catch–up | Cohn-zone

I think this is my first real full day back at work in 2015. Last week at CES was like visiting another planet. Today I come back to a full calendar, a full inbox, with most people as confused about the future… As I am. My calendar today was full of meetings with the title “catch-up”. All of those conversations had sort of the same tone. People feeling well rested from the break, excited about what they’re working on., And a little unsure of what the recent organizational changes will bring. I am giving them all the same advice I’m giving to myself. Change allows an organization to evolve.… the future will not be like the future we requested… But at the same time it’s looking pretty good to me.

It’s very funny to have this perspective on roughly 8 conversations in one day. I’m glad I’m the kind of person people call when they don’t know what to do… I’m sorry I’ve misled them to believe that I do:-)

I think in a past life I would’ve been very happy as a bolshevik or some other sort of radical anarchist

Change is good…

At least for other people…:-)

– Night all, night Sam

– Me

Max is in town as a surprise for Diane’s birthday.. YEAH !

OK.. as promised.. catching up on some pictures here !

First.. Friday nights Mike Gordon concert at House of Blues in Boston was excellent. I went with my friends and partners in crime.. Colin and John who worked with me on the EEL (Aka BIG).. along with Homer who did the mechanicals. .. the crazy touch sensitive keyboard for Mike Gordon’s band..

The band was in their 18th show in a cross country tour. They sounded great and fresh. The music was fantastic.. and the ‘look’ of the stage that Mike was after using simple Moire patterns and cool lighting effect really, really worked. It was so great seeing his ideas made real and working so beautifully .. You can read about it in Wired here

Here are greg, rachel and liggy workign light and sound

love those Moire light boxes.. so simple and so cool

the wireless DMX light up bass and guitar where the hit of the effects in my opinion.. so beautiful

I was there to see the EEL.. it had taken us way to long to build.. but it looked good and worked great..

More of the eel from john cohn on Vimeo.

It was so great seeing folks enjoy the show.. and enjoy the lights.. it was great closure on a long , hard project

i got to my folks around 2:30 AM and hung out with my mom for a while. .then slept about 3 hours.. too much on my mind

next day.. i drove Colin to concord.. and drove straight home to pick up diane in time for the Generator opening ..

That was amazing too !

we made it there about 5.. and it was packed !. More than 850 people came for the opening !

fastgenopen2 from john cohn on Vimeo.

THere were so many great people threre.. I was exhausted.. but loved talkign to everyone. so many ideas.. so much potential.. so much still to do !!!!

we had plenty of grilled cheese and sopup for the folks who came

my two young freinds even made a hat like mine !!!

Gabe and raya checkign ou the laser cutter an vynly cutter

by 8 the place was quieting down.. and Diane and I moved on to our next venue.. Higher ground for the tinariwin show. If you havent seen them, you may want to check them out. They are blues players from Mali.. just amazing musicians..