Heavy Friends
Saturday August 9th, 2014 with Lady Mary and Vicomte Regis
Sunny Tracks for Sunny Skies
Sunny tracks for sunny skies; featuring sunrise birthday of Roland Kirk, and anniversaries of sunsets of Jerry Garcia and Joe Yamanaka.
| Heavy Heavy Heavy Geraldo Pino and the Heartbeats - Afro Rock - Kona 02009 |
| Welcome! and intro to tribute to Jerry Garcia, died on this date in 1995 at 53. |
| The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) Grateful Dead - The Grateful Dead - WEA 01967 |
| Cream Puff War Oneida - Heads Ain't Ready - These Are Not Records 02008 |
| Lead me to Vibration MV & EE and the Golden Road - Shade Grown - Blackest Rainbow 02013 |
| Russian Lullaby Jerry Garcia - Garcia (Compliments) - Round Records 01974 |
| China Cat Sunflower Grateful Dead - Aoxomoxoa - WEA 01969 |
| Nine Minutes Butterflies and Zebras - Butterflies and Zebras - Fractal Alhambra 02009 
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| set rundown; discussion of 'Jerry' as derivative of Jerome; query whether MV&EE's Golden Road is reminiscent of Dead... |
| Loser Jerry Garcia - Garcia - WB 01972 |
| Laughing David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember my Name - Atlantic 01971 |
| Hissing of Summer Lawns Joni Mitchell - Hissing of Summer Lawns - Elektra 01975
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| The Wolf that Lives in Lindsey Joni Mitchell - Mingus - Aslylum 01979
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| Gong Painting Butterflies and Zebras - Butterflies and Zebras - Fractal Alhambra 02009
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| Set rundown; mention of Jerry and Joni's contribution to 'Laughing'; Charlie's contribution to 'Mingus'; and the greatness of his bass; intro to tribute to Rahsaan Roland Kirk, born August 7, 1935; multi-reed player, instrumental inventor, and performing great. |
| Rip, Rig and Panic Roland Kirk Quartet - Rip, Rig and Panic - Limelight 01965 |
| Volunteered Slavery Roland Kirk - Volunteered Slavery - Atlantic 01969 |
| The Seeker (excerpt) Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society - Rahsaan Rahsaan - Atlantic 01970 |
| Constant Drudgery is Harmful Rip, Rig and Panic - God - Virgin 01981 |
| Set rundown; query whether Rip, Rig and Panic (band)is tribute to Rip, Rig and Panic LP; and mention that RRP and other Rahsaan Roland Kirk LPs are frequently reissued and can be found in-stock at local purveyors of sound. Intro to set in tribute to Joe Yamanaka, singer and Yakuza star, who died August 7, 2010. |
| Kamikaze Flower Travellin Band - Made in Japan - Phoenix 02012 RE
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| Hiroshima Flower Travellin Band - Made in Japan - Phoenix 02012 RE
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| Satori Part I Flower Travellin Band - Satori - Phoenix 2007 RE |
| Tapedeck Butterflies and Zebras - Butterflies and Zebras - Fractal Alhambra 02009
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| and a brief set in mention of the Supermoon. Look in the skies Sunday night for the second of two close-in-orbit, full moons this year. Look in the skies when the moon sets, or later nights when it is waning for a glimpse of this year's Perseid meteor shower. Thanks for tuning in. |
| Moonshake Can - Future Days - UAR 01973 |
| Eclipse Aki Onda - Ancient and Modern: Cassette Memories Vol ! - Phonomena 02003 |
| Silbury Moon Julian Cope - 20 Mothers - Echo 01995 |
| Side A Nadja / Black Boned Angel - Nadja / Black Boned Angel - 20 Buck Spin 02009
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Nice show, dudes. Great soundtrack for summer daze--Joni, Jerry, sweet stuff. I'd never heard "Volunteer Slavery" before, what killer track. RIP Joe Yamanaka
3:39 PM, August 26th, 2014