And The Award For Coolest Musical Instrument Goes To...

...the theremin.

I had heard of the theremin, but the first time I saw one in action was at a performance by Stickerbook just a few months ago.

I remember seeing the band onstage and hearing all the instruments and being able to associate each sound I was hearing with an instrument I was seeing, as anyone with a good healthy brain should do. Except one sound. One crazy sound... I also remember seeing one member of the band (Jen Hammaker, it turns out) standing in front of what looked like kinda like a keyboard with an antenna, holding her hands in the air and conducting or something.

When I realized the crazy sound was coming from the conductor person, my head slowly tilted to the right, like a dog's does when they just don't understand.

Theremins rule!