kingbonk's Podcast

New cast in progress

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 12:07:00 GMT

Hi everyone. Im working on a new cast. I think will be done sometime in the next week or so.

The working title is "Destroyer", if you are interested. Its inspired by this video @ 6:40 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp6-wG5LLqE&

King Bonk Retired? Never.

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:26:00 GMT

I have been remiss. You faithful listeners and subscribers who come by the campfire, every fire, to hear what I have to say, thank you, and I'm sorry for not checking in sooner. The tired line "lifes been busy" doesnt cut it, because its taking me very little time to write this note -- its just that i havent been sure what to say.

I was going to write a note saying goodbye and that's the end of the campfire, but im not going to. Everytime I wrote the words it felt wrong, like I still had more to say. I think I have needed time away from the campfire to figure out what it was doing for me and what I really wanted to say. So I hope you will understand - a mans gotta do, etc.

So here's where we stand:

1) I will have a podcast when its ready. This may take months, or it may take a day. They will come when they are inspired. So this is not a monthly, weekly, even yearly podcast. This is the alternative to quitting altogether.

2) I have a few casts in the works but Im not exactly sure when they will spring forth (see #1). Working titles "Discount Vanity"; "iRiver Dump"; and "Bell Curve". In addition I have been doing a lot of music stuff, which i guarantee you will be part of the shows as well

3) I have learned never to say never, but this site isnt going anywhere anytime soon. The campfire site is here, and when i get back from my travels in the brambly woods, I'll light it. Hopefully you can stick around.

Thanks ... kb

King Bonk 24 - Just You and Me

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:10:00 GMT

Classic rock. Son. The observation. The pregnant pause. The punch line. Incidental Music: T. Monk, "Just You, Just Me" (excerpt)

King Bonk 24 - Smallworldland

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:26:00 GMT

Monologue: Countdown. Disneyland. Bowling ball pool. Red haired pretty girl. 21 vs. 40. Zenith. Magic hours. Small world, silence. Vermont. Tinnitus. Zenith. Shooting star.

Music: Tortoise, "Seneca"; Yo La Tengo "Our Way to Fall", "Night Falls on Hoboken"

#23 - Latter-day Ghosts

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 02:03:00 GMT

(Monologue, 30+ minutes) Terror in the epoch 2000. Ghosts every day. He is walking through walls. The idea of a house. Wreckage. The debris of a man. Tornadoes as a uniquely American devil. The 1966 Topeka Kansas tornado. Over Burnett's Mound. Security shattered. Demo'd boyhood home. Botched haunting. Who are the ghosts he sees each day? SOS, DD. Music: if thousands, "12 into 0," "traffic," & "to shine on him one last time". Part: "Fratres" various movements. Website mention: audio addicts

Coming Soon!! "Latter Day Ghosts" and "Leonids"

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:33:00 GMT

EDIT- I tried to release "Ghosts" last night and it came out, as TVindy put it as the "quietest podcast he ever heard". I.e. it was 30 minutes of dead air. I'll try it again tonight. My apologies to those who downloaded it already. All I can say is, enjoy the silence.

Howdy friends. I have two new podcasts coming soon (next few weeks i should think) as seen in the title above. These will be fairly substantial ones, 20 min long or so. so stay tuned/subscribed!! Thanks kb

Just a Happy Little Podcast about Bob Ross

Sun, 12 Nov 2006 03:53:00 GMT

I've been obsessed with Bob Ross lately: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3RxqUnIXzE. So, here is a podcast about that.

Happy Halloween! The Tell-Tale Heart by Poe

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:20:00 GMT

A Very Special Campfire - Bonk reads the Tell Tale Heart by Poe. Music / samples: Part, Fratres. Ifthousands, 12 into none. Iron and Wine, The Rooster Moans.

Racer-X. My first videocast

Sat, 7 Oct 2006 03:01:00 GMT

Videocast - A retelling of Tyrannosaurus Bonk (see below) but with sound and images. Please let me know (kingbonk@gmail.com) if you have difficulty playing it.

#20 - Long-legged Fly

Sun, 10 Sep 2006 02:48:00 GMT

(Monologue, 11:30) - Girl on roller skates. Girl on umbilical skates. Riders in Gravity and the wave. The maker has a regret.

Music: Three Contortionists, "AmbartsumiansKnot"; 2nd song, untitled, The Consolidated Hand Mouth and Ear Institute; King Bonk "Long-legged Fly"

Thanks everyone for listening. I cant tell you how much i love the comments and kind words. You all are awesome, and i dedicate this show to you...yes you.

Campfire #19 - Tyrannosaurus Bonk (or, Racer-X)

Sat, 9 Sep 2006 02:46:00 GMT

Warning, explicit language. Warning -this one is loud and not peaceful at all... you may need to be in a certain mood.... Fair warning. (Monologue - 9:33) - This show is Bonk with all teeth ready to bite. Who is that masked racer? Is it my guardian angel or a devil? My son turns the tables on me - my electrical wires are safe, his cars are dangerous. The Interval. The Twister. Chase the devil's tail. Ropin out. Checker.

Music: Tides, "TheSight" ; Three Contortionists "Phoenix Dwarf Irregular"

Thanks again to Spartacus Roosevelt, my constant muse in times of writer's block.

That show i announced? will do next time. thats life.

#18 - Feeling Gravity's Pull

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 04:28:00 GMT

Warning. Explicit Language. (Monologue, 18:00) - 3 oclock, I'm still up; Song: "Love Me Leave Me" by Bitstream Dream; Bonk's off the zoloft; he has insomnia; he tries out for the high school play in front of an attractive director; Song: "The Ride with Charles Butkowski" by Slepcy; solid body; how you carry your weight; gravity wants to kill him; the Flexiline Sleepdeluxe Dreamcatcher; jelly filled membranes; fight or flight workdesk; worth more than the money; infomercial keeps me up, tells me to sleep, right after I buy. Song: "Puls'r Feedback'r" King Bonk

Bonk on Quirky Nomads! And also, Live Bonk if you want it...

Tue, 8 Aug 2006 05:31:00 GMT

Hi - my part in the "Slides" round robin story at Quirky Nomads is up! Take a listen to the previous stories...

Part 1:
http://quirkynomads.com/wp/2006/04/27/podcast-five-slides-part-one/

Part 2:
http://quirkynomads.com/wp/2006/05/04/podcast-five-slides-part-two/

Part 3:
http://quirkynomads.com/wp/2006/07/12/podcast-five-slides-part-three/

Then, listen to my part!

http://quirkynomads.com/wp/2006/08/15/podcast-five-slides-part-four/

let me know what you think!

ALSO! I am making available the audio from my live gig last week in Philly. I did not issue them on the rss feed because the sound quality is sub par, so you have been warned. That said: I thought some of you might be interested in listening anyway, so here are the links which will allow you to listen, if you so choose. Again, apologies for the audio quality, but you have been warned...

LIVE "Latter Day Ghosts" http://media.libsyn.com/media/kingbonk/live-latter_day_ghosts.mp3

LIVE "Jack Trips the God Muscle" http://media.libsyn.com/media/kingbonk/live-jack_trips.mp3

Again, thank you thank you for listening.

#17 - Catch-cloth (or, Vasectomy Blues)

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 02:56:00 GMT

Warning: Adult Subject Matter, Mild Language. (Monologue, 18:00 min). Gentle listener - A gentle warning, this one might be too much information. Gotta go where the muse goes, though.

Theme: Creativity cut - my boys cant swim any more. Seuss and Addie (www.theunharshedmellow.com) intro. Yeats, Jesus vs. Bonk. 1000 stains. Laundry my ma must never see. Got the operation. My only begotten son. Disney does not exist except in the movies. I cant protect my son from pain. Dont give up on me. Fighting Gravity. Yeats reprise. King Bonk "Song Against Gravity". Music credits. Debriefing. Please keep in touch!!

#16 - Jack Trips the God Muscle

Sun, 2 Jul 2006 01:56:00 GMT

(Monologue, 31:15) - Theme: the voices in our heads and the existance of God. Numbers stations. Prayers as voices in the static. The God muscle. The vast and lonely static of our lives. Ping. Lunchtime with Lenin. Ballfield and free balls. Jack's Tee Ball Team. The four rules of baseball. Amateurs. Jack at the bat. Jack trips the God Muscle. Ping. Who knows if the voices are real? The Voyager Interstellar Record. Do aliens have ears. Amateur praying.

Music: Uma Floresta, "The Roundabout"; The Consolidated Hand Mouth and Ear Institute; Ichiro Nakagawa.

Info on numbers stations are found on the web, see the Conet Project. The clips I used on this show are used with permission from The Numbers Game website, http://home.freeuk.com/spook007/ .

Bonus Show: Breaking into Radio

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:10:00 GMT

This short piece was done for KnitWitch's SciFi Zone Show #3. Thanks to her for spurring me to do this. This is based on a promo I did for Kickass Podcast and The Poddog Show. It was written for "Get Rich Die Trying" and was excised because it didnt quite fit.

check out Knitwitch's show at

http://www.knitwitchzone.com

#15 - A Prairie Home Apocalypse

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 04:02:00 GMT

Warning, one swear word during one song. (Music/variety - 27:00) This is an atypical episode, a bunch of songs and smaller pieces that I found laying around. Please let me know if you like it: if you do, I'll do some more like this.

Dovetail - squirrel band. ("Bessie" by Andru Bemis); "I'll Follow the Moon", Andru Bemis; poem "Tanglefingers" by theRacket, read by same; "String Theory" - King Bonk; Story: "Harry Finn, barber"; "Leaving Philadelphia" - Denison Witmer; "Whiskey Bottle" - Bonk's cover of Uncle Tupelo. Debriefing, please send feedback and vote.

#14 - Low the Fighter Jets (or, The Line)

Mon, 22 May 2006 03:50:00 GMT

Warning. Mild language. (Monologue, 21:30) - Elegy for the amber waves, the home of the free and the brave. All my freinds are on medication. The price of ownership. What we own, we believe in and we become. My country owns a big gun. The desecration of the amber waves of grain: the great divide. Gravity and the great by and by. September 11, 2001. The desecration of the sky: as a fighter jet cuts a line in the limitless sky. Passover: The song of the sirens. Wait for it... wait for it. Bomb shelter tupperware party. The silent sirens of nature. Walking from the car to the front door.

Music - If Thousands. www.ifthousands.com

KBC#13-Chestnut Hill

Fri, 12 May 2006 11:10:00 GMT

THIS IS A REISSUE - A storyless existance is countered by my fair city. Music: Denison Witmer, permission obtained - "Chestnut Hill"

King Bonk #12 - Terror of the Year 2000, part 1

Wed, 10 May 2006 04:45:00 GMT

This installment: "Everything That Rises Must Converge" This is prologue to a longer story series in which I delve into the uncanny.

(Monologue, 24 min) - The story of David Lang and the event that lead to his disappearance. Event horizons: Oregon Vortex, Brooklyn Heights Esplanade.

Podcasts mentioned:

The Ruckus, Hometown Tales, Dismay, Spartacus Roosevelt, Steve Dupont (The Obtuse Angle)

Music: ifthousands

King Bonk Promo

Sun, 7 May 2006 05:02:00 GMT

Hi! I have a promo!

King Bonk's Campfire #11 - My Dinner With Mommy

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 01:36:00 GMT

WARNING NOT WORK/CHILD SAFE (34 1/2 min, monologue, comedy..?) A series of reflections on past romances becomes unnerving as KB realizes a disturbing pattern. KB takes his mother to dinner; he remembers old flames; descriptions of fantastic italian food; beach trip and winking God; spring dance; KB eats black spaghetti; KB puts two and two together and gets sick. Music: Dr. Awkward "Midnight Caller"; Gerry Wall "Your Fabulous Life"; Geoffery Page "This is my life (remix loop); Dr. Awkward "Midnight Caller"; Ichiro Nakagawa "The Wind Talks"

King Bonk's Campfire #10 - The assassin god

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 17:50:00 GMT

NOT WORK/CHILD SAFE! (20 min, monologue) Belshazzar the King parties and pays the price; KB creates a time machine and faces the wrath of god; a series of images based on Pat Robertson's vision of "God" leads to Bonk the hunted. Music (all podsafe): Spartacus Roosevelt, "I will do as I am told (Until the rights to me are sold)"; The Consolidated Hand Mouth and Ear Institute, "10".

King Bonk's Campfire #9 - Keep Yer Hands on the Brake!! (For Spartacus Roosevelt, Polyphemus and Casey Jones)

kingbonk@gmail.com — Mon, 6 Mar 2006 06:13:00 GMT

WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE (22:02, monologue ) This week: not a story per se. Spurred by songs he heard on the Spartacus Roosevelt podcast, KB dives recklessly headlong into the surreal. Notes: An, um, extemporaneous cookie introduction by El Nacho! Following, a stream-of-consious character study. A spurned man at a bar feels like the Cyclops; stumbling from the bar, the road signs seem to speak to him; the contents of his garage have advice for his life; entering into dreamland, a surreal trolley ride; one-sided conversations; surrogate mother; Casey Jones. Voice comment from Sage at Quirky Nomads. Promo: Dismay Music (all permissions obtained): Slepcy "The Ride" (Cock Rock Disco) Aspar "Theme from H1" (PMN) Iron and Wine "Southern Anthem" (Sub Pop)

King Bonk's Campfire #8 - Shining in the Spirit Realm

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:28:00 GMT

(Monologue, 29:51) The old, stately home King Bonk owned at one time was haunted by ghosts. The first encounter: Christine. The second encounter: bad dream. Joon's words about the haunts in the house. Princess Blink is born, and is beloved by the dog. Our friend Joon explains why. Music (permissions obtained): Illyah Khuryakin "Blackpower"; Iron and Wine "Naked as we came" Shows mentioned: see sidebar "Check these out"

King Bonk's Campfire #7 - Get Rich or Try Dying

cmcgloughlin@verizon.net — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:47:00 GMT

(Monologue, 32:00) - KB's failed get-rich-quick schemes. Head on a platter; KB's boyhood home is demolished; KB reads his fathers lips; "Its no trick to make a lot of money, if all you want is to make a lot of money"; KB as Ron Popiel; a revolution in candle technology; you can sell anything in ths country; celebrity bottom feeder; the sellabilty of suckiness; Florence Foster Jenkins; KB tries professional figure skating; winning the lottery; KB attempts to go backwards in time; bonk-o-lantern and dad; "dont worry about me, geddes" Music: Brad Sucks "Bad Attraction" (bonk remix); Evan Stone w/ Speak "Essence"; Florence Foster Jenkins courtesy of Wikipedia; some clips from Citizen Kane. PROMO: Kickass Podcast!!!! http://kickasspodcast.com/ Check them out, love the show.

King Bonk's Campfire #6 - The Stroke of Midnight

cmcgloughlin@verizon.net — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:23:00 GMT

(Monologue, 31:45) Theme: Fathers and sons and the space between. Synopsis: Bonk the Younger is smarter than Bonkasaurus Rex; Grandpa Bonk introduced; The Sledgehammer Incident; Bonk's father's death; Shaw - A failed father figure gets his comeuppance. More robust, time-based show notes here: http://kingbonkcampfire.blogspot.com/ Music: King Bonk ("Botched Beginning"; "You Don't / Don't"); Steven Sills ("4+20" - performed by King Bonk); Halcyon High "To be Infinite"; Promo Cult of UHF

King Bonk's Campfire #005 - Oh, no. Clowns.

cmcgloughlin@verizon.net — Sat, 7 Jan 2006 06:30:00 GMT

(9:00, Monologue) - A) The Clown Code of Ethics (yes... there is one) is bastardized by King Bonk. B) Proud daddy Bonk: important moment today, 1.7.05. See why. Music: King Bonk - "Puls'r Feedback'r" Mention: The G's Podcast - http://www.itsmeladyg.libsyn.com/

King Bonk's Campfire #004 - King Bonk finds himself in a Tree (or, A Story About Gravity)

cmcgloughlin@verizon.net — Wed, 4 Jan 2006 06:09:00 GMT

(Monologue, 6:30) A cosmic joke finds King Bonk identifying with something in a tree. He's thinking - "Yeah, that's me..." Music: The Consolidated Hand Mouth and Ear Institute, from the new album, Condensery. For details, contact King Bonk @ cmcgloughlin at verizon dot net

King Bonk's Campfire #003 - Wandering Star

cmcgloughlin@verizon.net — Tue, 3 Jan 2006 19:34:00 GMT

(22:30, Monologue, soundscape) This is a prologue to a following story (i.e. part 2). The Magi are confused. Around the campfire. Wandering ghosts. Orion high in the sky, and a naked eye view of the Orion nebula. What was the Star of Bethlehem? Poem: "Wandering Star". Music: "Old Joe Clark" (Traditional); "Lyndon Buck" (King Bonk) performed by King Bonk. Thanks to Dr. David Bradstreet for info on Star of Bethlehem.

King Bonk's Campfire #002: The Crush Scene (Botched Nativity)

cmcgloughlin@verizon.net — Mon, 2 Jan 2006 05:55:00 GMT

WARNING-NOT WORK SAFE!EXPLICIT LANGUAGE!!(Drama/Satire, 29 min) Theme: The dilemma of the holidays. The gyre/cone of Yeats is described; the realm of the politicians; channel flipping; emergency holiday system; Santa calls; poem "Black Trenchcoat"; Santa flips out; A ATM machine sings "The Carol of the Bells"; time disintegrates; poem "A Carol". Sampled music in the mash/mix: King Bonk "Interlude (Joe Frank)"; Uma Floresta "The Roundabout"; Tortoise "His Second Story Island" & "Ry Cooder"; Beth Orton "Couldn't Cause Me Harm"

King Bonk's Campfire #001: All-Seeing Eye

cmcgloughlin@verizon.net — Mon, 2 Jan 2006 05:25:00 GMT

(Drama/Comedy - 34 min) The theme of the uncanny in daily life is explored: Ghosts that live in the day, not night; KB spies upon a neighbor; why he is afraid of the moon; he gets totally freaked out by Dora the Explorer. Music: Portishead, "Biscuit"; Portishead, "Humming"; Massive Attack, "Exchange"; Erik Satie, "Gymnopadie #2"