Self Help Radio 072622: Ponies

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Looking around the interwebs, I couldn't find an answer to the question, What do kids want more, a dog or a pony?  I can say with confidence that as a kid, I wanted both, & a cat, & a snake, & a turtle too if possible.  That I would not have taken very good care of them is not something my family was prepared to tell me, so they opted not to get me any of those.  Also, we were very poor.  We lived in apartments.  A dog would be hard enough - a pony would have been miserable.  If not impossible.

The best I can have now, & maybe you too, is a radio show about ponies.  Luckily there are lots of songs about ponies & I was able to talk to lots of folks about pony-related subjects (see below).  While I somehow couldn't fit in any songs referencing dog & pony shows, I did have a few cowboy & cowgirl tunes as well as some ponytail songs.  & at least one "one trick pony" song.  But the star of the show was that diminutive creature which seems so much sweeter & cuter than the average horse.  Oh damn it all!  I still want a pony!

Listen to the show now either at the KBOO website or at the Self Help Radio website.  At the SHR website you'll need a username & a password, which are SHR & selfhelp.  Every song I play & what happens during the show is noted below.

Saddle up!

Self Help Radio Ponies Show

"Pony Time" Chubby Checker _Let's Twist Again (The World Of Chubby Checker)_

"Ride Your Pony" Betty Harris _The Lost Queen Of New Orleans Soul_

"I Want A Pony" Krause _No Guts, No Glory_

introduction & definitions

"Little Pony" Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross _Sing A Song Of Basie_

"Pony In The Night" Ed Schrader's Music Beat _Nightclub Daydreaming_

"Pony" Annette Peacock _I'm The One_

"Pony" Tom Waits _Mule Variations_

"Stone Pony Blues" Charley Patton _Complete Recordings 1929-1934_

interview with my friend Jarvis, who has a pony

"Pony Tail" T-Bone Walker _The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954_

"Pony Tail Girl" Glenn Garrison _Bison Bop: The Bop That Never Stopped - For A Real Rockin' Cat Volume 7_

"Ponytails" Anna Oxygen _All Your Faded Things_

"Ponytail" Pins _Hot Slick_

"White Horse" Laid Back _...Keep Smiling_

our favorite librarian Carole comes by to talk about pony books

"Mysterious Pony" Emperor Penguin _Mysterious Pony_

"Art School Pony" Tennis Pro _Are You There God? It's Me, Tennis Pro_

"Hey Pony" Hédika _Belles! Belles! Belles! 1961-1968_

"I Want A Pony" Candypants _Candypants_

"I Want A Pony" Amanda Applewood _I Love Boys_

interview with new Pony Express founder Mark Vega

"(Blame It) On the Pony Express" Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon _Soul Survivor_

"Pony Express" Jack Frost _Snow Job_

"A Cowboy's Best Friend Is His Pony" Wilf Carter _Cowboy Songs_

"My Poncho Pony" Patsy Montana _Flowers In The Wildwood (Women In Early Country Music 1923-1939)_

"Pony Blues" Son House _The Original Delta Blues_

our resident cinephile Chuck stops by to talk about movies featuring ponies

"Pony St." Elvis Costello _Brutal Youth_

"Ponyoak" Kleenex Girl Wonder _Graham Smith Is The Coolest Person Alive_

"Pony Song" Salem 66 _Salem 66_

"Red Pony" The Triffids _Treeless Plain_

"New Pony" Bob Dylan _Street-Legal_

interview with Clay Brony, pony ride entrepreneur

"Saddle My Pony" Howlin' Wolf _The Chronological Howlin' Wolf 1952-1953_

"My Rifle, My Pony, & Me" Elle Belga _Little Darla Has A Treat For You V.27: Eternal Spring Edition_

"Dig A Pony" The Beatles _Let It Be_

"Little Pony" BMX Bandits _Serious Drugs: The Creation Anthology_

"Tony The Pony" Morrissey _The HMV/Parlophone Singles 88-95_

conclusion & goodbye

"Pony Club" The Limp _Can't Stop It! Australian Post-Punk 1978-1982_

"Mister, Would You Please Help My Pony?" Ween _Chocolate & Cheese_

"Waltz For Pony" Boy _Mutual Friends_

"Little Abigail & The Beautiful Pony" Shel Silverstein _A Light In The Attic_

"One Trick Ponies" Kurt Vile _Bottle It In_

"Pony Ony O" Mean Lady _Love Now_