The B-52's - WHAMMY!

The B-52's - WHAMMY!
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WHAMMY!
#85 in my RECORD COLLECTION series

In my new job, I see a lot of NICK JR, and I think about how the influence & inspiration of so much of the imagery, sound, feel & intent can be traced back to The B-52's.
And I think about how much our culture owes to Ricky Wilson, how his humor & flair permeates & informs our sensibilities.
I remember when I first heard WHAMMY!
...I think I borrowed it from Margaret Crites before I got my own copy...it was the first time music spoke to me like that; silly & sexy, smart, colorful & deep.

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LIGHTNING'S GIRL

LIGHTNING'S GIRL
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LIGHTNING'S GIRL
#83 in my RECORD COLLECTION series

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HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW

HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW
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HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW
#82 in my RECORD COLLECTION series

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SCREWFACE

SCREWFACE
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SCREWFACE
#81 in my RECORD COLLECTION series

"I'm here to represent
all other species
all who came before
& even after me"
- Sister Carol, SCREWFACE

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LEADER OF THE PACK

LEADER OF THE PACK
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LEADER OF THE PACK
#80 in my RECORD COLLECTION series
Dedicated to my Mama

"Do you ever get that feeling
you want to kiss & hug her?
Do it NOW!
TELL her you love her!"
- The Shangri-Las, I CAN NEVER GO HOME ANYMORE

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THAT BAD EARTHA

THAT BAD EARTHA
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THAT BAD EARTHA
#79 in my RECORD COLLECTION series
Dedicated to Cozette & Kerry Layden

I'll always remember Sunday mornings in the BEANSTREETS kitchen with Cozette & Kerry Layden, each of us trying to out-ham each other in our Eartha Kitt impressions.
She was thrilled to meet kids with a sense of humor & good taste in music, and we were overjoyed to work with a woman who had no respect for authority, yet took *us* seriously!
We bonded over Eartha, but each Sunday became a day to pump Cozette for information, stories of experience and the outside world.
She had traveled, had LIVED....and she chose our part of the mountains to retire, living in a little cottage in the woods & just working one day a week, these Sundays with Kerry & I.
Cozette was much older than us in physical age, but not spirit.
Or was it that Kerry & I are just old souls?

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Blossom Dearie - ONCE UPON A SUMMERTIME

ONCE UPON A SUMMERTIME
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ONCE UPON A SUMMERTIME
#78 in my RECORD COLLECTION series
Dedicated to Lizz, Ben, Andrei, Amy & Yasuharu Konishi

"...& tell me what street
compares with Mott Street
in July?"

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