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Saturday, May 01, 2021

Oakland

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When I began to carry a digital camera around with me to take pictures of stuff, I didn't know I was also creating a kind of diary for m...
Friday, April 30, 2021

Aren't These Lovely

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That image above is from this website , which tells us: Illustrations by Kawakami Shiro ( 川上四郎 絵) for the legendary illustrated magazine Kod...
Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Self Help Radio 042721: Indiepop A To Z # 65

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(almost all images found at Discogs .) As I said several times during this week's show, the Indiepop A To Z series was started many year...
Monday, April 26, 2021

Whither Indiepop A To Z # 65?

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(The Perfect Disaster, one of the bands you'll hear tonight. Image from here .) My computer's still being rescued, I'm still stu...
Sunday, April 25, 2021

Preface To Indiepop A To Z # 65: This Is Taking Forever

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There's a picture of my dog Winston, relaxing in the afternoon.  He had a lovely day.  I did not.  Holy hell in a hired hansom my day su...
Saturday, April 24, 2021

Dead Computer Blues

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(image from here .) My computer died on Tuesday morning.  It appeared to be working fine as I did Self Help Radio on Tuesday night.  But whe...
Friday, April 23, 2021

The Films Of Paris

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(image from the IMDb ) This week's Self Help Radio was about Paris, & had lots of interviews with experts on Paris, & if there h...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Self Help Radio 042021: Paris

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  (Me in front of the Eiffel Tower, January 2007) Self Help Radio visited Paris earlier today but at some point in the morning my computer d...
Monday, April 19, 2021

Whither Paris?

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Yes, that is a picture of me kissing Oscar Wilde's grave in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris.  No, I didn't have lipstick on at t...
Sunday, April 18, 2021

Preface To Paris: The Name Of The City

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(Paris was a jerk.  From here . ) There wasn't a lot of research done for this week's show because it's mainly interviews - good...
Saturday, April 17, 2021

Pictures Of Paris, 2007

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It's absolutely true, we walked under the city through the catacombs.  It wasn't pleasant - I felt very strange being in such a conf...
Friday, April 16, 2021

Lost In Paris

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Here's a young(er), short-haired Gary looking at a guidebook waiting for a train in Paris. My beard is almost free of grey, which places...
Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Self Help Radio 041321: A Calm Show

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(Original image here .*) Did Self Help Radio calm down this week?  Had you listened, would you have found the show calm, cool, & collect...
Monday, April 12, 2021

Whither A Calm Show?

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(image from here ) While not exactly known for being lively, Self Help Radio has been accused at times of being "fidgety" & ...
Sunday, April 11, 2021

Preface To A Calm Show: The Shit I Find

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Here's something I found online: "Oddly Satisfying Video That Calms You Down" This is the pitch: "Have you ever seen some...
Saturday, April 10, 2021

Bojingles' Story

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Technically, this is isn't the story of the little dog up there; it's the story of how we met.  I know very little about him.  He wa...
Friday, April 09, 2021

There's A Story About This Little Guy

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That I want to tell but I've run out of time today!  But here's a teaser: a week ago today, he approached us, with no owner in sight...
Tuesday, April 06, 2021

Self Help Radio 040621: Sunflower

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One last sunflower picture from me.  The original was called "sunflower shrine," it's from some private garden I walked past o...
Monday, April 05, 2021

Whither Sunflower?

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This week's Self Help Radio celebrates the sunflower.  Perhaps only second to the rose as the most recognizable of flowers.  & in my...
Sunday, April 04, 2021

Preface To Sunflower: My Favorite Sunflower Pic

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Of the ones I've taken, I mean.  I call this "Sunflower & Moon." This weekend was chaotic for me & I have a story to t...