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Private Notes
written, illustrated, narrated, and produced by Jon Bois.
music:
"Bluebeard" by Cocteau Twins
"I Don't Care Anymore" by Phil Collins
"In And Out Of Youth" by Young Widows (y'all check them out, they're rad)
"Fantasy" by Mariah Carey
footage recovered via YouTube users tubemasta11 and kifan.
sources: Baseball-Reference.com, Pedro, Carlos and Omar by Adam Rubin, The New York Times
It's 1982, and Larry Walters of North Hollywood is sitting in a lawn chair. He has a BB gun, a radio, and some sandwiches. He is floating 15,000 feet above Los Angeles. He is in trouble.
Written, illustrated, produced, and narrated by Jon Bois.
CB audio recording acquired via markbarry.com, a top source for original research on Larry Walters' flight.
GoPro footage: Kristoffer Örstadius/YouTube, sivrot/YouTube
Song credits:
"Dark Star" by Poliça
"Toccata" by Jaga Jazzist
"See Me On Top" by Big K.R.I.T.
"Hawk" by Broadcast
"Blame It On The Tetons" by Modest Mouse
Between the mascot assault, near-fatal coke habit, murder plot, three World Series rings, and going down as one of the worst goats in baseball history, Lonnie Smith's story is one of the most fascinating of the last few decades.
Music credits:
"'Cause I'm A Man" by Tame Impala
"Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A.
"Beehive" by Dr. Lonnie Smith
"Disappearing" by The War On Drugs
"Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty
"Team" by Lorde
In 1983, Soviet Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov had to choose whether or not to break the rules. His decision may have determined whether you and I are alive right now.
Pretty Good is a series about stories that are pretty good. it is written, illustrated, animated, and edited by Jon Bois.
"24" was the Bush administration's favorite TV show. It was also a quasi-apocalyptic nightmare that reduced America to a cathedral of death worship. That is not coincidental.
i am dumb and easily frightened. if you're like me, high-stakes poker is terrifying. welcome to the eighth episode of Pretty Good, a show about stories that are pretty good.
correction (6/27): the odds expressed at 4:50 are a little off. a Jack would not have resulted in a split pot; Duhamel would still have won. thanks to SB Nation commenter Mr. Strangelove for pointing it out.
the 1904 Olympic marathon was a story of fraud, thievery, raw eggs, rat poison, food poisoning, liquor, feral dogs, and at least three separate incidents of near-death. it was the stupidest sporting event of all time. welcome to Pretty Good, a show about stories that are pretty good.
"Beatdown" isn't the word. Neither are "rout" or "clobbering." The word to describe what Georgia Tech's football team did to Cumberland does not exist, because we've never had to invent it, because nothing like it has happened before or since. On the 100-year anniversary of this game, we proudly present this very special episode of Pretty Good, a show about stories that are pretty good.
Baron Davis buried the longest bucket in NBA history — at the buzzer, while being guarded, and despite not being a particularly accomplished three-point shooter. This Pretty Good is about that historic 89-foot shot and the sad rabble of players who have failed to match it in the 16 years since.
In 1992, Troy State and DeVry (yup, that DeVry, the one from the commercials) were scheduled to play a game of basketball. What they actually played was part relay race, part word problem that resulted in the highest-scoring men's basketball game ever.
Oh, and the score on record is totally wrong.
Special thanks to Kristian Anttila for permission to use the song “Världens sista låt”: http://www.kristiananttila.com/
And special thanks to Peytona for permission to use the song “Zarf”: https://peytona.bandcamp.com/
In 1987, Philadelphia Eagles coach Buddy Ryan and quarterback Randall Cunningham ran the most unsportsmanlike play in NFL history. The Dallas Cowboys totally deserved it.
Beware of banana peels. They are capable of inflicting great physical harm. Even worse, they might own you so badly that you'll need to make a 33-minute documentary about them several years later simply to purge yourself of the abject shame and humiliation.
