Whatever we had bickered about earlier in the week must have resolved itself, because Lady Catharsis joined me on this broadcast, so I invite you to enjoy what is basically a two-hour trip to "The Listening Parlour." We made two observances on this night, and because I had a guest, these were a little out of balance. A little. I try to play whatever Lady Catharsis tells me to; if she brings in a dozen records I will try to play them all. Here she brings in a couple of Tom Jones records and I do the best I can with them. For my part, if I remember correctly the concept was "lounge music." I'm not sure how well I did.
Prince didn't get as much bandwidth as he deserved, though I did save "International Lover" for the all-important coda. I could have played the entirety of 1999 but I think it might have been too much for my wife. A few weeks later I was out with a few #theorycamp-ers at a dreary karaoke bar, and someone asked me what my karaoke song would be. Mind you--it would take a lot for me to do this kind of thing, and I did not have "a lot" in me on this night; but after a decent amount of thought I landed on "Little Red Corvette." I think I could at least give Sandra Bernhard a run for her money? Anyway.
Even so I like the concept of Prince even better than the reality of Prince; maybe, given things I've heard and read about him, that is inevitable. Lady C tells me that Tom Jones told an "off-color" joke at the gig she attended. Maybe we should abjure all of this music. Maybe we have made mistakes. I'm still thinking about this.
You know what isn't a mistake? You know what is a true instance of the divine reaching down and grazing my humble program ever so briefly? Something made me say "deboo" as I remember (maybe not even correctly?) Robert Studley Forrest Hughes saying it. Which led me to this clip, and ultimately the Bryan Ferry track.
Of course, as fate would have it, Hughes did a racism at least one time, and so we are reminded that everything is broken.
BOMBAST playlist, 2019 June 7, 2100-2300:
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Lonely Is As Lonely Does: Transmission 351, 2017 June 28
It's a Fact that I Live With: Transmission 350, 2017 June 24
Do the 'Ahhs' and Do Them Later: Transmission 349, 2017 June 21
Astral Injuries: Transmission 348, 2017 June 14
Obnoxious Actions, Obnoxious Results: Transmission 347, 2017 June 7
By Pressing Down the Special Key It Plays a Little Melody: Transmission 346, 2017 May 31
No One Saw Him Coming, Plenty Witnessed His Remains: Transmission 345, 2017 May 24
From Pre-Eternity to Post-Eternity: Transmission 344, 2017 May 21
Semi-Emergency Saturday: Transmission 343, 2017 May 20
Too Much May Kill You; A Little Will Keep You Alive: Transmission 342, 2017 May 17
Easy To Kill By Just Sitting Still: Transmission 341, 2017 May 10
Post banlieue, post banlieue: Transmission 340, 2017 May 3
Hissing Under the Floorboards: Transmission 339, 2017 April 26
I'm Careful and I'm Always True: Transmission 338, 2017 April 23
Dreamy Harmer: Transmission 337, 2017 April 19
Got Aqua Net Bangs, Got Amplifier: Transmission 336, 2017 April 12
Most of the Time I'm Somebody Else's Problem: Transmission 335, 2017 April 10
Break Every Chain and Relieve All Your Pain: Transmission 334, 2017 April 5
U_D_M Detour 23, 2016 November 6
What He Knows You Ain't Had Time To Learn: Transmission 333, 2017 March 29
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