Listener comments!

Fri. 2/15/08 9:16am From: Paul Sherratt

Here's a doowop tune that has always worked for me ( there aren't that many ! )
It's " Tonight " ( Will Be The Night ) by The Velvets.
Can be be located on this disc :

http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=606

Fri. 2/15/08 9:29am From: Hugo

Last week, African C&W. This week: Aboriginal C&W. There 's a world out there to be uncovered, innit?

Fri. 2/15/08 9:33am From: Parq

A fine week for you, eh Doug? Jessie's birthday and Lincoln's Birthday.

Fri. 2/15/08 9:36am From: Paul Sherratt

Hugo,

The German C&W that I've caught gimpses of from time to time on their regional tv, might be best covered up ...


Parq,

Oh you mean THAT Lincoln !

Fri. 2/15/08 9:37am From: Billmac

Jimmy Scott!!!!

Fri. 2/15/08 9:37am From: pat

wait, is this a set of J's? ---Oh, man ruined it with a B!

Fri. 2/15/08 9:41am From: Parq

Paul, jus' feelin' a li'l playful. Also, I like apostrophes.

Fri. 2/15/08 9:45am From: Hugo

Paul, German or "germanic" yodelling on the other hand ...

Fri. 2/15/08 10:01am From: Paul Sherratt

Hugo,
If yodellin' songs had a required quota in all the world's radio programmes, do you think this would contribute significantly towards a more peaceful world ??

parq,

Which is your favo(u)rite punctuation mark ?

Fri. 2/15/08 10:04am From: Dave

Sounds like Hank

Fri. 2/15/08 10:05am From: pat

yeah Hank, but pure beauty...

Fri. 2/15/08 10:05am From: Michael Pripp

It aint enough real country music played anywhere on this planet.

Fri. 2/15/08 10:06am From: Hugo

Paul, make yodel, not war.

I've always had a weak spot for the semicolon; far too little used.

I've just updated my Ipod with the Bear Family collections of Jean Shepard and Kitty Wells; for the next time on the road.

Fri. 2/15/08 10:07am From: Michael Pripp

Except for this program then

Fri. 2/15/08 10:13am From: pat

I like the curly brackets for 3 levels of asides, like:

I sure like snow {except in Summer [not that ever happens (in DC anyway)]}

Fri. 2/15/08 10:20am From: Listener Dave from NH

As a programmer, I'm terrified by the prospect of mixing and matching parentheses, braces and brackets on a whim.
The Coltrane documentary's going to be a premium next week? My sincere apologies to all the other fine DJs on the station, but now I know when I'll be getting my pledge on.

Fri. 2/15/08 10:27am From: Cecile

Same here. Can I call one?

Fri. 2/15/08 10:29am From: Doug

Yes! I am able to give away the Coltrane documentary as a premium, but for 5 CDs (or one DVD-R) it will be for a hefty pledge. (A major portion of the Mouse of Today size pledge.) The marathon starts Monday, February 25. My co-host on Feb 29 will be the legendary Steinski. On March 7, my fave DJ Monica will be co-piloting. I'm a lucky guy.

Fri. 2/15/08 10:32am From: Cecile

How much is a Mouse pledge? (counts pennies, plans visit to plasma center)

Fri. 2/15/08 10:36am From: Paul Sherratt

Well, I really feel like Flying Down To Rio ...

I know a few UK DJ's confess to a struggle with the music of Brazil. All I can say is " Why struggle ? "

Fri. 2/15/08 10:38am From: Cecile

Well put, Paul. The music of Brazil is so instantly likeable...

Fri. 2/15/08 10:38am From: Hugo

Not Gilles Peterson, for sure ...

A mouse is 365 bucks, I believe, but for us holding foreign currency, getting less and less ...

Fri. 2/15/08 10:39am From: Cecile

Oh, so like 200 or 300 quatloos? Got it.

Fri. 2/15/08 10:42am From: Meredith

Can you give the URL of the constant soul blog -- Google isn't giving it up...

Fri. 2/15/08 10:45am From: Hugo

Yeah, the Inconstant Sol blog - pretty good blog, that one, innit?

http://www.inconstantsol.blogspot.com/

Fri. 2/15/08 10:45am From: Doug

Thanks Brother Hugo, you beat me to it.

Fri. 2/15/08 10:46am From: Parq

Paul, was commuting, sorry for the delay. My fave punc mark is the period. As in, "I'm done with this work. Period."

Fri. 2/15/08 10:49am From: Cecile

Being a woman, that's my least favorite punctuation mark. I'm sure you'll underdstand. ;)

Fri. 2/15/08 10:51am From: Paul Sherratt

Thanks Parq !

Now following along these Collette Magny lines can anyone guide me to a place where I can obtain resistance songs performed by Anna Marly ?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2006/mar/07/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries1

Fri. 2/15/08 11:01am From: Hugo

Ah, the "Einheitsfrontlied"! That one brings back memories ... ahem ...

Fri. 2/15/08 11:06am From: pat

in the spirit of Einheitsfrontlied, one of my bands use to play a punk version of Avanti Popolo, Italian communist song (see link below). Our singer's Uncle actually taught it to her when she was a kid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qHkYXqOPeU

Fri. 2/15/08 11:13am From: Lewis

this sounds a lot like the Sax for Pax stuff... Anyone have thoughts / knowledge re: the relationship?

Fri. 2/15/08 11:19am From: Parq

Doug: Saw Fiona Shaw's "Happy Days" at BAM a while ago. It killed; no doubt, Stewart's "Macbeth" will do likewise.

Fri. 2/15/08 11:26am From: Albert Patterson

Did someone say Phenix City?????

Fri. 2/15/08 11:35am From: Hugo

It takes 5 seconds to recognise the sound of Evan Parker (or less). I had the chance to see him up front last year. He was looking towards our table, said "watch this" and would launch into one of his circular breathing exercises. After finishing, looked again towards our table and said "good?". Indeed it was.

Fri. 2/15/08 11:39am From: Matt

I'm loving this SOS- was it a download?

Fri. 2/15/08 11:41am From: Hugo

The voice at the beginning of that SOS track was Charles Fox, BBC jazz presenter at the time - mid-70s. No longer with us, unfortunately.

Fri. 2/15/08 11:45am From: Doug

Matt,
Yes, the download is here:
http://tinyurl.com/2kjqss

Fri. 2/15/08 11:51am From: Matt

Awesome- thanks Doug!

Sat. 2/16/08 3:12am From: Paul Sherratt

Hugo and other punctuation mark fans - may I draw your attention to this Nigeria Special site. Track 7 of CD1 will please you all, I'm sure.

http://nigeriaspecial.info

[ credit alert for this link goes to King Kennytone ]

Mon. 2/18/08 7:11am From: Andrea

Doug, you might be interested in Jimmy Little's covers of Indie Australian gems, a la Cash - it kinda brought him out of obscurity a few years back...

Tue. 2/19/08 8:02pm From: Hugo

Paul,

I do see (having got said item today). What can I say except I told you so ...

Only a matter of time before it's added to Doug's playlist, I suspect ...

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