Whither Labels?

(those are stickers, dude, not labels)

One of things I like is when listeners request themes. I will very often honor any request - whether it's for a theme or for a song for a theme. Only a couple of times have I had to say no - mainly for very broad themes, but in at least one case, I simply couldn't wrap my head around the requested theme.

Some asked me some time ago to do a show about flexography. I didn't know what that was. I had to look it up. Wikipedia tells us, "Flexography (often abbreviated to flexo) is a form of printing process which utilizes a flexible relief plate. It is essentially a modern version of letterpress, evolved with high speed rotary functionality, which can be used for printing on almost any type of substrate, including plastic, metallic films, cellophane, & paper. It is widely used for printing on the non-porous substrates required for various types of food packaging (it is also well suited for printing large areas of solid color)."

This person suggested that theme to me in 2022. That's how hard it was for me to think about it as a theme. When they texted me recently, I apologized profusely & said it would probably be easiest to do a show about labels. Their response was, "That would definitely be easier."

That's the reason tonight's show is about labels! It's on from midnight to 2am on 90.7fm in Portland & kboo dot fm everywhere. My first time back after three weeks!