Episode 11 - Masterminds Don't Need Plans
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Episode 11 - Masterminds Don't Need Plans
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Jeff Elder Isn't Real is a Substack by writer and musician Jeff Elder, a place where the curtain is half open. Part memoir, part creative process, part cultural observation. Warm, honest, and a little strange. Just like life.In this episode, Jeff reads his latest post, "Masterminds Don't Need Plans," a chapter from his ongoing life story set in late 1980s Tulsa. It's about quitting school with no plan, getting turned down for every job in walking distance, finding a second home in an afterhours club called The Max, and making a scrappy three song cassette EP called Exile that he self-released and talked his way into two local venues. It's also about what happens when a kid with minimal gear and maximum ambition finds the right person to work with, and how one little cassette opened a door he never saw coming.Topics covered include the Tulsa club scene, DIY music, synthpop, cassette culture, and the early days of what would eventually become something much bigger.Subscribe to Jeff Elder Isn't Real on Substack for new posts every week, including audio versions of most every essay.
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