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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Do the 'Ahhs' and Do Them Later: Transmission 349, 2017 June 21
Astral Injuries: Transmission 348, 2017 June 14
Obnoxious Actions, Obnoxious Results: Transmission 347, 2017 June 7
By Pressing Down the Special Key It Plays a Little Melody: Transmission 346, 2017 May 31
No One Saw Him Coming, Plenty Witnessed His Remains: Transmission 345, 2017 May 24
From Pre-Eternity to Post-Eternity: Transmission 344, 2017 May 21
Semi-Emergency Saturday: Transmission 343, 2017 May 20
Too Much May Kill You; A Little Will Keep You Alive: Transmission 342, 2017 May 17
Easy To Kill By Just Sitting Still: Transmission 341, 2017 May 10
Post banlieue, post banlieue: Transmission 340, 2017 May 3
Hissing Under the Floorboards: Transmission 339, 2017 April 26
I'm Careful and I'm Always True: Transmission 338, 2017 April 23
Dreamy Harmer: Transmission 337, 2017 April 19
Got Aqua Net Bangs, Got Amplifier: Transmission 336, 2017 April 12
Most of the Time I'm Somebody Else's Problem: Transmission 335, 2017 April 10
Break Every Chain and Relieve All Your Pain: Transmission 334, 2017 April 5
U_D_M Detour 23, 2016 November 6
What He Knows You Ain't Had Time To Learn: Transmission 333, 2017 March 29
Arrive from Nowhere and Go Straight Back There: Transmission 332, 2017 March 28
This Is The Day Someone Remembers What You Said: Transmission 331, 2017 March 22
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