Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
This episode of The Truth includes strong language.
The Truth.
I was sixteen and a half, seventeen or twenty-five I was sick as a cadaver who believed it was a lie
He's trying to get closer to the speakers too.
Yeah. I kind of wish everyone would just shut up so we could listen.
Seriously.
I do appreciate them putting this on.
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Chapter 2: What rare record do the characters obsess over?
I know! Yeah.
They don't really seem like the kind of people who listen to Garrett Solomon records, right?
No one can deny this one, though. No, no, no, no. Do you like the new one?
I mean, it's Garrett, but... There's something off. Yeah, I just can't believe he finally went trendy, full-on, you know, with the keyboards and the fake drums and all this, like... Yeah, that's totally what it is. He had to try the new toys eventually, but... He's still got that compass in him, though, man.
True north.
It's also honestly weird to hear him sing about Reagan and stuff. Like, I kind of just wish he'd keep the news out of it. Don't need it. Sorry, I could talk forever about Garrett. I'm Nick, by the way. Oh, are you Nick Mallow? No, Needham. Nick Needham. Oh. Hi, Howard Zaglovich. Nice to meet you, Howard. Since we're talking Garrett... Have you heard Autumn from an angle? No, man, no.
I've never, yeah. Have you? I own it. What?
Mm-hmm.
Come on. Yeah.
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Chapter 3: How do the characters describe their favorite musician's new album?
You have a copy of Autumn from an angle. Isn't that, like, impossible to find? You gotta hear it. It's his best. I heard he basically disowns it.
No, I know.
Doesn't he disown it? No, and I don't know why he does, because it's so good. It's raw. It's way better. It's the opposite of the new one. Oh, man, that's the only one I've never heard. I caught the end of it once. Aubrey Ryan played it on 97.9, middle of the night. Been kicking myself ever since for not tuning in earlier. Oh. Do you want to hear it? You mean like now? Yeah.
We can go to my place. Unless you're here with somebody. I'm not, actually. I live a few blocks away. I just walked over. I truly barely know any of these people. I don't know anyone. Let's go to my house and listen to the record. They've got great speakers. They're Jensen's. You have to hear it, man. I'll take you home after. Wow. All right. Yeah, yeah, sure. Let me just... Oh, fuck it.
Yeah, let's just go. Yeah? Yes. Okay, this is the best decision of your life, by the way, alright? Out of room and angle is the raw feed. True north. Come on. I always imagine it sounding like King and Alabaster combined with a brief shine of kindness. Which would be my dream Garrett Solomon record. Oh yeah. Oh, there's my car. Front corner.
Jesus, it's been so long since I talked to somebody who actually knew this stuff. This is so great! Just you, me, and Garrett Solomon. That sounded, is it closed? Oh, yeah, it's fine. There's a trick to that door, though. I'll have to let you out when we get there. All right. Guess I'm trapped in here with you. Yeah, I hope all you social climbers and drunk fakers enjoy the rest of your party.
Because you, Nick, are about to have a singular experience that you're never going to forget. Yeah, man.
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Chapter 4: What leads to the characters discussing their music collection?
Yeah. Can't wait.
Before the internet put decades of media at our fingertips, being a fan of something could feel like a quest. You'd spend years searching for that one missing piece, a back issue, a lost episode. You'd follow leads and chase rumors. And if you ever got the chance to finally hear it or see it, you would take it. Even if it sent you really far out of your way or cost you a lot of money.
Even if it meant trusting someone you didn't really know. This is The Truth. I'm Jonathan Mitchell. And this story is about how far you'd go to complete the collection. And if you want to hear more stories like this, please support our show by subscribing to our ad-free feed. Go to thetruthpodcast.supportingcast.fm. There's also a link in the show notes. And now back to The Completist.
Those magazines by your feet, they just go in the back or they're bothering you. You just toss them. Okay, yeah. Just put the other magazines back in. On the mountain.
Chapter 5: How does the conversation shift to the search for a rare record?
I'm sorry about that. Oh, wow. Are these all... Don't worry. I'm not like a big hunter guy or whatever. I was going to say, yeah. No, no, no. When the library near me closed, I asked if they had any hunting magazines for this thing I want to do. Cutouts. That one, yeah. The outdoorsman.
Chapter 6: What is the significance of 'Autumn from an Angle' in their discussion?
I don't know. That is pages and pages of people posing with dead things. I mean, can you imagine having a subscription to that? That must be, like, for some people, Playboy, you know? Yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, man. I don't want to think about that. Also, somebody snapped my antenna off, so no radio. Oh, yeah, no problem. No radio necessary. I got this tape deck, by the way.
I cannot listen to records on tape. It never sounds right to me. No sweat. We can just, uh... I got a history lecture cassette, though, right here, somewhere from the library. Now, University of Arizona, Dr. Lee Silvana. I listen to it sometimes. Marriage Contract in Colonial America. I'm just going to grab it.
Hmm.
So where do you even find autumn from an angle? I read somewhere that Mick Jagger had an acetate of it, right? And then people had a bootleg of the acetate.
Hey, are you hungry?
I'm actually starving. Oh, I ate before the party. Yeah, let me just bluster that every burger. Sure. Yeah, no problem. Anyway, yeah, I guess I got into Garrett through the obvious ones. My brother Jake brought Here in the Hand home from college, and he left it when he moved out for good, so I listened to that record over and over, and I was obsessed with that song, The Chairmaker.
Ah, Chairmaker's an unbelievable song. Yeah, seriously, seriously. So I tried to get my friends into it, but my friend Mike told me it was music for freaks. Mike.
yeah and that and that girls would think i was like a big freak if they saw it in my room so uh i hid it in my garage yeah it was a while before i even realized garrett even made other records so when i heard brief shine that's when i went really nuts well you look at that can you believe teenagers will just smoke like that all the medical stuff we know now
See, that's just another way this whole culture gets its hooks into people. It's nefarious. I mean, don't you think it's actually nefarious?
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Chapter 7: How does the narrative reveal the characters' backstories?
And the potato skins.
Thank you. Grab that. Oh, those are for me. Thank you. And so is the cover art just insane? Oh, yeah. I mean, Garrett, of course, drew it himself. And apparently, the original is as big as his whole kitchen floor. I saw the, like, the grainiest picture ever of it in Rolling Stone once. That's the kind of thing I would literally stare at for hours. See, that's it, though.
You know, Garrett Solomon rewards attention. And he deserves it. And it goes completely over the head to the insensitive. Mm-hmm. Oh, yeah, I'm just going to eat this here, and then we'll go. I could drive while I eat, I guess. Yeah, no, no, no. Of course. I mean, if you want to get there alive.
You been to that movie theater over there? South Town Palladium?
They're showing off Blood Calendar. It's supposed to be the goriest horror movie ever made. Should be just letting out. Yep. Oh, my God. You see that girl coming out? White as a sheet. Looking at her date like, why did you bring me this, sicko? Meanwhile, he's nearly throwing up himself. No make-out session tonight, right?
There's a scene where they pull out a guy's vertebra one by one and show it to him. And then there's a scene where there's a guy who's been buried alive, and then he realizes the box he's in is made out of his parents' skin.
Yeesh, how do people make that stuff up? God, if I had an idea like that, I would keep it to myself. I would not put it in a movie. I mean, don't get me wrong. I know people really dig horror and stuff. It's just not fun for me watching people's last moments. Did you see Man with Two Brains, though? No. Oh, man. Yeah, man. Pretty funny. So where do you live? Lomgren.
Oh, is that where the big Irving's is, the sporting goods? I don't think so. By the way, if now's not a good time, you know, we could exchange numbers, do it later in the week. Why would you say that? I just saw you looking at your watch, and honestly, it's later than I thought, too. You could just take me home. No, no, no, no, man. Are you kidding?
I mean, I finally get to talk Garrett Solomon with somebody. We're staying up all night, man. I mean, let's get into it. You're finally sitting next to somebody who wants to analyze every little lyric as much as you do. Right, yeah. I mean... Honestly, I'm more of a melody guy. I swear to you, when I first heard him, it was like I found a signal everyone else was missing.
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Chapter 8: What tension arises during their car ride?
It's been a waste. I can listen alone any time I want.
Take me home.
There.
That gas station. There's a gas station right there.
We don't need gas.
Pull into that gas station.
Pull into that gas station right now. All right. All right. All right. Let me out. Let me out.
Get out of my way, Howard. Whatever it is I did, I'm sorry. I said get out of my way. Why? What are you going to do? I'm just, I'm going to get us some beers, okay? Just move. Oh, okay. Sounds good. Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ. Give me some freedom! Yeah. This is so fucked up. Okay, okay, okay. Mike, it's Nick. Listen, I need you to come pick me up. I think... I think I may be in serious trouble.
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