2012
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My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/17/12
EPISODE #33: ASK JACK, INSTALLMENT 2 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Question from Jen: Jack, why do some people use the word “whenever” instead of “when”? Is it a regional thing or what? Post-answer song: The Zombies — “Whenever You’re Ready” Question from Michael in Cornwall: Jack: Which sporting venues have the best food? […]
Business Plan: Club 273
I propose opening a club, which I will call Club 273. It will be a very exclusive club, with no sign outside. And get this: 273 will not be the building’s street address. On that street, 273 will be, like, a shoe repair shop or something. This will keep away poseurs who have heard about […]
Separated at Birth XV
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert A. Caro and famed mentalist the Amazing Kreskin
Movie Review: To Rome With Love
3.5 stars out of 5 The Woody Allen World Tour rolls on: New York, London, Barcelona, Paris, and now… Rome. Hey, for those of us who can’t afford international travel, it’s not a bad deal. Woody is becoming a cinematic EPCOT. This one feels like Woody Lite, but I don’t really have a problem with […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/10/12
EPISODE #32: RUNNING The Ventures — “Walk—Don’t Run” [TEMPORARY THEME] Karl Hendricks Trio — “Running Like a Girl” The Who — “Run Run Run” Kevin Ayers — “Run Run Run” Phoenix — “Run Run Run” The Third Rail — “Run, Run, Run” Kevin Salem — “Run Run Run” The Explorers Club — “Run Run Run” […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/3/12
EPISODE #31: THE 4TH OF JULY The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Tender Trap — “Fireworks” Dave Alvin — “Fourth of July” Sweet — “4th of July” Bruce Springsteen — “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)” Violent Femmes — “American Music” The Duke & the King — “One More American Song” Simon & Garfunkel — […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 6/26/12
EPISODE #30: SOLITUDE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] De La Soul — “Me, Myself, and I” Dusty Springfield — “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself” R. Stevie Moore — “Play Myself Some Music” They Might Be Giants — “I Palindrome I” Love — “Alone Again Or” Gilbert O’Sullivan — “Alone Again […]
My Friend Carol, #2: Carol’s Mother
as told to Jack Silbert Grandma Lucy was, I guess, half American Indian. She worked at the Warren Green Hotel as a chef; I have a picture of her. And I think Mama’s father was an American Indian, but I don’t think my grandmother was married to him. Mama had two sisters, Aunt Helen and […]
Jack Silbert, curator