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!