes of textwriting on the spot... That's why i'd like to bring my mac on stage one time.

¡Mucho gracias por la visita, buenas noches - hasta mañana, los lunnies y los niños - vamos a la cama!

          Peace & Prosperity!

          ThB, San Fernando, OCT 29 2004 21:27 ba time