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.
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Feel Like A Soldier, Look Like A Thief: Transmission 285, 2016 June 22
Breakfast At Eric's: Transmission 284, 2016 June 18
Come Inside And Be All You've Dreamed Of: Transmission 283, 2016 June 15
You Ain't Seen Nothing Till You've Seen the Invisible: Transmission 282, 2016 June 9
While Your Charm Is Considered Disarming: Transmission 281, 2016 June 8
We Can Go for a Walk Where It's Quiet and Dry, and Talk About Precious Things: Transmission 280, 2016 June 1
Wandering Up And Down Those Avenues Of Sin: Transmission 279, 2016 May 18
A Presence Conjured From Thin Air: Transmission 278, 2016 May 14
Don't You Roll So Slow: Transmission 277, 2016 May 11
Gangster Whitewalls, TV Antenna In The Back: Transmission 276, 2016 May 04
It's Going To Be The Usual Wild Ride, Mrs. Toad: Transmission 275, 2016 April 27
Uniquely, Completely, Imperially Alone: Transmission 274, 2016 April 23
A Determination Will Be Made As To Why That Occurred: Transmission 273, 2016 April 20
You Can't Tell If It's Your Birthday Or You're Getting Fired: Transmission 272, 2016 April 17
You're Floating Along, It's Hardly Worth Trying: Transmission 271, 2016 April 13
U_D_M Detour 19, 2015 October 26
Be Careful Where You Walk, And Don't Stare at the Stars: Transmission 270, 2016 April 6
Cruising Altitude Departure 18, 2015 September 20
We Know This Is a Moment Lost in Normal Time: Transmission 269, 2016 March 30
In the Absence of Better Explanations: Transmission 268, 2016 March 23
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