Here we are, at the end of a concept. At least that's what I think, though as always I didn't know it at the time. I did not even "give up" on account of this night's disasters. Earlier in the evening I'd been accosted by the guy on the commons hawking his shitty rap cd; having already made the mistake of buying it a few years ago, tonight I said "no thanks" as I walked by, only for him to tell me to "shut the fuck up." Ok, happy to. It was the dreaded "playlist reporting" period at the station, but when I arrived my laptop "arbitrarily" decided it wasn't doing internet anymore, so that was a neat obstacle. I began recording my show late, as you will hear--apologies to The Durutti Column. And I couldn't give away tickets to Stop Making Sense, from which I can only conclude that absolutely no one was listening.
"What else can go wrong," I ask at one point, though without these disclosures you might not know it from hearing hour 1. Sure, the Slits segue was late, and the Underground Youth segue was too soon. (What would Bombast be, without, etc.). It's not a terrible mixtape. I might well have continued in this vein, had I not been "radicalized," for lack of a better description. But I was, so I haven't.
I'm sure the program will continue to sound just as ragged and haphazard, but maybe more intentional "going forward." And, yes, this is a difference. My therapist says I have more power now--is it because I have changed, or did I change because of it? The forensic analysis is not yet complete. But things are different now.
Was it good, while it lasted? Mostly, sure. I mean let's hope so. I spent more than six years on this.
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Breakfast At Eric's: Transmission 284, 2016 June 18
Come Inside And Be All You've Dreamed Of: Transmission 283, 2016 June 15
You Ain't Seen Nothing Till You've Seen the Invisible: Transmission 282, 2016 June 9
While Your Charm Is Considered Disarming: Transmission 281, 2016 June 8
We Can Go for a Walk Where It's Quiet and Dry, and Talk About Precious Things: Transmission 280, 2016 June 1
Wandering Up And Down Those Avenues Of Sin: Transmission 279, 2016 May 18
A Presence Conjured From Thin Air: Transmission 278, 2016 May 14
Don't You Roll So Slow: Transmission 277, 2016 May 11
Gangster Whitewalls, TV Antenna In The Back: Transmission 276, 2016 May 04
It's Going To Be The Usual Wild Ride, Mrs. Toad: Transmission 275, 2016 April 27
Uniquely, Completely, Imperially Alone: Transmission 274, 2016 April 23
A Determination Will Be Made As To Why That Occurred: Transmission 273, 2016 April 20
You Can't Tell If It's Your Birthday Or You're Getting Fired: Transmission 272, 2016 April 17
You're Floating Along, It's Hardly Worth Trying: Transmission 271, 2016 April 13
U_D_M Detour 19, 2015 October 26
Be Careful Where You Walk, And Don't Stare at the Stars: Transmission 270, 2016 April 6
Cruising Altitude Departure 18, 2015 September 20
We Know This Is a Moment Lost in Normal Time: Transmission 269, 2016 March 30
In the Absence of Better Explanations: Transmission 268, 2016 March 23
Me, A Machine, And My Obsession: Transmission 267, 2016 March 16
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