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Saturday, February 11, 2023

Steely Albini

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(image from this place ) This article - which is just about a series of tweets - made the rounds on Facebook a couple days back. The article...
Friday, February 10, 2023

4101

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A couple days & one post late - Tuesday's show recap was the 4100th post on this blog. I wasn't entirely aware of it - maybe I j...
Tuesday, February 07, 2023

Self Help Radio 020723: Speech

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This one is all over the place. Initially conceived of as a show full of speeches, it took a turn somewhere & decided to be about speech...
Monday, February 06, 2023

Whither Speech?

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(image from here ) Self Help Radio's theme tonight is "speech." But what does that mean? Will there be speeches? Will there be...
Sunday, February 05, 2023

Preface To Speech: Speech Balloons

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(by Art Spiegelman - found here ) As a super comics nerd, I love the idea of speech balloons. Says the Wikipedia , Speech balloons (also spe...
Saturday, February 04, 2023

Bluto Update

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The kitten we adopted three weeks ago today, whom we named Bluto, has been a bright spot in our lives. He is incredibly good-natured, not in...
Friday, February 03, 2023

The Adventures Of Mr. Greedy

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(No, not this Mr. Greedy! Image from here .) Oh wow I had the excellent good fortune to have on this week some great Portland improv artists...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Self Help Radio 013123: Greed

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(The original Bruegel print is here .) One thing you should know about Self Help Radio's show about greed is that I never sampled that s...
Monday, January 30, 2023

Whither Greed?

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(image from here .) Sometimes, after long talks, I take some time to think about what was talked about. A common themes in recent conversati...
Sunday, January 29, 2023

Preface To Greed: Hardly Ever Been Greedy

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(Here's a picture of Greedo, from here .) It may be self-serving to say I've never been greedy. I even was going to title this post ...
Saturday, January 28, 2023

Tom Verlaine

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(image from here ) It's been hard processing Tom Verlaine's death today. Mainly I have been listening to his music & thinking ab...
Friday, January 27, 2023

Jury Duty Postscript

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(image from here ) After two & half days of tedium, I was not chosen for a jury.  Here is what I wrote on Facebook: Released from jury d...
Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Self Help Radio 012423: Examples

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Here, without you asking, is an example of a radio show. Not just any radio show. An episode of Self Help Radio. In fact, the show contains ...
Monday, January 23, 2023

Whither Examples?

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(image from here ) You have heard me complain before about the length of my show. I don't think it should be three hours long. But it is...
Sunday, January 22, 2023

Preface To Examples: Jury Duty

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(This could be me! Image from here .) It's true. Your humble deejay has been called for jury duty. I report to the Central County Courth...
Saturday, January 21, 2023

The Movies In 1987

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(image from the IMDb ) On this week's show - which featured some of my favorite music from 1987 - our resident cinephile Chuck interrupt...
Friday, January 20, 2023

55

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(image from here ) Today I turned fifty-five years old. It's a cliché to say that one doesn't feel one's age, but I know I look ...
Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Self Help Radio 011723: 1987

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(all image from Discogs ) Wow, that was a radio show I might've done in 1987! But there's so much more to cover that I love from tha...
Monday, January 16, 2023

Whither 1987?

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(image from here ) Maybe I'll play something from that JAMMS record above tonight. I certainly enjoyed it in 1987! Every year around my ...
Sunday, January 15, 2023

Preface To 1987: A Few More Stories About That Year

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A selfie from 1987 It seems I won't have a lot of time & space for telling 1987 stories. Adopting a cat waylaid me. But. I think I c...