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“The Cable Access Show at the End of the Universe”

Friday was much less traditional.  Bubba called and invited me over to our friend Iris’s apartment for some sort of wine-related event.  Free wine?  I’ll be right over.

What he didn’t mention was that local artist/performer/feline-impersonator Shifter a.k.a. “Cookin’ Kitty” was going to be filming an episode of his hour-long public access show.  This episode was about wine tasting.  When I asked him if he knew anything about wine, Nick (his normal, people name) responded, “Not really. Just what I read this week.”

This is apparently Shifter’s approach to most, if not all, of his subject matter.  Whether it’s tutorials on candle making, a “journey through the strange and wonderful landscape of the model train convention,” or the singing of Poe’s “The Raven,” it’s a weekly, seat-of-your-pants strange-fest.  If you’re of the pot-smoking ilk, I highly suggest bookmarking this alongside your favorite episodes of Wonder Showzen.  For the extremely brave, stream it live on scantv.org Tuesdays at 11pm PST.

Clearly, there’s no way to aptly describe the events of that night. The best I can do it direct you to some video of SHIFTERLAND and hope that you make it out alive.

I’d like to tell you more about what happened Friday, but, as I said before, there was a ton of free wine, and things became a little blurry (furry?) as the night went on.  Also, it was completely fucking insane.