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There were too many good Songs About Records left over to leave them out.

So I thought I'd come back and finish it up.

There was one vinyl single I placed close to me a long time ago, just in case I ever did a show about Records.…

Finishing up my acknowledgement of Record Store Day last Saturday, a recreation by Thomas Edison, inventor of the Phonograph or Gramophone, of the first words he ever spoke on Record, which was actually on a Cylinder.

I'll go off on another rant about how people don't actually physically HOLD Music in…

Just a little late, I'll pay due respect to Record Store Day, which was this past Saturday.

The Day is dedicated to Independent Storeowners, and while I am sure there must be one somewhere in my neighborhood, I have no idea where.…

This is it, we made it, time to figuratively throw dirt on our Musical Exploration of Death In Song!

I’ll even read a Poem!

I picked the Music to end with, as I pick all the Music- I play what I want!

And I stand by what…

I am back with and winding down the Lighter Side of It’s Only Death, beginning with a guy who was both a Satirist and Mathematician, and appeared frequently on PBS.

A friend of mine, Clay Eals, wrote a book about Steve Goodman and had a few Song suggestions- I hadn’t thought of Steve so i went with one of…

I’ll start this Chapter with a Song that is probably the first one I heard that had such very Upbeat Music masking a Serious Message.

We have been listening to not so terribly sad Death Songs, the premise of the Series.

And I should point out that it definitely…

After a week off, it’s back on track for...hey, It’s Only Death, lol!

Still trying to prove that contrary to popular opinion Death can be a Ball Of Laughs.

Oh alright, but not always!

A couple of serious ones in here,…

Here's the 2nd half of a Return To 1967, and it is a rerun.

This is a very good episode, with things you may not have ever heard or thought of in quite some time- and again, an authentic slice of what we were listening to on FM Radio in that amazing year for Music.…

I got caught up in Easter, so a rerun of a Return To 1967 is in order.

As I have said before, 1967 is my favorite year for what was breaking out all over the place in Music, and also Radio!

Notice the Volume 1, that would indicate I plan to return to this year…

I am Poking The Bear, Mocking The Grim Reaper- knowing full well the Old Bastard will win in the end, lol!

What’s he going to do, come early?

Besides, there are other things to fear, as Jerry Seinfeld will inform us.

And…

It’s Week 2 of It’s Only Death, a Series most people told me NOT to do!

They asked who’s gonna listen to that, Songs About Death, lol?

But I felt I could flip Death the other way, and lessen the fear of it with Our Music.…

If there is an Unwritten Rule In Radio to stay away from Death Songs, I will write it down and break it, lol!!

Hey It’s Only Death, and it comes to us all.

The Lesson here is to not fear it.

In fact, I am going to have…

I promised something different last week, and I will go where Radio dares not!

The Theme of this New Series is Death.

Fear not, don’t shy away, I will do this with a lighthearted touch for the most part!

I am doing this…

During the break, I committed to it and ran around and got some more songs for this Secular/Spiritual show.

Shows always reflect how I am feeling, so I go with the flow whatever the reason.

Starting with a Buddhist mantra!…

This started out as an Odds And Ends Show.

I sat down, and I wanted to start with a few tracks from recent albums, beginning with a title track by Van Morrison.

I didn't play that…

Continuing with The Originals and Covers show, and this 2nd Half I was still thinking in Threes!

During the break I thought of a 3rd version of the Song I closed the First Half with.


I’ll have an Original that Elvis desperately wanted to Cover, but its lyrics were considered too racy for the general population.


Elvis…

It’s been a long time since I did any of The Originals – this is Volume 3- Songs we know very well, Originally done by other solo artists or groups.

I'll begin with the Rolling Stones- it’s so well known by them it might be considered the Original.

But it’s a…

I hope, I can be forgiven for the self promotion, but for the indy creators it's still the main, if not the only option to get noticed. (Maybe, one day Disney will see a potential in my creation and I can just concentrate on writing, but until then, I have to pimp myself.)

Anyway, my first full length comic book was picked up for publishing by Scattered…

This is it, The Grand Finale!

A big thank you to all the people who offered suggestions for Sound Effects In Song- some so good I actually used them, lol!

After a couple of random tunes, for this final Episode I again chose the Human Voice as a Sound…

More Sound Effects In Song, and a surprise for me.

I went to play a Song from an album cut I KNEW had Sound Effects on it, but they weren’t in there.

I dug out the single, played it, and there they were!

Odd, they were on…