Once again this blog becomes a StoryCrops cheerleader; this time it’s Christmas cheers for SC’s latest in which Jerry Johnson intervus his mom, Carrie Conley, about raising six kids by herself (4:18):

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One of my sis’s photos was once again features in WeeklyShot. Here’s a few of my faves from her collection there at Vazaar:

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From the 90s Australian comedy show The Money Or The Gun, the Beatles cover band, The Beatnix, do an ooooo-so-fab4 cover of LedZep’s “Stairway To Heaven”:
At last count WFMU had climbed 101 steps up their mp3 collection of Stairway covers.

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Yesterday on NPR Day to Day, Arthur Jackson is a Bell Ringer for the The Salvation Army. This former crack addict found God, stays off drugs, sings and rings bells at the Mall of America in Minneapolis. Produced for HV by Todd Melby of 2 below zero, “Arthur Jackson: Singing Salvation Army Bell Ringer” (3:28 mp3):

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Was listening to Lukas on KGLT this weekend playing all kindsa insane and inane Xmas-isms. Called him up and he pointed me to Otis Fodder’s three free mp3 free collections, Holiday Freak Out & In. I knew the Otis’ name from his 365 Days Project. But didn’t realize, till Lukas, informed, he’s also the music sampling phenom The Bran Flakes.

Holiday Freak In 1 includes one of the best Christmashups ever; it’s Corporal Blossom assembling bits of Satchmo, Elvis, Bing and The Supremes all wishing for a “White Christmas” (3:19 mp3):

The song first appeared on the Illegal Art compilation A MUTATED CHRISTMAS.

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Tomorrow on NPR Morning Edition- Hidden Kitchens is Weenie Royale: The Impact of the Internment on Japanese American Cooking, the latest in the Kitchen Sisters series. Here’s a preview of “Weenie Royale” (2:23 mp3):

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Seattle Times sez “Music dies at renowned Crocodile.” The legendary indie-music venue has closed its doors. It’s one thing for CBGBs to shut down. But the Crocodile? WTF? Next you’ll be telling me the Rat(hskeller) in Boston is gone. What’s that? When? Damn.

via Ben- Comma Q.

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Big blow-out memorial down the road in Butte last weekend for Evel K, with fireworks, evangelists and thousands of mourners. Leave it to WFMU’s Blog to have Evel Knievel’s LP Always Wear A Helmet with his poem “Why” (5:26 mp3):

Otis Fodder (365 days Project) also has an VIVA KNIEVEL page with intervu clips, some of which he used with his band Bran Flakes on their CD I Don’t Have A Friend. The song is
“Evil Knievel” (2:34 mp3):

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