It's a cold and rainy Tuesday, so it must be time for another Skip Crackle Pop. I used to beat myself up over low turnouts, but now I embrace it. I accept that SCP will probably never attract more than a dozen people on any given night, but I'm okay with that. It takes the pressure off and I can be more loose to dance like a fool and zing one-liners at the crowd. Tonight was one of my favorite SCP events because the room was packed with the most attentive and energetic strangers that I've seen. They picked the right day at the right time to be working on a laptop at Kavarna. In fact, a man named Ed introduced himself to me and said that he would attend the next SCP with a record in hand. I'm also proud that nobody left until after the last song of the night, so that's quite an accomplishment. In other news, Kavarna's newest server (I already forgot her name) was very hospitable and loads of fun. Halloween-themed tracks a-plenty! We learned that Cat and a woman at the bar prefer Ghostbusters II to the first Ghostbusters. I'm not saying that they're wrong; just that they're in the minority. And SCP's original deejay, Rene, made a special appearance with a stack of wild card albums that did not disappoint. The set list can be found below, and photos from this meeting can be found here. |
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Band/Artist
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Song
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Open Mic Notes |
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1.
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Yo La Tengo |
Tom Courtenay |
I met James McNew of Yo La Tengo and told him that I was going to play one of their 7 "s at Skip Crackle Pop. This is the story he told me about the Tom Courtenay single: The back of the sleeve is a picture of me during the Elecr-o-Pura recording session. We recorded in a house that I lived in for three weeks. This particular room with the organ was the bathroom, so when we went to the bathroom we had to work our way around the organ and cables and stuff. |
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2.
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The Venture Brothers Soundtrack |
Tuff |
Dedicated to John N. |
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3.
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The Sound of Music Motion Picture Soundtrack |
My Favorite Things |
"My mom wouldn't let me watch many movies growing up except for The Sound of Music, so I have this song ingrained in my brain." |
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4.
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The Dodos |
Jodi |
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5.
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John Denver |
Leaving on a Jet Plane |
"I love speaking in front of a lot of people." Cat, you're up next. "I don't want to say anything." |
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6.
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Ray Parker. Jr. | Ghostbusters |
"I ain't afraid of no ghosts." |
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7.
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Danielson Famile |
Good News for the Pus Pickers |
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8.
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Grizzly Bear featuring Michael McDonald |
While You Wait for the Others |
"My history teacher played The Doobie Brothers all the time, and I love Grizzly Bear so this is a match made in heaven." |
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9.
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Country Bear Jamboree Soundtrack |
All the Guys Who Turn Me On Turn Me Down; Blood on the Saddle |
"I grew up in Florida, so I went to Disney all the time. If you've never seen the Country Bear Jamboree before, you're in for a treat because it's incredibly offensive." |
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10.
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Sounds to Make You Shiver | A Night in a Haunted House |
"I've never heard this before." Good luck working, laptopians. |
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11.
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Clues |
You Have My Eyes Now |
Dedicated to Tony L. |
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12.
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Richard Simmons |
Wake Up |
"This is Richard Simmons singing 'Wake Up.' I wake up to this every morning." |
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13.
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Elton John |
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting |
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14. |
Rappin' Rodney | Rappin' Rodney | I go trick or treating over the phone. | |||
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Sebadoh | Skull | ||||
16. |
Leonard Nimoy | Highly Illogical; The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins | "This is Leonard Nimoy singing. I wake up to this every morning." | |||
