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Friday May 25, 2012

Always know where your towel is

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Happy birthday today to a wonderful songwriter and human being, Carrie Newcomer.

Brian in Penticton had a request for Linda Ronstadt, from her appearance in The Pirates of Penzance.

Yes today is Towel Day, held every 2 weeks after the death of Douglas Adams... AND it's also the 35th anniversary of the first Star Wars movie, I have a novelty record you're not likely to hear anyone else today...and thanks to Tom in Victoria for this:

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Thursday May 24, 2012

A whole lot of rainbows

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Two birthdays to mark today, one for Rosanne Cash and thanks to Don in Nakusp, who requested one of his fave tunes by birthday boy Bob Dylan (oh and also Queen Victoria's birthday too).

Also, an obscure tune from the Addrisi Brothers and have you seen the list of tunes entered into the National Library of Congress?  Everything from Edison to Prince... and I've chosen a couple of instrumentals from the list by Sol Ho'opi'i and his Novelty Five, and also Booker T. And the MG's.

Interestingly, one of the entries is a live recording of the Grateful Dead from May 8, 1977.  And guess what? You can listen to the whole show in streaming mp3 (yes, it runs about 3 hours).

If that isn't enough for you, and you've got a lot of time on your hands, check out the National Jukebox: Historial recordings from the National Library of Congress in streaming audio.

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Wednesday May 23, 2012

The In Sound From Way Out

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Paul McCartney released his deluxe version of one of his best albums Ram yesterday, and I have a track from the bonus disc of previously unreleased material.

A request from Penny Sue of Vernon for Patti Page, and birthday today for Rosemary Clooney.

It's World Turtle Day, and Pink Turtle drop by for an ABBA cover, and also if you've been to Google today, you'll know it's Robert Moog's birthday.

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• May 2012
  • Fri., 25 – Always know where your towel is
     
  • Thu., 24 – A whole lot of rainbows
     
  • Wed., 23 – The In Sound From Way Out
     
  • Fri., 18 – Someone left the cake out in the rain
     
  • Thu., 17 – Furniture music
     
  • Wed., 16 – Living in twilight
     
  • Tue., 15 – Exotica!
     
  • Mon., 14 – Time is tight
     
  • Fri., 11 – Tangle with the ghost
     
  • Thu., 10 – Peaceful
     
  • Wed., 9 – Chicken soup with rice
     
  • Tue., 8 – Just you wait and see
     
  • Mon., 7 – Music Monday
     
  • Fri., 4 – It's an umbraphile kind of day
     
  • Thu., 3 – Cloudbusting
     
  • Wed., 2 – Someplace else now
     
  • Tue., 1 – May Day
     
• April 2012
  • Mon., 30 – April showers
     
  • Fri., 27 – Album almanac
     
  • Thu., 26 – Way over yonder
     
  • Wed., 25 – The answer to every problem involved penguins
     
  • Tue., 24 – Love and compassion
     
  • Mon., 23 – St. Georges Day
     
  • Fri., 20 – Helmless
     
  • Thu., 19 – So long Dick Clark
     
  • Wed., 18 – You, me, the music, and me
     
  • Tue., 17 – British Women of 60s pop
     
  • Mon., 16 – Happy Librarian Day
     
  • Thu., 12 – Fill your heart
     
  • Wed., 11 – 8-track Day!
     
  • Tue., 10 – Another year
     
  • Mon., 9 – Easter
     
  • Thu., 5 – Million-mile reflections
     
  • Wed., 4 – Background listening
     
  • Tue., 3 – Present tense tongue twister
     
  • Mon., 2 – Doheny Cahuenga
     
• March 2012
  • Fri., 30 – If there's no audience, there just ain't no show
     
  • Thu., 29 – Rainy mountain breakdown
     
  • Wed., 28 – Stirring the Canadian pot
     
  • Tue., 27 – Canadian Music Hall Of Fame?
     
  • Tue., 27 – Wrapped in wings
     
  • Mon., 26 – Blue monday
     
  • Fri., 23 – Wandering, wondering
     
  • Thu., 22 – Cool cool water
     
  • Tue., 20 – So this is Spring
     
  • Mon., 19 – Carried away
     
  • Fri., 16 – Happy pre-St. Patrick's Day!
     
  • Thu., 15 – Knock me your 'lobes
     
  • Wed., 14 – Needle-nardle-noo
     
  • Tue., 13 – Did I mention it's Bubble Week?
     
  • Mon., 12 – Back from the shadows again
     
  • Fri., 9 – Trombones, pants and cake
     
  • Thu., 8 – The silence of a candle
     
  • Wed., 7 – It is a very small world, after all
     
  • Tue., 6 – Perchance to dream
     
  • Mon., 5 – Noodling about
     
• February 2012
  • Fri., 24 – Winding down the gramophone
     
  • Thu., 23 – 'Round the world in 78 rpms
     
  • Wed., 22 – Revolutions per minute
     
  • Tue., 21 – Tweet and toot
     
  • Mon., 20 – Goodbye to love
     
  • Fri., 17 – Znefu For Y'all
     
  • Thu., 16 – Easy listenin' living
     
  • Wed., 15 – Pianos all around
     
  • Tue., 14 – You gotta have heart
     
  • Mon., 13 – Save us from the ball and chain
     
  • Fri., 10 – Tra-la-la Friday!
     
  • Thu., 9 – Gumboot Cloggeroo
     
  • Wed., 8 – Nirvana Day
     
  • Tue., 7 – David Coperfield with one "P" by Edmund Wells
     
  • Mon., 6 – Jubileey
     
  • Fri., 3 – Three stars
     
  • Thu., 2 – Shine on
     
  • Wed., 1 – Welcome to February
     
• January 2012
  • Tue., 31 – Last of the crumpets
     
  • Mon., 30 – The center of my little world
     
  • Fri., 27 – I got the news
     
  • Thu., 26 – Fair dinkum
     
  • Wed., 25 – Happy Robbie Burns Day!
     
  • Tue., 24 – Oh my Lionheart
     
  • Mon., 23 – This flat old earth
     
  • Mon., 23 – The Grateful Dead live with Etta James - New Years Eve 1982
     
  • Fri., 20 – Etta James, RIP
     
  • Fri., 20 – Never-ending penguin
     
  • Thu., 19 – Way out Willie
     
  • Wed., 18 – Oh bother
     
  • Tue., 17 – I'm back!
     
  • Fri., 13 – What me, Lucky?
     
  • Thu., 12 – Snuffle
     
  • Wed., 11 – Early risers
     
  • Tue., 10 – Life and times
     
  • Mon., 9 – To it and at it
     
• December 2011
  • Fri., 30 – Lee's Top 25 Albums of 2011
     
  • Fri., 30 – Best Albums of 2011, Day Three
     
  • Thu., 29 – Best Albums of 2011, Day Two
     
  • Wed., 28 – Best Albums of 2011, Day One
     
  • Fri., 23 – The day before Christmas Eve day
     
  • Thu., 22 – Still singing "Galway Bay"
     
  • Wed., 21 – Come all ye faithful
     
  • Tue., 20 – Festival of lights
     
  • Mon., 19 – Silent night
     
  • Fri., 16 – Peace on Earth
     
  • Thu., 15 – Christmas of contrasts
     
  • Wed., 14 – It's coming on Christmas
     
  • Tue., 13 – Falalalala, la la la la
     
  • Mon., 12 – The time has come
     
  • Fri., 9 – Intro and the Outro
     
  • Thu., 8 – Softly rocking
     
  • Wed., 7 – With four strings, you can take over the world
     
  • Tue., 6 – What time is it?
     
  • Mon., 5 – Gently rocking
     
  • Fri., 2 – Food Bank Day
     
  • Thu., 1 – Heavy weather
     
• November 2011
  • Wed., 30 – Modern-day warrior
     
  • Tue., 29 – Lean on me
     
  • Mon., 28 – Stay awhile
     
  • Fri., 25 – When Black Friday falls
     
  • Thu., 24 – Gobble gobble
     
  • Wed., 23 – Wheels up
     
  • Tue., 22 – November songs
     
  • Mon., 21 – Hello, it's me
     
  • Fri., 18 – Let it snow?
     
  • Thu., 17 – Happy birthday Gordon
     
  • Wed., 16 – Gearing up for Gord
     
  • Tue., 15 – Happy clean your refrigerator day
     
  • Mon., 14 – Rock the boat
     
  • Fri., 11 – Remember
     
  • Thu., 10 – Shadows and light
     
  • Wed., 9 – Girl from the North Country
     
  • Tue., 8 – More Joni and a few stairways
     
  • Mon., 7 – Happy birthday Joni Mitchell!
     
  • Fri., 4 – Requests, novels, moustaches and giants!
     
  • Thu., 3 – Bike ride to the moon
     
  • Wed., 2 – Happy 75th CBC!
     
  • Tue., 1 – All Saints Day
     
• October 2011
  • Mon., 31 – All Hallows Eve
     
  • Fri., 28 – Nothing ever lasts forever
     
  • Thu., 27 – Pools of xylophone clear
     
  • Wed., 26 – I love mini-sodas
     
  • Tue., 25 – Big city blue
     
  • Mon., 24 – Shining bright
     
  • Fri., 21 – The Psychedelic, freaked-out, fuzztone, wah-wah show
     
  • Thu., 20 – Do it again
     
  • Wed., 19 – Impressions
     
  • Tue., 18 – The Minus World
     
  • Mon., 17 – New, new and new
     
  • Fri., 14 – Three!
     
  • Thu., 13 – Sly
     
  • Wed., 12 – Believing in better
     
  • Tue., 11 – Oh that tryptophan on my brain
     
  • Thu., 6 – In your wildest dreams
     
  • Wed., 5 – Cooling the medium
     
  • Tue., 4 – Something, anything
     
  • Mon., 3 – Beauty and reality
     
• September 2011
  • Fri., 30 – Honey don't!
     
  • Thu., 29 – A reason to smile
     
  • Wed., 28 – Love's in need of love today
     
  • Tue., 27 – On a morning misty and mild and fair
     
  • Mon., 26 – There is no dark side
     
  • Fri., 23 – Autumn leaves are clogging up the sewers
     
  • Thu., 22 – Never Know What To Expect
     
  • Wed., 21 – Brave new world
     
  • Tue., 20 – These changes have come
     
  • Mon., 19 – Arrrrrr!
     
  • Fri., 16 – Good friends
     
  • Thu., 15 – Lopin' along through the cosmos
     
  • Wed., 14 – We don't need no stinkin' cannons
     
  • Tue., 13 – Everything'll be alright
     
  • Mon., 12 – We never come down to earth
     
  • Fri., 9 – Calling all angels
     
  • Thu., 8 – In space, no-one can hear you scream
     
  • Wed., 7 – Not fade away
     
  • Tue., 6 – Goodbye summer... hello, summer?
     
  • Mon., 5 – Max Ferguson Day
     
  • Fri., 2 – Inside every room there's a story to tell
     
  • Thu., 1 – See you in September
     
• August 2011
  • Wed., 31 – When the summertime is over
     
  • Tue., 30 – Columnated ruins domino
     
  • Mon., 29 – Two feet off the ground
     
  • Fri., 26 – Hear me roar
     
  • Thu., 25 – Living in your mind
     
  • Wed., 24 – Nothin' like the real thing
     
  • Tue., 23 – The Man Who Would Be King
     
  • Mon., 22 – Floating around
     
  • Fri., 19 – My wings are a thousand songs
     
  • Thu., 18 – I see that we meet again
     
  • Wed., 17 – Life in the woods
     
  • Tue., 16 – Vérités et mensonges
     
  • Mon., 15 – Life on Cloud 8
     
  • Fri., 12 – Only as young as you feel
     
  • Thu., 11 – Everybody wants a happy ending
     
  • Wed., 10 – Twang time
     
  • Tue., 9 – I want my crayons back
     
  • Mon., 8 – This was the benefit of standing up
     
  • Fri., 5 – Taking back Friday
     
  • Thu., 4 – Here's my castle
     
  • Wed., 3 – Watermelon time
     
  • Tue., 2 – Long weekend blues
     
  • Mon., 1 – Happy BC Day
     
• July 2011
  • Fri., 29 – Cheesecake got a boom boom
     
  • Thu., 28 – Popsicles and Icicles
     
  • Wed., 27 – Light and Gold
     
  • Tue., 26 – Mused Surfs Mono
     
  • Mon., 25 – More than a feeling
     
  • Fri., 22 – Magic shadows
     
  • Wed., 20 – Falderee, Faldera
     
  • Tue., 19 – Izzy Wizzy Let's Get Busy
     
  • Mon., 18 – Back to the water
     
  • Fri., 15 – Walk between the raindrops
     
  • Thu., 14 – Bastille Day
     
  • Wed., 13 – Radio's got soul
     
  • Tue., 12 – Growin' up too fast
     
  • Mon., 11 – Livin' is easy
     
  • Fri., 8 – When hearts were entertaining June
     
  • Thu., 7 – Don't go chasing polar bears
     
  • Wed., 6 – Cute, wonderful, fabulous, magnificent, exquisite
     
  • Mon., 4 – The Purfuit of Happineff
     
  • Fri., 1 – Happy Dominion/Canada Day
     
• June 2011
  • Thu., 30 – Spirit of the radio
     
  • Wed., 29 – Way to blue
     
  • Tue., 28 – Mercy, merci
     
  • Mon., 27 – You're probably wondering why I'm here
     
  • Fri., 10 – Vacation!
     
  • Thu., 9 – Summer side of life
     
  • Wed., 8 – Wish I had a river
     
  • Tue., 7 – Turn up the Eagles, the neighbours are listening
     
  • Mon., 6 – In 3-D
     
  • Fri., 3 – Would you like to buy an O?
     
  • Thu., 2 – At this moment
     
  • Wed., 1 – High pants Wednesday
     
• May 2011
  • Tue., 31 – Say the secret word
     
  • Mon., 30 – Looking at the big sky
     
  • Fri., 27 – Return Of The Son Of The Attack Of The 70s
     
  • Thu., 26 – Isn't it grand
     
  • Wed., 25 – Knowing where one's towel is
     
  • Tue., 24 – Ten of Swords
     
  • Fri., 20 – Gotcha covered
     
  • Thu., 19 – Moon June Balloon Pantaloon
     
  • Wed., 18 – Museum of sound
     
  • Tue., 17 – Bodhisattva
     
  • Mon., 16 – Sea Monkey Monday
     
  • Fri., 13 – Trixcadecaphobia: the fear of 13 wheat crackers
     
  • Thu., 12 – Hit me with your cheerful stick
     
  • Wed., 11 – Puttin' on the ritz
     
  • Tue., 10 – The Cat came back
     
  • Mon., 9 – Kindness and love
     
  • Fri., 6 – Tuba or not tuba
     
  • Thu., 5 – Atomized Individualism
     
  • Wed., 4 – Suddenly it's Wednesday
     
  • Tue., 3 – Lumpy rug
     
  • Mon., 2 – Something's happening here
     
• April 2011
  • Fri., 29 – Inappropriate Wedding Songs
     
  • Thu., 28 – The paradise
     
  • Wed., 27 – 1970s Listening Booth
     
  • Tue., 26 – What's around the corner
     
  • Mon., 25 – Eggtravaganza
     
  • Thu., 21 – The Royal We
     
  • Wed., 20 – Without Feathers
     
  • Tue., 19 – Sailing by
     
  • Mon., 18 – Ganbare
     
  • Fri., 15 – Twenty minutes on Architecture
     
  • Thu., 14 – It's a great big universe
     
  • Wed., 13 – Chickens and elephants
     
  • Tue., 12 – Covering the country
     
  • Mon., 11 – 8-track mind
     
  • Mon., 11 – Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 2.0
     
  • Fri., 8 – Lots of new music to draw your bird to
     
  • Thu., 7 – State of mind
     
  • Wed., 6 – Happy 125th Vancouver!
     
  • Tue., 5 – Sort of a 60's Tuesday
     
  • Mon., 4 – Rainy Monday
     
  • Fri., 1 – Foolish falderal
     
• March 2011
  • Thu., 31 – Marching out
     
  • Wed., 30 – Ray & Rolf
     
  • Tue., 29 – Crazy hip
     
  • Mon., 28 – Farced
     
  • Fri., 25 – Wrapping up the week...
     
  • Thu., 24 – Junoing right along
     
  • Wed., 23 – Mostly promising
     
  • Tue., 22 – I had a Grace Under Pressure sweatshirt...
     
  • Mon., 21 – Juno I was gonna do this...
     
  • Fri., 18 – The day before Poultry Day
     
  • Thu., 17 – Happy St. Patricks Day
     
  • Wed., 16 – Cats, Little Red Riding Hood and gum
     
  • Tue., 15 – Ides of March
     
  • Mon., 14 – A sombre Monday
     
  • Fri., 11 – No show today...
     
  • Thu., 10 – Not that odd at all, actually
     
  • Wed., 9 – Ash Wednesday vs. Bubbles
     
  • Tue., 8 – International Women's Day
     
  • Mon., 7 – Happy Crown Roast of Pork Day..?
     
  • Fri., 4 – 333 Vivaldis
     
  • Thu., 3 – The cats will play
     
  • Wed., 2 – Booiiiing!
     
  • Tue., 1 – Shhh...