the memory palace

Episode 113 (Elmer McCurdy Rides Again and Again)

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Music

  • We start with Moonlight by Masayoshi Fujita.
  • We hear a couple from Warren Ellis: Piece 3 and Lala's Theme.
  • We hear Paranoid and Credits 2 from the score to Christine.
  • And Junkman's Song by Stark Reality.

    • Notes

    • There's a succinct, well-written telling of the ins and outs of Elmer's life and after-life in Christine Quigley's Modern Mummies: The Preservation of the Human Body in the 20th Century.
    • I also enjoyed The Career of Elmer McGurdy, Deceased, by Basgall and Arthur.
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