KSHE KLASSICS SHOW, March 15th, 2020

[As you may or may not know, i live in Canada, and for some reason KSHE doesn't stream their audio to here; i have to connect via a VPN, to spoof a non-Canadian address. This week, according to https://whatismyipaddress.com/ i was listening from somewhere i've never been before: Dearing, Kansas (pop. 395).]

Quotation Of The Week ~ Ian Rankin: I am, of course, a frustrated rock star. I'd much rather be a rock star than a writer. Or own a record shop. Still, it's not a bad life, is it? You just sit at a computer and make stuff up.

The coronavirus impacted the Klassics Show this week – along with practically everything else, of course! Today's was originally supposed to be a live broadcast from Syberg's restaurant on Gravois Ave. (https://sybergs.com/locations/gravois/), but St Louis County has prohibited gatherings of over 250 people and the station was expecting far more than that, so.... Perhaps when COVID-19 has run its course, they will re-schedule. Further, it's the Sunday before St Patrick's Day, and, traditionally Uman plays a disproportionate amount of Irish classic rock on the program: Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy, Horslips, etc., but, as the St Patrick's Day parades and celebrations have been cancelled all over the region, there was none of that today. Well, okay, there was U2, but they don't count as i can't stand Bono and his guitarist – what's his name? The Rasp or The Hedge or something....

In fact, the U2 number was probably this morning's only really annoying song, although i do feel that the CSNY comeback album was a disaster waiting to happen. Otherwise, though, everything was great. We had Dan Fogelberg (and one of my favourites of his songs – about one of my favourite American states) and that automatically means a grade of “A+” but i think that grade would have been merited either way.

I have often suggested, usually facetiously, that the Klassics Show is the highlight of my week, but in this past week full of false information, panic buying (the toilet paper apocalypse, tcha!) and apprehension, i'm thinking it may be the literal truth this time. Here's the playlist. Stay safe, everyone, keep calm, be kind to each other and wash your hands.

Jefferson Starship – Stranger

The Doobie Brothers – It Keeps You Runnin'

Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin'

Lake – Time Bomb

George Harrison – Sue Me, Sue You Blues

Kansas – It Takes A Woman's Love (To Make A Man)

Rainbow – Street Of Dreams

The Chambers Brothers – Time Has Come Today

The Grateful Dead – Estimated Prophet

Steely Dan – Everyone's Gone To The Movies

Dan Fogelberg – Illinois

The Beatles – I'm A Loser

The Charlie Daniels Band – In America

The Little River Band – It's A Long Way There

Randy Meisner – Deep Inside My Heart

The Who – Athena

The Cars – It's All I Can Do

The Electric Light Orchestra – Poker

Utopia – Love In Action

The Marshall Tucker Band – Ramblin'

The Rolling Stones – It's All Over Now

Manfred Mann's Earthband – Don't Kill It Carol

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – American Dream

Blind Faith – Had To Cry Today

Sammy Hagar -- 20^th Century Man

Nantucket – California

Jay Ferguson – Shakedown Cruise

Robert Palmer – Every Kinda People

Eddie Money – Get A Move On

U2 – Two Hearts Beat As One

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced?

Yes – Tempus Fugit

Pete Townshend – Let's See Action

Giuffria – Call To The Heart

Wings – Magneto & Titanium Man

Gerry Rafferty – Right Down The Line

Boz Scaggs – Dinah Flo

Hellfield – Too Long

Black Sabbath – Fairies Wear Boots

My four different bartenders, oops, i mean, occupational therapists, ordered me to play these albums this week – just as a precautionary measure:

The Doobie Brothers – Minute By Minute

Vince Guaraldi – The Very Best Of Vince Guaraldi

The John Renbourn Group – Live In America

Paul Simon – In The Blue Light

Donovan – Neutronica

Rory Gallagher – Check Shirt Wizard: Live In '77

Stevie Ray Vaughan – The Real Deal: Greatest Hits 2

Camper Van Beethoven – Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart

Cat Stevens – Tea For The Tillerman

The Keef Hartley Band – The Battle Of North West Six

The Oyster Band – Step Outside

Wolfscote – Turn The Glass

The Mothers Of Invention – Uncle Meat

Van der Graaf Generator – Trisector

Rod Stewart – A Night On The Town

Rush – Roll The Bones

Wizzard – Wizzard Brew

Colin James – Miles To Go

Various Artists – Mozart: Musical Masterpieces

Max Webster – The Best Of Max Webster

Rush – Vapor Trails

Fairport Convention – Shuffle And Go

Jethro Tull – Aqualung

The Kinks – Sleepwalker

David Lindley – El Rayo-X

Elvis Costello – This Year's Model

Green Day -- ¡Uno!

Donovan – The Hurdy Gurdy Man

Peter Hammill – Chameleon In The Shadows Of The Night

The Kinks – Lola vs Powerman And The Money-Go-Round