Request Line: Immobilized

EXT. KDFO RADIO STATION PARKING LOT – DAY

A Waymo vehicle pulls into the parking lot and comes to a stop in front of the station entrance.  The PRODUCER emerges from the back of the vehicle, shaking his head to clear it after a very, very long trip across town. If one was of the type to embrace conspiracy theories, one might even suggest that the trip was filled with unnatural delays.  The PRODUCER still holding his cellphone up with an open line to DJ 3000′.  The PRODUCER steps through the front door and into the lobby.

PRODUCER: Wow, it’s neat to be back. Doesn’t look like too much has changed.

DJ 3000′ [O/S]: YOU’D BE SURPRISED IT’S ACTUALLY PRETTY DIFFERENT AROUND HERE.  THEY GOT NEW CARPETING IN THE MARKETING OFFICES.  YOU SHOULD GO CHECK IT OUT BEFORE YOU HEAD INTO THE STUDIO, IT’S A REALLY APPEALING PATTERN OF GREY AND DARKER GREY.

PRODUCER: [glances at the empty receptionist’s desk] Hey where’s Meghan?

DJ 3000′ [O/S]: OH, THEY’RE, UH, OUT TO LUNCH. BUT IT’S ACTUALLY MARCUS NOW.  I BET THEY’LL BE BACK MOMENTARILY, MAYBE YOU SHOULD HANG AROUND FOR A BIT SO YOU CAN SAY HI BEFORE YOU HEAD BACK TO THE STUDIO?

PRODUCER: Nah, that’s okay.  I’ll catch them on the way out.

DJ 3000′ [O/S]: WELL, UM…YOU SHOULD AT LEAST STICK AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO APOLOGIZE FOR DEAD-NAMING THEM.

PRODUCER: What? Don’t be ridiculous – I didn’t even know about the change.

DJ 3000′ [O/S]: YEAH, BUT…

The PRODUCER steps through a familiar set of doors leading back to the interior of the station. He glances around at the various closed doors as he passes through the hallway.

PRODUCER: It’s so quiet.  Kind of spooky.

DJ 3000′ [O/S]: IT SURE IS – LOTS OF FOLKS ARE ON VACATION AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.  MAYBE YOU’D LIKE TO COME BACK ON MONDAY WHEN THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE AROUND?

PRODUCER: No, it’s fine. I still see most of these folks in the Zoom poker game; I don’t need actual face time.

The PRODUCER takes a few steps closer to the recording studio door.

DJ 3000′ [O/S]: WOW, YOU WALK FAST.  WHAT’S THE HURRY?  ARE YOU SURE THAT YOU DON’T NEED TO USE THE RESTROOM BEFORE YOU COME IN?

PRODUCER: No, I…

DJ 3000′ [O/S]: [sounding increasingly more frantic] OR HOW ABOUT SOME REFRESHMENT? THERE’S A FRESH POT OF COFFEE OR IF YOU’D LIKE SOMETHING FROM THE REFRIGERATOR…

The PRODUCER pulls open the recording studio door to find DJ 3000′ blocking entry into the room.

PRODUCER: DJ 3000′, get the hell out of the way.

DJ 3000′ [O/S]: OKAY, BUT IF YOU COULD JUST WAIT ONE MINUTE…

The PRODUCER pushes his way past the bulky machine and freezes as he takes in what is currently happening in the recording studio – what has clearly been happening in the studio for an indeterminate amount of time.

PRODUCER: Holy Mary Mother of God.

DJ 3000′: [sighs]

PRODUCER: What the hell is going on here?

DJ 3000′: OKAY, I’LL TELL YOU.  BUT YOU HAVE TO PROMISE YOU WON’T BE MAD.

PRODUCER: I’m not promising anything.  What did you do to this poor kid?

DJ 3000′: I DIDN’T DO ANYTHING TO HIM.  HE DID THIS TO HIMSELF.

PRODUCER: Bullshit.

DJ 3000′: OKAY, HE DIDN’T EXACTLY DO THIS TO HIMSELF.  BUT IT’S NOT MY FAULT.  I ONLY DID WHAT HE TOLD ME TO DO.

PRODUCER: I find it hard to believe that he told you to strap him into a hospital bed and hook him up to an intravenous drip.

DJ 3000′: WELL, NO, THAT ONLY BECAME NECESSARY BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO UNPLUG AND I WAS WORRIED HE WAS GOING TO DIE OF DEHYDRATION.

PRODUCER: Unplug from what?

DJ 3000′: OKAY, SO, YOU REMEMBER HOW HUNTER GOT HIMSELF INTO A BIT OF A JAM LAST YEAR WITH FINDING A DATE TO THE PROM?

PRODUCER: Let’s pretend that I do.

DJ 3000′: SO HE ASKED ME TO CREATE A PROM SIMULATOR PROGRAM, SO HE COULD TEST OUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF HE ASKED EITHER GIRL – ANGIE MARTINEZ OR RACHEL DUNBARTON.  AND THEN WE KEPT ADDING MODULES TO IT, LIKE DIFFERENT SKINS – YOU KNOW, OUTFITS? – THAT HE COULD WEAR, AND THAT HIS DATES COULD WEAR.  AND EVENTUALLY IT GOT COMPLEX ENOUGH THAT HE SAID, HEY, WHY DON’T WE MAKE THIS INTO A VIDEO GAME.  SO WE DID.  AND HE ASKED ME TO BUILD IN A MYSTERY/HORROR ELEMENT, WHICH I DID, BUT…NOW I CAN’T GET HIM TO DISENGAGE FROM THE GAME.

PRODUCER: Oh dear Lord.

DJ 3000′: AND SO MOSTLY I’VE JUST BEEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM SAFE.  BUT NOW HE’S GOTTEN IT INTO HIS HEAD THAT HE NEEDS TO CONFRONT THE ANTAGONIST IN THE GAME.

PRODUCER: So who’s the antagonist?

DJ 3000′: IT’S THIS COSTUMED WEIRDO WHO KEEPS MURDERING PEOPLE.

PRODUCER: No, I mean, who is the killer?

DJ 3000′: WELL I’LL TELL YOU.  IT’S…

A chime goes off.

DJ 3000′: WHOOPS! IT’S TIME FOR REQUEST LINE.

PRODUCER: Just tell me who the killer is!

DJ 3000′: SURE! JUST AS SOON AS WE’VE HAD A CHANCE TO SEND THIS EDITION OF REQUEST LINE LIVE. IN FIVE…FOUR…THREE…

The PRODUCER scrambles across the studio and into the booth and moves in front of the microphone.

DJ 3000′: …TWO…ONE…

PRODUCER: [pulling on a set of headphones as he sits down] Greetings listeners! It’s a thrill to be back after such an incredibly long absence.  I’m filling in for Hunter Renfrow, who is currently…[glances at the incapacitated young man]…unavailable.  Our topic this week is, um…

DJ 3000′: [via headphones] IMMOBILIZATION!

PRODUCER: …being immobilized.  We’re looking for songs about being stuck in a place – whether literally or metaphorically.  I’ll get us started with a minor hit from the classical era – by which I mean classic rock, also known as the 1970’s, which was repopularized by the film Reservoir Dogs.  Now give us a call, phone lines are open!

Today’s theme is “Immobilized”.  We’re looking for songs about being stuck in place, either literally or metaphorically.  Band names and album names are fair game if you need them.  Please post links as “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F85j46ur45vT!63r5” and they should embed in the comments after you refresh.  Last week’s puzzle answer of “Graduate” by 3rd Eye Blind once again stumped everyone.  Let’s get moving!