SONG: SECOND-HAND SOUL
[INTRO]
I found a note in my pocket
When I woke up from a dream
Just three little words written down
And they wouldn’t leave me be
Second hand soul
Second hand soul Continue reading
More about KGOD
KGOD Late Night:
More Than a Radio Station
Several people have asked me recently about other things labeled KGOD.
One person pointed out that there are actual stations using the letters KGOD. That’s true enough. Radio call letters have been around a long time, and sooner or later almost any combination turns up somewhere. But that observation helped me realize something important.
To Merch, Or Not To Merch!
To Merch, Or Not To Merch!
I think it actually is worthwhile to produce t-shirts and mugs, but not for the usual “make money selling shirts” reason. We won’t sell many. But that’s not the point.
KGOD already has something most projects never actually achieve:
a recognizable mythology. Continue reading
What is KGOD?
What is KGOD?
- late-night public access television
- old AM radio station IDs
- forgotten doo wop rehearsal footage
- weird 1950s educational films
- analog synth demos
- Cold War civil defense broadcasts
- roadside diners at 2 a.m.
- desert truck stop neon
- ham radio chatter
- haunted cable access energy
That’s practically the native habitat of KGOD. Continue reading
zoom
Working on presentation for zoom.
=========================================================================== Continue reading
Know Your Stock!
Know Your Stock!
What eventually happens in almost every field is that success stops depending merely on obtaining inventory, and begins depending on understanding it.
A bookstore owner can have ten thousand books and still fail if he doesn’t know what’s on the shelves. A rare coin dealer may own a fortune without realizing it if he cannot instantly recognize rarity, condition, market demand, and location. An antique dealer who spends half the day searching for objects is already losing ground. Continue reading
Pirate Radio?
Something very interesting has started happening around the KGOD project.
At first, KGOD was simply a late-night radio atmosphere — a fictional station drifting through static somewhere between old AM radio, underground FM, dream theater, satire, jazz clubs, philosophy, and science fiction.
Then the shows started multiplying. Continue reading
KGOD Late Night Doo-Wop Collection
Step into the late-night glow of KGOD Radio with Late Night Show — Collection #1 — nine hauntingly beautiful doo wop variations drifting through neon streets, lonely jukeboxes, smoky studios, and midnight airwaves from the electronic bardo. Warm harmonies, vintage atmosphere, strange hours, and unforgettable mood transmissions for night travelers everywhere. Harmonies never die.
So why did I decide to issue the doo wop version of the KGOD radio show first? Continue reading
The Show Must Go On!
In sequence, the KGOD shows run:
- Doom Scrollin’
- After Midnight
- Late Night
- Late Night Vanity
- Late Night Russell
- Late Night Quiz
- Late Night Community
- Late Night Dictator
- Late Night Ballroom
========================================================================= Continue reading
Wok on the Wild Side
Basic Theory of KGOD Broadcasting:
- Opening station ID
(“This is Kay Gee Oh Dee… Kay GOD… the station that makes it…”) - Electrical hum / tube amp atmosphere
- AM radio static and shortwave bleed-through
- DJ monologue or weary late-night philosophy
- Fake callers from impossible places
- Truckers / insomniacs / conspiracy listeners
- Emergency broadcast interruptions
- Weird news bulletins
- Fake commercials for real or surreal products
- Sponsored segments
(sigils, amulets, diner specials, timeline insurance, etc.) - Listener mail / telegrams / faxes from nowhere
- Strange public service announcements
- Bardo traffic reports
- Weather reports that slowly become metaphysical
- Midnight jazz interludes
- Psychedelic organ fills
- Numbers stations / coded phrases
- Diner ambience
- Old train sounds
- Neon motel atmosphere
- Interview segments
(aliens, washed-up singers, prophets, ex-spies, cult leaders, bartenders) - Call-in quiz shows
- Existential advice hotline
- Spoken-word poetry
- Fake government warnings
- “Signal drift” moments where reality bends
- Advertisements that become philosophical
- Old commercials with hidden meanings
- Community announcements
- Lost recordings
- “Recovered tapes”
- Listener confessions
- Sonic meditations
- Doomscrolling reports
- End-of-the-world updates delivered casually
- Late-night romance dedications
- Strange sound effects between segments
- “Bardo Bus” video-tour sendoff
- Closing signoff with fading static and distant train horn
===========================================================================
