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October, 2008

Sermon on the mound

“The Ball Game of Life”   A sermon by Pastor L.J. London of the New Jerusalem Temple, Detroit, MI.

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Before Stonewall

“The Gay Gordon”     The Joe Gordon Folk Four”   RCA Victor

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Elizete considers stealing someone’s drink

“Retrato da Noite”   Elizete Cardoso   Copacabana Records

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Does this make me look fat?

“Pobre gente de Paris”   Orquesta de Juan Garcia Medeles   Peerless Records

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If you’re happy and you know it …

“Gymnastik und Tanz fur Altere” mit Peter Frankenfeld.   “Trimm Dich mit Musik”

“Greetings, this strange cover shows Peter Frankenfeld, the German TV-Showmaster of the

Seventies trying to animate a bunch of seniors to twist and shout.” From Lp cover lover, Schlink in Germany.

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Pretty in pink

This just in:   “Wilde, Oates & Walter” from Lemoncat and a cool vinyl-centric site called Grooves of Delight.

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Cappuccino swing

“Coffee and Jazz”   Brazilian Jazz Quartet   Columbia Brazil

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Brother from another planet

“My Favorite Martian”   Starring Ray Walston (and Bill Bixby) “The Martian Song” b/w “When I Was a Boy On Mars.   A Little Golden Record   This was one of my favorite TV shows as a kid (along with “My Three Sons,” “Mr. Ed,” “Flipper,” “Gentle Ben,” etc, etc.)   I liked when the attenae would go up from his head when he was going to use his extra-terrestrial powers.   Nearly twenty years after “My Favorite Martian,” (1963-1966 on CBS, Sunday nights after “Lassie”),   Ray reached a new generation of fans as the memorable Mr. Hand in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”.

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A parting shot

Baby-Face Willette “Behind the 8 Ball”   Argo.   (1964)   Gene Barge (Sax (Alto), Baby Face Willette (Organ),   Jerold Donavon (Drums), Ben White (Guitar)   Esmond Edwards (Producer), Ron Malo (Engineer), Don Bronstein (Design), Don Bronstein (Cover Photo)   His masterpiece, and one of the greatest Hammond organ albums ever, is his Blue Note release “Face to Face.”   This is his second LP for Argo and his last as a leader.   Baby-Face soon after disappeared and, while unconfirmed, is said to have passed away in 1971.

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Shameless plugs

“Sounds of the San Francisco Adult Bookstores”   Actual sound recordings.   Narrated by Ryan Kerr.   Presented by the Golding Institute.

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