Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: 1925 (Part II)

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Last week on the Dickenbock Report we explored the year 1925, one hundred years ago, & played music from that year. We also played a snippet of Calvin Coolidge's Inaugural Address, which must've thrilled the Portland listening audience. So let's go back for one more show!

Tomorrow, Sunday, August 3, from noon to 1pm, the Dickenbock Report returns one more time to 1925. Listen in Portland at 91.1+107.1fm, & everywhere at xray dot fm. But not everywhen - no internet & no fm in 1925.

This Week In Self Help July 27 + 29

That's a picture of my favorite tree in Woodstock Park in the spring. I just have no other pictures to share with you about the theme of "at last." But at least I have a pretty picture to share.

On the radio two days this week I have this to report:

On Sunday the 27th on The Dickenbock Report on XRAY FM was the first part of a two-part special report about the year 1925. Listen to it: on the XRAY website | on the Self Help Radio website.

Later Sunday the 27th on KBOO I subbed a show in which I played music from recent reissues on the Guerssen label. KBOO doesn't archive sub shows, but you can see the playlist on Spinitron & you can listen to it on the Self Help Radio website.

Tuesday the 29th on Self Help Radio on KBOO I explored the theme "at last." Listen to it: on the KBOO website | on the Self Help Radio website.

Later Tuesday the 29th on Corporate Standardized Programming on KBOO I played lots of new releases. Listen to it on the KBOO Self Help Radio file linked above or on the Self Help Radio website.

As always, I remind you that you might need a username & password on the Self Help Radio website. I say use SHR & selfhelp respectively if that is the case.

Self Help Radio 072925: At Last

At last! Your package of Self Help Radio has finally arrived! Too bad it's just the regular radio show with another goofy theme. This one is - at last!

In addition to all the songs I talk to my neighbor Chad, who has become president of our homeowners' association at last; & to my friend Jarvis, who has gotten his geography paper published at last. & though I did want to reveal the secret of KBOO at last - some guy name Curt called in. Plus there were lots of songs.

At last you can listen to the at last show - either on the KBOO website or on the Self Help Radio website. If you use the latter, please remember the username SHR & the password selfhelp. Most everything that happened on the show is listed below.

At last I can stop using the phrase at last!

Self Help Radio At Last Show

"At Last! At Last!" Bing Crosby _Through The Years Volume Three 1951-1952_

"Now At Last" Blossom Dearie _Blossom Dearie_

"At Last" Etta James _At Last!_

intro & definitions

"At Last You've Come Back" Eddie Quinteros _Quinteros Au Go-Go!_

"At Last (I Found A Love)" Marvin Gaye _The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 7: 1967_

"Alone At Last" Ruthann Friedman _Hurried Life (Lost Recordings 1965-1971)_

"Weirdsong Of Breaking Through At Last" Principal Edwards Magic Theatre _Dust On The Nettles (A Journey Through The British Underground Folk Scene 1967-1972)_

"Gone At Last" Paul Simon _Still Crazy After All These Years_

interview with my neighbor Chad Mopes

"Peace At Last" The Contents Are _Through You_

"Love Is Gonna Come At Last" Badfinger _Airwaves_

"(It Seems Like) Summer's Here At Last" New Salem Witch Hunters _The New Salem Witch Hunters_

"Time Enough At Last" The Fall _Code: Selfish_

"Alone At Last" Steve Westfield _Hotel Massachusetts_

interview with my friend Jarvis

"Free At Last" Dock Reed & Vera Hall Ward _Goodbye, Babylon_

"Free At Last" Fontella Bass _Rescued: The Best Of Fontella Bass_

"Free At Last" Jackie Day _Change Is Gonna Come: The Voice Of Black America 1963-1973_

"Free At Last" Al Green _Livin' For You_

"At Last I Am Free" Elizabeth Fraser _Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before..._

the secret of KBOO revealed at last Curt calls in

"Waking Up At Last" Damien Youth _Happy_

"At Last" The Dø _A Mouthful_

"My Life At Last" Picture Center _Our True Intent Is All For Your Delight_

"Alive At Last" William The Conqueror _Maverick Thinker_

"Seeing The Real You At Last" Bettye LaVette _Things Have Changed_

conclusion & goodbye

"At Last, At Last" Xiu Xiu _Forget_

"At Last" Leslies _Leslies_

"At Last" Brown Recluse _Evening Tapestry_

"Happy Lovers At Last United" Morrissey _Bona Drag_

"Alone At Last" Ooberman _Running Girl_

Whither At Last?

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Yes, it's another one of those shows. & while I've probably told this story before, I'll tell it again, & maybe I'll tell it differently from the last time, but the story is true.

Once upon a time I was on a mailing list, something social, but before Facebook. I think it sprang from a Usenet group. & I would send to this group tho no one listened to my show the weekend playlist & download link, much like I do on this blog. & because it was a mailing list, occasionally someone would respond.

Usually theme-based shows stick with nouns - people, places, & things - but I had started to do what I am doing now, having the theme be a phrase. Maybe once or twice no one noticed, but after a third time, one of the people on the mailing list - someone I didn't really know - responded by saying, "Do you think Gary has finally lost it?"

At least that's how I remember it. It isn't the first time someone thought it was about time I'd lost my mind. I only now wish I could find that old email & discover that they had written, "Has Gary gone mad at last?"

This show is happening because I heard a bunch of songs using the phrase "at last." That's all. A few of them were the song in the image above. But I'll probably play Etta James' version.

That's happening tonight, midnight to 2am, on 90.7 fm in Portland, at kboo dot fm everywhere. Maybe you will at last listen?

Preface To At Last: Super Villains

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Yes, the theme of the show this week is "at last."

When I think about that phrase, I think about it with an exclamation point, maybe uttered by a super villain - like Dr. Doom above - "I have you at last!" or "I have claimed victory at last!" I blame Stan Lee for my love of such overdramatic writing.

But I have a confession to make - I altered the image above to end with "at last!" If you look close enough, you can see the sloppy photoshop job. I didn't have the time to search through many comics to find the one time Dr. Doom used the phrase "At last!" in a way that would suit me. But it doesn't seem that awkward, right? It fits perfectly with Stan Lee's turgid prose up there, yeah?