The Thing is an Arizona roadside attraction hyped by signs along Interstate 10 between El Paso, Texas, and Tucson, Arizona. A large number of billboards entice travelers along this sparse stretch of desert highway to stop, just to find out what the mysterious Thing might be. The object, supposedly a mummified mother and child, is believed to have been made by a creator of exhibits for sideshows named Homer Tate.
The Thing was purchased by former Thomas Binkley Prince in the mid-twentieth century, who quickly based a tourist attraction around the strange object. Although Prince died in 1969, the attraction was run by his wife Janet for many years. Today, the site is under the ownership of Bowlins, Inc. Despite its remoteness, the attraction has been popular; it has appeared in several tourist guides, and has been the subject of several news stories and reports.
The Thing! is an Americanhorrorcomic book published by Charlton Comics that ran 17 issues from 1952 to 1954. Its tagline was "Weird tales of suspense and horror!" After the 17th issue it was cancelled and the series' numbering continued as Blue Beetle vol. 2.
Artist Steve Ditko provided the covers for #12-15 and 17. He also illustrated stories in issues #12-15. The cover of #12 marks this industry notable's first comic-book cover art.
In 2006, Pure Imagination released the trade paperbackSteve Ditko's The Thing! that reprinted all of Ditko's stories from this title, and used the cover of #15 for its cover. The back cover shows the covers from The Thing #12, 13 and 14 and Strange Suspense Stories #22. It also included Ditko stories from Charlton's Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #5 and #11, Do You Believe In Nightmares #1, Strange Suspense Stories #36, and Unusual Tales #25.
In 2014, UK publisher PS Artbooks reprinted the entire series in a deluxe two volume hardcover collection.
The band was established in February 2000 to play a series of concerts in Stockholm and a recording of Don Cherry compositions that was released in Sweden by the label Crazy Wisdom/Universal. Melding German, British and American traditions of free music, their repertoire has later been collected from various sources such as James Blood Ulmer, Frank Lowe, PJ Harvey, White Stripes and Joe McPhee. McPhee was also a participating musician on the She Knows... album (2001). Other guests who have joined The Thing for recording and performances include Ken Vandermark, Otomo Yoshihide, Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke and Jeb Bishop.
Garage was released on the Smalltown Superjazzz label in 2004. An EP of live material performed with Joe McPhee and Cato Salsa Experience was released in 2005, as well as a live album. 2006 saw the release of Action Jazz, also on Smalltown Superjazz. The group covers material from Ornette Coleman, Lightning Bolt, Yosuke Yamashita and others in addition to original material. The group are the only free jazz ensemble working today who wear stage uniforms. They perform clad in t-shirts from Ruby's Barbecue Restaurant in Austin, Texas.
The Thing, also known as the Great Seal bug, was one of the first covert listening devices (or "bugs") to use passive techniques to transmit an audio signal. It was concealed inside a gift given by the Soviets to the US Ambassador to Moscow on August 4, 1945. Because it was passive, being energized and activated by electromagnetic energy from an outside source, it is considered a predecessor of RFID technology.
Creation
The Thing was designed by Soviet Russian inventor Léon Theremin, whose best-known invention is the electronic musical instrument the theremin.
The principle used by The Thing, of a resonant cavity microphone, had been patented by Winfield R. Koch of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in 1941. In US patent 2,238,117 he describes the principle of a sound-modulated resonant cavity. High-frequency energy is inductively coupled to the cavity. The resonant frequency is varied by the change in capacitance resulting from the displacement of the acoustic diaphragm.
Album: MONO
Year: 2011
Musicians:
Mats Gustafsson - Tenor and Baritone Saxophone
Ingebrigt Häker Flaten - Bass
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums
Recorded 31 January - 1º February 2011 by Casey Rice in MONO at Headgap Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Mastered 14' April 2011 at Chigado Matering Service by Bob Western and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten
Produced by The Thing
Label SmallTown Superjazz
Oslo, Norway
published: 05 Sep 2015
The Thing - Triple Fox
Album: MONO
Year: 2011
Musicians:
Mats Gustafsson - Tenor and Baritone Saxophone
Ingebrigt Häker Flaten - Bass
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums
Recorded 31 January - 1º February 2011 by Casey Rice in MONO at Headgap Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Mastered 14' April 2011 at Chigado Matering Service by Bob Western and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten
Produced by The Thing
Label SmallTown Superjazz
Oslo, Norway
published: 05 Sep 2015
THE THING - Reboot
Track #2 from the album "Boot!" released in 2013 by The Thing Records.
Musicians:
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - Bass
Mats Gustafsson - Saxophones
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums
NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTEDED, JUST FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I SHOULD REMOVE THIS GREAT PIECE OF MUSIC. MANY THANKS!
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published: 11 Jan 2014
The Thing - Alfie's Theme
Album: MONO
Year: 2011
Musicians:
Mats Gustafsson - Tenor and Baritone Saxophone
Ingebrigt Häker Flaten - Bass
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums
Recorded 31 January - 1º February 2011 by Casey Rice in MONO at Headgap Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Mastered 14' April 2011 at Chigado Matering Service by Bob Western and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten
Produced by The Thing
Label SmallTown Superjazz
Oslo, Norway
published: 05 Sep 2015
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Joe McPhee/Paal Nilssen-Love - 1st Set
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Joe McPhee/Paal Nilssen-Love
1st Set
June 26, 2010
Presented by Nameless Sound
at Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex
Houston, TX
This video is part of
Nameless: 20 Years of Sound - Edition: Joe McPhee
To explore the whole edition, go to:
https://www.namelesssound.org/nameless-20-years-of-sound/edition-1-joe-mcphee
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - double bass
Joe McPhee - alto saxophone, pocket trumpet
Paal Nilssen-Love - drums
Concert Produced by Nameless Sound
Audio Recorded by Ryan Edwards and Shannon Smith
MIxed and Mastered by Ryan Edwards
Video Produced by Nada Brahma Media
Camera Operators: Kathy Chatham, Robert Johns, Miles White, Don White
Edited and Directed by Don White
"God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog Jr./Billie Holiday)
"Bruremarsj" (traditional, N...
Album: MONO
Year: 2011
Musicians:
Mats Gustafsson - Tenor and Baritone Saxophone
Ingebrigt Häker Flaten - Bass
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums
Recorded 31 January - 1º February 2011 by Casey Rice in MONO at Headgap Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Mastered 14' April 2011 at Chigado Matering Service by Bob Western and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten
Produced by The Thing
Label SmallTown Superjazz
Oslo, Norway
Album: MONO
Year: 2011
Musicians:
Mats Gustafsson - Tenor and Baritone Saxophone
Ingebrigt Häker Flaten - Bass
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums
Recorded 31 January - 1º February 2011 by Casey Rice in MONO at Headgap Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Mastered 14' April 2011 at Chigado Matering Service by Bob Western and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten
Produced by The Thing
Label SmallTown Superjazz
Oslo, Norway
Album: MONO
Year: 2011
Musicians:
Mats Gustafsson - Tenor and Baritone Saxophone
Ingebrigt Häker Flaten - Bass
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums
Recorded 31 January - 1º February 2011 by Casey Rice in MONO at Headgap Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Mastered 14' April 2011 at Chigado Matering Service by Bob Western and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten
Produced by The Thing
Label SmallTown Superjazz
Oslo, Norway
Album: MONO
Year: 2011
Musicians:
Mats Gustafsson - Tenor and Baritone Saxophone
Ingebrigt Häker Flaten - Bass
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums
Recorded 31 January - 1º February 2011 by Casey Rice in MONO at Headgap Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Mastered 14' April 2011 at Chigado Matering Service by Bob Western and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten
Produced by The Thing
Label SmallTown Superjazz
Oslo, Norway
Track #2 from the album "Boot!" released in 2013 by The Thing Records.
Musicians:
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - Bass
Mats Gustafsson - Saxophones
Paal Nilssen-Love...
Track #2 from the album "Boot!" released in 2013 by The Thing Records.
Musicians:
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - Bass
Mats Gustafsson - Saxophones
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums
NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTEDED, JUST FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I SHOULD REMOVE THIS GREAT PIECE OF MUSIC. MANY THANKS!
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Created with AquaSoft SlideShow for YouTube: http://www.aquasoft.net
Track #2 from the album "Boot!" released in 2013 by The Thing Records.
Musicians:
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - Bass
Mats Gustafsson - Saxophones
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums
NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTEDED, JUST FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I SHOULD REMOVE THIS GREAT PIECE OF MUSIC. MANY THANKS!
-
Created with AquaSoft SlideShow for YouTube: http://www.aquasoft.net
Album: MONO
Year: 2011
Musicians:
Mats Gustafsson - Tenor and Baritone Saxophone
Ingebrigt Häker Flaten - Bass
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums
Recorded 31 January - 1º February 2011 by Casey Rice in MONO at Headgap Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Mastered 14' April 2011 at Chigado Matering Service by Bob Western and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten
Produced by The Thing
Label SmallTown Superjazz
Oslo, Norway
Album: MONO
Year: 2011
Musicians:
Mats Gustafsson - Tenor and Baritone Saxophone
Ingebrigt Häker Flaten - Bass
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums
Recorded 31 January - 1º February 2011 by Casey Rice in MONO at Headgap Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Mastered 14' April 2011 at Chigado Matering Service by Bob Western and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten
Produced by The Thing
Label SmallTown Superjazz
Oslo, Norway
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Joe McPhee/Paal Nilssen-Love
1st Set
June 26, 2010
Presented by Nameless Sound
at Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex
Houston, TX
This v...
Album: MONO
Year: 2011
Musicians:
Mats Gustafsson - Tenor and Baritone Saxophone
Ingebrigt Häker Flaten - Bass
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums
Recorded 31 January - 1º February 2011 by Casey Rice in MONO at Headgap Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Mastered 14' April 2011 at Chigado Matering Service by Bob Western and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten
Produced by The Thing
Label SmallTown Superjazz
Oslo, Norway
Album: MONO
Year: 2011
Musicians:
Mats Gustafsson - Tenor and Baritone Saxophone
Ingebrigt Häker Flaten - Bass
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums
Recorded 31 January - 1º February 2011 by Casey Rice in MONO at Headgap Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Mastered 14' April 2011 at Chigado Matering Service by Bob Western and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten
Produced by The Thing
Label SmallTown Superjazz
Oslo, Norway
Track #2 from the album "Boot!" released in 2013 by The Thing Records.
Musicians:
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - Bass
Mats Gustafsson - Saxophones
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums
NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTEDED, JUST FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I SHOULD REMOVE THIS GREAT PIECE OF MUSIC. MANY THANKS!
-
Created with AquaSoft SlideShow for YouTube: http://www.aquasoft.net
Album: MONO
Year: 2011
Musicians:
Mats Gustafsson - Tenor and Baritone Saxophone
Ingebrigt Häker Flaten - Bass
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums
Recorded 31 January - 1º February 2011 by Casey Rice in MONO at Headgap Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Mastered 14' April 2011 at Chigado Matering Service by Bob Western and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten
Produced by The Thing
Label SmallTown Superjazz
Oslo, Norway
The Thing is an Arizona roadside attraction hyped by signs along Interstate 10 between El Paso, Texas, and Tucson, Arizona. A large number of billboards entice travelers along this sparse stretch of desert highway to stop, just to find out what the mysterious Thing might be. The object, supposedly a mummified mother and child, is believed to have been made by a creator of exhibits for sideshows named Homer Tate.
The Thing was purchased by former Thomas Binkley Prince in the mid-twentieth century, who quickly based a tourist attraction around the strange object. Although Prince died in 1969, the attraction was run by his wife Janet for many years. Today, the site is under the ownership of Bowlins, Inc. Despite its remoteness, the attraction has been popular; it has appeared in several tourist guides, and has been the subject of several news stories and reports.
CHORUS Small girl, you don't know the thing I am teaching you the thing You are playing with the thing 2x I say push it up, push it up Move am, move am Wind am wind am slow Make you no dey rush am Move am move am Aso we go VERSE Take it slow baby and wind for me Move it closer and do let me see You want to know the thing, you for be humble Make you no dey take am dey gamble Ino be gidigidi ibe simple Make you no dey rush am so you no go fumble Y[de agorT yi reba wo fie [de[n ne amirikatuo yi I can give to you all nite long If you feel it sing the song Y[b[hyeea hyeea ay[ sono Y[b[hye soa hye so a agye s[ anTpa nTn krono (Gye s[ anTpa nTn krono) ansaana y[bie y[n pono yeaa P wizzle tell al di likkle gal dem CHORUS 2ND VERSE (BRADEZ) I be king, I treat you like queen Take a ring, before we do a thing You be the reason why everyday, I love to sing Shake ma me ma me, wind again again and again Y[ ne nt[mt[m, [ny[ slow lyrics from museke.com S[ wogyaee a [ny[ buoo Abrante[ hw[ m'ani nsuo Y[ny[ mmTfra so y[bT nkuro †nye babTne na mmom Thye s[ tamale So sweet like a freezy lemonade S[ wose wodT me a, saman me She be hot like some body Wei de[ samale kora nhu nea mahu yi (Atumpan) ibe we wey dey run the game We dey do am not only for fame We get love for it all the same Atumpan, talking drum, the name You be the apprentice wey ibe master If I dey call you say yes master I go show you make you learn am faster I be your teacher I no be your pastor Teacher Atumpan, teaching chemistry and physics I be you get the line, touch ma body make we start with kisses I be your teacher teaching you chemistry and physics If you do am well, you go fi end up being ma Mrs.