Mind and the Motorcycle

STARTING A NEW YEAR OF NEWS. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR? JOIN THE PARTY OF PEOPLE, WHO GIVE A SHIT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, SHARED BY A GUY DOING THE BEST HE CAN.

IF YOU HAVEN'T LISTEN TO NAKED NEWS/IMPROV YET, YOU HAVE ONLY YOURSELF TO BLAME. 

IF YOU HAVE NEVER LISTENED TO MY PODCAST, WHY DON'T YOU? IT AIN'T BAD.

FRANKLY, THERE AREN'T ALL THAT MANY OF YOU LISTENING. IF YOU ARE ONE, THANK YOU. IF YOU ARE ONE, TELL A FRIEND, I'D APPRECIATE IT AND SO WILL THEY, I THINK.

WELL, THIS IS MY IMITATION OF TOM WAITS, BARKING A BURNT OUT, WHISKEY VOICE. GOT SOME KIND OF COLD AND LATE THIS AFTERNOON, MY VOICE DECIDED TO TAKE A VACATION. I JUST COULDN'T BRING MYSELF TO DO THIS TOMORROW , BECAUSE TOMORROW THERE WILL BE EVEN MORE NEWS. IF YOU'VE ALREADY BOTHERED TO READ THIS, PUNCH UP THE NEWS AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK, RASPY VOICE AND ALL.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I HIT THE RECORD ICON AND HEAR MYSELF START OFF WITH "MIND AND THE MOTORCYCLE", I AM 100% ALIVE AND FULLED FOCUSED.  I THINK THE ENTIRE WORLD IS LISTENING TO MY EVERY WORD AND SHOULDN'T IT BE THAT WAY? PLEASE LISTEN, THANKS.

I PUMPED THIS BABY OUT AND WORKED IT HARD. I LOVED THE CARL SANDBURG POEM, CHICAGO, AT THE END AND HOPE I DID IT JUSTICE. SOMETIMES, I THINK MY VOICE IS ONE WE JUST DON'T HEAR ENOUGH, NOT BECAUSE I AM GOOD AT IT, JUST BECAUSE I CARE. PLEASE GIVE ME A HALF HOUR OF YOUR TIME. THANK YOU

I WORK ON THIS PODCAST EVERYDAY OF THE WEEK, PULLING OUT STORIES THAT CATCH MY EYE, COMMENTING AT THE END OF EACH. I REALIZED IT'S A SHOW AND MAYBE THAT'S WHY I LOVE DOING IT. I GET TO BE INVISIBLE ON STAGE. I SEE YOU, BUT YOU CAN'T SEE ME.  WILL YOU TELL YOUR DAMN FRIENDS TO LISTEN? THANK YOU, I'D APPRECIATE IT.

PURPOSELY WANTED TO DO THIS PODCAST WITHOUT REFERRING TO MID-TERM ELECTION RESULTS. I WANT SOME TIME TO SIT WITH THEM, BEFORE REPORTING. CLIMATE NEWS CONTINUES WITH STORIES COMING FROM THE COP 27 IN EGYPT. I THINK BETWEEN THIS ELECTION AND THAT GLOBAL GATHERING, ALL LIFE ON THIS PLANET WILL BE DRAMATICALLY IMPACTED. THIS IS A PERFECT TIME TO GET ON BOARD THE NAKED NEWS/IMPROV TRAIN AND BRING YOUR...

HEY. HOW YOU DOING? I AM FINE AND FEEL PRETTY GOOD AFTER FINISHING UP THIS EPISODE OF NAKED NEWS IMPROV. IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE I'M AUDITIONING FOR THE ROLE OF A GUY, WHO HAS A WEEKLY NEWS PODCAST.  HMMM

WELCOME TO MY PERSONAL TRAIN WRECK OF THE WORLD WE INHABIT. IT IS A REAL TRIP TO DO THIS PODCAST. WHILE I AM SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR WITH THE "SCRIPT", BEFORE I PUNCH RECORD, IT IS AN ADVENTURE EACH WEEK AND I JUST LOVE IT, FLUBS AND ALL. YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON? NAKES NEWS IMPROV, BABY!

I ADDED THE WORDS, "NEWS IMPROV" TO THE PODCAST TITLE AND I'LL BET NO ONE HAS USED IT BEFORE. HOWEVER, I'M NOT GOING TO GOOGLE TO FIND OUT, BECAUSE I DON'T CARE. I JUST LIKE IT, MAINLY BECAUSE IT FITS. IT'S ME AND MY LENNY BRUCE NEWS PERSONA, MINUS THE HEROIN. FOR GOD'S SAKE, WILL YOU LISTEN TO ONE OF THESE ALREADY?

MAN, THIS IS A DEPARTURE FROM MY NAKED NEWS PERSONA. I THINK IT MIGHT  BE A REALLY LOUSY STAND UP COMEDY ROUTINE. IT IS MY LENNY BRUCE VOICE, MINUS THE HEROINE. WHAT? YOU GOT SOMETHING BETTER TO DO? LISTEN IN.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK I AM GETTING ANY BETTER AT DOING NAKED NEWS, BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER TO ME. WHAT MATTERS, IS HOPING MORE PEOPLE FIND THE TIME TO LISTEN TO  IT. GOD KNOWS, EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS SUPPOSED TO BE EASY AND HOW'S THAT WORKING OUT? MAYBE YOU'LL FIND SOME COMPANY WITHIN THE PERIODIC DIATRIBES. THANKS

YOU KNOW, I WATCH THE WEEKLY DOWNLOAD NUMBER FLUCTUATE AND I HAVE TO CONFESS I REALLY DON'T GIVE A SHIT. I AM GOING TO KEEP DOING NAKED NEWS, BECAUSE I SEEM TO THINK MY RECORD OF THE TIMES IS BEING SAVED FOR NO PARTICULAR PURPOSE, BUT IT ACTUALLY MATTERS, AT LEAST TO ME. IF YOU LISTEN, THANK YOU.

I AM REALLY SORRY THIS RAN A LITTLE LONG, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO START DROPPING STORIES. IT WAS A LOT TO COVER AND GOD KNOWS, I SCREWED UP SOME OF THE INFORMATION AND PRONUNCIATION. YOU KNOW, WE LIVE IN SUCH AN INCREDIBLY IMPERFECT WORLD,  SO WHY SHOULD I PRETEND TO BE SOMEONE ELSE? TELL YOUR FRIENDS, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D BE REALLY GRATEFUL.

LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING. DO YOU CARE AT ALL ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND YOU? IF YOUR ANSWER IS YES, YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE, BUT TO LISTEN TO MY PODCAST. YOU MAY HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THESE  STORIES, BUT NEVER IN ONE PLACE LIKE THIS.  I HAVE REPEATEDLY SAID I'M NO PRO, BUT I SINCERELY GIVE A SHIT ABOUT OUR WORLD AND YOU. LISTEN!!!

I AM NOT SURE WHEN IT DAWNED ON ME THAT I SERIOUSLY ENJOY DOING THESE WEEKLY NEWS PODCASTS. HONESTLY, THE ONLY WAY I AM ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE WORLD AROUND ME IS BY DEPERSONALIZING THE NEWS AND COLLECT IT FOR NAKED NEWS. IT IS THERAPEUTIC FOR ME AND MIGHT BE FOR YOU AS WELL. THANKS.

THERE IS NO POINT IN MY BEING SHY ABOUT YOUR LISTENING TO NAKED NEWS. NO, I AM NOT DAN RATHER, AN ACCOMPLISHED JOURNALIST WITH GREAT CREDENTIALS. WHAT I AM, IS YOU, REACTING TO THE WORLD AROUND ME WITH ALL SORTS OF FEELINGS AND THE NEED TO SHARE.  NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THE STUFF IN MY PODCAST. PLEASE LISTEN AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS.

WELL, THE RAIN KEPT ME COMPANY FOR SOME OF NAKED NEWS, BUT ONCE I START, THERE IS NO STOPPING, A MAN ON A MISSION! MY LISTENERSHIP IS GROWING AND I AM SO HAPPY. PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS. I HONESTLY BELIEVE PEOPLE SHOULD HEAR THESE STORIES. I AM BUSTING MY ASS TO BE REAL.

I THINK IF YOU LISTEN TO A NAKED NEWS EPISODE ONCE, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TIME FOR IT EACH WEEK. I'M GONNA TELL WHY. IF YOU STAY WITH A FULL PODCAST ALL THE WAY THROUGH, YOU ARE SUBCONSCIOUSLY HOOKED AND A RABID, WEEKLY LISTENER. SO, DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU!

WELL, HERE YOU GO. IT'S ANOTHER EPISODE OF NAKED NEWS. PLEASE DO ME A FAVOR? ASSUMING YOU ARE ABOUT TO LISTEN, PLEASE LET YOUR FRIENDS KNOW ABOUT THESE LITTLE NUGGETS OF NEWS YOU AIN'T GONNA HEAR ANYWHERE ELSE, CERTAINLY NOT GROUPED TOGETHER IN THIS FASHION. OF COURSE, MY COMMENTARY COMES WITH THE PACKAGE. I HAVE TO HAVE SOME FUN, RIGHT?

I SERIOUSLY ENJOYED DOING THIS EPISODE OF NAKED NEWS. I REALLY WANTED TO SHARE THE NEWS I HAD ACCUMULATED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS SPECIFIC WEEK AND I REALLY LIKED SOME OF THE STORIES, MORE THAN USUAL. I FELT VERY UPBEAT, REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF ANY SPECIFIC STORY. I DO HOPE IT COMES THROUGH. THANK YOU

MAN, THIS ONE WAS HARD TO DO, BECAUSE IF HAVE THE DREADED COVID. DEFINITELY NOT PLAYING WITH A FULL DECK AND YOU CAN HEAR IT IN THIS PODCAST. I WANTED TO DO NAKED NEWS ANYWAY, BECAUSE I AM TRYING TO BE AS REAL AS I CAN WITH YOU.

I NEVER LISTEN TO THE PODCAST, BEFORE PUTTING UP FOR YOU. ALEXA EVEN MADE A GUEST APPEARANCE, WITH SOME NONSENSICAL MESSAGE. WHO KNOWS WHAT I SAID TO TRIGGER IT? I HAD FUN DOING THIS ONE. TO ME, IT IS THE EQUIVALENT OF STAND UP, EXCEPT IT'S THE DAMN NEWS AND WE CAN'T SEE EACH OTHER, WHICH IS WAY SAFE. ANYWAY, ENJOY.