Music Show #19 – 11/2/ & 11/9/2016 – Election Time Wrap Up.

The end is in sight… Hopefully, just this election season.

Song #1 Mr. Tangerine Man – A parody with Donald Trump as “Mr. Tangerine Man.” Written by Jack Jones, John and Carol Dady  and performed by The Dady Brothers. It humorously explores the offensive life and repulsive comments of the most unqualified person to ever run for the President of the United States.

Song #2 “Have You Heard the Absurd” – A song that asks us all to decide how we will respond to politicians that make demagogic statements.  It’s easy for us to look in hindsight and see some of the bad decisions that were made in the past, but now it’s our time to say if we will support or discourage such behavior from prevailing.

Song #3 “That Joke’s Got to Go” – The exorbitant amount money needed to run for political office has spun out of control and now the unlimited contributions by the oligarchic class can call the shots instead of the people. This song prods us to find some way to end this joke we refer to as democracy.

Song #4 “Super PACs – How Dumb Do You Think We Are ” – The Super PAC sing-a-long song. The Supreme Court is jeopardizing our democracy and it is up to us as citizens to stand up and raise our voices.

Song #5 “Show Us the Money” – If we can know the source of the largest campaign money, i.e. bribes, before election day, then the American people can use that information in making their decisions. We’ve got to demand to know the source of the money that run these anonymous “Super PACs” or bribery machines that are destroying our “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”

Song #6 “Shady Cash” – A bouncy upbeat sing-a-long chorus about the influence that dark money plays in our politics. If we don’t put up a fight to control it we will lose our voice in the government.

Song #7 “If There’s a Will, There is a Way” – If we work together we can make things safer for both the citizens and the police. We can sort this issue out. It all depends on if we have the will to do so. We’ve faced harder things in the past so it’s up to us if we want to address this challenge together.

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Vote as if Your Life Depends on it… it does

I’m voting for Jill Stein as if my life depends on it.

Because it does.

A year ago, I started a new job.  It was a lot less money.  A lot.  Because I was only making $9.50/hr, I wasn’t able to afford the same level of health care insurance as I previously had.  Going the Obamacare route was also not affordable to me (note the irony).  And this isn’t the time to discuss getting fined for not having health care, though I’m still stunned by the audacity of this.

So here I am, with my bottom of the barrel health insurance.  My deductible is so high that I can’t afford a doctor’s visit, tests, etc.  It’s here that I need to mention that I’ve had high blood pressure since they’ve started taking my blood pressure.  I almost wasn’t cleared to play baseball in college because of it.  I’ve been on medication for over 20 years – and it’s been 120/80 since.  When I moved to Hawaii for a job, my health care didn’t kick in for 30 days and I was off my medication and the result was terrible headaches and uncontrolled bleeding for any cut or scratch I would get.

I’ve also come to find out over the past few years that Type II diabetes runs in my family.  Not a surprise given our industrial food system, but that’s for another time as well.  So I have/had also been on Metformin – they should probably just start adding it to our water.

So, when I realized that I could only afford this bottom tier insurance, I informed my doctor’s office of this.  I told them that I’ll be able to continue my medication, but won’t be able to come in for all the tests they’ve had me taking over the past few years; at least until I get a better job, which I have been trying to do continuously, even after getting this low-paying gig.

Well, that wasn’t acceptable to my doctor and/or his office manager.  I proceeded to get a barrage of emails, phone calls, and form letters.  They tried to use intimidation and shame in the guise of “helping” me.  I was told that I didn’t care about my own health and eventually they gave me 30 days to start doing whatever they said (i.e. come in for costly tests) or else I would no longer be a patient of the illustrious, on-local-PBS, Dr. Louis Papa.  30 days went by and I received a notice from the Post Office that there was a certified letter waiting for me.  Yeah, I never went to get it.

My Doctor of 20+ years kicked me to the curb.

As of writing this, I’ve been off my diabetes meds for a month.  My blood pressure medication is due to run out in about 6 more weeks.  I’ve been looking for a doctor for a couple of months now.  My insurance company gives me outdated lists of doctors who are accepting new patients.  When I find one who actually is, my name is put on a list and their scheduler is supposed to call me back for some kind of interview.  They’re going to interview me.

I haven’t received a single call-back yet.

I have an amazing wife and a daughter I adore.  This disruption in my medical routine is costing me, I don’t know how many years of my life.  I’m trying to eat right.  I exercise a little when I’m not working 2 jobs and taking classes for a second teaching certification. Of the candidates for President on the ballot in my state, there is only one calling for a true, single-payer, socialized-type system.

So I’m voting for Jill Stein as if my life depends on it.  Because it does.

Oct. 24: A trip to Memphis

I went to Memphis for the best conference going (#heweb16) and got the opportunity to immerse myself in the city’s musical history. I came back to Rochester itching to play some Memphis tunes. So, Monday’s set was all Memphis.
Otis Redding – Try A Little Tenderness.mp3
The Staple Singers – I’ll Take You There.mp3
Wilson Pickett – In The Midnight Hour.mp3
Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats – Rocket 88.mp3
Booker T. & The M.G.’s – Green Onions.mp3
Al Green – Love and Happiness.mp3
Jean Knight – Mr. Big Stuff.mp3
B.B. King – B.B. Blues.mp3
Carl Perkins – Blue Suede Shoes.mp3
The Prisonaires – Just Walking In The Rain.mp3
Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings – Ooby Dooby.mp3
Jerry Lee Lewis – Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On.mp3
Sam & Dave – Hold On I’m Coming.mp3
Million Dollar Quartet – I Shall Not Be Moved.mp3
U2 – Angel Of Harlem.mp3
ZZ Top – La Grange.mp3
R.E.M. – Turn You Inside-Out.mp3
The Replacements – Alex Chilton.mp3
Big Star – In The Street.mp3
The Box Tops – The Letter.mp3
Alex Chilton – I Wish I Could Meet Elvis.mp3
Elvis Presley – Hound Dog.mp3
Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues.mp3
Bill Justis – Raunchy (Instrumental).mp3
Billy The Kid Emerson – Red Hot.mp3
Billy Lee Riley – Flying Saucers Rock and Roll.mp3
Little Milton – Somebody Told Me.mp3
Ollie & The Nightengales – I Got A Sure Thing.mp3
The Dramatics – In The Rain.mp3
Ann Peebles – I Can’t Stand the Rain.mp3
Amy Lavere – Killing Him.mp3
Magic Kids – Little Red Radio.mp3
Lucero – Baby Don’t You Want Me.mp3
John Paul Keith – We Got All Night.mp3
Howlin’ Wolf – Moanin’ At Midnight.mp3
Memphis Minnie – When The Levee Breaks.mp3
W.C. Handy’s Memphis Blues Band – Muscle Shoals Blues.mp3
Memphis Slim – Nobody Loves Me (Everyday I Have The Blues) Take 2.mp3
Albert King – Born Under A Bad Sign.mp3
Koko Taylor – Wang Dang Doodle (Single Version).mp3
Isaac Hayes – Theme From _Shaft_.mp3
Bobby Blue Bland – It’s My Life.mp3
Sonny Burgess & The Pacers – We Wanna Boogie.mp3
Elvis Presley – That’s All Right Mama (feat. Scotty & Bill).mp3
Jerry Lewis & His Pumping Piano – Great Balls Of Fire.mp3
Johnny Cash – I Walk The Line.mp3
Charlie Rich – Lonely Weekends.mp3
Johnnie Taylor – Who’s Making Love.mp3
Rufus Thomas – Walking The Dog.mp3
Carla Thomas – Gee Whiz, Look At His Eyes.mp3
Eddie Floyd – Knock On Wood.mp3
The Bar-Kays – Soul Finger.mp3
The Mad Lads – Whatever Hurts You.mp3
Carla Thomas and Otis Redding – It Takes Two.mp3

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Oct. 10– Canandian Thanksgiving and more

We started off with a tribute to our neighbors to the north and the fun proceeded from there:

 

  1. Bob & Doug McKenzie – Take Off (feat. Geddy Lee).mp3
  2. Barenaked Ladies – The Old Apartment.mp3
  3. Matthew Good – All You Sons And Daughters.mp3
  4. Kathleen Edwards – One More Song The Radio Won’t Like.mp3
  5. Neil Young – Powderfinger.mp3
  6. Moxy Fruvous – Michigan Militia.mp3
  7. The Tragically Hip – Courage (For Hugh MacLennan).mp3
  8. St. Paul & The Broken Bones – Flow with It (You Got Me Feeling Like).mp3
  9. Raphael Saadiq featuring Yukimi Nakano – Just Don’t.mp3
  10. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – 100 Days, 100 Nights.mp3
  11. Van Morrison – Caravan.mp3
  12. Alabama Shakes – Don’t Wanna Fight.mp3
  13. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – Look It Here.mp3
  14. Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad – Make It Better.mp3
  15. MC Lars – Mr. Raven.mp3
  16. Wilco – Nope.mp3
  17. The Avett Brothers – Ain’t No Man.mp3
  18. Band Of Horses – Casual Party.mp3
  19. The District Attorneys – California Fire.mp3
  20. Dawes – When The Tequila Runs Out.mp3
  21. The Revivalists – Wish I Knew You.mp3
  22. Generationals – Ten-Twenty-Ten.mp3
  23. Joss Stone – Tell Me What We’re Gonna Do Now (Feat. Common).mp3
  24. Janelle Monáe – Givin Em What They Love (feat. Prince).mp3
  25. Kopps – Thermometer.mp3
  26. The Bruce Springsteen Band – The Ballad of Jesse James.mp3
  27. The Kinks – You Really Got Me.mp3
  28. The Clash – Train In Vain.mp3
  29. The Doors – Peace Frog.mp3
  30. Atomic Swindlers – Space Bandit.mp3
  31. Beach Slang – Punks In A Disco Bar.mp3
  32. Chris Devotion & The Expectations – A Modest Refusal.mp3
  33. Drive-By Truckers – What It Means.mp3
  34. The Hold Steady – Runner’s High.mp3
  35. Japandroids – Continuous Thunder.mp3
  36. Kopecky – Quarterback.mp3
  37. Japanese Breakfast – In Heaven.mp3
  38. Bon Iver – 33 “GOD”.mp3
  39. Big Ups – National Parks.mp3
  40. Throw Me The Statue – Lolita.mp3
  41. Tom Waits – Chocolate Jesus.mp3
  42. Toad The Wet Sprocket – Walk On The Ocean.mp3

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Music Show #16 – 10/26/ & 10/28/2016 – Happy, Joyful Songs.

Let us all try to live and sing with all the love that we hold inside.

Music Show #16 at Archive.org

Song #1 Don’t You Lose Love – “It’s you lives’ very breath. Without her you know what’s left.”

Song #2 “Can’t Take Today Away From Me” – “Can’t steal the love that’s inside of me…  Can’t hush the song that I hear.”

Song #3 “Life’s an Adventure” – Sometimes we think that the direction that we are headed in will preclude where we will end up. It doesn’t always turn out that way.

Song #4 “What a Day” – A song about one of those days, “when it’s all so pure… it takes you away.”

Song #5 “Oh, What a Joy” – A joyful song that expresses my appreciation for all the good people that surround me.

Song #6 “Enough” – A happy, bouncy song ironically about those days when you feel like you’ve had enough.

Song #7 “Just as Happy as I’ve Ever Been” – One those days when you realize just how happy you are and want to express it in song.

Song #8 “The Happy Re-Birthday Song” – A happy birthday wish for us to take a moment on our special day to reflect on our past year and then to re-empower our most positive energies for the new year ahead.

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Music Show #17 – 10/19/ & 10/21/2016 – Remembering.

Encourages us all periodically take a few moments to recall some of our most precious moments.

Song #1 Remember It All – A song that encourages us to remember those moments of self development and to then smile when the memories of love drift by.

Song #2 “Raise Your Glass” – A toast to all of the folks that have helped us become the person that we are.

Song #3 “This Is It” – A happy positive upbeat song that gently reminds us to be aware of our everyday experience and to see the magic that exist there. “This is it – so please don’t miss it.”

Song #4 “Life Goes On” – A song written at four o’clock in the morning about letting some memories recede in their importance and moving on.

Song #5 “The Touch of Fall” – A loving song about being aware of the coming changes and living fully within those changes when they arrive.

Song #6 “Time Goes By” – A good time, friend song.

Song #7 “Remembering You” – Remembering the lives of Jesus, Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Music Show #18 – 10/12/ & 10/14/2016 – End of Life.

Things to think about as we approach the end of our lives.

Song #1 We Won’t Be Here Forever – A bouncy upbeat song about realizing that to be able to live fully in this very moment is to give the greatest gift that we can to ourselves and to those around us. Tick.

Song #2 “What You See is What You Get” – Or on this radio show it’s what you hear is what you get.

Song #3 “One Last Song” – A song that asks us if we had one last song to sing, what would we choose to sing.

Song #4 “Before You Know It” – Time flies so be sure to let those people that you love know it and it’s better sooner than later.

Song #5 “The Leaf Must Fall” – The leaf must fall to feed the next growth that will rise up.

Song #6 “At the End Day” – What will we say at the end of our time here?

Song #7 “May You Rest in Peace” – A memorial song for someone that has throughout their life shared their love.

Song #8 “Before I Pack My Bags” – A departure song.

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Derby Rocz Episode #66

Episode 66 – Twinkies

We caught up with everyone.  We are Farrah and Shock free this week find out why.  We talk with Brandywine’s #101 Rapid ArrhythMIA about WFTDA Division 2 playoffs and upcoming Champs.  A surprise appearance later in the show too!  You can’t miss it!

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