Hey listeners, it's December 7th and you guessed it, it's Tom Waits birthday.

Now, you may or may not know that I occasionally do a bit where I drag a stool around a stage.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, you can find it on YouTube.

That bit is actually referenced in this episode.

Now, how does this connect to Tom Waits?

Well, there's a blogger named Ray Pageot who first made the connection between me and Tom.

Tom has said in an interview, quote,

I like sounds that are not conventionally considered music.

We were in the studio doing swordfish trombones,

and we were already trying to find our own musical galaxy.

While I was there, someone was fixing a mic and dragging a chair across the floor,

and it made the most beautiful sound.

And I was thinking, geez, that's as musical as anything I heard all day,

and I'm here to make music.

So maybe I should be paying more attention to the things that are outside what we think we're here to do.

So there you have it.

From Tom Waits himself, dragging stools is an art form.

Happy birthday, sir.

Now on with the show.

I remember you did an impression of me years ago, and it was physical.

I remember you put your foot up on a stool.

Yeah.

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