Platform number 2 at the Berlin Ostbahnhof

November 2005

In the final minutes of my trip to the German capital, I whipped out the minidisc recorder and the Funk Doc started singin' the blues.

See, he needs a job or else he's going to have to head back to the States...and nobody wants that.

Questions to consider:

• Are people more creative when they're unemployed?
• What's so terrible about food stamps?
• Why did Curtis Mayfield sing in such a high voice when we know he had a normal speaking voice?
• Anybody got some odd jobs for the Funk Doc?

Germans love us.

The Funk Doc rushed for a total of 95 yards during the recording of The Casual Artscast #11: a personal best.

Timetable and Playlist:

0:00-3:00 - Intro / The Funk Doc needs a job

3:00-12:00 - Curtis Mayfield -If There's a Hell Below, We're all Gonna Go

12:00-14:00 - Curtis Mayfield

14:00-16:00 - Unemployment & shame / Culture and work

16:00-21:00 - The Protestant Work Ethic / American Dream / Welfare

21:00-24:00 - Germans and welfare

24:00-28:00 - Unemployment, creativity, and self esteem

28:00-35:30 - Grant Green - Work Song

35:30-41:00 - Wes Montgomery - In Your Own Sweet Way

41:00-44:00 - John Locke / Puritanism

44:00-48:00 - Abe Lincoln & Slavery

48:00-49:00 - Self-reflection

49:00-53:30 - Curtis Mayfield - Check Out Your Mind

53:30-56:20 - Internet panhandling & Goodbyes