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After Hours Schedules

Reading Groups

  • Monday-Friday at 5:00 pm EST: Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li
  • Monday at 7:00 pm EST: The Reading and Writing Workshop
  • Tuesday at 7:00 pm EST: The Read Hour
  • Sunday at 3:00 pm EST: Weekly Marx

Office Hours #89, 17-19 Dec 2021

Friday, 17 December 2021

20:00 (08:00 pm) - Greetings, Salutations, Invocation w/David

20:30 (08:30) - Feldpeople Productions Presents: Sitcom Classics w/David and Hannah

We’re doing a live reading of a classic sitcom episode. Who’s in it? You’ll see. Which sitcom? You’ll see.

21:00 (09:00 pm) - Evening Schedule and Community Shart Outs

Quick review of the evening schedule followed by whomever would like to do a shart out about…

21:30 (09:30 pm) - The Fast Lane

22:00 (10:00 pm) - Antwerp, the City of Sudden Death w/Falco

The V2 bombardement of Antwerp.

23:00 (11:00 pm) - A Guided Tour of the Twilight Zone w/Prof. Jon

Saturday, 18 December 2021

00:00 (00:00 am) - Available

Postponed until New Year’s: Hour is free, just found out I need to be on the road early. Apologies.

Up Against a Nazi Wall w/Joe in Norway

Talk about my Arctic summer road trip where I kept running into the remnants of the Nazi’s “Altantic Wall”, their extensive building project of fortifications and batteries that stretch over half the length of the Norwegian North Sea coast. Will also ponder the counterfactual reality of what a German-only “Singapore of the North” might have looked like.

01:00 (01:00 am) - Older News For Andy Brown w/ Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate

02:00 (02:00 am) - Drawing Time w/“Texas Tom” Webber

You know the routine. Have your drawing materials on hand….including watercolors or colored pencils, just in case.

03:00 (03:00 am) - The Witching Hours. Open dialogue.

08:00 (08:00 am) - Book reading w/Prof. Adnan Husain

Continuing reading from Ibn Tufayl’s Hayy B. Yaqzan: A Philosophical Tale from Medieval Spain.

09:00 am (09:00) - Book reading: The world according to Tyrone w/Bruce Malm

Bruce continues reading Gravity’s Rainbow and attempt to explain it.

10:00 (10:00 am) - Book reading: The Great Class War 1914-1918 w/Falco

This weeks' reading, chapter 8: Fear and Tensions in the Belle Époque.

16:00 (04:00 pm) - The Magic of Eric & Ernie w/Lane

17:00 (05:00 pm) - The Magic Continues w/Lane

The Magic of Eric & Ernie. Then if all are in agreement after Feldo, Morecambe & Wise Christmas Special 19…?

Sunday, 19 December 2021

14:30 (02:30 pm) - Hammer and Sickle w/Andy, DPA, Falco and Sarah

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Note: all times in ET.

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Office Hours #88, 10-11 Dec 2021

Friday, 10 December 2021

20:00 (08:00 pm) - Greetings, Salutations, Invocation w/David

21:00 (09:00 pm) - Evening Schedule and Community Shart Outs

Quick review of the evening schedule followed by whomever would like to do a shart out about…

21:30 (09:30 pm) - The Fast Lane

22:00 (10:00 pm) - Olderer News for Andy Brown w/Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate

23:00 (11:00 pm) - A Guided Tour into the Twilight Zone w/Prof. Jon

Saturday, 11 December 2021

00:00 (00:00 am) - Reparations for Baywatch w/Nick C

01:00 (01:00 am) - You Got To Be Shitting Me w/Joe in Norway

02:00 (02:00 am) - The Witching Hours. Open dialogue.

08:00 (08:00 am) - Book reading w/Prof. Adnan Husain

Beginning Ibn Tufayl’s Hayy B. Yaqzan: A Philosophical Tale from Medieval Spain.

09:00 am (09:00) - Book reading: The world according to Tyrone w/Bruce Malm

Bruce continues reading Gravity’s Rainbow and attempt to explain it.

10:00 (10:00 am) - Book reading: The Great Class War 1914-1918 w/Falco

This weeks' reading, Chapter 6: Imperialist Friends and Foes on the Road to a Great War

12:00 (12:00 pm) - Are Birds Real? Prove Me Wrong. w/Prof. Ann

13:00 (01:00 pm) - ANOTHER DRAW-A-LONG!! w/“Texas Tom” Webber

You know the routine. Have drawing materials ready…plus maybe paint (e.g., watercolors, acrylics, water) or colored pencils. Dunno yet what we’ll do so It’ll be a surpise to me too!

14:00 (02:00 pm) - Draw-a-long Cont’d. w/“Texas Tom” Webber

15:30 (03:30 pm) - Book review of Matthew Stewart’s The 9.9 Percent w/Warren

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Valley Vox Theatre Presents Rare Exports

It’s Christmas time! So get your jingle bells on, and get on down to Valley Vox Theatre. We’ll be screening the Finnish Christmas classic, Rare Exports with special guest preacher, the Reverend Barry W. Lynn. Join us for this free live Zoom show with live Q & A to follow the film.

Follow us @ValleyVox on Twitter or email us at valleyvoxtheatre@gmail.com, and check back here for our Zoom link on Saturday. And if you would like to donate see our Patreon page.

Sunday, 12 December 2021

14:30 (02:30 pm) - Hammer and Sickle w/Andy, DPA, Falco and Sarah

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Note: all times in ET.

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24 Hour Office Hours and Hours #87

Friday, 3 December 2021

20:00 (08:00 pm) - Greetings, Salutations, Invocation w/David

21:00 (09:00 pm) - Evening Schedule and Community Shart Outs

Quick review of the evening schedule followed by whomever would like to do a shart out about…

22:00 (10:00 pm) - A Guided Tour through The Twilight Zone w/Prof. Jon

23:00 (11:00 pm) - The killing of 15 yr old Alexandros Grigoropoulos w/Falco Devogelaer

Saturday, 4 December 2021

00:00 (00:00 am) - What is Christmas? Part 1 of 2 w/Nick C.

A journey into the heart and soul of a beloved holiday as seen through the lens of one of the most beloved shows of all time.

01:00 (01:00 am) - What is Christmas? Part 2 of 2 w/Nick C.

02:00 (02:00 am) - Available

03:00 (03:00 am) - Available

04:00 (04:00 am) - Distributed Tire Change w/Joe (back) in Norway

05:00 (05:00 am) - Available

06:00 (06:00 am) - Breakfast w/Benji++++

07:00 (07:00 am) - Available

08:00 (08:00 am) - Book reading w/Prof. Adnan Husain

Beginning Ibn Tufayl’s Hayy B. Yaqzan: A Philosophical Tale from Medieval Spain.

09:00 am (09:00) - Book reading: The world according to Tyrone w/Bruce Malm

Bruce continues reading Gravity’s Rainbow and attempt to explain it.

10:00 (10:00 am) - Book reading: The Great Class War 1914-1918 w/Falco

11:00 (11:00 am) - Something, Something Marxist w/Prof. Ann Li

12:00 (12:00 pm) - Hammer and Sickle w/Andy, DPA, Falco and Sarah

13:00 (01:00 pm) - More Hammer and Sickle

14:00 (02:00 pm) - FU Left Book Union

A discussion of Hadas Thier’s A People’s Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics

15:00 (03:00 pm) - FU Left Book Union cont’d.

16:00 (04:00 pm) - Available

17:00 (05:00 pm) - Exquisite Woodworking Corpse, Part 1 w/Hannah

Dave in PA has a really cool piece of hard maple. He’s going to shape it, then we’re going to find the art piece it wants to be, then he’s going to send it to me, and then I’m going to carve and decorate it.

18:00 (06:00 pm) - Show the Sondheim musical Company w/Walter Kiriaka

19:00 (07:00 pm) - The Wind Down with David Feldman

20:00 (08:00 pm) - Nachspiel (after party) w/Lane

Viewing The Filth and the Fury.

Note: all times in ET.

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Office Hours #86, 25-26 Nov 2021

Friday, 25 November 2021

20:00 (08:00 pm) - Greetings, Salutations, Invocation w/David

21:00 (09:00 pm) - Evening Schedule and Community Shart Outs

Quick review of the evening schedule followed by whomever would like to do a shart out about…

21:30 (09:30 pm) - The Fast Lane

22:00 (10:00 pm) - A Guided Tour into The Twilight Zone w/Prof. Jon – Love and Power Cells

23:00 (11:00 pm) - Be prepared for multiple zones w/Saul

  1. A Guided Tour into the Thanksgiving Zone
  2. Stemophobia

Saturday, 26 November 2021

00:00 (00:00 am) - Great Peace of Montreal, 1701 w/Walter Kiriaku

To finish with environmental concerns.

01:00 (01:00 am) - More Old News for Andy Brown w/Rodrigo Saldaña Zárate

02:00 (02:00 am) - The Witching Hours. Open dialogue.

06:00 am (06:00) - Book reading: The world according to Tyrone w/Bruce Malm

Bruce continues reading Gravity’s Rainbow and attempt to explain it.

08:00 (08:00 am) - Book reading w/Prof. Adnan Husain

Beginning Ibn Tufayl’s philosophical tale, Hayy b. Yaqzan from Medieval Spain.

10:00 (10:00 am) - Book reading: The Great Class War 1914-1918 w/Falco

This weeks' reading, Chapter 4: Nationalism and “Social Imperialism”

12:00 (12:00 pm) - Advanced Economics and Politics discussion w/Warren

I hope to have an open discussion with everyone in the community.

Sunday, 27 November 2021

14:30 (02:30 pm) - Hammer and Sickle w/Andy, DPA, Falco and Sarah

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Note: all times in ET.

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Office Hours #85, 19-20 Nov 2021

Friday, 19 November 2021

20:00 (08:00 pm) - Greetings, Salutations, Invocation w/David

21:00 (09:00 pm) - Evening Schedule and Community Shart Outs

Quick review of the evening schedule followed by whomever would like to do a shart out about…

21:30 (09:30 pm) - The Fast Lane

22:00 (10:00 pm) - The Twilight Zone: What is human? w/Prof. Jon

23:00 (11:00 pm) - Betraying my class w/Warren Ellis

Talking about all the books that I have read. Trying to save our race from extinction.

Saturday, 20 November 2021

00:00 (00:00 am) - Athens Polytechnic uprising w/Falco

01:00 (01:00 am) - Rodrigo shows weeks old content to Andy Brown

02:00 (02:00 am) - Rodrigo shows more weeks old content to Andy Brown

03:00 (03:00 am) - The Witching Hours. Open dialogue.

08:00 (08:00 am) - Book reading w/Prof. Adnan Husain

Adnan continues reading from The Tale of Princess Fatima, Warrior Woman: The Arabic Epic of Dhat Al-Himma Indiebound. This week chapter 10 “The Final Adventure”.

09:00 am (09:00) - Book reading: The world according to Tyrone w/Bruce Malm

Bruce continues reading Gravity’s Rainbow and attempt to explain it.

10:00 (10:00 am) - Book reading: The Great Class War 1914-1918 w/Falco

Sunday, 21 November 2021

14:30 (02:30 pm) - Hammer and Sickle w/Andy, DPA, Falco and Sarah

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Note: all times in ET.

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