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!

our special Jive

we have three bossjox who are doing some fine work.  we invite to check em out on any given wednesday or saturday and see if they make your life better somehow…….

Sister Tiny (yes, that sister tiny from KFAT) does her Song and Dance wednesdays from 10am to noon.

Hayseed Don Darue has a schtick called The Risky Biscuit Hayseed Hoot.  actually, it’s a show.  weds noon to 2pm

Diane Michaels entertains greatly in her Jive Cafe.  you can get served from 2pm to 4.

all three shows repeat on saturday.  tiny from noon to 2, don 2-4, and di 4-6.

got it?  bueno!  dig freely and often.

 

THE MORNING BUCKET 7-9-18

the musical mischief made by d.j. Randy Shuffle, who chooses the songs from Van Dyke’s Big Ole Bucket of Tunes every M-F morning from 6-10am…….this set of 13 songs began at 845 am.  just to give you an idea as to what goes on!

the moody blues–om

XTC–life begins at the hop

joni mitchell–chelsea morning

herbie hancock–watermelon man

the monkees–another pleasant valley sunday

tom waits–the hilarious intro to the song “better off without a wife”

jeff beck–dirty mind

phish–cities (live)

dire straits–where do you think you’re going?

sting–it’s probably me

john lennon–jealous guy

david wilcox–party of one

berlin–the metro

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

Paul turns 76…..rides and sings with Corden

it’s the clip….and actually, at 23 minutes, it’s much more than a clip….that everybody is talking about.  the new segment of James Corden’s Car Pool Karaoke done with Paul Mac in Liverpool.  yes, they sing Penny Lane while driving on Penny Lane.  and all kinds of other fun stuff.  if you haven’t seen it, just goog it up and enjoy the sentiments.  plenty of folks report tears of joy with this one!

and let us note……on June 20th, Paulie turned 76.  and he’s still looking and sounding pretty darn good.  a testament to his lifelong vegetarianism?  and another Rock God who turned 76 on 6-20-18……none other than Brian Wilson.  how about that?  two of our greatest songwriter/bassists, born on that last day of spring a long time ago.

one more note from another giant of music.  Paul Simon: The Life, written by long time L.A. Times critic Robert Hilburn, is now out and available.

Full Moon Singers

in the west, there are three birds that are known for singing during the night, and often especially on the full moon.  These are the yellow-breasted chat, the sage thrasher, and the mockingbird.  all are terrific songsters who, when they’re in the mood, love to show off their stuff.

In the next couple of nights, you just may hear one of these guys cut loose.  if so…..lucky you!  (on the night of tuesday the 26th, true to form, the local mockingbird here in the ‘hood went ALL NIGHT with his singing. an amazing performance. this bird started at 11, burned right up until dawn. and then…..he sang some more. he’s obviously feelin’ good about summer!)