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Mr. Rogers, circuit bender?

Here's a brief yet interesting video excerpt where TV icon Mr. Rogers meets with electronic musician/composer Bruce Haack and becomes captivated by a photo-sensitive synth-box. Fred Rogers displays that child-like fascination very well - a feeling many of us still experience while creating interactive devices today.
[via Synthtopia]

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Posted by: Ken on October 29, 2008 at 1:32 PM

That may be the most awesome thing ever... I can stop looking at the Internet now.

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Posted by: herzleid on October 29, 2008 at 3:02 PM

In case anyone wonders about the subtitles: The clip is from a Swedish tv-show. ;D

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Posted by: gear head on October 29, 2008 at 6:02 PM

correction

Oh, he was a bender all right.

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Posted by: foo_now on October 30, 2008 at 12:07 AM

This is Bruce Haack. He really could be one of the first circuit-benders. He also built his own instruments.

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Posted by: Pekar on January 4, 2009 at 9:56 AM

Don't miss the Bruce Haack documentary-
Haack: The King of Techno
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0306836/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Haack

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