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Intro (MP3)

On Monday December 5, the Dean of Deja Vu, your Vicar of Vintage Vinyl, the mighty KAT MAN! celebrates 58 years on the airways of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.  Tune in to an aircheck here (MP3) from WEVD in 1966.  Danny Stiles will be appearing at John's Pizzeria in New York City to meet and greet all his fans like Joe Costanzo from Queens, NY.  The hardest working DJ in the biz can still be heard every Saturday night from 8 to 10 PM on AM 820 WNYC.  As well as WPAT-the Gaslight Staion-AND- WNSW-AM 1430 during the week.  You'll hear classic American standards of the '30's and '40's including the Big Bands and swing era, novelty tunes, v-discs, nightclub entertainers and vaudevillians and soundtracks from movies, television and Broadway shows.  Danny also mixes in his own personal stories of the music which is what really makes his show a can't miss Saturday night swing party.  WFMU's Glen Jones interviewed the Kat Man on April 4th of 2005.  Archive here.  Happy Anniversary, Danny, and many more.

Outro (MP3)
 

Parade of the Damned (MP3s)

Spooky Movies-Roy Clark
Lookout Mountain-Chuck Miller
Screemin' Meemies-Merv Griffin
Soul Dracula-Hot Blood
Count Yorga
Dark Shadows
Midnight Monsters Hop-Jack and Jim
Beware-Bill Buchanan
Monster Man-Screaming Lord Sutch
Dinner With Drac-John Zacherle
Rockin' Zombie-Crewnecks   
Bo Meets The Monster-Bo Diddley
Igor's Party-Tony's Monstrosities
Intro Monstro Crescendo-Messer Chups
   
 

Ponderosa Stomp 2006

The Ponderosa Stomp moves from New Orleans to Memphis on May 2 and 3 2006.   Artists tentatively scheduled to appear include Dale Hawkins, Billy Lee Riley, Sonny Burgess, ? & the Mysterians, Billy Boy Arnold, Lady Bo, Scotty Moore, D.J. Fontana and many more to follow.  The money raised will be split between the New Orleans Musicians Clinic and a special fund to be administered by the Mystic Knights of the Mau-Mau — producers of the Stomp — to directly help New Orleans and Gulf Coast musicians. Due to the economic damage of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Mystic Knight of the Mau Mau want to try to help musicians rendered homeless and jobless by these disasters.  The Stomp originated in 2002 with phenomenal performances by Lazy Lester, Barbara Lynn, Dave Bartholomew Orchestra, Lil' Bob and the Lollipops just to name a few.  Each year has been bigger and better with 2006 promising to be a mind explosion.  Watch the website for ticket updates and in the meantime, dig these tunes recorded live by Dave The Spazz.
Barbara Lynn 2002
Phil Phillips  2003
Brenton Wood 2005

Always Wear A Helmet

45 (MP3)  Ballad (MP3)  Ballad2 (MP3)  SRC  (MP3)
"WHY"
It Seems that wherever in this world I go,
No matter who nor what I know,
People will look; some of them stare,
I wonder if they really care?

They see this cane with its golden crown,
some of them smile, but most of them frown.
I hear them laugh, and I see them cry,
No matter what,
They all ask why?

Well, I'm just like you, and you,
and you and your wife,
We all have a special purpose in life.
This way of life I'm glad that I found,
For like you, I too, make the world go 'round.

We're all alike,
Oh yes, we are
We all have a dream on some faraway star.

For me when it is over and done at the end of a day,
Some can relax, but I go to pray
For I know that tomorrow in some other place,
I'll have that fear again to face.

Could it be the quest for money and fame,
Oh no,
To play with my life is not much of a game.

It's a want  -  a want that's so dear
It's given me faith,
I can face that fear.

Oh, yes, I do think about a day
in life when fate came along and struck my way.
Each time it's happened they've all said,
This guy is lucky he's not dead.

They were right.
But I wanted to get up to try it again.
I kept telling myself that I knew I could win,
so I'd close my eyes and to the Lord I'd pray,
Oh, help me God, let me walk some day.

He did.
And every stitch on every scar
has just brought me closer to my dream afar.

To be a man,
To do my best,
To stand alone is my only quest.

Success is a term that has broad use,
For having none in life there is no excuse.

For you, what I do is not right---
But, for me, it is not wrong.
What I have been trying to tell you all along
is that it's got to be,
You ask why?
Well, just like you, I gotta be me.

Evel Knievel

WFMU Yard Sale Photos

Welk-O-Rama

Scroll down to Sister Carrie's website devoted to everything Welk.

H is for HOLY SHIT

Mr. T raps about his Mama.

Courtesy of Ifilm.

Audio Torture

The latest issue of Chunklet magazine features an experiment in which editors Henry Owings and Brian Teasley challenge each other to endure 18 continuous hours of "audio seepage" at 70 db's.

See the rules and judge for yourself here. 

Ouch!

Quiet Village

Mix yourself a Mai Tai, drop a little umbrella into your glass, kick off your shoes, and put a Martin Denny album on the turntable.  The King of Exotica passed away on Wednesday at his home in Kai Hawaii.  More info.

  Music To Drink By

Kate's Lazy Meadow

Kate Pierson from the B-52's  operates a fantastic motel in the Catskill Mountains.  All the rooms are decked out in 50's style decor right down to the tchotchkes.  Includes high speed internet access, full kitchen/bar and a selection of unusual DVDs.  One of the rooms is even pet friendly.  Head for the hills!

Museum of Microphones

Geek out with this virtual tour of vintage microphones complete with sound examples, celebrity photos, transmitter history, and much, much more!

Includes this bonus photo of Rex Doane look-a-like on the bandstand with Jack Benny.
MP3 mic sequence

Back In The Day

Here is a stunning collection of Old School Party Fliers from the likes of Buddy Esquire and Phase 2.

Blackcrack (MP3) to browse by