Peter Schickele - Getting ready

(Professor Schickele is getting ready for that nights' show. He seems distrated.)

{Blondie}
What's wrong, Prof?

{Professor Schickele}
Oh, nothing

{Blondie}
Right. A few seconds away from airtime and you look like your best friend just died. Nothing's wrong!

{Professor Schickele}
I just... can't get used to it. I've been doing this show for over a month and I still feel like I'm... somebody else

{Blondie}
Oh, come on, Prof. I know you're not real comfortable with the format - but think of how many more people you'll reach on WTWP then you did on that university station

{Jocko}
She's right, Prof!

{Professor Schickele}
Yeah, but-

{Jocko}
No, really, how big an audience did that program of yours actually have? One?

{Professor Schickele}
Oh, come on, my Dad listened, too!

{Blondie}
But isn't your bottom line classical music? And spreading it around to as many people as possible? WTWP can be heard in at least three counties!

{Jocko}
That's a lot of markets!

{Blondie}
Whereas the range of that university station was what?

{Jocko}
We're talking yards here

{Professor Schickele}
I know, I know. I just feel like... like I'm betraying all those years I spent training as a musicalologist

{Blondie}
Oh, but you're not! You're just being an entertainer as well as a scholar!

{Professor Schickele}
Yeah, but... it's just... (sigh) You know, things like how Jocko treats the people who call in-

{Jocko}
They love it, Prof, it's part of the schtick. That's the most popular bit on the whole show! If they didn't love it, they wouldn't call in!

{Blondie}
Look at it this way, Prof: you're lucky to be at a station that plays classical music at all. I mean, the way things are going, I mean... you could be-

{Jocko}
(Suddenly, imitating a siren) Weep, weep, weep, conversation's over kids, here we go!

{Blondie}
Oh, who's doing the ID?

{Jocko}
It's mine!

(The program goes on air)

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