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Here's what's on the latest Dr. Demento Show:
Show date: Jan 28, 2012 Click here to listen.
TOP TEN 1204: The first Top Ten of 2012...plus lots of Dr. Demento debuts, some nifty requests, and a tribute to Etta James, Johnny Otis and Jimmy Castor (R.I.P.) Explicit language and content this week. |
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2012-01-12 13:25:13
From: Dr. Demento
Correction - re Reed College appearances
I've been informed that Reed is charging $5 admission for the general public (i.e. people who aren't Reed students, faculty or staff).
Everything else remains the same.
Replies: 2
Last Reply: 2012-01-24 20:28:13
2012-01-10 20:02:39
From: Dr. Demento
Funny 25
Sorry I haven’t written for awhile...but I'd like to tie up a few loose ends regarding the 2011 Funny 25.
My scalpel slipped a bit when it came to song #23. "L.A. Dream" by Henry Phillips is number 23. That's the way it's listed, and that's the way it is...but on the actual show I played another song by Henry instead. Just a little slip of the Doctor's scalpel there. To confirm, "L.A. Dream" is #23 on the Funny 25.
Second, listener Lester Norton, who for the past few years has kept a list of the all time top songs on this show, as measured by combining all our different year-end countdowns together, has confirmed that with the 2011 countdown, "Fish Heads" has pulled back out ahead of "Dead Puppies" by a nose as the number one song of all time. (Do fish heads have noses?) Congratulations Barnes & Barnes!
As the Funny 25 show drew nearer, I did notice a bit of ballot box stuffing on our Request a Song page. Naughty naughty! I really do want to keep the process of requesting a song as simple as possible. However, the way the page was set up, it was ridiculously easy to stuff the ballot box without fear of detection. That's why I'm now encouraging people who request songs to enter email addresses.
From now on, you can still request a song without entering your email address. I will take careful note of the request, and if it's appropriate and I haven't just played it recently, it's got a good chance of being heard on the show soon. However, entering your email address does give the request more credence, like you're willing to stand up and tell me you really like that song. I promise, promise, promise, that I won't actually use these addresses for anything except maybe asking you a question about the request, or maybe letting you know when it's going to be played. If you don't want your real name announced on the show, just enter a pseudonym under "Name".
Do keep those requests coming! I've got thousands of songs here just waiting for you to let me know which ones you'd really, or even just kinda, want to hear.
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Last Reply: 2012-01-11 03:34:07
2012-01-03 10:13:45
From: Dr. Demento
Dr. Demento Speaks in Portland, OR
Once again I'll be giving some talks this month at my alma mater, Reed College in Portland, OR.
Topics:
Thursday, January 19 - Here, There and Everywhere: Where the Beatles' music came from. We'll listen to the skiffle, R&B and pop sounds the Beatles grew up with, and learn how they influenced and inspired the Fab Four to create their own wondrous music.
Friday, January 20 - A Century of Protest Songs: What Occupy USA needs is a hit song. We'll hear a few new songs from the movement, along with memorable songs from protest movements through the years. Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Lead Belly, Tom Waits, Gil Scott-Heron, many others.
Saturday, January 21 - Dr. Demento's Greatest Hits: Weird Al, Frank Zappa, Tom Lehrer, "Fish Heads" and more, in audio and video. Dr. Demento, radio's king of funny songs, tells the stories behind the songs, and how his radio career began right there at Reed.
All events will be at 8 PM, at Vollum Lecture Hall on the Reed campus on S.E. Woodstock Blvd. The events are open to the public and admission is free. Park in the east lot off Woodstock Blvd.
Replies: 2
Last Reply: 2012-01-11 19:47:35
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