Route 78 West Sunday 1/5/2003 back
Show #97 Tomorrow We Retire audio unavailable
 track  artist, song-label, format
  01     Porter Wagner, Tomorrow We Retire-Bear Family Records, CD
02     Rocky Raunch & His Western Serenaders, Colorado Boogie-Proper Records, CD
03     Goldy Hill, I'm Yvonne (from the bayou)-Bear Family Records, CD
04     Harry Choates, Louisiana Boogie-Proper Records, CD
- break
05     Sons of the Pioneers, NE-HA-NEE -Bloodshot, CD
06     Jimmy Wakely & Margaret Whiting, When You & I Were Young Maggie Blues-Capitol,CD
07     Tillman Franks & His Rainbow Boys, Hot Rod Shotgun Boogie-Proper Records-CD
08     Hank Williams III, Atlantic City-Curb Records, CD
- break
09     Jay Farrar, Medicine Hat
10     Sparklehorse, Spirit Ditch
11     Iron & Wine, Upward Over The Mountain-SubPop, CD
- break
12     Steve Earle, John Walker Blues-Artemis Records, CD
13     Calexico, El Picador-Our Soul Our Strength, CD
14     Rex Hobart & the Misery Boys, Promise To Be Honest-Bloodshot, CD
15     Porter Wagner, The Girl Who Didn't Need Love-Bear Family Records, CD
- break
16     Los Straitjackets, Marlboro Country
17     Los Straitjackets, Pacifica
18     The Beloved Invaders, Kai Koora (local surf)
19     Bill Hayes, The Ballad of Davey Crockett-Rhino, CD
20     Death Valley, For a Few Dollars More-Linguini Records, CD
21     The Look Of Love
22     Friends of Dean Martinez, The Shadow of Your Smile-Sub Pop,CD
23     Richard Buckner, Stutterstep-Overcoat Recordings, CD
- break
24     Paul Westerberg, Let the Bad Times Roll-Vagrant, CD
25     Steve Earle, Ashes to Ashes-Artemis, CD
26     Byrds, Positively 4th Street-Columbia, CD
27     Bob Dylan, Mixed Up Confusion-The Freewheelin' Outtakes, CD
- break
28     Sparklehorse, 13 Jig
29     Spade Cooley, Three Way Boogie-Proper Records, CD
- break
30     Porter Wagner, Tomorrow We Retire-Bear Family Records, CD
31     Los Straitjackets, Caveman (with reverb-o-plenty)
Notes: After a few weeks of holiday celebration and travel the Route 78 West crew was finally back to full force. Jeff plopped down on the couch for a few seconds... I could tell he was wired on a creative binge and ready to get the show underway. After some "Happy New Years" and the hand shaking ritual... yada yada, we stepped into the studio. The first trak, Tomorrow We Retire, was dedicated to Uncle Jeff's friend and co-worker Wally. Shot Gun Boogie was a new one from Proper Records' Hillbilly Boogie Boxed Set. Seems that Uncle Jeff had got it as a xmas present to himself. The set continued in a boogie-woogie vein till the first break.

Medicine Hat by Jay Farrar brought the show back to the present era. The first dozen traks or so were selected by pure instinct as conversation flowed. Loki told of "amazing fire breathing" and "extreme shock entertainment" performed on New Years Eve in the land of Zion by the Crispy Family. Jeff passed around poster proofs and gave a local music scene update.

Calexico's musical fiesta morphed into a surf set followed by a "Love Montage" including the ever popular, "The Look Of Love". Hey, no programmed rotations here!

Uncle Jeff played "Tomorrow We Retire" an unprecedented second time. Wally is retiring... good riddins' Wally. Happy New Year too!

Post Show dinner and cocktails at Tom's Tavern... sort of our office away from the office.
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