JAVIER: So where's that heartbeat coming from?
SHY-GUY: All right, Javier listen up! I just came up with an excellent idea!
JAVIER: Are you ordering pizza? I want extra salami on mine.
SHY-GUY: Umm...ok, not quite as good--
JAVIER: Awww... Hey! I know this music.
SHY-GUY: Yep, my excellent idea is to carry a conversation, like we're doing right now, while having an excellent album as our soundtrack. You follow me?
JAVIER: But this is Speak to Me slash Breathe off Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Kind of an insult to call it a soundtrack, if you ask me. Which you weren't.
SHY-GUY: No, hear me out on this Javier. What I was planning to do is like a little psychology experiment where we--
JAVIER: On the Run.
SHY-GUY: Yes, On the Run. Ok, where we--
JAVIER: Are we doing like a synchronization type of wacky thing? Somewhat Wizard of Oz-ish? That was some creepy shit, man. Did you ever see that?
SHY-GUY: Umm, no actually I haven't. But I've heard about it.
JAVIER: That was a crazy, fucked up coincidence. That had to be planned by Waters from the start. So is that sort of what we're doing here?
SHY-GUY: Well, I suppose you could call that a moment of inspiration. I'm actually interested in seeing what sort of themes develop while we listen to an album at the same time. So in a way it's somewhat similar to the Wizard of Oz-Dark Side of the Moon sync.
JAVIER: Er... is this like a gimmick for the interviews, or something?
SHY-GUY: I don't know. We can run with that for a little while, to see what crazy ideas flow from your head. After all, you kinda hit an awful road block when I asked you to come up with a story some--
JAVIER: Time.
SHY-GUY: I'm sorry?
JAVIER: I said, Time.
SHY-GUY: What? Are you kicking me out? What did I do?
JAVIER: You're not being quiet while we listen to one of the best songs of all time, that's what you're doing. So annoying. Every time that happens I just want to shout "Shut up for a couple minutes and listen to the awesomeness of this tune!"
SHY-GUY: But... oh, yeah, I get it now. Time THE song. Ha-ha. How silly, well, it's exactly what--
JAVIER: Shush, here it comes.
SHY-GUY: Umm, yeah that's David Gilmour on vocals.
JAVIER: And there's Richard Wright, but quiet, I can't hear with you blabbering.
SHY-GUY: No, ok you gotta understand what we're trying to accomplish. It's not about carefully listening to the record--
JAVIER: Gilmour solo. More respect, please.
SHY-GUY: Dude, you can listen attentively to this album any other day. I mean, we're not even supposed to talk about the record, but about all sorts of different subjects that could come up while the album plays in the background.
JAVIER: You want us to pretend as if we're in a bank lobby or a department store? I would hardly refer to a Pink Floyd album as muzak. Even Division Bell had its moments. Or... so I've heard. I've never listened to that album. The only track I know is that one with the awesome guitar riff... umm...
SHY-GUY: Oh yeah, I think I know which one you're talking about. But that one is from Momentary Lapse of Reason, I believe--
JAVIER: You sure?
SHY-GUY: No. Not really. I don't have those notes with me at the moment.
JAVIER: I expect you to know this sort of stuff. Heh, there's the Great Gig in the Sky.
SHY-GUY: Yeah. Ok, can we start with the experiment?
JAVIER: What?
SHY-GUY: You remember? My idea that I was trying to explain to you?
JAVIER: Oh. No, no I don't remember. But I'll play along. Sure.
SHY-GUY: Well, see all we're basically supposed to do is to carry out a conversation while we have an excellent album, in this case Dark Side of the Moon, playing in the background.
JAVIER: Like we're doing right now. Oh, there's them cash registers!
SHY-GUY: Yeah. But let's try not to address the album jus--
JAVIER: Money!
SHY-GUY: ...
JAVIER: It's a gas!
SHY-GUY: We can always abort this if we're not going to go anywhere--
JAVIER: What? Hey, where you going?
SHY-GUY: Wherever I have someone who will listen.
JAVIER: Oh, Aww, I'm sorry, don't get so upset.
SHY-GUY: I mean, if you're going to keep ignoring me this way, what's the point of having an interviewer. Might as well interview yourself, you know?
JAVIER: Pfft. Come on ma, don't be such a patsy.
SHY-GUY: What the hell's a patsy?
JAVIER: I'm not exactly sure, but listen hey, I think I know where you're going with this. I'm actually interested. See? I'm not even talking about the album anymore... despite the killer guitar riffs at the moment.
SHY-GUY: But... we're already at the halfway point.
JAVIER: Us and Them is like 10 minutes long. We can chat about many crazy things in that time lapse. So whaddaya say? Best buddies again?
SHY-GUY: I didn't realize we were best buddies to begin with.
JAVIER: Just work with me here, man.
SHY-GUY: Aww right, yea yea yeah.
JAVIER: Cool.
SHY-GUY: So--
JAVIER: Money sucks.
SHY-GUY: I thought we had agreed that we weren't going to touch the subject of the album that's playing.
JAVIER: Hahaha! Don't be a fool, the song is awesome. I mean money. Actual money. Capital. $hit. I thought we were supposed to talk about the stuff that came to mind while having the music playing in the back of our minds?
SHY-GUY: Oh, all right. You're right. So... tell us this whole money industry. What are your thoughts on the whole capitalist concept of globalization and the free market?
JAVIER: Uhh?
SHY-GUY: ...
JAVIER: Oh right. Well, I don't know. The song that's on right now makes me kinda melancholic. I don't feel like talking about money anymore.
SHY-GUY: Fine. I'll go with that. That's the point of this experiment anyway. To let the music guide your emotions and your thoughts.
JAVIER: Mmm. I how intriguing. An exercise in manipulation.
SHY-GUY: So, how do you feel?
JAVIER: I don't know. A bit sad. That's the effect of David's voice I guess.
SHY-GUY: All right. So what subjects come to mind at this moment?
JAVIER: Space. Shark Week. Saxophone makes me think of present worries.
SHY-GUY: Worries such as...?
JAVIER: Time. For the most part. Yeah, how odd that this is the main theme of this album, but that's what I associate it with. The very brief time that we have in the day to get anything done and still find the minutes to enjoy it.
SHY-GUY: How did you pass this particular day?
JAVIER: Well, I watched the fifth week in the current NFL season, I read the latest news magazines. Some books here and there. And this... thing that we're doing at the moment. Wait a sec. I think the synths are, umm, what's the word?
SHY-GUY: Making it worse?
JAVIER: No, I mean, they're cheering me up a bit. Not a whole lot, but just enough to compel me to think of something else. Hmmmmm. Love is one that quickly springs to the forefront, but consciously I rather not go into detail about that.
SHY-GUY: I see. Maybe we'll dig that up a little later.
JAVIER: Perhaps.
SHY-GUY: So what else is brewing under that head of yours?
JAVIER: Hmmm. Politics. Yeah. Shit, I have this love/hate relationship with politics. I am fascinated by the drama and the characters, but my main problem is that I don't have a lot of people to cheer for. Especially in the Mexican stage. Fucking self-obsessed lunatics. Where are the good guys here?
SHY-GUY: Can you think of one?
JAVIER: Uhmm... Seriously... no. No I can't. Every one of those assholes are what they are. Honestly speaking, I don't think there's one pf them I would let watch my car for even a minute. That's if I had a car, of course.
SHY-GUY: Why the personal distrust of politicians?
JAVIER: Well, because they can't do their functions right. Is that simple. being a politician is a job that is not very well defined in this country. Politicians are basically servants. They represent the interests of their constituents, but that's hardly the case when you look at Congress and you see all these well-dressed and middle age clowns sitting around, whispering about, laughing over God knows what, under the gaze of historical portraits and imposing architecture--
SHY-GUY: Right, well there's the heartbeat. This album is about to come to an end.
JAVIER: So we stop talking?
SHY-GUY: Please.
