Dead Idea Valhalla

This is just a short blog post to pass the torch to my new show, premiering next Monday, Pilot Season. It'll have it's own page and all that but I wanted to do an audio pass off on the off chance someone listens to this and doesn't listen to the other shows or check the facebook or something.

Well, this is the end. Yes, I'm OK, yes I still deal with a lot of this, yes I'm proud of DIV, yes something is coming in it's place, no I don't know how to live and be creative, no I don't know how to adjust my attitude. Thanks to everyone who helped make the show what it was/lended their talents. Briefly: Jon Wolff, Derek Hayes, Ben Crickenburger, Nick Glauber, Kole Ross, Brayton Cameron, Steven Wallet, Zak Rouse, Mike Kitchell, Ryan Green and Lou Fernando.

Well, here is the big crazy ending to Dead Idea Valhalla. I bring as much back as I can. Thanks a lot to Kole for his help with narration and thanks to everyone who listened the first time and who listened in reruns! Oh, and I'm OK!

Starting off with some classic hate in this penultimate episode. After that, I talk about pets for a while, including a sad story about my lil buddy Poet. Then a song from my Master Wrench album called From Whence you Came. And finally, a hard hitting interview with one of the biggest musicians in the video game music scene.

Some fun talk about table top gaming culture, all about the time I met Beard Mountain during a formative college class. Including, appropriately enough, my fessing up to being grossed out by furries. Which I am. Then a fun Metroids song before more Gary on Zak non furry action.

A very special Halloween episode! I hope you like it! A personal favorite of mine. After some talk of the holiday in general, I play a Metroids classic. Then an audio play presented for your consideration.

I'm back! At least for a time. Inspired by the bathroom at work, a little bit about urinals and male bathroom ettiquette. Then, a song from the much missed Joystick Joy, a band whose live appearances featured one Brayton Cameron. Finally, more relationship talk with Zak Rouse.

All right, all right. This is just the apology/retraction/revision of my quittin' episode. Like I said before, we're nearing the end but we've got a few great episodes coming up as well as some sort of announcement as to what I'll be doing next. Until then, enjoy this mini-sode.

It's the beginning of the end! You know the drill: I think I was being a bit of a whiney baby but I was also in a disolving marriage and they were real feelings I was having, so fuck it! There are a couple more episodes before the big finale! I'll be doing another new episode soon where I'll talk a little about what's next. In the middle I have a David Bowie cover and after that, the first a 2nd 3 part series of 88 Lines About, well, Probably about four Women with my friend Zak.

Here it is! The last episode before I go crazy and talk about quitting the show. From a more well adjusted place, these episodes seem sort of embarrassing. But this is a good fun time. We start out with some articulation about some minor mistakes that musicians have made that have instilled me with ire for life. Then we have a weird number from the last Metroids album, Jean Gray Blues. There are X-men references in this that you can date to specific eras of comics from the early 2000s. Also, the 2nd half has that radio production effect on my voice that I actually like but feels weird in relation to a song this strange production wise. And then a sketch featuring one of my favorite creations, Black History Moth.

Games! Gamers! I like it, sure, but it's also disgusting! Listen in! Then a song from The Midnite Snax, a little number called At All that I've always been real fond of. I close out this episode with some transit tales, which could almost be it's own podcast.

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Here it is, the entire Dungeon Mister saga! Based on... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8LBpMuSTrQ One of my all time favorite things ever. Not too much to say about this, but I'm a big fan.

This is a goooood ep. The first half, a little bit about my job history contains some fun stories and some awful ones. The middle song, a number called Don't No, comes from a little EP I like quite a bit that, in retrospect, is FULL of anxiety about my doomed marriage! Listening back to it is almost embarrassing given how transparent it is. "The idiot chaos in the center of my heart marked a date on a calendar that I had to follow." Criminy! But the real star of the show is the feral princess to the left here. I don't know why I enjoy it so much, but these fake greatest hits things really tickle me.

The first bit is something I'm not totally into anymore! I do think it's silly to mourn celebrities, for the most part, but I also realize it's very unkind. If I did this again, I might tone it down a little bit. It does mean that I get to say I wrote a song called Pussystorm USA, however. The song in the middle, officially titled Victim but that I always refer to as Sad Eyes is a favorite, however. And finally, more Dinobite action with Gallagher 3, who has been shitting in the litter box.

The first segment is a tirade about weather that's pretty uninspired, I admit! But it gets better! The song in the middle is from The Midnite Snax, my 2nd rock band in my home town, and a song from my song-a-day project. It's about the character Bub from my favorite George Romero movie, Day of the Dead. The real meat, however, is "Gary Butterfield's Boring Party." I love this bland playlet. I've always been fascinated by people who are fascinated by the truly mundane, and how sad that is. At some point, people just start thinking everything is worth bringing up and it always amazes me.

The Sex Trillogy Concludes! Though I guess I talk about sex quite a bit. First, the Tiny Beings Errata, with the fakey Stan Lee voice, who I called Granny Guzzlin' Gary, which is fucking disgusting. In the middle, the only cover The Metroids ever recorded. It's more or less faithful. Then, some more Gallagher 3, because it's not like he's the worst thing I ever made.

Part two of the sex trillogy. Fun little bit in the first half, in the guise of fake deleted scenes. Nothing much to say. In the middle: one of the saddest songs I think I've ever done. Then some stuff about shirts and sex. Solid ep, bro.

It's the 25th Episode Spectacular! A bit about father's day, sex, and the awakening of sports appreciation in me. Then a song from my Master Wrench record. Finally, a return of the Dinobite, this time starring world famous comedian Gallagher 3. You can find the original episodes of the Dinobite at www.garybutterfield.net

ne of my all time favorites. 

So, "The Slender-Rap is definitely a little embarassing. But yeah, I love the idea of abject evil being more annoying than anything. The song in the middle is an unsung favorite of mine from the Metroids. The mix is really suboptimal and doesn't highlight Bojan's great riffing during the chorus. And then some talk about race relations from another very white dude.

I know it's bad form to end on a cliff hanger but consider this a sorbet between thrilling episodes of your regularly scheduled program. I've been threatening forever and here it is. New Dead Idea Valhalla. Will this trend continue? Maybe! The first part is just sort of a check in on the general shambles of my life. It's aimless but what else is new? The song is from the covers club, one of the entries I'm really happy about. The final part, which is really the reason why I wanted to do the episode, is born of a conversation I was having with my funny girlfriend about Moby Dick. Enjoy! Tell me what you think. More demand might equal more episodes.

First up, I love this pair of episodes. This catchy little bit in the first part is improvised, one of the few times having a keybaord right next to me worked out. Watch out for hints in this first part as to what's going to happen! So, other than hints, I have this little bit about secrets (theme!) The middle song is R'yleh, a song from an EP available at my site. (theme!) And then shit happens! Again, I'm very proud of how these two episodes turned out. Silly, dated, but still this makes me smile.

Lots to like here! I love this pair of episodes, I like this weird direction for the show. First off, the season 2 theme music, which I really enjoy. The music episode I mention is the first episode of Talk About Music, a side show I did that I'll probably put on my own personal site at some point. The first is a bit about violence in my life, which plays a really small part! Hooray! In the middle, a song from an album that you can find on my site. Again: www.garybutterfield.net. If you like it, go grab it! In the 2nd half, we have a really long bit about my feelings on religion/god. Take it or leave it! Some of my opinions on this have softened a little. I still don't believe at all but I deeply love some believers. Conflict! A weird episode for a season premeire but things get weirder next episode.

Just listen to that throat clear! It was so perfect I had to use it! Why do I always want to organize things in seasons? I talk about it a little bit here but it doesn't make much sense. Still, this contains my masterful Danny Elfman impression (recently referenced on Watch Out For Fireballs!) and then some fun high school stories. Pretty fun Midnite Snax song about cats and then, hoo boy. I'm not sure that Willy Thimbles and Robert Moulet are quite worthy of a season finale. I take a break between this season and the next and it was desperately needed. I brought these guys back in the finale and I think they might be the most obscure, technically recurring characters in the show.

Listen to that sad sackery in the beginning! Also, get your lips away from that microphone, past me! Ugh! A little bit about the separation of art and artist, name checking both Lovecraft and Scott Adams! Fairly terrible song in the middle, from a scary song compilation that never went anywhere. I actually really like the solo on this one. Also, thanks to my friend Austin Cliffe for helping me record it and playing the autoharp, as well as speaking on the bridge. The middle of this song was pretty fun to record. Finally, it's Jame Soup's DREAM CAMP!!! I love everything that man has ever touched.

Good god! The mouth noises! A lot of these observations about college hold up in light of my recent experiences with that institution. Hell is other people and a lot of the time, I'm in a constant state of barely supressed rage! The middle song is one of the best from my Master Wrench album, something I remain pretty proud of, despite some low points. And I conclude this part of 88 Lines with Zak. It comes back later in the show and there's some talk of doing it for Duckfeed, so we'll see if that works out.

This is a defeated man right here. At this time, my mother had suffered a series of heart attacks. I didn't have enough energy to do a whole big thing, thus the lazy first part of this. Not lazy, I suppose, but this might be one of the signs of the show disolving. I'm desparately casting about for ways to promote the show, I'm name checking cross promotional stuff, etc. My plugs song never was chosen, sadly, nor my Jukebox Jury entry. Oh well! The song in the middle is something I'm relatively happy with it. Short little EP you can find on my site. Then I continue my lo fi talk with Zak about girls.

I'm a pretty big fan of this episode! Some ear wormy nonsense about "houses" in the beginning, a little bit called You Know What I Fuckin' Hate? that was going to be a recurring segment but never got repeated. Then we have the first hot hot hit from The Metroids, a song called Make Way For The Nextmen. Then, finally, a 3 part segment I did with my buddy Zak about love, romance and relationships! I sort of want to turn this into an actual show but who knows if that will happen. In retrospect, given that this predates my divorce, it's a little uneasy. Also, Zak's audio quality isn't exactly top of the pops. Oh well!

I'm balancing some serious and some silly here. The first part is me recounting my experience with the NIU School Shooting a few years back, both in story form and in a song I wrote about it. I expand a bit about evil in the world, etc. High minded stuff for a podcast that later features a song called Pussystorm USA. That song is my favorite that a band I played with called The Midnite Snax. It's all about tension and release. In the second half, I call in some guest stars to continue the saga of The Dungeon Mister. This will later get wrapped up and forms a pretty fun 3 part sketch thing. Thanks to Ryan Green and Mike Kitchell for their help!

Probably a below average episode. The first half has a little pop screen nonsense and then something that can't really be construed as anything other than agism. But you know, ehhhhhh. The song is probably the oldest thing I have recorded from one of my earliest bands, HiLo. There is a LOT of HiLo that went unrecorded, which breaks my heart. And then the disgusting finale of Taint Misbehavin' which ends in exactly the way it has to, really.

This is one of my favorite things I've ever done. My favorite things I ever did with the show were to fuck with the show. This, the Slenderman arc in the beginning of season 2, the finale, all stuff I'm really proud of. So, the first part I consider to be pretty impeccable. The song in the middle is the first track on the last Metroids album, which again, I'm really into. Then we have the 2nd part of Taint Misbehaving, which I do like, but it's sort of lazy. I did these extended 2nd bits, that didn't require writing, when I wanted to do more ambitious first bits, I think. In either case, I really like this episode.

Fun episode! As a porn enthusiast, I notice a lot of things about it. Like how it's god damned ridiculous. The first part is about that. I threw in a song from my song-a-day project from February 2008 that eventually made it to my short lived but well loved band Joystick Joy. Finally, we have the first of a three part bit wherein I interview my friend Steve about a ghastly experience he had. Trivia! This wasn't meant to have a sequel where he interviewed me as I have had a similarly terrible incident.

An unconventional episode in which I play a bunch of songs.

There are only a couple episodes I think are relatively uninspired and this is one of them. Why didn't I title this episode starchy wad? Anyway, I'm not crazy about the first half of this episode. I have some barely informed opinions about food science, some of which I stand by, some of which I don't, especially in relation to my current dietary restrictions. Time makes fools of us all! The song is from a little EP that I did, one of the first things I recorded while living in Portland and I'm a big fan. The second bit is probably going age really poorly and might be a little hard to follow. My wife at the time was watching a whole lot of Miami Ink and L.A. Ink, which I think is more or less bunko, even by the standards of reality TV. And I'll watch some reality TV, as long as it contains treasure hunting of some kind. But these shows bugged me with it's thuggish attitude and obnoxious characters. Further, the rotating cast of people looking to get tattoos were selected based on how sentimental and tear jerky their ideas were. So, I threw together a bunch of characters into a sort of beerslam: Behehehndrehndehendehenen Ink. Most of the shop characters don't appear again, probably because I felt uncomfortable about doing foreign accents. I did, however, draw a picture of Mutaro that is terrifying.

The end bit is probably why this episode is so well thought of. It's one of the first really produced things I've done, it introduces a character I'd go on to use, and it's batshit insanity was at least somewhat natural. The Brain Camp sketch was inspired by a note I wrote to myself that said, I shit you not, "paint turtles on breasts to keep kid away." It's also inspired by the absolute terror of live action ninja turtles as featured in the We Wish You A Turtle Christmas video. I had a serious laughing fit with my friends Brayton (of The Pitch) and Jeremy after watching this nonsense. Check it out!

Positivity, rap, and commissioned songs.

The first part contains some whining, complaining and ranting. The song in the middle is something I'm pretty proud of and that I'm unable to remember how to play, which is ridiculous, but it's true. The real meat though, is the end bit.

And here's the second part of my probably very cruel animalization of homeless people. I wonder if history will judge me harshly? It doesn't matter though when we have such delightful treats. Brayton is back with his performance as Dr. Brace Grodin. We've got my favorite song by my band [The Midnite Snax][1] and we have yet another fakey interview, this time with a full song from the Hobotown musical. [1]: http://garybutterfield.net/?p=290 If you like Brayton (and you should), keep an eye on Duckfeed.tv for a brand new show he and I are collaborating on. Love it? You're gonna like it!

Pre suitcase technology Here we have several firsts for Dead Idea Valhalla. In the first half, we have my first guest spot with my very funny friend Brayton playing a noted Hobologist. (his voice is a dead on ringer for ST Joshi) This interview is continued in the next episode, making this the first two part segment. The 2nd segment has the return of two characters from my former podcasting life and the first of my greatest hits style lists of song choruses. The sound quality isn't perfect but I always loved those. Also, the song in the middle is a personal favorite. I'm pretty into this episode! Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in RSS | Direct Download

Hello! Here is a special Halloween surprise: a dramatic reading of a piece of fiction I did for [Insomnia Press][1]. Sorry about the interuption to the regular feed. DIV syndication will continue next week! [1]: http://www.insomnia-press.com/

Looks innocent but know that only misery lives here. Merry Christmas! I arranged a Christmas version of the song! This show was weekly! I don't want to sound like I'm tooting my own horn or to belabor the point but man, the time this thing would take, I tells ya. It's almost as if someone making it wouldn't have time for healthy relationships! This marks the beginning of the "around a half hour" length but I remember promoting it as double length. In my experience, podcasts end up about double what you anticipate. Luckily, length bloat went no further than that. The misery here is real and the stories are real. The 2nd bit doesn't quite come together as well as I thought it would but Dr. Sbaitso remains a pleasure. Oh, and this is the first appearance of the whiny outro. I realize it sucks eventually, trust me! Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in RSS | Direct Download

This is when I started sort of putting episodes together with themes in mind. It's also the first time I recorded a song specifically for the episode. Think about how labor intensive that is!

Episode 2 is where things take off, I think. A lot of things that make the show what it is first show up here. Repurposing editing mistakes, lists, improvised conversations and my pitch perfect Macy Gray impersonation. A coworker once got ahold of the podcast and said, "What the fuck do you have against Mariah Carey?" True story. I've got nothing against Macy Gray. I just happen to know that she has a lot of sub human traits. The 2nd half is already dated and I wish I had never done it!

This is it! The first episode of Dead Idea Valhalla! It's mostly about the end of my previous show (found at www.garybutterfield.net) and about this whole "Keep Portland Weird" nonsense.

Just what is Dead Idea Valhalla? Well, this episode is designed to tell you just that! Don't be so god damned impatient. Back to the desk in the back, Sherman. Just kidding. It's a comedy/therapy/musical variety show about my life and my slow decent into madness. It features rants, sketches, recurring characters and guest spots. In fact, this first episode might feature an old friend from this very network. But I'm not telling! Give it a listen!