I was going to write: "Buckle up it's going to be a bumpy ride," because I was thinking about the robotic cab driver in the original 'Total Recall'. Then I thought that the line it said was actually: "Get ready for a surprise!" Then it blows up for no known reason. I love that character. However, I also have a notion that it says both lines.
P.S. My favorite fact in life is that: Parker Lewis Can't Lose and this episode has HINTENTAHBUHNTEN content. #youspellit
In the words of...Jake?..."Here we go again." That's right, Jake, you sad son-of-a-bitch. Here we do go again. And why? That's not usually asked, but since it is here, I'll tell you. This podcast exists to experiment with things. One of the most important things is improvisation or the concept of doing something and not know what is going to happen next. From second to second there is no telling what might transpire. One thing is for certain though: There will be mistakes or at least unexpected things will occur. Being pretty much the only soul in attendance (assuming the various layers of one's personality aren't unique souls in themselves), I must 'roll with those punches' or in other words deal with those things as they happen. It's fun, weird, and ultimately just another experiment. This one's a second go at it. How will it differ? How much does it remain the same? It's time to take on the B Side.
One's history certainly has a way of catching up with itself. If I was told that thirty years ago, I probably wouldn't know what to make of it. I do have a distinct memory of being told that at some point in the past, but was it thirty years ago? Was it less than ten years ago? Or did I just make all of that up? These are questions that come about when you don't ask them to. Some times you are just trying to get these tasks done so you can go home for the day. Some times you wake up in the middle of the night, you can't get back to sleep, and you're faced with this mess. But, ultimately, it is the most important thing we can do. Solve these mysteries and go back out to face the music.
This is a particular time period where you can say what you want. You can tell your own truth. Well, this is my start. You could ask, "Weren't maybe the first or your first ten episodes the actual start?" and you'd be right. But, I say every day's a new day so put that in your pipe, Mr. Tontti.
Mr. Tontti always laughed at my jokes. I thought originally it was because they were funny, but Tontti ended up telling me that they weren't funny at all and if I didn't shut up he'd nutbag me. I was like, "What's a nugbag, Mr. T?" And he said:
"Little child..."
I was 17 years old at the time. Too old to be spending time in college.
"Little child, I will ball you in your damn nuts if you don't shut the funk up!"
That's where I learned to substitute the word "funk" for the word you can't use without also using an "at" symbol and/or a "number sign" or "hastag". "Funk". It saves a lot of time.
ENJOY, THE EPISODE, YOURSELF!!
The previous episode was not up to snuff. Maybe it was because I recorded the vocal portion at 2 in the morning. Maybe it was because I just finished watching "The Witch". Maybe it just wasn't meant to be something that it didn't end up being. Whatever the case may be, I still released the thing and it was time to move on. So, let's not wait this thing out, right? On to another session of chord combos and improvised sound effects, synth drum sounds from 1991 and the quintessential flat 7 - 4 - I jam that I love so. Still on the way, friend(s), I'm still on the way.
After a tremendous weekend, the best weekend of our lives, I seemed to have misplaced my voice. It was somewhere in the cold, slushy streets just outside of Washington, D.C. During the night I had a dream where my throat, my voice box, all the inner workings were destroyed. It was more like a nightmare I suppose. After waking, I realized my voice was truly gone. Oh well. I can create a new one. Simply put: This is life. So it goes. [HAPPY FACE]