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Saturday, October 12, 2024

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: A Birthday Celebration

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(I wish I could remember where I found this.) Sadly, no, it's not Dick Dickenbock's birthday, but it is the birthday of a famous Ame...
Friday, October 11, 2024

This Week In Self Help ( Oct 6 + 8 )

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(It's a 1971 Cadillac Coupe Deville. Image from here .) It was a quiet, normal, no-extra-shows-for-Gary week. & it went like this: T...
Tuesday, October 08, 2024

Self Help Radio 100824: 1971 Revisited (The 22nd Anniversary Show)

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(all images from Discogs ) & what an anniversary it was! I discovered that I missed a lot of music from 1971 I adore the first time arou...
Monday, October 07, 2024

Whither 1971 Revisisted (Twenty-Second Anniversary Show)?

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(The twenty-sixth amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution in 1971. Image from here .) It's that time again! Another anniversary. Se...
Sunday, October 06, 2024

Preface To 1971 Revisited (The 22nd Anniversary Show!): Repeat

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(This 1971 events montage courtesy of the Wikipedia .) Self Help Radio began on October 9, 2002. I never in my wildest dreams thought I'...
Saturday, October 05, 2024

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Badger Day

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(image from here *) October 6 is National Badger Day (as if you need to be told). We'll talk about the badger tomorrow on the Dickenbock...
Friday, October 04, 2024

This Week In Self Help (Sept 29 +30 & Oct 1 + 3)

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(image from here ) For some reason, altho I had a radio show about oysters, Otto The Outcast Oyster never came up. Like, at all. Maybe becau...
Tuesday, October 01, 2024

Self Help Radio 100124: Oysters

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(Original image from here *) Hey that was fun! Fun to find songs about oysters, fun to talk about oysters. I'm very sure I wouldn't ...
Monday, September 30, 2024

Whither Oysters?

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(Image from here ) Just to get it out of the way - I did a show about pearls a long time ago. In the fourth year of this show! The playlist ...
Sunday, September 29, 2024

Preface To Oysters: Oyster Cartoon

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From at Skeleton Claw dot com . Yes, this week's show is about oysters. Not necessarily pearls. More tomorrow.
Saturday, September 28, 2024

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Coffee Day

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That photo was taken in Edinburgh, Scotland, in May 2016. Its sentiment is shared however the world over. Which is why tomorrow, September 2...
Friday, September 27, 2024

This Week In Self Help (Sep 22 24 + 26)

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It was another busy week. When will these silly radio stations learn? The Dickenbock Report had a show for Dear Diary Day. I even read from ...
Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Self Help Radio 092424: Spirals

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In a kind of a panic about finding pictures for this blog post, I told my wife, "Spirals are found everywhere in nature! Where can we f...
Monday, September 23, 2024

Whither Spirals?

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Sometime this summer. I was reading an article. About all the spirals in nature. Fibonacci came up a lot. & for a few days afterward I b...
Sunday, September 22, 2024

Preface To Spirals: Not Related At All, Going To See Billy Bragg Tonight

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(image from here ) This is where I'll be in a few hours. I bought my first Billy Bragg record in Austin the day before I went back to Ga...
Saturday, September 21, 2024

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: Dear Diary Day

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September 22 is Dear Diary Day. In his long career, Dick Dickenbock has kept a diary of all his fantastical news moments. We will report on ...
Friday, September 20, 2024

This Week In Self Help (Sep 15 + 17)

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(It's Aunt Melba. Find more here .) Another busy week but lucky for Portland radio listeners just confined to two days. The Dickenbock R...
Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Self Help Radio 091724: Howard Gently Year Three, Continued

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There's not a lot to add when it comes to series in multiple parts. This is another collections of improvised bits featuring my late fri...
Monday, September 16, 2024

Whither Howard Gently Year Three, Continued?

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That picture above was taken in Chicago in 2018. I probably sent it to Russell. It was always funny to see his name on signs & things li...
Sunday, September 15, 2024

Preface To Howard Gently Year Three, Continued: Sad Song On A Broken Guitar

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This week's show continues sharing bits by my friend Russell who appeared on my show as the Rev Dr Howard Gently for many years. I knew ...