Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Self Help Radio 032321: Tourism

(original image here*)

How is tourism doing in the age of Covid-19?  Not well, says this report.  Countries that rely upon tourism as a primary source of revenue (if not the primary source of revenue) say they may never recover from a year in which no one got to be a tourist.  Worry not, Barbados & Seychelles!  Self Help Radio is here to give your nations & others like yours a much needed boost!

Yes, Self Help Radio's show about tourism, which aired last night on the mighty KBOO, & was listened to by at the very least one person (who texted me during the show), has brought much-needed perspective & clarity to everyone's attitudes about tourism.  Yes, if the show did what it meant to do, or even if it didn't, especially since it's not entirely sure what it meant to do, your economies will soon be recovered & you'll be welcoming back those precious tourist dollars.  I mean, the vaccine will help.  But Self Help Radio will push you over the edge!

Hear for yourself: listen to the show at the KBOO website or at the Self Help Radio website.  If you choose the latter, you'll need a username (SHR) & a password (selfhelp).  Lots of stuff happened during the show, including tons of songs, they'll noted below.

The next time you go on a packaged tour, tell 'em Self Help Radio sent you!

Self Help Radio Tourism Show
"The Tourist" The Jags _Evening Standards_
"Tourist" Daddy Caddy _Root Song Book Vol. No. 1_
"Tourist" Julian Casablancas _Phrazes For The Young_

introduction & definitions

"Tourist Boys" Rachel Sweet _The Akron Compilation_
"Heikki's Suburbia Bus Tour" Rodriguez _Coming From Reality_
"Travel Agent" Monty Python _Monty Python's Previous Record_
"Tourist Attraction" The Death Army _Tourist Attraction/Storm Troop 7"_
"Misguided Tour" Skelocrats _No Exceptions_

interview with Hollywood tour guide Denver Smith

"Self Guided Tours" Black Marble _It's Immaterial_
"Tourists" The Intelligence _Vintage Future_
"Totally Tourist" Nels Cline _The Patio Collection Volume 2_
"Case Study: Smithsonian Audio Tours I" Superego _Superego, Vol. 3, Episode 2_
"Tourist Trap" White Rabbits _Fort Nightly_

interview with my youngest friends Alyssa & Jason

"Safe European Home" The Clash _Clash On Broadway_
"Tourist Season" Ringo _Woman A Ginal_
"Directions For Tourists" Todd Barry _Super Crazy_
"At Home He's A Tourist" Gang Of Four _Entertainment!_
"The Tourist" Lady June _Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy_

interview with the most famous tourist in America, Colonel Gerard Jeffries

"Tour Of The World" Damon & Naomi _The Wondrous World Of Damon & Naomi_
"The Lowly Tourist" Loudon Wainwright III _Unrequited_
"Strange Tourist" Fairmont _Liminal Spaces_
"Tourist Information" Tours _Album Of The Year... (That Never Was)_
"English Tourists" Ruck Rover _Good People's Highway_

another installment of Chuck's Happily Unsophisticated Cinema Korner with Chuck talking about movies featuring tourists

"Dreadlock Holiday" 10cc _Bloody Tourists_
"Tourist Trap" Sam Roberts Band _TerraForm_
"Case Study: The Cobblefax Abbey Bus-Along New England Ghost Tour" Superego _Superego Vol. 3, Episode 5_
"Like A Tourist" Of Montreal _False Priest_
"Tourist Town" Marti Jones _Used Guitars_
"Miss Tourist" Lord Kitchener _Klassic Kitchener Volume Two_

our regular idioms segment

"I Hate Tourists" The Freeze _I Hate Tourists_
"Looking For The Tour Guide" The Aggregation _Mind Odyssey_
"Pastel Tourist" Sixteens _Into The Gold Wave Of Future Non Rip-Off!_
"Tourist UFO" Boston Spaceships _Let It Beard_
"The Tortoise & The Tourist" Modest Mouse _Strangers To Ourselves_
"Sky Tourism" The Academy Of Sun _The Quiet Earth_

conclusion & goodbye

"Case Study: The Gorsock Murder Tour" Superego _Superego, Vol. 4, Episode 2_
"7:30 Guided Tour" The Five Americans _The Best Of The Five Americans_
"Tourists From Timenotyet" The Steppes _Destination: Bomp!_

* "The Tourists" by Phil Roeder is licensed under CC BY 2.0

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