Can you feel the excitement in the air? It's alright, I can't either. This is a fundraising program, and if it isn't obvious from my voiceovers on this episode, let me tell you that I hate fundraising. I truly believe that people should just give their money freely to WRFI, year-round, without our having to ask for it. Is that unrealistic? There are some "inside baseball" stories I could tell, but I don't want to upset anyone. It is Christmas, after all.
To compound the "issue," I wasn't in a great mood on this night. Lady Catharsis had a "family obligation" (though I don't remember what it was, probably a rehearsal for Junior) and couldn't make it to the studio like we planned. Plus, the Ithaca Vegans had done their normal bit and complained about our social media postings having to do with "Ithaca Sheepskin," the donors of this evening's prize. Vegans! You are free to support the station and then we will post nice things about you one day! Another thing that aggravates me, after the fact: apparently I mispronounced "toque," saying "toke" instead of the "correct" "took." But at the risk of doubling down--Canadians! Surely you are wrong about this. Someone please explain to me the rule of pronunciation that brings us to this awful place.
Anyway, about the music--it is tough to go wrong with "Legends Night," though circumstances did their best to take me there. That Durutti Column record is "well-loved," and there is a bad skip in the Singers and Players record, though it went well with the song's tempo and I handled it deftly, I have to say. On the plus side--that This Mortal Coil record is truly wild (and for the most part doesn't even sound like a 4AD record to me anymore). I will never understand why their reception was as poor as it was.
Co-host Josh and I do our best on this demoralizing evening where we didn't happen to make any money. At least we didn't refer to the WRFI hat as a "beanie." We have that going for us. There's a very convoluted discussion of the concept of "local," after which Josh admits that he is slipping (transparency is part of WRFI's mission statement). "Anything goes...pretty much," I offer. Sigh. I am not an anarchist and, let's face it, I have stopped pretending.
BOMBAST playlist, 2018 November 7, 2100-2300:
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To Those Who Offend You, Show Mercy: Transmission 381, 2017 November 29
You've Made Me Suspicious of People Who Are Kind: Transmission 380, 2017 November 19
Asterisks in My Eyelids: Transmission 379, 2017 November 15
From Luxury to Landfill: Transmission 378, 2017 November 8
Catharsis Family Values: Transmission 377, 2017 November 1
Join the Queue of Future Has-Beens: Transmission 376, 2017 October 25
Where People Feel No Anguish and Need No Hate: Transmission 375, 2017 October 18
In Fact This Is Very Serious; I Have Nothing To Regret: Transmission 374, 2017 October 11
Question Sessions over Cakes and Coffee: Transmission 373, 2017 October 4
Noodle and Man Are Separated by a Comma: Transmission 372, 2017 September 27
One of the Perks of Being a Radio Personality: Transmission 371, 2017 September 23
Mundane by Day, Inane at Night: Transmission 370, 2017 September 20
Send Flowers, Please: Transmission 369, 2017 September 16
My Skin Is Deeper Than Is Thought: Transmission 368, 2017 September 13
Deep Into the Empire's Ear: Transmission 367, 2017 September 6
For Reasons That Are Not Going To Be Disclosed: Transmission 366, 2017 September 2
Are You Patient and Kind with People: Transmission 365, 2017 August 30
You Think It's Over Now, But We've Only Just Begun: Transmission 364, 2017 August 25
We Smoked in Heaven and We Laughed Off Hell: Transmission 363, 2017 August 23
Everybody Tests the Membrane, But No One Pushes Through: Transmission 362, 2017 August 16
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