I don’t wish to alarm you, but before you listen to today’s SECRET MESSAGE, I ask that you witness these hot dogs.
These are Maine-style “red snappers,” fresh out of the steam box at the gas station. I skipped the buns because I didn’t want the buns. They aren’t sandwiches after all. They are hot dogs.
Obviously that color is unnatural. But as I mention in the secret message, there is nothing very natural about a hot dog, and so I kind of admire how boldly the red snapper owns and advertises its fakeness.
Like a poisonous frog, it’s bright coloring alerts you to its dangers. But unlike a poisonous frog, a red snapper is god-or-whatever-damn delicious.
More on that and other topics, in the SECRET ROOM at the top of the stairs.
But first I’d like to remind you that the JUDGE JOHN HODGMAN: ROAD COURT tour is approaching swiftly, and shows are starting to sell out.
We have some wonderful shows in places we’ve never been before (Pittsburgh, finally!), and some equally wonderful homecomings to venues we love and indeed some actual home- and semi-hometowns (Portland! Turners Falls! Brookline!)
Every show is different, with local litigants changing each night. And if you’ve heard the live shows on the podcast, you should know that in the theater, we do a LOT more: songs, and audience Q&A, and all kinds of extra stuff you can only see in person.
And if you’ve never head the podcast before, don’t worry. It’s really just an improv comedy show in which I interview charming strangers and tell them they are wrong.
So please CLICK A LINK to find a show near you. It’s better when you are there.
OK, follow me up the stairs if you wish to receive the secret teachings…
