Boy and howdy. Following Mike and the Classic Rock Mine each week has been like having a fabulous warm up act. He gets you ready as I slide in behind the microphone.
This week brings us “Sweet Sticky Love.” I have been advised by Mike not to google it. Apparently, he has.
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One of the shows I’ve been lucky enough to sub for in my time is Terminal Whimsy. When the host of the show, Andrea, first started, her plan was to play a lot of Goon Show episodes. That’s when I knew she was someone I wanted to know.
Terminal Whimsy eventually chose to climb a different trellis as Andrea began to forage in the station’s record library. Her unerring ear for music proved a fine addition to the airwaves.
When I finally had the opportunity to sit in for her, I decided to take a Think Tank approach and do a show about music.
Seems only right, doesn’t it?
Last night’s episode of Bubbles in the Think Tank EAST was cram packed with strange connections brought forth by Belinda’s own style of stream of consciousness programming.
Who woulda thought that Eartha Kitt, Rusty Warren, and the moog could be more connected than just during the show? It’s freaking me out a little bit…
So what comes next?
Finally, your long long wait is over. I know you’ve been fretting about whether or not you’d have this year’s Christmas show available for listening in order to block the more traditional holiday sounds that your mother is sure to want to pipe in to the family festivities. So, worry not and listen now!
Really, you can assure the gathered crowd that there’s a little something in this one for everyone. Kinda like a fruitcake, but yummier.
What happens when you add bubbles to a rock mine?
You get an explosion of heavy mirth!
Well maybe not heavy mirth, but when we added Bubbles in the Think Tank to the Classic Rock Mine on Saturday, December 13, we sure got an effervescent chunk of entertaining radio. Songs, bits, banter.
Listen for yourself and we’re sure you’ll agree that Bubbles in the Rock Mine rocked, in a bubbly sort of way, that is!
But she does not believe that Eric Clapton is god. She just won’t go there.
Sometimes I just can’t even muster the energy to get the show posted. After a show like this one, I can understand why I was spent.
It’s like those hazy moments after you’ve eaten way too much, but you still have to put the leftovers away. These leftovers were certainly worth keeping.
Another bit in the “funny story” line for this show -
The fabulous (synonyms include: gluttonous, hypertrophied, and stiff) Mike of the Classic Rock Mine oh-so-thoughtfully capped his show off with National Lampoon’s Deteriorata, not even knowing that it is, indeed, a Bubbles in the Think Tank favorite (yes, someone ought to make a list). A most embarassing faux pas ensued, and it’s not just technical in nature. Of course, you’ll have to listen to know the whole story.
Tell me your story sometime…
Here’s a show I did back in March of this year when I was doing nothing but substitute programming. In this all music episode, I’m sitting in for In The Groove doing my best Mr. Rhythm Man broadly defined rhythm & blues and soul music. But let’s be honest, no one can rival my daddio on the radio. Well, maybe January Fairy. Talk about more stars than are in the heavens…
Listen to me try right here.
But I didn’t even play that song!
Just in case you missed the big pre-thanksgiving show on the eastern seaboard, you can enjoy it in its compressed glory. Listen to it here.
It did make me take a moment to think about home. A cat in the sun on top of record crates sorta says it all right now.
