EPISODE 37: THE RADIO GEMPEG SHOW
K “Hello, hello. Hello. Test, test.” 2 “Check. Check. One two.” K “No fucking checks. This is live broadcasting.” 2 “Oh! Pressing this button to start live broadcasting. Oh, yes. That’s right.” K “Hello to...
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EPISODE 36: CHALLENGE THE AUDIO NETWORK
Take a breath having a paper-tab tea in 21LO’s room. Finally getting myself organized. I’m not shocked by the punch. What shocked me was the blackout experience. I’m surprised by those thoughts which are built-in ...
EPISODE 35: RETURN FROM THE DARKNESS
Fuck you, son of a bitch! Wow. Am I blacking out now? Is this a god talking by himself? Am I like a pink dumbo? Or the three caballeros? Well, it’s a valuable experience. “Hey, are you all right?” ...
EPISODE 34: ARE YOU THERE?
First of all, I’m not too eager to see Nomura-san as he is intimidating and scary. So, it’s been 2 years since I visited the broadcasting room. I don’t want to see him outside of work, but I can’t help it. I push ...
EPISODE 33: ADVERTISING OF GEMPEG
After you make something, the next thing you do is promote it. Getting in 21LO’s car, we visit an older college friend, Nomura-san aka “broadcastmania”. The Next Day Oh, no. I slept like crazy. I took a day...
EPISODE 32: PILES OF STOCK
In the morning the machine all of a sudden runs quietly, and then it stopped. At last the book is finished. On opposite sides of the machine, there are piles of bright orange color printed books, GEMPEG. Slowl...
EPISODE 31: GEMPEG
EPISODE 30: ROTARY PRESS
Before we knew it, it seemed as if we were possessed by a heap of trash. We desperately cut and pasted, as we became shaman of trash. We finished up the book manuscript. We aimed to print it on the first day of th...
EPISODE 29: CUT AND PASTE
Illustration: Tomoki Kurokawa While chatting about such things, we cut and paste day after day. Cut the element, connect, fabricate, sometimes add a new sentence to finish making a new “book”. We include all the...
EPISODE 28: EDIT THE PICKED UP TRASH
The next thing we have to do. Sort through the picked up trash. Arranging important trash in the room, 2 men work over their plans for a book. Illustration: Tomoki Kurokawa I try to check inside the garbage ...
EPISODE 27: RUMMAGE THROUGH GARBAGE DAY AFTER DAY
Illustration: Tomoki Kurokawa I spend days jumping over fences and wires day after day with a careful schedule which isn’t a match for me. Yesterday I went to the residential area in Sea Side. Today here, tomorro...
EPISODE 26: INSIDE THE GARBAGE BAG
Illustration: Tomoki Kurokawa I spread the garbage over the ground in the darkness. K “There is plenty of things.” 2 “See these notes.” K “Oh, I found a interesting drawing on the back.” 2 “Oh? Is it THAT? ...
