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1106-1012 – Toxic Sludge-And-Smoke, last week’s path journal, is now available online. … It was just another day on the path. I did 45:13 with no foot dizziness. The show was The Undercover Cop Who Got Too Close to the Cali Cartel on Gone South. Javier Guzman was good at his job, until he wasn’t.
1107-0929 – I did not have anywhere to go today, so I walked as long as I wanted. I did 1.95 miles in 1:06:58, with no foot problems. … The show was Hardcore History 16 – Nazi Tidbits on Hardcore History. At one point a smart person made a good point. We will never have German fascism in the United States. We will have American fascism, because fascism takes different forms in every culture in which it arises. This show was broadcast October 17, 2007.
The second show was 100 Objects #22: AOL Disc on 99% Invisible.” I probably threw away a dozen of those discs. Those discs did help build AOL into a superpower, for about 15 minutes.
1108-1010 – Today’s walk was an act of gratitude. I did 51:00, with no foot problems. I briefly listened to two shows, and quickly realized it was not a day for podcasts. I listened to If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby. I have been amazed at how these new earbuds sound, and thought this LP would be a good one to experience. On the second track, there was some percussion that I had never heard before … it was annoying. Yea, it was full of ethereal moments, like when I started down the path and said a spontaneous thankyougod at the sight of the sunshine falling through the autumn leaves on the. Eventually, the album was over, and I needed another one. I chose Living Guitars Play, and it was the right choice. Just some bouncy tunes, played by anonymous studio musicians. No dense, carefully crafted tone poems. No expectation of an epiphanous understanding of the cosmos. Just fun tunes to be enjoyed. Sometimes greatness is a burden.
1109-1114 – The walk today was under construction. The road crews are resurfacing the road, which is something to be endured. I did 47:00 with no foot problems. The show today was Dan Carlin: Hardcore History on the Lex Fridman Podcast #136. It is a doozie. There will be enough quotes to make up for three short entries in a row.
Daniel L. Carlin creates podcasts telling about history. DLC says he is not a historian, but rather a historical arsonist. The “amateur historian” label has been applied to Darryl Cooper by his haters. I still am not sure what a historian is, or if it is an important distinction. OTOH, it is tough to pin a label on Lex Fridman, born Alexei Alexandrovich Fridman/Алексей Александрович Фридман. LF also creates podcasts. He speaks in a robot-like voice, while dressing like a 1965 insurance agent.
DLC: “I tend to be suspicious of government. I try very hard to not be manipulated, and I feel like a large part of what they do is manipulation and propaganda.” … DLC: “The Romans didn’t care what your local people worshipped. They wanted stability, and if that kept you paying taxes and didn’t require the legionaries to come in, then they didn’t care.” Did the Romans see Israel as a threat? The Romans did come in and destroy the Temple after Jesus died.
DLC: “It’s like um shooting an arrow and painting a bullseye around it afterwards.” … How is Genghis Khan pronounced? DLC: “It’s not Genghis (GING us) Khan it’s either Genghis (JING us) Khan or Genghis (GHING us) Khan, so let’s go with the Genghis (JING us) Khan, the only thing I’ll be able to say with any certainty.”
1110 – The walk today was full of yellow leaves. It is autumn, I didn’t have to be anywhere, life is great. I did 56:38 with no foot problems. Someday the road crew will go pick on another road. The first show was the rest of Dan Carlin: Hardcore History on the Lex Fridman Podcast #136. It is amazing how quick you can get through a three hour conversation.
Both men were Elon Musk fans. (This show was released November 3, 2020.) Lex is talking about how individuals can be promoters of unification. That is still true today. People are united in thinking that Mr. Musk is a very strange man.
The second show was Ms. Pat Spent Years Hiding She Was Poor. Then She Got on Stage on Death, Sex & Money. Ms. Pat is a force of nature. I have listened to her on other shows, and she is always entertaining. Of course, with a podcast I can hit the off button when I have had enough. Ms. Pat was worth scrolling through the endless commercial breaks at DSM.
1111-1019 – The walk today was soporific. I did 48:44, with no foot drama. The show was Buddy Holly: Did the Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer Shoot Down His Own Plane? on Disgraceland. There are plenty of wild stories, all impossible to prove or disprove.
The part of the story I had not heard was what happened to the Winter Dance Party tour after Charles Hardin Holley met his maker. According to Disgraceland, Ronnie Smith left Odessa TX to front the band after the plane crash. “After struggling with drug problems and institutionalization, Ronnie Smith tragically hanged himself in 1962 at age 22.” … If you ask Google, you will hear that David Box or Bobby Vee were the replacement Cricket.
1112-1015 The walk today was full of sunshine. I did 51:49 with no foot issues. The show today was “Rocky” Film Composer Bill Conti on The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan. It was fun. Sometimes, you just want to enjoy the show, and not take notes about what you want to write about it.
For more information about why I walk on the path, see The Path Journal. Pictures today are from The Library of Congress. Dorothea Lange took the social media picture in October 1939. “Family of six in tent after supper. Came to potato harvest after father was laid off of WPA in Boise, Idaho. Oldest child is twelve. Little boy has dysentery. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. In FSA mobile unit” ©Luther Mckinnon 2026 · selah