Monday, June 22, 2015

Episode 125 -- "Back to Night"



 http://onsug.com/shows/Jan15/onsug_Jan15_midnightcitizen112.mp3
Join Mike on the back porch on a Friday night, and in the mall on a Monday afternoon. Topics explored include Actor Jake Lloyd (Anakin Skywalker) arrested -- should parents of celebrity children be accused of child abuse for putting their kids in the spotlight?; Brian Wilson movie "Love and Mercy" reviewed; asked by mall security to stop recording, and; much more!

Show time: 1:32:03

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Saturday, June 13, 2015

Episode 124 -- "Camp"

 http://onsug.com/shows/Jan15/onsug_Jan15_midnightcitizen112.mp3
Join Mike in the studio on a Saturday night, talking all about summer camp. Topics include: the forced fun; being taken away from your comfort zone and having to put on your "SCOUT FACE" for all the other campers; oh! the humidity; mess halls and gross canvas tents; swim buddies; arts n' crafts; hatching a plan to stowaway in the mini-van on parents' night; snakes in the toilets, and; much more!

Show time: 58:20 

Music for this episode is from the New Midnight Cassette System by Frank Edward Nora.

Read Vince's blog Summer Camp '85.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike United States License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released April 2015, on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com) and The Midnight Citizen.

Monday, June 8, 2015

Words Over Face

Then
Now
Remember that awful trend going on a while back with movie marketing, where posters were painstakingly hand-crafted? 

Where as much thought was put into creating a signature visual for the lobby as was put into the actual movie itself, and sometimes even more so? 

Where the poster was artwork you wanted to hang on your wall?

So glad those days are over, and that lately every poster looks the same. God knows you need that little bit of gas money it took to go down to the megaplex and NOT see a movie, but rather talk the manager into letting you have it's cool poster before they tossed it in the dumpster.

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Episode 123 -- "Eat, Drink and Be Scary"

 http://onsug.com/shows/Jan15/onsug_Jan15_midnightcitizen112.mp3
Shenanigans include: memories of the "Hotel Birmingham" punk club; "Campfire Treats" candle; hit and run car incident on my street; field audio from camping trip # 1: pressing need to go camp outdoors; roughing it vs. being comfortable; cooler check; having a Mexican Coke; Anna the dog; campfires; B'ham EBT scam crackdown; camping activity bag; "Eat, Drink and Be Scary" beer koozie; Adam Fox's "The Great All-Nighter" blog; back in the studio: GTA Online Heists review; Piper & Leaf Tea; listener e-mails; camping audio # 2: recording by lake; selfies and social media; Christian scripture on paper designed as money to trick you; back in the studio: redneck "Star Wars" storm trooper berated me for knocking over a Jeff Foxworthy CD at 2nd and Charles; "Jurassic Park"; camping audio # 3: a couple ghost stories by the campfire; "Seinfeld" 25th anniversary and backstage gossip coming forward; "Full House" is coming back, for some weird reason; "ba-dum" said at the end of unfunny jokes; "Brisco County, Jr.", and; an unfunny joke.

Show time: 2:26:25


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Monday, June 1, 2015

Back Alley Therapist

I'm not one to jump to conclusions, but I'm beginning to think Blue Cross keeps me on as a client just because they like my money, not because they want to see me be well. I'll give you an example, show you what I mean:

Me: Hi! I've had a lot of stress in my life recently, and I'd like to schedule an appointment with a therapist. What would be my co-pay for that appointment?

Blue Cross Phone Operator: The co-pay for the first three appointments is $40. After that, you must pay in full for each appointment until your deductible of six thousand.... (I drowned her out for a few seconds after this)....... then we cover you in full.