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Today, for the first time in a while now, I listened to the full album "Gish" by Smashing Pumpkins.

I hadn't forgotten, but man what a good record that is.

I don't plan to actually watch the (I'm NOT an undecided voter) but there are two things I worry about:

1 - Even though his mic will be off while Biden speaks, Trump will interrupt anyway. We might not hear it but Biden will and I'd hate to see just images of Biden reacting to something we can't hear.

2 - CNN's admitted lack of fact-checking during the broadcast.

I look forward to the day when I never hear Trump's goddamned voice on TV again.

My cover of Nick Lowe's "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" is suddenly getting tons of streaming in....

FINLAND????

Okay gang, WTF?

OMG.
Kinky Friedman has died at the age of 79. I met him when he was running for Texas Governor. I've read his books and went to a couple of his music venues.

Kinky was not a native Texan, but he once said that he had to come to Texas because we were the only state that would put up with his nonsense.

One of my fav Kinky slogans...
"Remember: Y'all is singular. All y'all is plural. All y'all's is plural possessive."

Thanks to @Traces_of_Texas for posting.

He wrote memoirs with Willie Nelson

A great loss. Bill Cobbs, a man whose name you probably don't know, but whose face you will recognize immediately. Fantastic Charactor Actor.

huffpost.com/entry/obit-bill-c

This sucks.

In my mid 20's I was a Cable TV Exec. I worked for one of Mtv's founders. You young'ns don't know this, but Mtv (and VH1) were once shapers of the music industry. It was one hell of a time. The entire reason for music videos was Mtv (VH1 came later).

All gone. All of it, gone. It's a sad day. Queue up the Don McLean

crooksandliars.com/2024/06/wan

An article worth reading. I would add that if there is a ban on no-fault divorce that all of the spouses of the people who enact it should file for divorce, because this type of bill IS spousal abuse.

Many people don't realize how RECENT no-fault divorce is. A dear friend of mine had to say in court that he had abused his wife when she filed for divorce (she had married him to get citizenship) in a state without it where he didn't even live.

digbysblog.net/2024/06/25/what

Now available at most of the usual places, a new version of my EP "Hatey" with a bonus track - the cleaned up version of "Woke AF" better known as "Woke AF Minus F".

This is the Amazon link.

amazon.com/music/player/albums

@Baar_orso

And I quote:

Ever went over a friend's house to eat and the food just ain't no good?
I mean the macaroni's soggy, the peas are mushed, and the chicken tastes like wood
So you try to play it off like you think you can, by sayin' that you're full
And then your friend says, "Momma, he just being polite, he ain't finished, uh-uh, that's bull!"

As promised, here is a link to my blog for this week's version of Radio Free California: Episode 2426. It contains the usual playlist plus the extra song that's not on Spotify, special programming notes as this Thursday will be run differently than we usually do it (4 albums on the album show this week!), cheap shots at the political stories of the day, and more. Enjoy!

whatthefrackiswrongwithyou.blo

And here it is my friends, Radio Free California Episode 2426. New music tghis week from Lake Street Dive, Willow, Oceanator, Mr. Big, Lola Young, junodream, Idaho, increment, Smack Champion and much more. Enjoy!

As per usual, my blog version will be up later today, which will include radio station programming notes for the week, my usual cheap shots, plus one song I added to the station that's not on any streaming platform.

open.spotify.com/playlist/5NJf

@northernbassist @XaoslordErie

"this is what happens when every member of the band is the best person in the band"

As for Cory (of whom I am a big fan) his two main bassists are Sonny T (who played with Prince) and Yohannes Tona, who was part of his college band. Henrik Linder is part of Dirty Loops so I don't think that should count. That man is a BEAST.

Joe Dart also plays in Theo Katzman's band and teaches at Michigan. Vincen Garcia (Spain) subbs in Cory's tour when Sonny T had to leave.

@northernbassist That's a beautiful instrument there.

You know how sometimes you can look at one and say to yourself, "No way I could afford THAT"?

This is one of those times. 😂

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