Self Help Radio 092325: Whips

Sorry for the crude drawing of the whip up there. I couldn't find any decent pics of a whip that were in the public domain or had decent Creative Commons licenses. It really only proves I didn't design the Self Help Radio logo.

Also: I have a confession to make. I was a little tired last night & I was on the phone & I accidentally played a song twice. Not in a row. But I corrected it for the file on my website. So my last airbreak has me apologizing for playing the song twice but on the file on the Self Help Radio website it doesn't happen. Luckily no one really ever listens to my shows or else I'd be deeply embarrassed! As it is, I am only shallowly embarrassed.

Otherwise you know the same old thing. Find the show at the KBOO website or at the Self Help Radio website. For the latter, you might need the username SHR & the password selfhelp. Most everything that happens on the show is below.

Careful with that whip!

Self Help Radio Whip Show

"The Whip" Frantics _Las Vegas Grind Part 1_

"Do The Whip" Kitty & Sheeny Lanier_ Do The Whip_

"The Whip" Flame 'N' King _Whip! Wobble! & Grind!_

introduction & definitions

"Whip It" Devo _Freedom Of Choice_

"Whip In My Valise" Adam & The Ants _Dirk Wears White Sox_

"Worship The Whip" Be Your Own Pet _Mommy_

"Pussywhipped Satan" Bill Hicks _Arizona Bay_

"Kool Whip" Austin Lounge Lizards _Creatures From The Black Saloon_

interview with whip manufacturer Jerry Townsend

"Leathery Whip" Aldous Harding _Warm Chris_

"Whipping Boy (Remix)" Ben Harper _The Rebirth Of Cool Phive_

"Whip It Out" Neal Brennan _Women & Black Dudes_

"Black Whip" Chapter & The Verse _Go Blue: The Life & Soul Of Manchester_

"Whip Cracker" Genesis Owusu _Smiling With No Teeth_

interview with BDSM researcher Dr Peter Aspen

"Whips Of Holly" The Black Lips _Apocalypse Love_

"Whipping Continues" Thee Oh Sees _Castlemania_

"Whip My Valet" The Intelligence _Vintage Future_

"The Whip" Deaf Wish _Pain_

"Let It Whip" Dazz Band _Keep It Live_

interview with Whip Smarts founder Andrew Project

"Meat Whiplash" Fire Engines _Fond_

"Whiplash" Thigh Master _Early Times_

"Psychedelic Whiplash" The Weisstronauts _Featuring 'Jaunty'_

"Kitten With A Whip" Kitten _Sunday School EP_

"Kitten With A Whip" The Flytraps _Wild Card_

conclusion & goodbye

"Whip It On Me" Jessie Hill _Crescent City Soul: The Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974_

"Whiplash" The Shells _Whiplash_

"Whip It" Treacherous Three _The Sugar Hill Records Story_

Whither Whips?

(image from here)

"Whither whips" is really fun to say. But if you say it too many times too fast you start to sound like you're drunk, or your brain is malfunctioning, or you're trying too hard to pretend to be a snake.

The truth is, I don't really know what made me think about doing a radio show about whips. Perhaps there are too many things going on & my brain decided it wasn't worth remembering. All I can tell you is, I wrote it on a list at some point this summer & then I had enough songs to make a show. It's like whatever inspired me disappeared with the crack of a whip.

Maybe the show will whip me into shape. It's happening tonight midnight to 2am on KBOO, which is 90.7 fm in town, & online at kboo dot fm. Unlike the whip, this show won't draw blood nor leave a mark. I hope!

Preface To Whips: A Handy Flowchart

Found a billion years ago on Reddit. Thought it might be handy in regards to this week's show.

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: Leonard Cohen's Birthday

(image from Wikipedia)

Had he lived, Leonard Norman Cohen would turn 91 years old tomorrow. The singer, songwriter, poet was born on September 21, 1934, & the staff & crew of the Dickenbock Report - superfans all - will celebrate his birthday in that annoying way we have of playing lots of his songs as performed by artists who admired & were inspired by him.

That's Sunday from 12 to 1pm on 91.1+107.1fm in Portland & online everywhere at xray dot fm.

This Week In Self Help: September 14 + 16

Don't know why that image is up there. Don't know why people leave things like that up when no self-respecting bird's going to use a birdhouse in such ill-repair.

This was my mostly simple week in radio.

On The Dickenbock Report on XRAY, I celebrated Mae Boren Axton's birthday with many songs she wrote & co-wrote. Listen at XRAY. Listen at Self Help Radio.

On Self Help Radio on KBOO, I played many more bits my friend Russell improvised for the show back in 2017 as "The Rev. Dr. Howard Gently." Listen at KBOO. Listen at Self Help Radio.

On Corporate Standardized Programming, I played lots of new releases. Listen at KBOO (after Self Help Radio). Listen at Self Help Radio.

That was it! Not a lot of cluttering up the airwaves with my nonsense!

Self Help Radio 091625: Howard Gently Year Four Continued Continued

2017 was a good year for Howard Gently. It was a weird year for Self Help Radio. My family (wife & pets) had moved back to Texas but I couldn't find a place for Self Help Radio there but kind folks in Kentucky continued to air it on a station called WLXU. Though my friend Russell lived in the Metroplex, we communicated most commonly on the computer, usually talking all Saturday afternoon long, ending by improvising a bit for the show. It seems Howard Gently showed up on nearly every episode of Self Help Radio that year. Now that Russell is gone, I am profoundly grateful that I have these recordings. & I hope that in sharing them I make you a fraction of the fan I am of him.

These are the 103rd to 114th appearances of Howard Gently on the show, airing starting on September 6 to ending on November 29, 2017. That's an awkward way to write that. Anyway, it's twelve bits plus music from shows that aired between early September & late November 2017. Russell would have tuned 59 years old yesterday. I wish I had done some kind of Howard Gently retrospective in his lifetime.

Listen to the show now either at the KBOO web page or at the Self Help Radio web page. You might need the username SHR & the password selfhelp at the ladder. I started with one of Russell's songs, then played a song from the show & the bit from that show. Details are below.

As Dr Gently would say, "Delighted."

Self Help Radio Howard Gently Year Four Continued Continued Show

"Real Life" Russell Miles _Real Life_

"River Guard" Smog _Knock Knock_

Howard Gently on the theme "Guards"<br>

"John, I'm Only Dancing" David Bowie _The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars_

Howard Gently on the theme "Dancing"<br>

"Lightning Strikes" Klaus Nomi _Klaus Nomi_

Howard Gently on the theme "Lightning"

"Draygo's Guilt" The Fall _The Wonderful & Frightening World Of The Fall_

Howard Gently on the theme "Guilt"<br>

"The Fox In The Snow" Belle & Sebastian _If You're Feeling Sinister_

Howard Gently on the theme "Foxes"<br>

"Memories (Can't Wait)" Talking Heads _The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads_

Howard Gently on the theme "Memories"

"Sad Voice & Mock Face" George Carlin _When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops?_

Howard Gently on the theme "Faces"<br>

"Catblack (The Wizard's Hat)" Tyrannosaurus Rex _Unicorn_

Howard Gently on the theme "Black Cats"<br>

"One Day (At A Time)" John Lennon _Mind Games_

Howard Gently on the theme "One Day"

"President Gas" The Psychedelic Furs _Forever Now_

Howard Gently on the theme "Gas"<br>

"Cosmic Thing" The B-52's _Cosmic Thing_

Howard Gently on the theme "Cosmic Things"

Howard Gently on the theme "Birthdays"

Whither Howard Gently Year Four Continued Continued?

My friend Russell put a few of his favorite Howard Gently bits on a Bandcamp page once upon a time. We had such fun doing this. Tonight's show continues to play all his appearances as that oily fellow in chronological order - all from late 2017. 2017 was a fun year for us - we talked almost every week & Dr. Gently appeared on almost every show. It's why this is the third installment of his bits from 2017. I am glad to celebrate my friend in this way.

That's what's happening on Self Help Radio tonight on KBOO from midnight to 2am - 90.7fm in Portland, kboo dot fm everywhere. Possibly even in the spirit realm!

Preface To Howard Gently Year Four Continued Continued: Here's A Picture Of My Dogs

This week I'm paying tribute to my dear friend Russell once more by playing lots of his appearances as the Rev Dr Howard Gently on my show. I think this is the tenth episode of Howard Gently bits. We're over a hundred of them. I have been listening to them today & they make me laugh out loud still.

One thing I keep meaning to do is to go through my old yearbooks (wherever they might be) & scan some pictures of young Russell. But since I haven't gotten around to doing that - I'll just share a picture of my dogs. I hope that's cool.

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

(image from here)

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):
Listen at KBOO dot fm | Listen at Self Help Radio dot net

Saturday September 7: The Dickenbock Report on XRAY. It was National Beer Lovers Dat.

Listen at XRAY dot fm | Listen at Self Help Radio dot net

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

Listen at KBOO dot fm | Listen at Self Help Radio dot net

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

Listen at KBOO dot fm (after Self Help Radio) | Listen at Self Help Radio dot net

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!

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Beer Lovers Day

September 7 is National Beer Lovers Day. While noon may be a little early in the day to be enjoying a beer, The Dickenbock Report hopes you enjoy reporting - including musical reports - about beer.

That's tomorrow, Sunday, from noon to 1pm, on 91.1+107.1fm in Portland, & online everywhere at xray dot fm. If we're lucky, Dick Dickenbock will tell that story about how he & Foster Brooks used to trade places & no one noticed (for the millionth time).

This Week In Self Help: August 29 + 31 & September 2

Above is a picture of the walls of Edinburgh Castle taken when I visited Scotland in 2016. It's pretty much the only picture of a castle I've ever taken. & since Self Help Radio this week had the theme "Avalon," it's also the closest picture I have that relates to that theme. Otherwise it would be more pictures of mist & fog.

Here's what I was allowed to get away with on the radio this past week:

On XRAY FM on August 29 I subbed an afternoon show, just playing songs & tawking.
Listen at the XRAY website. Listen at the Self Help Radio website.

On XRAY FM on August 31 I had an episode of The Dickenbock Report reporting on National Zoo Awareness Day.

Listen at the XRAY website. Listen at the Self Help Radio website.

On KBOO on September 2 was that aforementioned Self Help Radio episode about Avalon.

Listen at the KBOO website. Listen at the Self Help Radio website.

On KBOO on September 2 as well right after Self Help Radio I had an episode of Corporate Standardized Programming wherein I played lots of new releases.

Listen at the KBOO website (after Self Help Radio). Listen at the Self Help Radio website.

Of course I must remind you that if you listen at the Self Help Radio website you might be asked for a username & password. Those are SHR & selfhelp respectively.

Wisely Portland did not let me be on the radio the remaining 162 hours of the week.