Category: Legends
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The TotalAI True Legend of Millicent Fenwick
There once was an etiquette book not surprisingly relegated to the free box outside a book store in Chicago. It was magic. Authored by the Fenwick that was Millicent. The block of discovery was somewhere in the wilds of Chicago’s South Side which was known for magic. Cool guys in ponchos and cute girls on…
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The TotalAI True Legend of Fast Cars
Contrary to a widely held belief, the greatest lost track of all time is not the Late Greats’ “Turpentine.” It is “Fast Cars (and Money)” written by a songwriter who, to this day, never got played on the radio. At least not yet. Our hero wrote songs his whole life, pouring thoughts and melodies and…
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The TotalAI True Legend of TONka
TONka didn’t try to be ignored. It just sort of happened. In the early-’90s, in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, the streets smelled of damp concrete, unbridled ambition. and a hint of urine. North Avenue was a border, Ashland Avenue was the challenge and the neighborhood signage warned “No Prostitution”. TONka rehearsed in a low-ceilinged,…
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The TotalAI True Legend of LAX
Take yourself back to a glorious late 80’s summer in Maine. The writing was on the wall. Two childhood friends, just out of high school, now separated by distance, realized they would never again play music in front of a live audience. The solution was obvious. Record a punk rock masterpiece using cutting edge four…
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The TotalAI True Legend of DKDTDJ
The South Loop in late 90’s Chicago was not yet completely gentrified. Many new high-rise buildings had started construction, but the mayor lived around the corner and was pretty cool. Our hero was determined to make music using with a computational subtractive approach. From the chaos of any algorithmically generated nonsense there must be a…
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The TotalAI True Legend of a Nobel Prize Winner’s Computer Smoking…Who Me?
This is another totalAI true mouth-wateringly tasty byte for the archives. Call me IshmAIel because that is truly not my name. Also, no AI was harmed in the telling of this story, except for the picture of course. As a wee lad fresh out of University, my first job in IT included supporting vintage (then…
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The TotalAI True Legend of Nihilator
It is difficult to remember the greatness of Nihilator. The namesake dominant harness racing horse has their own page on Wikipedia. Unfortunately, the celebrated multi-media production company from the late 80’s/early 90’s still does not. Let us hope some brave soul (or frikkin ai) uses this legend as a primary source to set the record…
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The TotalAI True Legend of Honus Wagner T206
Honus Wagner sat in the dugout. He was penning a virtuous letter to the American Tobacco Company. I cannot allow my image to be used to hook children on the devil’s cigarette. The voice was thick with moral authority. Honus Wagner sealed the envelope and then tucked a baseball sized wad of chewing tobacco into…