Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Play Tennis Day

It comes as no surprise to the avid tennis player & fan that, in the last month of winter, when everyone decides to play tennis, we celebrate National Play Tennis Day. So of course Dick Dickenbock, who regularly gets kicked out of tennis clubs, wants us to explore tennis in our hourlong newsmagazine.

The first serve happens at noon tomorrow. The Dickenbock Report 12-1pm on 91.1+107.1fm at tennis courts all over Portland, xray dot fm everywhere.

This Week In Self Help (February 14 16 + 21)

It was a mostly quiet week for me, I just did the shows I was supposed to do, except for one I did for Valentine's Day a week ago. I decided not to overachieve this week. I wanted to spend some time listening to music instead of making radio shows. But here's what I did do.

Reminder: all the links to shows on the Self Help Radio website may need a username & a password. Those are SHR & selfhelp respectively.

That Valentine's Day show I mentioned - in which every song was named "Love" - is available at the Self Help Radio website - click here. It's not available at the KBOO website because it was a sub show, but you can see the playlist on Spinitron - click here. Or at the Self Help Radio website - click here.

For the Dickenbock Report I played lots of Otis Blackwell's songs because it was his birthday. To listen on the XRAY website - click here. To listen on the Self Help Radio website - click here.

On Self Help Radio, the theme was "vacancy" - like the vacant motel pictured above. To listen on the KBOO website - click here. To listen on the Self Help Radio website - click here.

Finally, for this week's episode of Corporate Standardized Programming, I played songs by artists who died in November of 2024. It's part of the KBOO file linked above, but you can also listen on the Self Help Radio website as a stand-alone show - click here.

That was the week that was that week.

Self Help Radio 021825: Vacancy

"Vacancy" is a word most associated with hotels but did you know if wasn't until the third decade of the 20th century that it was used to mean that? That's the sort of useless fact you'll hear on this week's episode of Self Help Radio, which had the theme "vacancy."

But those aren't the only vacancies you'll hear about - heck, there's an entire set devoted to vacant lots. Plus the regular interviews & occasional interstitial nonsense. If you have a "vacancy" in your listening schedule, a show about vacancy might fit right in. Okay, I'll let myself out.

Listen now at either the KBOO website or at the Self Help Radio website. If you listen at the latter, you may need this: username SHR, password selfhelp. Most everything that happens on the show - except the interstitial nonsense - is noted below.

Well dang I can't think of a punny "vacancy" way to end this.

Self Help Radio Vacancy Show

"Vacancy" Harry Chapin _Verities & Balderdash_

"Vacancy" Joseph Arthur _Vacancy_

"Vacancy" Anthony Jay Sanders _I Will Be The One Who Goes_

introduction & definitions

"No Vacancy" Merle Travis _The History Of Country & Western Music_

"No Vacancy" Pinky Bluel _Take Me As I Am - Single_

"No Vacancy" Neil Sedaka _Oh Carol: The Complete Recordings 1956-1966_

"Vacancy - No Vacancy" The Firesign Theatre _How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All_

"No Vacancy" The Disciplines _Smoking Kills_

"No Vacancy" The Ar-Kaics _In This Time_

interview with philosopher Chaykin

"Vacant Lot" The Auteurs _Lenny Valentino_

"Vacant Lot" The Growlers _City Club_

"Vacant Lot" The Last Names _Wilderness_

"Saddest Vacant Lot In All The World" Grandaddy _Sumday_

"Vacant Lot" Dengue Fever _The Deepest Lake_

interview with theater director Natalie Jacobs

"Pretty Vacant (feat. Rosie Flores)" Solal _The Moonshine Sessions_

"Heaven Has No Vacancy" Lindi Ortega _Cigarettes & Truckstops_

"The Vacated Pool" Edwin Torres _Holy Kid_

"Vacate My Space" The Soup Dragons _This Is Our Art_

"Vacant Stare" Emma Pollock _In Search Of Harperfield_

interview with realtor Jeffrey Thomas

"Situation Vacant" The Kinks _Something Else By The Kinks_

"Situations Vacant" The Cravats _Messthetics # 7: UK '78-81 'D.I.Y.' From The Letter 'C'_

"Situation's Vacant" Jimmy Pursey _Imagination Camouflage_

"Vacant Night Sky" Mecca Normal _Sitting On Snaps_

"Vacant" Artsick _Fingers Crossed_

conclusion & goodbye

"The Vacant Chair" Tennessee Ernie Ford _Sings Songs Of The Civil War_

"Vacant Moan" O'Death _Broken Hymns Limbs & Skin_

"Vacancy" Farewood _Wings Of Gold_

Whither Vacancy?

(photo by b d from here)

Honestly, I am such a fan of empty spaces, vacant lots, & abandoned buildings that I am surprised it has taken me this long to explore this topic on the show. Currently there are two buildings in our neighborhood that have either recently been demolished or are in the process of being demolished. One is now a vacant lot, but will soon have a few townhouses crammed into it.

But there are long-term vacant lots in my neighborhood too on which properties are continually promised/threatened to be built. There are also home which I am certain have been vacant for a very long time - walking by them on dogwalks, I look for holes in the ceiling, broken glass, signs of the world - or humans - finding their way in. During the pandemic we got to witness the porch of one of those homes crumble over the course of several days. That's thrilling to me - like being involved in something usually geological.

It's not just lots & buildings that are vacant that we'll hear songs & talk about tonight - there are always vacant stares too! & the mind can be quite vacant. & sometimes a place is happy to tell you it has a vacancy - hoping you'll fill it.

Self Help Radio's show about vacancy happens tonight on KBOO from midnight to 2am on 90.7fm in Portland & online everywhere at kboo dot fm. & KBOO always has a vacancy for you!

Preface To Vacancy: Pretty Vacant

(image from Discogs)

Sadly I don't have a cool story about discovering the Sex Pistols. I was younger than ten when punk happened & even American punk bands like the Ramones weren't played on American radio, so my first impressions of punks were from the representations one might have seen in that Quincy episode.

Indeed, I imagined punk rock was more like the hardcore punk happening in the United States than what it actually was: just a raw reimagining or reassertion of rock & roll. & that was made clear to me in the fall of 1986, when I first saw Sid & Nancy.

As is often the case with me & music, I was very easily able to distance myself from the events portrayed (correctly or not) in the movie & the music itself. Once I got a copy of the only Sex Pistols record, I absorbed the music & lyrics separate from the movie. It's how I relate to music - pretty personally.

The point is, though, it wasn't a very cool way to be introduced to the Sex Pistols. The movie didn't contextualize the punk movement very well - I would learn more actually listening to the music, which I began exploring immediately afterward.

An interesting observation - I discovered postpunk before punk. I suppose it's much more confusing these days. Especially with sampling! But I just wanted to confess that the first time I heard "Pretty Vacant" wasn't on the radio or because I was somehow involved in the punk movie. It was in a biopic that is of dubious historicity. That's all. 

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: Otis Blackwell's Birthday

(image from the Wikipedia)

One of the architects of what we now call rock & roll, Otis Blackwell, was born on February 16, 1931. According to the Wikipedia, "Blackwell composed more than a thousand songs, garnering worldwide sales of close to 200 million records." On his birthday, therefore, we'll listen to the songs he wrote as performed by musicians inspired not just by him, but also the original artists who first recorded his songs.

That's tomorrow, February 16, from noon to 1pm, on 91.1+107.1fm in Portland, & online everywhere at xray dot fm. Don't be cruel, please tune in. Or else the Dickenbock Report staff will be all shook up.

This Week In Self Help (February 9 10 11 + 13)

My cats are very affectionate with one another.

My wife told me this week I am dealing with the anxiety & trauma of how fucked-up our country is by making lots of radio shows. If that is true, I am sorry. But this week I was on the radio a lot & I'll understand if you can't forgive me for that.

Sunday - the 9th - the Dickenbock Report reported on National Pizza Day.

Listen at XRAY dot fm. Or listen at Self Help Radio dot net.*

Monday - the 10th - I subbed for an hour on KBOO before Self Help Radio.
KBOO doesn't archive sub shows. But you can listen at Self Help Radio dot net.*
You can see the playlist for that show here.

Tuesday - the 11th - Self Help Radio's Valentine Show for 2025 was about affection.

Listen at KBOO dot fm. Or listen at Self Help Radio dot net.*

Also Tuesday - the 11th - Corporate Standardized Programming played lots of new releases.

It's included on the Self Help Radio KBOO recording.
But you can listen to the show on its own at Self Help Radio dot net.

Finally Thursday - the 13th - I played a lot of reggae on KBOO for a sub show.

KBOO doesn't archive sub shows as I've said. But you can listen at Self Help Radio dot net.*

You can see the playlist for that show here.

Is that it? Oh I hope so. Happy Valentine's Day!

* If needed, use the username SHR & password selfhelp to access.

Self Help Radio 021125: Valentine's Day 2025 - Affection

Just in time for Valentine's Day! Or - a little early for Valentine's Day! It's Self Help Radio's Valentine's Day show for the year 2025. There were many songs called "Love & Affection" - lots of them covers of either the jazz standard or the Joan Armatrading song - that it occurs to me that the two are separate - you can love someone without being affectionate toward them, & you can have affection for someone without really loving them. But it seems the consensus that the two together make the best combination, & I hope you have a lot of both this Valentine's Day.

In any event - you can listen to this anytime, not just some arbitrary holiday. You can listen to it on the KBOO website. Or you can listen to it on the Self Help Radio website. If you choose the latter, you may need this info: username SHR password selfhelp. Lots of stuff happens on the show, most of it is noted below.

Happy Valentine's Day you affectionate fool!

Self Help Radio Valentine's Day Affection Show

"Sweet Affection" Sarah Vaughan _The Magic Of Sarah Vaughan_

"True Affection" Byron Johnson _The Fifties: Rockabilly Fever_

"Affection" Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers _Back In Your Life_

introduction & definitions

"Object Of My Affection" The Boswell Sisters _Shout, Sister, Shout!_

"Just A Little Fond Affection (Buddy Stewart, vocal)" Gene Krupa & His Orchestra _1945_

"Girls Need Love & Affection" The Marvelettes _Love & Affection (More Motown Girls)_

"Soul Affection" The Interpretations _All Night Soul Stomp! Dancefloor Boogaloo Romp!_

"Love & Affection" Joan Armatrading _Joan Armatrading_

Kim & Katy call in.

"Fond Affections" This Mortal Coil _It'll End In Tears_

"Love & Affection" The Triffids _In The Pines_

"Public Displays Of Affection" Morcheeba _Charango_

"True Affection" Father John Misty _I Love You Honeybear_

"Losing Your Affection" Future Bible Heroes _Eternal Youth_

Emory & Charlton call in

"Affection Rejected" The Records _Smashes, Crashes, & Near Misses_

"Schoolgirl Affection" Toothpaste 2000 _Va Va Voom!_

"If You Want Affection" Red Sleeping Beauty _Kristina_

"A Crumb Of Your Affection" Linda Smith _Till Another Time: 1988-1996_

"New Affections" The Silly Pillows _New Affections_

Our resident cinephile Chuck stops by.

"Affection" Zap Mama _Supermoon_

"Stolen Affection" Etta James _Stickin' To My Guns_

"Seasonal Affection Disorder" The Receptionists _The Last Letter_

"Pure Affection" Eternal Summers _Prisoner EP_

"The Object Of Your Affections" The Harvest Ministers _Orbit_

conclusion & goodbye

"I Want Love & Affection (Not The House Of Correction)" Nathaniel Mayer _Village Of Love_

"Savage Affection" The Holocaust _Tutti Frutti_

"Crumbs Of Affection" Pitchblende _Gygax!_

"True Affection" The Blow _Paper Television_

Whither Affection? (It's A Valentine's Day Show!)

(image by Seebangnow from here)

Oh gosh I guess I answered the question above. Why is this week's show about affection? Because it's a Valentine's Day show & it has to be about something.

Previous Valentine's Day show topics include Boyfriends, Crushes, Dating, Falling In Love, Famous Lovers, Flirting, Girlfriends, Hate, The Heart, Heartbreak, Jealousy, Love, Love Is..., Love Songs, Lovesick, Make You Mine, Roses, Sweethearts, True Love, & Valentines. Like with my Halloween show, I have a new theme for each Valentine's Day. This year it will be affection.

The world does seem to lack affection these days. Chances are I thought of this theme some time last while listening to Jonathan Richman, whose song "Affection" I'll play tonight. It does seem like a particularly Valentine's Day theme.

That's right, tonight! From midnight to 2am! On 90.7fm & kboo dot fm. & you still have time to plan stuff for Valentine's Day!

Preface To Affection: How Important Is Affection?

(it says copyright Matt Groening dude)

How the hell should I know? I thought I'd look at the answers from the people who answer questions like this at Quora.

Cupid's Queen sez:

Affection is important in a relationship because it helps to create a strong bond between two people. It is a way to show love, care, and respect for one another. Affection can also help to reduce stress, build trust, and strengthen communication. It is an important part of any healthy relationship.

Ahana Ghosh sez:

You can say it is the backbone of a relationship without love or affection a relationship can't work out. Love or affection is something that a girl or a boy wants from his/her lover. That's the only thing that give them the power to fight against each and every evil eyes.

Lyne Bergeron sez:

If u love someone , u have a relationship. If u don't there is NO relationship. Love makes a relationship. That is what keeps us in a couple. Bcz we love each other for a tons of reasons . We trust that person, we share everything , we support each other, we compromise, we are a team . Love grows with time and the amount of time we spend together. We communicate good and understand each other. Etc etc this love and u have a relationship . That's it.

Finally, Melissa Kaye sez:

Love is important for relationships for various reasons, in the theory of evolution love was an aid for reproduction, which of course prepetuated the species. In more modern terms love makes living with another person easier, makes communication better, gives you more empathy for your partner, and it makes sex better and hopefully helps a person feel safe and secure while feeling vulnerable.

Love is a powerful emotion and necessary for not just romantic relationships. It's also important for friendship and family bonds.

To be fair, I don't really understand how Quora works so some of these might have been answers to other questions. But I do know people who really, really love to answer questions like these. They like to be an authority. & I confess I like using other people's thoughts on this blog. Every once in a while I get a weird unsolicited email from someone offering to write articles "for my website." Which doesn't feature articles. But maybe I can get them to answer questions like this for my blog. If I remember the next time I get one of those letters.

Do I think affection is important? Sure. But I think that's why I have pets.

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: National Pizza Day

It's actually surprising that there's a National Pizza Day because quite frankly every day is Pizza Day in my world. However, The Dickenbock Report will report on pizzas on their official national day & what the hell we'll throw in some musical reports about pizza as well.

Happening Sunday noon to 1pm on 91.1+107.1fm in Portland & online everywhere at xray dot fm.

Sending pizza to the XRAY studios while the show is airing is strongly encouraged.

This Week In Self Help (January 31 & February 2, 3, + 4)

(image from the Wikipedia)

Whew that was a busy week. I am still writing apology letters! Can I mention at the outset that if you listen to a show on the Self Help Radio website, you might have to - at least once - enter the username SHR & the password selfhelp to access the file? So I don't have to mention it again? Cool. Thank you.

Friday January 31st I subbed the Songcircle on KBOO. Played lots of new releases.
Listen at the KBOO website. Or! Listen at the Self Help Radio website.

Sunday February 2 on the Dickenbock Report I played lots of songs about sneezing because it was The Record Of A Sneeze Day for reals.
Listen at the XRAY website. Or! Listen at the Self Help Radio website.

Monday February 3 on KBOO I subbed a show & played lots of electronica from 2005.
KBOO doesn't archive some subbed shows but you can listen at the Self Help Radio website.

The playlist is here.

Tuesday February 4 on KBOO there was an episode of Self Help Radio with the theme Nickels.
Listen at the KBOO website. Or! Listen at the Self Help Radio website.

Finally! After Self Help Radio, there was an episode of Corporate Standardized Programming in which I played music by artists we lost in October & November of last year.

It's on the KBOO file with Self Help Radio above. Or! Listen to the show alone at the Self Help Radio website.

That's that. It was too much I know. But that is that.

Self Help Radio 020425: Nickels

Just to let you know: there were very few nickels harmed in the making of this radio show. Just the one above, marred by the Self Help Radio logo. The show has the utmost respect for nickels. Nothing like the scorn the world has for pennies.

At this point, I have nothing else to say about nickels. Two hours of music & talk did it. You can listen & find out. The show is currently at the KBOO website. It's also at the Self Help Radio website. Remember you need to use SHR as a username & selfhelp as a password to access that latter file. Anyway, everything that happened on the show (more or less) is noted below.

Nickel nickel nickel!

Self Help Radio Nickel Show

"Nickel Wine" Dave Bartholomew _Gettin' Funky: The Birth Of New Orleans R & B_

"Once Upon A Nickel (with Ray Bolger)" Ethel Merman _The World Is Your Balloon_

"(Put Another Nickel In) Music! Music! Music!" Teresa Brewer _The Best Of Teresa Brewer_

introductions & definitions - featuring the Definition-O-Tron 3000

"Nickel Song" Melanie _The Good Book_

"A Nickel For The Fiddler" Guy Clark _Old No. 1_

"Buffalo Nickel" Shovels & Rope _Little Seeds_

"The Seven-Cent Nickel" Groucho Marx _Horse Feathers/Animal Crackers_

"A Nickel & A Nail" O.V. Wright _A Nickel & A Nail & Ace Of Spades_

interview with animator Xenia Fillmore

"Nickel's Worth Of Liver Blues: No. 2" Edith North Johnson _Charley Patton: Complete Recordings 1929-1934_

"No Woman No Nickel" Bumble Bee Slim _1931-1937_

"Jimmy Had A Nickel (vocal, Dick Robertson)" Clarence Williams & His Orchestra _1933-1934_

"'Taint That Good (Like A Nickel Made Of Wood)" Fats Waller _The Cream Of Fats Waller II_

"Drop A Nickel In The Slot" Three Bits Of Rhythm _Even More Mellow Cats 'N' Kittens (Hot R&B & Cool Blues 1945-1951)_ 

"Nickel Plated Baby" Amos Milburn _The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Amos Milburn_

interview with activist Tyler Polk

"Nickels & Dimes" Scott Fagan _South Atlantic Blues_

"Nickel-Dime Mind" The People's Victory Orchestra & Chorus _Victory Gardens_

"(I Love) Nickels & Dimes" Robbie Fulks _Country Love Songs_

"Nickels & Dimes" The Wedding Present _Search For Paradise: Singles 2004-2005_

"Nickels & Dimes" Dougie Poole _The Rainbow Wheel Of Death_

interview with musician James Pierce

"I Wish I Had A Nickel" Red Foley _Old Shep (The Red Foley Recordings 1933-1950)_

"A Nickel Piece Of Candy" Jim Reeves _The Jim Reeves Way_

"Give Me Another Roll Of Nickels" Rod Creagh _Give Me Another Roll Of Nickels_

"If I Had A Nose Full Of Nickels" Lou Carter _Louie's Love Songs_

"On The Nickel" Tom Waits _Heartattack & Vine_

conclusion & goodbye

"Nickel Bags" Digable Planets _Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time & Space)_

"Tape A Nickel To The Tonearm" The Ben Vaughn Quintet _Pièce De Résistance_

"Nickel Romeo" Bangles _Doll Revolution_

"Wooden Nickels" Eels _Daisies Of The Galaxy_

"Nickel Bag Of Blue" Blue Sandelwood Soap _Loring Park Love-Ins_

Whither Nickels?

(image from here)

Hm, a radio show about nickels. I'm certain there's been a Self Help Radio episode about pennies. & I've done a radio show about dollars. No quarters? No dimes? I suppose then it's fair to have a show about nickels.

The truth is, I have no idea why I am doing a show about nickels. Money shows are usually saved for pledge drives. But maybe nickels are too small a number? Thought to be too trifling? When you're asking for the big bucks? In any event, I think tonight's show is about nickels.

You heard me! Midnight to 2am on 90.7fm here in Portland, kboo dot fm everywhere.

Preface To Nickel: Nickel Factz

(image from the Wikipedia)

Fuck yeah the Nickel Institute tells us:

Nickel is a metallic element with a silvery-white, shiny appearance. It is the fifth-most common element on earth & occurs extensively in the earth's crust & core. Nickel, along with iron, is also a common element in meteorites. Nickel occurs naturally in soil & water. It is also an essential nutrient for plants. 

It continues:

While the concentration of nickel in the earth's crust is 80 parts per million, the earth's core consists mainly of a nickel-iron alloy.
Then it adds in all caps:

NICKEL IS THE FIFTH-MOST COMMON ELEMENT ON EARTH

Holy shit. Okay, I'll do a radio show about it all right?

Damn.

Coming Up Tomorrow On The Dickenbock Report: The Record Of A Sneeze Day

(an early Winsor McCay comic strip - found here)

February 2 is The Record Of A Sneeze day. It has something to do with the first time a sneeze was filmed. We haven't finished our research yet. We haven't really started, really. Ironically, while we were looking into sneezes, we got a cold. It's been pretty sneezy around here.

Please tune in to XRAY tomorrow, Sunday, February 2, from 12-1pm for reporting on sneezes. That's on 91.1+107.1fm in town, & online at xray dot fm. We prefer "gesundheit" to "bless you" thanx.

This Week In Self Help (January 26 + 28)

("Evolution Of A Tornado" from the Wikipedia)

Now, I did sub a show today but I will count that towards next week. This week I just did my regular programs. Nothing extra. They were:

The Dickenbock Report. A report on World Leprosy Day. Really. It's on the XRAY website. It's on the Self Help Radio website.

Self Help Radio. A show about tornados. It's on the KBOO website. It's on the Self Help Radio website.

Corporate Standardized Programming. An hour of new electronica & jazz. It's part of the KBOO show linked above or a stand-alone program on the Self Help Radio website.

Oh! I forgot to mention! If you can't access the files on the Self Help Radio website - if it asks you for a username & password - the username is SHR & the password is selfhelp.

& that was the week where I did shows about leprosy & tornados.

A Tornado In The Movies

(image from the IMDb)

This past week, Self Help Radio had a show about tornados. Our resident cinephile Chuck stopped by to talk about films featuring tornados, like the one above. You can listen to the show at the KBOO website or at the Self Help Radio website & once you've done that, please check out the helpful links Chuck has shared:

YouTube playlists of films & trailers

(Chuck notes: Some of the animated shorts that were available are not on the list because they are designated as YouTube for Kids. Their links can be found on the Letterboxd list & are denoted with YTK.)

Letterboxd list

(Chuck says: I put the links to available videos in the notes for the films plus where they are available to stream for free.)

Letterboxd reviews

IMDb 'keyword' search list

Chuck's Bluesky Account

Chuck tells us his did not make his usual IMDb list of films available to stream for free elsewhere. But, he says, check the drop down list above under 'Service' for the various free & pay streaming services. (You need to set up your favorite services first.)

Be safe out there!

Self Help Radio 012825: Tornados

One would think a show about tornados would be scary. But this one is not. One might think a show about tornados could be educational. Maybe this one is. There sure were lots of songs about tornados. Some learning might have sneaked by.

Listen to this show if you'd like at either the KBOO website or at the Self Help Radio website. If you choose the latter, remember you might need the username SHR & the password selfhelp. Everything that happened on the show - well, okay, most of what happened on the show - is listed below.

Unlike with a tornado, it is perfectly safe to listen to this show under a bridge.

Self Help Radio Tornados Show

"T.O.R.N.A.D.O." The Go! Team _Rolling Blackouts_

"My Tornado" The Raveonettes _Whip It On_

"Tornado Love" Blacktop _Up All Night_

introduction & definitions

"Dancing With The Tornado" The Veils _Time Stays, We Go_

"This Tornado Loves You" Neko Case _Middle Cyclone_

"Tornado" Dale Hawkins _The Chess Story 1957-1964_

"That Mean Old Twister (Backwater Blues)" Lightnin' Hopkins _The Acoustic Years 1959-1960_

"Tornadoes" Seana Carmody _Struts & Shocks_

interview with storm chaser Martin Andrews

"Tornado Time In Texas" Guy Clark _Workbench Songs_

"Tornadoes" Drive-By Truckers _It's Great To Be Alive!_

"Texas Tornado" Buck Owens _The Warner Brothers Recordings_

"Tornadoland" Regina Spektor _Remember Us To Life_

"Tornado" Sharon Van Etten _Because I Was In Love_

interview with meteorologist Terrence Harrison

"Tornado Alley" Graham Parker _Your Country_

"Tornado Alley" Carrie Newcomer _The Age Of Possibility_

"Fearing A Tornado" The Jags _No Tie Like A Present_

"Tornado" Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments _Career Interruption Code_

"Tornado" Faire Osciller _Drifting_

our resident cinephile Chuck stops by!

"Black Tornado" Dan Bern _New American Language_

"Tornado Head" Sean Rowe _The Darkness Dressed In Colored Lights_

"Tornado '87" The Rural Alberta Advantage _Departing_

"Gov. Bill Williams Tornado Preserve" The Firesign Theatre _Boom Dot Bust_

"Baby Tornado" Melys _Kamikaze_

conclusion & goodbye

"The Human Tornado (45 Version)" Rudy Ray Moore _The Human Tornado (Original Soundtrack)_

"Twister" James Keelaghan _House Of Cards_

"Tornado Longing For Freedom" The Music Tapes _Music Tapes For Clouds & Tornadoes_

Whither Tornados?

(Gertrude Abercrombie, "Owl & Tornado" {1956} from here)

One might imagine that growing up in Tornado Alley as I did, that might have been the inspiration for the show. Or perhaps the recent remake or sequel to the 1990s film Twister could have been a catalyst - but I never saw it. Maybe that recurring dream I have about The Wizard Of Oz? Nope.

The truth is, I have no idea what inspired me to make a show about tornados. We don't have a lot of tornados in Oregon. Wait. Is there a Newhart episode about a tornado? There is! It's the one where Tom Poston's character wants to fix the bell tower but he's afraid of wind. Bob Newhart's character shows him The Wizard Of Oz. Holy shit I think because we were watching Newhart late last year & earlier this year that episode may have inspired me to do a show about tornados. Altho I apparently have never done a show about wind.

Howsoever it began, it turns into a radio show at last tonight from midnight to 2am on 90.7fm here in Portland & online everywhere at kboo dot fm.

It was indirectly about The Wizard Of Oz then. Maybe.