Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Self Help Radio 021621: Souvenirs

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You've visited.  You had your experience.  Now it's time to get a souvenir!  What kind of souvenir do you want?  There's a shop with some things.  Also there are craftspeople who make stuff, they're over there.  Oh! A tee shirt!  I'll bet you can find a tee shirt!  Or there's one of those people who'll draw you in a grotesque manner.  That's fun!  They're all souvenirs.  They're all keepsakes, mementos to remember that you were here.  Things to display or show.  Just pick one!  Or two!

Or you know what?  Why not just listen to a radio show about souvenirs?  There are lots of songs about souvenirs & there are interviews with people who run souvenir shops & stuff like that on the very same show!  It turns out that this week's Self Help Radio is about souvenirs!  What?  No way!  It's true!

The show is in two handy places depending on where you want to listen.  You can go to the Self Help Radio KBOO page, it's there.  You can also listen at the Self Help Radio website, where you'll need a username & password, which are SHR & selfhelp.  There are playlists at both places but below are details about what you'll hear in-between the songs.

Sorry we don't have any keychains with your name on them!

Self Help Radio Souvenirs Show
"Souvenirs" John Prine _Diamonds In The Rough_
"Souvenirs Of A Heartbreak" Thelma Jones _Second Chance: The Complete Barry & Columbia Recordings_
"Souvenirs" The Concretes _Hey Trouble_

introduction & definitions

"Souvenir From A Dream" Tom Verlaine _Tom Verlaine_
"From Souvenirs To Souvenirs" The Three Degrees _A Toast Of Love_
"Souvenirs" Architecture In Helsinki _Fingers Crossed_
"Lembranças" As Mercenárias _The Beginning Of The End Of The World: Brasilian Post-Punk 1982-88_
"Souvenir Of Mexico" The Silvertones _Silver Bullets_

interview with Graceland souvenir shop proprietor Daniel Black

"I Always Get A Souvenir" Tommy Collins _Blackcat_
"Among My Souvenirs" Judy Garland _Alone_
"Souvenir Of Summer" Bill Pritchard _Jolie_
"Tears & Souvenirs" The Stylistics _Thank You Baby_
"Souvenir" Saxophone _Souvenir_

interview with local entrepreneur Regis Regis

"Sad Souvenirs" The Four Tops _The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 5: 1965_
"Souvenirs" The Drifters _Let The Boogie-Woogie Roll (Greatest Hits 1953-1958)_
"Souvenir d'Afrique" Boulpik _Konpa Lakay_
"Souvenir" Almadrava _All You Left Us_
"Souvenirs" Gretchen Peters _Trio_

interview with the Rev Dr Howard Gently

"Souvenir Souvenir (Part 1)" Kuruki _TV Scape_
"A Terrible Souvenir" Bricolage _Bricolage_
"Souvenirs Of Stefan" Dana Gillespie _Foolish Seasons_
"Souvenir" Pink Martini _Je Dis Oui!_
"Souvenir" AgesandAges _Alright You Restless_

interview with souvenir skeptic Dr. Frederick Smoot

"(Thanks For The) Summer Souvenirs" Bill Haley & His Comets _The Decca Years & More_
"Les Souvenirs Les Souvenirs" France Cartigny _France Cartigny_
"Souvenir Souvenir" Stereo Total _Oh Ah_
"Le Temps Des Souvenirs" Françoise Hardy _Françoise Hardy_
"Souvenir D'Italie" Connie Francis _The Italian Collection Volume Two_
"Souvenir" Valley Below _Running Rites_

three souvenir haiku from Polish poet Jadwiga Lukasz

"Broken Heart For A Souvenir" Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys _Faded Love 1947-1973_
"Souvenirs & Californian Memories" Billie Jo Spears _Faded Love_
"Goner w/ Souvenir" Richard Buckner _Since_
"Pictures Are My Only Souvenirs" Peter Courtney _Guys Go Pop! Volume II 1966-1967_
"Souvenirs Of Summertime" The Rays _30 Original Golden Oldies_
"Souvenirs" Shout Out Louds _Ease My Mind_

conclusion & goodbye

"Les Portes Du Souvenir" Les Nubians _Princesses Nubiennes_
"Souvenir Souvenir" Oswald Kouame _Gninfangui_
"Tristes Souvenirs" Molly Johnson _Messin' Around_
"Souvenirs" J Fernandez _Many Levels Of Laughter_
"Souvenir Of 1969" The Thieves _Soul Thief 12"_
"Souvenirs" Barbara Evans _Rockin' Boppin' Girls_

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