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episode date - October 31, 2007
Lately, I’ve been so distracted by day-to-day responsibilities and mundanities that I’ve lost track of the date. Heck, I sometimes forget what time of year it is, never mind what time of day, so when my alarm went off at 6:30 this morning and the announcer stated that it was Halloween, I was indeed surprised, albeit indifferent; So what? I already had an entire show planned out for today, and I didn’t see any good reason to change my plans. Then, this announcer started discussing Halloween songs, and proceeded to play his “Halloween music.” I was definitely horrified by his song selection, but not for the appropriate reasons.
He wanted to convey the broad scope of music appropriate to this holiday, and he did so by playing Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor”, and then “Monster Mash” back to back…my God, is that the best he could do? I felt as if I had been cheated, and thought I could definitely do better, so I instantly changed my mind and decided to do my own show of “Halloween music.” The problem with this sudden shift in plan is that I have no opportunity to properly prepare the show, so I am flying by the seat of pants, so to speak. As I type this, I have NO IDEA what I will play, but I DO know that it will not be “Toccata and Fugue” or “Monster Mash.” I’ll leave those to everyone else, while we dig a much deeper, and a seriously weirder, hole of our own.
One thing about growing up in the post-punk era is that it is easy for most of us to recall a few obscure songs that sound as though they were lifted straight from a horror movie soundtrack. There was no shortage of spooky songs to go around in the eighties. Almost every band tried to be creepy, so we choose liberally from this era, while handpicking some choice rockabilly and a few classic cuts to round out our selection. I could give you a full list, but then it might lose its surprise, so if you want to know what we play, you’ll simply have to listen……………….BOO!!!!
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