106.1 - after all it was rock and roll

[hard_talker]

[this week's broadcast starts out with the same old song, but with a new twist: just a little bit techno! Harry lets his favorite song play out to the end, this week]

That's how it goes, folks, that's how it goes. You know it, I know it, and anyone out there who doesn't know it is gonna figure it out sooner or later. That's right, it's Monday at 10 PM, and this is your friend Hard Harry, givin' it to you straight on the regular schedule for old times' sake.

Speakin' of old times ... no, you know what, that was too fuckin' easy. Let's just not even bother. Instead, let's roll out the red carpet for Jack, Katherine, Gilroi, Emma ... annnd in case you missed the memo, the Doctor is back. Hide your celery, boys 'n' girls, no stalk is safe. Heh heh heh...

As for the latest and greatest news around Castle Wonderfuck, we've got some really weird surveys goin' around this week. If you're looking for something a little saner to wrap your brain around, someone's lookin' to start a proper welcoming committee, and my friend Hermione's collecting any good memories you might have've this place.

[there's the tell-tale sound of the pop tab on a soda can, and a pause before he continues] On the whole, it seems like you people are really on the ball right now with keepin' on top of things and knowin' what's goin' down. Almost makes me feel like you don't even need me, like I could go into early retirement, and stop stickin' my stupid nose in what everyone else here does. Just sit here in my spinny chair with a hand down my pants like the dude in Longview, giving absolutely zero fucks... man ....

[he sighs, almost wistfully]

.... Nope, you know, on second thought, I'd rather be six feet under. Sorry folks, you're stuck with my nosy ass, either 'till someone gets sick of my loud mouth and shuts me up for good, or the castle's had enough of my shit and kicks me back home, where I've got a long, illustrious career in juvenile detention waitin' for me. Fun fact: fuckin' with the FCC was the most fun I think I ever had, back home.

Just shows to go you, some people just can't stand a kid who speaks his mind. [he burps unceremoniously into the journal, then takes another sip of his soda] ... Lucky for you, I don't have much ammo in me, tonight, so you just get the music. 'Less, of course, any of you have anythin' you feel like phonin' in about. Lines're open!

[and with that, he will just go ahead and let the music play! enjoy it, folks]

Comments

[courageous_wit]

Thank you for the shout-out, Mark. I appreciate it.

[hard_talker]

'Course. ... I haven't given you mine yet 'cuz it's kind of hard to pick. I'm one of those weirdos who bitches constantly but actually has a decent amount of good memories.

[courageous_wit]

I don't think that's weird at all. I have quite a few of them myself.

[wilder]

Don't be silly Mark, my heart would break into a million pieces if I couldn't hear the song of your voice on a weekly basis! ♥

[the_effect_she_has]

So when are you coming out of your booth to come and visit me, Magic Mark?

[hard_talker]

I'm magic now, huh? Careful, don't go tellin' everyone.

How 'bout tomorrow? Where'd you go, anyway? I saw you bug out and book it a few days ago.

[hard_talker]

Oooh, Mr. Zelos, oooh.

Hey, I didn't tell you - I had a practice fight the other day. She kicked my ass, but it actually took a while. Go ahead, be proud.

[hard_talker]

Yeah, I saw - Paris was pretty badass. Being a real DJ was awesome, and hangin' out with Nora and all the other artists...

[wilder]

Oh yeah? How long was awhile exactly?

[hard_talker]

Uhhh, I didn't exactly use a stopwatch.

[aka we are still backtagging but you can stalk it over here?]

[wilder]

...What's a stopwatch?

[WOOO STALKING]

[hard_talker]

It's -- it's like a clock, only smaller, and you can use it to measure how long it takes to do something. Hit one button, and it starts tracking the seconds ... hit the other one and it stops. A lot of people use it for seeing how fast they can, I dunno, run a mile or shit like that.

[wilder]

Oh wow, that actually sounds useful! [Unlike a lot of other inventions!]

But fair enough- do you think it was over two minutes?

[courageous_wit]

I liked the Pokemon world as well. It was incredibly fascinating.

[hard_talker]

[he tries to think, gauging it against the song he'd picked to drill into his mind during practices to keep himself focused, keep his rhythym ...]

One second.

[he grabs the album case and checks the back cover]

A little bit longer, yeah. Maybe like, two and a half.

[wilder]

[you can almost hear his grin]

Aha! Then I am proud! You've really improved!

[hard_talker]

Thanks! ... Jesus, though, she was fast. And she said she was goin' easy on me 'cuz she knew I was new and needed the practice. I wouldn't wanna have to really fight her, for serious...

[wilder]

Yeah? Does she have powers or something?

[hard_talker]

I don't think so? She's just ... really, really fuckin' good. And she's not much older than me.

[he hasn't found out about the Personas yet]

[wilder]

Well it's very likely she's been practicing most of her life. I started learning when I was ten, and some people start even earlier.

[silentrunning]

[Chell's been listening as usual... And when Mark burps, she mutters to herself]

Well that was deep.

[In reference to what he said about sitting in his spinny chair of course.]

Then she lapses back into silence till the music's over, when she pipes up for reals.]

"What's Longview? And why did the guy have his hand down his pants? Also, I like your nosey ass. Also, what's Juvenile Detention like? Nora explained the FCC to me, and said she'd be in Juvenile Detention...

Also, thank you for being around, man. I miss you on those Mondays when you're not around. But I'm not gonna EVEN ask what you're doing in there...

[She cackles.]

dictated ad infinitum.

[kethedammit]

You do this a lot?

[hard_talker]

[well HEY it's his new banter buddy - annnnd his bff's brother, which he's totally aware of now. but he's not about to make a big deal out of it. he knows how touchy Felix is about Home Things]

Every week! I used to do it at Mondays at ten on the dot all the time, but lately I've been mixin' it up a little for the hell of it.

How you settlin' in?

[hard_talker]

Longview? It's a song by Green Day. I'll send you over the CD. [and soon enough the ghosts will deliver her a copy of the entire album, Dookie]

Careful how much you say you like my ass, Nora might get jealous. ... I don't know what Juvie's like, cuz I never actually got there. I woke up here, instead.

As for why I'd have my hand down my pants? ... Remember our last conversation?

[kethedammit]

Like a talking broadsheet?

Fine enough, thank you kindly.