Whither Excitement?

(big promises)

Is it possible that an almost terminally-unexciting program like Self Help Radio could take the theme of excitement & make itself exciting?  Is it?

Or is it more likely that Self Help Radio might pick excitement as a theme but in the show's mostly unexciting way explore it in such a manner than it sucks all the excitement out of excitement?  Is it?

This reminds me of the days before consent when I, as a careful young lad, would ask a girl, before I kissed her, if it were all right if I kissed her.  I didn't collect data at the time, but it seemed like about every other answer wasn't quite "no" but was something like "ugh I can't believe you asked it takes all the romance out of it!"

Luckily that's not a problem anymore for the unexciting young Garys out there but perhaps there remains a group of people who dislike those of us who enjoy taking things apart to see how they work - even when we know we can't put them together again.  & perhaps that's what Self Help Radio's show about excitement will be.

But does that sound exciting?

Please listen & find out tonight on KBOO - that's 90.7fm in Portland & online everywhere at kboo.fm.  It's happening from midnight to 3am.  If it turns out to be three hours of excitement, then, I'm sure you'll be glad you tuned in!