i feel a song coming on

i've been listening to NPR a lot this week, mostly Fresh Air, to change up my music habits at work. by the way, if you don't know the absolute gem that is Fresh Air (i want terry gross to be my baby-mama), it's on every day and then posted on npr.org.

i've made my specific effort to listen to Fresh Air because terry's had Leonard Cohen and Willie Nelson (my papaw-sugardaddy) on talking about new books. Cohen has, of course, a new book of poetry, Book of Longing. Willie has published a book about happiness called The Tao of Willie.

then i was surfing around for something else to listen to and today i stumbled upon the Jennifer Sharpe-produced commentary on Stairway to Stardom, a pre-American Idol public access show from 1980s Manhattan. the videos have made their way to the internet and have garnered a cult following.

and HOLY SHITE i can see why:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=69DFD9F834502B13

watch the videos. there are singers, dancers, and A MONOLOGUE ABOUT RADIATORS by a woman named Precious Taft. and bj the messenger in a ski mask and beret rapping "Crackhead."








i'm shouting because i'm excited.

A MONOLOGUE ABOUT RADIATORS.