7 April 2003
Programming KRLX is crazy crazy crazy. Hopefully a general accord of peace, prosperity and goodwill can be reached. 116 applications, 98 slots.
10 April 2003
The best part about this site is that people actually pay for subscriptions: internalmemos.com.
Programming is dying. Dotted lines are being signed and hopefully the station is going up soon. Even though it will be wildly boring to read, I can at least say that with all the time I've spent in the record library, I have heard and obtained many interesting things: Depeche Mode, Death Cab For Cutie, Blur, Old 97s, Linda Thompson, Beachwood Sparks, Royksopp, MC Paul Barman, Sondre Lerche, Robert Johnson, Johnny Cash, Ted Leo, Ben Kweller, Ween, Django Reinhardt, Geto Boys, cajun music, the McCoury Brothers, Dinosaur Jr, Joy Division, a sampler from Austin, Texas circa 1985. I've also noticed that the record library has an insane amount of Black Sabbath on vinyl, like 15 records. All 12". It seems to be an anomaly considering we have almost nothing by a lot of classic rockers.
I think I might have figured out how to get caught up with my homework by Sunday. That would be nice, since I am buried under a mountain and the mountain is stupid stuff I have to do.
I have participated in more email traffic in the last week than I did in the previous year. That is not an overstatement.
I have said enough.
12 April 2003
I have now pitted the Houston Oilers against the entirety of the NFL in Tecmo Super Bowl. Needless to say, I won all the games, some by a larger margin than others. I ate some pizza last night paid for by ResLife or some such department. Today I saw the first half of a vaudeville show (including the brilliant Trip to the Moon). I also spent time in the record library. My show went all right: the music was good but I was a little rusty from the monthlong layoff. Next week will be better. The bluegrass music was fantastic and the Geto Boys were reliably offensive and fun to listen to. KRLX has premiered the new frontpage, the rest of the site is sure to follow.
14 April 2003
I have been doing homework forever. I have reading left to do. I am probably going to fill in 3.00-4.30 am tonight because that slot is at the moment unfilled. The Mortician Belts PSA is far, far too popular.
15 April 2003
A helpful reminder: The list of words not allowed on the radio includes but is not limited to the seven dirty words, "Fuck," "Shit," "Asshole," "Motherfucker, "Cunt," "Cocksucker," and "Tits" and any combination thereof. Furthermore, words with double meanings, such as "Dick," and "Pussy," when used in a sexually explicit manner are forbidden over the air.
You're welcome.
16 April 2003
It would seem that I am on the air at KRLX for 3.75 hours per week at the moment. You will have to guess when. The CD collection has been mildly updated, as has the Record Wishlist. The front page has been purged.
20 April 2003
Abiword loads faster than a motherfucker, and faster than Microsoft Word. And the interface is essentially the same. I like it much better than OpenOffice.org's word processor as well.
I will be on the radio again 3.00-4.30 am tonight. It should be interesting.
21 April 2003
"In order to have a truly great night you have to have a horrible morning, for context. So I’d begin by waking up on the street in some exotic metropolis I’ve never been to before, and where I don’t know anyone, destitute, hungry and alone. Over the course of the day I’d be approached by some extremely attractive and interesting locals, who would invite me over to dine on the regional cuisine, which would turn out to be the best food I’ve ever tasted in my life. Towards evening, a little tipsy on the fruity elixir they’d refer to only as 'The National Beverage,’ they’d reveal themselves to be left-wing revolutionaries planning the overthrow of the US-backed puppet regime. Around 11 pm I’d be joining them in storming the presidential palace, thinking to myself, ‘Wow, I’m usually contemplating going to the Rainbo around this time.’ By 12:30, news of the people’s glorious victory would be spreading on the AP wires, causing a crisis within the imperialist power structure that would lead, by 1:48 am (‘Last call!’ at the Rainbo) to the world-wide collapse of western hegemony. Around 4:48 am I’d be crushed to death during the wild celebratory orgy in the imperial bedchamber, auto-erotically asphyxiating while Van Halen’s 1984 album blasted on the presidential stereo."
24 April 2003
From WilcoWorld.net:
Wilco: More Like the Moon EP
01 Camera
02 Handshake Drugs
03 Woodgrain
04 A Magazine Called Sunset
05 Bob Dylan's 49th Beard
06 More Like the Moon
25 April 2003
USA! USA!
I have acquired all six Tecmo games for Nintendo. Of the six only one looks like a dud [Tecmo World Wrestling]. I have also played what seem to be two new pinball games in upper Sayles. Rocky and Bullwinkle is insanely easy and the fishing game is insanely tough.
28 April 2003
The KRLX schedule is full once again. I also have a new AIM buddy icon, in case I ever surface again.
29 April 2003
The news show went reasonably well today, with many interesting items of note. I was preceded in excellence by Alice Gorel and Hans Wietzke, who provided some fine epileptic dancing in the studio, and succeeded not by Sarah Moody, as per usual, but by regular college policy violator Kevin Clair, who has been a prolific sublister this term, at least by my count of two. Those who answer the high call of the sublist are very near and dear to my heart because they are the reason I, as Compliance Director, don't have to show up to the studio every time someone doesn't want to do their show.
In addition to the news show, I toured my possible residence for this summer. Details will follow at a later date.
In exciting Tecmo Basketball news, I scored 40 points in the first half with Larry Johnson and the Hornets scored 70. I had to stop at the half, but last night I did manage to get over 100 points with the Bulls. Cherry-picking results in a huge number of points. I also today got Jordan vs Bird but had some difficulty with the controls.
I have also learned that the Peking Opera and Brian Eno are not related. This augments, I guess, my earlier knowledge that Another Green World by Brian Eno is amazing.
Drugs.
30 April 2003
Today I picked up a rather large painting from Science Fiction House which I won by calling their show on Friday night to tell them that in Star Wars, C3P0 claims the odds of successfully navigating an asteroid field are 3,720 to 1. It is too large to display anywhere in the room. We are looking into the situation.
In other news, Max and I have tickets to concerts by Wesley Willis and My Morning Jacket. We are also trying to get tickets to Wilco at the Walker Art Center, but they seem to be a little more difficult.
KRLX has an exciting new website.