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Saturday Odds & Sods: Badge

June 13, 2026June 12, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Badge

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Hard To Handle

June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Otis Redding, Al Bell, and Alan Jones. Continue reading Hard To Handle

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Roundabout

June 6, 2026June 5, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Roundabout

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After Midnight

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to J.J. Cale. Continue reading After Midnight

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The Sunday Dozen: Weather Songs

May 31, 2026May 31, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Everywhere you go, you always take the weather with you. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Weather Songs

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Consequences

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Consequences

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I Won’t Back Down

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne. Continue reading I Won’t Back Down

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Patches

May 23, 2026May 22, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Patches

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Can’t Get It Out Of My Head

May 22, 2026May 22, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Jeff Lynne. Continue reading Can’t Get It Out Of My Head

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Saturday Odds & Sods: True Blue

May 16, 2026May 15, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: True Blue

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Tiny Dancer

May 15, 2026May 15, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Continue reading Tiny Dancer

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Ratbags & Gladrags

May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Rod Stewart praises King Charles for handbagging Trump. Continue reading Ratbags & Gladrags

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The Sunday Dozen: Mother Songs

May 10, 2026May 10, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Happy Mother’s Day from The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Buddy Guy, Etta James, Grateful Dead, Traffic, John Lennon, Loggins and Messina, The Intruders, Fountains Of Wayne, Lita Ford, Brandi Carlile, The Mothers, Queen, and Gillian Welch. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Mother Songs

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Breakdown

May 9, 2026May 9, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Breakdown

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Mother and Child Reunion

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Paul Simon. Continue reading Mother and Child Reunion

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Album Cover Art: Weird Jazz Covers Revisited

May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Of Kangaroos, flaming flutes, beach cellos, and mallets. Continue reading Album Cover Art: Weird Jazz Covers Revisited

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The Sunday Dozen: New Orleans Tunes

May 3, 2026May 3, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Louis Armstrong, Hoagy Carmichael, Fats Domino, The Meters, The Band & Bobby Charles, Li’l Queenie & The Percolators, The Tragically Hip, Dr. John, Earl King, Kermit Ruffins, Cyril Neville, and Dr. John & Bobby Rush. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: New Orleans Tunes

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Bluebird

May 2, 2026May 1, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Bluebird

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Black Coffee

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Sonny Burke and Paul Francis Webster. Continue reading Black Coffee

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Cloud Nine

April 25, 2026April 24, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Cloud Nine

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Only The Strong Survive

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, and Leon Huff. Continue reading Only The Strong Survive

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The Sunday Dozen: Devil Songs

April 19, 2026April 19, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The devil is in the details. Music by Robert Johnson, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, The Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Kris Kristofferson, The B-52’s, and The Jayhawks. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Devil Songs

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Saturday Odds & Sods: No Expectations

April 18, 2026April 17, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: No Expectations

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Working In The Coal Mine

April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Allen Toussaint. Continue reading Working In The Coal Mine

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Irked In April

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Our monthly exercise in vexatious venting about irksome things. Continue reading Irked In April

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Saturday Odds & Sods: World Where You Live

April 11, 2026April 11, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: World Where You Live

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21st Century Schizoid Man

April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Greg Lake, Michael Giles, and Peter Sinfield. Continue reading 21st Century Schizoid Man

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The Sunday Dozen: There Will Be Blood Songs

April 5, 2026April 11, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Huey Piano Smith & His Clowns, The Rolling Stones, Supertramp, Neil Sedaka, Genesis, U2, Tears For Fears, Pete Townshend, The Smithereens, The Neville Brothers, Peter Gabriel, and Fleetwood Mac. There will also be lagniappe. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: There Will Be Blood Songs