Other Writing

The static hums—faint and restless. I reach for the dial, turn it ever so slightly, and watch the needle glide across invisible frequencies until a sound catches.

The signal sharpens. The noise fades. The distant percussion of a slot machine paying out—everything drenched in neon and nostalgia.

The frequency locks in… Vegas.

[Announcer Voice: Low, raspy, fast-talking baritone—slightly unhinged, like he’s three energy drinks into the night]

SHENANIGANS! That’s what we call it here at 100.9 FM. The...

There’s a space between memory and forgetting.
That’s where this journey begins.

Imagine yourself in a room with no walls, no color, no shape—just a dim light cast onto a table. And on that table sits a vintage 1980s boombox—glowing softly, waiting in silence. Patient. Like it’s about to take you somewhere… if you’re willing to listen.

I've been in this room before. In one way or another, we all have.

Step closer. The light begins to reveal scuffed corners, faded dials, scratched surfaces worn...

Every life has a soundtrack. Mine just happens to play through a busted boombox with bad reception, a loose antenna, and no pause button.

Through the Static is a mixtape memoir from Duke “I Got This” Adametz—a collection of absurd misadventures, hard-earned truths, and the moments that refuse to fade. Told through fictional radio broadcasts and chaotic frequencies, these stories rewind a life lived loud: through cancer treatments, Navy call signs, haunted hotel rooms, Goldschläger-fueled...