KSHE Klassics, September 24, 2017

Quotation du jour: Thomas Jefferson ~ He who knows best knows how little he knows.

I have a love / hate relationship with computers, laptops, smartphones and iPads.

An excellent program this morning but a miserable listening experience, thanks to both connection and computer problems. Connection dropouts (lasting a few seconds) were frequent, and twice, when the stream quit altogether, i had to reload the page; i missed most of the Mistress and Graham Parker songs.

Worse was to come. Just as the Pat Travers number began, the system crashed (a Win32kfull.sys error): a blue screen of death, possibly caused by the new browser i installed, Torch. Normally Windows analyses the problem and restarts; this time it didn't. (I spent a good twenty minutes listening on the iPad.) When i've had similar problems with previous laptops, i've simply removed and then re-inserted the battery, but with this laptop, which i've only had since December, i couldn't see how to remove it. So, i used my phone to go to the company's website and learned that, on the bottom of the machine, there's a pinhole (i'd never noticed it before). Insert a paperclip, hold for four or five seconds, and the battery will reset. So i did and it did, and after that all was well. Oh, and i uninstalled Torch.

Rush -- Roll The Bones
Trapeze -- Medusa
Couchois -- Roll The Dice
Strawbs -- Little Sleepy
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver -- (I Don't Want To Love You But) You Got Me Anyway
Dave Mason -- World In Changes
Poco -- Good Feelin' To Know
The Marshall Tucker Band -- Fire On The Mountain
David Bowie -- Rebel Rebel
The Grateful Dead -- I Need A Miracle
Rare Bird -- Peace Of Mind
The Electric Light Orchestra -- So Fine
Badfinger -- No Matter What
Yes -- Close To The Edge
The Allman Brothers -- Statesboro Blues
Billy Joel -- Say Goodbye To Hollywood
Mistress -- China Lake
Graham Parker -- White Honey
The Who -- I Can't Explain
Pat Travers -- Boom Boom Out Go The Lights
Uriah Heep -- Salisbury
Chris deBurgh -- Don't Pay The Ferryman
Ted Nugent And The Amboy Dukes -- Migration
Stabilizers -- One Simple Thing
It's A Beautiful Day -- A Hot Summer Day
Journey -- Of A Lifetime
Elton John -- Burn Down The Mission
Bob Seger -- Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
Supertramp -- Another Man's Woman
The James Gang -- Alexis
Procol Harum -- Conquistador

And here's what i've been scaring the cat with this week:

America – History: America's Greatest Hits
Rod Stewart – Out Of Order
Marillion – Holidays In Eden
Idjah Hadidjah – Tonggeret
Renaissance – Scheherazade And Other Stories
Mama's Pride – Guard Your Heart
Stan Rogers – Fogarty's Cove
Terje Rypdal & The Chasers – Blue
Five Hand Reel – Five Hand Reel
Jann Akkerman – Tabernakel
Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic
Jethro Tull – This Was
Jeff Beck – Official Bootleg U.S.A. '06
Bonnie Raitt – Give It Up
Ten Years After – Live At Reading
Tim Renwick – Privateer
Maddy Prior & The Girls – Bib & Tuck
The Chieftains – The Chieftains 4
Tim Hart & Maddy Prior – Summer Solstice
Crowded House – Recurring Dream
FM – Black Noise
Terje Rypdal – Waves
Kathleen Edwards – Back To Me
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band – The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Cocteau Twins – Heaven Or Las Vegas
Caro Emerald – Emerald Island
Billy Joel – Turnstiles
Mark Knopfler – Sailing To Philadelphia
Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Trilogy
Planxty – Cold Blow And The Rainy Night

KSHE Klassics, Sept. 17, 2017

Quotation du jour ~ Dan Fogelberg: MTV didn't call. I guess i wasn't hip and groovy enough.

Well, didn't this week's show just zoom by. I was at the laptop, just buggering around on the Internet (as i am wont to do) thinking there was lots more great classic rock was to come, and it was over! Mind you, it was the best Klassics Show in a couple of weeks -- when it kicks off with Dan Fogelberg, i know i'm in for a treat!

Dan Fogelberg -- Part Of The Plan
Kansas -- Two Cents' Worth
Graham Parker -- Don't Ask Me Questions
Prism -- Hello
Jo Jo Gunne -- Run Run Run
Van Morrison -- Wavelength
John Kay -- Easy Evil
Billy Joel -- Prelude / Angry Young Man
Toby Beau -- Westbound Train
Santana -- Everything's Coming Our Way
Uriah Heep -- Sweet Lorraine
Cheryl Dilcher -- High
Electric Light Orchestra -- Tightrope
April Wine -- I Like To Rock
Bob Dylan -- Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Krokus -- Screaming In The Night
Dave Mason -- Headkeeper
Steely Dan -- Bodhisattva
Jackson Browne -- Here Come Those Tears Again
John Stewart -- Gold
The Amboy Dukes -- Journey To The Center Of The Mind
Michael Stanley -- All I Ever Wanted
Stingray -- Lovesaver
String Driven Thing -- Starving In The Tropics
Morning Star -- Sad Lady
Head East -- Since You've Been Gone
Queen -- Liar
Traffic -- Freedom Rider
Point Blank -- Nicole
Rod Stewart -- Blondes (Have More Fun)
Eric Clapton -- Blues Power
The Doobie Brothers -- Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)
Neil Young -- Cinnamon Girl
Foghat -- My Babe
The Moody Blues -- Question
Kenny Loggins -- Keep The Fire
Marillion -- Kayleigh
Black Sabbath -- Black Sabbath
Heartsfield -- House Of Living

Here's what i've been oppressing the neighbours with this week:

Five Hand Reel – For A' That
Planxty – The Well Below The Valley
The Bothy Band – Old Hag You Have Killed Me
Runrig – The Cutter And The Clan
Colin James – Fuse
Kate Bush – The Dreaming
Robin Trower – Day Of The Eagle
Katrina And The Waves – Walking On Sunshine: The Greatest Hits Of Katrina And The Waves
Mike Oldfield – Ommadawn
Caro Emerald – Acoustic Sessions
Steeleye Span – Ten Man Mop, Or, Mr Reservoir Butler Rides Again
Jimi Hendrix – South Saturn Delta
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Black Moon
The Beatles – Rubber Soul
Jeff Beck – Live +
Jethro Tull – Minstrel In The Gallery
Saga – Silent Knight
Radiohead – Hail To The Thief
Bob Dylan – Modern Times
Eliza Carthy – Rough Music
Terje Rypdal – Descendre
Paul Simon – The Essential Paul Simon
John Hiatt – Anthology
James – The Best Of James
Peter Hammill – In A Foreign Town
Fairport Convention – Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
Annie Haslam –Annie Haslam
Chicago – Chicago VII
Various Artists – Compil Folk 23
David Gilmour – Rattle That Lock
Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic
Donovan – Sunshine Superman
P.J. Harvey – White Chalk
Yes – The Yes Album
Arkells – Michigan Left

KSHE Klassics, Sept. 10th, 2017

Quotation du jour ~ Walter Becker: Cynicism, I contend, is the wailing of someone who believes that things are, or should be, or could be, much, much better than they are.

If i ever win a lottery -- which is pretty unlikely, as i never buy tickets -- i intend to move to St Louis. A condo downtown with a view of the river would be my idea of heaven, plus i wouldn't have to listen to this program online every week. Of course, i'd have to buy a stereo system too -- right now i only ever listen to music on the laptop, and i have a very nice pair of Altec-Lansing speakers for it -- but as i'd won the lottery i'd have oodles of boodle, so no worries there.

Status Quo -- Down Down
The Electric Light Orchestra -- In The Hall Of The Mountain King
Mama's Pride -- In The Morning
Pure Prairie League -- Two Lane Highway
Sad Café -- Black Rose
Bob Dylan -- Tangled Up In Blue
Judas Priest -- The Ripper
The Jeff Beck Group -- I Ain't Superstitious
Nantucket -- Heartbreaker
Planet P -- Why Me?
The Grateful Dead -- Not Fade Away
The Moody Blues -- Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)
Shooting Star -- Tonight
Billy Joel -- Captain Jack
Little Feat -- Feets Don't Fail Me Now
Aldo Nova -- Fantasy
The Spencer Davis Group -- I'm A Man
April Wine -- Shotdown
Robert Palmer -- You're Gonna Get What's Comin'
Jesse Colin Young -- Ridgetop
Gulliver -- Ridin' The Wind
Rare Bird -- As Your Mind Flies
Bob Welch -- Ebony Eyes
Jefferson Starship -- Can't Find Love
Snail -- The Joker
Trevor Rabin -- Finding Me A Way Back Home
Joe Walsh -- County Fair
The Tubes -- Talk To Ya Later
.38 Special -- Chain Lightnin'
The Who -- Dr Jimmy
Kansas -- Can I Tell You
Moxy -- Sail On Sail Away
Steely Dan -- The Fez

And here's what's been driving my neighbours to distraction this week:

Dave Swarbrick – English Fiddler
Idjah Hadidjah – Tonggeret
John Kirkpatrick – Going Spare
Five Hand Reel – Five Hand Reel
Runrig – The Cutter And The Clan
Lucinda Williams – World Without Tears
Van der Graaf Generator – Trisector
Memphis Minnie – The Essential Recordings
The Bothy Band – Old Hag You Have Killed Me
Joan Osborne – Songs Of Bob Dylan
Richard Thompson – Acoustic Classics II
Planxty – The Well Below The Valley
Planxty – Cold Blow And The Rainy Night
Caro Emerald – Emerald Island Tour
Marillion – F.E.A.R.
Paula Cole – Ballads
Neil Young – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Steeleye Span – Bloody Men
Linda Thompson – Dreams Fly Away
Various Artists – Passion Sources
Paul Simon – You're The One
The Walker Brothers – Portrait
Warren Zevon – Excitable Boy
Jon & Vangelis – Page Of Life
Peter Hammill & Guy Evans – Spur Of The Moment
Rory Gallagher – Against The Grain
Fairport Convention – Over The Next Hill
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Trilogy
Dan Fogelberg – Live At Carnegie Hall

USPS

I have to say that i despair of the United States Postal Service.

Before go any further, i must add that, on the whole, i love the U.S.A. And have done ever since i was little. I memorised the Pledge of Allegiance when i was thirteen or fourteen and can still recite it. The Americans, in general, are the most generous, friendliest people on Earth. I love the countryside there, and the cities are so much more dynamic than anywhere else. I am very proud to be an honorary St Louisan and i believe that the Delmar Loop area of St Louis is my spritual home.

I don't like their political situation at the moment, but that's irrelevant to this post.

So much for the preamble.

I don't order schtuff online very often – i prefer to spend my money at local independent shops. But sometimes i want something that is simply unavailable locally.

I recently ordered a biography of Thomas Jefferson from amazon dot ca – it arrived two days later. I recently ordered a Caro Emerald CD from her website in Holland and it landed in my mailbox a week later.

I ordered a John Hiatt CD from a place in Connecticut and it arrived in five weeks. And that's typical – four to eight weeks is the norm with anything from The States.

Maybe, just maybe, Canada Customs holds American packages for longer, but i can't imagine why they would, so the problem must lie with the U.S.P.S.

It baffles me.

KSHE Klassics, September 6, 2017

Quotation du jour: Robert A. Heinlein ~ Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

It was a strangely unsatisfying Klassics Show this week. Oh, the four hours just zoomed by as usual, and almost all of the music was fine, and it's still the best radio program i know of, but there was very little that i can actually say i loved, and regulars like Steely Dan (R.I.P. Walter Becker), Billy Joel and Jackson Browne were missing. Oh, well, it was still the highlight of my week.

Bonus points if you understand this.













The Moody Blues – Legend Of A Mind
Rainbow – Street Of Dreams
Crawler – Stone Cold Sober
Dr Hook – Cover Of The Rolling Stone
Wet Willie – No, No, No
REO Speedwagon – Only The Strong Survive
Bob Seger – Get Out Of Denver
Little Feat – Rocket In My Pocket
The Edgar Winter Group – Round And Round
Touch – Don't You Know What Love Is
Michael Bolton – Fool's Game
Prism – Julie
Hydra – Feel Like Running
Supertramp – Crime Of The Century
Triumvirat – March To The Eternal City
Dwight Twilley Band – Twilley Don't Mind
Headstone – Turn Your Head
Jefferson Starship – Play On Love
Ozark Mountain Daredevils – Spaceship Orion
Shooting Star – Breakout
Derek & The Dominos – Bell Bottom Blues
Journey – Kohoutek
Fleetwood Mac – Danny's Chant
Axe – Rock 'N' Roll Party In The Street
Couchois – Do It In Darkness
Mott The Hoople – All The Young Dudes
Yes – Going For The One
Quicksilver Messenger Service – Fresh Air
George Harrison – This Song
Loggins & Messina – Vahevala
Sherbs – No Turning Back
Genesis – Your Own Special Way
Paul McCartney – Smile Away
Ambrosia – Time Waits For No One
Janis Joplin – Move Over
Lake – Key To The Rhyme
Slade – Gudbuy T' Jane
Jethro Tull – Teacher
Roger Daltrey – Say It Ain't So Joe

Here's what i've been annoying the neighbours with at home this week:

Robin Trower – Live
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver – Beat Of The Street
Lisa Gerrard & Patrick Cassidy – Immortal Memory
Alan Stivell – Raok Dilestra
Jack Lancaster et al – Peter And The Wolf
Idjah Hadidjah – Tonggeret
Goldfrapp – Seventh Tree
Robin Trower – Living Out Of Time
Peter Hammill – The Future Now
Procol Harum – Shine On Brightly
The Kinks – Arthur, Or, The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire
Saga – Silent Knight
Steeleye Span – Please To See The King
The Kinks – Come Dancing With The Kinks
Talking Heads – The Best Of Talking Heads
Lucinda Williams – Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
The Bothy Band – Old Hag You Have Killed Me
Steve Earle –  Jerusalem
Various Artists – Passion Sources
Five Hand Reel – For A' That
Andy Irvine & Paul Brady – Andy Irvine & Paul Brady
Jefferson Airplane – Volunteers
Saga – Images At Twilight
Van der Graaf Generator – Pawn Hearts
Caro Emerald – Emerald Skies
The Hooters – One Way Home
Genesis – Selling England By The Pound
Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
Jane Siberry – Angels Bend Closer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Trilogy
Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden
Jan Akkerman – Tabernakel