Monday, February 08, 2021

Whither Make You Mine (Valentine's Day 2021)?

(This is the cover of a book. Read about it here.)

Yes, I am aware that Valentine's Day is nearly a week away.  The problem with only having a show on once a week is that, when you plan holiday shows, you run the risk of having a show that's chronologically nowhere near the actual holiday.  It's something that happens.  It's happening this week because the Self Help Radio Valentine's Show is five days before Valentine's Day.  & no one wants to think about Valentine's Day until it's looming over them like a calamity.

& what's with this theme "make you mine" anyway?  Surely this show doesn't believe love is possessive!  Or does this show not endorse its own themes?  Listen, argument I am having with myself, we explore themes without prejudice.  & it turns out there are more songs in which someone wants to "make you mine" than there are varieties of chocolates in the biggest box of chocolates you can buy online.  & that includes "make him mine" & "make her mine" songs too.

Don't believe me?  Fine, just tune in to 90.7 fm KBOO tonight at midnight (Portland time) to listen to three hours of Valentine fun on this week's Self Help Radio.  You can listen in town at the frequency above & you can listen online at kboo.fm.  It probably won't melt your cynical heart, but at the very least you'll hear a song or two you may enjoy.

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