Fuzzy Logic
In 1995 Biff Blumfumgagne, Tom Hamer, and R. Virgil Ellis formed Fuzzy Logic as a small-scale performance group to exploit Biff and Tom's arcane and uncanny musical resources, in relation to performance poetry and also to explore fuzzy thinking in art.Biff brings violin, therolin, electric mandolin and other devices that may not end with "lin". Tom plays the drumset, MIDI electronics, tuned gongs, various toys and inventions. R. Virgil (Ron) Ellis performs his poetry into a microphone.Ron has long been interested in the relationship, or lack thereof, between science and Buddhism. The idea for a performance group called Fuzzy Logic comes from reading Bart Kosko's book, Fuzzy Thinking: the New Science of Fuzzy Logic. He has written The Tenting Cantos, a series of 100 poems which explore mental states and meditation. Tom and Ron are currently producing an archive of performances of all 100 Cantos culled from studio and live recordings with Dangerous Odds, The Chamber Rock Ensemble, Fuzzy Logic and including new studio work.