Route 78 West Sunday 2/15/2004 back
Show #155 Tow Truck Justice audio unavailable
 track  artist, song-label, format
  01     Cliffie Stone w/Judy Haden, He's A Real Gone Okie
02     Jimmy Davis w/ Milton & His Brownies, High Geared Daddy-President's Records, Ltd, CD
03     Charlie Ryan, Hot Rod Hades
04     Bill Boyd, Eyes of Texas-President's Records, Ltd, CD
- break 5:15 pm
05     Somebody's Using That Thing
06     Bob Dylan, Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Masacare Blues-Columbia, CD
- break 5:22 pm
07     Bruce Springsteen, The Circus Song (1973)
08     Louvin Brothers, I'll Live With God-MGM, 78
09     Johnny Cash, I Hung My Head-Universal, CD
10     Son Volt, She's More To Be Pittied
11     Curly Williams & His Georgia Peach Pickers, Southern Belle From Nashville
12     The Band, Whispering Pines
- break 5:45 pm - Telways Transcription Show #14
13     Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage, Riding Down To Santa Fe
14     Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage,Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair
15     Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage, Divorce Me C.O.D.
16     Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage, Someone Won Your Heart, Little Darlin'
17     Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage, Tumbling Tumbleweeds
- break 6:03 pm
18     Bill Cox, The Democratic Donky Is In His Stall, 78
19     Bill Cox & Cliff Hobbs, Franklin Roosevelt's, 78
20     John Cougar Mellencamp, Jackie Brown-Mercury, 45 (Side B acoustic version)
- break 6:17 pm
21     Dennison Witmer, Night Time
22     Eels, The Good Old Days-Dreamworks, CD
23     Sianspheric, Song For-Sonic Union Recording-CD
- break 6:28 pm
24     Terranova, For A Few Dollars More-Reprise, CD
25     Multicast vs. Ted Sturgeon, Green Sequence-Nobot Media, CD
26     Tornado's, Bustin' Surfboards
- break 6:46 pm
27     Drive-By Truckers, Heathens-New West, CD
28     Sir Douglas Quintet, Mendocino-Smash, 45 (1967)
- break 6:56 pm
29     Bald Eagle Blues
Notes: I was accosted by a half crazed carnie in a white car as I walked to the studio. As the strangely attired man jumped out of the idling vehicle it quickly dawned on me that it was Loki. He jammed a few CD's in my hand and mumbled something about family and being tired. I could only stare at what appeared to be pajama pants... strange. But I understood he meant business and bid him a good evening.

In a few minutes I was relaxing among the CD shelves on an old blue sofa waiting for Uncle Jeff. He arrived and got to business setting up for the show. Everything went status quo until just after "I Hung My Head."

A voice from just beyond the studio door said, "Is that your white truck outside?" Uncle Jeff nodded and the person continued, "It's being towed."

I noticed Uncle Jeff could still run pretty fast and after he was gone I sort of thought... well, huh who... how is the next song gonna go if he doesn't show up in time? My usual duties never included any time on the board queing up and fading in music. So I did what I could. I waited. Like 3 seconds before dead air was about to happen he flashed through the door, jammed a CD into the player and said, "I wasn't expecting a friendly tow truck driver... he let me off."

By the third break all was back to normal. A Telways Transcription of a Foy Willing's radio show which included, "Divorce Me C.O.D." was very enjoyable. A call from old friend Bronson requesting some presidential music was satisfied with an old 78, "The Democratic Donky Is In His Stall."

John Cougar Mellencamp's, "Jackie Brown" lead a run of seldom heard tunes plus a few never played traks. Stand outs were "Song For," Terranova's "For A Few Dollars More," and "Green Sequence" from a new CD titled, "For Human Ears Only." "Mendocino" by Sir Douglas Quintet was also a winner in my book. I can support the show's finale going cross genre. The order was thought out and the sounds flowed through my brain like a drug.

All in all the evening aired some great tunes and reassured me that tow truck justice does exist. The post show fiesta was at Rio Grande.

Shows to see Drive-By Truckers, Feb 18 at the Bluebird, Asylum Street Spankers Feb 27 at the Trilogy Wine Bar with Ukulele Loki, The Crispy Canival Family Spectacular and the Nogoodniks. Buckskin Stallion - 'Blue Ribbon Buzz' CD release party at the Boulder Theater on Feb 26. Richmond Fontaine will be at the Larimer Lounge March 5th.
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