Route 78 West Sunday 12/7/2003 back
Show #145 That Good Train Smell audio unavailable
 track  artist, song-label, format
  01     Jimmy Rodgers, Looking For A Big Mama
02     Sol K. Bright's Hollywaiians, Hiwaiian Cowboy
03     Honolulu Players, Lei Lehua
- break 5:13 pm
04     Hank Williams, Happy Rovin' Cowboy
05     Hank Williams, Lost Highway
06     Hank Williams, I Want To Live & Love Always
07     Hank Williams, Boil Them Cabbage Down
08     Hank Williams, I'll Have A New Body
09     Hank Williams, Fingers On The Fire
10     Hank Williams, Salley Goodin
- break 5:28 pm
11     Eddy Arnold, Just A Little Lovin'
12     Pee Wee King, Fool's Gold
13     Pee Wee King, I Love The Way You Roll Those Eyes At Me
14     Pee Wee King, I'm Just A Gad-About
- break 5:39 pm
15     Buster Doss & His Arkansas Playboys
16     If You Ain't Lovin (You Ain't Livin'), From Hillbilly Fever
- break 5:48 pm
17     Ernst Tubb, Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age-Proper Records, CD
18     Ernst Tubb, Too Old To Cut The Mustard-Proper Records, CD
- break 5:55 pm
19     The Ecstasy Of Gold, 3 Balls Of Fire-Dancing Bear, CD
- break 5:59 pm
20     Red Simpson, Nitro Express
21     My Morning Jacket, Heartbreaking Man
- break 6:05 pm
22     Steve Earl, Poison Lovers-Artemis, CD
23     Billey Brag & Wilco, Ingrid Bergman (Mermaid Avenue)
- break 6:11 pm
24     Gillian Welch, Everything Is Free
25     Bonnie Prince Billy, One With The Birds (only released on Blue Lotus EP)
- break 6:23 pm
26     Rodger Miller, You Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd
27     The Kissing Book, Hold Your Head Up Little Girl
- break 6:27 pm
28     Rex Hobart & The Misery Boys, Gotta Get Back To Forgettin' You
29     Buck Owens & His Buckaroos, Waiting In Your Welfare Line
30     Lefty Frizzell, Just Can't Live That Fast Anymore
- break 6:35 pm
31     Local 33, I'll Move On
32     Son Volt, Drown
- break 6:42 pm
33     Neil Young, Gateway Of Love
34     Calexico, Sonic Wind (Hot Rail)
- break 6:57 pm
35     Calexico, Muleta
Notes: Loki ran a smooth show tonight while I had technical difficulties... eventually I put all the toys away just as Heartbreaking Man cued. A few traks later, "If you want to hear a song sing it yourself," moaned Gillian Welch in Everything Is Free. That sounded harsh, but reflected the same idea conveyed by Rodger Miller... "You can be happy if you want to." A few sad bastard songs played but were overpowered by tunes like "One With The Birds" and "Sonic Wind". I enjoyed some banter with Loki and didn't let the problems spoil the entertainment. I'll admit I was in a great mood even though Uncle Jeff had skipped the show and my computer had got off on it's own. I was roller skating in a buffalo herd while Loki was organized and relaxed, strumming his ukulele to each tune.

Ah, life is good, No? We made a quick exit to Tom's Tavern in a giant electric-windowed luxury sedan. It's a good way to travel, so don't fight it. The parking was easy considering the size of our vehicle and we were in a booth talking by 7:23 pm. I must say the mood seemed somehow different. The discussion was good. This show's highlight was Buck Owen's, "Waiting In Your Welfare Line", followed closely by Bonnie Prince Billy. Stay tuned for more antics next week.
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