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Oct. 1, 2004

“Vast blinding ribbons of revelation...”

Three new shows from Season Four this week, the highlight of which (for me, anyway) is Paul's breathless description of the members of the Conkerbell Lodge entering the wake of Sir Freeman Alderdice Crotty in Episode 4 (Sept. 27, 1997):

PAUL:	Ahhhh !  Here they come now, The Conkerbell Lodge 
	emerging from a cloud of their pungent and strangely 
	.... affecting ... incense filling this temple of the 
	long wave.  They are lead by the Capelin Mazer with 
	his great swaying conical hat.  

SFX:	START A SLOW PHASE SHIFT ON PAUL AND THE MUSIC

	Their conkerbells mute in honour of Sir Freeman, 
	the masked choir and band is now circling the remains, 
	swirling their burbling censers, showering Sir Freeman 
	with petals. Dancing, swaying municipal workers, the 
	bladders of their crampwoozers pumping in their arms, 
	the incense thicker still, the ceiling opening up, 
	vast blinding ribbons of revelation spill through ! 

	Dad?

SFX:	FADE PHASE SHIFT ON PAUL AND MUSIC AS MUSIC ALSO 
	FADES ON CONKERBELL LODGE'S EXIT

	Where are we?

	They are receding now, the air clearing, whew ....
	Always a powerful ceremony and ... here come the 
	Real Porcelain Association in their sensible shoes 
	and blazers. Perhaps we should move on.

Episode 5 contains the tour of Big Lad Breweries (“Big Lad: The Old Smoothie with the Big Head.”)

Episode 6 is a clip show with Erling hosting. Good clips from Seasons 1 and 2, plus Erling's always-welcome ultra-dry wit:

“Paul Moth is a failed artist in the true sense. Not one who failed to become an artist, but one who became an important artist, making significant contributions to the Mexican cinema, and then failing in the larger arena of acceptable human conduct...”

The shows...

Season 4, Episode 4
Season 4, Episode 5
Season 4, Episode 6

Also this week, more audio-corrected shows from season 3, courtesy of D. G. Foulke:

Season 3, Episode 16
Season 3, Episode 17
Season 3, Episode 18
Season 3, Episode 19
Season 3, Episode 20
Season 3, Episode 21
Season 3, Episode 22
Season 3, Episode 23

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