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DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

Rich Buckland and Bill Mesnik

My Fellow Americans, Life is actually just a microscopic, deluded moment in time, so let"s cut to the freakin" chase. One look at our impending election debacle can solidify my case. It has been my contention since birth, that the answer to every difficulty we encounter on this sacred yet demented Stone, can be revealed with ultimate clarity through the ultra neurotic engagements of Music, Art, Literature, Film, Poetry and a good Pastrami sandwich. Why would any sane human spend so must time on a

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2025/04/30

DANNY KAYE: THE BENEFITS OF VERSATILITY David Daniel Kaminsky (1911-1987), known to the world as Danny Kaye, was an entertainer that could do it all. He was as adept at pathos as he was at antic comedy, and he captivated audiences throughout the 1950s with his magic. His signature patter songs, represented by our first number: Anatole of Paris, were crafted for him by his business partner and wife, Sylvia Fine, and together they made film and Broadway history. This is a fascinating conn...

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9:53

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2025/04/25

The “Novelty” song has deep roots in popular culture. Masters of the form, like Weird Al Yankovic, Warren Zevon, Tom Lehrer, Spike Jones, and Allen Sherman have illuminated our consciousness and tickled our sense of the absurd. How much WAS that doggie in the window?…., WTF is Marzy dotes and dozy dotes about?…, They’re coming to take me away, Haha…(that one actually scared me). Probably each of us can recall from childhood some goofy ditty that either made you feel smarter, or got stuc...

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2025/04/19

What is it about a swing rhythm that sets hearts a flutter? It’s a universal truth. It may have started as an African secret formula, but it was co-opted and catapulted into white western culture by some hip caucasian standard bearers. Here we’ll examine the psycho-physical connection through two seemingly unrelated musical delicacies: one by the undisputed titan of respectable jazz, and the other by a racially mixed group of Philadelphia teens who barely made it out before the doo-wop death ...

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45:09

THE BOHEMIA FILES- ROKY ERICKSON- "THE REVEREND OF...

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2025/04/14

THE REVEREND OF KARMIC YOUTH- 1The Interpreter 2Starry Eyes 3For You 4Bloody Hammer 5The Wind And More 6Night Of The Vampire 7You're Gonna Miss Me 8I Walked With A Zombie 9Stand For The Fire Demon 10 When You Get Delighted 11 To Think 12 Warning 13 True Love Cast Out All Evil 14 Loving Isn't A Part Time Thing 15 The Looking Glass Song As lead singer of Texas’ infamous 13th Floor Elevators — one of rock’s earliest, strangest and greatest psychedelic bands — Roky Erickson explored the far reach...

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18:39

THE BOHEMIA FILES- "IN THE BEGINNING"- RICH...

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2025/04/13

SPLENDOR OF BOHEMIA PRESENTS- "IN THE BEGINNING"- RICH BUCKLAND'S 2009 TEST EPISODE FOR WHAT WOULD LATER BECOME THE PODCAST SERIES THE WORLD COULD EASILY LIVE WITHOUT- OR CAN IT? WITH WILLY DEVILLE, LENNY BRUCE AND OUR SPECIAL GUEST CHARLES MANSON-DIG THIS!

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THE BOHEMIA FILES- CHARLES MANSON- "THE WHITE ALBUM"-...

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2025/04/13

'69 AND THE CRIME ETCHED IN TIME - "When I Was 17, It was not a very good year" Rich Buckland Well. Here is something I've yet to get over in all the years since I first read the grisly details of Sharon Tate’s murder in the Sunday newspaper’s Parade magazine when I was just a wacky hippie teen and beach Boys fanatic. Cult-leader and killer Charles Manson and Beach Boy drummer and surfer Dennis Wilson were friends. For a while, at least. Good enough friends that Manson and his “family” of you...

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2025/04/10

Ok, folks, we’ve got an unlikely pairing of unrequited torch anthems with an almost 40 year time span between them, featuring points of view which diverge 180 degrees. The first, from Cock Robin, showcases synthesized sounds which seem like they were caught in amber in 1985, and the second, an astounding display of songwriting and vocal pyrotechnics from prodigy of the moment, Olivia Rodrigo. COCK ROBIN / WHEN YOUR HEART IS WEAK The Europeans understand love…it’s Amore in Italy, L’amour...

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4:57

BILL MESNIK'S SUNNY SIDE OF MY STREET PRESENTS: DAYS...

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2025/04/04

Here is a “Sunny Song”, wherein the fleeting sunlight is a dappled reminder of the evanescence of existence. They’re all gone now: Bill Evans (piano), Tony Bennett (vocals), Henry Mancini (Composer), and Johnny Mercer (Lyricist), but their beautiful creation lives on to remind us to gather our rosebuds while we may. Sadness, and gratitude run in equal measure throughout all of the song’s manifestations. The title itself derives from an 1896 poem by Ernest Dowson, taken from the Roman poet, Ho...

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2025/03/29

When it comes to infidelity: can we have our cake and eat it too? In the following two songs, written by the incomparable Don Covay, this theme is explored. The two men narrating these tales of inconstancy are in turmoil - one cheater feels guilty, while the other betrayer is suffering from hurt pride - because his woman is playing the same game. The soulful bard who created these parables of marital strife covers the gamut here: in the first you’ll hear the voice of the creator himself...

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2025/03/23

Right here, squaring off, from opposite sides of the Atlantic, we present: Dueling tag-teams of zaniness — wearing fanciful disguises, winking at traditional forms, and tweeting in a birdlike falsetto… Good stuff! BEDAZZLED The Faustian satire Bedazzled, created by genius comedian Peter Cook (who plays the Devil trying to bargain for souls), makes good use of the talents of his Chaplin-esque comedy partner, Dudley Moore (who you might remember from the hit films Ten and Arthur), who plays the...

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2025/03/17

From the first moment I heard this ditty, it became my theme song. I learned to play it - (in a far cruder fashion than Ry, of course) and worked it into my set list. Just like the character Bill in the narrative, - (my name, btw) - my reprobate ways had also been domesticated by love. And, another harmonic convergence: I had even spent a year in Louisville, Kentucky. Jack Yellen, the Jewish-Polish immigrant who wrote these Jazz-age lyrics, also penned Happy Days are Here Again, and Ain...

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HOTEL BOHEMIA PRESENTS "DAMAGE CONTROL"- THE BOYS...

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2025/03/12

"GRIEVING IN THE DOLLS HOUSE" David Johansen passed away peacefully at home on February 28, holding the hands of his wife Mara Hennessey and daughter Leah, in the sunlight surrounded by music and flowers. After a decade of profoundly compromised health he died at the age of 75. David and his family were deeply moved by the outpouring of love and support they’ve experienced recently as the result of having gone public with their challenges. He was thankful that he had a chanc...

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2025/03/08

DOUBLE TROUBLE: CINDY LAUPER AND MILEY CYRUS Two towering, Olympian female voices, from different generations, aligning here to honestly testify about their love damaged hearts. They describe world’s of hurt, confusion, and finally, triumph in the face of loss. Miley Cyrus “Heart of Glass” I love Miley Cyrus - not only because she carries the flag of peace, love, and musical tradition with her Happy Hippie Foundation, and, at the same time, continues to reinvent herself and confound exp...

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2025/03/01

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back for more DOUBLE TROUBLE Let’s talk about dreams…. Dreams can be intoxicatingly erotic; they can be filled with loss and longing; you might be falling, trapped in an confusing maze, or carried across bodies of water in a leaky boat. I often have the actor’s nightmare - where I’m about to go onstage, but I don’t know my lines and I don’t even know which play it is. These are dreams from which I wake up in a cold sweat. SUMMER WINE by Nancy Sinatra ...

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HOTEL BOHEMIA PRESENTS " THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF...

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2025/02/26

Today's Affirmation: "She Let's Me Watch Her Mom and Pop Fight" Writers: N. Blagman*, S. Bobrick Although she isn't much to look at, And she isn't very bright. I love her, I love her, Oh boy how I love her 'Cuz she let's me watch her mom and pop fight. To see a lamp go through the window And watch them kick and scratch and bite. I love her, I love her, Oh boy how I love her 'Cuz she lets me watch her mom and pop fight. And Friday night, It's something wonderful to see When her pop comes hom...

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2025/02/22

Lennon and McCartney eloquently recited an affirmation stating that In My Life I Loved Them All. The affection for certain artists and the melodic poetry they injected into our souls has remained in our wiring through the good, the bad and the uncertain times of our lives. One beloved gentleman we cherish was known as Arthur Alexander. Known as June to his closest companions, he was a one of a kind country-soul songwriter and singer. It can easily be said that he invented the genre. The fifth...

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A SPECIAL VALENTINE'S DAY TWO-FER SPECIAL FROM BILL...

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2025/02/13

Hello Young Lovers! Welcome to a special Saint Valentine’s Day TWOFER from The Splendid Bohemians: Today we’re featuring two enchanting, encyclopedic British song stylists: Anne Briggs and Elvis Costello. First up: the majestic Ms. Briggs. SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR by Anne Briggs (Topic, 1963) Barefoot and bedraggled, Anne Briggs became the muse of the British Traditional Folk Boom in the early nineteen sixties. Her short performance career of mystical magic was retired at age 27, leaving be...

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HOTEL BOHEMIA PRESENTS "ALAN FREED'S BOULEVARD OF...

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2025/02/10

“Rock ’n roll is really swing with a modern name,” Freed once said. “It began on the levees and plantations, took in folk songs, and features blues and rhythm. It’s the rhythm that gets to the kids – they’re starved of music they can dance to, after all those years of crooners.” HISTORICAL ALAN FREED MOMENTS: Freed moved to WINS in New York in 1954 where his late night radio show became known as Alan Freed's Rock ’n’ Roll Party. His popularity was immediate and so was the criticism. In July 1...

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"IT IS THE EVENING OF A LEGEND" - MARIANNE EVELYN...

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2025/01/31

Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull has boarded The Mystery Train at 78. In the 70's she was anorexic, homeless and addicted to heroin. At the time of her passing she had acquired the status of legend. Marianne was a genuine, brilliant artist in a sea of impostors. Sleep Well in that ocean you struggled so hard to master regardless of the merciless tears that passed by.- Rich Buckland

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2025/01/26

Henry St. Claire Fredericks, Jr., aka Taj Mahal is 82 years of age, and like that monument in Agra, he stands as an ageless edifice of blues - rock grace. On his latest recording he croons in that familiar rasp: “I’m too young to be this old,” and there’s no denying the truth of that declaration. As the years have passed, it’s gratifying to contemplate that, 60 years ago, Taj and Ry Cooder combined forces in the seminal, interracial rock group The Rising Sons, then went their separate ways to...

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