What Would Julian Do?

Reflection

Lots of oldies, lots of Music Tapes. Best listened to in shuffle!! I add songs to it as I find songs that fit the vibe, so there’s always something new.

(Our beloved Walter Lowery who played Coco.)

☁️Announcing a brand new fanzine…☁️

☁️Le public (de l'air): an Orbiting Human Circus Fanzine!!☁️

This zine is based around the scene in the final episode of season two, where we find the Janitor trying on clothes from the Wind’s Daughter charity drive, pretending to be members of his audience.

Because of this, we thought it would be a cool idea to make a collection of drawings of the Janitor wearing our clothes!! How would you imagine Julian in your day to day style?? Do you dress more formally? Maybe skater casual? The possibilities are endless!!

We are looking for submissions!! Be it art or writing. First come first serve!! If you want to participate be sure to fill out the form and we will message you the link to the official discord server.

Make sure to read the rules before submitting the form!!

Wishing you a swell day my fellow audience members~ 🎠

Listening to The Sea of Tranquility in the shower today, I was struck with this realization.

I just tried it and I’m right:

Listen to Julian Koster singing in the released version of The Sea of Tranquility.

Then listen to Julian Koster as Julian the Janitor singing at the end of Naughty Till New Year’s Season Finale Part 1.

Julian Koster can sing. We’ve all heard it. He sounds amazing recorded or live, sounds great on shitty cam recordings from the early 00s (and remember: these are shot on either tape or early digital cameras, phones couldn’t record like that until fairly recently). And through whatever setup he uses to do his livestreams - none of which is the quality equipment used to record music for records.

Julian singing as Julian the Janitor, is just a wee bit off from perfect, especailly at the start. He’s a little unsure and rusty (not a man that has been making music for decades). Though the story of Julian the Janitor with his Great Grandpa seems to indicate he’s got an ear for music, he’s just so damn afraid to be heard. So Julian the Janitor is not great, at first. He’s shaky. A bit flat (at least to my decidedly not musical ear it sounds flat, I might be wrong).

And then...and then Julian Koster and Julian the Janitor gets to the chorus. And it’s goddamn joyous to hear him belt that shit out.

Now, pretty much all of the episode makes me cry. I’m just so damn proud of Julian the Janitor. When The Narrator says ‘And becuase of you, he isn’t embarrassed anymore’ (a reminder that a soul so lonely as Julian the Janitor, who spends his time imagining a narrator to keep him company, isn’t truly alone), I really start to cry. But I don’t ugly cry until he gets to that chorus of The Sea of Tranquility and his voice SOARS.

I just...I’m fucking in love with this man’s talent. Like he plays so many instruments. Writes lovely music. Created this fucking magical podcast. I could make a whole other post about Julian Koster’s voice acting talen alone (seriously, I might). But this...this is a man who can sing, but has the guts and artistic integrity to sound not great (I wouldn’t even call Julian the Janitor’s singing at the start of the song to be bad, just...not great). And I adore him for that.

[ID: painterly digital art of Julian the janitor, sitting in his boat on the Seine, speaking into a microphone with a smile. end ID]

[Bells tolling]

[Music starts]

Narrator: Paris.  It is nearly sunrise.  Our janitor is in his cot, sleeping deeply and peacefully, when suddenly—