A little of this, a little of that, all reflecting on the past through the eyes of the present. This episode is a little bit more like my original concept for Digital Flotsam. I expected it would have a lot more variety in each episode and only a very rough theme. This returns, or at least hints at that style. There’s a story about smuggling a radio to school in order to listen to the World Series. Theres a story about how I met my wife, and how I eventually won her over. There’s a couple of new home made commercials that I hope you’ll listen to. There’s some classic comedy, and there’s loads of great music from unusual places. If your interested:
Thank you, China. Thank you for the most beautiful Olympic opening ceremony of all times. Thank you for the enormous effort it took to create it and share it with the rest of the world.
The creative ingenuity of the presentations were nothing short of astounding. Jaw dropping. Dumbfounding. Awe inspiring.
The final moments, when Li Ning ran around the top of the stadium to light the Olympic cauldron brought tears to my eyes.
Dorothy Gale ain’t got nothin’ on me. Yes this harrowing tale is completely true. Another one you just couldn’t make up. You can read an actual press account of that day from the archives of the St. Petersburg Times.
Excellent music plays in the background during this show and every artist is playing and/or singing “God Bless The Child” written by the late great Billie Holiday.
The first show ever reissued from the shows that were taken offline. Below are the original shownotes. It is perfect for “Independence Day” otherwise known to U.S. citizens as “The Fourth of July”.
1. “Washington Post March” by John Philip Sousa, played by the Band of the Grenadier Guards & Rodney Bashford
2. Opening pronouncements
3. “The One Pound Rocket” by P.W. Fenton segment #1, backgound music - “Family” by Rob Costlow
In the mind of a 6 year old, a parent’s concerns can get magnified. Just ask the former 6 year old. In this case the former 6 year old is my “Anglo daughter”, Billie Fenton. Billie did the story writing and the narrating this time around. This is a “re-mix” of one of those older shows that had been taken off line. I hope you agree that it was well worth bringing back.
Pre flight instructions - recorded during a flight to New Orleans in May of 2002
Prologue: “Ralph’s Basement” by P.W. Fenton
“Bashin’” by Jimmy Smith
“The Legacy of Geeks” by P.W. Fenton
“Take Me Out To The Ball Game” by Don Stiernberg from his CD “About Time”
“End Title” by Randy Newman from the Avalon Soundtrack Album
“The Natural” by Randy Newman from the soundtrack of The Natural
“Take Me Out To the Ball Game” by Carly Simon from her boxed set “Clouds In My Coffee”
As always many thanks to 3 Blind Mice for providing my theme music
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Special thanks to Jan Polet for helping me by creating that tongue-in-cheek “Hit Test” to open the show. I am a big fan of Jan’s work and very grateful for his contribution.
Audible beneath my constant blabbing are portions of the following…
“Song C” & “Song D” by Bruce Hornsby, from his CD “Spirit Trail”
“And So It Goes” by Billy Joel, from his CD “Storm Front”
“The Art Teacher” by Rufus Wainwright, from his CD “Want Two”
My pal Charlie who is now retired and living like a king in Thailand
As always many thanks to 3 Blind Mice for providing my theme music
My sponsor for this episode… eMusic. Check these folks out. They have a deal you won’t believe. All you have to do is use my link and you get all kinds of stuff FREE…. (that means no money)