Nighttime Vision

Nighttime Vision MP3

This is one I wrote a long time ago, around 2006 (maybe). I guess I'm finally brave enough to share it! 

Fool

I had a dream about a whale and woke up with this song in my head. Performed by my band, ITK circa 2006.  If you enjoy this song please follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeslieGastonBird

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Blind Love

Everyone recalls that David Sedaris got his start with the "Christmas Elf" story.  But the first time it aired, things didn't go so smoothly.  We were in Studio 5 at the 2025 M Street building - the on air studio for Morning Edition.  Renee Montagne was hosting, I was the drive engineer.  I think it was Andrea Jackson Gewirtz' first stint as backup engineer.  Rod Abid was directing.  As the C2 was ending, Renee got on the talkback to ask Rod a question about how to pronounce David's last name - again, I believe this was the first time we'd aired one of his commentaries.  Rod told Renee there was no time to check with the producer's desk, but she raised up out of her chair and grabbed the phone anyway.  Now we're in the music break between the C2 and the D2, and Renee realizes she'd better put the phone down.  She did so, and as she brought her arm back, her knit sweater got caught in the Neumann shockmount.  She got free just in time, so at the top of the minute, Rod commanded "open Renee's mic".  However, Renee had missed the chair.  All I saw through the control room window was a mic and a flailing hand.  The break music -- on reel-to-reel, -- was still rolling because I didn't stop the machine (wasn't reminded to do so either - arf!).  So what America heard was:
Music End
*fallump fallump rustle rustle*
beep beep beep beep beep beep beep
silence
"Commentator David Sedaris..."
Amazingly, we only lost about 5-7 seconds.

Leslie Gaston-Bird

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