[Editor’s Note: This is the latest edition of Tick’s Notes and Tunes. It is a transcript of a fictional radio broadcast with direct links to the tunes being played. The transcript is in 3 parts.
(1.)The first is the first half of a transcript of the radio broadcast with tune links; (2.) The Editorial: (which normally deals with the subject in the title of this post) Today it’s about the Reason for the Civil War ; and (3.) The second half of the radio broadcast with tune links.
The purpose of this blog is to discuss, enlighten and educate the reader about relevant political, economic and business matters and to help maintain both a record and an appreciation for good old man-made music before AI makes man and real music a mere afterthought. ]
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Good evenin’
Good mornin’
Good wherever
And whenever you are
After all this may be a re-run
Who knows
But in any event
I’m the DJ here at DJ ltd
Stony Riva
Here with
Our illustrious
Assistant Producer of Everything
Our own
Little Miss Suzi
Our controlling
Control booth maniac Buck
Rufus…more about him later
And somewhere out in the
Virtual Ether or somewhere
Who knows
Our founding father
And guiding light
GURU
I don’t know
Maybe one day
He’ll put in a guest appearance
Ot somethin’
But in any event
Bein’ a Yinzer myself
When I saw the jacket for
Our first tune
I couldn’t help but to be intrigued
I found it while shoppin’ for some
Northern Soul music…meaning
Soul popular in Northern England
But I’ll tell Yinz
At the risk of getting everyone
Further confused that
Our first group is actually from Chicago.
But let’s clear the air now
And kick things off with..
The Steelers and Get it from the Bottom
https://youtu.be/x76Xpa-MjEY?si=mwYRmR1PnhSMqMD6
Yeah, that was nice.
Okay…
Next up we have a true geettar playin’ legend
Of the blue grass folk kind
…actually two of them
A father -son duo
From Carolina
North Caroliina that is
Plus “the Boys”
I’m talkin’ here about Doc and Merle
And if you’re a blue grass fan
That’s all you need to know
To know it’s good
Both father and son are now gone
But this is live
And it’s from one of my favorite albums
called…
Doc Watson and the Boys
It’s from the live portion of that album
Here they do
Love Please Come Home
https://youtu.be/9jv_4Yctazo?si=VKnn1nr0Y-gfb7po
Yeah, that’s a tune that’s might tough to beat.
Okay next up we actually move into this century
Or at least close thereto
This next band ..originally from California
lived largely on doing
their uniquely entertaining updated covers of
Former hits originally done by others
Their unique sound originated largely because of its
Former front man, Steve Harwell
Who unfortunately passed in September of 2023
apparently of liver failure.
Was originally a Rapper
Let me tell ya
Livin’ a rock n roll life style is
Not always good for your health
But here we have one of their best known
Original compositions.
So now let’s give a listen to….
Smash Mouth doing their hit
Then the Morning Comes
https://youtu.be/cB9JJIoAdYM?si=G70BbeM-w-7Mmxc3
alright
I see Buck over there
Pounding on the control room window
And yes
He’s pointin’ to our
Station Manager
Rufus Coldwater
Who’s a sittin’ back there
Just a rarin’ to tell us
Somethin’ he thinks is mighty important
Whether it is
In fact
Important
Is anybody’s guess
Just kiddin
Just kiddin’
Anyway
let’s turn it over to the man himself
To give it to us straight
take it away Mr.Coldwater
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I guess I should say thanks Stony
But I’ll start just by sayin’
Hello everyone
I’m Rufus Coldwater.
As many of you folks know
I quite presumptuously believe myself to be
a history aficionado
…at least at times.
I just saw a video, that all those Wokies and holier than thou Yankees out there ought to watch.
The reason I say this is very simple. The reasons for America’s Civil War went beyond just the question of slavery. There were in fact serious states’ rights and genuine constitutional questions involved. One has to remember that at the time of the Civil War the nation was still very new, and no one knew what the true nature of the very new union of states was and/or what the true relative powers of the states were relative to that of the federal government, and/or whether a state had a right to secede for any reason.
Add to this the fact that no one likes to be told by outsiders what to do, especially if they are doing what’s been done around the world for centuries and changing will upend their entire political and economic system all while not at all affecting the outsiders who are pontificating and telling them what to do..
In short, if one is being honest telling someone else to mind their own business is something everyone can understand. And that’s pretty much what the South was saying.
Anyway here’s a video everyone should see on this interesting and often misunderstood topic:
https://youtu.be/pmVvQjViB6g?si=mREISv50i1LXEjLw
All, I’ll add to that video is a huge caveat. Despite what’s said in this otherwise excellent video Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation did not free the slaves in areas that weren’t in rebellion. So, Lincoln very pragmatically allowed slavery to exist in several key regions that weren’t in rebellion against the Union.
Anyway Northerners, Wokies, progressives and liberals should not jump on Southerners as being somehow evil or morally inferior for fighting the War.
Back to you Stony
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Thanks Rufus
Okay folks
Guess what time it is?
Yeah, it’s time for more tunes
But more importantly
It’s time to see what
Our Executive Assistant Producer
and our Doer Mover and Shaker of everything
Here at DJ Ltd has for us
In other words….
It’s Suzi time
Meaning it’s time for whatever little treats
She’s brought us from
our garage downstairs.
Ah yes
Here’s a group we’ve featured before
And I gotta admit
I really liked ‘em
I can’t remember If it was this tune
Or another one of theirs we did
But it doesn’t matter
I’ve heard this one before
And I like it a whole bunch
This is a 60s garage band
From Tyler Texas
And I think this was their very first tune
That they ever released
Here’s
Mouse and the Traps A Public Execution
https://youtu.be/0Q3D8bnvyQs?si=FnQM4IwjfJT8LFMC
I don’t know about you but that sounded
Like a better version of Bob Dylan
With a touch of the Stones thrown in.
Okay, next up
Suzi has given us
another 60s garage tune
This time however with no notes
No jacket
No nothin’
So I don’t know anything about this group
So we are sorta on autopilot
And Aunt Bea
Yinz remember her don’tchya
is servin’ us pot luck
But I must say
If Suzi’s servin’ it up
It must be good
So….Here’s
The Hitch Hikers
With Someday Baby
https://youtu.be/QPeOYVG2b-g?si=zZw48Hc8SUErQuvp
Okay, the big hand is on the witching hour
And the little hand is at 6 minutes ‘til
So that means
It’s time to call up
Our clean up hitter
To belt us a walloping homer
And boy do I have just the slugger
To do the trick
This guy needs absolutely no introduction
A true master of his craft
…well actually
He’s the master of two crafts…
One is playin’ the geettar
And the other is writin’ great tunes
This tune and his performance
Are both truly spell binding
And captivating.
Here’s the former front man
Of Dire Straits
Masterfully doin’ one of his
Original compositions
Knopfler Telegraph Road
https://youtu.be/gjJzlIedCuo?si=SX_zG6Pb2LRwXDzH
Wow! Just amazing.
I love the way he just decided
Right at the beginning
Not to sing the tune
….he dropped the lyrics…
But to turn it into a strictly
Instrumental affair
Very powerful.
Well, that’s gonna do it folks
I’m Stony Riva
For Suzi, Buck, Rufus
And Guru (wherever he is)
Sayin’
Good night
And Don’t let those nasty bed bugs bite
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