ROX: B: Pix
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1. Sc-sc-scratching!
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2. B shaves his head to kick off the third season of ROX.
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3. J&B make their first television appearance together.
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4. B reads a letter from a viewer.
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5. B feels the excitement. He has no idea what's going on.
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6. B runs across the campus of Indiana University, wearing nothing but a mohawk and a pair of Converse All*Stars.
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7. B chomps down on a fresh, juicy bud of raw garlic.
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8. "I love that negative space."
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9. B conducts an interview with Varro Tyler, PhD.
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10. Editor B introduces himself to the world for "Global Village Idiots."
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11. B gets arrested for streaking. The arresting officer's radio was broken, so he was forced to stand on the edge of 10th Street and wait to flag down a random police cruiser. Ironically, this had the effect of exposing more innocent citizens to the shocking sight of B's naked body.
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12. B holds forth on the mountaintop.
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13. B inspects yet another restroom on the road.
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14. Editor B rewinds the tape.
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15. B shoots himself on the monitor in Studio Six.
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16. Exhausted by a rigorous production schedule, B finds himself lying on the floor of Mr. G's apartment, clutching a bottle of Creme de Cacao.
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17. Seth and Bart (right, later known as Editor B) sing a special version of an old campfire classic.
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18. Why is this man putting this chair on this table?
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19. B got his picture in the New Orleans daily paper while shooting for ROX #88.
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20. B snarls a poem: "And the sparkle and shine of the spirits trapped under the glass is the glistening luster of spit!"
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21. "I will control all that you see and hear."
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22. "...sleep under your bed..."
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23. "So there you have it. The burned out wreck of a car full of garbage."
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24. B samples the Dead Man's Float.
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25. Editor B shares some home improvement tips.
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26. The skinny puppet of Editor B was made by the talented Christy Davis.
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27. The groom's mind is devoid of content on his wedding day.
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28. Editor B appeared in the short film, "Seasons in the Sun," by Scott Fredette.
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29. Editor B -- He Who Cutteth.
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30. B chokes down some cheap scotch whiskey on the rox. "Smooth!"
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31. B waxes philosophical on the meaning of leaves turning color.
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32. B examines the bill from his recent hospital visit.
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33. "Wine? Wine is for sissies!"
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34. Editor B recounts his enlightening experiences with cough syrup.
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35. B declares his devotion to his favorite cherry-flavored drink.
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36. "Before you imbibe, please look at the label."
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37. "Forget Vicks and NyQuil -- I tried all of them."
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38. B negotiates a treacherous stretch of limestone just above Cataract Falls. He almost split his head open!
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39. Editor B edits the final episode of the third season of ROX at Daisybrain Media Center.
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40. A preadolescent B waves to the camera.
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41. Editor B has an unpleasant realization: "The average life expectancy for the American male is 72. Half of 72 is 36. I'm 36. My God, my life is half over!"
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42. Title frame for "J&B's Midlife Crisis."
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43. B explains why New Orleans' daily paper is called the Times-Picayune.
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44. "As the editor of this TV show, it's my job to chop the video up and rearrange it..."
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45. Editor B takes it on the chin.
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46. B welcomes the viewers to Converse Corner.
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47. B needs a drink.
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48. B introduces another vocabulary word.
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49. B reads "To the Graduating Class."
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50. Editor B on Pigeon Hill.
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51. B discusses the constructed reality of television.
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52. Editor B back in his grubby undergraduate days.
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53. Editor B disses his Video Art classmates.
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54. B remains in the light.
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55. B slips on an icy sidewalk.
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56. Hanging with Mark, Eric, Andy and Daryl at the MEAD Femtobrewery -- J videotapes while B samples the wares.
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57. Clockwise from upper left: Jenny B holds an umbrella over J's head while TBlack pretends to smoke through the arm of a recliner and Editor B videotapes it all. (Photo by Kevin Stuart for the IDS.)
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58. To his eternal chagrin, B donned these blinking "50" earrings to celebrate ROX #50.
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59. J&B mull over their new vocabulary word.
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60. J remains blurry while B hogs the camera.
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61. Overwhelmed by the spectacle and pageantry of the Festival of Fools parade, B keels over right in the middle of Dunn Meadow.
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62. Editor B does a Big Lot.
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63. B videotapes the parade preparations.
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64. J mixes a Stone Fence atop a stone fence. Clever, eh?
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65. B gives voice to a hearty affirmation.
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66. "And we never did find any weapons of mass destruction, did we?"
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67. Young Giuseppe and his girlfriend order a hot chocolate. Behind them, a nasty old coffee addict shuffles past.
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68. Editor B lays down some statistics about obesity and mortality in America.
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69. B dressed up as Death for Mardi Gras.
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70. Editor B demonstrates how to patch a flat tire.
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71. A jobless Editor B takes to the streets in desperation.
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72. Editor B displays a wad of 3/4" videotape spit up by a malfunctioning deck.
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73. Title frame for "My Mother, the Doctor"
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74. J blows smoke while B enjoys a glass of Dr. Pat's Punch.
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75. B points out a popular location for intimate encounters.
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76. "Don't drink the drinks you see on this show or you might be sorry!"
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77. "I mean, how'd you like to take a crap in one of these open air side shows?"
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78. His finest moment: Editor B rides his bike in Jordan Hall.
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79. B introduces another fine concoction by the resident ROX mixologist.
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80. With drink in hand, Editor B leaps atop the steps of Myers Hall. (Note the "Meat Poetry" tee shirt featuring an image of Ed the Meat Poet.)
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81. B puts the camera in the refrigerator.
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82. Editor B re-enacts an epileptic seizure. (Sorry, the cameras weren't rolling when the real thing happened.)
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83. B reads a letter to the editor from Nell Smith.
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84. Mary gazes adoringly at Editor B, despite the fact that he just spilled a drink down the front of his shirt.
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85. "You may kiss the bride."
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86. B brandishes a bottle of Pure White 40, graciously donated by friend Angela. By blatantly disregarding the instructions, the ROX crew managed to turn this powerful hair bleach into a completely ineffective waste of everyone's time.
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87. "This drink sucks!"
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88. 25% of Americans list television as their most eagerly anticipated daily activity.
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89. Editor B takes a stand for abortion rights.
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90. B digs into the etymological roots of the crisis.
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91. Editor B is Back in the Camera Again.
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92. A small but passionate march for gay rights.
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93. B reads a quote in the newspaper from an irate television viewer.
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94. Title frame for ROX #92.
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95. Title frame for ROX #91.
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96. B risks arrest for the sake of art.
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97. Editor B points to the rental property, located on Palmer Avenue in Uptown New Orleans, where he and Xy lived for two years, until they got sick of investing in other people's property.
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98. "Some people might think this idea that 'property is theft' sounds a little kooky, radical, outside the mainstream. But that's really because this modern system of property ownership is all most of us have ever known. It hasn't always been this way, and it needn't always be this way. Ideas about property change. Take this guy, for example -- Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy. He fought for a system where people could be property... Today that seems totally outrageous, but in his time, a lot of people thought it was just fine and dandy. So who's to say what's next? Our children's children might look back at us and our ideas about property and wonder: What were they thinking?"
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99. B displays cash money sent in by a loyal but mysterious viewer who calls himself Chamooga.
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100. Editor B sees through the clear, colorless swill proffered by modern society.
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101. Editor B cites chapter and verse.
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102. B just popped the question. The amazing thing: Xy said yes. Hooray.
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103. J gets ready to mix a drink for Xy as she receives a backrub from B.
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104. After staying up all night, B is simply too tired to go to his telemarketing job.
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105. B appears only slightly disoriented at 3:00 in the morning.
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106. Editor B enjoys a beer after a hard day of excavating flooded crap from his house.
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107. Editor B is trapped in a nowhere space, a lightless void of utter blackness. Actually it's CATS Studio A in Bloomington, Indiana, but the background of stark nothingness symbolizes his displacement from the city of New Orleans.
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108. Editor B examines the floodline on his house in Mid-City New Orleans.
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109. B shoots himself with the fisheye.
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110. Editor B contemplates purchasing a home.
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111. B discovers a cockroach crawling on his arm.
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112. "They've outlawed pedestrians! It's an outrage!"
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113. B thinks his parents would be proud of how he's chosen to spend his time.
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114. Editor B describes what it's like to have a hangover, or to live in post-Katrina New Orleans.
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116. J prepares to assault the camera with a bottle of vodka, while B looks on in dismay.
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117. J&B offer a libation to whatever gods there be.
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118. Open your mind and who knows what might happen.
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119. The More Life Coalition protests Planned Parenthood. Photograph by Rachel Whang.
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