Comments: Mind, memory works in a nonlinear fashion. Gives example of friend who accidentally dated a check for many years previous, a year marked by trauma. He feels like the year 1975 is science fiction-like. He makes new resolutions, he's going to go straight:
1) He will stop making snide remarks. Could at least become Mike Douglas by 1976.
2) He will practice liking Victor Borge. Will watch old movie clips.
3) He will practice laughing at Phyllis Diller. That will be tough.
4) He will practice laughing at Don Rickles. Very hard. In his new image, he could do a panel talk show.
5) He will learn to love Zsa Zsa Gabor.
6) He will systematically erase his long term memory. This will keep him out of trouble when people contradict themselves. Best memory would be very long term memory so that you can talk about stuff that doesn't matter anymore. Wants a button activated memory eraser.
7) He will work very hard on his intolerance and hate. Development of these attributes will help him to be a top editorial writer for New York magazine. No point in being a nebbish or a true, loving human being. Never pays off.
8) He will learn to respect critics because critics are becoming more important than what they criticize.
9) He is going to work on pragmatism so that he can get away with rotten things like John Dean. Should be a full blown pragmatist
10) He will start giving time continually on his show.
11) He will do interviews on his show.
12) He will install 25 phones and produce each call that comes in.
13) He will play popular records.
14) He will control his voice so that he sounds sincere during the commercials. He will deliver commercials with ringing note of total sincerity based on honest and proper humility.
15) He will say good things about radio in spite of all evidence to the contrary.
16) He will work on proper gratitude.
17) He will practice pretending to like cats.
18) He will learn to walk respectfully, not aggressively or "macho".
19) He will learn to respect his "betters".
20) He will to "tug at the forelock".
21) He will get rid of the Jew's harp and kazoo, no longer sing ridiculous songs. But sings "The Bear Missed The Train" one last time. Then he tosses out the instruments.
22) He will not ever mention sports. Just Bobby Fisher and chess.
23) He will steer away from mentioning any cultural differences between Midwest and east.
24) He will pretend that he enjoys Broadway musicals.
Closes with more than one snide remark.
The Delta Queen Date: 01-03-75
9.1 MB
39:40 min
Stealing Batteries Date: 01-06-75
3.5 MB
15:26 min
Mysterious Things Date: 01-08-75
9.3 MB
40:34 min
Comments: Shep talks about "Gravity Hill" in Schellsburg Pa. where a car, descending the hill, and placed in neutral., will roll to a stop and reverse direction, going back up the hill. Also, walking down the hill requires as much effort as if walking up and walking up the hill is like walking down. A stream which runs parallel to the road also runs UP.
In Michigan, Shep spends ten days in a cabin he rented from a farmer who owned 500 acres. It was right on the shore of Rifle Lake. After about three days he is sitting in the boat on the lake fishing when all of a sudden something big and smooth rolled right next to the boat from out of the black water and then disappears. Everyday it kept seeming darker. After a few days Shep is listening to the portable radio, and walks out of the cabin into the night... except it was 11:00am! It was pitch dark and you could see stars. By 3:00 it began to get ligh, by 4:30 it was twilight and by 5:00 it was getting dark again.
He also talks about the wildlife in the area and the Apple Jack and Cherry Jack produced locally.
Three Phone-clipped Date: 01-09-75
9 MB
39:23 min
Vices-Collecting Radio Parts Date: 01-14-75
24.4 MB
37:09 min
Sin and Garbage Date: 01-15-75
30.4 MB
44:16 min
Odd Chain Lette-Dishrag Date: 01-17-75
18.3 MB
28:04 min
Andy Capp Date: 01-21-75
8.7 MB
38:01 min
TV Triva-Decline Amer Civilization Date: 01-26-75
23.8 MB
36:38 min
Bike Wings Date: 01-27-75
16.5 MB
24:03 min
Play Misty For Me Date: 01-28-75
30.2 MB
44:02 min
Comments:
Shep talks about the film, "Play Misty For Me." Radio as a personal medium. Shepherd describes how a similar experience to the movie happened to him in Cincinnati.
Commercials Date: 01-29-75
11.1 MB
48:39 min
Maine Media Date: 01-xx-75
10.4 MB
45:36 min
First Timers Date: 02-03-75
10.2 MB
44:44 min
Oil vs Power Supplies Date: 02-04-75
10.1 MB
44:16 min
Jackdaw Syndrome Date: 02-06-75
8.3 MB
36:03 min
Show of Peace-Junk Mail-Koto Frogs Date: 02-13-75
26 MB
39:52 min
Salamander Frozen Time Theory Time Date: 02-19-75
26.4 MB
41:43 min
Great Train Stories-Rrain and Car Accidents Date: 02-20-75
