Chris Thompson writes in the East Bay's free paper of choice, the East Bay Express, and puts it in a way that Im wholeheartedly starting to agree with...

Whats WITH this hippie shit???

He, of course, is talking about how public art is usually hideous shit, Im referring to the 'kumbaya' california ethos that is rapidly giving me a headache.

However, the tuning fork in question is this...



When I first saw it, I went "What the fuck and WHY the fuck is there a 40 foot tuning fork in the middle of downtown Berkeley??"



Ah, but it is tuned to resonate with the earth's natural frequency a lotus eater (and hemp smoker - for medicinal *cough* purposes) would reply.

And I ask the same question that Mr Thompson asks..

Why are they spending madd money to build a tuning fork THAT ONLY DOGS, CATS AND TURTLES can hear????? The frequency is too LOW for our ears!!

California, man.

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An addendum.. there is a small tuning bell near the base of this Bright Red Earth Song Fork that supposedly allows one to hear the resonant frequencies that it is supposed to amplify...



Me? I couldnt hear shit.

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