121 - Frankenstein An Answer
Slumberland
Tomas takes the secret staircase back down into the Slippery Shanty! A meeting with Captain Delmar Silverfish, a mysterious postcard written to "Dear Mim," and a rambling conversation meant to "Frankenstein An Answer." Captain Delmar Silverfish performed by Catty Donnelly This Slumberland performance of The Flaming Carrot's poetry comes with apologies to Bob Burden. Music by The F_cked Up Beat appears courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase this music at Schizophrenic Trees / a storm from the album "Threnodies for Schizophrenic Seas" Stop it! You're Killing Me! was a...
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120 - Corbin and Mimsey - An Uncanny Correspondence
Slumberland
Tomas Anonymous notices the name "Mimsey" appearing many times in the dream journals written by Corbin Corvus. Then Tomas investigates the "Corbin and Mimsey Love Letters." Answers are elusive and mysteries deepen. Music sourced from the Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: amholma, x3nus, and christmaskrumble666. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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119 - Corbin's Cabin - DOGGOS
Slumberland
A dream journal entry left by Corbin Corvus and an audio diary entry left by Thomas Edward M. Tomas Anonymous ponders the thematic similarities in these two tales involving subterranean robotic canine creatures. Music sourced from the Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero, Drensel, Smulbrod, Snotop, TK Club, TK Shell. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: pushkin, gmarchisio, splicesound, netpunk, cryanrautha, pp87, amholma, scogs, wlabarron, tosha73, mwsfx, ilmari, newlocknew, fmaudio, and joedeshon. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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118 - Corbin's Cabin - They Came From Beneath Somebody's Garage
Slumberland
It's time for yet another gut-chilling adventure! They Came From Beneath Somebody's Garage! Tomas and Rupert perform a dramatized dream selected from Corbin Corvus's journals. This story is adapted from the comic book "Fission Chicken: They Came From Beneath Somebody's Garage" by JP Morgan, published in 1988 Music sourced from the Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero, Code Entry, Cross Purposes, Germanius, Grey Hat, Offset Edge and Runerode Ruller. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: waveadventurer, greenhourglass, erdie, sengjinn, felix-blume, mzui, yuval,...
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117 - Corbin's Cabin - Fleabite
Slumberland
In which Tomas Anonymous visits Corbin's cabin and discovers what Corbin left behind. Music by Blue Dot Sessions The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: ripper351, cosmicembers, keweldog, cower, adriann, anthousai, amholma, straget, jomse, pax1!, funwithsound, timkahn, lydmakreren, georgehopkins, 5ro4, everythingsounds, sagetytle, ethanssounds, and surrey_film. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!
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116 - M'thuddhazulak Machine
Slumberland
Tonight the Slippery Shanty is closed for a special reason. The box that plays mysterious music might be more important than Tomas imagined. An archivist from Ohio named Beckey Mountweazel has arrived in Slumberland to expertly examine the box. Beckey Mountweazel performed by Kelsey Painter. Hire Kelsey for your voice project at Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Winter Séance in Linden // Interstate 70 Rain Chants // Hope Song for the Rust Belt // Paper Hearts in Youngstown from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In...
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115 - Slippery Shanty - Big Two-Hearted Recycler
Slumberland
The Slippery Shanty underground bar features a Shelf of Honor. On that shelf you'll find impressive objects like a one hundred year old bottle of bourbon. The shelf used to display Slumberland's Poetry Trophy, which is a man-fish statue with a curious history. This episode's alternate title: "Hem & Howie" (American Authors Series, Volume 1) Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Winter Séance in Linden // Floating Down Iuka Ravine // Waltz Ohia // Lake Eerie Wolves // Always Dreaming of Sandusky Bay from the album...
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114 - The Acronymicon
Slumberland
What inspired Tomas Anonymous to create the metal cube sculpture titled "Coyote's Vox Box?" Tomas visits his sculpture in Slumberland's Memorial Garden while he tells this story, which involves a mysterious book known as The Acronymicon. Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Winter Séance in Linden // Down and Out On 9th and High // from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnels To Sleep In Little Boxes Under Ohia Seas" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to contributors: rutgemuller, aarongnp, rkeato, d-w,...
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113 - Slippery Shanty - Fish Eye Serum
Slumberland
Tonight at the Slippery Shanty, Buddy Friday Junior and Tomas Anonymous try to help their pal Captain Delmar Silverfish. The Captain's in bad shape due to drinking a mysterious concoction known as "Fish Eye Serum." Buddy tells tales of his high seas adventures with Captain Silverfish and the origins of the mysterious drink. Michael Lanier performs the role of Buddy Friday Junior and also performs the original shanty "Royal Blue Vinegaroons" Please sing along using the lyrics included in these show notes! And please listen to Michael's other music on The drink recipe featured in this episode...
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112 - Meh-Nah-Wha Escarpments vs Scorpions
Slumberland
In the town of Slumberland there's a semi-secret underground bar called the Slippery Shanty. An establishment full of local lore and adult beverages. The background music you hear is comes from a small wooden box with a speaker. The box sits on a high shelf and seems innocent enough but there's something mysterious about the box. Its owner, Tomas Anonymous, tells the story of how he found this box. Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Winter Séance in Linden // Our Summer of '04 // Midnight In Glen Echo Hollow // from...
info_outlineA period of time has passed since the Coyote Club meeting. The sound recordings of Thomas Edward M are not yet available to present what happened when the residents of Slumberland bravely journeyed to the haunted beach and confronted Badamo's ghost, the Sandy Specter.
Tonight, all are invited to attend the latest presentation of The Bed Bug! Slumberland's ongoing showcase of poetry, song and spoken word. A wonderful group of talented performers will entertain tonight. Ella Minnow Pierce will ensure the show runs smoothly, and special guest Tomas Anonymous will serve as master of ceremonies.
Everyone hopes a surprise guest two will make an appearance!
More about Slumberland at this link.
PERFORMERS
Jessica Syratt
Theater performer and creator of "Nowhere, On Air" audio drama podcast
nowhereonairpodcast.weebly.com
Returning to perform the role of Ella Minnow Pierce and also "Sophia's Song"
Debra Harrison-Lowe
Film performer
imdb.com
Returning to perform the role of Oblivia Newton-Baum, a character Debra first voiced in 2014
David Tamulevich
Founding member of the folk music group Mustard's Retreat
mustardsretreat.com
Performing an original song adaption of the 1889 poem "Wynken, Blynken and Nod" by Eugene Field
Danielle Timmins
Voice over artist
Returning to perform the role of Flance Fleesel
Jacquelyn Landgraf
Performer, creator of "It Makes A Sound" podcast series
jacquelynlandgraf.com
itmakesasound.com
Jacquelyn performs the role of Kenbrooke Pierce and the poem "Thou dusky spirit of the wood" by Henry David Thoreau
George Sanger AKA The Fat Man
Award-winning composer and musician
fatman.com
Mr. Sanger performs an unreleased original song, "Which Way Does the Smoke Blow"
Mild Wild
Music group based in Florida
"Sounds composed freely and recorded straight to tape. Drenched in reverb and filled with half thoughts."
mildwildmusic.bandcamp.com
Mild Wild performs the song "Alright Okay"
Thomas R. Mansell
Cowboy poet
Returning to perform the role of Merlin Jebb, reading the cowboy poem "Boomer Johnson" by Henry Herbert Knibbs
Kat Hoil
Voice performer
unwellpodcast.com
Kat performs the role of Taos Woman
Jock Blaney
Voice-over Artist, vocalist of the band 2nu, whose spoken-word song "This Is Ponderous" charted in 1991
jockblaney.com
2nu2.com
Returning to perform as Max MacGillicutty, a character Jock first voiced in 2018
Marissa Conniff
Stage and voice performer
Returning to perform as Beckett Pierce, a character Marissa first voiced in 2015, and performs the poem "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll
Abby Sher
Performer and author
Abby performed a character in a stage adaptation of Daniel Pinkwater's 1982 novel "The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death"
abby-sher.com
Performing an original song in the persona of Penny
Jacquie Floyd
Actor, voice artist, playwright
jacquiefloyd.com
Performing the role of Vestigula Uridium, her third character role on Slumberland since 2014
Jeff Nicholson
Comic book writer, artist and self-publisher
Known for his works Ultra Klutz, Through the Habitrails, Father & Son, and Colonia
fatherandsontoon.com
Co-creator and co-performer of the original 1982 audio skit "Reality Hopping"
Jeff Priskorn
Actor, voice artist, improviser, writer, singer, musician
jeffpriskorn.com
Performing the song "Wonder" with his 90s band, Intense Silence. Jeff's first Slumberland performance was in 2014
Elsie Escobar
Podcaster and voice actor
elsieescobar.com
Performing the role of Chrysanthemum Jones, a character Elsie first voiced in 2014, performing the poem "Barata de calaveras" by José Guadalupe Posada
Petunia-Liebling MacPumpkin
20th Century Ghost and storyteller of strange tales from the past, future and present
electric-phantom.com
Petunia performs the song "Crawlspace"
Catty Donnelly
Voice over artist
cattydonnelly.com
Catty performs the role of Bosco Tomnus, the third Slumberland character Catty has performed since 2020
David P. Gray
Creator of PC games
dgray.com
David shares material from his 1990 game "Hugo's House of Horrors" as the basis for a poem performed by a robot
Michael Lanier
Pianist, guitarist, banjoist, autoharpist, jaw harpist, ukeist, mandolinist, psalterist, dulcimist, bassist, thereminist, violinist
soundcloud.com/banjo-boy
Michael performs the role of Farmer Friday, Junior and an original song adaption of the 1885 poem "Land of Nod" by Robert Louis Stevenson
Sarah Suboski
Performer
Sarah performed the role of Wencil Pierce in 2014 and Sarah's performance is re-used in the Bed Bug episode
Music by Blue Dot Sessions
This episode pays tribute to the musical genius and memory of Hardy Fox
The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: izkhanilov, leo153_100, gchase, kupp2, tomycatts, inspectorj, jvmorello, gchase, unchaz, kywr, alexmurphy53, jayfrosting, giddster, rvgerxini, neilraouf, j-zazvurek, georgesavic, tonywhitmore, richwise, shneak, littleboot, kyles, funwithsound, tosha73, cornwallis89, epicwizard, dkustic, connorm94, thewebbster, vartian, klankbeeld, moulaythami, fredbjammin, lchapman1980, joedeshon, tenkism, garuda1982, sandermotions, leo153, unfa, tim-kahn, xtyl33, processaurus, ch0cchi, fats-million, magedu, joedeshon, kinoton, zembacraftworks, lartti, guitarguy1985, tomlija, satoration, kwahmah, timbre, theshaggyfreak, forthehorde68, m1rk0, alexmurphy53, dspeight, shelbyshark, breviceps, and Jovica.
And thank YOU you for listening to Slumberland!