WFMU: Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich: Playlist from August 5, 2024

Listener comments!
	6:25pm Austin Rich: Good Hello.
	8:55pm Imaginos: Ahoy me hearties!
	9:01pm Austin Rich: Thanks for joining the digital salon, Imaginos! Sit and stay a spell!
	9:01pm Krys O.: Hello! Tuned in for a bit before beddy-bye.
	9:01pm Austin Rich: ↳ Krys O. @9:01 I usually listen to the radio as I drift off, too.
	9:02pm Austin Rich: More evidence of Rogue being a bit of a jerk: he thinks the shopping habits of the different genders is prime "comic" material.
	9:04pm Austin Rich: As I was preparing this episode, it sounded a little "slow" to my ear. But when I tried to speed it up - even by a very tiny amount - it sounded too fast. So I think it is "slow" in one sense, but only in the most academic definition of the word. I wonder if this is a flaw in the original broadcast of the show?
	9:06pm Austin Rich: $500 in 1946: $8,427.09 in 2024.
	9:07pm Austin Rich: I was trying to remember if there were other stories we've aired that had a "circus" motif. I feel like there have been others, but I'm having trouble putting them to mind right now.
	9:07pm Krys O.: Ooh! I was watching While the City Sleeps this weekend with Thomas Mitchell (he played Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful Life), and I learned that Mitchell was the first actor to play Detective Columbo on stage. The play was written by the team that created the TV show. Thought that was amazing.
	9:08pm Austin Rich: ↳ Krys O. @9:07 Oh! That's very cool. I was just thinking I should watch more old movies this fall.
	9:11pm Austin Rich: I had some friends who were in a band called, "Enemies of Carlotta." I should have send them this show.
	9:12pm Imaginos: I predict he will get whacked by the strong man
	9:14pm Austin Rich: The sound on this original recording of this show was not great. I used an audio enhancement tool to make the vocals more clear, and separate from the backing tracks. The sound is not great, still, and there are spots where the vocal tracks do get lost in the other sounds. But this is more listenable than the raw version that's floating around online.
	9:14pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:12 Almost anything is possible at the Circus!
	9:15pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:14 Especially the Dead Woods Circus
	9:16pm Austin Rich: I was a fan of Carnivalé, that HBO show about the traveling 30's era circus. It was pretty good, but canceled too early. There were some TERRIFYING episodes of that show.
	9:19pm Austin Rich: I feel like trapeze artists falling to their death is a common trope in fiction. I wonder what the first example was?
	9:25pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:19 Not sure, but one prime example is the Flying Graysons
	9:25pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:25 Certainly! Probably one of the better known examples in pop culture.
	9:27pm Krys O.: Several months ago I saw a movie called Carnival Story with Anne Baxer and Steve Cochran. It was a rather muddy print, but it was a tense thriller about a high-diving act.
	9:28pm Austin Rich: ↳ Krys O. @9:27 I don't know that one! I'll have to check it out.
	9:28pm Krys O.: ↳ Austin Rich @9:28 Dalton Trumbo was one of the uncredited writers.
	9:28pm Austin Rich: "Women are all alike. Every one is different." Rogue accidentally makes a good point in his mangled efforts to be sexist.
	9:29pm Austin Rich: ↳ Krys O. @9:28 Ohhhhh! Yeah, I should see that.
	9:30pm Krys O.: Good night, all! Take care!
	9:30pm Austin Rich: ↳ Krys O. @9:30 Sleep well. Thanks for the movie tips!
	9:31pm Imaginos: ↳ Krys O. @9:30 Sleep tight
	9:33pm Krys O.: Ah, the ubiquitous face of Jay Novello. c8.alamy.com...
	9:33pm Austin Rich: As is the case on the Simpsons (and many other shows), this kid / child is most likely voiced by an adult, who made a career voicing children (and other voices). A well-trained voice actor can not only do children's voices, but can show you the difference between a five year old, a 7 year old, and a 12 year old.
	9:33pm Austin Rich: ↳ Krys O. @9:33 So handsome!
	9:36pm Austin Rich: Like a lot of shows that have a male lead and have a detective / noir / adventure angle to them, there's usually a different woman for Rocky to attempt to romance every episode.
	9:40pm Austin Rich: "Baksheesh" according to the OED: www.oed.com...
	9:41pm Austin Rich: "Esp. in parts of Asia and North Africa: a small sum of money given as a tip, bribe, or alms." Beggars collect "Baksheesh" to make a living.
	9:44pm Austin Rich: You can hear more of that "rhythmic noise" on the soundtrack, that is common on these Rocky Jordan episodes. I've tried to eliminate them as best I can, but sometimes it removes the music, or SFX. So I do my best to balance removing the noise with keeping the presentation "listenable."
	9:50pm Austin Rich: Rocky gives a "Baksheesh" to a stranger. That's an example of how Rocky is a much nicer gent than Rogue.
	9:52pm Austin Rich: Sergeant Grecko is always a jerk.
	9:53pm Austin Rich: I've only heard one episode of "My Friend Irma," but I do recall that it was pretty funny.
	9:57pm Imaginos: Mentioned in Dirk Gently
	9:57pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:57 In the TV show? Or in the books? I used to know them pretty well, but it has been a while...
	9:58pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:57 The radio show
	9:58pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:58 Ahhh! I still haven't heard those.
	9:59pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:58 available on Audible
	9:59pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:59 Nice. I'll get around to it... someday...
	10:00pm yerfriendpaul: Hey Austin, everyone! Better late than never!
	10:00pm Imaginos: ↳ yerfriendpaul @10:00 Ahoy!
	10:01pm yerfriendpaul: Hey Imaginos!
	10:04pm Imaginos: ↳ yerfriendpaul @10:01 Hoping you are well
	10:04pm David Shortell: ↳ Austin Rich @9:40 Oh. I thought it was the animator who directed "Fritz the Cat", "American Pop" and "Cool World".
	10:05pm Imaginos: ↳ David Shortell @10:04 American Pop was excellent
	10:07pm yerfriendpaul: ↳ Imaginos @10:04 Thank you and you as well! Bummed I missed a lot of the show. I’ve been working on a freelance job that’s taking me forever. Glad to be listening now
	10:15pm Imaginos: How about new radio shows
	10:17pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:15 I do enjoy that, too.
	10:18pm yerfriendpaul: Very interesting!
	10:19pm David Shortell: ↳ Austin Rich @9:33 One of my problems with the CBS Peanuts specials was the use of (inept) child actors. Adult voice actors would've been more appropriate. The strip's appeal was its absurdity of ostensible children speaking in the manner of adults.
	10:21pm laurapanic: Hi friends! Ready for the 2nd half.....
	10:21pm Austin Rich: All of our features tonight - save X - Minus One - had awful sound, and required a little bit if "repair" to make them more listenable. They didn't sound "BAD" as they were; certainly you could listen through the grit. But I would like these shows to be enjoyed by people in 2024, who are used to hearing clearer recordings and shows. That being said, I try to balance "restoration" with "is this too far away from the recording that was made of this broadcast." Certainly, the original recordings aren't going anywhere, but it would be even better to have the option to listen to a better version, or the "original."
	10:22pm Austin Rich: ↳ David Shortell @10:19 I have to agree. While the idea was that it would be "charming" to have real children doing the voices, I think it would have been better to have pro voice actors. The actor that plays Sally in particular is GRATING, in that her pacing is just TERRIBLE. Because she's very young, and isn't an actor yet.
	10:23pm yerfriendpaul: ↳ David Shortell @10:19 Hi David! Big Peanuts fan here. I respectfully disagree. I think the real children’s voices give the Peanuts specials their unique charm. There’s a cuteness that adults can’t replicate in my opinion. Love Linus’s voice in particular
	10:23pm Austin Rich: ↳ laurapanic @10:21 laurapanic! Hooray!
	10:23pm Imaginos: It is awesome of you to do all that for your audience
	10:23pm laurapanic: ↳ Imaginos @10:23 Agree - its such a lot of work.
	10:24pm yerfriendpaul: I love all their voices actually. Snoopy and Woodstock too of course
	10:24pm Austin Rich: ↳ laurapanic @10:23 It's sort of selfish. It doesn't seem like there's anyone rushing to restore these shows, except in a few cases. It seems like a worthy cause, so _I_ can hear these shows in the best quality possible.
	10:25pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @10:24 I always loved the Snoopy stories.
	10:26pm Austin Rich: I have never read a romance. I wonder what I'm missing? They sell like crazy, and people I trust seem to love them. Hmmmmmm...
	10:28pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @10:26 Just avoid anything with a dinosaur
	10:28pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:28 I mean, I do love a good dinosaur story. But not like that.
	10:29pm Austin Rich: A lot of fanfic fits the "Romance" category.
	10:30pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @10:29 I even wrote a few Imaginos romances (about Albert Bouchard's Imaginos, it me) including Lost Christobel
	10:30pm Austin Rich: Ad-venture. Thanks to our sponsors.
	10:31pm Imaginos: Not me
	10:32pm Webhamster Henry: Sorry I'm late! I was working on a thing I just released. largelanguage.bandcamp.com...
	10:32pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:30 My mom and her girlfriend would go to Comicons in the 80's and early 90's. While working in their bookstore, a customer first told a very young and impressionable me about "slash-fiction."
	10:32pm David Shortell: ↳ Krys O. @9:07 When I recently saw the 1968 broadcast of that play, "Prescription: Murder" (Peter Falk's first time in the role), I was amazed at the differences from the later series--such as the fashions, the crime jazz score and Columbo's neat appearance. He only wears the trenchcoat in one scene! In one scene he completely drops his nice guy act and yells at a suspect, really giving her the third degree!
	10:33pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:32 Oh wow! That looks great.
	10:33pm Austin Rich: ↳ David Shortell @10:32 Huh. I should check that out.
	10:33pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""The Defenders"" by "X-Minus One" One of the first appearances of Phillip K. Dick's work on the radio.
	10:34pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Austin Rich @10:33 It's the future, butt hey still have newsreels....
	10:35pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""The Defenders"" by "X-Minus One" This story has a few similarities with some previous Dimension X / X-Minus One stories, but I do like this particular wrinkle that this one has later on.
	10:35pm Webhamster Henry: Speaking of fanfic, my son's video games get lots of it! All of it written in Chinese!
	10:35pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:34 I bet they still smoke cigarettes, too, instead of vapes.
	10:36pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:35 I love that! There's a HUGE Sci-Fi scene in China these days. I wonder what other genres are popular there?
	10:37pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Austin Rich @10:36 His are not not mostly sci fi, it's detective fiction .. kind of. lockedongames.com
	10:38pm Imaginos: I had a similar idea for a Max Headroom story but instead of war there were plants that strangled life giving plants and were so poisonous that the population lived underground and the networks were circling the earth
	10:39pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:37 Ooooooo! Neat. I'll be honest: I haven't played video games in YEARS. (I got really into the first Legend of Zelda, and then the second Super Mario Bros... and I think that's about when I stopped. But I do think that video games offer some of the most unique stories that are around now, and I find them very interesting.
	10:39pm Austin Rich: This is such a Dick kind of idea. "Peace" is a scary idea to this world!
	10:40pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:38 I like that! It has potential.
	10:40pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Austin Rich @10:39 These are visual novels - not "action" racing, shoot-em-up, token gathering or anything like that. it's all mystery puzzles!But mostly like a novel with a little gameplay.
	10:41pm Austin Rich: A little bit of a "Romeo and Juliet" story going here. And they still use "tape" in the future! This (and other examples) is the main reason that I keep using "tape" to mean "record something."
	10:41pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:40 See! This is what's so cool about it. You can do so many kind of video games, if you want to. I should check those out.
	10:42pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Austin Rich @10:41 "footage" << a few generations behind current visual recording tech.
	10:42pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:42 Right! "The future of the past..."
	10:42pm Webhamster Henry: Yes this is another of those "the surface is toxic" stories.
	10:43pm Austin Rich: I think various wags have called that "zee-rust." (When a piece of sci-fi shows it's age through outdated tech or cultural advances.)
	10:43pm Imaginos: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:42 Did you ever see the movie MindWarp?
	10:44pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:43 I still need to see that one. It's on my list.
	10:45pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @10:44 It has both Angus Scrimm and Bruce Campbell
	10:46pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Imaginos @10:43 Nope! But I did see FALLOUT, a scene of which was shot at the mine that I am at every week.
	10:46pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:45 Oh shit! As they say in one of the Rambo movies, "That's a hell of a combination."
	10:46pm David Shortell: ↳ Song: ""The Defenders"" by "X-Minus One" This is short story is public domain (and later rewrote by PKD into his novel "The Penultimate Truth"): gutenberg.org...
	10:47pm Austin Rich: ↳ David Shortell @10:46 I have been making an effort to read every story that Dimension X / X-Minus One adapted. Fortunately, nearly all of them are free online.
	10:47pm Webhamster Henry: In the future, all communities will have silly names.
	10:48pm Austin Rich: Can we wear sexy jumpsuits in the future? I feel like I dream about that often for... reasons.
	10:48pm Imaginos: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:47 The most normal will be Plutonia
	10:49pm David Shortell: ↳ Austin Rich @10:48 Like in the 1970 ITC series "UFO"?
	10:50pm Austin Rich: ↳ David Shortell @10:49 <taps side of nose> You must be reading my google search history.
	10:51pm Austin Rich: Ro-but.
	10:52pm Webhamster Henry: zzzzzap!
	10:52pm David Shortell: ↳ Austin Rich @10:51 Is the robot's name Robot, like in "Lost in Space"?
	10:52pm Austin Rich: We'll go 2 1/2 minutes over. Sorry everyone!
	10:52pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:52 I really love that SFX.
	10:52pm yerfriendpaul: Enjoying this!
	10:53pm Austin Rich: I have sampled the hell out of this episode for previous MVM broadcasts / live shows. This story is great.
	10:54pm Austin Rich: ↳ David Shortell @10:52 Zing!
	10:55pm Austin Rich: ↳ Austin Rich @10:50 Now if you'll excuse me, I need to study some more images I found when I search "Monica Vitti - Smoking Cigarette."
	10:56pm Austin Rich: The Ro-buts are smarter than us, apparently.
	10:58pm David Shortell: ↳ Song: ""The Defenders"" by "X-Minus One" I've never seen the 1961-1965 CBS series "The Defenders". It was supposed to be one of the best programs of its time. It's a shame Robert Reed went from that quality show to one of the worst TV series ever.
	10:58pm yerfriendpaul: I knew this would backfire. Oy!!
	10:58pm Austin Rich: ↳ David Shortell @10:58 I've never seen it. I should try to dig some episodes up.
	10:59pm Heather: Been tuned in! Excellent show as always! Thanks for a fun evening!
	10:59pm Austin Rich: This is also such a Dick idea. "We will force you to keep peace!"
	10:59pm Austin Rich: ↳ Heather @10:59 Thanks for joining us.
	11:01pm Austin Rich: Thanks everyone! Ya'll are the best. Peace... if we want it? Don't forget to vote?
	11:01pm yerfriendpaul: Phew! Peace!!
	11:01pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @10:48 Another amazing show tonight
	11:01pm yerfriendpaul: Thanks Austin! Good night all!
	11:02pm Webhamster Henry: thanks! I'll catch the front end in the archives later!

Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich: Playlist from August 5, 2024

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August 5, 2024: Episode #104

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Approx. start time
Rogue's Gallery	"Carlotta, The Magnificent"	31 January 1946	NBC		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
The Adventures of Rocky Jordan	"Baksheesh Boy"	30 January 1949	Santana Productions		0:30:00 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Johnny Maddox	The Crazy Otto "The Crazy Otto" by "Johnny Maddox"				0:59:56 (Pop-up)
Unpublished History	Radio in the 1920s (Part 18)	Radio In The 1920s	Self-Released	2024	1:16:02 (Pop-up)
The Blue Beetle	"Crime, Incorporated, Part 2"	5 July 1940	Mutual–Don Lee Network		1:18:07 (Pop-up)
X-Minus One	"The Defenders" ""The Defenders"" by "X-Minus One"	22 May 1956	NBC Radio		1:31:41 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	6:25pm Austin Rich: Good Hello.
	8:55pm Imaginos: Ahoy me hearties!
	9:01pm Austin Rich: Thanks for joining the digital salon, Imaginos! Sit and stay a spell!
	9:01pm Krys O.: Hello! Tuned in for a bit before beddy-bye.
	9:01pm Austin Rich: ↳ Krys O. @9:01 I usually listen to the radio as I drift off, too.
	9:02pm Austin Rich: More evidence of Rogue being a bit of a jerk: he thinks the shopping habits of the different genders is prime "comic" material.
	9:04pm Austin Rich: As I was preparing this episode, it sounded a little "slow" to my ear. But when I tried to speed it up - even by a very tiny amount - it sounded too fast. So I think it is "slow" in one sense, but only in the most academic definition of the word. I wonder if this is a flaw in the original broadcast of the show?
	9:06pm Austin Rich: $500 in 1946: $8,427.09 in 2024.
	9:07pm Austin Rich: I was trying to remember if there were other stories we've aired that had a "circus" motif. I feel like there have been others, but I'm having trouble putting them to mind right now.
	9:07pm Krys O.: Ooh! I was watching While the City Sleeps this weekend with Thomas Mitchell (he played Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful Life), and I learned that Mitchell was the first actor to play Detective Columbo on stage. The play was written by the team that created the TV show. Thought that was amazing.
	9:08pm Austin Rich: ↳ Krys O. @9:07 Oh! That's very cool. I was just thinking I should watch more old movies this fall.
	9:11pm Austin Rich: I had some friends who were in a band called, "Enemies of Carlotta." I should have send them this show.
	9:12pm Imaginos: I predict he will get whacked by the strong man
	9:14pm Austin Rich: The sound on this original recording of this show was not great. I used an audio enhancement tool to make the vocals more clear, and separate from the backing tracks. The sound is not great, still, and there are spots where the vocal tracks do get lost in the other sounds. But this is more listenable than the raw version that's floating around online.
	9:14pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:12 Almost anything is possible at the Circus!
	9:15pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:14 Especially the Dead Woods Circus
	9:16pm Austin Rich: I was a fan of Carnivalé, that HBO show about the traveling 30's era circus. It was pretty good, but canceled too early. There were some TERRIFYING episodes of that show.
	9:19pm Austin Rich: I feel like trapeze artists falling to their death is a common trope in fiction. I wonder what the first example was?
	9:25pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:19 Not sure, but one prime example is the Flying Graysons
	9:25pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:25 Certainly! Probably one of the better known examples in pop culture.
	9:27pm Krys O.: Several months ago I saw a movie called Carnival Story with Anne Baxer and Steve Cochran. It was a rather muddy print, but it was a tense thriller about a high-diving act.
	9:28pm Austin Rich: ↳ Krys O. @9:27 I don't know that one! I'll have to check it out.
	9:28pm Krys O.: ↳ Austin Rich @9:28 Dalton Trumbo was one of the uncredited writers.
	9:28pm Austin Rich: "Women are all alike. Every one is different." Rogue accidentally makes a good point in his mangled efforts to be sexist.
	9:29pm Austin Rich: ↳ Krys O. @9:28 Ohhhhh! Yeah, I should see that.
	9:30pm Krys O.: Good night, all! Take care!
	9:30pm Austin Rich: ↳ Krys O. @9:30 Sleep well. Thanks for the movie tips!
	9:31pm Imaginos: ↳ Krys O. @9:30 Sleep tight
	9:33pm Krys O.: Ah, the ubiquitous face of Jay Novello. c8.alamy.com...
	9:33pm Austin Rich: As is the case on the Simpsons (and many other shows), this kid / child is most likely voiced by an adult, who made a career voicing children (and other voices). A well-trained voice actor can not only do children's voices, but can show you the difference between a five year old, a 7 year old, and a 12 year old.
	9:33pm Austin Rich: ↳ Krys O. @9:33 So handsome!
	9:36pm Austin Rich: Like a lot of shows that have a male lead and have a detective / noir / adventure angle to them, there's usually a different woman for Rocky to attempt to romance every episode.
	9:40pm Austin Rich: "Baksheesh" according to the OED: www.oed.com...
	9:41pm Austin Rich: "Esp. in parts of Asia and North Africa: a small sum of money given as a tip, bribe, or alms." Beggars collect "Baksheesh" to make a living.
	9:44pm Austin Rich: You can hear more of that "rhythmic noise" on the soundtrack, that is common on these Rocky Jordan episodes. I've tried to eliminate them as best I can, but sometimes it removes the music, or SFX. So I do my best to balance removing the noise with keeping the presentation "listenable."
	9:50pm Austin Rich: Rocky gives a "Baksheesh" to a stranger. That's an example of how Rocky is a much nicer gent than Rogue.
	9:52pm Austin Rich: Sergeant Grecko is always a jerk.
	9:53pm Austin Rich: I've only heard one episode of "My Friend Irma," but I do recall that it was pretty funny.
	9:57pm Imaginos: Mentioned in Dirk Gently
	9:57pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:57 In the TV show? Or in the books? I used to know them pretty well, but it has been a while...
	9:58pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:57 The radio show
	9:58pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:58 Ahhh! I still haven't heard those.
	9:59pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:58 available on Audible
	9:59pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:59 Nice. I'll get around to it... someday...
	10:00pm yerfriendpaul: Hey Austin, everyone! Better late than never!
	10:00pm Imaginos: ↳ yerfriendpaul @10:00 Ahoy!
	10:01pm yerfriendpaul: Hey Imaginos!
	10:04pm Imaginos: ↳ yerfriendpaul @10:01 Hoping you are well
	10:04pm David Shortell: ↳ Austin Rich @9:40 Oh. I thought it was the animator who directed "Fritz the Cat", "American Pop" and "Cool World".
	10:05pm Imaginos: ↳ David Shortell @10:04 American Pop was excellent
	10:07pm yerfriendpaul: ↳ Imaginos @10:04 Thank you and you as well! Bummed I missed a lot of the show. I’ve been working on a freelance job that’s taking me forever. Glad to be listening now
	10:15pm Imaginos: How about new radio shows
	10:17pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:15 I do enjoy that, too.
	10:18pm yerfriendpaul: Very interesting!
	10:19pm David Shortell: ↳ Austin Rich @9:33 One of my problems with the CBS Peanuts specials was the use of (inept) child actors. Adult voice actors would've been more appropriate. The strip's appeal was its absurdity of ostensible children speaking in the manner of adults.
	10:21pm laurapanic: Hi friends! Ready for the 2nd half.....
	10:21pm Austin Rich: All of our features tonight - save X - Minus One - had awful sound, and required a little bit if "repair" to make them more listenable. They didn't sound "BAD" as they were; certainly you could listen through the grit. But I would like these shows to be enjoyed by people in 2024, who are used to hearing clearer recordings and shows. That being said, I try to balance "restoration" with "is this too far away from the recording that was made of this broadcast." Certainly, the original recordings aren't going anywhere, but it would be even better to have the option to listen to a better version, or the "original."
	10:22pm Austin Rich: ↳ David Shortell @10:19 I have to agree. While the idea was that it would be "charming" to have real children doing the voices, I think it would have been better to have pro voice actors. The actor that plays Sally in particular is GRATING, in that her pacing is just TERRIBLE. Because she's very young, and isn't an actor yet.
	10:23pm yerfriendpaul: ↳ David Shortell @10:19 Hi David! Big Peanuts fan here. I respectfully disagree. I think the real children’s voices give the Peanuts specials their unique charm. There’s a cuteness that adults can’t replicate in my opinion. Love Linus’s voice in particular
	10:23pm Austin Rich: ↳ laurapanic @10:21 laurapanic! Hooray!
	10:23pm Imaginos: It is awesome of you to do all that for your audience
	10:23pm laurapanic: ↳ Imaginos @10:23 Agree - its such a lot of work.
	10:24pm yerfriendpaul: I love all their voices actually. Snoopy and Woodstock too of course
	10:24pm Austin Rich: ↳ laurapanic @10:23 It's sort of selfish. It doesn't seem like there's anyone rushing to restore these shows, except in a few cases. It seems like a worthy cause, so _I_ can hear these shows in the best quality possible.
	10:25pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @10:24 I always loved the Snoopy stories.
	10:26pm Austin Rich: I have never read a romance. I wonder what I'm missing? They sell like crazy, and people I trust seem to love them. Hmmmmmm...
	10:28pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @10:26 Just avoid anything with a dinosaur
	10:28pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:28 I mean, I do love a good dinosaur story. But not like that.
	10:29pm Austin Rich: A lot of fanfic fits the "Romance" category.
	10:30pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @10:29 I even wrote a few Imaginos romances (about Albert Bouchard's Imaginos, it me) including Lost Christobel
	10:30pm Austin Rich: Ad-venture. Thanks to our sponsors.
	10:31pm Imaginos: Not me
	10:32pm Webhamster Henry: Sorry I'm late! I was working on a thing I just released. largelanguage.bandcamp.com...
	10:32pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:30 My mom and her girlfriend would go to Comicons in the 80's and early 90's. While working in their bookstore, a customer first told a very young and impressionable me about "slash-fiction."
	10:32pm David Shortell: ↳ Krys O. @9:07 When I recently saw the 1968 broadcast of that play, "Prescription: Murder" (Peter Falk's first time in the role), I was amazed at the differences from the later series--such as the fashions, the crime jazz score and Columbo's neat appearance. He only wears the trenchcoat in one scene! In one scene he completely drops his nice guy act and yells at a suspect, really giving her the third degree!
	10:33pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:32 Oh wow! That looks great.
	10:33pm Austin Rich: ↳ David Shortell @10:32 Huh. I should check that out.
	10:33pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""The Defenders"" by "X-Minus One" One of the first appearances of Phillip K. Dick's work on the radio.
	10:34pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Austin Rich @10:33 It's the future, butt hey still have newsreels....
	10:35pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""The Defenders"" by "X-Minus One" This story has a few similarities with some previous Dimension X / X-Minus One stories, but I do like this particular wrinkle that this one has later on.
	10:35pm Webhamster Henry: Speaking of fanfic, my son's video games get lots of it! All of it written in Chinese!
	10:35pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:34 I bet they still smoke cigarettes, too, instead of vapes.
	10:36pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:35 I love that! There's a HUGE Sci-Fi scene in China these days. I wonder what other genres are popular there?
	10:37pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Austin Rich @10:36 His are not not mostly sci fi, it's detective fiction .. kind of. lockedongames.com
	10:38pm Imaginos: I had a similar idea for a Max Headroom story but instead of war there were plants that strangled life giving plants and were so poisonous that the population lived underground and the networks were circling the earth
	10:39pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:37 Ooooooo! Neat. I'll be honest: I haven't played video games in YEARS. (I got really into the first Legend of Zelda, and then the second Super Mario Bros... and I think that's about when I stopped. But I do think that video games offer some of the most unique stories that are around now, and I find them very interesting.
	10:39pm Austin Rich: This is such a Dick kind of idea. "Peace" is a scary idea to this world!
	10:40pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:38 I like that! It has potential.
	10:40pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Austin Rich @10:39 These are visual novels - not "action" racing, shoot-em-up, token gathering or anything like that. it's all mystery puzzles!But mostly like a novel with a little gameplay.
	10:41pm Austin Rich: A little bit of a "Romeo and Juliet" story going here. And they still use "tape" in the future! This (and other examples) is the main reason that I keep using "tape" to mean "record something."
	10:41pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:40 See! This is what's so cool about it. You can do so many kind of video games, if you want to. I should check those out.
	10:42pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Austin Rich @10:41 "footage" << a few generations behind current visual recording tech.
	10:42pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:42 Right! "The future of the past..."
	10:42pm Webhamster Henry: Yes this is another of those "the surface is toxic" stories.
	10:43pm Austin Rich: I think various wags have called that "zee-rust." (When a piece of sci-fi shows it's age through outdated tech or cultural advances.)
	10:43pm Imaginos: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:42 Did you ever see the movie MindWarp?
	10:44pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:43 I still need to see that one. It's on my list.
	10:45pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @10:44 It has both Angus Scrimm and Bruce Campbell
	10:46pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Imaginos @10:43 Nope! But I did see FALLOUT, a scene of which was shot at the mine that I am at every week.
	10:46pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:45 Oh shit! As they say in one of the Rambo movies, "That's a hell of a combination."
	10:46pm David Shortell: ↳ Song: ""The Defenders"" by "X-Minus One" This is short story is public domain (and later rewrote by PKD into his novel "The Penultimate Truth"): gutenberg.org...
	10:47pm Austin Rich: ↳ David Shortell @10:46 I have been making an effort to read every story that Dimension X / X-Minus One adapted. Fortunately, nearly all of them are free online.
	10:47pm Webhamster Henry: In the future, all communities will have silly names.
	10:48pm Austin Rich: Can we wear sexy jumpsuits in the future? I feel like I dream about that often for... reasons.
	10:48pm Imaginos: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:47 The most normal will be Plutonia
	10:49pm David Shortell: ↳ Austin Rich @10:48 Like in the 1970 ITC series "UFO"?
	10:50pm Austin Rich: ↳ David Shortell @10:49 <taps side of nose> You must be reading my google search history.
	10:51pm Austin Rich: Ro-but.
	10:52pm Webhamster Henry: zzzzzap!
	10:52pm David Shortell: ↳ Austin Rich @10:51 Is the robot's name Robot, like in "Lost in Space"?
	10:52pm Austin Rich: We'll go 2 1/2 minutes over. Sorry everyone!
	10:52pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:52 I really love that SFX.
	10:52pm yerfriendpaul: Enjoying this!
	10:53pm Austin Rich: I have sampled the hell out of this episode for previous MVM broadcasts / live shows. This story is great.
	10:54pm Austin Rich: ↳ David Shortell @10:52 Zing!
	10:55pm Austin Rich: ↳ Austin Rich @10:50 Now if you'll excuse me, I need to study some more images I found when I search "Monica Vitti - Smoking Cigarette."
	10:56pm Austin Rich: The Ro-buts are smarter than us, apparently.
	10:58pm David Shortell: ↳ Song: ""The Defenders"" by "X-Minus One" I've never seen the 1961-1965 CBS series "The Defenders". It was supposed to be one of the best programs of its time. It's a shame Robert Reed went from that quality show to one of the worst TV series ever.
	10:58pm yerfriendpaul: I knew this would backfire. Oy!!
	10:58pm Austin Rich: ↳ David Shortell @10:58 I've never seen it. I should try to dig some episodes up.
	10:59pm Heather: Been tuned in! Excellent show as always! Thanks for a fun evening!
	10:59pm Austin Rich: This is also such a Dick idea. "We will force you to keep peace!"
	10:59pm Austin Rich: ↳ Heather @10:59 Thanks for joining us.
	11:01pm Austin Rich: Thanks everyone! Ya'll are the best. Peace... if we want it? Don't forget to vote?
	11:01pm yerfriendpaul: Phew! Peace!!
	11:01pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @10:48 Another amazing show tonight
	11:01pm yerfriendpaul: Thanks Austin! Good night all!
	11:02pm Webhamster Henry: thanks! I'll catch the front end in the archives later!

Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich: Playlist from August 5, 2024

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