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let’s speak sanely here about our insane mass murder problem.  it hasn’t been real good lately.  since October, there have been 3 bad episodes…..very bad…..Las Vegas, Sutherland Springs Texas and Parkland Florida. death counts were 58, 26, and 17. blood in the street. blood in the church. blood in the school.  Three horrific slaughters in 5 months. thoughts, prayers, and condolences ain’t cuttin’ it.  they’re obviously worthless. people want to do SOMETHING.  and they want to do it NOW.

last year, researcher Mark Gius of Quinnipiac University published his study on School Shootings. it’s a sober, sensible look at this horrific problem. he writes “the only gun control measure that had a statistically significant effect on the number of school shooting victims was the assault weapons ban (which was in place from ’94-’03). When the assault weapons ban was in effect, the number of school shooting victims was 54% less than when it was not in effect.”

Gius then went on to note that “while school shootings are the most horrific of crimes, they are also a very small share of overall  murders in america.” He estimates that the average annual reduction in deaths with a new ban on assault weapons would be perhaps less than 10 a year.

So, writes Tom Jacobs in the Pacific Standard, “if our goal as a society is to reduce the overall murder rate, an assault weapons ban would be highly ineffective. BUT, IF WE WANT INCREASED PROTECTION FROM PEOPLE WHO AIM TO CREATE MASS CASUALTIES IN SCHOOLS—OR CONCERT VENUES AS IN LAS VEGAS–IT COULD BE OF ENORMOUS HELP.”

to which we at JiveRadio say…….duh!

if you’re fed up and pissed off with mass massacres in this country and NOTHING being done in response, please note that the Student-inspired March for Our Lives will take place all across the country and all over the world on Saturday March 24th. the Reno event will be downtown at the City Plaza at 11:30.  to find out more about marches everywhere, just go to March for Our Lives dot com. As of today, March 9th, there are 581 Marches scheduled to hit the streets on the 24th.  MILLIONS of people will march for action, for sanity, for mercy, for safety in our schools. NOW!!!!!  it’s time to send this message to Ryan, McConnell, Trump, and other lickspittles of the National Rifle Association. And honestly, if you’re gonna stand there with a straight face and tell me you hunt with an AR-15, then i’m gonna tell you i water my vegetable garden with a fire hose.  One more time–we are NOT coming for your pistols, your rifles, your shotguns, your crossbows, your brass knuckles, and so forth. We just want to BAN the human shredding weapons of war. Period.

 

i sampled the show this monday morning (3-5-18) and it was a good day in the old Bucket.  here’s what i’m talking about. beginning at about 8:40 am.

echo & the bunnymen–the back of love

col. bruce hampton & the aquarium rescue unit–dead presidents

the yardbirds–i’m not talking

toni price–going out that front door

david bromberg–send me to the ‘lectric chair

curtis mayfield–pusherman

chuck berry–school days

REM–me in honey

the monkees–listen to the band

gregg allman–these days

john lennon–gimme some truth

etta james–wet match

robert cray–love gone to waste

juluka–i jwanasibeki

mose allison–parchman farm

the beatles–dear prudence

steve earle–you know the rest

little feat–skin it back

annie lennox–whiter shade of pale

henry mancini orchestra–a profound gass (peter gunn soundtrack)

and so on and so forth…..

 

so there’s a taste of the BVD Bucket of Real Gone.  a blend of schizoclectic music radio that takes place when the computer on random shuffle pulls songs out of the Big Bucket O’ Tunes in a most willy nilly kind of way.  some day the apple is lame, and some days it’s red hot.  today was a good one.  worked for me anyway.

the schedule of our special programming is here on the home page to the right.  and yes, fellow jivers Sister Tiny, Hayseed Don, Lump Sum Tom Ward, and Diane Michaels the diyatollah of rock and rollah are all cranking up good new stuff to pop your cork on a weekly basis.  we love you when you listen and we’re cool with it when you forget.  ta ta for now!

 

 

 

ok, so here’s what will caress your fuzzy earholes (get those babies trimmed, wouldja?) here in mid Feb on the jiveradio segment of the world wide web.

M-F, 6am-10am, bruce van dyke’s hog trough of hits……no, scratch that….bvd’s big bucket of tunes.  featuring the magic/mischief of the random shuffle function of Da Computer.  a show dedicated to the prop that radio should delight/surprise/agitate on occasion.

tuesday the 20th from noon to 2, one more time for the Tribute show to John Perry Barlow, songwriter for the Dead and righteous internet defender.  this show will be broadcast on our “sister” station (for the next few months), KWNK in reno (97.7 fm) as well as on jiveradio.org.  then, the show will migrate to the tribute section of our web site, where it will be available to you at a most convenient quick click.

the lineup of our special shows, featuring the talents of hayseed don, sister tiny, diane michaels, and lump sum tom you see on the right edge of this page. the gang are doing some fine work and appreciate your never-ending love and support.

update on where to hear jiveradio on the air.  still on KDUP 88.1 fm in cedarville, california full time.  also on KWNK 97.7 fm in reno and sparks from 4 AM to 4 PM every day.  from 4 PM to 4 AM, KWNK features the bold, musical programming of UNR’s Wolf Pack radio.  check em out!  and always on jiveradio.org.