This is a real treat and I'm honored to bring it to you.

In the first of a series of audio pieces, Salto today brings you an interview with Frank Chu. Pictured to the right, Frank is instantly recognizable to thousands of San Franciscans: he angrily stalks around the Financial District all the time with a sign filled with strange gobbledygook.

Frank has his own webpage (of course), apparently put together by fans. You should probably take a look at it first -- to prepare yourself for what is to come.

Only the first two minutes or so of the interview are intelligible, before perverse radiation from the 130 galaxies interferes with Frank's vocal processing unit and my digital recorder. I can tell you that it's more of the same, though. He doesn't suddenly get lucid.

It's probably better to download the .mp3: right-click and save on the link below.

Salto Interview #1: Frank Chu

THE SECOND HALF OF THE RECORDING IS UNINTELLIGIBLE. Don't drive yourself crazy trying to listen...

Your comments welcome and appreciated; I plan on trying to improve audio quality in the future.