John Thorne discusses over 20 "missing pieces" from his acclaimed book, "Ominous Whoosh: A Wandering Mind Returns to Twin Peaks" (http://tiny.cc/d270vz). In this valuable peek behind the curtain, we learn a great deal about how a large & complex work of theory gets crafted, edited, shaped, and reshaped over time -- and witness new ideas developing in real time. Highlights include: 0:01 - 6 months ago (Flashback): Rumors of some missing pieces 4:41 - Most/least favorite parts of the book and the show 10:18 - Do we have an audience here? 11:44 - Feedback from actors and creators 16:24 - Main categories & reasons for editing/cutting 19:33 - Missing Piece 1: Andy & Lucy 28:18 - Piece 2: Decrypting Laura? (an early, abandoned thesis) 34:24 - Fireman in the Red Room (an early, abandoned scene) 38:03 - Quantum Physics and Easter 41:55 - Piece 3: TV death and Twin Peaks 43:35 - Piece 4: "The indweller of the house” (maintaining buoyancy) 51:42 - Decrypting Cooper? 54:25 - Counterarguments and rapport-building 57:07 - Piece 5: Cooper willfully de-materializes? 1:03:38 - Current interests & new ideas 1:05:17 - Piece 6: Cooper as "a man out of time" 1:07:12 - Piece 7: Hastings & Kafka 1:09:19 - Piece 8: Bob, Mr. C, and Cooper (cool stuff) 1:16:30 - Piece 9: Ray, Bob, and the enduring appeal of Twin Peaks 1:19:48 - Piece 10: Security cameras and Dale Cooper 1:22:30 - Piece 11: Home, and the seeds of a potential essay 1:25:55 - Piece 12: Breakfast at the Jones household 1:31:41 - Pieces 13-14: "Path 1" Cooper and some intriguing outlet covers 1:38:11 - Piece 15-16: Coordinates (and geocaching) & observations for Twitter 1:43:04 - Pieces 17-18: The Hindu concept of Moksha & timeline incongruities 1:45:29 - Piece 19: The Drunk! 1:51:06 - Piece 20: Diane & Cooper (the hardest piece to cut) 2:02:23 - Cooper exits the Red Room: John reads one of my favorite passages! 2:06:31 - Piece 21: Gordon Cole's preternatural awareness (and foreshadowing) 2:18:10 - Piece 22: Cooper's motivations: Some early theory that had to morph 2:22:00 - A few additional questions: inspirations & the "discourse" of Twin Peaks 2:29:27 - Joys and value of talking about Twin Peaks 2:33:14 - Different types of feedback Resources & References: John's books: http://tiny.cc/d270vz John's social media: http://tiny.cc/p270vz John's podcast: http://tiny.cc/q270vz