After working this thing sporadically for a couple of years, we finally “gotterdun.” Here’s Chapters Five and Six of “The Strange Life of Nikola Tesla.”

Ron Ferple (Gordon Fynes) applies for an IT position at OSFI (One Step from Indigent) Outsourcing Services. Ted Sterno (norelpref) conducts the interrogation.

Our narrator engages in torrent watching as a spectator sport.

Special thanks to Gord Fynes over at Gordasm.

Here’s the page over at archive.org.

The first of three installments, Chapters One and Two of “The Strange Life of Nikola Tesla” have been performed and wrapped into episode #4.

The narrative was read by Gordon Fynes and norelpref, respectively. Music in norelpref’s segment is by Robert Rich.

A transcription with a bit of background music of Bertrand Russell’s “In Praise of Idleness.”

After a long (well, long in net years) absence, the CC returns with a transcription of Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet,” sometimes translated as “the Wager.” Just about sixteen minutes worth of a short story, with some minimalist droning in the background, ala Joe Frank.

Many things are written, but have yet to be performed and produced. Much of this because the main narrator has braces and thus is self conscious about his lisping. The concertina wire comes off in October or November, so then perhaps the CC will resume, for the .03 fans out there who give a shit. Many things ARE in the can, in development. There shall be a CC renaissance very soon, or at least before summer has concluded.

IN the meantime (or kind time) I recommend The Black Martini Club. The creator there is very consistent and prolific, and the shows are well produced.

I have a Open Office Word document called “soc drawer.” the SOC stands for “stream of consciousness.” This means that I write and write without editing anything; I scribble whatever goes through me noggin. Well I decided to read one of these impromptu sessions and make a CC episode out of it. This episode is full of non-sequiturs, jumping around, disjointed logic and just a dash of misanthropy here and there.

I’m still working the Nicola Tesla shows….