Route 78 West

1/13/2008

Show #352 Hanging On The Telephone

SHOW AUDIO

track artist, song-label, format


	01 Graham Parker, Don't Ask Me Questions-Mercury, LP 02 Darrell Glenn and The Rythm Riders, Hang Up That Telephone-Valley, 78 (105) 03 The Sunshine Boys, Who's Been Tendin' To My Business-Okeh, 78 (06338) 04 Tex Williams, Don't Telephone, Don't Telegraph (Tell A Woman)-Capitol, 78 (40081) - break 10:14 am 05 Hank Snow, I Just Telephone Upstairs-RCA Victor, 78 (20-4632) 06 Louvin Brothers, The Sons And Daughters Of God-MGM, 78 (11652) 07 Chet Atkins and His Galloping Guitar, San Antonio Rose-RCA, 78 (20-5813) 08 Oscar Alemán, Tempation-Acoustic Disc, CD 09 Patsy Montana, Deep In The Heart Of Texas-Decca, 78 (6032 A) 10 Timmie Rodgers and Excelsior Hep Cats, Bring Enough Clothes For 3 Days-Excelsior, 78 - break 10:34 am 11 Spencer, The Arkansas Traveler-Edison, Wax Cylinder 12 Oscar Alemán, Caminos Cruzados (Malaguena)-Acoustic Disc, CD 13 Lonzo And Oscar, There's A Hole In The Bottom Of The Sea-RCA, 78 (20-2908A) 14 Ernst Tubb, Daddy When Is Mommy Coming Home-Decca, 78 (46150A) 15 Roy Smeck, Ukulele Bounce-Yazoo, CD - break 10:53 am 16 Johnny Cash and Joni Mitchell, Girl From The North Country-Sony, CD (1970) 17 Gram Parsons With The Burrito Brothers, Long Black Limousine-Amoeba Records, CD 18 Songs:Ohia, Lioness-Secretly Canadian, CD 19 Calexico, Waitomo-Our Soul Our Strength, CD - break 11:15 am 20 Alasdair Roberts, The Lady And The Blacksmith (rare) 21 David Bromberg, Sharon-Columbia, LP (1972, Demon In Disguise) 22 John Train, Equipment Failure-Chapter 7 Records, CD (new) - break 11:33 am 23 Jason Isbel, Dress Blues-New West, CD 24 Steve Earle, Down Here Below-New West, CD 25 Big Star, Daisy Glaze-Ryko, CD 26 Sonic Youth, I'm Not There-Sony, CD 27 Get Three Coffins Ready, 75 Cents-NDSA Records, CD - break 11:55 am 28 Carey Swinney, I Love Country Music And I'm Smart-Big Shot, CD 29 Johnny Cash, I Walk The Line-Sony, CD (1970)

Notes:

Sleepy smooth transport. At first just me and a cool urban bus driver. A friendly ebony lady running the big bus wheel. A professional with old time values. At each stop polishing the windshield and welcoming riders. Opening and closing the door so as not to let in the 17 degree outside air. A super smooth city transverse past Five Points and out to the high plains Denver airport. It's the day after the storm, but road conditions are good. Right on time.

After security I do a quick detour for coffee, then settle in for whatever till blast off. I have five entertainment choices; Sleeping, writing, reading, watching and music. I opt for a strange brew of mp3s. The tracks play overlapped like folders in a file cabinet. A glitch has ruined my play list. After a few tunes I begin to like the randomness.

I pickup on, "Repeat a lie. That makes it true." Lyrics from Shellac's song Elephant. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Wonderful.

I watch eyes sweeping the room. We're all in the same boat. Going somewhere dragging thoughts to a distant place. I stare at the stone flecked floor and see clowns, a rabbit behind a rock, a sad orangutan, a swimming turtle, various fish and tail feathers. A sign says automatic and nothing happens. I analyze the room. I spy fake on sleeping eyes. The pain of travel, tight quarters, and distant eyes drilling into my skull drive me to wander.

Mood is mental weather. Cool, humid thoughts drive me thru the evening. The landing announcement brings me to the foreground and I notice outside it's snowing hard. I drift to hysterical hot summer nites for one more second of comfort. The wheels touch ground. Right on time. I flick thru cellphone screens and make a call. I hang up the phone and head for a coffee shop to wait for my ride.

Get Three Coffins Ready is playing the Bluebird on January 18th. Jason Isbell February 4 at The Fox Theatre. Ukulele Loki will perform at Swallow Hill's Ukulele Fest on February 9th. Drive-By Truckers February 22 at the Ogden and February 23 at the Fox Theatre. More of the Denver/Boulder concert scene.

Post show medicine at the Rio Grande. See ya next week.

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