Saturday, November 30, 2013

Crash


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A golf cart disaster involving a busted wheel becomes a perfect metaphor for my life after Thanksgiving 2013. Also: saw another guy “rampling”!, or at least I think I did; rampling vs. podcasting; the Iron Bowl; Black Friday; the 25th Anniversary of Mystery Science Theater, and more! 

Show time: 1:10:51

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Monday, November 18, 2013

Alabama Football, and Fanaticism


Mike hangs out in the woods this week and talks about existing in the outer margins of football fandom in the South. Other topics include: the movie "Death Valley" (1982) with a young pre-"Christmas Story" Peter Billingsley; new suggested methods of drawing for Secret Santa; possible future meet-up with Bi-Coastal Becky; "Creepfest" is dead, for now; movie review -- "Captain Phillips"; the problems of being "based on a true story; and more!

Show length: 58:49

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Friday, November 15, 2013

(R)amble


There's plenty to ramble about after a week's break, including: hanging out at work on a cold, windy day after everyone's left the office; a brief history of Red Mountain Park; fast-forward to a couple days later where I'm hanging out at Brookwood Mall; various mall jobs I've had; Blockbuster Video going out of business; working at Suncoast Video vs. Blockbuster; "Dear Mr. Watterson" documentary about "Calvin and Hobbes"; taking a new route home from Brookwood to Lakeview, via Mountain Brook Village and the Jemison Trail; some Birmingham history; southern hospitality; Harper Lee's lawsuit against "To Kill a Mockingbird" gift shop in Monroeville, AL; moving on from the Civil Rights movement in Birmingham; and a lot more!   

Show time: 1:31:40

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Cat Scratch Fever

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Mike walking around Wal-Mart in the morning and talking about stuff, including: looking at camping supplies, backpacks; medium "Crestwood Blend" coffee from the Crestwood Coffee Shop; the song "5 o'Clock World"; different Birmingham radio stations; looking at TVs; I got a new TV, but should I now get a Blu-Ray?; differences between standard and hi-def; meditating on dreams and the moods they give you; looking for a new scratching post for my cat Dobby; checking out the candy Kane Christmas music kiosk; checking out toys, Ninja Turtles; HDMI cable for XBox; looking at Blu-Rays, new games; "Blurred Lines" and its lawsuits; Joe Bob Briggs; Creepfest, and a lot more... 

Show length: 1:34:11

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Friday, November 1, 2013

Halloween Crash

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Mike at work and home, winding down after a long Halloween. Topics include: foley artists of the movies; "Jurassic Park" sound fx; Christmas roll-out day in retail; waiting to leave work; "The Twilight Zone" episode where the prisoner is banished to an isolated planet; Tommy Wiseau and "The Room", "The Tommy Wi-show"; waiting for Jessica to pick me up; coffee drama on the bus; sitting outside the apartment on a Friday night; justifying your off time, smoking cigars; documentary -- "Lost in La Mancha" (2001); "Ghost Bandit" caught on security cam raiding an ABC Liquor Store in Gadsden, AL; the BBC show "Ghost Watch" (spoilers); the dangers of contacting the dead, and more!

Show length: 1:18:16


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Released November 2013, on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com) and The Midnight Citizen (themidnightcitizen.com).

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Spirit of Halloween

1:07:38 -- Mike attempts to find the true meaning of Halloween, as he takes in the holiday decor and Fall air in Forest Park. Topics include: Southern Pecan coffee from Keurig; struggling to get in the holiday mood; "Hocus Pocus" (1993); every year seems to be a carbon copy of the last; previous Halloweens, costumes; smoking a cigar; the all-American town of Edgewood; Rick and Bubba's new studio in Vestavia; Rifftrax Live; Freemasons, and more!


You can find the 2010 Midnight Citizen Halloween Special where I host "House on Haunted Hill" here.

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The Midnight Citizen STARS in an all new Halloween Special!

Macaroni and Fleas from King Power Cinema on Vimeo.


A spooky side trip on the way to a party may cost Rufus Corvair and Madge Gold their Halloweenie Rotini...and their LIVES.

Saturday, October 19, 2013

An Age of Malady


1:10:19 — Mike walking around and talking about more stuff, like: a tale of two towns in Alabama, Guin and Gu-win; critical summer for drive-in theaters; curbside ordering at Chick-Fil-A; riding the bus; I need a second mode of transportation; Halloween and scary movie time; throwing a party; laziness and pot smoking; and much more! 

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Monday, October 14, 2013

Forget Your Windscreen


1:29:03 -- Mike at work and walking around on a blustery day in Birmingham, AL. Topics include: the "lost" MC episode; hanging up on my mother; "Breaking Bad" and Brian Cranston; "Terror Tract" (1999); Geo-caching; Grand Theft Auto Online; "Undercover Boss"; throw-away recliner; day off -- sitting on the porch Saturday morning with coffee and a cigar; 1990s "preview" channel; cable news; and more!


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Friday, October 4, 2013

Welcome to Camp Tranquility



1:38:06 -- Most excellent field audio abounds from Birmingham, Alabama. Topics include: riding the bus and saving dough; the fad of Crossfit; Grand Theft Auto V review; "Breaking Bad" (no spoilers, don't worry); a visit to the spooky Camp Tranquility at Oak Mountain State Park, and much more...

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Sunday, June 30, 2013

Return of the Downtown Drive-In

A series of field recordings on this low-key return, including a walk in the park, a walk in the cemetery, and hanging out at the Downtown Drive-In.

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Bumper Nets

Mike in the studio late at night. Topics include: searching for Boss Hogg’s Cadillac; graduation; being a college DJ; phases of The Midnight Citizen; reverse nostalgia; field audio – a visit to the Bumper Nets arcade at the Riverchase Galleria; book review – “Ready Player One”; movie review – “Django Unchained” (2012); Germans; and much more!

All music for this episode is under a Creative Commons Share-Alike license. All music is available on Jamendo.com: Lead-in theme is “ch07-31Ko” by Mister Electric Demon; “Habitual Ritual” and “Nebulous Notions” by Revolution Void; “Solitude”; “9mm” and “Joie” by Logan; “Panta Rhei” and “It’s too Bad” by Vulturius; “No-Trace Land” by XL Ant; “Sultan Soul” by Bayou Trio, and; “Dancing” by Jahzarr.

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The Final Final Project

Mike in the studio with a coffee headache. Topics include: Emergen-c dietary supplement review; working on the final project I will ever do for graduate school; the return of Norm Macdonald and comedian podcasts; Netflix is cracking down on freeloaders; Mad Dog Bob Lassiter; how Molly Ringwald is the villain of “The Breakfast Club,” and much more. 

All music for this episode is under a Creative Commons Share-Alike license, with the exception of “Film” by David Schombert. All music is available on Jamendo.com: Lead-in theme is “ch07-31Ko” by Mister Electric Demon; “Habitual Ritual” and “Nebulous Notions” by Revolution Void; “Solitude”; “9mm” and “Joie” by Logan; “Panta Rhei” and “It’s too Bad” by Vulturius; “Hertz” by Vate.
 
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Released April 2013, on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com) and The Midnight Citizen (midnightcitizen.com).

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Junk

 Taped in the studio, Saturday night into Sunday morning. Topics include: “Tales from the Crypt,” chocolate Twizzlers and other junk; RTR Perdomo cigar review; Timothy Carey and “World’s Greatest Sinner” (1962); The “arena” era and monster truck rallies of the 80s.

All music for this episode is under a Creative Commons Share-Alike license and available on Jamendo.com: Lead-in theme is “ch07-31Ko” by Mister Electric Demon; “Sultan Soul,” “Woodstock Blues,” and “Bipolar” by Bayou Trio; “No-Trace Land” by XL Ant, and; “August” by Pianochocolate.

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Released April 2013, on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com) and The Midnight Citizen (midnightcitizen.com).

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Last Laugh

Mike in the studio talking about things and playing some outdoors audio in the early Alabama Spring. Also, listen to the ghostly “EVP” I caught while recording a ghost tour in Savannah, Ga. Good to be back!


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Released April 2013, on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com) and The Midnight Citizen (midnightcitizen.com).



Monday, January 14, 2013

Coffee is the Conduit


I assume the tentative title of "The Mid-day Citizen" on this depressing, rainy Monday. Topics include: January lassitude and cabin fever; Crestline cops; got a job; '24' and Patriot-act television; Carrie Brownstein and how 'Birmingham is like Portland'; book review -- 'The Lords of Discipline'; secret societies; Greek Coffee; found-movie genre -- 'Men in Suits Yelling at Each Other'; the compulsion to travel and discover, and more ramplings. 


All music for this episode is under a Creative Commons Share-Alike license and available on Jamendo.com: "Warrior" by Blue Canoe Records; "Woodstock Blues" by Bayou Trio; "Slow Burn" by Kevin Macleod; "Convergence" by Fortadelis; "Voyage vs. Chamma" by Ben Othman; "Dance" by Over All Brothers; "CHO7-31ko" by Mister Electric Demon; "New York 1952" by Regis V. Gronoff; "August" by Pianochocolate, and "Bipolar" by Bayou Trio.

 
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Released January 2013, on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com) The Midnight Citizen (midnightcitizen.com).

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Back in the Saddle


The first show in seven months, recorded on a cold, late Saturday night in early January. Thoughts on a hiatus from recording spent in the trenches of student teaching in a public school, finishing grad school, the elusive Birmingham graffiti artist Daze, plus plenty more on this comeback to the microphone.

All music for this episode is under a Creative Commons Share-Alike license: "Slow Burn" by Kevin MacLeod; "Blues Walk", "Lonely Night", "I'm Ready for You", and "Good News" by PERSSON; "Sultan Soul" and "Blues for My Brother" by the Bayou Trio; "Lung Bubbles" by Professor Kliq; "Codeagain" by Need to Run.

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Released January 2013, on The Midnight Citizen (midnightcitizen.com).