I've been back from my latest mini-vacation for a few days and I thought I had already written this, but I was wrong. Oops! I guess it's time to get this thing finished. Anyway...
After last week's show, I hopped in my newly working car and drove to Florida. I spent the week with my good friend Lou and his family and had a nice time. On Monday morning I hopped back in the car and drove back to Virginia. This time, however, I got there in time to do the show. After weeks of false starts, illness and car problems for both myself and John, I finally got to the studio for the show.
John had an interview scheduled, so instead of getting the whole show again, I was back to my normal routine. John's interview for the week was Shane Cooley, but he was having problems getting the recording ready to air, so Donohue's Music Den aired early. I started around 8:00pm and went until about 9:15. John did his thing from 7:30-8:00. He then played his Campbell's Show song, which Lou and Johnnie Luca recorded for his anniversary show last year, and I was off! I managed to get in 16 songs during my segment. Some of which were things I normally wouldn't get a chance to play. Here is the list:
Fury In The Slaughterhouse - Every Generation Got Its Own Disease
Psychodots - Instead Of The Bottle
Shoes - Too Late
Camper Van Beethoven - She Divines Water
The Jayhawks - Save It For A Rainy Day
Joe Jackson - Jamie G
Squeeze - There At The Top
King Crimson - Red
Robyn Hitchcock - Uncorrected Personality Traits
Good Rats - Fireball Express
The Kinks - Harry Rag
fIREHOSE - Down With The Bass
Sass Jordan - Damaged
Drivin 'n' Cryin - Scarred But Smarter
Drivin 'n' Cryin - Keys To Me
Adrian Belew - Bad Days
John's tastes run a little mellower than mine, so I normally wouldn't get to play King Crimson, but I was in the mood to hear Red and it was a good choice. I ended with Adrian Belew because John had mentioned the painting that was currently in a box in his bedroom. The painting was, of course, the Adidas In Heat painting that Lou Luca had won during the Adrian Belew song contest two years ago. He has lent me the painting once again and it is sitting above my fireplace where it will stay for a few months and then Lou will take it back.
I had sent John a bunch of music to use for the January 4th show. That show never happened, so those songs will finally see the light of day next week (and maybe the week after too). Also in February, John and I will be going to see Dennis Diken with Bell Sound and The Doughboys at Maxwell's in Hoboken. I'm sure we'll be playing some of their music before the show. See you next week!
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