Route 78 West 2/20/2005 back
Show #207 Wobbly Recital AUDIO UNAVAILABLE
 track  artist, song-label, format
  01     Calexico, Intro (2001)
02     Tom Rush, Duncan & Brady-Prestige Records, LP (1963)
- break 5:11 pm
03     Arthur Smith, Tie My Hunting Dog Down, Jed-Starday, 45
- break 5:16 pm
04     Lefty Frizzell, Angle To A Devil-Bear Family, CD
05     Jerry Byrd, China Night-Monument, 45
06     Ted Daffan & His Texans, Poor Little Bar Fly-Cowgirlboy, LP
07     Trio Matamoros, Bolichang-Victor, 78
- break 5:28 pm
08     Charlie Brown, Have You Heard The Gossip-White Lable, LP
09     Don Woody, Bird Dog-Bear Family, CD
10     Lonzo & Oscar, Skunk Skin Britches-Decca, 78
11     Hank Noble, Wa-Ha-Ne-Na (The Cree Maiden's Prayer)-Mercury, 78
- break 5:42 pm
12     Hank Williams, Six More Miles-Proper, CD
13     Tom Rush, San Francisico Bay Blues-Prestige Records, LP
14     Charlie Patton, Down the Dirt Road Blues-Blues Images, CD
15     Iron & Wine, The Rooster Moans-Mp3
16     Tom Rush, Moles Moan-Prestige Records, LP
- break 6:01 pm
17     Robie Fulks with Kelly Wilis, Parallel Bars-Dualtone, CD
18     Uncle Tupleo, No Depression-Columbia, CD
19     The Carter Family, No Depression-Dualtone, CD
- break 6:10 pm
20     Los Relampagos, Limosna De Amores-Guitar Mood, LP
21     Dick Dale, Misirlou-Rhino, CD
22     Galaxie 500, Fourth of July-Rough Trade, CD
23     Gabor Szabo, Theme from Valley of The Dolls
- break 6:27 pm
24     Marissa Nadler, Days of Rum-Eclipse, CD
25     John Fahey, Jesus Loves Me-Takoma, LP
26     Gravenhurst, The Ice Tree-Warp, CD
27     The Magnolia Electric Company, Hold On Magnolia-Secretly Canadian, CD
- break 6:49 pm
28     Cal Hand, They Only Move The Stage-Takoma, LP
29     Iron & Wine, Gray Stables-Sub Pop, CD
Notes: Calexico's, "Intro" for a movie that never happened transitioned to the east coast, folky Tom Rush era described by Ukulele Loki as the "Pre-Weirdo Explosion." Oh so true. A few traks later got into Jerry Byrd's lap steel on "China Night." The lap steel is an instrument which has survived the test of musical time. After a few Rock-a-Billy traks the super sad "Six More Miles" by Hank Williams caught me by surprise. It could be the saddest song I've ever heard.

Then I took notice. "The walls are melting," said Ukulele Loki.

Whoa! "How descriptive," I thought. I had no idea where he came up with that and scribbled it down for later reference. All seemed to be normal.

"Everything leads from everything naturally," Ukulele Loki thought out loud.

"What a 05 hipster!" You know I'm wondering what's the chemistry behind his blurting, deep thoughts?

Again later, "The walls are melting," and I had to ask, "Why are you saying that, man?"

Loki replied he was fighting the effects of a string of sleeplessness... all I could think was how cool the thought exchange was. I mean it was memorable, it was repeatable and demands expansion... is it a band name, "The Walls Are Melting?" Punk for sure? Is it street for hitting the gutter, "My Walls Are Melting?" Damn, I dig it! I want to use it, so back to the show.

As soon as I heard Cal Hand's, "They Only Move The Stage" the walls were melting. I mean, this old-time modern music from the bastard sons of Takoma was hot and is still hot. I recommend anything Takoma. It's like a fine aging wine... drink some and your head clears, then spins.

Hunter Thompson is dead. The walls are melting. Know what I mean?
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