The Conet Project - recordings of WWI/WWII-era numbers stations - was my go-to sleep aid. Not quite music, not quite a story or the news, it was closer to counting sheep
you might be interested in the megan abbott article from her academia days about the contrast between book marlowe and screen marlowe examined along the axis of masculinity/vulnerability/etc. (money quote, perhaps: "This Marlowe bears minimal relation to the hero of Chandler's novels.") towards the end she includes some telling quotes from altman & beckett on the long goodbye and its relation to both screen marlowe (which it deliberately rejects) and book marlowe (which it doesn't quite embrace).
I'm being flip but also Lebowski is next in my Coens series so I'm reading Farewell, My Lovely and it's kind of wild to realize how much The Dude just is Marlowe but a burnout instead of a drinker. Like, I sort of think Marlowe's key trait is that he knows when he has no business sticking his nose in something but he just can't help himself. Similarly rewatching Lebowski the other day I realized that movie's whole plot is powered by The Dude continuing to answer his phone and keep showing up places out of curiosity long after anyone else would have just noped out of the whole situation
I actually do think you're right. I think the specific thing that is also different though is that Marlowe has an incredible ability to say no to things. He is basically celibate despite having naked women throw themselves at him, he can't be corrupted by money, etc. I think that's a bit different. Also I love The Big Lebowski.…
Some of us are just bad sleepers. I also have tried every sleep hygeine method and everybody has the One Simple Trick they do that never worked for me and never will work. Like you, my brain just doesn't want to shut off and I also have to sufficiently bore myself into not thinking about how I can't fall asleep, but not so bored that I am aware of how bored I am. It's a wonder I ever fall asleep at all, though calling it "falling" is wrong, it's more like tricking.
yeah I slept extremely well in Oregon and I honestly think it was because I spent so much time working on scanning stuff and taking notes that by the time I got back to my AirBNB I like… had no ability to think thoughts anymore. Ambien is doing a pretty good job helping me fall asleep, but I know one can become tolerant quickly so I'm trying to be careful with it.
We used to listen to the old Superman radio show on casette on car trips when my kids were young. A lot of what we think of when we think about Superman (“It’s a bird, it’s a plan”, “Up, up and away”) came from that show
I've been told that in the early comics Superman is kind of a jerk but that he became nice on the radio. Also you can definitely see this with the Sherlock Holmes radio show too, I think.…
Do Not Give Me Advice (i've tried everything) should be on a mug. Also you turned me on to Stars on Suspense, I love it, the unabashed propaganda is fascinating, and I am elated to have more Old Time Radio recommendations!
I love this Vincent Price patriotic anti-bigot PSA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIif6y37ff0 But I also love the many and various ways in which you are told to buy war bonds. War bonds: Carole Lombard died for them!
I guess insurance salesman/investigator used to be a way sexier job? Like in Double Indemnity. I love just the mechanics of it being centered around an expense report. Novel story telling matching the medium!
I listened to pilot episode, which is VERY weird, but iirc he basically admits to adding a bunch of stuff to his expense account on that one because the job was so annoying so if they want him to work for them again they better pay
Not giving advice but I exclusively read Wodehouse when I have insomnia.
Love this topic. Looking forward to checking out the shows
I hope you enjoy!
The Conet Project - recordings of WWI/WWII-era numbers stations - was my go-to sleep aid. Not quite music, not quite a story or the news, it was closer to counting sheep
adding to my list of possibilities…
you might be interested in the megan abbott article from her academia days about the contrast between book marlowe and screen marlowe examined along the axis of masculinity/vulnerability/etc. (money quote, perhaps: "This Marlowe bears minimal relation to the hero of Chandler's novels.") towards the end she includes some telling quotes from altman & beckett on the long goodbye and its relation to both screen marlowe (which it deliberately rejects) and book marlowe (which it doesn't quite embrace).
link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/29533583
!!!! I had no idea this existed thank you so much.
"The Shadow knows!" was a family catchphrase growing up
sorry to be this guy but the best Marlowe adaptation is The Big Lebowski
OK you know what you're kind of right. We will say they are tied.
I'm being flip but also Lebowski is next in my Coens series so I'm reading Farewell, My Lovely and it's kind of wild to realize how much The Dude just is Marlowe but a burnout instead of a drinker. Like, I sort of think Marlowe's key trait is that he knows when he has no business sticking his nose in something but he just can't help himself. Similarly rewatching Lebowski the other day I realized that movie's whole plot is powered by The Dude continuing to answer his phone and keep showing up places out of curiosity long after anyone else would have just noped out of the whole situation
I actually do think you're right. I think the specific thing that is also different though is that Marlowe has an incredible ability to say no to things. He is basically celibate despite having naked women throw themselves at him, he can't be corrupted by money, etc. I think that's a bit different. Also I love The Big Lebowski.…
Some of us are just bad sleepers. I also have tried every sleep hygeine method and everybody has the One Simple Trick they do that never worked for me and never will work. Like you, my brain just doesn't want to shut off and I also have to sufficiently bore myself into not thinking about how I can't fall asleep, but not so bored that I am aware of how bored I am. It's a wonder I ever fall asleep at all, though calling it "falling" is wrong, it's more like tricking.
yeah I slept extremely well in Oregon and I honestly think it was because I spent so much time working on scanning stuff and taking notes that by the time I got back to my AirBNB I like… had no ability to think thoughts anymore. Ambien is doing a pretty good job helping me fall asleep, but I know one can become tolerant quickly so I'm trying to be careful with it.
We used to listen to the old Superman radio show on casette on car trips when my kids were young. A lot of what we think of when we think about Superman (“It’s a bird, it’s a plan”, “Up, up and away”) came from that show
I've been told that in the early comics Superman is kind of a jerk but that he became nice on the radio. Also you can definitely see this with the Sherlock Holmes radio show too, I think.…
Do Not Give Me Advice (i've tried everything) should be on a mug. Also you turned me on to Stars on Suspense, I love it, the unabashed propaganda is fascinating, and I am elated to have more Old Time Radio recommendations!
I love this Vincent Price patriotic anti-bigot PSA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIif6y37ff0 But I also love the many and various ways in which you are told to buy war bonds. War bonds: Carole Lombard died for them!
I am such a Johnny Dollar head and this is the first time I've ever heard anyone mention it!
it's so fun… the first time I heard it I was like "is this concept for real?" and then by the second episode I heard I was totally locked in
I guess insurance salesman/investigator used to be a way sexier job? Like in Double Indemnity. I love just the mechanics of it being centered around an expense report. Novel story telling matching the medium!
I listened to pilot episode, which is VERY weird, but iirc he basically admits to adding a bunch of stuff to his expense account on that one because the job was so annoying so if they want him to work for them again they better pay