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The Taxi Tapes

Sam Dingman•thetaxitapes.wordpress.com
Society & Culture
Personal Journals
True tales from my days as a cab driver in New York City.
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Episodes

Episode 12: Pac-Man

Sam meets a fellow driver who is fearful of the past. https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/dingmantics12.mp3

May 09, 2012

Episode 11: Sandra From Avenue Z

Sam knew something crazy was going to happen when the couple got in and asked to go to Avenue Z; what eventually transpired was indeed crazy, but not at all in the way he was expecting… https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/taxitapes11fixed.mp3...

Mar 20, 2012

Episode 10: Sweat and Fortified Wine

Sam’s interactions with a passenger of uncertain means teaches him a valuable lesson . Another clip from the live stage version of The Taxi Tapes , as performed at the People’s Improv Theater on November 12, 2011. https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/taxitapes10.mp3...

Dec 26, 2011

Episode 9: Strawberries or Bussed

A group of drunken Brits guides Sam directly into the path of an oncoming MTA bus, with unexpected results . This episode is an excerpt from the live version of “The Taxi Tapes,” as performed at the People’s Improv Theater on November 12, 2011. https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/the-taxi-tapes-episode-9.mp3...

Dec 19, 2011

Episode 7: Taxi Tapes

Actual audio from inside Sam’s cab, recorded live throughout a frozen February day in 2007. There is some freestyle singing. https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/the-taxi-tapes-episode-7.mp3

Nov 29, 2011

Episode 6: The Real Thing

While driving along the Grand Central Parkway, minding his own business, a song by The Hold Steady blindsides Sam with the realization that the Plan may have gone horribly awry. https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/the-taxi-tapes-episode-6-bounce.mp3...

Oct 19, 2011

Episode 5: Phantom Planet

Sam makes a not-so-triumphant return to the Hilton, where an old nemesis rears its ugly head. https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/the-taxi-tapes-episode-5.mp3

Sep 28, 2011

Episode 4: The Phantom Fifty

As his taxi dies on McDonald Avenue in Brooklyn, Sam recalls an orange naugahyde sofa, a pay-phone, and a river of chicken blood. https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/the-taxi-tapes-episode-4.mp3

Sep 16, 2011

Episode 3: The Ersatz Calm of Teaneck

The perilous clutches of 31st Street interfere with Sam’s burgeoning confidence in himself as his first day of taxi driving draws to a close . https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/the-taxi-tapes-episode-3.mp3...

Sep 08, 2011

Episode 2: The 44th Street Shuffle

Sam meets the mysterious Man in the White Van, who rents him a beat-up taxi, which he uses for his first fare , which nearly destroys him. https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/the-taxi-tapes-episode-2.mp3...

Sep 01, 2011

Episode 1: The Second Thought

A complex set of circumstances results in Sam awakening at 4:30am on a frigid January morning for his first day as a New York City cab driver. https://theroad2shambala.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/the-taxi-tapes-episode-1.mp3...

Aug 24, 2011
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