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The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 43 - The Stranger

Series: The Tobolowsky Files
From: David Chen
Length: 00:52:00

A moment forgotten and one unforgettable. Both leave their mark. The x/y axis moves again and another “moment before zero” reveals the Stranger. Read the full description.

Tobolowskyart_small A moment forgotten and one unforgettable. Both leave their mark. The x/y axis moves again and another “moment before zero” reveals the Stranger.

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Timing and Cues

00:00:00 - “Waltz in E flat, B 46” by Frederic Chopin (Performed by Claudio Arrau)
00:00:31 – Intro by David Chen, introduces Stephen by referencing his role as The Professor in the television series “That 70’s Show”
00:01:04 – Stephen mentions, “…with one of the really hot sex scenes I ever had…”
00:02:30 – David references Tobolowsky Files Episode 4, “The Alchemist”
00:03:15 – Story 1 in-cue: “Now David, you would assume a person would remember what is important to them…”
00:04:43 – Stephen references the 1958 film “Hercules” and the 1959 film “Hercules Unchained”
00:05:56 – Stephen references the film “Bossa Nova”
00:08:04 – Stephen references the television series “Deal or No Deal”
00:10:05 – Stephen references the film “Bird on a Wire”
00:15:31 – Stephen mentions, “…and bite off prosthetic pieces of my face and hands with squirting blood.”
00:20:25 – Story 1 out-cue: “Dying is easy, comedy is hard but pretending in a tank of water with a lead weight in your pants… that’s even harder.” Music fades up, “Waltz in E flat, CT 223” by Frederic Chopin (Performed by Claudio Arrau)
00:23:59 – Story 2 in-cue, music fades down: “When you do a night shoot, the world is turned upside down.”
00:28:42 – Story 2 out-cue: “It took me thirty-eight years to understand: you only tell the story, you don’t write it.” Music fades up, “Waltz in A minor, CT 224” by Frederic Chopin (Performed by Claudio Arrau)
00:29:08 – Story 3 in-cue, music fades down: “I got in to town mid-morning and rushed to the hospital.”
00:41:34 – Stephen references the film “Mirror, Mirror”
00:45:15 – Story 3 out-cue: “A day she would never forget.” Music fades up, “Waltz in E flat, B 46” by Frederic Chopin (Performed by Claudio Arrau)
00:46:20 – Outro by David Chen: “That was ‘The Stranger’…”
00:51:48 – Music fades up, “Waltz in E flat, B 46” by Frederic Chopin (Performed by Claudio Arrau)
00:52:00 – End.

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Chopin: Waltz in E Flat, B 46 Claudio Arrau Chopin: Piano Concertos & Solo Works. Universal International Music 2001 02:59
Chopin: Waltz in E Flat, CT 223 Claudio Arrau Chopin: Piano Concertos & Solo Works. Universal International Music 2001 01:52
Chopin: Waltz in A Minor, CCT 224 Claudio Arrau Chopin: Piano Concertos & Solo Works. Universal International Music 2001 02:31