So Now You Take My Breath Away (#352) & The Retina of the Mind's Eye (#342) | Download full MP3 from Feb 21, 2018

Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "So Now You Take My Breath Away" - Show #352, from Jan. 25, 2005 Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "The Retina of the Mind's Eye" - Show #342, from Nov. 23, 2004 Terry Gilliam (director, writer); Charles McKeown, Tom Stoppard (writers); Jonathan Pryce, Oscar Quitak, Harold Innocent, John Grillo, Ralph Nossek, David Gant, James Coyle (actors) - "Scene: Charges read to Sam" - Brazil [More screaming] Cowboy Junkies - "Sweet Jane" - The Trinity Session [Loop] David Cronenberg (director, writer); Jack Creley, actor - "Scene: That's why I only appear on television" - Videodrome [The television screen has become the retina of the mind's eye. That's why I refuse to appear on television, except on television. Soon, all of us will have special names. Names designed to cause the cathode ray tube to resonate.] Rick Prelinger - "Excerpts" - Panorama Ephemera [Feature-length collage film] Terry Gilliam (director, writer); Charles McKeown, Tom Stoppard (writers); Peter Vaughan, John Flanagan (actors) - "Scene: Opening, Mr. Helpmann on terrorist campaign" - Brazil Terry Gilliam (director, writer); Charles McKeown, Tom Stoppard (writers); Sheila Reid, Jonathan Pryce (actors) - "Scene: What have you done with his body?" - Brazil Terry Gilliam (director, writer); Charles McKeown, Tom Stoppard (writers); Kim Greist, Jonathan Pryce (actors) - "Scene:How many actual actual terrorists have you met?" - Brazil Terry Gilliam (director, writer); Charles McKeown, Tom Stoppard (writers); Michael Palin, Jonathan Pryce (actors) - "Scene: I got the right man" - Brazil [The wrong man was delivered to me as the right man. Was it my fault Mr. Buttle's heart condition didn't appear on Mr. Tuttle's file?] David Cronenberg (director, writer); Jack Creley, actor - "Scene: I had a brain tumor" - Videodrome [The battle for the mind of North America will be fought in the video arena.] - "The Odd Couple opening" - Classic TV shows Tape 6 Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox - "Happy Days (extended non-TV version)" - Classic TV shows Tape 6 The Rembrants - "Friends Theme (instrumental)" - Classic TV shows Tape 6 Walt Disney - "Mickey Mouse March (Alma Matter Theme)" - Classic TV shows Tape 6 [with Jimmy Dodd & the Mouseketeers] Terry Gilliam (director, writer); Charles McKeown, Tom Stoppard (writers); Ian Richardson (actor) - "Scene: Welcome to the team, DZ-015!" - Brazil [You'll like it up here, send that back. We've got a crack team of are they kidding decision makers. Don't let Progress see those. Between you and me, Lowry, this no no department tell Records to get stuffed is about to be upgraded and ahhhhhhh, here we are: Your very own number on your very own door, and behind that door, your very own office. Congratulations, DZ-015, welcome to the team!] Bryce - "Bryce's show on WFMU June 26, 2004" Ken - "Identification" Zach Braff, director, writer, actor - "Scene: Family means people who miss the same imaginary place" - Garden State Ken - "Sometimes you're not listening" David Cronenberg (director, writer); Jack Creley, actor - "Therefore, television is reality, and reality is less than television" - Videodrome Brak - "I'm Forgettable" - The Brak Album [Pitch shifted] Bryce - "Bryce's show on WFMU June 26, 2004" Kim Kriswell - "You Can't Get a Man With a Gun" - Annie Get Your Gun Rick Prelinger - "Excerpt" - Panorama Ephemera Michel Gondry - "I'm So Tiny" - The Work of Director Michel Gondry Enya - "Eclipse" - Stars [3 copies] Phone caller - "Who is this? (It's Bob.)" Brak - "I'm Forgettable" - The Brak Album [Pitch shifted] David Cronenberg (director, writer); Jack Creley, actor - "Your reality is already half video hallucination" - Videodrome [Uncontrollable flesh] Harold Ramis (director, writer); Danny Rubin (writer); Bill Murray, Rick Ducommun (actors) - "Scene: I'm not going to live by their rules anymore" - Groundhog Day [I can see that, Phil.] Harold Ramis (director, writer); Danny Rubin (writer); Stephen Tobolowsky, Bill Murray (actors) - "Scene: It's me, needle-head Ned!" - Groundhog Day [Pitch shifted. Am I right or am I right or am I right? Right, right, right.] Zach Braff, director, writer, actor; Peter Sarsgaard, Natalie Portman, actors - "Scene: Screaming into ditch" - Garden State [More screaming, with Simon & Garfunkel] Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "Excerpts from A Little Scream (of me)" - A Little Scream (of me) (11/9/04) Martha Coolidge (director); Neal Israel, Pat Proft, Peter Torokvei (writers); Chas Jankel (music) - "Scene: Study scene freakout" - Real Genius [Song "Number One" in background. Even more screaming, 3 copies] Martha Coolidge (director); Neal Israel, Pat Proft, Peter Torokvei (writers); Val Kilmer, Jon Gries (actors) - "Scene: Ice is nice!" - Real Genius [How did you do? I passed, but I failed! Then I'm happy and sad for you.] Martha Coolidge (director); Neal Israel, Pat Proft, Peter Torokvei (writers); Tommy Swerdlow (actor) - "Scene: I guess it goes from God to Jerry to you to the cleaners" - Real Genius [...right, Ken? (T edited out)] Cowboy Junkies - "Sweet Jane" - The Trinity Session [Loop] Bryce Ken - "Ending" Drahomira Song Orchestra - "Argentine" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/77541