The last few weeks of my life have been absolute shit. Literally. I found out on monday I've got a serious ecoli infection in my upper intestine. I've been sick with this since the big heat dome/ heat wave fell over Portland, Oregon a few weeks ago. Fuckin blows.
I'll spare the details, I only hope you're never in a position where you need to give a stool sample. It's rough work. Also, never eat on the Oregon coast. Why can't they get it right on the coast? What the fuck? I've been shitting blood all week. This experience has put a sharper focus on mortality for me. I was starting to wonder how much longer I've got? Oh, the years I've wasted!
If anything good happened as a result of this shitstorm it's that I got to finish the new radio show I've been working up. I've had the alter ego DJ Single for some time now, broadcasting in Portland, Oregon on KFFP-LP 90.3 FM Freefrom Portland. Nobody listens.
It's equal parts triumphant artistic excellence and cringingly embarassing lows. I'm the king of revealing too much, and in the past my show was called Seven Inches of Love. Clever, huh? I would spin only seven inch records, or 45's as the kids used to call 'em. I toyed with the idea of having themes for each broadcast but more often I just randomly picked jams out of my bag of tricks to set the mood and have something to do. I posted a few episodes on my mixcloud account, if you give a shit feel free to listen.
I've always wanted to do a vaguely politically charged, positive reinforcement of my values, superimposed over catchy pop bangers. Here it is: The Moment of Truth! Catchy name, eh?
I'm hung up on the concept of TRUTH. Not sure why. It doesn't seem to bother most people, so why it haunts me so much is a bit of a mystery. Maybe it's because comedy relies so much on TRUTH. I love getting laughs. Most of my comedic sensibility relies heavily on leaning on the truth as i see it. Fearless pursuit of the truth is shocking to a lot of people, which pisses me the fuck off, but it also make me the funniest guy in the room half the time. That's little consolation when shitloads of people are happy, nay ecstatic, living a lie. I run the whole gamut of emotions when I think about the beating that TRUTH has taken these last few years. The internet is an engine generating obfuscation and it will never go away. Bummer.
This is my mild attempt at trying to do something, even if it's as shallow as a radio broadcast. I am psyched to share two of my favorite obsessions, dedication to truth, and POP!
The songs I'm sharing are slices of the perfect ideal that encompasses truth, beauty, justice, love, and whatever bullshit you want to include in that sort of list, trapped in the amber of harmony and rhythm that makes me want to cum all over your back. I probably could have used a better metaphor, but you get the point. It almost feels that good. It's an irresistable impulse and I'm glad to marry these two elements.
Truth is the thrust of the show, so inevitably politics are front and center. The self righteous, pretentious, and preachy make me sick. I've tried hard not to come across like such. Instead I try to keep an even keel and keep the focus on the obvious nature of today's dysfunction: Nazis are fucking garbage! It feels like the nazis are right around the corner ready to start up the concentration camps again! Doesn't it?
Fuckin sick of hearing about the shadowy organization Antifa. If there was a well funded cabal of socialists ready to destroy America, then why can't I find their presence on the internet to put in an application? I'd work hard at a job where I'm destroying American hypocrisy. I'm fairly confident I'd be a good candidate, even without references. Strangely those jobs don't seem to exist. Go figure.
Meanwhile there doesn't seem to be any shortage of racist dickweeds who are highly organized, funded, and trained. Am I telling you something you don't already know?
People are trying to say anti-fascists are the enemy?! Talk about clouding the issue. There are clouds on the horizon. Authoritarians are on the rise, not just in America but worldwide. I'm not over reacting when I say that I can hear them at the door. As unreal and unlikely as it seems, it's pretty clear it's a threat. I'm concerned. I want you to be concerned.
What to do? What to do? Stand up. Shut them down. Don't get caught up in their games. The Nazis in 1920's Germany played the victim and it gave them the upper hand. Don't fall in to that trap. But do stand up. We have to.
Anyway, no point in over thinking it. This radio show is my attempt at positivity in a shit world. Made me feel good making it, hope it makes you feel good listening to it.
I expect I'm too obscure and poppy to be discovered by the fascists. But maybe let's keep this between us and keep it from going viral so I don't get put on a hit list by cracker barrel losers.
Aside from that I'll just beg for unity. Please. If these bullshit widgets don't work go here to listen: https://www.mixcloud.com/chad-simmons3/moment-of-truth-episode-one/
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- Chad Simmons
- portland, oregon, United States
- I grew up in Vegas. East side by El Dog. It will always be my hometown for better or worse. Currently living as a labor activist in Portland, Oregon. For better or worse.
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