Part 17 (1/2)
Over the years Pierre excelled in perfornificent future where he could call the shots As a performer or composer But Pierre had other ideas
He was rapt in the study of the theory of music How notes related to each other How scales related to each other Whatyet others com- pletely offensive He explored the relationshi+ps between Eastern polyphonic scales and the Western twelve note scale Discord, harmony, melody, emotional responses; these were the true loves of Pierre Troubleaux
Upon graduation from Julliard he announced, that contrary to his family's belief and desire, he would not seek advanced train- ing Rather, he would continue his study of musical relationshi+ps which by now had become an obsession There was little expertise in this specific area, so he pursued it alone He wrote and arranged h funds to exist in his pallid Soho loft in don Manhattan
He believed that there was an inherent underlying Natural Law that guided music and musical appreciation If he could find that Law, he would have the for perfect music every time With the Law at the crux of all music, and with control over the Law, he ruminated, one could write a oals of the writer and create the desired effect on the listener By foranize the unwieldy amount of data he had accumulated His collections of interpretive musical analysis filled file cabinets and countless shelves He relied on hisin the rea out of control He needed a solution
Max Jones was a casual acquaintance that Pierre had met at the Lone Star Cafe on the corner of 13th and 5th Avenue The Lone Star was a New York fixture, capped with a 60 foot iguana on the roof They both enjoyed the live country acts that played there
Max played the roll of an Urban Coho had teiven up Acid Rock in favor of shi+t kickin' Southern Rock Pierre found the , so he rationalized that drinking and partying at the Lone Star was a hile endeavor which contributed to his work
That may have been partially true
Max was a co firms in midtown Manhattan A complex mixture of co user, Max e and small computer systems to pay the bills
”That means they pretend to payproductive”
Max was an ”ex-hippie who put on shoes to ” and a social anarchist at heart At 27, Max had the rugged look that John Travolta popularized in the 70's but on a rock solid trim six foot five 240 pound frame He dwarfed Pierre's ood looks and tailored appearance, even in jeans and a T-shi+rt were a strong contrast to Max's ruddiness Pierre's jet black hair was side parted and covered racefully tickled his shoulders
Piercing black eyes stared over a prominent Roman nose and thin cheeks which tapered in an alh; no one in their rightbut a confirmed and practiced heterosexual
His years of romantic achieve created an unidentifiable formal and educated accent; one which held incredible sex appeal to American women
Max and Pierre sipped at their beers while Max ra to change the world
”In a few years every one on the planet will have his own comput- er and it will be connected to everyone else's computer All information will be free and the planet will be a better place to live and so on” Max's technical serht into the beliefs of Steven Jobs, the young charis force behind Apple Computer
Pierre had heard it before, especially after Max had had a few
His view of a future world with everyone sitting in front of a picture tube playing with nuht hit hi to break into another one of Max's Apple pitches
”Yeahoh yeah, sorry A neck Long Star beer
”These computers you play with”
”Not play, ith Work with!” He pointed e in particular
”OK, ith Can these computers play, er, ith music?”
Max looked quizzically at Pierre ”Music, sure You just program it in and out it comes In fact, the Apple II is the ideal computer to play music You can add a synthesizer chip and”
”What if I don't know anything about computers?”