Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Scarf Day

September 27 is National Scarf Day & not a moment too soon! It's getting cold in Portland & you're not allowed to wear scarves around here under after National Scarf Day. & just speaking for the Dickenbock Report staff, there was been some very cold necks these past few weeks - especially those of us who ride our bikes to work! Brrrr!

Listen to musical reports & more about scarves tomorrow, Sunday, September 27, from 11am to 1pm on XRAY FM - 91.1+107.1fm in Portland, xray dot fm everywhere. & then go wild with the scarves!

This Week In Self Help: September 18 20 + 22

Above is the collage of releases I played on the Songcircle last week. I didn't get it made in time for the show. I seem to be constantly falling behind these days.

But the past week?

9/18 The Songcircle on KBOO. Lots of new releases. Listen here.

9/20 The Dickenbock Report on XRAY. National Punch Day. Listen here.

9/22 Self Help Radio on KBOO. The theme was "masterpiece." Listen here. Or listen here.

9/22 Corporate Standardized Programming on KBOO. Lots more new releases. Listen here (after Self Help Radio). Or listen here.

Hope I can catch up someday. Know I won't. But hope I can.

Self Help Radio 092226: Masterpiece

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When is a radio show with the theme "masterpiece" almost certain not to be a masterpiece? Why, when that show is Self Help Radio of course!

To be fair, a song about a masterpiece is not necessarily a masterpiece. Although I suppose someone did try that once with a television show featuring plays, so....

You can listen to the show at the KBOO website & at the Self Help Radio website. Nearly everything that happened at the show is listed below.

I think I am done realizing I will never make a masterpiece now. Stupid show themes!

Self Help Radio Masterpiece Show

"Masterpiece" The Temptations _Masterpiece_

introduction & definitions

"Meister's Musical Masterpiece" Len Spencer _Greatest Hits_

"The Devil Made A Masterpiece" Johnny Horton _The Fantastic Johnny Horton_

"The Masterpiece" Johnny Cash _From Sea To Shining Sea_

"When I Paint My Masterpiece (Demo)" Bob Dylan _Another Self Portrait (1969-1971)_

"Masterpiece" Big Thief _Masterpiece_

interview with blogger Walter Cunningham

"Everbody's A Masterpiece" Rasputin Stash _Hidden Stash_

"Masterpiece" Leda Grace _Amazing_

"Portrait Of A Master Piece" The D.O.C. _No One Can Do It Better_

"The Masterpiece (Trailer)" David F. Friedman _The Best Of David F. Friedman_

"A Masterpiece" Stephen Tin Tin Duffy _The Ups & Downs_

interview with director Margo Powers & actor Jeff Heck

"Masterpiece" Jon Langford _Four Lost Souls_

"I Am A Masterpiece" James Vincent McMorrow _The Less I Knew_

"Masterpiece" Ben Harper _Wide Open Light_

"Masterpiece" Old 97's _American Primitive_

"Masterpiece" Janiva Magness _Back For Me_

interview with my art teacher Mr. Krueger

"Little Masterpiece" Mitch Friedman _Game Show Teeth_

"Pop Magic Fantastical Masterpiece" Canadian Invasion _Three Cheers For The Invisible_

"Genetic Masterpiece" Roland Blinn _Chocolates In The Box_

"Speedline Miracle Masterpiece" Tunde Adebimpe _Welcome To Los Santos_

"No Masterpiece Policy" Adam Green _Aladdin_

"They Provide The Paint For The Picture-Perfect Masterpiece That You Will Paint On The Insides Of Your Eyelids" Streetlight Manifesto _99 Songs Of Revolution: Volume One_

conclusion & goodbye

"Olav Heggland's Masterpiece (with Hallvard T. Bjorgum)" David Lindley & Henry Kaiser _The Sweet Sunny North_

"No True Masterpiece Will Ever Be Complete" Kaki King _Glow_

"Masterpiece" Flap _World Of Visions_

Whither Masterpiece?

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At the risk of being boring (I know, too late!), I remind you that most of the ideas for themes for Self Help Radio come because I am always listening to music. Different kinds of music. Sometimes I want to relisten to something I haven't heard for a while. Sometimes something I read or see online sends me down a rabbit hole. This show starts with this album:

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The album Masterpiece by The Temptations. I don't think I had listened to it all the way through before. & I thought as I listened to the almost fourteen-minute-long (!) title track, "Might there be lots of songs called or using the word 'masterpiece'?"

The answer to that is tonight's show. & yeah, I'll play that Temptations song in its entirety.

One this is sure tho - the show won't be a masterpiece. It'll just be another episode of Self Help Radio. Happening at midnight tonight on 90.7fm in town, kboo dot fm everywhere.

Preface To Masterpiece: A Peanuts Cartoon

When I thought about the theme "masterpiece," I had a vague recollection of this Peanuts strip from December 11, 1955. It took some time to find it! It was scanned by me from the Fantagraphics collection. I think you can find the colored version here. Please enjoy.