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Helen, 2013

Pete Seeger, RIP

I should have commented on the passing of folk music legend Pete Seeger earlier.  But I never could have said anything as eloquent as this tribute from Dave Marsh.  If you consider Seeger as staggering a figure in American history as I do-- or heck, even if you don't-- it's well worth a read. 

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WestFest, University of Montana Western 2011

On the Street 16

This is a little different-- a set of shots taken while wandering around that contain no people (though there is one cat).  I just like the way these places look, though I'd be hard-pressed to explain exactly why in most cases (the one above is fairly easy to explain).

 

 

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Travis Good (The Sadies), 2010

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Riva Degli Schiavoni, Venice 2008

This Week's Playlist and Podcast

Below you will find a list of the songs played on this week's edition of Dr. John's Record Shelf. If you click here, you will be able to listen to a podcast of the broadcast. 

Ya Hey, Vampire Weekend

Jellyfish, PAWS

Blues Is Loss, Polvo

Teardrop Guitar, Crocodiles

Out of Our Seats, Tough & Lovely

Kindness Be Conceived, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down

Sometimes I Don't Need to Believe in Anything, Teenage Fanclub

The Hard Way, Shannon McNally

Lord of the Manor, Everly Brothers

Down By the Water, Cry Cry Cry

If I Needed You, Townes Van Zandt

Love Me, Elvis Presley

Out of Control, The Milkshakes

I Can't Stand It, Velvet Underground

Rebel Girl, Bikini Kill

300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues, White Stripes

Run Run Run, The Who

Maggie's Farm, The Specials

Rock in a Weary Land, Ashley Cleveland

They Say I'm Different, Betty Davis

She Cracked, Modern Lovers

Dinero, Joe King Carrasco & the Crowns

Angel Eye, Januaries

Samantha Secret Agent, All Girl Summer Fun Band

Boy What'll You Do Then, Denise & Company

You Ain't Nothin But Fine, Rockpile

Hard Makin Money, The Joys

Wandering Habits, Promised Land Sound

Pleasant Valley Sunday, Monkees

Teenage Kicks, Undertones

So Long, Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs

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Eden Corn Fest Midway, 2013

18 Days...

... until pitchers and catchers report.  Here are some more pictures I've made celebrating my favorite game.

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Reflection of Natalie, 2013

On the Street 15

Some more random photographs taken while wandering the streets of random cities, namely Buffalo, Toronto and Seattle. 

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Goat Island, 2010

Toonerville Thursday

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Puget Sound, 2011

This Week's Top Five List

For those who may not have heard Dr. John's Record Shelf last Sunday, here's one of the highlights.  Art Vandalay is still recovering from his sports-related injury so this is actually a replay of a Top Five from way back in 2008:

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Emma, 2013

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Michael, Bill & John outside the Basilica di Santa Chiara, Assisi 2008

Playlist and Podcast 140119

Below is a list of the songs played this week on Dr. John's Record Shelf, and if you click here you can listen to a podcast of the episode. 

Sweet Julia Ann, Beechwood Sparks

Headshrinker, Quasi

So Clean, Crippled Pilgrims

High Hopes, Bruce Springsteen

Metal Marie, Steve Forbert

Troublemaker, Camera Obscura

I Don't Wanna Talk About Love No More, Amy Rigby

Snowflakes Are Dancing, Kurt Vile

Down Down Down, Buffalo Springfield

Busman's Holiday, Allah Las

Mary Ann, Gore Gore Girls

Marie Douceur-Marie Colere, Marie Laforet

Hey Grandma, Moby Grape

Easy Rider, Ty Segall & White Fence

Rudie Can't Fail, The Clash

Twentieth Century Man, Kinks

Tears of a Clown, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

Cynical Girl, Marshall Crenshaw

A New England, Kirsty MacColl

I Call Your Name, Mamas & Papas

Sitting in the Park, Billy Stewart

Love Henry, Bob Dylan

Junie Moon, Mary Janes

Ravishing Ruby, Tom T. Hall

Dog, Wavves

Mornings Eleven, Magic Numbers

This Lonely Morning, Best Coast

Porpoise Song, Country Joe & the Fish 
If I Had My Way, Patty Griffin 
N. Dakota (A Sioux, an Apache and a Mohawk), Parquet Courts

 So Long, Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs 7

This Is Cool!

Check out this video (which is even better if you love the graphics of classic jazz albums as much as I do):

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We have a thematic link for this set of photos-- it's people waiting for a ride, whether train, bus or cab.  Shots were taken in Madrid, Seville, Buffalo and Seattle (you can try and figure out which is which).

 

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Ben at the Doner Stand, Berlin 2010

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Riverside Park at Dusk, Spokane 2009

Toonerville Thursday

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Souvenir Shop Window, Alexandria Bay NY 2013

Only 42 Days Until Spring Training!

The days are getting longer, and even a little warmer, but it'll still be winter until pitchers and catchers report...

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Camels, Tautphaus Zoo Idaho Falls 2012

Playlist and Podcast 140112

After a three week holiday hiatus, Dr. John's Record Shelf was back on the air last night for our first show of the new year.  You can hear a podcast of the program here.  Below, you can see the tunes we played…

Slipping Away, Mudhoney

Emotional Rescue, Rolling Stones

Ashes of the Sun, Birdwatchers of America

American Travelust, Charlie Pickett & the Eggs

The Ticking is the Bomb, Dean Wareham

Green Blood, Sonny & the Sunsets

The Man Who Came Back, Reverb

Save Me, Aimee Mann

Only Tonight, Raincoats

Roscoe, Midlake

Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, Sam Cooke

There Are Drunks On My Lawn, Alison Pipitone Band

Day Tripper, Booker T & the MGs

Chairman Meow, Sarah Guthrie & Johnny Irion

Pretty Little Thing, The Deepest Blue

If You Gotta Go Go Now, Cowboy Junkies

Tomorrow's Girl, Fapardokly

Slipping Around, Detroit Cobras

Saturday Night 'till Sunday Morning, Slaughter & the Dogs

Oh! Sleater Kinney

Get Down and Get With It, Slade

Non Stop Girls, Radio Birdman

You Turn Me On I'm a Radio, Joni Mitchell

I'm Ready to Go, Dion

Everything Is Moving Too Fast, Maria Muldaur

There Is a Mountain, Donovan

Biloxi, Ted Hawkins

World Class Fad, Paul Westerberg

So Long, Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs

Black & White Las Vegas

 

Las Vegas is one of those places that is famous for its color-- the neon, massive video and overall spectacle of the Strip.  Still, taking out the color makes for some interesting pictures, which I hope is evident in these. These were all taken on and around Fremont Street downtown.