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Chance Meeting
Friday February 5th, 2021 with Heavy Ben
William S. Burroughs

Chance meeting on a tape recorder of metafiction and opiates An audio collage to commemorate WSB's birthday, February 5th 1914 William S Burroughs: ‘The godfather of punk’ remembered https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140204-they-knew-the-godfather-of-punk
Captain Clark Welcomes You Aboard
William S. Burroughs - Nothing Here Now But The Recordings - Industrial Records - 1981 [rec. early 1960s]
Naked Lunch
Ornette Coleman, The London Philharmonic Orchestra (composed by Howard Shore) - Naked Lunch OST - Milan - 1992
William's Welcome ("What Are You Here For?")
William S. Burroughs (music: Lenny Pickett, Sonic Youth) - Dead City Radio - Island - 1990
Sharkey's Night
Laurie Anderson ft. William S. Burroughs - Mister Heartbreak - Warner Bros. - 1984
The Total Taste Is Here - News Cut-Up
William S. Burroughs - Nothing Here Now But The Recordings - Industrial Records - 1981 [rec. early 1960s]
Quick Fix
Ministry ft. William S. Burroughs - Just One Fix EP - Sire - 1992
Origin and Theory of the Tape Cut-Ups
William S. Burroughs - Break Through In Grey Room - Sub Rosa - 1986 [rec. 1976]
Recalling All Active Agents
Brion Gysin - Break Through In Grey Room - Sub Rosa - 1986 [rec. 1960 at BBC]
Dr. Benway Operates
William S. Burroughs & The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Spare Ass Annie And Other Tales - Island / 4th & Broadway - 1993
The Road To The Western Lands
Material with William S. Burroughs (mixed by The Audio Janitor aka DJ Olive) - The Road To The Western Lands - Triloka - 1998
Outside The Pier Prowled Like Electric Turtles
William S. Burroughs - Nothing Here Now But The Recordings - Industrial Records - 1981 [rec. early 1960s]
Viaje Al Sitio De Los Violines De Flores
Jorge Reyes & Suso Sáiz ft. William S. Burroughs - Bajo El Sol Jaguar - Grabaciones Lejos Del Paraiso - 1991
"On heroin addiction"
William S. Burroughs interviewed by Peter Gzowski - - - CBC 90 Minutes Live - 1977 Canadian
Millions Of Images
William S. Burroughs & Gus Van Sant - The Elvis Of Letters - Tim/Kerr Records - 1985
Clem Snide the Private Asshole
William S. Burroughs & King Khan - Let Me Hang You - Khannibalism - 2016 Canadian
Steely Dan was named after a "revolutionary" steam-powered dildo mentioned in the 1959 novel Naked Lunch

The Soft Machine is a 1961 novel using cut-up techniques; the title is a name for the human body and concerns how control mechanisms invade the body
A New Standard By Which To Measure Infamy
William S. Burroughs (music: Donald Fagen) - Dead City Radio - Island - 1990
She's Gone
The Soft Machine - The Soft Machine - BYG - 1972 [rec. 1967]
Jajouka
Master Musicians Of Jajouka With Ornette Coleman - Break Through In Grey Room - Sub Rosa - 1986 [rec. 1973]
Words Of Advice For Young People
William S. Burroughs & The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Spare Ass Annie And Other Tales - Island / 4th & Broadway - 1993
The Five Steps
William S. Burroughs & Martin Olson - Myths. Instructions 1. - Sub Rosa - 1984
Inching - Is This Machine Recording?
William S. Burroughs - Nothing Here Now But The Recordings - Industrial Records - 1981 [rec. 1965]
Interactive CKCU
Ben Armstrong (host)
After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say "I want to see the manager"

3:08 PM, February 5th, 2021
peebee, maybe, or maybe not
William S. Burroughs !! Pleasingly nutty and weird. THANK YOU. I am indeed having lunch, naked, BTW. VERY strange film, that one!! THANKS David Cronenberg. https://medium.com/@bengraves/through-the-obscure-looking-glass-1-david-cronenbergs-naked-lunch-674c53bf8a23

3:15 PM, February 5th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
PEEBEE you have freed yourself from the prison of not naked lunch

3:25 PM, February 5th, 2021
peebee
Well, i kinda like being Naked, especially during Lunch. With scones , goat cheese, and some apple slices. William S. Burroughs interviewed by Peter Gzowski. How cool is THAT!

3:34 PM, February 5th, 2021
ok, ok i now openly admit to being PeterB
THAT was an EXEPTIONALLY COOL shoooooow! Thank you so much for making all our ears wiggle in different and interesting ways!!! Peace & Beats

4:04 PM, February 5th, 2021
Mike p
loved the show too Ben!

6:35 PM, February 5th, 2021