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Forget About Forgetting to Remember to Remember

by Nora Nygard

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uhhhh JESUS CHRIST NO MY GOD MY SON IS DEAD DON’T PUT HIM DOWN THERE DON’T PUT HIM DOWN THERE please come downstairs WHY IS OUR LITTLE BOY DEAD sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better sometimes dead is better I don’t know what it was called it was basketball. they wore short shorts. the baby died in this room oh beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife sometimes dead is better we are so proud today and I belie— the president and the united states attorney meddle in your life okay and all look up to you we were down at the school if your child struggles with homework call the fashion gold world the most common side effects may include bitter taste do you like me? do with me as you will travel pack you get that feel of you know you know. high-end retail stores battle frontier alright that’s it for the panel but stay tuned because the NSA has been where’s her car? this way a year ago my approval rating was in the thirties and my vice president has shot someone and my vice president has shot someone has shot someone and my vice president has shot someone my approval rating was in the thirties thirties my approval rating my approval rating was in the thirties the thirties thirties in the thirties in the thirties my vice president and my vice president my vice president and my vice president a year ago and my vice president someone my approval rating shot someone has shot someone has shot someone my vice president has shot someone my vice president has shot someone my vice president has and my vice president has shot someone shot someone has shot someone have yourself a merry little christmas multicultural protocols! he was like get over! get in there! he was like he was like get over! get in there! he was like he was like get over! get in there! Drop your weapon! I mean it! I mea— I mea— I mea— I mean it! mean it! I mean it! system chance of closing with a word from the Psalms Bismarck Parks and Recreation system chance of closing with a word from the Psalms Bismarck Parks and Recreation system chance of closing with a word from the Psalms Bismarck Parks and Recreation go [deadname]! go [deadname]! woo woo! go [deadname]! go [deadname]! woo woo! woo woo! [deadname]! go [deadname]! woo woo! oo! oo! oo! woo woo! oo! go [deadname] go [deadname] go [deadname] go [deadname] go [deadname] go [deadname] [deadname] go [deadname] [applause] [deadname] thank you guys so much for coming I think we better go to class [deadname]! you’re wearing [teacher] pants! you’re wearing [teacher] pants you’re wearing [deadname] pants yeah dude pinstripes! better go to class think we better go to class we better go to class go to class class ass class ass I don’t understand a word you’re saying! If the planet proved to be Minshara class god she’s beautiful suitable for humanoid life? I just. I just ate next Thursday how long would all that take? next Thursday six or seven days next Thursday uhh in six minutes you expect us to sit up here for a week while probes have all the fun? uhhm. yeah I understand that you have a more cautious approach ..what? so the forum has an agenda there’s lots of communities in there there’s users there’s vendors there’s carriers there’s equipment vendors there’s software vendors and so there’s there’s a whole obviously political agenda as to what you do first Am I the One? Time has come for the Prophecy about me to come true. all directions the McCain-Feingold took away our rights to tell the people what was going on in Congress especially before an election and uh help your Senator understand your heart on this matter Am I the One? Time has come for the Prophecy about me to come true. all directions the McCain-Feingold took away our rights to tell the people what was going on in Congress especially before an election and uh help your Senator understand your heart on this matter Am I the One? Time has come for the Prophecy about me to come true. all directions the McCain-Feingold took away our rights to tell the people what was going on in Congress especially before an election and uh help your Senator understand your heart on this matter woah that’s my hair who is she uhhm. what? ahhhuhh uhh immediately uhh um um I’m not sure um uhm and then they’re like um who’d do them then? driving I was jumping from car to car on the freeway and then I took like I took a pipe bomb and I chucked it inside the convertible and I jumped off and they were swerving around and then it blew up I was jumping from car to car on the freeway and then I took like I took a pipe bomb and I chucked it inside the convertible and I jumped off and they were swerving around and then it blew up I was jumping from car to car on the freeway and then I took like I took a pipe bomb and I chucked it inside the convertible and I jumped off and they were swerving around and then it blew up anybody got food? are you dressing girly today? yeah! how far are you on your value scale? dude did you find tape? saran wrap really? yeah dude. from uh dude you’re the best is it still recording? yeah so you can hear my voice right now? I’m gonna be able to later yeah would you like to say something to [deadname] hey [deadname]. you were flipping awesome. oh my god [deadname]! should I just put this in your bag? sure peace out peace out peace out

about

Forget About Forgetting to Remember to Remember was a cassette I made at the end of middle school to document that period of my life.

I made numerous copies of the cassette to give away to my friends. Inspired by Daniel Johnston's early releases, the cassette was packaged in a soft polybox with artwork in black pen on white paper glued to the front, back and inside, each copied by a Xerox machine.

Due to concerns over copyright and privacy, this digital release has been abridged from the original fifty minute tape. The cassette release contained collages of audio recorded off my television, clips of conversation at my middle school, and recordings of my school's choir, including a performance that featured me on percussion.

While the audio is abridged, the transcript is presented here in full.

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released May 25, 2007

Nora Nygard: Production / Mastering / Cover Art / Photography / Graphic Design / Electronics / Field Recording / Piano / Drums

This album was remastered on November 13, 2020 and re-released on December 4, 2020.

The photograph was shot in Minneapolis in spring 2007.

Thank you to my supporters over on Patreon! ily Jon, Gus, Evan, Calvin, Divyaa, Chris, Karen, Aaron, Delia the Snake, Cameron, JacoB, Shannon, and Blake! <3

www.patreon.com/noranygard

Thanks to my subscribers on Bandcamp! luv ya Jacob!

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Nora Nygard Saint Paul, Minnesota

I've always been searching. Drumming in punk bands. Singing into a cassette mic alone. Trans angst, alienation, going on the road. Synthesis, tape, poetry. Two failed tours, two failed degrees. Reclaiming my voice from the choir, reshaping my voice after punk rock. Years of isolation, hormone therapy, production studies, and hundreds of releases with various projects. ... more

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