Here’s an episode of Almanac, (my hour long radio show) that I thought I had lost.  As best I can figure out from the small references I make, I think I recorded this around the beginning of February.  I give an explanation of the show in the first few minutes.

I Wonder Why The Wonderfalls – Andy Partridge
Not That Dumb – Suddenly, Tammy!
Concrete and the Clay – Unit 4 + 2
Another One Goes By – The Walkmen
Here Comes my Baby – Cat Stevens
Oblivious – Galaxie 500
You Don’t Make it Easy, Babe – Josh Ritter
Saro – Sam Amidon
Beautiful Dream – Suddenly, Tammy!
Me and the Major – Belle and Sebastian
William, It Was Really Nothing – The Smiths
Summer Song – Chad and Jeremy
The Story of My Life – The Velvet Underground

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I worked as a production assistant on the Patrick Daughters’ directed music video for Two Weeks, which is on their new album, out in May sometime.  The video should be neat. Pyrotechniques, y’all!  I spray painted a mannequin, filled out paperwork, and swept up leaves.  Also hung about set helping distribute food and coffee, and talking to everyone.  Everyone was really nice, it was a really small shoot, and it’s amazing how fast everything goes when you have trained professionals doing their jobs correctly.

PICS OR IT DIDNT HAPPEN:

For a radio hour dedicated to the new and wondrous, I was shocked to find that we’d never presented an old-fashioned radio murder mystery.  This is one of our more ambitious outings to date, involving the co-ordinated efforts of a host of live readers.  We hope to do more of these in the future.

Colt Carter is on, in the Case of the Missing Husband.

The show was performed live on March 11th, 2009.

Featuring the vocal talents of:  Christy Giannestras, Cate MacDonald, Amanda Mae Meyncke, Ryan Schaffner, Heather Schaffner & Abigail Schilling.  From a script written by Cate MacDonald, Amanda Meyncke and Afton MacDonald.

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Jake Gyllenhaal’s Bar Mitzvah celebration took place at a homeless shelter because his parents wanted to instill in him a sense of gratitude for his privileged lifestyle.

Aren’t you too cute in your puffed sleeves and tattered skirt?  Let’s get out on the dance floor, and do the Molly Ringwald!

Almanac hosts an 80’s prom, and even if you’re rolling your eyes, and you never went to prom and yadda yadda, it doesn’t matter, cause we are doin’ this thing with style.

Dancing With Myself – Billy Idol
Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears
I Melt With You – Modern English
Our House – Madness
Enjoy the Silence – Depeche Mode
The Promise – When in Rome
Age of Consent – New Order
Head over Heels – Tears for Fears
Love is a Battlefield – Pat Benetar
(musical interludes are the remixed wordless versions of Human League songs)

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