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The Unorganized Township of Bootstuck
The Unorganized Township of Bootstuck is a documentary-style audio descent into a place that shouldn't exist—but very much insists that it does.
Once a forgotten military outpost in the depths of Northern Ontario, Bootstuck has taken on a life of its own. Discovered only through a pile of mislabeled cassette tapes at a Sudbury garage sale, the story of Bootstuck slowly unravels through scattered interviews, cryptic clues, and increasingly bizarre residents. The deeper you listen, the more you realize — this isn't just a town. It's a puzzle. And somewhere in that puzzle?
A plane crash that changed everything.
Somewhere between folklore, found audio, and fever dream, Bootstuck blurs the line between documentary and delusion—offering listeners a place to get lost in, over and over again.
The Unorganized Township of Bootstuck
Tape 11 - Getting the Heck Out of A Dodge
Just when I thought we’d peaked with snuggle-based heating (see Tape 10), Tape 11 drags us even deeper into the metaphysical swamp that is Bootstuck. Our slow-talking friend—last heard counting snowflakes by the bucket in Tape 6—calls Dave (still wrapped in lights, I presume) from what he claims is a burnt-out Dodge. No explanation. No coordinates. Just the soothing, molasses-paced chaos of Bootstuck, as usual.
We’re also treated to a brief geography lesson featuring nearby "towns" with names like OverThere, Downaways, and Yonder—which feel less like actual places and more like shrugs wearing road signs. Add to that the revelation of pills designed to improve your verb usage if taken anally, and we’re fully back in the realm of unsettling backwoods surrealism.
This tape collection continues to toe the line between hoax, hallucination, and anthropological goldmine. I can’t stop. I don’t want to stop. Something about Bootstuck refuses to let go.
And then comes Tape 12...
The Bootstuck Fair.
God help us all.
www.bootstuck.com
Okay, sorry about that. That's okay. That's okay. Okay, so now you said that you're in Dodge, in the Dodge, and you need to get out. Yeah, I'm in a 67 Dodge Dart. I got no wheels, but it's okay because I have to tank again. I'm confused. Are you in Dodge the City or Dodge the Car? I'm in, uh, City Dodge, uh, Dodge City. Did you get it from City Dodge? Yep. Yep. Uh-huh. Okay, so you're not in the city, but you're in a Dodge. Well, my question is, how come I can't roll down my window? Well, there's a number of factors there. Not being able to see it, but I'd have to ask myself hard questions. Car been set on fire. Twice. Twice. Yep.
UNKNOWN:Yep.
SPEAKER_00:You need to get out of Dodge. Okay, well, I'm going to go down to the this here and this that and pick up a ticket. Yep. Yep. Well, because of the weather, there ain't going to be no delivery for some time. Why don't you go down to the stuff and such?
UNKNOWN:Yep.
SPEAKER_00:Yeah, I'll see Jared at Stuff and Such there. He put three sacks aside for me last week. One sack was a bit small. I don't know who would fit in that one. But the other two love doable. Yep. Once you're out of Dodge, get into the stuff and such, and then ask for Uber. He's working today. He'll go. Oh, you think he'll walk down the street with me? That's what he does. I'm gonna book him now. Oh, shit. Yep. Yep. He's all busy till 3.30. 3.30. 3.30. Well, he must be walking other people home. Well, I'm wondering how he even keeps track of time. He goes by the sun, and it's dark as crap out Oh, wait, I'm still in my... Well, hang on a second. Well, he's also too... He's from yonder, and people... You know, people from over in yonder don't think too clearly. No, they don't... They ain't... They ain't... They ain't... My sharpest spoon in the drawer. All this is done with people from just down a ways. Down a ways and over there. I wouldn't even go over there even if I was from down or yonder. I don't really like to leave boots stuck because, you know, it's hard to walk around without your boots on. Well, no, that's why I stay in the stuck, because I'm stuck in the boot stud, you see. That's why, you know, I don't like going to Dodge. I don't like going to Yonder. And I sure don't like going over there. So I'm a stuck in. I'm a stuck in and I'm staying. Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep. Hey, you've been using a lot of verbs today. You're on your medication. Yeah, I've got so many different words now that I've been taking my, uh, Talking pills. Let me just give you some interesting philosophies and analytics about that. On the other side of the spectrum, there is a philosopher named Asim Su. And Asim Su was this guy who really knew a lot of things. You see what I'm saying? I can't. I can hear it, though. Yeah, that's the pills that are working the magic. Yeah, I just... I just put it up my bum. Well, that don't sound right. Well, you get the full dose. I got a hat that's got all these little pill pockets all stuffed inside. People use it for fishing. And they put all their tickle tackle inside. Not me, though. No. No way, sir. All I got to do is put my little magic pills in there. I got a pocket for my blue pills. I got a pocket for my red bombers. I got a pocket for the yellow hoop piece. Those ones are fun. Yep. Whoop. Whoop. You should come over and we'll try mixing them up with some beer and see what happens. Whoop. Yeah, and I got a defibrillator. It's just a set of jumper cables coming out of the Chevy. I bought myself a fibulator. It's just a pill that makes you lie all the time. Well, that'll be fun. I'll bring the pudding.
