Public:Group Solstice Show

WINTER SOLSTICE

2024

Whistling past the sun's graveyard

For the past few years, a number of people got together to stream over 24hrs of music. It'd be nice to do it again. Why? Because nothing matters unless we decide it matters.

"This is what it is to be human: to see the essential existential futility of all action, all striving -- and to act, to strive." -Spider Robinson, Stardance

2023 planning

In 2024, Winter Solstice is on: December 22nd: 03:27 UTC December 21st: 22:27 EST (UTC -5) December 21st: 21:27 CST (UTC -6) December 21st: 20:27 MST (UTC -7) December 21st: 19:27 PST (UTC -8) December 21st: 18:27 AKST (UTC -9) December 21st: 17:27 HST (UTC -10) December 22nd: 04:27 Spain & Germany (UTC + 1) December 22nd: 10:27 Vietnam (UTC + 7) This list will be updated to better reflect host locations

Status of the streaming software

• Last year's streaming setup worked well, so we'll hopefully be going with the same thing.
• If you are interested in streaming your set(s) yourself, please test your setups ahead of time. Contact seanth at gmail dot com if you need help.

The Sets

• SCHEDULE AND SIGNUP AVAILABLE AT SIGNUP GENIUS:
• Signup Sheet

The following table is only for reference by the organizers

Your mom is only for reference by the organizers.

Slot	Date	ET(-5)	CT(-6)	MT(-7)	PT(-8)	AKT(-9)	HT(-10)	Host	Host time zone	Set name	notes
01	2023.12.21	16:00-18:00	15:00-17:00	14:00-16:00	13:00-15:00	12:00-14:00	11:00-13:00	SeanT, SophusH, and Basho P. Luddite	ET(UTC-5)	Familienuntergangspfeife	✓
02	2023.12.21	18:00-20:00	17:00-19:00	16:00-18:00	15:00-17:00	14:00-16:00	13:00-15:00	(sgg)	PT(UTC-8)	this is fine.	✓ A fun look back at the year in the news
03	2023.12.21	20:00-22:00	19:00-21:00	18:00-20:00	17:00-19:00	16:00-18:00	15:00-17:00	grahams	ET(UTC-5)	grahams' completely normal radio programme	✓ pre-rec
04	2023.12.21	22:00-00:00	21:00-23:00	20:00-22:00	19:00-21:00	18:00-20:00	17:00-19:00	Giles Hall	ET(UTC-5)		✓ Actual solstice time
05	2023.12.22	00:00-02:00	23:00-01:00	22:00-00:00	21:00-23:00	20:00-22:00	19:00-21:00	Ronald Hartley (Ronnie Foxwit)	HT(UTC-10)	Meraki	✓
06	2023.12.22	02:00-04:00	01:00-03:00	00:00-02:00	23:00-01:00	22:00-00:00	21:00-23:00	Trevor Fristoe	AT(UTC-4)	Caribbean Amphibian	✓
07	2023.12.22	04:00-06:00	03:00-05:00	02:00-04:00	01:00-03:00	00:00-02:00	23:00-01:00	(Inateapot)	ET(UTC-5)		✓
08	2023.12.22	06:00-08:00	05:00-07:00	04:00-06:00	03:00-05:00	02:00-04:00	01:00-03:00	(Gelatinous Ooze)	PT(UTC-8)		✓
09	2023.12.22	08:00-10:00	07:00-09:00	06:00-08:00	05:00-07:00	04:00-06:00	03:00-05:00	(EHawk)	ET(UTC-5)	Dedicated to the ones I catalog	✓
10	2023.12.22	10:00-12:00	09:00-11:00	08:00-10:00	07:00-09:00	06:00-08:00	05:00-07:00	Vera Jones (Porch Processions)	PT(UTC-8)	What is Love, to you?	✓
11	2023.12.22	12:00-14:00	11:00-13:00	10:00-12:00	09:00-11:00	08:00-10:00	07:00-09:00	Justin Blanton (Mr. Anderson)	MT?	lets get through tha afternoon special	✓
12	2023.12.22	14:00-16:00	13:00-15:00	12:00-14:00	11:00-13:00	10:00-12:00	09:00-11:00	Rory Kirchner (nxrbl)	ET(UTC-5)		✓
====Stretch Goal #1 (to get West Coast Sunset)====
13	2023.12.22	16:00-18:00	15:00-17:00	14:00-16:00	13:00-15:00	12:00-14:00	11:00-13:00	Curtis Pink	MT(UTC-7)	oh honey Bee Honey Bee	✓
14	2023.12.22	18:00-20:00	17:00-19:00	16:00-18:00	15:00-17:00	14:00-16:00	13:00-15:00	( Mr. Peabody)	?	With his boy Sherman	✓
15	2023.12.22	20:00-22:00	19:00-21:00	18:00-20:00	17:00-19:00	16:00-18:00	15:00-17:00	Steve Crim (7mg)	MT(UTC-7)	XMAS IS FUCKING GARBAGE I HATE EVERYONE	✓
16	2023.12.22	22:00-00:00	21:00-23:00	20:00-22:00	19:00-21:00	18:00-20:00	17:00-19:00	Shane Bushey	ET(UTC-5)	Songs To Ride Your Bicycle Shaped Objects To	✓
====Stretch Goal #2====
17	2023.12.23	00:00-02:00	23:00-01:00	22:00-00:00	21:00-23:00	20:00-22:00	19:00-21:00	(Goat Caroler)	ET(UTC-5)	The Set That Almost Wasn't	✓
18	2023.12.23	02:00-04:00	01:00-03:00	00:00-02:00	23:00-01:00	22:00-00:00	21:00-23:00	Sean Stanley	ET(UTC-5)		✓
19	2023.12.23	04:00-06:00	03:00-05:00	02:00-04:00	01:00-03:00	00:00-02:00	23:00-01:00	(Autonomic Pilot)		micr0verdose	✓

Tutorials & Solar calculators

• Tutorial on using GarageBand to make a pre-recorded (canned) set
• Useful for calculating some solar and lunar events: https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/solcalc/sunrise.html , https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/@5562087

Track Listings or Links to Playlists

TBA

Past tributes

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