Dan Nielsen with Five Minutes: Recent Episodes
Dan Nielsen
I obliterated the line I assume Spotify found offensive. I meant no offence to the CIA. They protect us.
It's asking me what I want my audience to know. All is in the episode. Listen and know is all I want you to know.
There's not time like the present, but the recent past and the immediate future come pretty close.
RECOMBINATIONISM allows me to recombine familiar elements into new combinations. If anything is not lost, all is not lost.
As his hearing fades, Simon listens better. As his eyesight dims, Simon becomes more observant.
Halfway through this chapter is also halfway through the book. This is what is commonly referred to as a "coincidence."
This is a serialized novel in sip-sized doses. It is intended for the squeamish. Too much is too often not for the squeamish. This is. Thank you.
History piddles along, here and there, bit by bit, while art happens all at once everywhere.
DMw5M is now THE MOE & JOE SHOW. This is chapter one. I'll be doing Moe & Joe for the rest of my life or for the next few months whichever ends sooner.
The universe is infinite only as it continues to expand. Death seems mysterious because we have no memory of being born. What time is it on the moon?
I am not a medical doctor. These breathing exercises are free applications. Laughter has proven health benefits. Inhale. Pause. Laugh.
This is my show. I can perform it live. I did. This is it. No Cover. Two drink minimum.
A little girl sat in a rusted shopping cart. She held a doll with no head. She was sucking on a vanilla sandwich cookie. Cal leaned out the window.
Poems by the amazing Darin Zimpel. Red-winged blackbirds singing backup. This one is special.
I believe I've achieved self-parody, which is, of course, the ultimate goal of any artist! Your participation is most appreciated!
Many of you have queried about the music in DNw5M. For "Dig the Drummer, music for Unknown Men, Unknown Women" I used a Korg Minilogue Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer, a Boss BR1200 Digital Recording Studio, and an Alesis SR16 24bit Stereo Drum Machine. This is a wordless episode, but it is still Dan Nielsen with Five Minutes and thanks for listening.
The concept that the punishment of an individual's soul in Hell corresponds to the sin that person committed on earth.
This is the last episode of DNw5M Season 1. It's been an emotional kiddy-boat ride for sure. I'll take a break to see if anyone notices. If you notice, please let me know. Thanks for listening!
Artistically, this is the best I've ever done, or am likely to ever do. So that's that.
It's picnic time and this is the perfect picnic planner and perker-upper! Performed by the lovely and amazing Georgia Bellas!
No flies were harmed in the writing or recording of this episode. I wouldn't harm a fly.
The further adventures of Simon Narrow, with a dedication to the people of Ukraine, and a quote from Slaughterhouse-Five.
The most memorable living experiences are the ones where you're nearly broke and looking for a warm place to spend the night. When you're young and a poet there is nothing more exciting, or romantic, or terrifying. These are poems by Richard D Houff set to music. Welcome to Hotel Hell.
Music by Sugar Whiskey. Georgia performs classic Nielsen-isms for meditative relaxation. Especially recommended for those irritating 3 AM panic attacks. Peace and love from Georgia and Dan.
Intimate or drastic elements in the work of others are untouchable and should not be commented upon even in their absence. Private conflicts, quarrels, sentiments, animosities are unavoidable in any human group, but it is our duty towards creation to keep these in check in so far as they might deform and wreck the work process.”
— Jerzy Grotowski —
Featuring the writing on my dear friend, Jack Albert. I'm hoping Jack gets around the writing a memoir about his years (mid to late 70s) in the East Village. I visited him there a couple times. One night I tagged along to Ginsberg's apartment where we smoked Jack's weed and Allen played Blake on harmonium. Another time we saw John Cale at CBGB. Thanks for those memories, Jack.
This is the last episode of 2021. Thanks to all of you for making this one of the 1000 greatest experiences of my life. Simon Narrow may have Covid. He didn't wear a mask to 7/11. Don't be like Simon Narrow. Wear a mask. Get Vaccinated. I love you. Stay safe and happy~~~
Further adventures of Ray-- If you like anything I do, you'll like this more-- Thanks for listening--
Extremely rational political and social commentary followed by absurdist prose with an original string quartet piece composed and performed by Andor Ventorpent. Thanks for listening.
This is Chapter One from my FLASH novel: "Ray & Kay." You will be hearing more from these scamps.
This is music from the previous episode without the annoying blather. You can read a book or edit FLASH fiction while listening. You can engage in conversation if anyone else is there. That's me playing the drums and a ukulele-sizes bass with rubber strings. At the same time. Hard to believe, isn't it?
My dad made me feel like a ping pong ball, hitting me with a paddle until I rolled under the furnace.
Clark and Terry are characters in this story and have nothing to do with Clark Terry the swing and bebop jazz trumpeter.
I brought home a petri dish filled with mercury, poured it out on the kitchen table, and slammed it with a hammer.
I'm watching a rare Marx Brothers movie. It's one of their serious ones. They aren't even in it.
If you were to listen to this I'd suggest loud with headphones and clear an area for ecstatic dancing.
Genesis P-Orridge and Crank Sturgeon are co-persons of the day. Do the research. Thanks for listening!
Plastic is outlawed, but can still be mined from the bottom of the ocean. Free-range chickens are the dominant species. It's a sign of the times.
Georgia reads my story that originally appeared in (mac)ro(mic) Literary Journal. Harriet sits on her favorite bench wearing a pink prom dress with matching hat and shoes while hundreds of ten-foot-tall monster bugs crawl out of Lake Michigan. And that's just the ending!
Mildred is okay. A rare Dan Nielsen story where no one dies and the ending is happy. Thanks for listening.
What do you want your listeners to know?
General information on a wide range of subjects.
Three Little Martins play simultaneously while I take a trip to the hospital. Thanks for listening.
Jokes made and opinions expressed are my own but do not necessarily reflect like the reflector on a bike on a dark night in the rain.