GODDAMN THAT DJ MADE MY DAY-- SMOKIN\' JOE BLOW SITS DOWN WITH JUNEAU, ALASKA\'S OWN DJ ASTRONOMAR TO TALK TECHNIQUE, TURNTABLES, TRAVEL, AND 101 USES FOR A SHARPIE.
Smokin\' Joe Blow: Could you spell your name for the record?
Marlon Lumba: M-A-R-L-O-N L-U-M-B-A.
SJB: So, how long have you been part of The Animatronic Stage Show?
ML: We formed about three years ago. The first gig we worked was the 2001 FolkFest.
SJB: Really?
ML: Yeah. We practiced for seven months just for that one gig, and then just kind of kept going after that.

THEY\'RE NOT CELEBRITIES. THEY WALK PAST YOU ON THE STREET, BRING YOU YOUR FOOD AT A RESTAURANT, AND LIVE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY\'RE EVERYDAY PEOPLE. JUST LIKE YOU.
OCTOBER 2004: JOE KOCH
JOE KOCH IS 80 YEARS OLD, AND HAS WORKED IN THE FUNERAL BUSINESS FOR OVER FIVE DECADES. HE HAS HELPED BURY MORE PEOPLE THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE, AND HE HAS THE STORIES TO PROVE IT. SO JOIN WAYNE, WATCHMAN, AND FPHATTY ON THIS SPECIAL OCTOBER-THEMED EVERYDAY PEOPLE INTERVIEW, AS WE LEARN ALL ABOUT THE LIFE OF JOE KOCH, AND THE DEATHS OF COUNTLESS OTHERS.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Triage units across the country are gearing up for an onslaught of complex spinal injuries, unexplained back injuries, and, in some cases, sudden partial paralysis as preschool and kindergarten students return to classes for the coming year.
Medical experts call this phenomenon \"lococrevical maternuspina bifida\"-- or, in layman\'s terms: \"step on a crack and break your mother\'s back\".
Volunteers will be patrolling neighborhoods around hospitals, urging children to tread lightly and avoid construction sites.

EDITOR\'S NOTE: This month, TLC staff writer Tina Peters will be answering all the emails for Franklin Furter\'s Matters Of The Heart. The person that usually answers these emails, Franklin Furter, will be answering all the emails for The Shia Mailbag. The madness will return to normal next month.
Dear Franklin,