Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: International Tongue Twister Day

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It is common news that singing sailors sail the sea swiftly. After all, melodic murmurs make music meaningful. Which is why vocal virtuosos voice various volumes, harmony hums harmoniously, & ten tenors tenderly tune their tones. But what you might not know is that November 9 is International Tongue Twister Day. Which is what we'll be reporting on on The Dickenbock Report on XRAY FM.

Tune in Sunday, November 9, from noon to 1pm to listen to Dick Dickenbock expertly enunciate these tricky tongue twister & more! Only on XRAY - 91.1+107.1fm in Portland, xray dot fm everywhere.

This Week In Self Help: November 2 + 4

That is a picture of Stuart, who is a new addition to our household. I wrote about him here but since no one reads this blog I understand if you missed it. I am sharing it mainly because I have nothing related to this week's shows to share otherwise. You understand.

November 2: XRAY The Dickenbock Report.

It was Look For Circles Day. I found a few. Listen at XRAY. Listen at Self Help Radio.

November 4: KBOO Self Help Radio.
A show with the theme "next time." Listen at KBOO. Listen at Self Help Radio.

November 4: KBOO Corporate Standardized Programming.

A show featuring artists we lost in April 2025. Listen at KBOO (after Self Help Radio) Listen at Self Help Radio.

At Self Help Radio - username SHR password selfhelp.

Stuart is a sweet old fellow with issues related to years of neglect. We will make sure the last years of his life are happy ones. I am quite in love with him. He is handsome & affectionate. More later I am sure.

Self Help Radio 110425: Next Time

This is the first time I've done a show with the theme "next time." Next time I'll probably expand the theme so I won't have to play the same songs. But there may not be a next time! This may be the last time I'll explore the theme "next time." & I think I've already done a show with the theme "last time"! Enjoy this next time as like the show with the theme "last time" it won't be back a second time.

How can you enjoy it? You can listen to it on the KBOO web page (& presumably the app). You can download it & listen at the Self Help Radio web page. You may need the username SHR & password selfhelp. But it'll be where you left if if you want to listen to it again next time. Most everything that happens on the show is listed below.

See you next time!

Self Help Radio Next Time Show

"Next Time" Richard Berry _R&B Confidential No. 1: The Flair Label_

"Next Time" Johnnie Taylor _Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968_

"Next Time" Ann Margret _Ann Margret 1961-1966_

introduction & definitions

"Next Time" Builders _Pyx (1985-1988)_

"Next Time" Little Wings _Light Green Leaves_

"The Next Time" Momus _JoeMus_

"Next Time" Dirt Bike Annie _Show Us Your Demons_

"Next Time" Mudhoney _The Lucky Ones_

interview with developers of Nexttime, Dr. Gail Michaels & Ray Powell

"Next Time" Curtis Harding _Soul Power_

"Next Time" A Projection _Framework_

"Next Time" Bacchae _Next Time_

"Next Time" Warren Dunes _Aquamarine_

"Next Time" Laura Marling _Semper Femina_

interview with Better Luck Next Time! host Carson Pierce

"Better Luck Next Time" Jo Stafford _Yes Indeed!_

"Better Luck Next Time" Quasi _The Sword Of God_

"Better Luck Next Time" King Khan & The Shrines _Idle No More_

"Next Time Round" Elvis Costello & The Attractions _Blood & Chocolate_

"Next Time Around" Abacus Rings _Spout_

interview with life coach Richard Jester

"Until The Next Time" Dramarama _Vinyl_

"Next Time You Fall" Love As Laughter _The Greks Bring Gifts_

"Next Time It's Gonna Be Different" The Haywains _Desperately Seeking Something_

"Next Year, Next Time" The Staves _Good Woman_

"No More Next Time" Melys _Second Wind_

conclusion & goodbye

"Next Time (Maybe)" Tapeworms _Funtastic_

"What About Next Time?" Milburn _Well Well Well_

"The Next Time We Wed" The Fratellis _In Your Own Sweet Time_ 

"Where You Gonna Land (Next Time You Fall Off Of Your Mountain)?" Nova Mob _The Last Days Of Pompeii_

"No Next Time" The Walking Floors _Messthetics Greatest Hits_

Whither Next Time?

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This is one of those shows not about a thing but about a phrase. That phrase is "next time." Repeated in songs. In songs that I like. So really not much more to say about it than that.

Except! There won't be a next time for this show so listen this time!

Midnight to 2am on KBOO - 90.7fm in town, kboo dot fm everywhere.

Because I miss you last time.

Preface To Next Time: Stuart

(This has nothing to do with this week's Self Help Radio.)

We are fostering-to-adopt the handsome hound pictured above. He is a nine-year-old beagle - who we've been told is purebred but who because of his girth has a basset-hound-ishness about him - whose previous owner could no longer take care of him. As I mentioned, he's a little large - we estimate sixty pounds. Our other two beagles together don't weight that much. He's quite friendly, & has a great disposition, but is somewhat out of shape - he pants on long walks - & he's not used to being loved on. & doubtless he is hungry all the time.

It has been a somewhat tough three days, us getting to know him & vice versa. His previous owner had health issues that may have led to some neglect. He was passed on to a non-family-member because no one else wanted him. That sweet person met us in Olympia on Thursday - it was halfway between his home & Portland - & cried when he gave him to us. We did not know Stuart would be so large, & we thought he was a tad younger. But - as you can see - he's a beautiful dog & like I said he's very easy to be around. Except when he's about to be fed. Then he yells at you with a hoarse, throaty bark.

The foster-to-adopt program gives us a chance to get to know him to see if he'll fit in with our household. He's got a beagley indifference to things that are not good smells or food that has made him get along with the other beagles (though our youngest wishes he would play with him - the truth is Stuart may never have ever played with another dog). He has shown very little interest in the cats, though they are very suspicious of him - since he has shown interest in their food. I can only speak for myself when I say I would like him to stay. But my wife wants to know his general health - he has a vet visit on Tuesday - before she commits. Already though I see her heart softening toward him. But I can't predict the future.

Stuart by the way is the name we have given him & he already answers to it. With a beagle you can teach most anything if there's a treat involved.