Uncle Warren's Attic 75 - The Barry McGuire Episode

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This 75th episode of Uncle Warren's Attic tells the story of when I met Barry McGuire, the 1960s folksinger who morphed into a 1970s contemporary Christian music singer and now tours the world with a show called "Tripping the Sixties."

It's the story of my latest book, A Scream of Consciousness, and of my latest little homemade recording, Ten Thousand Days. You'll hear Barry sing a well-known sixties tune and a live solo rendition of "God Like the Wind." You'll hear me sing a song I wrote a long time ago called "Just Today" and a more recent one called "All That's Left You."

If you've hung around for 75 episodes, thanks! If you're new to this, welcome to my Attic!

And if you're ever in Green Bay, make sure you stop by the Cup O'Joy!

Uncle Warren's Attic #74 - Now on Mondays

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Starting now the amazing adventures of Uncle Warren in the Attic will be coming your way first thing Monday instead of first thing Sunday - so you can start your work week with a taste of the eclectic!

This time around it's a hodgepodge of shtuff from the 1950s and early '60s, another edition of This Terrifying Report, and more ...

And next week, a very special event for UWA #75!

This week's lineup:
"Train Song" - w.p. bluhm
"Wake Up Little Susie" (78 rpm mix) - Everly Brothers
"Manhattan Spiritual" - Reg Owen and his Orchestra
"Marzy Doats" - The Innocence
"Flash Bazbo" - Leon Janney and Christopher Guest
"All the Love" - Paul and Paula
This Terrifying Report - Uncle Warren
"Jingle Jump" - Danny Peil and the Tigers
"Flip Side" - The Tigers
"Flash Bazbo" - Leon Janney and Christopher Guest
"Dear Paula" - Paul and Paula

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Don't wait up

Uncle Warren's Attic will be available first thing Monday morning starting this week. It'll be worth the wait! You'll see ...

Best of Uncle Warren's Attic - #9

As I explained last week, I am currently in the middle of a hazardous and technically unexplainable journey into the outer stratosphere, to confer, converse, and otherwise hob-nob with my brother uncles.  And I hereby decree that until what time -- if any -- that I return, you can feel free to browse through the old visits to the Attic at warren-bluhm-dot-com.

But I am a wise and benevolent uncle, and so I’ve also packaged up a prefab rerun for you. For the ides of April, here’s a visit that includes Jean Shepherd, John Kongos, Gammera and much more.

The next new Uncle Warren’s Attic is scheduled for Sunday, April 22 - in the meantime, Sherman, set the Wayback Machine for Uncle Warren’s Attic number 9 - number 9 - number 9 -

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Best of Uncle Warren's Attic - #8

I am about to embark on a a hazardous and technically unexplainable journey into the outer stratosphere, to confer, converse, and otherwise hob-nob with my brother uncles.  And I hereby decree that until what time -- if any -- that I return, you can feel free to browse through the old visits to the Attic at www.warrenbluhm.com.

But I am a wise and benevolent uncle, and so I’ve also packaged up a prefab rerun for you. This week and next, I will upload a couple of early selections of my eclectic aural stash for you. On this lovely Easter Sunday, here’s a visit that includes Sgt. Pepper, Lonnie Donegan, Leadbelly, Connie Francis, Wilfred, and Glenn Miller - oh, and hey, hey, it's a radio ad from the Sixties, too.

The next new Uncle Warren’s Attic is scheduled for Sunday, April 22 - in the meantime, Sherman, set the Wayback Machine for Uncle Warren’s Attic number 8!

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Uncle Warren's Attic #73 - Swinging into April

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Sometimes you just have to let the music take over - and that's what this show is all about.

Get Happy - Raymond Scott
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter - "Scat Man" Crothers
At Last - Glenn Miller
Got a Date with An Angel - Hal Kemp
Frenesi - Artie Shaw
When You Dance - The Turbans
I Got Rhythm - "Scat Man" Crothers
Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller

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Elise Testone does "Whole Lotta Love" on American Idol

Talk about coming from out of nowhere – Wednesday night American Idol contestant Elise Testone went from being kind of interesting to blow-me-away great. One of my favorite all-time Idol moments.

'Free' - Haley Reinhart debut single

The best singer on last year's American Idol is out with her first single, "Free," and it's a tasty little treat. Even tastier is this live performance of the tune accompanied only by a pianist. Good stuff!

Announcement

Doing some spring cleaning and assessment, and I have come to the conclusion that the Myke Phoenix emagazine has not been successful enough to continue for the time being. Therefore the release of Myke #4 is postponed indefinitely.

The good news is that lessons learned in developing this project can be applied to my various other projects. And I am too fond of Paul Phillips, Dana Dunsmore, Hi Dawson and their host of evil adversaries to let them sit in limbo forever.

You can speed the day toward their return – or catch up on what you've been missing – by taking a look at Myke #1, Myke #2 and Myke #3 or even Myke Phoenix Quarterly #1, and then sharing your enthusiasm with the world.

As for my other projects, they include the Uncle Warren's Attic podcast, a growing stable of ebooks and a slew of paperbacks that are worth reading.

Thanks for checking out Myke Phoenix over the years, and please know this is just a detour, not the end of the road.

Uncle Warren's Attic #72

I know what it's like when you have to wait for another edition of Uncle Warren's Attic - and wait - and wait - and wait. That's why I committed to putting out a show every Sunday - and here is the 72nd episode and seventh in a row. Yes, Uncle Warren is really back to stay, kids. Deal with it! Or better yet, subscribe! subscribe! subscribe NOW, you fool!

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What you'll hear this go-round is built around the March 2, 1944, broadcast of the Academy Awards, with a few appropriate clips from a certain film that was up for an Oscar that year. You must remember this ...

Also:
"Barney Google" - Jones and Hare
Poetry Corner
"16 Old Ladies Locked in the Lavatory" - Herbi Hardt and his Jovial Jesters

What more could you possibly want?

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Uncle Warren's Attic #71

Music with a food theme, and the debut of a couple new features: This Terrifying Report and Poetry Corner, are among the highlights of our weekly tour of cyberspace together.

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Some of what you will hear, most of it spun at 78 rpm on my vintage, lovingly preserved Dual turntable:

* * This Terrifying Report (Remember, Refuse to be Afraid!) * * 
"Sweet Potato Piper" - Bing Crosby and John Trotter's Pan-Fried Five
"Pumpernickel" - Doris Day with Frankie Yankovic and his Yanks
"Hotta Chocolotta" - The DeJohn Sisters
* * Poetry Corner - featuring my little computer friends * *
Malted Milk - Robert Johnson
A Stein Song/Glorious Beer - The Singing Waiters
Monahan's Mudder's Milk - Marc Gunn
Vintage ads for Anacin, Coca-Cola and Schlitz

And because I knew Poetry Corner would leave you desperate for more, we close with the immortal opening credits from the Roger Corman classic A Bucket of Blood.

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Are we having fun yet? Remember, if you subscribe you won't miss any of the thrills, chills, spills and other benefits of rummaging around in my Attic of eclectic delights.

Coming Sunday, news and food songs

All signs in this little corner of the universe are pointing toward an early spring. Temperatures are running more than 20 degrees above normal, which would make a case against climate change skepticism if we didn't remember the 16-inch snowstorm last April.

The warmer weather has heated the creative juices a bit, and this weekend's show features a couple of new things – a little newscast I'm informally calling This Terrifying Report, full of odd stories that would be scary if we didn't all Refuse to be Afraid, and also The Poetry Corner, kind of a robot beatnik hangout.

In between is the usual assortment of musical tonalities culled from my pile of 78s and downloaded from here and there. I must have been hungry when I chose this week's songs, because they're all about food this week.

All of this is to encourage you to start your week with a visit here on Sunday morning, or better yet – subscribe to the RSS feed so you don't miss a single episode!