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“That was Janis Ian and ‘Mistaken Identity.’ That’s really one of the problems we all have today. To know who we are. Who are you, hm? Do you know who you are and where you’re at? It’s a big order. And sometimes, I think that if we all could have a focal point, a spot to zero in where we know we could touch reality. It would be a lot easier to find out exactly who we are and where we’re at, and consequently, where we’re going…”

— Alison Steele, The Nightbird, Feb 11, 1969

Other digressions from this show include a mail-in sweepstakes for a copy of The Beatles’ newly published, authorized biography (“each one signed by one of The Beatles”), a meditation on a quote from Much Ado About Nothing, a bizarre advertisement for coffee “the think drink,” and a promotion for a mysterious after-hours spot called Cerebrum.

I’m deep in an Alison Steele rabbit hole now and in search of online archives of her show which are few, far between, and regrettably chopped up, but they’re there. There’s just no telling where the esoteric pathways from freeform radio will take you.