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I’ve changed my mind about this week’s theme. Gee, I wonder if I can think of other “breaking news.”
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Here’s some breaking news right now: there is a new Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange! Well? What are you waiting for?
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Sometimes you just know; it’s obvious, it’s inevitable, it’s irrefutable and you know that things just aren’t going to end well – A Kafka novel, a Schlesinger movie, Kim Kardashian’s presidential bid. Are there any musical examples? I wonder…
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You know, there just might be a new Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. It would be worth a look, wouldn’t it?
This week we took a trip down memory lane for an archive replay program from last September. Next time maybe you’ll remember to bring a GPS so we won’t get so lost.
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This week I featured the music of Billy Strayhorn, one of three music giants celebrating their centenary this year. I barely scratched the surface of his amazing compositions and songs, but I only had an hour. I’ll leave it to you to hum the others to yourself this week.
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Don’t forget: you can always listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. Those song have many of the same notes used by Billy Strayhorn.
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It’s the one-hundredth birthday of three music giants! Anyone have Willard Scott’s private number? No? Guess I’ll have to do the celebrating myself!
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For a taste of what’s coming your way this Saturday night, why not listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange?
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March has all kinds of feel-good festivities: the first day of Spring, St. Patrick’s Day; and don’t forget March is Optimism Month and Women’s History Month. Just thinking about all the positive and politically correct songs celebrating how far we’ve come is giving me goosebumps – no, wait – those are hives. Does anyone think all those out-dated, neglected, and inappropriate songs nobody should be singing in these enlightened days deserve to be heard, too? I can think of one guy who does.
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By the way…there is a new Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. You don’t want to be the last person to listen to it, do you?
Ok, first things first. Let’s dispense with all the jokes about how can I have insomnia when I’m always putting audiences to sleep. I’m yawning, okay? But not because I’m tired. Still, pretty impressive how many great singers and songs have dealt with the subject.
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Still awake? Looking for a late night or early morning or anytime pick-me-up? Try a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange.
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Believe me – I’ve tried everything. Warm milk, warm baths, baths in warm milk, pills, potions, elixirs, swaddling, hypnotic suggestion. I even read “The Goldfinch” for crying out loud! Nothing works. Find out what I’m talking about and hear some great jazz vocals this Saturday night.
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And speaking of hypnotic suggestions: don’t you want to listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX the Public Radio Exchange right now?
We’ve played The Desert Island game before when I’ve asked listeners to choose songs or singers to take with them to a desert island. Of course I laughed at their pain and deliberations and difficulty in choosing to take one thing and leave behind another equally good choice — but not this week because it was my turn to play the game. Suddenly the Sondheim lyrics, “the choice may have been mistaken, but choosing was not” didn’t sound as easy or certain.
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Sick of snow, ice, slush, blizzards, wind chill, and winter storm warnings…longing to escape our world of sad abbreviations? NSA, GMOs, TBTs, LMAO, and CNN? Jeez – whatever happened to quiet desperation? Okay, okay, stay calm and I’ll try to think of something to cheer you up. Maybe a game? Check in with me on Saturday night.
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