The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 51 - The Light of the First Day
Series: The Tobolowsky Files
From: David Chen
Length: 00:53:00
Creativity is risky. But it can save your life.
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Timing and Cues
00:00:00 - “Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight” by The Country Gentlemen
00:00:46 – Intro by David Chen, introduces Stephen by referencing his role as Dr. Martin Ullberg in the film “It Is What It Is”
00:02:06 – Stephen references the television series “Dweebs”
00:03:16 – Story 1 in-cue: “Well I have to tell you David, times have changed.”
00:10:57 – Stephen references the television series “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color”
00:21:10 – Story 1 out-cue: “That’s when I learned my second lesson: redemption isn’t always based on merit.” Music fades up, “Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight” by The Country Gentlemen
00:21:40 – Story 2 in-cue, music fades down: “There was a third lesson in my misguided Alaska project…”
00:22:18 – Stephen references the television series “Hoarders”
00:25:08 – Stephen references the film “Teenage Wasteland”
00:28:34 – Story 2 out-cue: “Instead of panicking just remember: that’s why God invented the all-night diner.” Music fades up, “Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight” by Kinky Friedman
00:29:00 – Story 3 in-cue, music fades down: “Creation: it’s a big topic.”
00:33:59 – Stephen references the film “Groundhog Day”
00:35:31 – Stephen mentions, “…that he was holding a .45 caliber handgun behind his back.”
00:35:55 – Stephen mentions “…he whipped the .45 around and put it in the middle of my forehead.”
00:36:43 – Stephen mentions, “He pressed the .45 harder into my forehead…”
00:36:53 – Stephen references the television series “Medical Center”
00:37:36 – Stephen mentions, “I told my once-and-future murderer…”
00:38:17 – Stephen mentions, “The man still had the gun pressed into my forehead…”
00:40:05 – Stephen mentions, “…we’ll drink a glass of wine, we’ll eat the mangos…”
00:40:19 – Stephen mentions, “…the man, holding the gun to my forehead, reached for a ballpoint pen…”
00:40:56 – Stephen mentions, “…then I felt him stick the gun to the back of my head…”
00:41:23 – Stephen mentions, “…and positioned their rifles at us right through the food…”
00:42:21 – Stephen mentions, “Well I was just held hostage at gunpoint!”
00:43:10 – Story 3 out-cue: “…the told me the light I was looking for was somewhere beyond the Pepsi’s.” Music fades up, “Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight” by Kinky Friedman
00:00:00 -
00:43:34 – Outro by David Chen: “That was ‘The Light of the First Day’…”
00:49:07 – Stephen mentions, “…as well as the ingenuity to make gas chambers to exterminate entire races.”
00:52:47 - Music fades up, “Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight” by Kinky Friedman
00:53:00 – End.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Earhart's Last Flight | The Country Gentlemen | Can't You Hear Me Callin. | Rebel Records | 2003 | 02:34 |
| Amelia Earthart's Last Flight | Kinky Friedman | The Best of Kerrville Folk Festival. | Silverwolf | 2003 | 03:30 |
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