Hi!

There’s a new post about the very “The Books” heavy episode. (Apparently, Jonathan Goldstein was sampled in The Books’ song If Not Now, Whenever on Lost and Safe).

But you have to come here to read it.

Anticipation

CBC’s promoing the next episode with a new ringtone on Wiretap’s MySpace page. It’s a dance/trance remix of some Dina Goldstein quotes and it’s called “I’m Jonathan Goldstein’s Mother.”  I highly recommend it. It seems inspired by “The Greatest Phone Message Ever.” Especially since this Sunday’s episode is called:

“I Can’t Find the Books”

Because they must be in La Jolla, right? You really should listen to that This American Life episode. It’s classic, though slightly less shrill, Karpati in it. Here’s the blurb for the next Wiretap episode:

This week on WireTap, Jonathan finds himself double-booked. Having been scheduled to introduce an experimental art band at the CBC, but having also promised to take his 8 year-old goddaughter honey-tasting, find out who he shares the day with and who he leaves high and dry. Plus, Jonathan’s mother makes her debut in the world of avant-garde music.

Sadly, the link for the promo seems to be broken, so I can’t identify any other guests for you. 

Guess we’ll just have to stay tuned.

 

On another note, check out some of these lyrics from the band The Books:

If Not Now, Whenever

 

Can we talk some more?
I don’t know.
I don’t either.
Monday. January.
Independent!
I’d like to go home and go to sleep,
I’d like to go home and go to sleep.
And you’re running down.
And you’re running down.
And your head is made of clouds, but your feet are made of ground.
And you’re running down.
You are cursed with a curse.
If you work very hard, my boy, some day you may become, uhm… women.
(eh he he, bless you, eh hee hee hee ha)
Ceçi n’est pas une pipe.
Yeah!
How are you doing today, I’m not doing ok.
I’ve got a cramp in my left arm.
Change me, change me (oh oh oh)
And I feel like hell. Uh huh, well why don’t you go home to bed, heh eh em.
Sssssssssssseven.
And you’re running down. Ssssssssss.
And you’re running down. (the books)
And your head is made of clouds, but your feet are made of ground.
Aaaarghhhhhh.
And you’re running down. (oioioioi)
And crash! The angel of death!
I am the angel of death.
I am the angel of death.
January, our nation is drifting,
strange situation, Monday.
I wonder if I could? Of course you can.
I don’t know. True.
I have tried.
Will you try still harder now?
(the situation there is too confused,
what is this, what’s he talking about)
I will try to.
(What? Me? No. We need you, for a long long long moment all was silent, you make it sound as though I would be a…, it must have been a terrible time, Do not go, is it really you, I have only one passion, yes father, what was his name again, I don’t understand, it is he, thank you, of course, no father, well thank you, very well, the situation there is too confused, what is this, what’s he talking about What? Me? No. We need you, you make it sound as though I would be uhh…, it must have been a terrible time, Do not go, the tears streamed out of my eyes, we have done everything, in every sense of the word, heh, so you’ve said and so you’ve done, there are three… no four books, why not, please, heh heh heh heh, yes I see, you’ve, uh, phrased that very well.)
Ahhhhh Books. yes yes that’s true.
The books. I can’t find the books, they must be in La Jolla.
And your head is made of clouds, but your feet are made of ground.
and you’re running down.
I had stayed up for 46 hours in a row.
Yeah!
(ewl zsssh)

 

 

Props.

Vocab Lesson #1

“Manarchy” – just dudes hanging out. i.e. Josh, Tucker, Jonathan, et al. enjoying a night of scotch, pizza and stout beer. See: Man Is a Rope Between Ordinary and Extraordinary.

“Phone-abler” – akin to an enabler, one who enables another to persist in self-destructive behavior via the telelphone.  See: Man Versus Himself

I thought I had more. I guess I don’t. I’ll get back to you.

(Note, I had originally uploaded Life is Lovely, but SupernintendoChalmers has it up now so I’m going to take down my link. If you don’t already, I encourage you to subscribe to his feed. You can do so by clicking the RSS icon on the right.)

More Summaries

Hello

I’ve updated with the following summaries:

• How I Became So Hostile
• Behind the Curtain
• A Fresh New Voice

I added the last one because about 66 percent of our hits lately have been people googling Starlee Kine and this episode has her playing an unhelpful customer service rep who won’t let Jonathan return his shrunken pants. Also tune in if you’d like to hear Jonathan and Gregor singing “Shaft.”

Sorry, Wrong Guy

Google is a haven for red herrings.  For example:

• Heather O’Neill, the Irish-born singer-songwriter.
• Jonathan Goldstein, Walter Nichols from Drake and Josh and former singer for The Shakers.
• John Tucker, subject of the movie John Tucker Must Die played by Jesse Metcalfe.
• Gregor Ehrlich, German dancer.
• Josh Karpati, purveyor of wisdom outside the context of insults (I.e. medicine)
• Katie Rich, author of self-help book Believe
• Dr. Jorge Just Viera, thoracic surgeon