The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 38 - Escaping the Shadow
Series: The Tobolowsky Files
From: David Chen
Length: 00:52:02
A new beginning, an unforgettable episode with the Pooch, and a question: Are dreams intervening to solve waking problems? Only the Shadow knows.
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Related Pieces
Timing and Cues
00:00:00 - “Into the Mystic” by Van Morrison
00:00:36 – Intro by David Chen. Introduces Stephen by referencing his role as Marty Greenbaum/The Devil in the film “Love Hollywood Style”
00:01:50 – Stephen mentions, “They were forced to become Christian under pain of death…”
00:04:22 – Story 1 in-cue: “A lot o people don’t know but when I was in fifth grade…”
00:05:57 – Stephen mentions, “…to concentrate of free throws if I was bleeding or crying.”
00:08:34 – Stephen mentions, “…where Cerberus, the Dog from Hell, lived…”
00:09:42 – Stephen mentions, “…I’ve become quite good at faking a doggasm.”
00:14:57 – Story 1 out-cue: “I said we did, even the ones that were kept in the dark.” Music fades up, “Into the Mystic” by Van Morrison
00:15:39 – Story 2 in-cue, music fades down: “Anne had taken the Pooch on a midnight run…”
00:15:48 – Stephen references the film “Mississippi Burning”
00:16:49 – Stephen references the film “The Exorcist”
00:18:22 – Stephen references the television series “Medical Center”
00:18:30 – Stephen references the television series “Star Trek”
00:19:05 – Stephen mentions, “There’s a liquor store at the bottom of the hill…”
00:19:17 – Stephen mentions, “…of Snappy Tom’s Bloody Mary Mix.”
00:23:14 – Story 2 out-cue: “…in which we were covered in gravy.” Music fades up, “Into the Mystic” by Van Morrison
00:23:40 – Story 3 in-cue, music fades down: “When I was in college I wrote one of my first stories…”
00:28:27 – Stephen mentions, “…may be the source of stalking behavior, substance abuse and homicide…”
00:31:29 – Stephen mentions, “As a side note, nobody does drunk like Southern boys.”
00:32:06 – Story 3 out-cue: “I never realized the simple fact that it was the shadow that made it beautiful.” Music fades up, “Into the Mystic” by Van Morrison
00:32:21 – Outro by David Chen: “That was ‘Escaping the Shadow’…”
00:33:18 – Stephen espouses on change in life and starting a new chapter in life
00:35:13 – Stephen references the films “The Wolfman” and “Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde” and the television series “Law & Order”
00:42:43 – Stephen mentions, “…than your first beer bust. Centrifugal force made you jump on the stage to the stripper…”
00:43:07 – Stephen mentions, “…is found in martinis.”
00:43:31 – Stephen mentions, “…that once again lead to martinis.”
00:43:54 – Stephen mentions, “Instaed of martinis, though, something real…”
00:51:39 – Music fades up, “Into the Mystic” by Van Morrison
00:52:02 – End.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Into the Mystic | Van Morrison | Moondance. | Warner Bros. | 1970 | 03:35 |
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