More In-Betweenness

     We are about to go into the interim period again. That means the schedule is going to morph and fluctuate more than the Chicago weather does in this age of global warming. What that also means for you, dear reader/listener, is that the reliable two-week cycle to which you and I have grown accustomed will be temporarily disrupted. I’ll be hitting a little bit before the beat the next time out: on Monday morning (Sunday night) 19 December instead of 24 hours later. Those who listen to podcasts will get an early present, while those who tune in at the regular time will be baffled to hear someone else. Not to fear, though, things will again be predictable come the second or third week of January.
     Now, two appeals. One, if you actually do read this page or have comments on the shows, please post them using the commenting feature. J. Niimi, one of the hosts of Radio Zero, is pretty much the only consistent commenter, and I’ve recently started commenting on his lists because they are oh-so-great. I do steal ideas from him. I admit it. Anyway, I’ve long since stopped publicly musing on whether anyone listens to show or has any opinions on it, but I do still wonder. I really appreciate hearing verbally from some of you, but it would be really cool if you actually posted your comments on this page. Otherwise, it looks as though I have no friends. While that may be true, I at least want to maintain some sort of charade. Dig?
     Two, as we approach February, we also approach ECI’s first anniversary. At that point, I’ll be able to move away from one difficult-to-maintain but unspoken policy: that of not programming songs that I played on any previous regular episode of the show (thus, the show where I had to go for an extra 45 minutes to make up for a late DJ doesn’t count: see the ECI Everything page for a complete list). Having that constraint has kept me honest, kept me searching for new and interesting things to play and forced me not to rely too much on the work of some of my favorite musicians. I’ll keep up the search, but I want to know more about your favorite artists—especially among those that have been played on the show. So, use the “Travis” link in the show description to the left to let me know what you want to hear on the upcoming anniversary show. It’ll air sometime in February, and maybe, just maybe, a couple of you will get to be my guests in the studio that evening....