(where i don’t have a manager and the owner is an aloof former financial planner) she fell from the ceiling
then crawled behind the radiator
and i pulled her out and put her in a little box. i brought her outside because i didn’t know what else to do,
and i was sitting there watching her while a lined formed
(because i‘m the only one on the clock)
and i was like
if i watch this baby bird die i‘m gonna have a nervous breakdown for real. (i had on adrienne lenker all day because i was feeling emo and ultimately that didn’t help the situation) a regular offered to take her home and nurse her back to health.
good. i texted my boss about it and she said i could take $30 extra dollars out of the register. (which is great because it’s been dead today and no one in park slope tips that much) earlier a guy came in wearing a goofy ass hat and a shirt that said
“Wake up. Do good. Repeat.”
and he literally didn’t even tip me. literally i would be suchhhh a good administrative assistant….
saving lives and filing and stuff.
Here it is, folks! Volume I of what could very well be a continuous project. Thank you so much to everyone that submitted - I smiled the entire time I was putting this together. It's best listened to with headphones ☺️
Liner Notes:
This collection of field recordings is a collaborative effort with users of PI.FYI, each of which recorded their own pieces. It features audio from all over the world and exhibits eclectic moments from London Underground commutes to cuckoo bird calls in Dhaka to the sounds of a century-old American diner. Online communities like PI.FYI often represent a diverse set of people, places, and experiences, but together, the submissions form a living collage that highlights the commonalities of modern life - a unifying message for such a tumultuous time. The first track features all of the sounds played at once in an attempt to create an audio snapshot of an online community but in their offline lives. The individual recordings are unedited except for minor gain and compression adjustments for consistency across the collection.
