diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ed3758..bad9c78 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,5 +50,6 @@ The following keys are available:
   (`-R`), reading commands from stdin.
 * `stop_id` -- id of the card that stops playback
 * `pause_id` -- id of card that pauses playback
+* `debug` -- true to enable some extra logging
 
   [1]: https://sixohthree.com/
diff --git a/config.json.sample b/config.json.sample
index 88c4382..24d7961 100644
--- a/config.json.sample
+++ b/config.json.sample
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
     "mpg321": ["/usr/bin/mpg321", "-R", "-"],
 
     "media_path": "/path/to/media",
+    "script_path": "/path/to/scripts",
 
     "play_throttle": 5000,
     "pause_throttle": 2000,
     "stop_throttle": 2000,
     "unknown_throttle": 2000,
+    "global_throttle": 2000,
 
     "stop_id": "abcdef1234",
     "pause_id": "567890abcd"
diff --git a/jukebox/scripts.js b/jukebox/scripts.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea819db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jukebox/scripts.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const { execFile } = require('child_process');
+const glob = require('glob');
+const util = require('util');
+
+const globPromise = util.promisify(glob);
+
+class ScriptRunner {
+  constructor(config) {
+    this.config = config;
+  }
+
+  find(tag) {
+    return globPromise(this.config.script_path + '/**/' + tag + '*.sh').then(files => {
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        if (files.length === 1) {
+          execFile(files[0]);
+          resolve(true);
+        }
+        resolve(false);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = function(config) {
+  return new ScriptRunner(config);
+};
+
+// vim:ts=2 sw=2 et:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eb87f53..7441641 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "pi-rfid-jukebox",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
-  "description": "",
+  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "description": "RFID Jukebox powered by Node.js and Python",
   "main": "player.js",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/player.js b/player.js
index ef0a6eb..3cca474 100644
--- a/player.js
+++ b/player.js
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@ const library = require('./jukebox/library');
 const MediaLibraryFileBackend = require('./jukebox/library/file-backend')(config);
 const MediaLibrary = new library.Library(config, MediaLibraryFileBackend);
 
+const ScriptRunner = require('./jukebox/scripts')(config);
+
 const express = require('express');
 const morgan = require('morgan')
 
 const { createLogger, format, transports } = require('winston');
 
+const { throttle } = require('throttle-debounce');
+
 var logger = createLogger({
   transports: [
     new transports.Console()
@@ -27,8 +31,6 @@ const play_log = require('./jukebox/library/play-log');
 
 const PlayLog = new play_log.PlayLog();
 
-MediaPlayer.throttle();
-
 var app = express();
 var server = require('http').createServer();
 
@@ -54,13 +56,23 @@ function exitHandler(options, err) {
 process.on('exit', exitHandler.bind(null));
 process.on('SIGINT', exitHandler.bind(null, {exit:true}));
 
+const throttledTag = throttle(config.global_throttle, true, tag => {
+  ScriptRunner.find(tag).then((fulfilled) => {
+    if (false === fulfilled) {
+      MediaLibrary.find(tag)
+    }
+  }).catch(err => {
+    logger.error("got an error handling the tag: " + err);
+  });
+});
+
 TagReader.on('message', tag => {
   if (tag == 'E1' || tag == 'E2') {
     logger.debug("tagreader had rfid read error", { tag: tag });
     return;
   }
   logger.debug("got tag from tagreader", { tag: tag });
-  MediaLibrary.find(tag);
+  throttledTag(tag);
 });
 
 if (config.debug) {