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Greenwich Village Idiot Special Edition 12-31-2007

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:03:00 GMT

Special guest host Chap, of Chapomatic, brings us a special end-of-2007 edition of the Greenwich Village Idiot podcast.

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Gang of Four - Anthrax - FAST Records version
Price Is Right - someone opened the wrong door
Bob Dylan introduces the guy who made the Cadillac Ranch
Dynamics - Seven Nation Army
Frank Sinatra - Pontiac shill
MDID - Mysterious Ways
John Rydgren - Butterfly Doing Pushups (from Silhouette Segments)
Dooce - On The Alamo and Basements
Lord Melody
Otis Sez Stay In Sckool
Shelley Manne and his Men - Checkmate
Himself - Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
England TV test card - Three Rivers Fantasy
Katie Lee - Will To Fail
Slim Gaillard - Slim's Jam

Greenwich Village Idiot - The 45RPM edition

barry.campbell@gmail.com — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 14:05:00 GMT

We're hoping to bring back the Greenwich Village Idiot podcast in 2006, and here's a little preview from someone who will be a primary collaborator. Guest host Chap of Chapomatic, owner of the World's Most Dangerous Record Collection, has been busily digitizing some vinyl 45s and 78s, including some tasty B-sides. Here's the 45 RPM edition of the Greenwich Village Idiot (MP3 format - 31:45, 21 MB) It includes music from Booker T and the MGs, Ross Bagdasarian (aka David Seville, the guy who made the Chipmunks records), Dave Brubeck, the klezmer/jazz genius Mickey Katz, Mister Rogers... Also, hear Chap's iTunes signature. Scary. But well, well worth a listen.

Greenwich Village Idiot - Sept 4, 2005

chapomatic@gmail.com — Sat, 3 Sep 2005 23:42:00 GMT

Guest host Chap from the Chapomatic blog brings us today's Greenwich Village Idiot. For details, see the Chapomatic blog.

Greenwich Village Idiot August 22, 2005

chapomatic@gmail.com — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:19:00 GMT

Guest host Chap brings us: Intro from Barry Toussaint McCall - Shimmy Hi, I'm Chap. Vehicle Flips - Platitude Man Robert Frost - Reluctance John Fahey - Dream of the French Broad River Me yammering again Don Byas Quartet - Dark Eyes (recorded 6 Sep 1945, Slam Stewart-b, Johnny Guarnieri-p, J.C.Heard-d, Don Byas, ts, American Record 1004) Yevgeny Yevtushenko/Alan Bates - Moscow Freight Station Nick Drake - River Man USS Sealion Sinks JIS Kongo Bowling for Blather Paul Lukas - Review of Barnum's Animal Crackers Les Parisiennes avec Claude Bolling - Il Fait Trop Beau Pour Travailler

Podcast on indefinite hiatus

barry.campbell@gmail.com — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 03:43:00 GMT

One of the things I loved about podcasting was the response that I got from so many people. I get comments on the blog all the time, many of them thoughtful and interesting. But folks really seemed to react, and respond, to the music, or to some of the stupid stories I told or the interviews I did, a few of which I'm really proud of. Strangers from around the world felt moved to write in and ask questions, offer suggestions, or just shoot the breeze. Very cool. Unfortunately, putting the podcasts together every week takes too much time and energy--two commodities that are in short supply for me right now. My work is ramping up to an entirely new level, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, and there are family concerns that are taking up a lot of my time as well. As well, with the copyright situation yet to be sorted out for podcasts, the possibility of creating legal entanglements by playing music in podcasts is too great, and if anything is becoming greater over time. In short, although it's been rewarding, the combination of the resource requirements and the risks involved are too much for me right now. I have rethought my priorities, and making podcasts isn't one of them. So "Greenwich Village Idiot" is going away, quite possibly forever. The podcast site will remain up until the end of the month, at which point it goes away too, so grab 'em if you want 'em while they're still around. I may be back someday with something different and new. In the meantime, blogging will continue apace. Thank you for your continued interest and support.

Greenwich Village Idiot, July 17, 2005 - The Heat Wave Edition

barry.campbell@gmail.com — Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:47:00 GMT

The Greenwich Village Idiot presents the Heat Wave Edition (29:32, 20 MB)

Direct download: July_17_2005_Greenwich_Village_Idiot.mp3 (or subscribe to the podcast feed)

Music includes:

"(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - available hundreds of places, but Ultimate Collection is a nice choice
"Hot Night," Me'Shell Ndegeocello - from Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape
"Ring of Fire," Johnny Cash - anthologized everywhere; The Essential Johnny Cash is a nice collection
"Summer In The City," The Lovin' Spoonful - from, e.g., Summer In The City
"Too Darn Hot," by Cole Porter, from the musical "Kiss Me, Kate" (sung by Ella Fitzgerald on The Cole Porter Songbook Vol. 1)
"Up The Ladder To The Roof," The Nylons - from One Size Fits All

The Joseph Mitchell article excerpt read aloud is printed in My Ears Are Bent, a collection of Mitchell's early newspaper writing. The definitive collection of Mitchell's writing for The New Yorker is Up in the Old Hotel.

More information about Joseph Mitchell:

Enough gazpacho to feed your family and most of the neighbors - ingredients list only; for the instructions, you'll have to listen to the podcast:

6 pounds of dead-ripe Jersey tomatoes
3 pounds of cucumbers, peeled
3 pounds of young tender onions
3-4 large sweet peppers
Fresh parsley and/or chives
Fresh garlic
Juice of four to six large lemons and/or some red wine vinegar
Olive oil
Coarse salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Tomato or V-8 Juice
Tabasco sauce

Greenwich Village Idiot, July 10, 2005 - The Cover Edition

barry.campbell@gmail.com — Sun, 10 Jul 2005 20:53:00 GMT

The Greenwich Village Idiot presents the Cover Version Edition (37:58, 25MB)

Direct download: July_10_2005_Greenwich_Village_Idiot.mp3 (or subscribe to the podcast feed) Songs covered include:

"Enter Sandman" (originally performed by Metallica)
"Hot In Herre" (originally performed by Nelly)
"I Touch Myself" (originally performed by Divinyls)
"I Will Survive" (originally performed by Gloria Gaynor)
"Perfect Day" (originally performed by Lou Reed)
"Sixteen Tons" (originally performed by Merle Travis; famous version by Tennessee Ernie Ford)
"Stayin' Alive" (originally performed by the Bee Gees)
"Straight Outta Compton" (originally performed by N.W.A.)
"Your Cheatin' Heart" (originally performed by Hank Williams, Sr.)

Artists performing covers include:

Web sites referenced include:

Metafilter, and especially this Ask Metafilter thread
Coverville (podcast)
Chromewaves (blog)
Copy, Right? (blog)
iTunes

Greenwich Village Idiot, July 4, 2005

barry.campbell@gmail.com — Mon, 4 Jul 2005 20:08:00 GMT

Happy Fourth of July, everybody!

The Greenwich Village Idiot podcast returns from hiatus with the Independence Day Edition (50:35, 35MB)

It's mighty warm in the studio.

Direct download: July_4_2005_Greenwich_Village_Idiot.mp3 (or subscribe to the podcast feed)

Music includes:

"4th Of July" by Aimee Mann
"4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" by Bruce Springsteen
"All the Way from America" by Joan Armatrading
"America the Beautiful" by Ray Charles
"American Tune" by Willie Nelson
"O Superman (For Massenet)" by Laurie Anderson
"Rednecks, White Socks And Blue Ribbon Beer" by Johnny Russell
"Revolution 1" by The Beatles
"Star Spangled Banner" by Jimi Hendrix
...and spoken word performances by Richard Pryor and the late Bill Hicks

Are we podcasting stars yet?

Also: Barry discovers a way to podcast and catblog simultaneously (special subvocalizations and sound engineering courtesy of Mister Gato.)

Phoning it in, June 19

barry.campbell@gmail.com — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:08:00 GMT

An experiment with the Audioblogger service - phoning in an introduction to the Greenwich Village Idiot guest-hosting by Chap from Chapomatic on June 19, 2005. My Odeo Channel

Greenwich Village Idiot - June 19, 2005 - with guest host Chap

barry.campbell@gmail.com — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 10:45:00 GMT

Mad props (as the youngsters say these days) to our buddy Chap over at Chapomatic, who has very graciously made sure that we aren't Idiotless this Sunday while I'm down in North Carolina visiting family. Chap has the best record collection of anyone I've ever met. I can't wait to listen to this one... and at 33.6kbps, I am waiting, and waiting, and waiting...

Podcast on hiatus until next week

barry.campbell@gmail.com — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:46:00 GMT

Blogging is likely to be very limited for the next five days or so, and we won't be doing a podcast this weekend. (Too bad, as we were all set to do a soundseeing tour of the Louis Armstrong House in Corona, Queens with tour guide par excellence Francis Lunzer... but it'll still be good next weekend!) I'll "see" y'all again on Wednesday, June 22nd here on the blog, and on Sunday, June 26th over at the podcast. (The 26th is the date of the Gay Pride March, always a big deal in NYC and especially my neighborhood... if I'm feeling especially daring, I may brave the crowds to bring you some sound samples from the parade and attendant festivities.)

Greenwich Village Idiot - June 12, 2005

barry.campbell@gmail.com — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 02:45:50 GMT

Greenwich Village Idiot for Sunday, June 12, 2005, is now available for download at the podcast site. Direct download: Greenwich Village Idiot, June 12, 2005 (13.2MB MP3, 18:38) (or subscribe to the podcast feed - RSS/XML)

This is the Barbecue edition of the Greenwich Village Idiot, in which we visit the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party.

Music includes:

"Struttin' With Some Barbecue," by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
"Drive South," by John Hiatt
"Memphis Soul Stew," by King Curtis

Blog entries and web sites referenced include:

Greenwich Village Idiot - June 5, 2005

barry.campbell@gmail.com — Mon, 6 Jun 2005 02:26:55 GMT

Greenwich Village Idiot for Sunday, June 5, 2005, is now available for download at the podcast site. Direct download: Greenwich Village Idiot, June 5, 2005 (16MB MP3, 22:05) (or subscribe to the podcast feed - RSS/XML)

This is the Beach Music edition of the Greenwich Village Idiot, in honor of the coming of summer. (Yes, I know, the solstice isn't for a few weeks yet, but trust me, it was high summer already in New York this weekend.)

Music includes:

"Backfield in Motion" by Mel and Tim
"Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" by Ruth Brown
"Money Honey" by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters
"Shotgun" by Junior Walker and the All-Stars
"Cool Jerk" by The Capitols
"Groove Me" by King Floyd

Web sites referenced include:

John Hook's BeachShag.com

Greenwich Village Idiot - May 22, 2005

barry.campbell@gmail.com — Sun, 22 May 2005 00:32:05 GMT

Greenwich Village Idiot for Sunday, May 22, 2005, is now available for download at the podcast site. Direct download: Greenwich Village Idiot, May 22, 2005 (13.4MB MP3, 19:32) (or subscribe to the podcast feed - RSS/XML)

In this edition:

Thanks to our good buddy Chap over at Chapomatic, we sample two different MREs (Meals, Ready to Eat) and offer some constructive criticism to the chefs behind the military's standard field rations.
Over at the WFMU blog, general manager Ken has discovered that many programs are now being broadcast with "Descriptive Video Services" for the visually impaired, and we offer a snippet of a recent Simpsons episode with this supplemental audio track.
We wish a happy birthday to Pete Townshend, who turned 60 this week.
Music includes:

"Getting Hungry," by the Beach Boys, from Smiley Smile
"Instant Coffee Blues," by Guy Clark, from Old No. 1/Texas Cooking, also available on The Essential Guy Clark
"Let My Love Open The Door," by birthday boy Pete Townshend, from Empty Glass, also available on The Best of Pete Townshend

Blogs and articles referenced include:

Chapomatic
WFMU's "Beware of the Blog" - The Simpsons as described by WGBH
enrevanche: The MRE Gourmet
flickr: The MRE Gourmet (photoset)

Greenwich Village Idiot 5-15-2005

barry.campbell@gmail.com — Sat, 14 May 2005 23:54:10 GMT

Greenwich Village Idiot for Sunday, May 15, 2005. 36:16, 25 MB. Details at http://enrevanche.blogspot.com.

Greenwich Village Idiot - May 8, 2005

barry.campbell@gmail.com — Sat, 7 May 2005 16:37:00 GMT

"Greenwich Village Idiot" podcast for Sunday, May 8, 2005. 20:48, 14.2 MB. For details of contents, see enrevanche.