Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Holiday Music Dept.

This is the swellest instant compendium of Billie Holiday, the sixteen-track compilation of Stay With Me and Lady Sings The Blues from '95. The real treat is the fifteen minute bonus - a rehearsal of God Bless The Child, complete with kids playing in the street, telephones, drinks ordered, traffic, chat ("tell that son of a bitch to forget it"), laughs, and furniture creaks. Priceless.



34 comments:

  1. To qualify for this fabulousness, write a letter to Santa, tell him want you want.

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  2. Dear Santa,
    Would you fetch me my Fifty Foot Hose version of 'God Bless The Child' from it's special place in the garage?

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    1. Uh....the Fifty Foot Hose version is pretty good. Too many synthesizer farts floating around the mix, but it's a decent take on the song.

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  3. What I want for Xmas? To spend a week at the Imperial, Koh Samui with Kreemé. Any chance you can fix it up for me Farquhar, my good man?

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    1. I can personally guarantee you will find the Girl Of Your Dreams loitering outside the NEP after midnight. She will tell you you're handsome, and you'll believe it.

      But hey - why am I telling you?

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  4. A Fine Old English NoblemonDecember 21, 2021 at 5:55 PM

    Dear santa,
    I would dearly love some servo assisted breaks to fit one medium sized winged carrot. Once in place I might then have the time to listen to yet another record with or without extended bits.

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    1. Carrots Of Fire by Vangelis will be in your stocking.

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    2. JUMBLE 'that scramble word game'---anyone else hooked?
      [i been playing since a wee lad]
      LISTEN SILENT TINSEL ENLIST INLETS

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    3. More a sudoku-type guy, me ... *cracks knucks*

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    4. We're reminded of John Barth's definition of Language:
      -A couple dozen letters

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  5. A Fine Old English NoblemonDecember 21, 2021 at 7:26 PM

    Oh no, not another bloody record to listen to, you are a cruel santa.

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  6. Peace on Earth? I'll settle for this Billie Holiday collection otherwise

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  7. darlingest santy baby,

    I WANT BACK EVERY godDAMN FILE I'VE LOST FROM MY THOUSANDS OF FAILED EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES IN THE LAST 15 YEARS!!!

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    1. Last year, you should have asked Old Saint Nick for a 5TB external hard drive.

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    2. i did, and the stinkin' piece of crap failed. just like all the rest of them.

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  8. Dear Santa,
    It's rumored that Mrs. Myra Nussbaum posed for a copy of Francisco Goya's painting of "The Naked Maja."
    I want it for Christmas.
    (Asking on behalf of a friend.)

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  9. Happy holidays Farq! Sincerely, thank you for making a dark year much brighter. Happy holidays, or the best we can do, to one and all!

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    1. Never forget that right now you're older than you've ever been, and younger than you ever will be again.

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  10. Dear Santa,

    I better get them cha-cha heels.
    (Too obscure of a pop-culture reference?)

    Some Deccas
    https://workupload.com/file/D7GW7a4rJnH

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    1. If Santa doesn't bring those shoes be sure to go on a family-killing rampage.

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  11. Love this and howzabout Santa cracks open a cold one witha coupla the boys & girls [not too mention the 4-5 Guys(tm)(r)(c)] and tells us what he's seen...

    and thanks Babs--more fun for the end of the year here...

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    1. In a private email, Babs tells me she'll be working the pole at The Stinky Possum, Pork Bend N.D. for the holidays ("because that's where me fambly is") and she'll be back in the New Year.

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    2. I admire a working gal, though I believe it might be Great Bend, N.D., home of the North Dakota Pork Council--Marnell Ringsak's people, if memory serves. Our paths crossed in with Huron or Aberdeen, S.D.

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    3. You're probably correct - Babs is tripping balls most of the time.

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    4. A stone goddess as far as I can tell; I am in awe.

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  12. Dear Santa,

    All I want for Christmas is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and hear the lamentation of their women. Best wishes to you and Mrs. Claus.

    Your pal,

    DRaftervoi

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    1. This is a Christian wish, Mr Voi, and does you credit.

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    2. it does have a certain Old Testament ring to it...

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    3. That's the kind of prayer a truly Christian god would be delighted to answer.

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