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Tea with The Mad Hatter
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Tea with The Mad Hatter this afternoon - won't you join us?
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Variety of styles Trying to spark your imagination and move your soul one way or another
Someone you don't know is making music you never heard. The computer age has erupted with music to my great delight. I love the idea of creating music to be listened to around the world via the internet. My music is in a variety of styles including, Jazz, Electronica, Techno, Dance, Rock. I hope you find something that appeals to your taste and you enjoy it as much as I do creating it.
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Electronic • Electronica
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Peak #337
Peak in subgenre #65
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Synthetic Movements 2008
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June 08, 2008
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MP3 4.1 MB • 128 kbps • 4:30
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We've been invited to Tea with The Mad Hatter this afternoon - won't you join us? A little piano, guitar, keyboards, organ, flute, strings galore and a fun romp to be had by all. Come and listen and see what you think...
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The "10/6" on the Hatter's hat means ten shillings and six pence, the price of the hat in pre-decimalisation British money. As the price of the hat would normally be taken off after purchase, this adds credence both to the fact that he is mad, and/or that he is a hatter. The name Mad Hatter was undoubtedly inspired by the phrase "as mad as a hatter". There is some confusion as to whether this originally meant "angry" or "insane" as a hatter, as incidents of both meanings exist in literature, long before Lewis Carroll's book. Evidently one or the other of the meanings resulted from a misinterpretation of the original use, and passed into common usage. There is scientific evidence behind the meaning of insanity. Mercury was used in the process of curing felt used in some hats. It was impossible for hatters to avoid inhaling the mercury fumes given off during the hat making process. Over time, the residual mercury caused neurological damage, as well as confused speech and distorted vision. As the mercury poisoning progressed to dangerously high levels, sufferers could also experience psychotic symptoms, such as hallucinations. Given that anyone exhibiting an altered mental state was dubbed mad at the time, the cause of such malady, and subsequent death of such people doubtless went unexplained for a long time. The Mad Hatter does not exhibit the symptoms of mercury poisoning. Principal symptoms of mercury poisoning known at the time included timidity, loss of self confidence, anxiety, and a desire to remain unobserved. Most likely the Mad Hatter's character was modeled on someone who was not a hatter.
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