The Shorts — Post-Emphatic Wilderness Disorder
Post-Emphatic Wilderness Disorder
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Music: The Face on the Tintype by Dreamend • Beats 4 My Van Part 2 by DJ Billy E • Book of Advice by Solander • I’m So Unlclean by Evans the Death
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Origins
Origins
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/104304409″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”300″ height=”300″ iframe=”true” /]The Dirtbag Diaries turns five. This also happens to be our 100th episode. To celebrate the occasion, we reached out to our collaborators, our contributors and our friends and asked for ideas. I pitched them a bunch of ideas. They shook their heads. Their response was resounding. “We want to hear your story, the story of the Diaries,” they said. Our intern, Austin Siadak, stepped forward to do the interview and relay the story. The tables were turned. By nature, we like our creation stories simple. An idea appears in the void. A light bulb goes off. The apple hits Sir Isaac Newton on the head. In reality, creation stories are messier, more complicated and more interesting than abbreviated elevator pitches. They are a sum of parts. So here goes.
Music: Truth by Balmorhea • Hoochie Choochie Man by Muddy Waters • The Wires from My Broken Record Player by Cars & Trains • Tight Rope by The Coast • Bear by Carly Comando • Born on the Cusp by The American Analog Set • Joe Metro by Blue Scholars
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The Shorts — The Mobil
The Mobil
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Music: The Honest Truth by Typhoon • You Jane by The Wedding Present • Woven Tears by This Will Destroy You • Lady Don’t Tek No by Latyrx
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Frozen Lemonade
Frozen Lemonade
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/104303439″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”300″ height=”300″ iframe=”true” /]When will it snow? It’s the question on the lips of ski town locals throughout the West as fluttering flakes have been late to arrive. Sill, the winter provides opportunity. Tacky mountain bike trails usually buried under feet of snow. Ice climbing on routes normally inaccessible. And ice skating on remote alpine lakes. John Dittli says the skating has been epic in the high Sierra. While others have bemoaned the lack of snow, John has seized the extended window to ice skate on multiple lakes; many more than a typical year allows. He may even secretly hope that the snow remains at bay for a little longer. In the spirit of making the most out of a situation. we present the Year of Big Ideas- goals from friends, pros and creative thinkers. And no matter what 2012 brings, we’ll make sure there’s more lemonade in all we do.
Music: Waiting for Nothing by Moonlit Sailor • Skylike by Ishq • KAMIKAZE by Just An Animal • Dark Star by POLIÃ�A
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The Shorts — By Any Means Necessary
By Any Means Necessary
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If you want to read more about Lisa’s ski-bumming, check out her book Snowdrift.
Music: Never in a Million Years by Apollo Brown • And Who Could Love a Man She Couldn’t See? by adcBicycle • Members Only by Turbine
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