First Forty
By David Faulhaber
To listen to an audio podcast, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to download and subscribe to podcasts.
Podcast Description
A partial record of things heard, seen, and said from the first forty.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
First Forty 1978-02-24 | Tonight we signed up for baseball and we had to sell candy. We called our relatives and they bought some candy. | 6/5/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
2 |
First Forty 2000-02-27 | Yumi and I go in to the office; over to Ted's to study; after Don leaves, Ted and I get back on the topic of "god-in-a-box"; spend hours conceptualizing miniaturized worlds; Yumi upset to lose our Sunday evening together. | 5/31/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
3 |
First Forty 1995-02-20 | Clear and beautiful — but hot!; everybody down at the beaches; Casey called in the morning; thought about classes for next semester — also about minoring in Philosophy; I need to think about getting a job; called Mom and talked about how Owen’s wedding went; in bed at 11:00 but couldn’t sleep. | 5/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
4 |
First Forty 1990-09a | Trish breaks up with Casey | 5/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
5 |
First Forty 1986-04-08d | Brunch at McDonalds; take the bus to Quebec; sleep along the way; Fred and I picked up by Mme. Champagne; at her house, we're both scared — now it's real; dinner with the family; help daughter with English homework; watch Nordiques game on television; Connie calls; Fred and I retreat to our hideout in the basement. | 5/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
6 |
First Forty 1978-02-23 | Today we started the hockey tournament and we went to Andy’s house. We played with his slime and had loads of fun. | 5/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
7 |
First Forty 2000-02-26 | Kids show at Kuumbwa; Miki comes down from San Francisco with her boyfriend; study kanji at the library; dinner over at Eisuke's apartment; Yumi and I watch Juzo Itami's The Funeral; Miki's car breaks down in San Jose; they phone at 2 a.m., but the connection is lost; nothing we can to do help them. | 5/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
8 |
First Forty 1995-02-19 | Sleep most of the day; finish Farewell to Manzanar; go for a ride; stop and listen to drum circle; missing Meggin; feel foolish for wanting to chase skirts; read essays on culture and technology; will I be able to make it all work out? | 5/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
9 |
First Forty 1990-08f | Answering machine messages from Dad, Phil, Amy, Patti, Claire, and Andy. | 5/4/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
10 |
First Forty 1986-04-08c | Sightsee around Montréal; dinner at Bavarian beer hall; stop in at "Le Club Sex 969" to ask directions; cute coat-check girl; night of clubbing at The Business and The Passport; head back after not getting in to Thursdays; sleep through alarm in the morning. | 4/9/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
11 |
First Forty 1978-02-22 | This morning on Ray Rayner they had the winners from the jelly bean count. Nothing happened. | 4/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
12 |
First Forty 2000-02-25 | Clean out old files from computer; PCS wants $120 from Yumi for breaking the lease; the What-Nots (Kevin Northcutt's band) playing down at Whole Earth; call Case but we don't have much to talk about; we're both changing; stop by Kuumbwa; Yumi out playing poker with friends. | 9/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
13 |
First Forty 1995-02-18 | Read most of Farewell to Manzanar; call Grant; head downtown and stop to watch two girls dancing in their house; bad vibe in bar above the Redroom; get too drunk and wake up with a terrific hang-over. | 9/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
14 |
First Forty 1990-08e | Out on the scooter one night that Malathion is to be sprayed over the city; surreal; see a girl hitching for a ride outside of the Fish Grill on Beverly. | 9/19/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
15 |
First Forty 1986-04-08b | Arrive in Montreal; rooming with Fred, Dean, and Dan at our hotel; go out for pizza with some of the girls, then Fred and I walk up and down Ste. Catherine street; Montreal is cool because the people speak perfect French and English. | 9/18/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
16 |
First Forty 1978-02-21 | Nothing happened today. | 9/17/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
17 |
First Forty 2000-02-24 | Yumi and I take bus up to campus to eat breakfast; Lisa getting an HIV test, in a funk over finishing her dissertation; have one of Grandpa's navy pictures on my computer desktop; receive an email asking for The Last Vaudevillain review a.s.a.p.; see Yumi at Cabrillo. | 9/8/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
18 |
First Forty 1995-02-17 | Group-project is frustrating, and I'm confused about the major; first V.A. check finally arrives; Meggin calls with the news that Plouffis has died; I think Hal is growing weary of burying pets; call Mom to pass along the news; she and Tom are making cakes for Owen's wedding. | 9/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
19 |
First Forty 1990-08d | Rich goes away for a week to an intensive Forum “camp”, to get over his fear of heights; he says that he’s going to cross over a rope bridge spanning a gorge; Claire is hysterical, saying that he’ll kill himself; when he comes back he’s pretty quiet about the whole thing, and I wonder what happened. | 9/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
20 |
First Forty 1986-04-08a | Miss Poly Sci and French because I oversleep; because I need to finish research on a paper, I also miss English; Mrs. Delaney tells me the work is inadequate, and to get my life organized; race home to pack for Canada; Fred's parents take us to O'Hare; have time to think about how to straighten my life out. | 9/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
21 |
First Forty 1978-02-20 | All we did today was play because we had the day off. | 9/3/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
22 |
First Forty 2000-02-23 | Scan family photos at Amy's desk; in the market for a DV camcorder; Yumi and I go to classical guitar concert on campus; Joseph is the stage director; I am "monkey hand"; talk of Marcel contributing rent; Yumi resorts to "American" medicine. | 8/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
23 |
First Forty 1995-02-16 | Struggling with Hume; guest speaker in class from Shoshone Nation; cool guy, reminds me of Grandpa; beautiful sunset; attend talk on Hubble telescope; interested in space, once more; night walk. | 8/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
24 |
First Forty 1990-08c | Go to Naval Reserve Center to find out what I need to do for summer training; they're going to put me on a frigate based out of Treasure Island, in San Francisco; during my physical, the doctor detects a heart condition: mitral valve prolapse; I'm told to lay off strenuous exercise. | 8/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
25 |
First Forty 1986-04-01h | Grant and I go to Jodie's birthday party in Streamwood; it's been ages since we've seen her; Jodie shows us her pictures of the Europe trip, which bring back a LOT of memories; even Grant is feeling nostalgic; suddenly want to talk to Ann. | 8/21/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
26 |
First Forty 1978-02-19 | Today Todd and I played and watched Project U.F.O. | 8/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
27 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 2000-02-22 | Amy furious at Baytree for tracking her down while on vacation; Japanese class is a real train wreck; Tajima sensei is great, but totally disorganized; Ted, Don, and I are ready to take out some of the younger punks; Muria has already promised the garage as a practice space for some friends of hers in a band. | 7/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
28 |
First Forty 1995-02-15 | No one in Section can agree on a topic; Prop 187 hunger strike planned for the weekend; don't tell me what to do; $7 massage; movies on Western Shoshone; finish National Geographic article on the Universe, which puts everything into perspective. | 7/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
29 |
First Forty 1990-08b | Decide to get hair-cut at barbershop on Larchmont; while there I meet Huell Howser, from KCET; we get to talking and he wonders if I wouldn't mind working with him on his next project; we exchange information, but I don't expect anything to come of it. | 7/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
30 |
First Forty 1986-04-01g | Go to another meeting at Stu's; stop by Yorktown to see Grandma and Grandpa at the show; while there I pick up re-mixes of "Sweetest Girl" and "Our House"; ask about getting Madness videos; Grant and I play Subbuteo; Jodi calls me out of the blue; she's having a party and would like Grant and I to come. | 7/3/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
31 |
First Forty 1978-02-18 | Tonight we were at a pow-wow in Wheaton. The Spotted Pony people were celebrated by Chief Walks-With-The-Wind. | 7/2/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
32 |
First Forty 2000-02-21 | Yumi and I have breakfast at Cowell; B.J. spots us and comes inside; he needs help with some translation and tells us about an international job fair he attended; he says I have the right "look" for Japan and says JET is a waste of my time; work in the office a bit; Virginia and Cheyenne drop by and Virginia is pleased that her daughter and Yumi can finally meet; Mose Allison show at Kuumbwa; tell Nina and Shinya of my plans to move into the garage. | 6/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
33 |
First Forty 1995-02-14 | Gorgeous day!; pick up hotel brochures for Mom; ride up to campus; before riding down, stop to take in the beauty; Meggin calls; tell her that I'm tempted by the women at school; she has similar feelings about the men around her; she tells me to just be careful, if something DOES happen; what!?; talk about my issues with sex and guilt. | 6/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
34 |
First Forty 1990-08a | August 2: Iraq invades Kuwait; I'm following the news constantly on KCRW; Case is put on alert and sent to Norfolk, where he spends his time digging ditches; while there, he meets a stripper. | 6/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
35 |
First Forty 1986-04-01f | Grant back from Pennsylvania; blood pressure still a little high; Grant goes out with Ann to movie; she's mad at Amy, too, and says I'm acting childish; head over to Pauls' after work; Grant and I go to Wag's but he's in a weird mood so I just drop him off and go to bed. | 6/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
36 |
First Forty 1978-02-17 | Today we had a feast. We had foods from other countries. Tonight we went to a pow-wow. | 6/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
37 |
First Forty 2000-02-20 | Spend day with Ted, watching movies; see American Beauty first at Cinema 9, then Totoro at his place; Ted has redecorated his apartment; he tells me of his idea to hawk desktop shrines; raining all day; WWII propaganda film; Ted relates his fated meeting of Masako in Tokyo. | 6/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
38 |
First Forty 1995-02-13 | Run into Michael at library; he must think I'm following him; watch Angel Island and bell hooks videos; bike parts come; finally clean room; Case goes out with both Maureen and Amy; he's worried about becoming an alcoholic like his dad. | 6/21/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
39 |
First Forty 1990-07j | While you were away... (pt. 3) | 6/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
40 |
First Forty 1986-04-01e | Change out of Calculus to Government; so many awesome girls at the Field House; cleaning "party" at Stu's; John and I are assigned to the inside the ice-maker; grades come — they're not good; measure blood pressure in class and mine is 150/50! | 6/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
41 |
First Forty 1978-02-16 | Today we started to set-up the things for the foods (on Friday for the dinner). | 6/19/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
42 |
First Forty 2000-02-19 | Yumi goes to San Francisco with Ted to watch Chinese New Year celebrations; have brunch with Chad, Denise, and Chel; Chad and I play soccer up on East Field; Samba Ngo at Kuumbwa; nice coming home to a quiet house. | 6/16/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
43 |
First Forty 1995-02-12 | Andy drops by to borrow "China Men"; catches me in my pajamas; racked by anxiety over the situation with Meggin; couldn't get anything done. | 6/14/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
44 |
First Forty 1990-07i | Taking classes through UCLA Extension; drop "Music" after one meeting, but stay with "History of the West" right up until the end; harangued about inferior vitamins at drug store on Larchmont. | 6/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
45 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1986-04-01d | Stay up all night with John watching Scarface; go to meeting the following morning at Stu's; rake leaves all that day; Dan B. stops by before leaving for Georgia; we talk and watch the tape of Comic Relief. | 6/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
46 |
First Forty 1978-02-15 | Today we went to Grandma's house and had a wonderful party. | 6/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
47 |
First Forty 2000-02-18 | Harvey Wainapel show at Kuumbwa; Yumi comes to hang out with me; Chad and Denise drop by and we go play darts at the Poet with Chel; I sink a double-bull to win the game. | 5/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
48 |
First Forty 1995-02-11 | Basketball driving me crazy; read, run; bottle of Stoli cuts into my food budget; Celtic rock band at Live Soup; cut on over to Red Room, dance to DJ cuts; drinking vodka that I keep in my socks; what a cheap bastard... | 5/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
49 |
First Forty 1990-07h | Jason is in L.A., staying with Joe; he comes to the job in Beverly Hills and Joe has us doing batting practice on the new ball fields; buy new glove, but it’s a bit snug. | 5/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
50 |
First Forty 1986-04-01c | Drive John to Goodyear; Todd cuts off his mohawk; he's being more himself than ever; "flame off" at work in order to complete my scripting requirements; pick up Dad at O'Hare and drive to see the Sting play Dallas (they lost). | 5/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
51 |
First Forty 1978-02-14 | We had a party at school and I was on the set-up crew so I could set up the tables. | 5/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
52 |
First Forty 2000-02-17 | Talk to Kris at Japanese class about his JET interview; Tajima sensei tells us her experience in Japan with domestic violence; Ted and I have a long talk after class; he tells me about lingering sleeplessness related to his father, and his plans to move to Japan. | 5/18/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
53 |
First Forty 1995-02-10 | On the road to San Francisco by 11; meet Claire and Jesse at Mandarin Oriental hotel; we walk around North Beach, go to City Lights; I get the feeling the girls don't want me around so I take off after only 4 hours; night ride home along the coast makes up for everything. | 5/17/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
54 |
First Forty 1990-07g | Sean comes out for a little over three weeks; he works with me one day but decides that the work is too hard; he next finds a job working at a patisserie but he only lasts there an hour; Sean flies Debbie out for the weekend; Kirsten also comes out for a few days; Patti and I hike along the ridge of Topanga Canyon. | 5/16/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
55 |
First Forty 1986-04-01b | Employee meeting at Fox Valley Stuart Anderson's; kick soccer ball around at WWHS; car breaks down on Plamondon; Jim and Beth drive by, but don't see me; run to John's, leave car there; John's dad talks me through the repair the next day; it's "a nothin' thing". | 5/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
56 |
First Forty 1978-02-13 | Today we made valentines at home and made a valentine’s bag. | 5/14/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
57 |
First Forty 2000-02-16e | Peace and beauty at Coit Tower; woman who resembles Meggin takes our picture; I remark upon this and Yumi gets upset; drive over to Marin side of the Bridge; walk along restaurants near Pier 39; decide to eat dinner back home. | 5/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
58 |
First Forty 1995-02-09 | Meggin and I enumerate the reasons why we're NOT working; she wants to fly me out to Boston so we can talk face-to-face; great panel discussion in Native American Experience; importance of knowing who you are; what are my traditions, stories?; call Meggin to share my enthusiasm. | 5/10/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
59 |
First Forty 1990-07f | Go to Marie Callender's for my birthday with Grandma, Grandpa, Jenny, Claire, Patti, Liza, and Lucy; Liza is pretty loud; Grandma chides me for having so many people out at once. | 5/10/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
60 |
First Forty 1986-04-01a | Spring break is over; time to catch-up; take Grant to O'Hare Saturday morning; I love the airport; see Jim McMahon in the terminal; some guy says they went to high school together. | 5/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
61 |
First Forty 1978-02-12 | Today Todd and I started our snow fort. | 5/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
62 |
First Forty 2000-02-16d | Yumi looks at clothes; anxiety over not having enough "start-up" for Japan; think about ways to reduce my share of the rent; Yumi suggests I stay with Ted; a better solution is to move into the garage for $200 a month, since all I need is a place to sleep; let the subject rest and move along to Coit Tower. | 5/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
63 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1995-02-08 | Case and Maureen separate; he's coming out for spring break; ride up to campus in the rain; can't muster the same anger as my classmates; dreamy atmosphere by the East Field; chanting in meditation class is great. | 5/3/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
64 |
First Forty 1990-07e | Lucy comes out to L.A. for a few days; we go to Mother's and meet up with O'Neil crew; Lucy and Brian hit it off; Patti and I follow them to some pool party but Brian misses the exit; we leave them alone and just go home. | 5/3/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
65 |
First Forty 1986-03-25 | Fall asleep while studying; cram for final in one hour; Calc final is a joke; Dad happy that I'm thinking of going away to school; Grant decides to resolve the "Pape situation"; he clears things up with Amy. | 5/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
66 |
First Forty 1978-02-11 | I started my Social Studies report and on TV they showed some old cartoons. | 4/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
67 |
First Forty 2000-02-16c | Can't find Yumi after the interview; she tells me she's lost her wallet (again); just as she's about to cancel her credit card, I locate her wallet pinned under the seat; go bowling at the Japan Center lanes; head over to check out the new Metreon complex. | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
68 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1995-02-07 | Read about Kyushu in National Geographic; excited to travel the world; thinking about the girl who waved to me last Friday; Meggin having nightmares about me and other women...; Sean gets info on our high school reunion. | 4/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
69 |
First Forty 1990-07d | Liza is in L.A. for a few days, sunning herself by the pool and drooling over all the "rockers" on Sunset. | 4/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
70 |
First Forty 1986-03-23 | I woke up at 10:30 and remembered that I was taking Todd to the Sting game at noon. We made it in time, though. The game was TOO cool! We had a great time. I’m going to try to get tickets for the 27th when they play Dallas. They won 9-6. At least I got to do something with Todd. | 4/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
71 |
First Forty 1978-02-10 | Today we had spelling tests and I went jogging again. | 4/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
72 |
First Forty 2000-02-16b | JET interview commences; glad to see Mariko Watanabe there; all three panelists very sociable, and the interview is more conversational that I'd expected; answer a barrage of questions; leave feeling confident about how things went. | 4/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
73 |
First Forty 1995-02-06 | Meet Dana, who reminds me of Claire; bump into Andy while out running; waking up feeling great these days, but then my "social" personality takes over and the polarity is reversed — often by women at school. | 4/19/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
74 |
First Forty 1990-07c | Patti comes out to L.A. for several weeks; meets Joe at the jobsite; she's worried about my wanting a beer every day after work; have cookout for O'Neil at the house; play darts with Brian and Todd. | 4/18/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
75 |
First Forty 1986-03-22 | Grant brings his Mustang over but it won't start again; drive around all night, completely bored; run into Don Eaton; call Papes' but Chad is not there; get scared at Galaxy World; Gina Salemi is our waitress at Wags; going away to school looking better all the time. | 4/17/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
76 |
First Forty 1978-02-09 | We had the mini tramp in gym and drew a valentines picture. | 4/16/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
77 |
First Forty 2000-02-16a | Wake up at 4 to cram for interview; make it to the Radisson Miyako with one minute to spare; other applicants equally nervous, but I find out the interview won't last more than 20 minutes; felt like I was waiting outside the room forever; tried to focus on breathing and keeping my cool. | 4/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
78 |
First Forty 1995-02-05 | Write Plato questions; do these kids ever stop playing basketball?; some guy wearing a silver lamé suit (with wings!) is being filmed on the roof behind us; go running; girls dancing topless on the beach to drums; I love this town! | 4/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
79 |
First Forty 1990-07b | Heat wave descends upon L.A.; while on the scooter, it feels like someone is holding a hair-dryer to my face; drop Vespa at Kentucky Fried Chicken drive-thru; wake up splayed out on the floor; Cherie gives me money to buy a helmet. | 4/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
80 |
First Forty 1986-03-18 | Since we were up so late I missed Math and French, so I took the time before Psychology to exercise. Nothing much else happened. | 4/10/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
81 |
First Forty 1978-02-08 | Today we played hockey in gym and we watched Escape From Planet of the Apes. | 4/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
82 |
First Forty 2000-02-15 | Preparing for JET interview; brief overview of Japanese culture and education system; no time to review TESL course notes; run to de-stress; make photo for my interview voucher; spend an hour ironing shirt and shining shoes. | 4/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
83 |
First Forty 1995-02-04 | Wake up feeling a bit out of it; finish“Barrio Boy”; play guitar; get the bike out; go running, make dinner; write short paper from AMST but can't find the motivation; too tired to concentrate so I go to sleep; Descartes would have done much the same. | 4/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
84 |
First Forty 1990-07a | Mom and Tom leave Warrenville after the old man who owns the house where they rented kept coming around a little too often. Patti and Lucy help them move to Elmhurst Terrace apartments. | 4/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
85 |
First Forty 1986-03-17 | St. Patrick's Day; buy college guide; consider Bradley and Millikin as possible future schools; call Beth; says she can't go to soccer game with me; Jim won't "let" her go...; Mom and Dad having another talk with Todd; while talking about schools, Mom gets the wrong idea about the classes she's taking. | 4/3/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
86 |
First Forty 1978-02-07 | At school we started our Social Studies report. I also went jogging 2 miles with my dad. | 4/3/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
87 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 2000-02-14 | Get some things for Yumi at the bookstore; I have to go to San Jose to get me suit fitted but Marcel and Muria have the car; end up going on my scooter; Yumi made a cake for me at Kiyoko's the night before, as well as an origami bouquet; what a sweetie. | 3/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
88 |
First Forty 1995-02-03 | Good Philosophy discussion section; meet with Brook at Oakes after class; go to a couple of events that fizzle; I'm tired, but go to Redroom; upstairs this girl is throwing herself at me to make her boyfriend jealous; I'm out; spend $30! | 3/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
89 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1990-06f | "While You Were Away" part 2 (answering machine messages) | 3/28/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
90 |
First Forty 1986-03-12b | Think more about being "stuck in DuPage county"; feel that I'm being left behind; realize that I need to get away from Wheaton; maybe go to another school in Illinois with Grant?; Mom supports this decision, knows that Todd and I are aware that she and Dad are having problems; time to do something different. | 3/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
91 |
First Forty 1978-02-06 | Today when we got home from school we watched Planet of the Apes. | 3/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
92 |
First Forty 2000-02-13 | Grace leaves her wallet at Kuumbwa, calls to ask if we can help her out; Yumi and I have breakfast at the Silver Spur; Yumi studies with Kiyoko while I try to write; watch Japanese quiz show by myself as Yumi doesn't return home until after nine. | 3/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
93 |
First Forty 1995-02-02 | Started "Barrio Boy"; hot today; days getting longer now; took the long way home along the ocean; everyone outside enjoying themselves; call Meggin, she's not so up-beat; order new fuel lever for Vespa. | 3/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
94 |
First Forty 1990-06e | Move Case into new apartment (with Beau); we catch the bus north to Chicago, listening to Digital Underground; go to Blues Fest Saturday and Sunday; good vibe in Grant Park; ball joint on Todd's car breaks; mood turns sour on Sunday, people arguing; Case almost spills out of the car onto expressway; fly back to L.A. | 3/21/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
95 |
First Forty 1986-03-12a | Too much has happened today; Sessie tells Grants all kinds of things about Amy that we never knew before; neither of us have any respect for her; oddly, Amy calls me for consolation; see Ann at the library; stop by Papes' house and the situation is tense; talk with Scott Stone about North Central and realize I'm not happy there. | 3/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
96 |
First Forty 1978-02-05 | Me and Todd tried to make a Disney World but we couldn’t. So I built a big ship. Today Amy called us by long distance. | 3/19/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
97 |
First Forty 2000-02-12 | Breakfast with Ted at Zachary's; he and Yumi go to Yaohan while I try to write at the office; Mom says George mentioned something about a "transplant"; go to birthday party for Eisuke and Kiyoko; Ted and I the only non-Japanese there; misspell Kiyoko's name and everyone laughs; better get used to it... | 3/16/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
98 |
First Forty 1995-02-01 | Run into girl from Africa class at SMC; talk by prospective HistCon prof is both daunting and ridiculous; this is NOT what I want to become; skip meditation; Meggin is hoarse; I need to grip to somebody!; go for run at night. | 3/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
99 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1990-06d | Fly to Birmingham to see Casey; running and swimming; up to Vulcan; Adam Ant headlines "Doo-Dah Day"; small time event in park, but we don't care; crash car into median divider after show; Case wants to walk away, but we salvage car; lunch with Trish. | 3/14/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
100 |
First Forty 1986-03-11 | Today I got home and went for a ride; this machine is heaven; felt tired, though; Jim and Beth still seeing each other; thought a lot about the importance of committing yourself and not waiting around for things to happen. | 3/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
101 |
First Forty 1978-02-04 | Today we got home and unpacked our things and we were so tired we went to bed early. | 3/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
102 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 2000-02-11 | Not getting any work done; Lisa and Rich had an argument, and she feels as though she has nowhere to "be" these days; funny that we need each other more than ever; run into a new ELI student at Kuumbwa; she "auditions" for Bob once the show is over... | 3/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
103 |
First Forty 1995-01-31 | Today sucked; couldn't seem to wake up; Case called and said he got a little physical with Maureen; scooter kept stalling and then the fuel lever broke off; push it to Chevron, where some guy hits me up for glucose tablets and gas money; went to bed with a headache. | 3/8/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
104 |
First Forty 1990-06c | Grandma, Grandpa, and Jenny pass through L.A. on their way to Hawaii (with Claire); Cherie not home so I have to play host; Grandpa critical of Dad working in Wisconsin; I get all defensive. | 3/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
105 |
First Forty 1986-03-10 | My bike came; it's beautiful!; can't ride, though, because it's raining; talked to my parents until late instead of doing math. | 3/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
106 |
First Forty 1978-02-03 | Today we drove home and nothing really happened. | 3/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
107 |
First Forty 2000-02-10 | Another strange day; I've forgot a lot of Japanese; caring for Justyna's plant; joking around with Bryce in class; Yumi spending the night at Kiyoko's; channel surfing between Skip Gates and "trephination"; guess some people DO need a hole in their head... | 3/2/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
108 |
First Forty 1995-01-30 | Do I like Santa Cruz?; thoughts of grad school at UCLA; speak with Tom a little; he's nice, but a little distant; share my career anxieties with Meggin; she's feeling the same; Claire calls; I all want is to be back in L.A., riding my bike back home from Santa Monica at night. | 3/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
109 |
First Forty 1990-06b | Tom Fee gets Kevin and Denise to go to a Forum recruitment meeting and I joke with Kevin about all the smiling people. Tom goes through the program and floats around in a born-again, self-righteous high for weeks afterwards. | 2/28/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
110 |
First Forty 1986-03-09 | Grant and I head over from Wag's to 514's pancake breakfast; he goes downtown and meets a girl he knew in elementary school in California; slept most of the day. | 2/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
111 |
First Forty 1978-02-02 | We went to see George Washington’s house at Mount Vernon. We also saw Arlington cemetery and Kennedy’s gravesite. We saw the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. | 2/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
112 |
First Forty 2000-02-09 | Study alone in my office after work; enjoy the peace (and pizza!); stop for a moment outside the Blackburn house to wonder how — aside from Yumi — I ended up here; watch a great program on Ancient Greece; just wanting to "be" for a little while. | 2/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
113 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1995-01-29 | Meggin calls for the Big Talk; told her about my fears; she's saying all the right things; Superbowl dreams; Dodo offers to pay my tuition, which I decline; am I stupid?; finish "Bread Givers" | 2/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
114 |
First Forty 1990-06a | Sean’s dad gets him a job inspecting bricks at some plant in Indiana. The bricks are to be re-used and it’s Sean’s job to give them a visual once-over, checking for cracks. And, a two-hour commute each way just for the privilege! | 2/21/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
115 |
First Forty 1986-03-08 | Visit Sean with Grant; run up to Trak Auto; buy EBTG, The Specials, and Trio at Flipside; Subbuteo soccer; Grant and I talk at Wag's over six hours; run into Mom, Mrs. Wangler, Don Eaton, and Tracy G while there; talk about everything. | 2/21/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
116 |
First Forty 1978-02-01 | We went to see the Museum of Space and saw rockets. We also saw the Wright Brothers plane and the Spirit of Saint Louis. | 2/19/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
117 |
First Forty 2000-02-08 | Meet with Amy about Grad Center web site; great ride to Cabrillo and back; Kris (Akao) also contacted by JET; Muria and Marcel back together again; Shinya upset at this news, threatens to move out. | 2/16/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
118 |
First Forty 1995-01-28 | Mom had called Cherie to find out what's going on; she sounded great but is mad at Grandma; drive to airport in San Jose to cash in my frequent flyer miles; go for jog as great fog rolls in. | 2/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
119 |
First Forty 1990-05f | Man-who-throws-football asks me if he can continue to stay at the park; Jewish men playing backgammon; homeless woman stakes claim to royalty and pleads with me to call someone in New York for her. | 2/14/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
120 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1995-01-07 | Go for a jog to wake up — windy!; rice tastes of chlorine; brush up on Plato; play guitar; Meggin calls; academic non-mindset; write letters; stay up late making tapes; rain continues. | 2/14/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
121 |
First Forty 1986-03-07 | School took forever; bike won't be in until Monday!; last chance to pass Calculus; Grant's Mustang still not ready; talked with John for about an hour after work. | 2/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
122 |
First Forty 1978-01-31 | We went to Washington D.C. and saw the Declaration of Independence and Ford’s Theater. | 2/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
123 |
First Forty 2000-02-07 | Head over to Applied Sciences during lunch to study a bit; see Faiza; Lisa's "wrecking decision" will be to not attend Andy's wedding; she can't justify the trip; McCoy Tyner is excellent, though I don't stick around for the second show. | 2/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
124 |
First Forty 1995-01-27 | Call Mom to get Jean's address; she'd been on the phone with Cherie; arrive at Philosophy soaking wet; discover that my mailbox-mate, Ann Elise Faulhaber, does indeed exist; attend talk by Leticia Quezada; she mentions Dick and the Puente Project; run into Brook at Longs; call Meggin, still excited after the talk. | 2/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
125 |
First Forty 1990-05e | Go out with Joe to Toppers, PCH Bar and Grill, Harvelle's, etc.; he feeds me to sober me up; take Sunset home on the Vespa; freeze! | 2/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
126 |
First Forty 1986-03-06 | Skip math; order bike from shop in Geneva; talk to Jenny on the phone; watch foreign film at NCC; decide to speak with Mr. Elander about repeating Calc 1. | 2/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
127 |
First Forty 1978-01-30 | We went to see the remains of Jamestown. | 2/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
128 |
First Forty 2000-02-06 | Take the Vespa up to Stevenson for brunch; watch "Cuba" and then go for a run on the East Field; not getting any work done so we go to the beach and watch dogs; leftovers at home for dinner. | 2/2/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
129 |
First Forty 1995-01-26 | Claire coming to San Francisco; Big Sur marathon costs $65!; see Grim Reaper on pay-phone downtown; Santa Cruz 'types' staring at me; raining; Mike & Spike Animation Festival inspiring. | 2/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
130 |
First Forty 1990-05d | Go with Rich to Forum meeting at a downtown hotel, where we meet Deb; never seen so many smiling people; it's feel-good hell; just want to get out of there; Rich tells me this is the new Est. | 1/31/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
131 |
First Forty 1986-03-05 | Sick!; only thinking of Beth, to the point where I almost felt un-attracted to her; did nothing all day. | 1/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
132 |
First Forty 1978-01-29 | We went to Williamsburg and saw all the old houses and craft shops. We ate lunch at the Kings Inn. | 1/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
133 |
First Forty 2000-02-05 | Go to San Jose to buy a suit; run into Chel and Hiroe at breakfast; do a little shopping at Yaohan; Muria's rules-for-borrowing-the-car; John Stewart at Kuumbwa; pay-raise kicks my check up to $191! | 1/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
134 |
First Forty 1995-01-25 | The day of women-triggering-my-homones; they're coming at me from everywhere!; beautiful ride down from campus at night; still no friends; George calls, but it's awkward talking to him. | 1/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
135 |
First Forty 1990-05c | Cherie, Claire and I meet Dick at Sycamore Canyon; listening to Dionne Warwick on the drive up; Claire and Dick bitching during hike; have picnic on the beach. | 1/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
136 |
First Forty 1986-03-04 | Skip math class again; call Beth and she says that she was looking for me Saturday night after the show; I'm going to kill Grant!; Beth says she'll go to game with me; feeling confused, but good; go to Denny's after work with Grant and John. | 1/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
137 |
First Forty 1978-01-28 | Today we drove up to Yorktown and got a hotel to sleep in. | 1/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
138 |
First Forty 2000-02-04 | Get call from Mariko Watanabe at the Japanese Consulate — I made the cut and will get an interview!; Yumi doesn't find out until later that night at Kuumbwa; she dances in jubilant celebration; Grace taking a master gardener class; Hiroe leaving for Japan on Saturday. | 1/19/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
139 |
First Forty 1995-01-24 | Meggin and I talk about our continued separation; I’m frustrated by the whole thing — afraid of marriage, routine, children…; Sean calls and we talk for several hours; he’s happy up in Stevens Point, living with Deb and studying Mathematics. | 1/19/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
140 |
First Forty 1990-05b | Meet Susan at ABC on the scooter. We eat dinner at some Thai place, talk, and then go up to the Lazerium at Griffith Observatory and watch the “Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon” show. | 1/17/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
141 |
First Forty 1986-03-02 | Think I will call Beth; can't come up with anything to do with her next week; I still like her — even though she's going out with Jim; can't wait until this semester is over. | 1/16/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
142 |
First Forty 1978-01-27 | We left the campground and got a good heard start up to North Carolina. Tomarrow [sic] we will go to Yorktown. | 1/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
143 |
First Forty 2000-02-03 | Yumi drives me to Cabrillo (because of the rain); she comes to the first half of Japanese class; go to Naka Sushi afterwards with Ted, Don, and Ellen; talk of stock market windfalls; Ted earmarks his “next $20,000″ bundle for retirement; all the money talk makes us uncomfortable. | 1/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
144 |
First Forty 1995-01-23 | Find articles on Indian Hobbyists; decide to not confront Todd; package I’d mailed comes back with no postage; George’s letters and postcards keep me going; Case and Maureen have worked things out; we talk about the Navy for hours; thoughts of PhD leaving my mind; I need to get more involved in life here. | 1/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
145 |
First Forty 1990-05a | Go to Zydeco Festival in Long Beach; get in for free; fascinated by people dancing; FREEZE coming back home on the Vespa! | 1/10/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
146 |
First Forty 1986-03-01 | Look at bikes again with Grant; racing probably not for me; we both go to Variety Show at Central; nervous about being spotted; faculty performers great!; Amy sees us, as does Beth — which is good; she looks great; make a hasty exit after the show; back to Pauls’ for ice cream and more “Cosby” | 1/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
147 |
First Forty 1978-01-26 | Today we went to the petting farm and had a good time. I kept feeding a little goat with gold feet. The animals loved tangerines. | 1/8/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
148 |
First Forty 2000-02-02 | Don’t go skating because I’m not feeling well; Yumi and Eisuke go swim at Harvey West Park; I dub videos; computer speakers arrive; they sound great and will be perfect to take to Japan. | 1/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
149 |
First Forty 1995-01-22 | Raining all day; Meggin calls; struggle to get through “Maxine” on the guitar; write note to Bill Selby; ask him about Morro Bay camping trip; feeling homesick for L.A.; idea of teaching at SMC very appealing. | 1/3/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
150 |
First Forty 1990-04h | Discover KCRW and it soon becomes a beacon of light, filling my days with music, news, conversations, ideas, poetry, and fantastic adventures of the imagination. | 1/2/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
151 |
First Forty 1986-02-28 | Sting tickets arrive, now I just need to invite Beth; ride after work; go to sleep at 3 a.m. | 1/2/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
152 |
First Forty 1978-01-25 | We went to the Magic Kingdom for the last time and reviewed the rides. I got some pictures with my camera. Little Oscar game me a Oscar ring. | 12/14/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
153 |
First Forty 2000-02-01 | Call Japanese embassy regarding my JET application; Yumi comes to Cabrillo, asks Ted if I’d contacted the embassy; she gets the impression that I’d been accepted, tells all her friends. | 12/13/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
154 |
First Forty 1995-01-21 | Go running; see Andy twice and avoid him both times; feel homesick; think about alternatives for the future; read the paper, Frederick Douglass, Bukowski; it’s so quiet here; perfect place to work; still standoffish with the boys; they must think I’m some weird hermit. | 12/12/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
155 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1990-04f | Messages from The Machine. | 12/11/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
156 |
First Forty 1986-02-25 | Grant comes over to pester me; we watch TV; translate Lamartine at the library; feels like spring outside; no good Blackhawks tickets left; work is dead boring; catch re-run of the “Warner” episode we attended last year; too much to do. | 12/10/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
157 |
First Forty 1986-02-26 | Work on French paper all night; slip it in the overnight-paper slot before anyone shows up for work; skip class to go home and sleep; Grant buys ‘66 Mustang for $750; takes it to AAMCO for new transmission. | 12/10/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
158 |
First Forty 1978-01-24 | Today we went biking around the campground on rented bikes. Me and Todd went swimming at the Polynesian. We would go to the deep end and try to touch bottom. | 12/9/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
159 |
First Forty 2000-01-31 | Decide to not go in to Kuumbwa; inventory at Baytree gets off on the wrong foot; Yumi attends “Feel Good About Sex” presentation at the Women’s Center, learns a thing or two; she’s funny. | 12/8/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
160 |
First Forty 2000-01 Tokyo TV (KTSF) | Bonus material!: some television commercials (and bumpers) from KTSF in San Francisco, circa late 1999 - early 2000. (Granted, these may only be of interest to viewers of KTSF at that time, but they figure prominently in this story: the sounds of another week coming to an end.) | 12/8/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
161 |
First Forty 1995-01-20 | First discussion section for Philosophy goes well; raining; go home and run but I get soaked; Meggin sends a note along with a sketch of the guest houses; read, have two of my beers, listen to music, and look at the picture until early in the morning. | 12/7/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
162 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1990-04f | Buy bike racks and panniers; have Easter dinner at the Fowkes’; talk revolves around billing rates; food goes to waste, yet kids are starving for some real attention; messed up. | 12/6/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
163 |
First Forty 1978-01-23 | We went to the Magic Kingdom and had a great time. I went on Space Mountain and it was really neat. | 12/4/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
164 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 2000-01-30 | Take Yuka to airport; saying good-bye is tough; do some shopping at Yaohan; think about selling my Vespa in Japan; rent some videos; Yumi runs into friends; after cleaning, watch our usual Sunday-night lineup on Tokyo Terebi (TV). | 12/4/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
165 |
First Forty 1995-01-19 | Joe calls in the morning to thank me for the tapes; feel a little homesick for L.A.; he says I can stay with him anytime; Linda Yamane guest speaker in Native American Experience; amazing woman — gets me all charged up; call Meggin when I get home; lose my enthusiasm. | 12/2/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
166 |
First Forty 1990-04e | Take to driving by Michelle’s on the Vespa; leave little notes; want to take her out for a ride; when I finally catch her she’s with some guy (matching bikes, too…) | 12/1/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
167 |
First Forty 1986-02-24 | Give John his “Popsicle Toes” tape; make down payment on trip; buy tickets for Sting game; hope Beth can come; Grant finds a Mustang for $750; he changes his mind and decides to go to Variety Show with me; 3 papers to finish before dawn! | 11/30/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
168 |
First Forty 1978-01-22 | We made it to Walt Disney and we only had 3 hours till [sic] dark. It seemed like it [sic] the time would never end. | 11/29/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
169 |
First Forty 1995-01-18 | Beautiful day, but chilly; meet a nice guy, Adam, and we exchange stories in class; Frederick Douglass getting captivating (no pun); first meditation class meets; find I’m fighting myself; moon coming up; finish tape for George. | 11/28/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
170 |
First Forty 2000-01-29 | Yumi’s birthday party; clean Eisuke’s apartment; Nintendo game-console collection; roller skating; bowling; presents and cake-cutting; sushi and Japanese pizza; karaoke in San Jose; Yumi wants me to sing with her but I’m nervous; bit of a falling out, then recovery. | 11/28/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
171 |
First Forty 1990-04d | Leo (Salazar) in L.A., but I never see him; get my Class M license at the DMV — a real cinch; guy tells me story about a buddy of his in Nam who was bit on the ass by a snake; by the end he’s in hysterics. | 11/24/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
172 |
First Forty 1986-02-23 | School, sleep, work — I hate this; listened to music that reminded me of a lot of things; excited about planning future dates, etc.; run best six miles of my life; watch “Passage to India”; Todd in a weird mood; blow off homework again. | 11/23/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
173 |
First Forty 1978-01-21 | Today we made Geogia [sic] and went to the bottom of it. We met a dog named Grover. | 11/21/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
174 |
First Forty 2000-01-28 | Yumi and Yuka meet and then hang out with Yuriko; pick up t-shirts at RealColor; Hiroe helps me at Kuumbwa; Yumi home sick so I go home straight away; she’s just resting up from a long day. | 11/20/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
175 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1995-01-17 | Saw Ray again; talked about my parents; he thinks I’m committed to Meggin; more anxiety; speak with Professor Treat about Indian Hobbyism; more to think about; message from Ann; finish letter to Meggin; earthquake in Japan. | 11/19/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
176 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1990-04c | Hear casting call for some Disney commercial; Claire and I are game so we swing on by; the shoot is for the VHS release of “The Little Mermaid”; make up some B.S. and somehow am chosen; I hear about the commercial but never see it myself; Cherie on the road a lot. | 11/18/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
177 |
First Forty 1986-02-20 | Almost biking weather!; realize winter has been bringing me down; planning my future a bit more; think about riding with Chris; want to see Sean; talk with Amy in The Cage; very tired lately (from lack of sleep). | 11/17/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
178 |
First Forty 1978-01-20 | We left and got a good start. [The rest is unreadble, due to a bookmarker that got in the way while photo-copying] | 11/16/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
179 |
First Forty 2000-01-27 | Yumi and I bicker during morning walk up to campus; she’s mad I can’t spend more time with her; check on Yuka’s flights; new Japanese teacher at Cabrillo; Shinya brings Yuka from airport; Yumi completely surprised. | 11/15/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
180 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1995-01-16 | Reading “The Names”; Mom having trouble visualizing her future; Jim making her feel guilty; Meggin calls while I’m napping; I’m out of it; she’s depressed, and neither of us knows what to do; try making a list of ‘wants’. | 11/14/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
181 |
First Forty 1990-04b | Venture out and wind up at Harvelle’s; J.J. “Bad Boy” Jones keeping the dance floor packed; meet Susan and get her number(!); slip into The King’s Head and tuck into a corner; marvel at the quality of dart play. | 11/13/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
182 |
First Forty 1986-02-19 | Borrow Grant’s library card to check out “Men of Mathematics”; we go to Rose Records; buy Kraftwerk’s “Tour de France” and some Sergio Mendes and Brasil ‘66; drive to Elmwood Park to look at a ‘67 Thunderbird; talk with Jenny Greco on the phone for about an hour; feeling in better spirits. | 11/12/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
183 |
First Forty 1978-01-19 | Tommarow [sic] we leave for Disney. I finished most of my homework. | 11/11/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
184 |
First Forty 2000-01-26 | Muria on Yumi’s back about raw chicken in the kitchen; it’s “poison”; Yumi furious; take her out of the house to calm down; eat at Planet Fresh instead; spend some time in my office; Shinya almost reveals the surprise that Yuka is coming. | 11/10/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
185 |
First Forty 1995-01-15 | Meggin’s computer crashing; Mom suggests I spend more time with Dad; idea to go canoeing; Todd inducted into Mascoutin Society; run to end of wharf; Casey nearly drinks himself into hospital; he won’t deal with Maureen; laugh over Navy days. | 11/9/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
186 |
First Forty 1990-04a | Joe wants me to come see his place / garage in the Palisades; he’s renting from an Italian woman with two beautiful daughters; one owns a bar in Santa Monica; Joe and I drop by one day for a couple of Rattlesnakes. | 11/8/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
187 |
First Forty 1986-02-18 | Mme. Bolvery visits our French class; announces trip to Montreal and Quebec; work is slow, dull. | 11/7/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
188 |
First Forty 1978-01-18 | Our family is so exsited [sic] about our trip. We finally started spelling and I don’t have much time to study the words. | 11/6/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
189 |
First Forty 2000-01-25 | Casey fighting with her housemate; Lisa thinking about moving back to Santa Cruz; she’s overcome with sadness one night; start of Japanese 2 at Cabrillo; meet up with Ted and Don; no teacher; see Kris Akao; Yumi stops by; ride home along the yacht harbor. | 11/5/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
190 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1995-01-14 | Ran, read, de-rusted crash bars — cheap s@#$; The Symposium and Bukowski’s poetry; Plouffis now sleeping in laundry room; oil leak on the Property; Union Oil being very accommodating. | 11/4/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
191 |
First Forty 1990-03 Warehouse Party | Meet Suzy at Carlton; she invites me to warehouse party; abandoned landscape of downtown L.A. after dark; party is a wash; cops pull me over; segregation of neighborhoods is striking; Hancock Park an oasis, built on denial. | 11/3/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
192 |
First Forty 1986-02-17 | Lecture on the Golden Section; decide I want to see Beth; drive over; she invites me in with a smile; sit on the sofa with nothing to say — nothing changes; agree to do something sometime; really nice to see her again. | 11/2/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
193 |
First Forty 1978-01-17 | Today we beat Red Squad in floor hockey. | 10/30/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
194 |
First Forty 2000-01-23 | Rainy day; Muria has the car so we take the bus up to campus for brunch; talk to Faiza about her plans to go study in Egypt; play ping-pong for two hours; argue a bit at home, though we pull ourselves together before going to bed. | 10/29/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
195 |
First Forty 1995-01-13 | Nice to get smiling faces on campus; Meggin calls but neither of us feel like talking; see Jude Narita; 80s’ dance at Oakes; drive home in a wonderful fog; letter from Jost. | 10/27/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
196 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1990-03 Vespa | Discover Scooterville; buy 1980 Vespa P200E; so excited to pick it up I put a ding in the Valiant while backing out; ride around the block with Claire and Jean; don’t know when I’ve felt this excited; longer journeys of exploration at night. | 10/22/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
197 |
First Forty 1986-02-16 | ‘69 Cubs lose to the ‘69 Mets; Todd and I help Grandma and Grandpa take down at Hawthorne; they set a new record; storm brings traffic to a crawl; freestyle driving in the snow. | 10/20/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
198 |
First Forty 1978-01-16 | We went to school and we had only half day. We played the other half. | 10/19/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
199 |
First Forty 2000-01-22 | Breakfast with Ted at Zachary’s; feeling like a third wheel; convince Ted to take Yumi with him up to San Francisco; scan pictures at Baytree; the Lizards and Foremen at Kuumbwa; the Foremen’s last show there; Hiroe helps me at the counter. | 10/19/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
200 |
First Forty 1995-01-12 | Begin reading “The Symposium”; Native American class thought provoking; go see “The Shrunken Head of Pancho Villa”; hearing music that reminds me of Todd; Meggin leaves message, she’s depressed; “Indian Hobbyism”… so that’s what it is. | 10/17/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
201 |
First Forty 1990-03 Joe and Denise | Go for a walk-and-talk with Joe at work; he lets me in on what’s going on in his life; we latch on to each other; Denise, the office manager, drives a black-and-white Datsun Z; cool lady. | 10/16/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
202 |
First Forty 1986-02-15 | Dream about Beth; Grant and I head back downtown; bike shop closed; Wax Trax records; 50s-motif McDonalds on LaSalle; feel secure there; drop-by Sessie’s house; looking through more stupid car ads; see movie. | 10/15/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
203 |
First Forty 1978-01-15 | Today nothing happened. | 10/14/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
204 |
First Forty 2000-01-19 | Go roller skating with Eisuke, Kiyoko, and Yuji; eat at Jalapeno’s first; Yumi complains she’s forgotten how to skate, wearing knee-pads; accidentally call Yuji “toothpick”, in Japanese. | 10/13/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
205 |
First Forty 1995-01-11 | Meggin gets the Young Investigator grant; idea to go canoeing this summer; the meaning of “love” in Philosophy; go run in the rain; write letters; listen to “Evening at Stu’s” tape; life with Meggin v. lone hero? | 10/12/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
206 |
First Forty 1990-03 O'Neil jobs | Fastening on corner-guards; sweeping out the Anaheim Convention Center; re-assigned to La Cienega Park in Beverly Hills; shocked when Kevin tells me my wages; meet Joe, and am intimidated by him; buy answering machine. | 10/11/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
207 |
First Forty 1986-02-14 | Happy Valentine’s Day; actually, nothing much happened; made some decent money at work; Jill E comes in with her parents; scary! | 10/10/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
208 |
First Forty 1978-01-14 | Today we got our reservation to Walt Disney World. | 10/9/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
209 |
First Forty 2000-01-18 | Shinya back from the East Coast; he loved Boston; “I Love NY” t-shirts; Shinya in a funk over Muria’s continued relationship with Marcel. | 10/8/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
210 |
First Forty 1995-01-10 | The big day; session with Ray Charland; non-ability to name what I want out of life; he always asks about sex; can’t “see” my future; leave his office, a mess; sign-up for meditation; irritable conversation with Meggin; read her letter earlier. | 10/7/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
211 |
First Forty 1990-03 Leave Illinois | Sigmund breaks her foot in an accident; makeshift cast; take her to the vet; housesitting at Grandma and Grandpa’s with Patti; last days; not very good, like waiting around for something bad. | 10/6/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
212 |
First Forty 1990-03 Michelle | Michelle calls me one night, wants to take me out; I ask her to dinner; out with Rich and others from O’Neil; drinking (too much) and dancing like an idiot; Michelle lends me her Enya tape; it’s brilliant. | 10/6/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
213 |
First Forty 1986-02-13 | Today, Thursday, nothing much happened. I’m being “hyp-mo-tized” watching Letterman. We’ll see what happens. | 10/5/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
214 |
First Forty 1978-01-13 | I was the only one in class who had got a very-good on my S.S. report. Me and David L tied for first on spelling. The square-dance was fun. | 10/4/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
215 |
First Forty 2000-01-17 | Yumi and I run in to Tom and Mary Horn at Cinema 9; see Eisuke at Streetlight; burritos at Planet Fresh; pick up dive cards at Adventure Sports; brush up on Japanese writing; Shinya stuck at the airport in San Francisco. | 10/3/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
216 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1995-01-09 | Windy as hell; couldn’t sleep; some of the American Study 1 TAs are undergrads!; girl from Africa class at SMC; Meggin calls, hyper about flamingoes; listen to The Madness; girl at Oakes coffee shop playing Treasure. | 10/2/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
217 |
First Forty 1990-03 Arrive in L.A. | Sean and I get to L.A.; felt kind of weird being there; breakfast with Claire and Dick; Venice Beach; Club Rubber; Claire’s track meet; Rich offers me a job with O’Neil at $10 and hour!; confused at to what I’m supposed to be doing. | 10/1/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
218 |
First Forty 1986-02-12 | Do the math test that Mr. Elander gave me; Todd and I help Grandma and Grandpa set up for the show at Hawthorne; looking through the yearbooks again and thinking more and more of Beth. | 9/30/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
219 |
First Forty 1978-01-12 | Today we finished up our work for tommarow and I got mine all done. | 9/29/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
220 |
First Forty 2000-01-16 | Spend most of the day in my room; clean and go for a run; Yumi and Grace return from Mexico; Yumi’s ecstatic to see me; hippo t-shirt from San Diego zoo, goofy but cute. | 9/28/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
221 |
First Forty 1995-01-08 | Still cloudy and drizzling; talk to Meggin twice; she is really depressed in Boston; need to go shopping; broccoli bits; California Indian poetry; Casey frustrated by people; the GPs are leaving him their house. | 9/27/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
222 |
First Forty 1986-02-11 | Missed math class again; Mom and Dad having another big discussion with Todd; letter from Beth finally comes!; she still wants to be friends. | 9/25/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
223 |
First Forty 1978-01-11 | I bought my ticket to the square-dance and I had gotten a brand new tux. | 9/22/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
224 |
First Forty 1990-02 Dinner with Rama and John | Had dinner with Rama and John at Fox Valley. Somehow we manage to get together every two or three years. I wonder when we’ll next meet. | 9/20/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
225 |
First Forty 2000-01-15 | Lisa has an allergic reaction so she goes to health center; contact Yuka about Yumi’s birthday; “perpetual motion” gizmo for Bob; see Michael Cowan at Avanti; haircut in Santa Clara at Traci’s; looks at suits for JET interview; dinner and TV at the Krakowskis'. | 9/18/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
226 |
First Forty 1978-01-10 | We watched some of Toby’s movie’s on Africa and we saw lots of animals I had never seen before. | 9/17/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
227 |
First Forty 1986-02-08 | More bike shops in Chicago with Grant; I still want a girlfriend; still no letter from Beth; Grant’s car quest; employee meeting with John at Cattle Company; drop by to see Grant at Pauls’; he’s impossible to deal with lately; Mom and Dad yelling at Todd; want to do more with him; Mom thinking about her travel career; could I teach and then lead tours in the summer? | 9/16/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
228 |
First Forty 1990-02 Patti's Show | Set up for Patti’s show at the library; get hair cut short; Amy, Linda, and the boys come, but Mom, Tom, Kate, and Todd do not; “dripping door” still not working properly. | 9/15/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
229 |
First Forty 1995-01-06 | Write cards; still raining; teachers a bit more lively; see girl from Africa class; Case calls with a dilemma; Meggin and Mom both call; want to be more like Whitman; program drums. | 9/14/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
230 |
First Forty 2000-01-14 | Yumi and Grace off to San Diego and Mexico; last "Bobs" show at Kuumbwa; musing over the fact that I'll be leaving the Kuumbwa soon; get a pay-raise bump from $6 to $8 an hour. | 9/13/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
231 |
First Forty 1978-01-09 | I went to school and Miss Bentz had givin us lots of work to do. I felt O.K. and I had fun playing. | 9/12/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
232 |
First Forty 1978-01-08 | Nothing happened today and I was feeling better. | 9/11/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
233 |
First Forty 1990-02 Milwaukee | Take a job in Milwaukee gutting out a building; working my tail off for $5 an hour; Dad says I’m crazy; careful painting of a high ceiling at Patti’s mother’s house comes out to even less. [rewritten 9/3/06 from very scant notes of the original entry] | 9/6/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
234 |
First Forty 1978-01-07 | Today we went to the Field Museum and saw the Indian exhibet. I also had a stomach ache. | 9/5/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
235 |
First Forty 2000-01-12 | Went skating at the Roller Palladium; run into Chel, Hiroe, Hagino, and Hiroya; Hiroya asks when we’re going to play baseball; I have to get a mitt first… | 9/4/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
236 |
First Forty 1978-01-06 | I coulden’t go to school because I had a flu. It seemed that the day would never end. | 9/2/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
237 |
First Forty 1995-01-05 | Went to class but it was the wrong day; started a letter to Dad; made an appointment to see a counselor; "career" anxiety attack; work study jobs not very promising; called Meggin; tried one of my beers and it was excellent! | 8/31/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
238 |
First Forty 1986-01-30 | Show at Randhurst; flowers for Beth; bike shops and Thai Aree with Grant; talking about Amy and Bob; listening to records at the Wheaton Library (Bugsy Malone!); the Bears win Super Bowl XX; Challenger tragedy; fix bike; still no letter (or anything) from Beth; talk to Mom and Dad. | 8/30/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
239 |
First Forty 1978-01-05 | Today I caught flu and had to stay in bed and take my medicine. | 8/28/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
240 |
First Forty 2000-01-09 | Shinya cleaning up the aftermath; we leave for the day; house smells of pine oil upon our return. | 8/27/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
241 |
First Forty 1978-01-04 | Nothing at school happened, and it was pretty cold out and we showed some old slides. | 8/26/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
242 |
First Forty 1978-01-03 | At school we had told about what we had got for Christmas. Our gerbils have grown since they were born. When we got home we did not do much. All we did was sit and watch TV. | 8/20/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
243 |
First Forty 1995-01-04 | Stayed in all day; rain never let up; found local NPR station; Mom realizes I'm gone for good; first-day-of-kindergarten story; Meggin suspicious of over-coddling | 8/19/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
244 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1990-01-07 | Drive down to see Casey in B’ham; Casey’s homeless foray; sit-in on a few classes; dinner with Treasure in Montgomery; drive all night to Charleston; greet Deyo upon return from deployment; up late talking with Phil and Stewart; sneak away to Sullivan’s Island; return to B’ham; TKE house party; stop and see Andy in Champaign. | 8/18/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
245 |
First Forty 1986-01-21 | Met with M. LeBeau for about an hour; don’t feel like talking to anyone; Madness interview cheers me up | 7/29/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
246 |
First Forty 1978-01-02 | Today we went sledding down at Mt. Elsen and it was fun. We hope to go there again with Mom. Also tomorrow we go back to school. | 7/28/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
247 |
First Forty 2000-01-08 | Buy cookbook for Muria’s birthday; Yumi joins me at Kuumbwa; party at our house afterwards; Ted swings by and hangs out with Yumi; escape the party in my bedroom; birthday cake massacre | 7/27/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
248 |
First Forty 1995-01-03 | Drizzly outside, cold inside; starting to feel sick; did errands all day long — get ID card, buy books; missing Meggin; place still a mess; drove down to beach and watched surfers, calming; when will my phone come on? | 7/26/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
249 |
ExplicitFirst Forty 1990-01 Trip to Champaign | Todd and I drive down to visit Andy at U-of-I; see the Mudhens; great conversation about diorama-installations on the return trip; dinner at Mom’s. (exact days of this entry unknown) | 7/25/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
250 |
First Forty 1986-01-13 | (A catching-up of January 13 - 20) Classes at NCC; Grant & Amy troubles; John wins football pool; basketball game at Wheaton Central; what to do about Beth?; losing interest in my studies; talk to Mom and Dad about everything | 7/24/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
251 |
First Forty 1978-01-01 | Mom had made breakfast, and it was very tasty. My dad and I were watching the football games to see who would win. Also, Dad had beaten me and Todd at scrabble. | 7/23/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
252 |
First Forty 1990-01 Kingston Mines | Go down to Kingston Mines with a group from Bailey’s and get in on Michelle and Angie’s passes; eat burritos at El Presidente afterwards. (Exact day of this entry unknown) | 7/22/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
253 |
First Forty 1990-01 Northbrook | Drive up to Northbrook on the wrong day. (Exact day of this entry unknown) | 7/20/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
254 |
First Forty 2000-01-03 | Back to work; no Y2K-related computer problems; run in to Felicia from Kuumbwa; new housemate Neena | 7/19/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
255 |
First Forty 1995-01-02 | Say good-bye to Meggin and her parents, Mom, Tom, Rich, Claire, and George. Leave Los Angeles, looking back at it from the plane window, remembering everything. Raining in Santa Cruz. I spend the first night of my new life, alone. | 7/18/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
256 |
First Forty 1986-01-11 | Well, I've done it again — 10 days since I last wrote; putting a lot of miles on the car; "The Gods Must Be Crazy"; things between Amy and Grant messing up again | 7/16/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
257 |
First Forty 1977-12-31 | We had a party over night at Cousin Andys house but we coulden't get to sleep so we had to get split up. Grandma got sick so we didn't see the movie P.D. Pete's Dragon | 7/15/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
258 |
First Forty 2000-01-01 | Pick-up $10 in change at the toll booth; Yumi and I fly back to San Jose; New Year party with Grace in Felton | 7/14/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
259 |
First Forty 1995-01-01 | Went to go get deposit back from U-Haul; Meggin and I meet Lisa and Marc for a drink at El Cholo; period of indecision | 7/13/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
260 |
First Forty 1986-01-01 | I never did like to make resolutions but this year I have decided to keep a diary; Grant considers C.O.D.; watched "Gremlins", fair | 7/11/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
261 |
First Forty 1977-12-30 | Roller's had come back for their stuff. Mrs. Sue wanted to check to see if they could leave without forgetting anything but they forgot Sarah's toothbrush. | 7/9/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 261 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
HATE
It wont let u c or listen to come on so now i have NO idea what im going to get thanks a lot
Listeners also subscribed to
- Audio by Adam
- Adam Phillips
- View In iTunes
- Independent Voices
- Michelle Mercer
- View In iTunes
- Free
- Category: Personal Journals
- Language: English
- © http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/
