miller's crossing

This is a story idea that I have about mix tapes.

It really has to do with the fact that my car, that I don't drive very often, has a cassette tape player. I really love that it has a cassette player and not a CD player. So, when I'm driving all over town running errands, I've been listening to old (and one new) mix tapes. These tapes haven't really been in circulation, but over the past year and a half as I've moved out of and sold a house, I unearthed several old mix tapes that friends had made for me and a couple I had made for myself.

In the soggy October night, I set out to fix a flat on my bike. Waiting for the glue to cure, I put on a Midnight Oil LP and poured a glass of red wine. Before I'd had my first sip, I noticed the subtle smell of old boyfriend nostalgia. The David Bowie I was singing earlier in the day should've been an early tip off to what was to come. Then, there was an email from the last guy that I read after work. ("...

DJ Pollyanna Media: Mickey's Tavern, Aug. 4, 2007

So, I love a good party. And thanks to my fellow Ka-Boom!Box DJs, Mickey's rocked last night. Frankly, I'm too mentally impared today to write more than that. Playlist follows. Pictures are up. Podcasts will be posted ASAP.

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Hey all, it's DJ Pollyanna Media's last Madison gig before moving to PDX. Come to Mickey's Saturday night to say good-bye. The records start spin around 10 p.m. Knowledgeable insiders say booties will be shaking like they ain't never been shaken before.

Also, don't forget the Ka-Boom!Box DJ Explosion podcasts! Subscribe to http://www.ka-boombox.com/podcasts.xml.

Pollyanna's playlist:

• You Really Got a Hold on Me - Laura Nyro & LaBelle
• 'Man Who Knows' (Interlude) - Herbaliser
• Kittynapper - Herbaliser
• Little Niles - Jazz Lab with Don Byrd and GiGi Gryce
• Bonita (vocal: Chaka Khan) - Herbie Hancock - Joaquin "Joe" Clauseell remix
• Introduction & Fitness Theme "Bye Bye Blubber" - Pat Dixon's Scientific Daily Dozen
• Pocketbook - MeShell Ndegeocello - Rockwilder & Missy Elliot Remix Featuring Redman & Tweet
• Passtime Paradise - Stevie Wonder
• Pop Life (Extended Version) - Prince
• I Don't Know Why (I Love You) - The Brand New Heavies
• Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting - Charles Mingus
• Alegre 2003 (feat. Marci Montez) - Truby Trio

Get all your Ka-Boom!Box DJ Explosion mp3 fun here.

 

Wet, hot, free.

 

Ka-Boom!Box DJ Explosion sets are now available as podcasts. Follow this link. [Robin notes, "You can't just click on the link neophytes. You have to subscribe to podcast in iTunes, or use Safari browser, or some sort of RSS reader."]

 

Another turn of season.... Not much blogging happening here these days. I've started watching squirrels again, so watch out.

Exciting band news: Ka-Boom!Box has resealed its first EP, POP!. Tell your friends and family. On sale now at MadCity Music. Run, don't walk, to buy one. Supplies are limited. Act now!

 

The boys and I will be at the King Club tonight. Stop by to hear a special pre-CD release show. That's right Ka-Boom!Box is only weeks away from rolling out The Pop! EP. Come by the King Club early. We're playing first.

Sun's coming up. Like a big bald head. Poking up over the grocery store. It's Sharkey's day. It's Sharkey's day today. Sharkey wakes up and Sharkey says: There was this man... And there was this road...And if only I could remember these dreams... I know they're trying to tell me...something. Ooooeee. Strange dreams.(Strange dreams). Oh yeah. And Sharkey says: I turn around, it's fear. I turn around again, and it's love. Oh yeah. Strange dreams. And the little girls sing:Oooee Sharkey. And the manager says: Mr. Sharkey? He's not at his desk right now. Could I take a message? And the little girls sing:Oooeee Sharkey. He's Mister Heartbreak. They sing: Oooeee Sharkey. Yeah. He's Mister Heartbreak.