Coming Up On The Dickenbock Report: Mae Boren Axton's Birthday

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On September 14, 1914, Mae Boren Axton was born. A Texas-born, Oklahoma-raised songwriter, she would come to greatest fame as a co-author of "Heartbreak Hotel," the song which gave Elvis Presley his first number one hit. But she wrote so many other songs, & became such an integral part of Music City, that she went on to become known as "The Queen Mother Of Nashville."

Tomorrow on the Dickenbock Report on XRAY, we'll celebrate her birthday with her many songs, & maybe play more than one version of "Heartbreak Hotel." That Sunday, September 14, from noon to 1pm, on 91.1+107.1fn in Portland, xray dot fm everywhere.

This Week In Self Help: September 5 7 9 + 11

One last not very good picture of the moon. This one you can almost make out its features. I need to get a real camera.

Here is this week:

Friday September 5: The Songcircle on KBOO. I played lots of my favorite Americana from ten years ago (2015):
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Saturday September 7: The Dickenbock Report on XRAY. It was National Beer Lovers Dat.

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Tuesday September 9: Self Help Radio on KBOO. The theme was moonlight.

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Tuesday September 9: Corporate Standardized Programming on KBOO. Some artists we lost in March of this year.

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Thursday September 11: Welcome To Your Good Day on XRAY. Just me subbing.

Listen at XRAY dot fm | (I haven't put the show on the Self Help Radio website yet)

On the Self Help Radio website you might need a username & password; that's SHR & selfhelp.

This coming week I won't be on the radio nearly as much, thank the gods.

Self Help Radio 090925: Moonlight

Last night - though I think it got cloudy during the show - I drove to KBOO under the light of a waning gibbous moon - I missed the full moon by one day! The moon was still high in the east as  I drove so it was behind me - alas, not lighting the way. I didn't see much of it on the way home.

But the show seemed somewhat popular - I got more requests than usual - but perhaps that's because it wasn't an obscure theme. Let that be a lesson to you, Gary! I was lucky to be able to fill about three-quarters of them.

Listen in the moonlight - or if you need some moonlight - at either the KBOO website or the Self Help Radio website. If you choose the later, you may need the username SHR & the password selfhelp to access. Everything that happened on the show is below.

Enjoy the moonlight!

Self Help Radio Moonlight Show

"Mr. Moonlight" The Beatles _Beatles For Sale_

"What A Little Moonlight Can Do" Peggy Lee _Jump For Joy_

"By The Light Of A Magical Moon" Tyrannosaurus Rex _A Beard Of Stars_

introduction & definitions

"Dancing In The Moonlight" Liza Minnelli _The Singer_

"All By Yourself In The Moonlight" Whispering Jack Smith _Me & My Shadow_

"Magic Is The Moonlight" Julie London _Julie London Sings Latin In A Satin Mood_

"Moonlight On Vermont" Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band _Trout Mask Replica_

"Moonlight Africa" Edikanfo _The Pace Setters_

our favorite librarian Carole stops by!

"Moondance" Champion Sisters _In The Mood_

"Yes, There Ain't No Moonlight" Louis Prima & His New Orleans Gang _1937-1939_

"Moonlight On The Beach" The Lewis Sisters _The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 5: 1965_

"Underwater Moonlight" The Soft Boys _Underwater Moonlight_

"Moonlight In Glory" Brian Eno & David Byrne _My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts_

interview with Moonlight Society founder Jarvis

"Moonlight Mile" Lee Fields & The Expressions _Faithful Man_

"Moonlight In Vermont" Billie Holiday _Songs For Distingué Lovers_

"By The Light Of The Silvery Moon" Fats Waller & His Rhythm _1942-1943_

"Moonlight" Cherry Vanilla _Venus D'Vinyl_

"Birds In The Moonlight" The Titillators _That's The Night_

interview with business consultant Timothy Bell

"Let's Dance" The Futureheads _The Eighties_

"I Remember Moonlight" The Crookes _Chasing After Ghosts_

"Moonlight Darling" Carnival Park _Her Kindercrush_

"Goodbye Moonlight" Falcon Jane _Legacy_

"Moonlight Devil" Divisionists _Daybreak_

conclusion & goodbye

"Who Killed Mr. Moonlight?" Bauhaus _Burning From The Inside_

Whither Moonlight?

Yesterday I mentioned that I've tried unsuccessfully for years now to take a decent picture of the moon. Almost always I try to take pictures of the full moon, since that's the most impressive. One reason it's so impressive is that the night time world seems so strangely illuminated by a full moon. When that is the case, I often wonder what it was like being out & about when there was only the light of the moon to guide you. I don't think I've experienced that except perhaps when camping - & even then I don't know if I've ever been camping under a full moon.

It was one of those moonlit nights this summer when I thought maybe moonlight might be a good theme for the show.

Tonight, should we be able to see the moon in cloudy Portland, it's waning gibbous - I miss the full moon by one day. Hopefully you'll be able to listen to Self Help Radio in plenty of moonlight - but even if you can't, there'll be lots of moonlight coming from the radio.

The show is on from midnight to 2am on 90.7fm in Portland, & online everywhere at kboo dot fm. Altho maybe not on the moon.

Preface To Moonlight: Prepare For Some Terrible Photos Of The Moon!

At some point in time, around 2014, I noticed my wife had a digital camera she wasn't using. I asked if I could use it. She replied - she is averse to giving definitive yes or no answers - she said, "You can if you want to." So I started taking pictures, not very good pictures, I don't have much of an eye, but I posted them to Facebook anyway, since I post pictures of my animals there, & I posted them to my Tumblr blog, which I wasn't doing anything else with. (It's here by the way. I still post pictures there.)

One of the things I love doing is looking at the moon. I would love to have a decent enough camera to take really good pictures of the moon. But I do not. It doesn't mean I don't try. Another thing I love to do is use the pictures I take to illustrate the themes for my radio show. It means I don't violate the copyright of another artist/photographer & get my radio stations in trouble. It also means I don't have to look around for a photo to illustrate my show.

The show this week has the theme "moonlight." I have taken lots of terrible pictures of the moon. Which means I am taking pictures of moonlight. Which means I get to share with you those pictures. I apologize. But also, I am glad! Otherwise I'd have to spend time looking for pictures of moonlight when you can't imagine the number of songs that mention moonlight I am going to have to listen to!