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Second Rate Podcast Eighteen

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:21:00 -0700

It has been so long.

A large part of the original intent of this podcast was to put up a bunch of binaural field recordings. I have never done that, as I have never had a recording device. I got to borrow one this weekend, and I used it, among other things, to record this binaural recording of the DC Metro.

"DC Metro: 4/17/09"

Second Rate Podcast Seventeen

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:28:00 -0800

A moralistic tale about how when you don't brush your teeth at night, you have bad dreams. This one doesn't compress well, so you have to use a little bit of your imagination.

"Teethbrushery: the brushing of teeth."

Second Rate Podcast Sixteen

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:05:00 -0800

This is an episode from an old radio serial I used to write in the thirties. Also it was a serial with super short episodes. It only ran to thirty shows. Expect to hear a recording of the show soon.

"Barn MacDougal: Master Cartographer, episode twelve - 'The Island'"

Second Rate Podcast Fifteen

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:40:00 -0800

Once upon a last year I was applying for a job teaching English and History. They couldn't schedule an interview with me, so I made a video of me interviewing myself. It's probably five minutes long and boring, but I worked pretty hard on the backgrounds and the twist ending, so I ditched the dialogue edited it (fairly arbitrarily) down, and then improvised new dialogue onto it. It is now a video about a job interview for an office manager.

"Interview Ofiche"

Second Rate Podcast Fourteen

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Thu, 3 Jan 2008 02:07:00 -0800

My sister recently told me of a piece of software called Puredata which is nearly identical to a program called Max/MSP which I used to use a bunch, but haven't lately. So I obtained it. I have been trying to learn how to use it, as I have completely forgotten. As a for of practice, I just spent a four hour planeride working on a patch that takes a short sample and then messes with it separately in two channels. I see this patch turning into something that is constantly sampling in the future. I just ran it twice (once with me humming and once with me scratching on the grill over the mic on my laptop) and stuck the two files together with no further editing (okay, I faded a couple things out). I just have to warn you, this is wicked obnoxious.

"Scritch and Twitter"

Second Rate Podcast Thirteen

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:11:00 -0800

Four stories told by four friends chopped up into one big story-mess; I did this a few years ago.
Featuring myself, Kevin Williams, Christine Hou, Anya Rose, and Ross Norman.

"Stories"

Second Rate Podcast Twelve

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Fri, 7 Dec 2007 01:29:00 -0800

A very brief one-act play about Klezmer music. This was originally for a class I took on the Culture of Yiddish. It was my way of not writing a big final paper.

"the Spirit of Klezmer"

Second Rate Podcast Eleven

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Tue, 4 Dec 2007 14:22:00 -0800

From a time when I was really into cutting records with razors.

"James End vs. Jimmy Miike"

Second Rate Podcast Ten

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:55:00 -0800

A very sad story.
Featuring myself and Jason Michelitch.

"Also - the loss of a dog"

Second Rate Podcast Nine

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:45:00 -0800

A field recording of the fireworks on July fourth, 2007 in Germantown, New York.
Recorded by myself and Kevin Williams.

"Germantown Fireworks 2007"

Second Rate Podcast Eight

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:37:00 -0700

A movie I made on a train to amuse myself. It is about brooms, but not about sweeping.

"Broom"

Second Rate Podcast Seven

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:05:00 -0700

A short story about a tragic day in the life of a child.

"the Day Wayne Gretzky Shat the Bed"

Second Rate Podcast Six

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:03:00 -0700

A dream I had a few years ago. There are people mentioned who are real, but you can just make them be whomever you like.

"Robosaur Dream"

Second Rate Podcast Five

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:56:00 -0700

This is probably my favorite of the pieces I have written for the disklavier (an electronically controlled player piano).

"Frailty of Night"

Second Rate Podcast Four

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:26:00 -0700

I am upset that I have done three videos in a row, so to mix it up, we have an essay. I wrote this a while ago. I don't know why.

"How Music Affects my Writing"

Second Rate Podcast Three

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:13:00 -0700

Strange lights are shining out of my face.

"Eyes and Teeth"

Second Rate Podcast Two

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:14:00 -0700

An older video with some stolen elements.
You have to be patient with this one.

"Conflict in the Hall of Ghosts"

Second Rate Podcast One

pornofreezeframecaptioncontest@gmail.com (Jim Hickcox) — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:21:00 -0700

A WONDERFUL video of a tragic tale of a couple who has fallen into a cave which is apparently infested with bats.

"Bat Cave"