This was a live show instead of repeating Tuesday's program. It's WEVL's Spring Pledge (which ends Saturday at 6pm) and we had singer-songwriter Jimmy Davis live in the studio and he did several brand new tunes for us. By the way , Jimmy is a member and you can be too by pledging at 901-28-1990 or securely online at www.wevl.org.
1. Dan Zane & The Blind Boys of Alabama/Welcome Table/Catch That Train!
2. The Everly Brothers/Devoted To You/The Everly Brothers' Best
3. The Ditty Bops/Moon Over The Freeway/Moon Over The Freeway
4. The Kinks/Muswell Hillbilly/Muswell Hillbillies
5. Jenny Toomey/Let's Stay In/Tempting: Jenny Toomey Sings the Songs of Franklin Bruno
6. Nick Lowe/Music for Money/Jesus of Cool
7. Richard Thompson/Oops!...I Did It Again/1000 Years of Popular Music
8. 81/2 Souvenirs/Dancin'/Twisted Desire
9. The Yayhoos/Love Train/Put The Hammer Down
10. Amy Rigby/The good Girls/18 Again An Anthology
11. Nancy Apple/Slide Me Some Sugar/Outside The Lines (Local)
12. Paul Westerberg/Folk Star/Folker
13. Big Star/When My Baby's Beside Me/#1 Record,Radio City (Local)
14. Mike Doughty/27 Jennifers/Skittish, Rockity Roll
15. Martha TilstonSongs That Make Sophie Fizz/Of Milkmaids & Architects
16. Dan Bern/Dark Chocolate/Smartie Mine
17. Steve Goodman/The Glory of Love/Words We Can Dance To
Jimmy Davis Live Set, then
18. Jimmy Davis/ Cryin' Out Loud/Campfire songs
Friday, April 18, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Gender & Society
After reading the Orestian Trilogy I wondered how I was going to be able to write a paper relating or to our readings in class. Most of the readings have been very interesting, even though long, but these Greek tragedies were very hard to grasp. The plots were not boring by any means but the way it was written made it hard for me to follow events. I decided to focus on the subject of murder and the significance of it in these plays and our other readings.
At the beginning of Agamemnon, Agamemnon and Menelaus have returned home after the fall of Troy at their hands. During this time Agamemnon had also sacrificed his oldest daughter, Iphigenia, so he would be able to successfully fell Troy. Awaiting his return is his wife, Clytemnestra who has entered into an adulterous relationship in his absence with one of his sworn enemies. She appears to anxiously waiting for her husband’s return but is planning to avenge the sacrificial slaying of their daughter by murdering her husband. Involved with her in this treachery is her lover, Aegisthus, who is her husband’s cousin. The verse goes on to state, “For in the home a dreadful anger awaits. It does not forget and cannot be appeased. Its treachery controls the house, waiting to avenge a slaughtered child.” They plot Agamemnon’s murder and Clytemnestra violently kills both him and Cassandra, the prophetess who he has brought back as a slave and concubine.
At the beginning of Agamemnon, Agamemnon and Menelaus have returned home after the fall of Troy at their hands. During this time Agamemnon had also sacrificed his oldest daughter, Iphigenia, so he would be able to successfully fell Troy. Awaiting his return is his wife, Clytemnestra who has entered into an adulterous relationship in his absence with one of his sworn enemies. She appears to anxiously waiting for her husband’s return but is planning to avenge the sacrificial slaying of their daughter by murdering her husband. Involved with her in this treachery is her lover, Aegisthus, who is her husband’s cousin. The verse goes on to state, “For in the home a dreadful anger awaits. It does not forget and cannot be appeased. Its treachery controls the house, waiting to avenge a slaughtered child.” They plot Agamemnon’s murder and Clytemnestra violently kills both him and Cassandra, the prophetess who he has brought back as a slave and concubine.
Crimes & Misdemeanors
In Woody Allen’s film “Crimes and Misdemeanors”, there are no less than four different tales wove into one film. All of Woody Allen’s films show that he is more than the typical Hollywood filmmaker in that the characters portrayed always appear to be going through the life experiences that most human beings go through.
In “Crimes and Misdemeanors” the two main characters are Cliff Stern played by Woody Allen and Judah Rosenthal played by Martin Landau. The main plot revolves around these two characters. Cliff is an unsuccessful filmmaker who believes that his work is not successful because he is such a purist and not compromising in his standards. He is also a hopeless romantic, which is a common theme for Allen’s characters in his film. Judah is a successful ophthalmologist and also appears to the community to be a philanthropist and a man devoted to his family. They are both involved in adulterous affairs in one form or another. Cliff’s affair with Halley never appears to be physically consummated and is more wishful thinking on Cliff’s part. Judah’s affair with Delores, an airline stewardess, has going on for several years. He tries to end it with her when it becomes more intimate than he wants and she threatens to destroy his carefully constructed image if he does not leave his wife and marry her. He becomes desperate and
ends their affair in a very final manner.
In “Crimes and Misdemeanors” the two main characters are Cliff Stern played by Woody Allen and Judah Rosenthal played by Martin Landau. The main plot revolves around these two characters. Cliff is an unsuccessful filmmaker who believes that his work is not successful because he is such a purist and not compromising in his standards. He is also a hopeless romantic, which is a common theme for Allen’s characters in his film. Judah is a successful ophthalmologist and also appears to the community to be a philanthropist and a man devoted to his family. They are both involved in adulterous affairs in one form or another. Cliff’s affair with Halley never appears to be physically consummated and is more wishful thinking on Cliff’s part. Judah’s affair with Delores, an airline stewardess, has going on for several years. He tries to end it with her when it becomes more intimate than he wants and she threatens to destroy his carefully constructed image if he does not leave his wife and marry her. He becomes desperate and
ends their affair in a very final manner.
Pathways Playlist April 15, 2008
This was a special Spring Pledge Drive Show "Melancholy Sunshine", sad songs that you love to hear. Thursday, April 17, 2008 from 2-4 pm Central Jimmy Davis will be live in the studio of WEVL Memphis 89.9 fm or www.wevl.org. We will be playing happier tunes and remember to pledge at 901-528-1990! So here is Tuesday's show.
1. Elvis Costello/Almost Blue/The Very Best of Elvis Costello
2. Amy Rigby/Sad Tale/Diary of a Mod Housewife
3. Spottiswoode & His Enemies/Lousy Mood/That's What I Like
4. Patsy Cline/Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray/Patsy Cline
5. Nick Drake/Been Smoking Too Long/Family Tree
6. Cry, Cry, Cry/By Way of Sorrow/Cry,Cry,Cry
7. American Music Club/Another Morning/A Toast To You:Live In Pittsburgh
8. Anna Ternheim/Halfway to Fivepoints
9. Belle and Sebastian/Nice Day For a Sulk/Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant
10. The Heavy Circle/Need A Friend/The Heavy Circles
11. Marianne Faithful/As Tears Go By/Marianne Faithful's Greatest Hits
12. Rachel Sweet/Stranger In The House/Fool Around
13. Amy LaVere/Killing Him/Anchors and Anvils (Local)
14. Harlan T. Bobo/Mr. Last Week/Too Much Love (Local)
15. Alejandro Escovedo/Broken Bottle/More Miles Than Money
16. Johnny Cash/Ballad of a Teenage Queen/The Complete Sun Singles Vol.1
17. The Kinks/Nothing Lasts Forever/Preservation Act 2
18. Kirsty MacColl/They Don't Know/The Stiff Years
19. Over The Rhine/She/Ohio
20. Kristin Hersh/Banks of the Ohio/Murder, Misery and Goodnight
21. Dan Montgomery/When I Was A Drunk/Man From Out Of State (Local)
22. Jim Lauderdale/Are You Okay?/Country Super Hits Volume 1
23. Warren Zevon/Keep Me In Your Heart/The Wind
24. Ryan Adams/To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High)/Heartbreaker
25. Lene Lovich/Writing On The Wall/Stateless
26. Cat Power/Hate/The Greatest
27. Kaki King/Sad American/Dreaming of Revenge
1. Elvis Costello/Almost Blue/The Very Best of Elvis Costello
2. Amy Rigby/Sad Tale/Diary of a Mod Housewife
3. Spottiswoode & His Enemies/Lousy Mood/That's What I Like
4. Patsy Cline/Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray/Patsy Cline
5. Nick Drake/Been Smoking Too Long/Family Tree
6. Cry, Cry, Cry/By Way of Sorrow/Cry,Cry,Cry
7. American Music Club/Another Morning/A Toast To You:Live In Pittsburgh
8. Anna Ternheim/Halfway to Fivepoints
9. Belle and Sebastian/Nice Day For a Sulk/Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant
10. The Heavy Circle/Need A Friend/The Heavy Circles
11. Marianne Faithful/As Tears Go By/Marianne Faithful's Greatest Hits
12. Rachel Sweet/Stranger In The House/Fool Around
13. Amy LaVere/Killing Him/Anchors and Anvils (Local)
14. Harlan T. Bobo/Mr. Last Week/Too Much Love (Local)
15. Alejandro Escovedo/Broken Bottle/More Miles Than Money
16. Johnny Cash/Ballad of a Teenage Queen/The Complete Sun Singles Vol.1
17. The Kinks/Nothing Lasts Forever/Preservation Act 2
18. Kirsty MacColl/They Don't Know/The Stiff Years
19. Over The Rhine/She/Ohio
20. Kristin Hersh/Banks of the Ohio/Murder, Misery and Goodnight
21. Dan Montgomery/When I Was A Drunk/Man From Out Of State (Local)
22. Jim Lauderdale/Are You Okay?/Country Super Hits Volume 1
23. Warren Zevon/Keep Me In Your Heart/The Wind
24. Ryan Adams/To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High)/Heartbreaker
25. Lene Lovich/Writing On The Wall/Stateless
26. Cat Power/Hate/The Greatest
27. Kaki King/Sad American/Dreaming of Revenge
Friday, April 11, 2008
End Of A Long Week
It has been a very looooong week. Rachel left last Sunday for a summer job in South Carolina. Her girl stalled in Georgia, but after ten or fifteen minutes it started again. We still do not know why it stalled. It makes me nervous not knowing whether her car is reliable when she is so far away. We do have family there so I know she will be ok but it still makes me worry.
Then that same night Ariel turned on the oven to preheat. I was sitting outside when she came to the door and beckoned me in with her finger and a strange look on her face. I went back in and she said, "there's a fire." Very quiet, almost calm. I go in the kitchen and there is a pretty big fire in the oven. The only thing I could think was to grab a bag of flour and start throwing it on the flames. If it was grease, water would just make it worse. I finally got it out. God, what a mess! I cleaned all the flour up the next day but I still need to finish cleaning the rest of it up. I think Ariel was in shock. She came down and told me later that flour could actually contain small explosive particles. So I went out the next day and bought a small fire extinquisher. After the fact but I want to be prepared if it ever happens again.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Gonna Rain Again...
I am sitting here listening to the old time blues show on WEVL. Steve does a great job. Creates a real mood. It goes especially well with the weather outside right now. Oh, Sonny Boy Williams! It's about to rain...again. But I noticed a strange, almost electric smell in the air while I was out back enjoying the breeze. Or maybe it's a plastic smell or electric, plasticky. It smells strange, but somehow pleasant and natural. I don't know how plastic smell natural but it does. I hear the raindrops staring to fall now so I am glad I went out earlier. There goes the thunder along with some Muddy Waters. I love thunder storms. As long as I don't have to drive, I hate driving in nasty weather. It's nasty when you have to drive in it. It's wonderful when you can sit back and enjoy a good storm.
Oh by the way, WEVL's Spring Pledge Drive starts tomorrow (Friday) so tune in. I don't mean to harp on it but the station always needs new members, listener supported you know. So WEVL Memphis, 89.9 FM/www.wevl.org.
Oh by the way, WEVL's Spring Pledge Drive starts tomorrow (Friday) so tune in. I don't mean to harp on it but the station always needs new members, listener supported you know. So WEVL Memphis, 89.9 FM/www.wevl.org.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Part 4
Memphis, Shelby County and the surrounding area have been known as a “bankruptcy capital” for as long as I can remember. I noted over the years I have been doing property research that some people are multiple offenders when It comes to filing bankruptcy. That would mainly be chapter thirteen bankruptcies where the court reorganizes your debts and you still pay your creditors, just at a lower amount. I don’t know how many times you can file this type of bankruptcy but I have seen where some people would file for chapter thirteen one year after another. And then eventually go ahead file for chapter seven which wipes out their debt.
The public needs to educate themselves on their finances and learn from past financial mistakes. When you sign a document making a financial commitment, know what you are signing. And never be afraid or in too much of a hurry to ask questions. Almost everyone wants a home of their own, but does it have to be the biggest house on the block? It would be a wise idea to learn from generation that grew up during the Depression who saved and bought what they could afford.
The public needs to educate themselves on their finances and learn from past financial mistakes. When you sign a document making a financial commitment, know what you are signing. And never be afraid or in too much of a hurry to ask questions. Almost everyone wants a home of their own, but does it have to be the biggest house on the block? It would be a wise idea to learn from generation that grew up during the Depression who saved and bought what they could afford.
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