November 1, 2008

artist - song title - album - how they died

HAPPY ALL SAINTS DAY, ALL SOULS DAY, AND DIA DE LOS MUERTOS.
This show is dedicated to all of our loved ones who have passed.

This goes out to you, abuelito, Papa Chuy, Mama Bita, Tio Chalo, Tio Trino, Yanette, Baxter, Natalia, all my crazy rats, Chido, Chato, Candy, Puppy and my baby Kitty Kat. You will always be missed.

Raul Hitler - Vivan las Mujeres - Mas Rock and Roll - (?????)
Thin Lizzy - Soldier of Fortune - Bad Reputation - (Phil Lynott died at 36 from heart failure and pneumonia)
Joy Division - Walked in Line - Still - (Ian Curtis hung himself in his kitchen. He was 23)
Queen - All Dead, All Dead - News of the World - (Freddy Mercury died of bronchial pneumonia at the age of 45)

INTERVIEW with ERIN WILLIAMS of the HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES, talking about PROP 2.
www.yesonprop2.com
Propostion 2 is the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, an initiative that will appear on California's November 2008 ballot. It is cruel and inhumane to confine animals in cages so small they can’t turn around or stretch their limbs. All animals deserve humane treatment, including those raised for food. Vote YES on Prop #2 to protect animals from unacceptable abuse.
This propostion ensures many things: Prevents cruelty to animals, Improves our health and food safety, Supports family farmers, Protects air and water and safeguards the environment.

Screamin' Jay Hawkins- I Put a Spell On You - My Little Shope of Horrors ( Screamin’ Jay Hawkins died at 70 after surgery to treat an aneurysm)
Otis Redding - I'm Coming Home - The Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding died in a plane crash at the age of 26)
T-Rex - To know you is to Love you ( To know Him is to Love Him) - Great Hits 1972-1977: The A-Sides (Marc Bolan died in a car accident at the age of 29)

Charlie Feathers - Peepin' Eyes - Get With It ( Charlie Feathers died at the age of 66 from a stroke)
The Flying Burrito Brothers - Sin City - Hot Burritos! - ( Gram Parsons died at the age of 26 from a lethal combination of Morphine and alcohol)
Carl Perkins - Gone, Gone, Gone - The Dance Album - (Carl Perkins died at 65 from throat cancer and after suffering several Strokes)

Elliott Smith - Sweet Adeline - XO - ( Elliott Smith died from two stab wounds to the chest at the age of 34)
Bob Wills and His Texasd Playboys - Bubbles in my Beer - 20th Century Masters-The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bob Wills- (Bob Wills died at 70)
T-Rex - Left Hand Luke - TANK- (Marc Bolan died in a car accident at the age of 29)

INTERVIEW with JOYCE MUERER of BOOKS ALOUD
www.booksaloud.org
Books Aloud is a non-profit organization which has been in existence for 30 years. They record books onto audio format for those unable to read by conventional means.

Their "Reading by Listening" program consists of some 5,000+ unabridged titles with numerous selections suitable to patrons of all ages. Audio selections are ideally suitable for recreational, educational, inspirational and rehabilitative purposes.

Incorporated in 1973, it has served thousands of permanently and listeners who are temporarily disabled across the U.S.

Books Aloud is dedicated to making a meaningful difference to the lives of those unable to enjoy the magic of reading the written word.

Baby Huey and the Babysitters - Mighty, Mighty - The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend - (Baby Huey died at 27 from a massive heart attack)
Dyke & the Blazers - So Sharp Shot - Funky Broadway - ( Arlester "Dyke" Christian was fatally shot on the street in Phoenix on the 13th of March 1971 at the age of 27)
Otis Redding - I love you More Than Words Can Say - The Dock of the Bay - (Otis Redding died in a plane crash at the age of 26)

Johnny Thunders - Chinese Rocks- Born Too Loose-The Best of Johnny Thunders - (Johnny Thunders died at the age of38 under mysterious circumstances, either a Drug related death or advanced Leukemia.)
Christian Death- Romeo's Distress - Theater of Tragedy (Rozz Williams died at the age of 34, He hung himself)

Tiny Tim - Daddy, Daddy What is Heaven Like - God Bless Tiny Tim - (Tiny Tim died of a Heart Attack at the age of 64)

Join Me next week. We will be talking with Carisa Brungraber of RATTIE RATZ.
www.rattieratz.com
Rattie Ratz is an organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming of domestic pet rats and other small animals in the greater San Francisco bay area of Northern California (San Jose to Sacramento).