Bruce Van Dyke

Bureau of Indian Affairs show up for The Burn!

so the Bureau of Indian Affairs has sent a formidable squadron of its cops and drug dogs to beautiful downtown Nixon, Nevada. Why? well, the official line was that, you know, since there’s a horrible problem with oxycontin and oxycodone abuse on the reservation, the BIA better show up to help because all these drug-soaked burners will be driving through to prey upon the helpless addicts of the rez, and…….

ok, ok, hold on for a cotton-pickin’ minute. that’s the biggest pile of poop cover story we’ve heard in quite a few moons. Burners looking to sell buckets and buckets of opiates to tribal addicts? PUH-LEEZ!  Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ. anybody who has even the slightest clue about anything connected to general reality knows that Burners are to oxycontin what Donald F. Trump is to pole-vaulting.  this BIA infestation is some good old-fashioned “hippie hassling,” the likes of which haven’t been seen since rednecks shot Dennis Hopper at the end of Easy Rider about 50 years ago.

And this bullshit is occurring in a state where MARIJUANA IS NOW LEGAL.  of course, the reservation is FEDERAL PROPERTY, an island of land where pot is still illegal, surrounded by a state that no longer gives a fuck about the evil weed. But while the BIA is lurking in Wadsworth and Nixon, be aware and take care as you drive along Nv. Highway 447.  make sure you follow the posted speed limit. if you’re driving 27 in a 25, you’re gonna get pulled over.  also make sure your tail lights and brake lights work.  if they don’t, you’re gonna get offed.  pure and simple.  the cop will approach the driver, and the other cop with the dog will begin circling the car.  that’s the reality until the wednesday after Labor Day.

Playlist sample to…..entice? seduce? induce napping?

here are the 10 songs that closed out the BVD Bucket O’ Tunes on tuesday August 28.

david bromberg–kansas city

martha and the vandals–dancin in the street

bobby blue bland–stormy daniels

the specials–a message to rudy

los lobos–down on the riverbed

jj cale/eric clapton–when this war is over

neil young and crazy horse–everybody knows this is nowhere

the B-52s–girl from ipanema goes to greenland

REM–nightswimming

paul simon–loves me like a rock

THIS SAMPLE INDICATES WHY 2.4% OF AMERICA WOULD SING OUR PRAISES TO THE SKIES……IF THEY ONLY KNEW OF OUR EXISTENCE.

THE QUEEN OF SOUL SAYS “LATER, Y’ALL”

On Thursday, August 16th, 2018, we said good-bye to Lady Soul, Aretha. yes, she was one of those folks who got by on one name very nicely. she was 76.  pancreatic cancer.  she was almost larger than life…..with a wondrous voice to match.

so sure, i’ll get crankin’ on a tribute show to her and her tremendous legacy of joyous, rockin’, quality music. but those always take a few days to get together, and maybe you don’t want to wait.  i don’t blame ya.  i had a very nice evening on the patio last night, drinking wine and listening to her great Lady Soul record from 1968.  soooooo……. if you wanna have a nice aretha party on this friday night the 17th…..or saturday morning or whenever……let’s acknowledge some contemporary realities in terms of music access.  meaning i’m guessing you very likely have Spotify or Pandora or both, or you have some Aretha cd’s/albums.  if that’s the case, there is absolutely no need to wait around for me and my pithy comments.  you can put together a real nice and comprehensive Aretha party that will definitely get the job done and remind you why the woman was a stone cold cultural treasure and legend.

First, if you have the albums or c.d.s, well, play one of ’em.  or two.  duh.  have a great time. a couple of standouts are the aforementioned Lady Soul (where she actually covers an old Redbone song called Niki Hoeky!) and  1967’s “I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You,” the album with Respect and Dr. Feelgood, among a bunch of others (and those are just two of MANY albums that Ree recorded over the years).

Second, if you have spotify or pandora or some other music streaming service, there are 3 great Best Of albums you can party with and get big time satisfaction.  my fave is “30 Greatest Hits” by Aretha Franklin, which has loads of great stuff from her golden age with Atlantic Records.  if you track that one, you’ve got yourself an instant Aretha Party.  also good is “Respect–the Very Best of A.F.” and this one includes her 80’s hits on Arista records, like Freeway of Love and Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves.  that collection has 43 Ree tunes on it, so it’s pretty comprehensive.  Another killer compilation disc is “Queen of Soul,” with 24 tracks and not a stiff in the bunch.

so yes….no need to wait for my Aretha tribute.  you can have your own right now!  therefore…..”rock steady, baby, what i mean now….and let’s call this song exactly what it is.  it’s a funky and lowdown feeling, move your hips from left to right.  what it is that i might be doin’, this stuff and dance all night……”

Our air staff……most of it, anyway

so here are three of the bodies that house three of the larynxes that you hear on Jive Radio……..you got Van Dyke in purple, Diane in black, and Hayseed Don in full frontal floral.  this was back in about…..2010?  ’11?  before Tiny signed on.  we will catch you on the flip flop, Tiny!

so much for the theater of the mind! and yes, indeed, we may be due for a new staff lunch/barbecue/happy hour sometime soon….at least before the aliens land!

 

Bucket action 7-31-18

well, today was one of those mornings where the Bucket of WTF-IT was out of its mind with eclectic goodness.  a tip of the hat to the work of bossjock Randy Shuffle, who negotiated these often tricky waters with great dexterity and skill.  in other words….he got luckier than heck!  and yes, i realize it’s really easy for me to like the Morning Bucket…..after all, it’s MY damn bucket!  i put all the songs in it, so i better like it! but that said, take a look at this playlist and tell me this isn’t at least one of the 10 best Old Fart Radio Shows on this Crazy Rock today…….

lloyd jones–treat me like the dog i am

joni–electricity

todd snider–turn it up

lou reed–last great american whale (stick a fork in ’em, they’re done)

war–all day music

david bromberg–dark hollow

the dead–brown-eyed women

miles davis–donna lee

10cc–things we do for love

jefferson airplane–plastic fantastic lover (live)

the neville brothers–my blood

david bromberg–new lee highway blues

the bad livers (maybe the greatest band name ever?)–my old man

bob marley–natural mystic

santana–transcendence

john mooney–gone to hell

tom petty–you don’t know how it feels

and all of this presented without one bloody commercial………which makes Jive Radio amazingly pure.

(which reminds me….of course……no donation too small, no donation too large!)

ta ta for now, Jive Person!

The 2nd of July

and here’s an hour of what it sounded like in the newly rejuvenated BVD Song Bucket, which once again was operating with one hand tied behind its ephemeral back, with only 800 songs available to it last week, resulting in a fairly stale situation.  this was due to an unfortunate techno problem, which has been corrected, and once again, the Big Bucket of Wathefucket is back to full strength, with about 3,000 tunes to play with.  tunes like these…..heard from 850 to 950 on monday the 2nd of july you’re a woman more than any one i’ve ever known……

THE ROLLING STONES!–dancin’ with mr. D

the kinks–victoria

leon russell–back to the island

robbie robertson–broken arrow

bananarama–naked eye

john–instant karma (gonna get you!)

boards of canada–happy cycling

deep purple–kentucky woman

dave alvin and chris gaffney–two lucky bums

phish–poor heart

fleetwood mac–albatross

phish–farmhouse

boards of canada–in a beautiful house out in the country