Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Arizona Day

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June 21st is National Arizona Day! So let's go to Arizona on The Dickenbock Report on XRAY FM. But let's not really go to Arizona. It's already unbearably hot there. We'll stay in comfortable Portland & talk about Arizona & play musical reports about Arizona but we don't really need to go there.

That's tomorrow, Sunday, June 21st, from 11am to 1pm on XRAY FM - 91.1+107.1fm in town & xray dot fm everywhere - even in Arizona, where it's so hot radios actually melt.

This Week In Self Help: June 14 + 16

Did I take that picture of cacti in the desert? Let's pretend I did. This is what I did this week.

June 14th was Flag Day. I played flag songs & talked about Flag Day on The Dickenbock Report on XRAY FM. You can listen to that show here.

On June 16th, there was an episode of Self Help Radio on KBOO with the theme "The Desert." You can listen to that show here. Or you can listen to that show here.

Also on June 16th, there was an episode of Corporate Standardized Programming on KBOO in which I continued Self Help Radio's theme by playing instrumental songs about the desert. You can listen to that show here (after Self Help Radio). Or you can listen to that show here.

That's that!

Self Help Radio 061626: The Desert

These was a heat advisory in Portland this weekend - it got hotter than usual - & it was totally a coincidence that Self Help Radio had the theme "the desert." In case anyone thought I was summoning that hot weather. Nope! I did my time in Texas. I want to live where it's mostly chilly most of the time from now on!

It was fine to spend two hours in the desert tho. You can too! You can listen to the show over at the KBOO website & also at the Self Help Radio website. Most everything that happened on the show is listed below. Just be safe out there. It's the desert after all!

Self Help Radio Desert Show

"Sleepy Desert" Wilmer Watts & The Lonely Eagles _Gastonia Gallop: Cotton Mill Songs & Hillbilly Blues_

"California Desert Blues" Lane Hardin _The Rough Guide To Unsung Heroes Of Country Blues_

"The Desert Song" Kitty Carlisle & Wilbur Evans _The Desert Song_

introduction & definitions

"Lonesome Desert (with The Flairs)" Young Jessie _Don't Happen No More_

"Desert Pete" The Kingston Trio _Sunny Side_

"Night Time On The Desert" Marty Robbins _The Chronogical Classics 1965-1966_

"Desert Rain" Jim Pipkin _Time Is Talking_

"Queen Of The Desert" Jenny Don't & The Spurs _Fire On The Ridge_

interview with survivalist Sam Withers

"Uncle Willie's Desert Museum" Russell Miles _Uncle Willie's Desert Museum_

"The Desert" Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers _It's Time For_

"Time In The Desert" The Go-Betweens _Tallulah_

"Desert Blues" Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell _Cowboy Mambo_

"Desert Kisses" Siouxsie & The Banshees _Kaleidoscope_

interview with celebrity chef Curt Alderman

"Soul Desert" Can _The Singles_

"Burning In The Desert Burning" The Mekons _Natural_

"Soul Desert" Julian Cope _Jehovahkill_

"Desert Shore" Stephen Duffy & The Lilac Time _Runout Groove_

"Desert Bundles" The Bundles _The Bundles_

our favorite librarian Carole stops by

"Desert" Novella _Change Of State_

"Desert Wildflowers" Squirrel Flower _Planet (I)_

"Fire In Desert" Anna Westin _Lev_

"Desert Nights" Sofia Talvik _Center Of The Universe_

conclusion & goodbye

"My Desert" The Jazz Butcher _A Scandal In Bohemia_

"Desert Fun" The Mayfair Set _The Mayfair Set_

Whither The Desert?

That picture above is from Utah. It was taken a little over seven years ago, as we moved from Texas to Oregon, in May of 2019. I shared it on Facebook around that time & of course it came back to me recently as a Facebook memory & I got to thinking about Utah. A goodly portion of Utah is desert & in fact I've camped there, almost thirty years ago, in both Arches & Canyonlands National Parks. I have spent the night in the desert! & it got very cold.

Looking at those pictures - & digging up some others - made me think I should do a show about the desert. & now, about a month later, I guess I'm ready. Ready to spend two more hours in the desert in the middle of the night. I think I'll dress better this time around.

Self Help Radio's show about the desert is on KBOO tonight from midnight to 2am. Listen in Portland at 90.7fm & listen everywhere - maybe even in the desert - at kboo dot fm.

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Preface To The Desert: Do I Have Any Pictures Of The Desert?

No, but I have a picture of a palm tree. I know, they're not unique to deserts. But I guess I don't go to many deserts. So why do a show about deserts? I'll tell you tomorrow.