Remotely Interesting

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Do you know how many remote control devices are in your house and how many buttons they total? Of course not. Not the remotest idea. Who could possible care? Well, Steve Post cares and has done the count. That's how he celebrated Valentine's Day. That and trying to remember whether the New Hampshire Senator's name is Gregg Judd, Judd Gregg, or Judge Dread. All seem wrong, somehow. In other business, Steve hosts Charles Darwin channeler and science writer, Richard Milner, just returned from his triumphal tour of America's college campuses where he presented his one-man show: "Charles Darwin - Alive and in Concert."

PLAYLIST THEME: "How Long Blues" - Jimmy Yancey, piano
"Poor Old Dirt Farmer" - Levon Helm
"WPA Blues" -- Casey Bill Weldon
“Control” – The Vincent Black Shadow
"One Dime Blues" - Etta Baker
"The Old Religion's Better After All" - unknown
"Darwin's Nightmare" - Richard Milner
"Our Love Is Here To Stay" -- Blossom Dearie
"It Might As Well Be Spring" -- Blossom Dearie
"Give Him The Ooh-La-La" -- Blossom Dearie
"My Attorney, Bernie" -- Blossom Dearie
"Chez Moi" -- Blossom Dearie

Valentine’s Day

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Ever the romantic, Steve Post celebrates the occasion with The NO SHOW’s resident Valentine, Emily Levine. They share reminiscences of childhood heartbreak and imply that Cupid’s arrows are tipped with curare. Steve sings and deconstructs the lyrics of “My Funny Valentine” – a not-to-be-missed performance. The music is pretty much what you would expect if you knew what to expect.

PLAYLIST
THEME: “How Long Blues” – Jimmy Yancey, piano
“My Funny Valentine -- Chet Baker
“I’m So Glad” – Skip James
“I Want a Little Girl” – R. Crumb
“Someone to Love” – Little Augie & the Big Mess Blues Band
“Love Stinks” – J. Geils Band
“Love is Just a Four Letter Word” – Joan Baez
“What’s Love Got to Do With It?” – Tina Turner
“Alimony” – Ry Cooder
“Abstain with Me” – Roy Zimmerman
“At Last” – Etta James

Forgotten But Not Gone

Saturday, February 07, 2009

Forgotten but not gone, Steve Post is back again and up to his old tricks in this, the first of a limited series of eight NO SHOWS. Steve reminds us, in case we had forgotten, that holidays top his enormous list of least favorite things, a list that grows by the day.

Steve holds up Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve for special ridicule, then submits George W. Bush, Sarah Palin, and Rod Blagojevich to similar treatment. In a doomed effort to advance the public good, Steve offers a partial solution to America’s economic woes -- edible money – along with a suitable marketing slogan: “Put your money where your mouth is.” Be sure to listen. Hearing is believing. Seeing, not so much.

PLAYLIST THEME: “How Long Blues” – Jimmy Yancey, piano
“How Long Blues” – Skip James
“Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion Dollars?” – Roy Zimmerman
“Nobody Knows You” – Bessie Smith
“Happy Holidays” – Percy Faith
“No Happy Holidays”– Mary J. Blige
“Run Mollie Run” – Henry Thomas
“The Cave” – Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
“Cave Dance” – Dreamtime
Medley: “Oh Freedom/Come & Go with Me/I’m On My Way” – Odetta
Medley: “Careless Love/St. Louis Blues” -- Odetta