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Favoriting December 21, 2020: (Stayin' at) Home for the Holidaze.

KeepTru Christmas Tree 2020-2

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Artist Track Album Label Approx. start time
John Fahey  Christ's Saints of God Fantasy   Favoriting The New Possibility: John Fahey’s Guitar Soli Christmas Album  Takoma  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Glenn Jones  A Different Kind of Christmas Carol (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting The Giant Who Ate Himself and Other New Works for 6 & 12 String Guitar  Thrill Jockey  0:10:18 (Pop-up)
Wall Matthews  O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Star of Wonder  Zen Gardens Music  0:13:25 (Pop-up)
Leo Kottke  In Christ There Is No East Or West (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Greenhouse  Capitol Records  0:16:34 (Pop-up)
Robbie Basho  Gypsy Rosary (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Song of the Avatars: The Lost Master Tapes  Tompkins Square  0:18:43 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
George Melachrino & Orchestra 

Once More It's Christmas /Silent Night /Little Brown Jug /Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer /The Skater's Waltz /Adeste Fidelis /I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting

Christmas in High Fidelity 

RCA Victor 

0:31:46 (Pop-up)
Ralph Towner  Sacred Place (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Chiaroscuro  ECM Records  0:40:20 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  River (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Blue  A&M Records  0:44:25 (Pop-up)
James Blackshaw  O True Believers (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting O True Believers  Bo'Weavil Recordings  0:48:27 (Pop-up)
Gyan Riley  Elsetimes (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Shelter in Space  Agyanamus Music  0:54:07 (Pop-up)
John McLaughlin and the One Truth Band  Guardian Angels (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Electric Dreams  Columbia  0:59:10 (Pop-up)
John McLaughlin and the One Truth Band  Love and Understanding (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Electric Dreams  Columbia  1:00:02 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
George Melachrino & Orchestra 

Once More It's Christmas /Silent Night /Little Brown Jug /Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer /The Skater's Waltz /Adeste Fidelis /I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting

Christmas in High Fidelity 

RCA Victor 

1:06:39 (Pop-up)
Tony Trischka  Precious Child (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Glory Shone Around: A Christmas Collection  Rounder  1:15:45 (Pop-up)
Rotary Connection  Peace at Least (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Peace  Cadet Concept  1:19:06 (Pop-up)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle, w/Rufus & Martha Wainwright  Some Children See Him (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting The McGarrigle Christmas Hour  Nonesuch  1:23:13 (Pop-up)
Pete M. Wyer  Nia Wen (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting For Love and Only Love  Pete M. Wyer  1:27:10 (Pop-up)
The Roches  Star of Wonder (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting We Three Kings  MCA Records  1:40:50 (Pop-up)
The Pentangle  Cherry Tree Carol (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Solomon's Seal  Reprise Records  1:42:43 (Pop-up)
Tim Eriksen  Occom's Carol (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Star in the East  Tim Eriksen  1:45:44 (Pop-up)
Soeur Sourire  J'ai Trouve Le Seigneur (I Have Found the Lord) (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting The Singing Nun  Phillips  1:48:13 (Pop-up)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle  Wise Men (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting The McGarrigle Christmas Hour  Nonesuch  1:51:10 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
George Melachrino & Orchestra 

Once More It's Christmas /Silent Night /Little Brown Jug /Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer /The Skater's Waltz /Adeste Fidelis /I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting

Christmas in High Fidelity 

RCA Victor 

1:55:17 (Pop-up)
Anna Von Hausswolff  Liturgy of Light (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Ceremony  Other Music Recording Co.  2:06:05 (Pop-up)
Rio en Medio  Peace (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Peace Sequence  Women's Work Recordings  2:11:45 (Pop-up)
R. Carlos Nakai  Star Chant (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Earth Spirit  Canyon Records  2:15:27 (Pop-up)
Bruno Hoffman  Nauman: Duo for Glass Harmonica (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Music for Glass Harmonica  Candide  2:22:27 (Pop-up)
Jane Siberry  How Beautiful are the Feet (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Shushan the Palace (Hymns of Earth)  Sheeba Records  2:32:56 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
George Melachrino & Orchestra 

Once More It's Christmas /Silent Night /Little Brown Jug /Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer /The Skater's Waltz /Adeste Fidelis /I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting

Christmas in High Fidelity 

RCA Victor 

2:36:33 (Pop-up)
Weyes Blood  Some Winters (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting The Innocents  Mexican Summer  2:44:49 (Pop-up)
Bipolar Explorer  Led By the Star (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Til Morning Is Nigh: A Dream Of Christmas  Slugg Records  2:50:54 (Pop-up)
Julianna Barwick  In Light (feat. Jonsi) (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Healing Is A Miracle  Ninja Tune  2:54:44 (Pop-up)
Low  Long Way Around the Sea (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Christmas  Kranky Records  3:00:26 (Pop-up)
Valgeir Sigurðsson  The Stars are Aligning (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting An Acceptable Loss (OST)  Bedroom Community  3:05:04 (Pop-up)
Portland Cello Project  This Little Babe (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Winter: The Best Nine Months of the Year  Portland Cello Project  3:09:37 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
George Melachrino & Orchestra 

Once More It's Christmas /Silent Night /Little Brown Jug /Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer /The Skater's Waltz /Adeste Fidelis /I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting

Christmas in High Fidelity 

RCA Victor 

3:13:40 (Pop-up)
Vince Guaraldi Trio  Christmas Time Is Here (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting A Charlie Brown Christmas  Fantasy Jazz  3:24:46 (Pop-up)
Owen Pallett  Perseverance Of The Saints (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Island  Domino Recording Company  3:30:49 (Pop-up)
Kurt Rosenwinkel  Déja Vu (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Star of Jupiter  Wommusic  3:34:35 (Pop-up)
Christian McBride Trio  Silent Night (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting VA: It's Christmas on Mack Avenue  Mack Avenue  3:45:20 (Pop-up)
Immanuel Wilkins  Grace and Mercy (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Omega  Blue Note  3:52:02 (Pop-up)
Ólafur Arnalds  For Now I Am Winter (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting For Now I Am Winter  Mercury Classics  3:58:47 (Pop-up)
Paul Winter Consort  Bansuri & Saxophone / Yangjin (Words of Wish Fulfillment) (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Miho: Journey to the Mountian  Shumel  4:02:58 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
George Melachrino & Orchestra 

Once More It's Christmas /Silent Night /Little Brown Jug /Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer /The Skater's Waltz /Adeste Fidelis /I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting

Christmas in High Fidelity 

RCA Victor 

4:11:20 (Pop-up)
The Sun Ra Trio  God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be  Cosmic Myth Records  4:20:24 (Pop-up)
Bill Evans  Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting VA: Christmas Songs  Milestone Records  4:27:14 (Pop-up)
Miles Davis feat. Bob Dorough  Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern) (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting VA: Jingle Bell Jazz  Columbia  4:31:44 (Pop-up)
Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull  We Five Kings (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting (Live on WAXQ, NYC 11/24/2004)    4:34:25 (Pop-up)
John Prine  Christmas in Jail (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Sweet Revenge  Atlantic Records  4:38:37 (Pop-up)
Dan Hicks with The Christmas Jug Band  I Know What I'm Gettin' (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Rhythm on the Roof  Globe Records  4:41:50 (Pop-up)
Joseph Spence  Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting VA: Must Be Santa! The Rounder Christmas Album  Rounder  4:44:57 (Pop-up)
Clive Palmer  Christmas Carol (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Clive Palmer's Banjoland  Cherry Red Records  4:47:49 (Pop-up)
The Special Pillow  1921 (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting (single)  The Special Pillow  4:50:18 (Pop-up)
The Smithereens  Christmas (from Tommy) (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting Christmas With the Smithereens  Entertainment One Music  4:53:11 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
George Melachrino & Orchestra 

Once More It's Christmas /Silent Night /Little Brown Jug /Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer /The Skater's Waltz /Adeste Fidelis /I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Listen: Pop-up)   Favoriting

Christmas in High Fidelity 

RCA Victor 

4:56:34 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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Sean in Bristol UK:

Good evening Irene, hello one and all. Happy Winter Soltice for Northern Hemisphere folks, light starts returning in our favour and boy, is that relevant now. Happy Holidays. The tree looks fab, Irene.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:55am
Irene Trudel:

Ah, good to have you here, Sean! We can begin now that you're here. BTW, today show will be an extra-long one. I'm filling in for Kenzo from 3-5pm, so lots more music for the holidaze!
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YETI BOB:

Irene - you're doing a double-shift? How lucky for us.
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

Hello Irene, Sean, Yeti Bob!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:02pm
Brian in UK:

Hello Irene. No sleep 'til teatime!
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Webhamster Henry:

Hi Irene & Peter! Happy Solstice!
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listener james from westwood:

Afternoon, Irene and all!
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TDK60:

Hi Irene.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:03pm
Sean in Bristol UK:

Happy days, a longer show,
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listener james from westwood:

Love the silhouetted water towers along the horizon out the window!
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YETI BOB:

(zooms in to try to read spines of Irene and Peter's CD collection)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:06pm
Irene Trudel:

Welcome YETI BOB, Sylvia, Brian, Henry, james and TDK60! Trying to get us all in some kind of decent spirits for the holidays.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:07pm
Irene Trudel:

James, that's the view out our westward window in the dark. YETI BOB, those CDs are mostly our classical, soundtrack and Christmas CDs. The rest stretch down a long hallway. I'll have to post a picture of that someday.
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YETI BOB:

@Irene: I'm in a pretty good mood, we heard Hamid Drake and Michael Zerang do their morning solstice concert today via livestream, their 30th year doing this. It was inspiring.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:08pm
doctorjazz:

HI-Loving this Fahey! (I've never been a big Fahey fan, always thought his shtick was to recycle blues guitar back ups without the vocals, but have to reevaluate it seems).
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YETI BOB:

@doctorjazz: his recorded output is vast and there's a lot of variety. his late records got pretty strange.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:12pm
doctorjazz:

So I see, I developed my take on him from the solo guitar things he did, which were very derivative to my ears. But, I obviously shut out other stuff he did, will have to investigate (it's on my very long list of music to check out).
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:14pm
Brian in UK:

YETI BOB, saw Hamid Drake with William Parker at Cafe Oto. Confess I watched the drummer more than the bass player.
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YETI BOB:

@Brian: Parker/Drake is a great duo. I saw them at Jazz Fest a few years ago, William Parker was supposed to give a lecture about the art of improvisation
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Wolfgang:

Gutars a guitarin' and violins a-violinin' - it's Monday at Irene's! We're settling in for the day with you, Irene!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:16pm
Irene Trudel:

doctorjazz, you really must check out Fahey's "Requia" album, and the Portland Cement Factory, etc. There's a lot more going on in his music, even the solo stuff.
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YETI BOB:

He started with: "Well, I'm supposed to talk about improvising. We're going to start off with a demonstration, and after that I'll talk and take questions"
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YETI BOB:

You can probably guess what happened. Hamid and William played for the whole hour, then "Oops, out of time!"
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:17pm
Brian in UK:

doctorjazz to paraphrase the Handsome Family's 'So Much Wine' there is only so much music you can hear in one life.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:18pm
Sean in Bristol UK:

Gone from ‘Grinch’ to totally embracing the holidays this year, your show at this time of year is the icing on the cake
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:18pm
doctorjazz:

BiUK, think I already have more than that in the house...
Avatar 🥁 12:19pm
βrian:

Just pulled Bob Cratchit's turkey out of the freezer to thaw.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:21pm
Irene Trudel:

Hi Wolgang and βrian! All the strings and trimmings today
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:21pm
Michael 98145:

Happy Solstice, everyone 🔔
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YETI BOB:

Almost every guitar player I like is either influenced by Fahey, or trying somehow to get around the influence of Fahey. It's hard for me to imagine contemporary guitar music without him.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:28pm
Irene Trudel:

Happy Solstice Michael and all listening in! As I mentioned earlier, it's an extra-long show today in honor of the shortest day of this horrible year (thanks to Kenzo).
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:32pm
Sean in Bristol UK:

The scratchy record, Christmas has arrived!
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TDK60:

Melachrino strings! Constance & Leland were playing the other night. Charming couple.
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Wolfgang:

A Skippy-Krunchy Kristmas to all!!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:33pm
Sean in Bristol UK:

And the skip, wonderful!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:34pm
Michael 98145:

Actually, you could just let it play ...
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YETI BOB:

Santa Claus if you are reading this please send me the Robbie Basho box set. I've been very good this year.
Avatar 12:39pm
Wolfgang:

It's time for me to dust off my wife's Xmas fave: Christmas Dancing, by James Last and Orchestra. It's the German version of George Melachrino
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:40pm
Brian in UK:

Irene we are about to cast off with no rudder or compass.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:41pm
Michael 98145:

( Axial Tilt Is The Reason For The Season )
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Wolfgang:

HELLO!! Call me Claire Voyant, the famous french psychic who can predict the next guitarist! My Ralph Towner wish has been granted without asking!
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βrian:

Now, doesn't that just tilt your axis?
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:43pm
Sean in Bristol UK:

Here in Bristol we dropped from Tier 3 to 2, you can go to the pub to have a beer or ten as long as you order a scotch egg!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:45pm
Michael 98145:

If Ivanka knew that, she'd be selling scotch eggs.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:45pm
doctorjazz:

I never tire of this Joni tune!
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Wolfgang:

Joni. I must be in Heaven
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:45pm
Brian in UK:

Scott Chegg, lovely fella!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:46pm
Irene Trudel:

Brian, I can't imagine what you folks in the UK are going through, what with the pandemic AND Brexit to deal with! Sean, that's good to hear. Maybe pockets of people will listen to reason and get this thing under control.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:46pm
Brian in UK:

Sean, was in Hereford today. So busy; level 1 now; go figure.
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βrian:

France does not want to import COVID, even.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:48pm
Sean in Bristol UK:

Brian, I can drive 30 miles south and I can be Tier 1
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Michael 98145:

So sorry for our friends in the UK. It's bad enough here.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:49pm
doctorjazz:

I'm quarantined-tested positive on Friday. I've been feeling fine, but stuck in a spare bedroom nonstop until next Monday. More FMU time, not all bad...
Avatar 🥁 12:49pm
βrian:

When I was a kid, I thought that being able to skate to a destination (via frozen canals, say) would be the coolest thing ever.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:50pm
doctorjazz:

(I'd advise you all to wear a mask when using the portal while I'm on, and stay 6 feet away from it while you're at it).
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Wolfgang:

Love to you all in the UK. Hang on.
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YETI BOB:

doctor j: sorry to hear about your positive test. i hope your symptoms remain mild.
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

@doctorjazz :-/ I hope you'll get some rest and feel better
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:51pm
Brian in UK:

Music & alcohol seem to work well. Thanks for the kind thoughts.
  12:51pm
Dean:

Holy crap, pardon my French, doctorjazz! So sorry to hear this.
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βrian:

I'm trying to stay negative, myself.
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Wolfgang:

Oh, Doctorjazz! Everything crossed for you! May you remain asymptomatic.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:53pm
Brian in UK:

doctorjazz. Positive thoughts to you, oh maybe not too positive.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:53pm
Irene Trudel:

Oh No, doctorjazz! Hope it doesn't progress beyond the mild symptoms. Sending healing thoughts your way!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:54pm
Michael 98145:

enjoying the musics ♫
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doctorjazz:

So far, so good! The worst issue is boredom. Not leaving 1 room in the house to avoid spreading any virus to others in the house (get trays of food delivered to my door-not all bad...). The dog is very confused, though, can't figure out why he can't see me...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:55pm
doctorjazz:

Thanks for all the good wishes-this is very healing music!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:55pm
Sean in Bristol UK:

Christmas tree all lit up along with a plethora of lanterns, baubles and shiny, flashing things, my pup, Lola by my side and this most wonderful show playing, life is feeling positive, thank you Irene for lifting my spirits.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:56pm
Michael 98145:

be well, dr jz
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Doctorjazz, sending healing thoughts to you, get well, my friend
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Doug Schulkind:

Seasons groovings, everyone!
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Irene Trudel:

Hoping to keep in this nice groove, Doug!
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Summer and Michael and Sylvia:

Good morning-ish, Irene. Happy Christmas!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:06pm
Irene Trudel:

Greetings Summer and Michael and Sylvia (and Dean, who I think missed earlier).
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doctorjazz:

Hey, Dean, still interested in a vinyl or CD exchange? (OK if you're not).
  1:09pm
Dean:

Yes! Sorry, I've been distracted. So far, I've uncovered only two CDs and a handful of LPs. I'll enumerate them to you in an email soon. Expect it from a new email account at fastmail, no longer Yahoo!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:19pm
doctorjazz:

No worries, Dean!
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Oh my goodness, what a set and this track by Pete Wyer, stunning
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:36pm
Irene Trudel:

Here's a link to that Wainwright Family show:rufuswainwright.veeps.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:39pm
Irene Trudel:

Sean, this track by Pete M. Wyer is part of a larger work called For Love and Only Love, and it's being presented outdoors at New York Botanical Garden. I've know Pete for years, and he asked me to help aspprove sound levels. Here's a link to the event: www.nybg.org...
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 1:41pm
Sean in Bristol UK:

Irene, the harmonies, everything about this track has just blown me away, will definitely be checking out the link, thank you for that
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 1:43pm
Sean in Bristol UK:

Got to do my ‘Star Trek’ thing, “Captain, the engines canna not take it!”. Beautiful, beautiful set.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:45pm
Irene Trudel:

Thanks Sean!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 1:46pm
Sean in Bristol UK:

just checked the link, oh, to be there to witness this event,
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:52pm
Irene Trudel:

The music is available on Bandcamp, BTW.
  1:59pm
BillD:

Good afternoon Irene . Merry Christmas !
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:07pm
Webhamster Henry:

Somewhere around here I have an aircheck of the Roches singing Xmas tunes on Vin Scelsa's Idiot's Delight. They were a Holiday tradition!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:10pm
Irene Trudel:

Hi Bill and Henry! I do remember those Vin Scelsa appearances. They were on WNYC/Soundcheck a few times too.
  2:10pm
Cronbat:

Lovely, lovely show Irene
Thanks, and Merry Christmas!
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βrian:

T'is the season to sing of ice shanties.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:15pm
Irene Trudel:

My gift to you all, Cronbat. Thanks!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 2:40pm
Sean in Bristol UK:

Last time this particular alignment happened was back in the year 1226
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 2:44pm
Sean in Bristol UK:

Didn’t The Black Death make an appearance round about then, probably a far reach on celestial conspiracy theories!
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βrian:

We'll have to see if Little Human is up for a short hike to a likely lookout point.
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listener james from westwood:

Oh hells yes to this Weyes Blood.
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βrian:

Santa's gonna put buboes in Donnie's stocking.
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Summer and Michael and Sylvia:

Wow, this is a super interesting track, Irene. The backing almost sounds like William Basinski ran the piano through one of his "Disintegration Loops"...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:50pm
Irene Trudel:

Interesting point, Sean. Maybe the pandemic goes hand-in-hand with the alignment of planets? Probably just a coincidence. Summer and Michael and Sylvia, I didn't notice it before but this Weyes Blood track does definitely echo Disintegration Loops a little.
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

oh, it's me!
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βrian:

Tu blagues ?
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Sean in Bristol UK:

I am so not up to speed, is this you, Sylvia?
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Summer and Michael and Sylvia:

Thank you! <3
  2:53pm
Dean:

Black Death, 1347-1351.
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

yeah, it's us! Bipolar Explorer, aka listeners Summer&Michael&Sylvia and, well, me!
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βrian:

Quelle merveille !
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

thank you so much, Irene
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Love this track, will be checking you out,
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

thanks @βrian, we're on bandcamp :) bipolarexplorer.bandcamp.com
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

followed by Julianna Barwick, wow
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Bas NL:

Very nice, Sylvia! And greetings Irene; i love your selection!
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Michael 98145:

Thank you again, Irene. Happy Holidays, everyone.
Heatlh to you all.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:56pm
Irene Trudel:

You're quite welcome, Summer and Michael and Sylvia! A beautiful seasonal album from Bipolar Explorer.
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Sean in Bristol UK:

So I have a subscription to a fruit based streaming service, checked the Biplolar Explorer content and I have so much to choose from. Hints to start my journey with you guys would be greatly appreciated, maybe your most recent album ‘deluxe Anges’ perhaps
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Sorry, Deux Anges
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Wolfgang:

Lovely piece by Julianna Barwick.
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Wolfgang:

We have achieved overtime! Repeat: we have entered overtime!
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TDK60:

Hello. Just back after a trip via subway to Upper West Side and Harlem, back in the Heights.
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Yet another epic set with loads of extra innings to come, marvellous.
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Irene Trudel:

Yesss. More show coming!
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

@Sean yes, good choice! It's a double album of shoegaze, ambient, spoken word
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Summer and Michael and Sylvia:

Love this Low album. They are probably our most beloved - part of our DNA. And we remember that great show of yours, Irene, when you had them on at Christmas, live, with all these songs. We actually taped it off 91.1, later burning it to CD-R and listen still every year!
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Irene Trudel:

Welcome back TDK60. There's another two hours to go!
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

@Sean we have a special mini website to go with Deux Anges, deuxanges.sluggrecords.com
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Sean in Bristol UK:

@Sylvia, downloading to my fruit based device as we speak
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

@Sean thank you! :) I hope you like it
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Summer and Michael and Sylvia:

@sean - thank you so much! Sylvia is right. Plus our Bandcamp page is good because it's got lots of introductory text, lyrics, etc to the entire "catalog" such as it is...
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Hopefully in the not too distant future Bipolar Explorer will come to Bristol to play
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Wolfgang:

This Sigurðsson is very evocative of cold, starry winter skies. It's misty, wet and cloudy here in northern Germany. Wish I could see the dang planets doing thier convergence thing but the whole week will be clouds.
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Michael 98145:

More time! A lovely present.
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

of course Sylvia is right

what a fantastic set, and show, Irene, quite a gift
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Sean in Bristol UK:

@Wolfgang, where in northern Germany is your abode? Got great memories of living over there in the Eighties.
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βrian:

Hey, DJ Skippy!
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TDK60:

Was just going to ask the same, Wolfgang. And by the way, are you the same fellow known as
DJ Storkenflächendecker?
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βrian:

Boo: "Scattered rain and snow showers before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy ..."
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

Hi @TDK60, eggnog?
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TDK60:

Bonjour Sylvia, why sure, merci.
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Watched ‘Crock of Gold’ over the weekend, brilliant but sad, a poet devastated by booze and drugs, highly recommended
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Sean in Bristol UK:

‘Fairy Tale of New York’ highest grossing Christmas song of the 21st Century apparently
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Sean in Bristol UK:

@Sylvia, a glass of port perchance?
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Bas NL:

*Puts a new log on the fire*
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βrian:

I list to Port, myself.
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

@Sean sure!

I'm currently multitasking, listening to the show and watching my son play Among Us
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Sean in Bristol UK:

I will charge the decanter and raise a glass to our happy gang of listeners and of course to you Irene, Happy holidays.
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Sean in Bristol UK:

‘Island’ is my album of the year, man, this record is just lights out majestic
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βrian:

Tawny? I remember the first time I had good port. Daaamn, I thought I wouldn't like it.
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TDK60:

Only first heard of this Owen P. guy just recently. Here?
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Irene Trudel:

Sean, I haven't heard of 'Fairy Tale of New York.' As for Owen, I agree with Sean. One of my favorites of the year. I'll be hosting a best-of show either next week or the first Monday in January.
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doctorjazz:

Been listening while taking care of some business, been lovely. Really like the Kurt Rosenwinkel!
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Sean in Bristol UK:

‘Fairy Tale of New York’ is one of those Christmas ditties that makes my teeth itch, made Shane McGowen a very wealthy man
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Irene Trudel:

Ah, now I know the song Sean. Yeah, one I can do without hearing again. doctorjazz, Kurt is one of my fave jazz guitarists. His Heartcore album is a particular fave.
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doctorjazz:

I know I have something by him, don't think it's that one, though, I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the recommendations, Irene! Now I'm curious about Island as well, just checking it out at Bandcamp.
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johnc:

I hadn't heard of Kurt Rosenwinkel before. Thanks, Irene. I'm going to check out more stuff from him now
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Dean:

He appears on Paul Motian's EBB records.
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Sean in Bristol UK:

A couple of interesting videos for two of the tracks from ‘Island’, ‘Fire-Mare’ and ‘A Bloody Morning’
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johnc:

not now. after this show is over
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Dean:

And I think I have stuff with Chris Cheek on which he appears.
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johnc:

Thanks, Dean
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Irene Trudel:

Kurt also did a really nice album called Caipi, featuring a lot of young Brazilian artists.
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Wolfgang:

"Reflections" is another nice album of his.
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

this is so beautiful
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Dean:

Vladimir Martynov's "Come In!" would fit nicely in this set, the recording by Gidon Kremer and his ensemble. Radiant.
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Dean:

ISWYDT, Irene Trudel.
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Just checking Irene but are we going to blessed by another show on Boxing Day?
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Sorry ‘be blessed’
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Yikes another gorgeous set. For some reason the scratchy record made Lola jump, she isaid s now looking at the speakers, head tilted to the side with her inquisitiveness!
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Dean:

Longest night, you mean?
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Sorry the port has made my fingers quishy!
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Gary via app:

Hola!
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redkayak:

Happy Holidays all! Tuning in late, I know ;)
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redkayak:

Wishing everyone a happy & healthy '21 too...
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Irene Trudel:

Heya Gary and redkayak! Glad to have you here even at this late hour
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doctorjazz:

Sun Ra EVERY WEEK!!!
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redkayak:

@Irene - Cloudy here in Chicago. Looks like the conjunction will have to wait a day!
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redkayak:

@dr jazz - - indeed so
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redkayak:

Okay, back to work for me.......
Be well everybody!
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Dean:

Spent a couple hours last week watching early appearances of Bill Evans, a BBC show with the trio, and an interview with his brother Harry.
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Don’t think I have been on the ‘naughty list’ this year, Bill
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deesat:

Hi Irene! Enjoying the show - and just appreciating again that your show is back!
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northguineahills:

Finally got my unemployment check (for the last 6 months). Hora de sacrificar a la diosa chaichiuhtlicue!
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northguineahills:

Bill Evans was the first jazz musician record I bought....
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

that's great news @ngh
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Dean:

Tull?!
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northguineahills:

Thanks, Sylvia! (why yes, I'm dork for the Aztec deity pantheon)
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Dean:

Don't forget Gryphon's "Glastonbury Carol."
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Irene Trudel:

Yep-- or whoever Ian Anderson was calling Tull in 2004. Recorded by and engineer friend for a now defunct NYC radio station.
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Irene Trudel:

Sorry, forgot to post the listing to the playlist. I'll re-link it later.
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Phillippe Bastille:

howdy
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Phillippe Bastille:

Hey drjazz, how's that back?
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doctorjazz:

Liked hearing that Anderson, and, Prine, well, terrific! This set is as good as Christmas music can get (said as a Bah Humbug type).
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Phillippe Bastille:

hey sylvia, ngh
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Christmas is complete, Dan Hicks, splendid.
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Irene Trudel:

Hey deesat, ngh and Philippe! Glad to get you in near the end here.
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doctorjazz:

Thanks for asking, Phillippe (feel like a bit of a medical hardship case...), been doing much yoga (will be doing it soon, have that 2 hour GTDS live show gap). YouTube has lots), think it has been helping.
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doctorjazz:

Joseph Spense, what a trip!
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Irene Trudel:

Ooh, some good suggestions Dean but I probably won't get to them. Running out of steam!
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Scratch my last comment, this is THE Christmas track from Mr Spence
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Phillippe Bastille:

definitely some good stretches in yoga for sure. I could fall asleep in child's pose
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doctorjazz:

You're more flexible than I am for sure, Phillippe, child's pose (and many others) is painful (but getting less so as I stick with it).
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

Hello Phillippe
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Phillippe Bastille:

I'm probably just more of a child...
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Cronbat:

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas / preferred winter winter festival, and a propitious proximal solar orbit!
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Phillippe Bastille:

(maturity level, not age-wise)
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doctorjazz:

My wife would likely disagree, Phillippe.
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northguineahills:

Thanks, Irene!
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Wow, “Tommy’ on a different level, love it!
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Sylvia (France-NYC):

thank you, Irene, for such a great (Christmas) show
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doctorjazz:

Wish I could clicky star the show again, but it only allows me once, which I already did. Thanks, Irene, Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays, all!
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Phillippe Bastille:

Thanks Irene!
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Got to do my ‘ye olde England’ sketch, you play ‘my queen’, I am ‘Walter Raleigh”. “My Queen, I usually present you a potato but I bestow on you some figgy pudding” What a show!
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Bas NL:

Thanks Irene!
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TDK60:

Thanks Irene. Happy holidays.
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Irene Trudel:

Thank you all for joining me for this spirited show for the Holidaze! As I said, I'm doing a fill in on Saturday night 7-9pm for The Knave.
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Sean in Bristol UK:

Thank you Irene for lifting our spirits during a time of despondency, wishing you a fab and merry Christmas. Happy holidays to one and all.
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Listener Robert:

Yay!
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Cronbat:

Thank you Irene!
Merry Christmas!
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Listener Robert:

Your pix of the Croton Reservoir remind me of the funny associative way my mind works. Early this century, when I was biking the Old Croton Aqueduct, what movie was I reminded of? "Gangs of New York", because I was thinking about the anti-cholera spray truck because they were using the local ground for both water supply and disposal.
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