The following is an audio documentary of answering machine messages left by my closest friends. Although they are a unique bunch, I'm sure you'll hear similarities between them and your circle of friends.
Ironically, my group calls me crazy, bizarre, and weird at the drop of a hat. Listen to a small sample of their messages and tell me who the real freak is.
This series follows a chronological order that begins in high school and extends roughly one year after college graduation. All names have been changed to protect the callers' identities.
Big news (1995)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-0josh.mp3
Josh in a nutshell. This was the very first message I saved to tape. It's gold. 0:11
The car prank parts I and II (1997)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-1dotto.mp3
Our friend Charmaine left a traffic cone on Dotto's truck as a silly prank. In return, me and Dotto left 20 stacks of newspapers on her car. A perfect introduction to Dotto. 1:20
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-2dotto.mp3
Dotto's priceless account of our prank's unforseen consequences. 4:56
Josh and Robin (1998)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-3josh.mp3
Josh paged Robin from my house. When she returned his call, the answering machine recorded the entire conversation. I later used part of it as a greeting. 2:31
Dotto run-on (1998)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-4dotto.mp3
Dotto on guitars, Ed, and other random nonsense. Pete checks in at the end. WFMU was playing some prime beats at the time I recorded this to tape, so I mixed it. 2:55
Ed (1999)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-5ed.mp3
Ed before the Great Betrayal. He was a decent rollerhockey goalie. 0:25
Grand Saloon parts I and II (1999)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-6grandsaloon.mp3
Rob makes an appeal to the anti-social retard in me. 0:40
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-7grandsaloon.mp3
Dotto live and intoxicated at the Grand Saloon. "Hey bitch, we're coming over!" 0:37
Dude (2000)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-8muni.mp3
Jeff gets a new toy. 0:20
Monday Nite Raw parts I and II (2000)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-9joshraw.mp3
Josh challenges my computer repair skills, then completely wigs out like a goat on crack. 0:37
Visual C++ parts I and II (2001)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-10petemail.mp3
Nothing at all suspicious about this. 0:26
Cocksucker (2001)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-11steph.mp3
Stephanie in a nutshell. 0:26
Spencer Tunick (2001)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-12tunick.mp3
Dotto recollects our time on the Williamsburg Bridge. 1:10
Hey stupid (2001)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-13josh.mp3
Josh, as vague and obnoxious as ever. 0:15
I bought a handgun (2001)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-14dottogun.mp3
Dotto raves about his new toy. Arguably the most frightening message of the bunch. 2:07
I bought a Harley (2001)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-15harley.mp3
Jeff gets another new toy. 0:32
Windows 95 CD (2001)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-16cathy.mp3
Fwaaant, it's Cathy. 0:33
You borrowed (2001)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-17cds.mp3
This is my favorite type of messages-- the "Bri, I really need my stuff back" message. Here, Stephanie does her best librarian impression. I wish I saved more of these kinds of messages. 0:19
Rob goes spastic parts I and II (2001)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-18zim.mp3
Typically low-key Rob bounds off the deep end. Note his manic excitement over the cartoon Invader Zim. 0:44
The great betrayal (2001)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-19betrayal.mp3
Ed dicks Dotto over in a bad, bad way. 1:41
Birthday parts I and II (2001)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-20birthday.mp3
As per tradition, Josh covers The Ramones version of Happy Birthday. 0:25
From India with love (2001)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-21dottomusic.mp3
Dotto again, shows his appreciation for the far left end of the radio dial. 0:30
Operation Flashpoint parts I, II, III, IV, and V (2001)
http://plaskon.googlepages.com/BrianPlaskon-22flashpoint.mp3
Josh brags with raw obsession about a pirated copy of a new video game. 1:37
I hope you enjoyed some hearty laughs at the expense of my friends. I love them all very much (except for Stephanie, Robin, Cathy, and Ed). I encourage you to make an answering machine tape of your own. It's fun, easy, and it's alot like a photo album.
For more programming like this, tune in to WFMU or visit www.ubu.com.
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