John Cage recital set to last 639 years recently witnessed a chord change

639 years? Big deal, The Long Now foundation built a clock to last 10,000 years. I hate John Cage since I got his massive world-wide hit 4′33″ stuck in my head.

The foundation cocktail place in SF has some art on the wall that changes every minute. I can't remember if by John Cage or someone else..

I just need you to know that I went and googled "John Cage 4'33" " and now I am quite upset with you for this comment!!!

One thing I like about 4′33″ is that it is very compressible, especially the studio version. The live version, a little less so.

> The Long Now foundation built a clock to last 10,000 years

The Long Now Foundation is attempting to build a clock to last 10,000 years.

Construction began close to a decade ago, and there is no estimated completion date. Construction of the clock may well last 10,000 years.

It's quite an ear worm!

Every time I listen I notice something new in it.

I think at one point the Van Horn TX clock was considered a "prototype" or another one that would be built incorporating lessons learned, although I don't know if that's still the plan.

Coincidentally the clock will ring with a cycle of chimes that repeats every 10,000 years

I like it stretched. The 800% slower version is amazing.

> The Long Now Foundation is attempting to build a clock to last 10,000 years.

The pyramids are only half that old, and they've accumulated a fair bit of damage despite being solid stone.

You joke but my current goal in life is to be able to wake up somewhere that I can enjoy 4'33" every day. I'm just so sick of the noise.