120 - Corbin and Mimsey - An Uncanny Correspondence

Tomas takes the secret staircase back down into the Slippery Shanty! A meeting with Captain Delmar Silverfish, a mysterious postcard written to "Dear Mim," and a rambling conversation meant to "Frankenstein An Answer." More about Slumberland at this link. Captain Delmar Silverfish performed by Catty Donnelly visit Catty's website! This Slumberland performance of The Flaming Carrot's poetry comes with apologies to Bob Burden. Music by The F_cked Up Beat appears courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase this music at Bandcamp Schizophrenic Trees / a storm from the album "Threnodies for Schizophrenic Seas" Stop it! You're Killing Me! was a music project by Izmir, Turkey artist Murat, who sadly passed far too soon. The song "iki balerin gibi uctuk ve hayatlarimizi kurtardik" appears here as a tribute to Murat's work. Music sourced from the Free Music Archive Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero, Three Stories creative commons license (CC BY-NC) The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: martinimeniscus, speedygonzo, noyo, cuddlenucks, luvdabubsnfeet, kimkreuzwieser, davidjgurney, klankbeeld, nightflame, genel, madcowzack, craigsmith, p4athenam16, topschool, kyles, clearwavsound, tiaan123, rempen, trp, odilonmarcenaro, everythingsounds, kgoff32ds, synthxperiments, ahriik, matthewkevans, cgeffex, and timbre. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

Tomas Anonymous notices the name "Mimsey" appearing many times in the dream journals written by Corbin Corvus. Then Tomas investigates the "Corbin and Mimsey Love Letters." Answers are elusive and mysteries deepen. More about Slumberland at this link. Music sourced from the Free Music Archive Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero creative commons license (CC BY-NC) The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: amholma, x3nus, and christmaskrumble666. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

A dream journal entry left by Corbin Corvus and an audio diary entry left by Thomas Edward M. Tomas Anonymous ponders the thematic similarities in these two tales involving subterranean robotic canine creatures. More about Slumberland at this link. Music sourced from the Free Music Archive Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero, Drensel, Smulbrod, Snotop, TK Club, TK Shell. creative commons license (CC BY-NC) The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: pushkin, gmarchisio, splicesound, netpunk, cryanrautha, pp87, amholma, scogs, wlabarron, tosha73, mwsfx, ilmari, newlocknew, fmaudio, and joedeshon. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

It's time for yet another gut-chilling adventure! They Came From Beneath Somebody's Garage! Tomas and Rupert perform a dramatized dream selected from Corbin Corvus's journals. More about Slumberland at this link. This story is adapted from the comic book "Fission Chicken: They Came From Beneath Somebody's Garage" by JP Morgan, published in 1988 Music sourced from the Free Music Archive Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Chevy Bolero, Code Entry, Cross Purposes, Germanius, Grey Hat, Offset Edge and Runerode Ruller. creative commons license (CC BY-NC) The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: waveadventurer, greenhourglass, erdie, sengjinn, felix-blume, mzui, yuval, qubodup, greekirish, klankbeeld, paul368, mshahen, epicwizard, momedelport, stormwaveaudio, nichols8917, apallot, marissrar, jgrzinich, ogsoundfx, soundholder, jjdg, kyles, brunoboselli, ludwigmueller, florianreichelt, sheyvan, xilthcom, rutgemuller, historicode97, bitlab_coop, bikensbassboi, fmaudio, nox_sound, newlocknew, ralphwhitehead, secondbody, theplax, geoff-bremnder-audio, lowpolygon, silvenillusionist, pnmcarrierailf, siyaam, napirfreesound, alexandema, mryellolarva, newlocknew, modin204, samscollegeaccount, robinhood76, and junbw. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

In which Tomas Anonymous visits Corbin's cabin and discovers what Corbin left behind. More about Slumberland at this link. Music by Blue Dot Sessions The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: ripper351, cosmicembers, keweldog, cower, adriann, anthousai, amholma, straget, jomse, pax1!, funwithsound, timkahn, lydmakreren, georgehopkins, 5ro4, everythingsounds, sagetytle, ethanssounds, and surrey_film. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

Tonight the Slippery Shanty is closed for a special reason. The box that plays mysterious music might be more important than Tomas imagined. An archivist from Ohio named Beckey Mountweazel has arrived in Slumberland to expertly examine the box. More about Slumberland at this link. Beckey Mountweazel performed by Kelsey Painter. Hire Kelsey for your voice project at fiverr Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Bandcamp Winter Séance in Linden // Interstate 70 Rain Chants // Hope Song for the Rust Belt // Paper Hearts in Youngstown from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnels To Sleep In Little Boxes Under Ohia Seas" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: noisecollector, ftpalad, keithpeter, echocinematics, incarnadine, duckduckpony, reitanna, ekfink, liamg, klankbeeld, nicola_ariutti, eipeiknip, amholma, dcelliott, rafaelpicoli, y3w_tree, soundholder, franciscopcoutinho, fission9, clusman, ahriik, anebulafont, triqystudio, xtyl33, joker313, benconcan, juskiddink. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

The Slippery Shanty underground bar features a Shelf of Honor. On that shelf you'll find impressive objects like a one hundred year old bottle of bourbon. The shelf used to display Slumberland's Poetry Trophy, which is a man-fish statue with a curious history. This episode's alternate title: "Hem & Howie" (American Authors Series, Volume 1) More about Slumberland at this link. Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Bandcamp Winter Séance in Linden // Floating Down Iuka Ravine // Waltz Ohia // Lake Eerie Wolves // Always Dreaming of Sandusky Bay from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnels To Sleep In Little Boxes Under Ohia Seas" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: avakas, ahill86, victorcenusa, sithjawa, nlm, littlerobotsoundfactory, robinhood76, klankbeeld, eipeiknip, qpiee, farbin, kinoton, kev_durr, brianobush, devern, grd-music, jovica, bojan_t95, lydmakeren, tosha73, s-light, salilnair, audio_dread, drdufus, sinead_owi, somatik7, sagetyrtle, janneleimola, ambient-x, samram21, f3bbbo, glen_dorner, pogotron, tom_kaszuba, morganjbryan, jim-bretherick, universfield, jeseid77, A43, williew705. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

What inspired Tomas Anonymous to create the metal cube sculpture titled "Coyote's Vox Box?" Tomas visits his sculpture in Slumberland's Memorial Garden while he tells this story, which involves a mysterious book known as The Acronymicon. More about Slumberland at this link. Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Bandcamp Winter Séance in Linden // Down and Out On 9th and High // from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnels To Sleep In Little Boxes Under Ohia Seas" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: rutgemuller, aarongnp, rkeato, d-w, burnsie289, pagancow, sunboy, simpsi, hank_richard, mario1298, vumseplutten1709, mangiedog, abbahoot, dj-chronos, thebrendanbrown, sophiehall3535, hoerpspielwerkstatt-hef, inspectorj, marissrar, patobottos, waveplaysfx, australopithecusman, forthehorde68, 14gpanskavalachristoffer, jomse, emilzendera98, kyles, jovica, mike_leister, psychetorics, nox_sound, taure, nomiqbomi, kawgrim, messyacousticapocalypse666, sagetyrtle, rondomat, A43. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

Tonight at the Slippery Shanty, Buddy Friday Junior and Tomas Anonymous try to help their pal Captain Delmar Silverfish. The Captain's in bad shape due to drinking a mysterious concoction known as "Fish Eye Serum." Buddy tells tales of his high seas adventures with Captain Silverfish and the origins of the mysterious drink. More about Slumberland at this link. Michael Lanier performs the role of Buddy Friday Junior and also performs the original shanty "Royal Blue Vinegaroons" Please sing along using the lyrics included in these show notes! And please listen to Michael's other music on soundcloud.com/banjo-boy The drink recipe featured in this episode is courtesy of its author, Kaci Hansen "The Homicidal Homemaker." Please please PLEASE visit the blog, and also try out Kaci's recipes! Link to the Jelly Shot recipe! Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Bandcamp Winter Séance in Linden // Floating Down Iuka Ravine // Always Dreaming of Sandusky Bay // Lift the Tides Off of Ashland from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnels To Sleep In Little Boxes Under Ohia Seas" Royal Blue Vinegaroons I'll tell you of a pirate crew Who famously were all insane Their sailing ship was made of anchors They had a most peculiar name Royal Blue Vinegaroons The first mate was a trained baboon They ate doubloons and drank spittoons Royal Blue Vinegaroons Them scalawags had hooks for hands And some had wooden pegs for legs Their captain had the worst prosthetic He used a starfish for his head Royal Blue Vinegaroons A goofy crew of true buffoons Their weapons were balloons and spoons Royal Blue Vinegaroons Royal Blue Vinegaroons If they return it won't be soon They got marooned upon the moon Royal Blue Vinegarooooons! The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: barbamiz, julien-matthey, iwiploppenisse, slave2thelight, shorthopper, dzcozamanis, rivenile7 simosco, beansqueso31, bevibeldesign, tchild, mixtus, pflangian, inspectorj, stubb, straget, 14fpanska, solarphasing, juandamb, kiijaz, jentlemen, dersuperanton, amaud-coutancier, inchadney, kyles, nielsvdb, eyenorth, theresabtrits, phonosupf, bojan_t95, miksmusic, mincedbeats, owstu, h2p34, brunoboselli, newlocknew, strangehorizon, cmusounddesign, A43, twiggles. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

In the town of Slumberland there's a semi-secret underground bar called the Slippery Shanty. An establishment full of local lore and adult beverages. The background music you hear is comes from a small wooden box with a speaker. The box sits on a high shelf and seems innocent enough but there's something mysterious about the box. Its owner, Tomas Anonymous, tells the story of how he found this box. More about Slumberland at this link. Songs by Fields Ohio appear courtesy the creative commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 Purchase Fields Ohio music at Bandcamp Winter Séance in Linden // Our Summer of '04 // Midnight In Glen Echo Hollow // from the album "Our Paper Hearts Drift In Tunnels To Sleep In Little Boxes Under Ohia Seas" The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: kangaroovindaloo, felixblume, klankbeeld, revolt2563, cell31, szczur_banshee, caquet, joozz, tosha73, and jink82. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!