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1:29:30 –Â Join Mike in the studio on his 200th episode, where he talks about nothing special — as usual. Also, should we be “mortified” at our past selves? And remembering the techno-paranoia of the mid 90’s.
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Show notes: We need to stop saying “They can put a man on the moon, but they can’t (insert some common technology gap here)”; a little hung over on a Saturday morning; the movie “Sorcerer” (1977); Music Break 1*; looking at photos from very different, very single times in my life; was I happy back then, or just miserable all the time?; frazzled and confused; “Above the Law” (1988), starring Steven Seagal; “To Live and Die in LA” (1985); gritty streets; listener e-mail from Adam; a trip to the Video Street Video Store**; I haven’t always been a Boy Scout; listening to some of my older shows on Archive.org; my recent blog featuring old stories, drawings from middle school that I found in my storage locker; techno-paranoia of the 90’s;Â should we be “mortified” at our past selves?; Music Break 2*.
*Music Breaks: “Highway Car” by the Poors; “Ti” by Nafta; “What Would You Say” by Nafta; “Rules of Engagement” by Roger Chandler and Kathleen Martin.
**Video Street Video Store: “Learning to Use the Internet” (1996); “The Game of Your Life” (c. 1988).
Backing music for tonight’s episode is the Midnight Cassette System (CCO 1.0 Universal, attribution, non-commercial, share-alike).
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1:47:04 –Â Join Mike in the studio late at night, where he wonders about kids today and remembers Mary Tyler Moore. Also, a review of the new Michael Keaton movie, “The Founder”, and lots more…
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Show notes: If we’re pissed off now, what will we be like in 30 years?; kids today; new add-on’s to the MC studio (compressor and wall-mounted 24″); “Night Flight”; playing Jeopardy with Alexa; there are still Christmas trees on the sidewalk; noticing some effects of the Trump presidency; the “pariah” theory of progress; Gen X’ers and millennials; will I ever lose interest in the obsessions I’ve had for years?; Music Break 1*; “Star Wars XIII: The Last Jedi”; “Star Wars” hype machine; napping on campus; nap spots at my two alma maters — which is better: University of Alabama or University of Alabama AT Birmingham?; Mary Tyler Moore has passed away; “Buddy Holly” by Weezer; John Hurt of “Alien” has passed away; a trip to the Video Street Video Store**; “The Founder” review; Music Break 2*; odd-looking movies coming out that appeal to no one (“The Great Wall”; “Boss Baby”); are we in a “Truman Show” alternate reality?; what came first, the chicken or the egg?
*Music Breaks: “Lose Control” by Gary Wilson and the Tredici Bacci; “Go Easy Low” by Aglow Hollow; “Nothing/Anything” by Westy Reflector; “Babyface & a Cigarette” by BlunderBox. All music is Creative Commons Atrribution/Non-commercial/Share-Alike and is available at the Free Music Archive.
**Video Street Video Store: “McDonald’s Training Film” (1972).
Backing music for tonight’s episode is the Midnight Cassette System (CCO 1.0 Universal, attribution, non-commercial, share-alike).
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released January 2017 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.
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1:23:22 –Â Join Mike in the studio late at night, where he tries out some Cuban rum fresh from the island itself, and votes for new Monopoly tokens. Also, a trip to the Video Street video store.
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Detailed show notes: Ban sunglasses from Poker; renovations to the MC studio; memories of when I was a mystery shopper for upscale restaurants; voting for new monopoly tokens at votemonopoly.com; “Bright Lights” documentary on HBO; how I’m related to Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher; opening up some Havana Club Cuban rum; playing “Jeopardy” with Alexa; a trip to the Video Street video store ; Mandela Effect; “DisneyWar” book review about the contentious Eisner years and the Disney “animation renaissance”; “LaLa Land” review; music break**; Barack Obama’s farewell address to the nation; Medal of Freedom.
*Video Street segment: Girls’ Talk commercial, 1990 – Teen Bible Study – Sega Summer promo video starring Lou Rawls, 1994.
**Music Break: “I Have Heard of a Place” by The Astrometrics (CC — attribution, non-commercial); “New Humans Delution” by Lobo Loco (CC — attribution, non-commercial, share-alike).
Backing music for tonight’s episode is the Midnight Cassette System (CCO 1.0 Universal, attribution, non-commercial, share-alike).
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released January 2017 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.
1:29:30 –Â Join Mike in the studio on his 200th episode, where he talks about nothing special — as usual. Also, should we be “mortified” at our past selves? And remembering the techno-paranoia of the mid 90’s.
