Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: Dare Day

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June 1 is Dare Day. So we formally dare you to tune in to The Dickenbock Report on XRAY FM as we talk about what a dare is, what one might dare, & perhaps even daring things. That's 12-1pm on 91.1+107.1fm in Portland & online everywhere at xray dot fm.

Our lawyers have advised us to issue the following legal disclaimer: listen - if you dare!

This Week In Self Help: May 25 + 27

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This week I only did the shows I was supposed to do. Of course it had been a hellish two weeks before so I wasn't as motivated at I otherwise might have been. But I did what I could.

The Dickenbock Report reported about towels on Towel Day. The show doesn't appear to be on the XRAY website for some reason, but you can listen to it, be you a fan of towels or Douglas Adams, at the Self Help Radio website. You might need the username SHR & the password selfhelp.

Self Help Radio had the theme labels. You can listen to that show at the KBOO website or at the Self Help Radio website. For the latter, you might need the username SHR & the password selfhelp.

The last hour on the KBOO file is an episode of Corporate Standardized Programming in which I played lots of new releases. You can listen at the file above or you can listen to that show alone at the Self Help Radio website. You might need the username SHR & the password selfhelp.

That was that week, the last shows of May 2025.

Self Help Radio 052725: Labels

Here is my attempt to fulfill a listener's request - they wants a show about flexography, but we settled on a show about labels. I wanted to say more about flexography but people kept calling in!

If you would like to listen, you can either on the KBOO web page or on the Self Help Radio web page. The username SHR & the password selfhelp might be of use. Everything that happened on the show is listed below.

You won't be labeled if you don't listen - except as a non-listener!

Self Help Radio Labels Show

"The Label On The Bottle" Barbara Cook _The Gay Life (Original Broadway Cast)_

"Names, Tags, Numbers, & Labels" Albert Hammond _It Never Rains In Southern California_

"Reading Labels" Lucid _Reading Labels_

introduction & definitions

"Old Paint (The Horse With The Union Label)" Saul Aarons _Songs For Political Action: Folkmusic, Topical Songs, & The American Left 1926-1953_

"Look For The Union Label" Joe Glazer _We've Only Just Begun: A Century Of Labor Song_

"Warning Labels On Alcoholic Beverages" George Carlin _When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops?_

"Put A Label On It" Booker T. & The MG's _Stax Instrumentals_

"Label Me Love" Different Shades Of Brown _The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 12A: 1972_

"Labels" Case _Here, My Love_

listener Theodore calls in

"I Love My Label" Nick Lowe _A Bunch Of Stiff Records_

"I'm In Love With The Label Rep" Frampton Brothers _Don't Fall Asleep... Horrible Things Will Happen_

"Don't Let The Record Label Take You Out To Lunch" Jeffrey Lewis _It's The Ones Who've Cracked That The Light Shines Through_

"Major Label Debut" Broken Social Scene _Broken Social Scene_

"Indie Labels" Father Murphy _Six Musicians Getting Unknown_

"Labels" Genius/GZA _Liquid Swords_

listener Jarvis calls in

"Save Me The Label" Ted Newton _Shelby County Country 1948-1974_

"Wearing A Label" The Metheny Brothers _Wearing A Label_

"Warning On The Label" The Geezinslaws _The Geezinslaws_

"Black Label, White Lies" Confederate Railroad _Confederate Railroad_

"Labels" Demetri Martin _Live (At The Time)_

"Warning Labels" Doug Stone _From The Heart_

listener Matilda calls in

"Epitaph For My Heart" The Magnetic Fields _69 Love Songs_

"Titel, Namen, Labels" Peter Schilling _Das Prinzip Mensch_

"Label" 18th Dye _Tribute To A Bus_

"Spin Label" The Fletcher Pratt _Nine By Nine_

"Labels" Derek & Clive _Ad Nauseam_

"Labelled With Love" Squeeze _East Side Story_

conclusion & goodbye

"Labels" Subhumans _Rats_

"White Labels" Mr Paul Mooney _Race_

"The Label" Fran _Leaving_

"Some Things Refuse To Be Labelled & Others Don't Know What They Are" Lucky Sonne _Belleweather_

"Major Labels" Dad Rocks! _Mount Modern_

Whither Labels?

(those are stickers, dude, not labels)

One of things I like is when listeners request themes. I will very often honor any request - whether it's for a theme or for a song for a theme. Only a couple of times have I had to say no - mainly for very broad themes, but in at least one case, I simply couldn't wrap my head around the requested theme.

Some asked me some time ago to do a show about flexography. I didn't know what that was. I had to look it up. Wikipedia tells us, "Flexography (often abbreviated to flexo) is a form of printing process which utilizes a flexible relief plate. It is essentially a modern version of letterpress, evolved with high speed rotary functionality, which can be used for printing on almost any type of substrate, including plastic, metallic films, cellophane, & paper. It is widely used for printing on the non-porous substrates required for various types of food packaging (it is also well suited for printing large areas of solid color)."

This person suggested that theme to me in 2022. That's how hard it was for me to think about it as a theme. When they texted me recently, I apologized profusely & said it would probably be easiest to do a show about labels. Their response was, "That would definitely be easier."

That's the reason tonight's show is about labels! It's on from midnight to 2am on 90.7fm in Portland & kboo dot fm everywhere. My first time back after three weeks!

Preface To Labels: New Intro Time Again x12

Okay. This has nothing really to do with this week's show's theme. It has to do with this week's show, in that it's how I will begin this week & each week's show for the next year. Each year around the month of May I make a new introduction to my show. Usually I announce it on the blog as a separate post with the title "New Intro Time Again" with the word "Again" added each year. Here was the title of last year's announcement:

New Intro Time Again Again Again Again Again Again Again Again Again Again Again Again!

You may be aware the last few weeks have not been happy ones for me but I did manage to scrape together a new intro which I am sharing with you now. One thing to note - as explained in last year's announcement, I am flattered & astonished that Rob & Amelia of The Caternary Wires & Heavenly & other fine bands recorded a "jingle" which I prefaced the show with. They actually recored three, & I rotated them all year round. I've decided to settle on just one this year, with the option to use the others later, should I want to, & should I still be doing Self Help Radio.

Without further ado, please enjoy the intro you'll hear at the beginning of the next twelve months of Self Help Radio shows.

The 2025 Self Help Radio Intro!

Tomorrow we'll talk about why I am doing a show about labels.

What about the older intros for the show? Don't I normally link to them? I will link to where I have previously linked to them:

The introduction(s) I used for the past year can be found linked here.
The introductions I've used before that can be found linked here.