The Taxi Tapes

Episode 12: Pac-Man

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Wed, 09 May 2012 06:00:15 +0000

Sam meets a fellow driver who is fearful of the past.

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Episode 11: Sandra From Avenue Z

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:58:51 +0000

Sam knew something crazy was going to happen when the couple got in and asked to go to Avenue Z; what eventually transpired was indeed crazy, but not at all in the way he was expecting…

https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/taxitapes11fixed.mp3

Episode 10: Sweat and Fortified Wine

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:28:48 +0000

Sam’s interactions with a passenger of uncertain means teaches him a valuable lesson. Another clip from the live stage version of The Taxi Tapes, as performed at the People’s Improv Theater on November 12, 2011.

https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/taxitapes10.mp3

Episode 9: Strawberries or Bussed

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:31:23 +0000

A group of drunken Brits guides Sam directly into the path of an oncoming MTA bus, with unexpected results. This episode is an excerpt from the live version of “The Taxi Tapes,” as performed at the People’s Improv Theater on November 12, 2011.

https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/the-taxi-tapes-episode-9.mp3

Episode 8: A Brush With Fame, or The Time I Almost Killed Jon Stewart

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:01:13 +0000

One time Sam almost killed Jon Stewart with his cab. An excerpt from the live version of The Taxi Tapes, performed at The PIT on November 12, 2011.

https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/the-taxi-tapes-episode-8.mp3

Episode 7: Taxi Tapes

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:28:57 +0000

Actual audio from inside Sam’s cab, recorded live throughout a frozen February day in 2007. There is some freestyle singing.

https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/the-taxi-tapes-episode-7.mp3

Episode 6: The Real Thing

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:52:49 +0000

While driving along the Grand Central Parkway, minding his own business, a song by The Hold Steady blindsides Sam with the realization that the Plan may have gone horribly awry.

https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/the-taxi-tapes-episode-6-bounce.mp3

Episode 5: Phantom Planet

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:58:35 +0000

Sam makes a not-so-triumphant return to the Hilton, where an old nemesis rears its ugly head.

https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/the-taxi-tapes-episode-5.mp3

Episode 4: The Phantom Fifty

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:14:33 +0000

As his taxi dies on McDonald Avenue in Brooklyn, Sam recalls an orange naugahyde sofa, a pay-phone, and a river of chicken blood.

https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/the-taxi-tapes-episode-4.mp3

Episode 3: The Ersatz Calm of Teaneck

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:21:14 +0000

The perilous clutches of 31st Street interfere with Sam’s burgeoning confidence in himself as his first day of taxi driving draws to a close.

https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/the-taxi-tapes-episode-3.mp3

Episode 2: The 44th Street Shuffle

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:12:10 +0000

Sam meets the mysterious Man in the White Van, who rents him a beat-up taxi, which he uses for his first fare, which nearly destroys him.

https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/the-taxi-tapes-episode-2.mp3

Episode 1: The Second Thought

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:00:28 +0000

A complex set of circumstances results in Sam awakening at 4:30am on a frigid January morning for his first day as a New York City cab driver.

https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/the-taxi-tapes-episode-1.mp3