Busses, Balloons, Balls, and the Heavy Heavy Monster Sounds of Sir Sandy the Smyooth!
| Jerusalem Billy Bragg - The Internationale - 1990 Utility |
| On the Silent Wings of Freedom Yes - Tormato - Atlantic 1978 |
| Turning from Palestine in 2012 to Montgomery in 1955, we pay tribute to Rosa Parks with tracks about transit. |
| Sister Rosa Neville Brothers - Yellow Moon - 1989 A&M |
| Double Dutch Bus Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus - 1981 WMOT |
| Bus Rider The Guess Who - Share the Land - 1970 RCA 
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| You're Crazy for Taking the Bus Jonathan Richman - Jonathan Goes Country - 2008 Rounder |
| Encherito Linus Pauling Quartet - All things are LIght - Camera Obscura 2007 |
| And now, a celebration of all things blimp and blimpy, in tribute to the made-up word for the December 1, 1921 dirigible launch. |
| March of the Balloon Animals Dengue Fever - Sleepwalking through the Mekong - 2009 Allegro |
| Up, Up and Away Nancy Sinatra - Movin' with Nancy - 1978 A&M |
| The Red Balloon Small Faces - The Autumn Stone - 1968 Immediate |
| Balloon Catherine Wheel - Ferment - 1992 Fontana |
| Balloon Man Robyn Hitchcock - Globe of Frogs - 1987 A&M |
| In Every Dream Home a Heartache Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure - 1973 ATCO |
| Balloon Lou Reed (with K&A McGarrigle - Raven - 2003 Reprise/WEA
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| The Last Balloon XTC - Apple Venus Vol I - 1999 TVT Records |
| Birthday time! for Lou Rawls (1933), Billy Childish (1959), Jaco Pastorius. |
| Lady Love Lou Rawls - When You've Heard Lou, You've Heard it All - 1977 Philadelphia International |
| Natural Man Lou Rawls - A Natural Man - 1971 MGM |
| Someone Like Me The Headcoats - The Elementary Headcoats - 1996 Damaged Goods |
| Louie Riel The Headcoats - The Elementary Headcoats - 1996 Damaged Goods |
| Have Love will Travel Thee Headcoatees - Have Love will Travel - 1992 Damaged Goods |
| Opus Pocus Jaco Pastrorius - Jaco Pastorius - 1976 Epic |
| and now, the tribute to James Naismith, son of Almonte, who invented basketball this date in 1891 |
| Sweet Georgia Brown Django Reinhardt - Greatest Hits - 1974 Jazz Vogue |
| He Got Game Public Enemy - He Got Game - 1998 Def Jam |
| I Can't Play Basketball Jimmy Fallon - The Bathroom Wall - Dreamworks 2002 |
| Tough Guy Beastie Boys - Ill Communication - Grand Royale 1994 |
| Thunderstruck ACDC - The Razor"s Edge - ATCO 1990 |
| Devastator Pharaoh Overlord - Out of Darkness - 2011 Svart |
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8:20 PM, December 1st, 2012