Fred Lowery - Abide with Me

Fred Lowery - Abide with Me

I don't care what anyone may think, Fred Lowery is an inspiration. Having to endure the difficulties in his daily life, Fred Lowery possesses an amazing talent to whistle. Jeebus, I can't whistle worth a shit. Not only can Fred Lowery whistle tunes with precision and in pitch, he can imitate bird calls to the point where they sound like the real thing! If it was Fred Lowery only imitating bird calls on this LP, I could pretend that this is one of my nature sounds posts on my other blog and no one would know the difference. More about Fred Lowery below.

From the liner notes:

Fred Lowery is blind, but he knows the beauty of the world he lives in. Through his amazing ability to whistle, he presents this beauty for you in a unique way. Making sounds as clear as a dewy spring morning and mellow as dusk in October, Fred Lowery helps you paint pictures of God's handiwork. What he cannot see, he knows exists and he deftly generates within you a panorama of scenes.
Fred Lowery is an artist in his own right. Few people can create the sounds and moods that have been captured on this album. Every familiar hymn he whistles seems to contain a fresh new message of praise.
This "King of Whistlers" is inimitable. He has, through years of practice and performance, developed techniques and methods that have put him far above the class of the ordinary and made him known around the world. He has performed with the great entertainers of our day and for several years was on the Horace Heidt Show.
On this recording Fred Lowery displays his abilities as a whistling artist. Some selections are his expression of assurance, others are of his faith, some are exciting, all are rich and alive.
Many of the selections are sparked with birdcalls recorded by Lowery. They seem to give you a sense of peace and a feeling that all is well. It's like another breath of fresh air in the midst of summer.
Whether you hear him whistle two notes at once, imitate a bird call or trill a note, you know he's a true artist. His style and manner carry you from one scene of beauty to another, as you renew again your interest in the world you may have taken for granted.


Tracklisting:  (link will be back soon)

Side 1

1. Abide with Me {2:30}

2. Bringing in the Sheaves {0:45}

3. I Love to Tell the Story {1:23}

4. No Night There {2:35}

5. Where Shall I Run {1:54}

6. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior {1:59}

Side 2

1. The Lord's Prayer {2:05}

2. What a Friend We Have in Jesus {2:08}

3. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot {1:22}

4. My Faith Looks up to Thee {1:47}

5. Work for the Night is Coming {1:16}

6. Rock of Ages {1:42}

7. Goin' Home {1:54}

Cecil Todd - Blueprint for Slavery

Cecil Todd - Blueprint for Slavery [book]

Cecil says that sex, sports and not sharing his beliefs in God is all part of a master plan to cause people in America and all over the world to become slaves to atheist communists. Despite people becoming more obsessed with sex and sports, the evil atheist commies have become nearly extinct over time and freedom prevails (or does it). The remaining commies are probably hiding in a cave somewhere with Osama Bin Laden. At least, Cecil's paranoid fantasies make for some interesting reading.

This message in the book is also available on LP. I don't have this LP since I'm not as cool as I think I am. Someday I promise to have the LP to share with you. This LP is advertised on the back of the booklet. The same description of the LP also applies to this book.

It contains the God-less "blueprint" of the communists to enslave America and the world - the naked truth of who is behind the race riots, demonstrations, civil disorders, labor strikes, revolutions, the "God-Is-Dead" movement, etc!!!!!!!

Thousands have flocked to hear this message in rallies from Phoenix, Arizona, all the way to Savannah, Georgia. Now -here it is, for the first time on record!!! IT WILL JAR YOU TO YOUR TOES! You'll find out why atheist Madalyn Murray didn't like it!

Order it for church services, class meetings, missionary meetings, freedom academies, radio broadcasts, and your own personal use. Order extra copies for your friends.

the book  (link may be back soon)

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 - America was Born on Her Knees page 1

Chapter 2 - The Slave Chain of "Get God Out" page 9

Chapter 3 - The Slave Chain of "Giving People a Twisted View of Sex" page 12

Chapter 4 - The Slave Chain of "Getting People's Minds on Sports and Athletics page 15

20 pages total

Vince Hatfield - George Bush for Our USA

Vince Hatfield - George Bush for Our USA [single track]

Today is the big day. A new era begins. The often misunderestimated George "Dubya" Bush is no longer the president. I'm sure that today will be a sad day for a lot of people especially for those here in Oklahoma and the few other states that voted for Sarah Palin. Since Sarah Palin lost, oops I mean John McCain lost the election, God will no longer have a place in the Oval Office. The White House also will no longer be occupied by a regular guy with whom you want to have a beer with. Now America will look forward to having communism/socialism, devil worship, free love, and worst of all, intellectualism ushered in the consciousness of American society.

I was going to post the Bushisms collection that is a compilation of audio clips where former President GWB articulates his ideas and policies on various topics, but it's not on my laptop. I'm out of town at the moment. However, I did find this gem on my laptop. Vince Hatfield's song was found somewhere on the webs several years ago. Vince wrote this song in 2000 while driving from home to his oil producing business. Sometime after God's president was given the keys to the White House, Vince performed the song at Bush's going away party in Midland, Texas. As Vince sings, indeed Bush has made the world proud of the USA. While listening to this tune, people can look back fondly on the last eight years as Bush has brought back morality and families. Surely, the wonderful man of values and character would not lie about engaging in war of aggression against another country much less committing the act of attacking another country in the first place and putting America into a massive deficit as a result. Now tears will flow because George Bush will no longer lead on.

George Bush for Our USA {3:27}

George Burns - George Burns Sings

George Burns - George Burns Sings

I think that there's an unwritten rule that you have to include a celebrity who attempts singing when you do one of these wacky/weird/oddball/novelty type of sites. The celebrity is supposed to be someone who not only specializes in an area of entertainment other than music, but who has achieved some kind of success in that area. For example, I'm sure you already know about actors William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy who thought for some reason they also had musical talent where they recorded and released a few albums for public consumption. Sometimes the celebrities' attempts are downright entertaining despite the lack of talent (e.g. Shatner and Nimoy). Actually it seems that the less talent there is, the more entertaining the results are.
Before I get back to posting the usual assortment of preachers, hypnotists, self-improvement gurus and other visionaries, here's my celebrity contribution, Mr. George Burns. He is most famous for the George Burns and Gracie Allen Show on radio and TV. That was around before my time and no reruns of that show ever appeared in my area. So to me, he is most famous as God in the movie Oh God! and its two sequels.


From the liner notes by producer Lewis Merenstein:

After all the kidding about George Burns' singing, I was surprised when Neil Bogart, head of Buddah Records asked me to produce an album with George. Neil and Scott Shukat, head of the William Morris office, felt an album by the multitalented Burns, would be fantastic.
Off to California to produce the album. With me, Larry Fallon, arranger extraordinaire.

POOLSIDE

George: Here is a script I worked up with my writers-
let's run through it.
Me: ???????????
Larry: ???????????
George: What do you think?
Me: No! no! no!!!!
Larry: ??????????
Me: George, let's just do an album with you singing! You've got a wonderful vocal quality, warm feeling, Larry is a contemporary arranger-composer, I'll select the tunes, etc. etc.
George: ???????
Larry: ?????????
George: I have never finished singing a song in my life! and, I've never sung a ballad.
Me: You can do it!
George: How about a little comedy between the tunes?
Me: Let's do the album first!!!

As the great pro would, George breezed through the album, and sang every note of the way - he finished every song, and if anyone thinks he can't sing a ballad, listen to AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'. After MR. BO JANGLES, the musicians applauded him. The album came out so great, we decided not to fit the comedy bits in!
Fallon's tasty arrangements set the many moods of this album; the lightness of WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS, 1941, YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU medley, the George Burns favorites; I'LL BUY THE RING and GRIZZLEY BEAR, and the very sad, but meaningful OLD FOLKS.
George Burns is a great talent, a wonderful man, it was an honor and a pleasure to produce this album. I am sure, as the last song in the album states: "The sun will always shine on his street."

Tracklisting:  (link will be back soon)

Side A

1. In the Beginning {0:38}

2. With a Little Help from My Friends {2:19}

3. Mr. Bo Jangles {4:28}

4. Medley {4:32}
(a) King of the Road; (b) 59th Street Bridge Song; (c) I Kissed Her on the Back Porch; (d) Satisfaction

5. Ain't Misbehavin' {3:15}

6. Your Mother Should Know/I'll Buy the Ring {2:44}

Side B

1. Medley {2:48}
(a) It All Depends on You; (b) You Made Me Love You

2. 1941 {2:21}

3. Grizzley Bear {1:41}

4. Old Folks {5:04}

5. The Sun Shines on My Street {2:01}

Barrie Konicov - Subliminal Insomnia

Barrie Konicov - Subliminal Insomnia

Usually I don't try to put my visitors to sleep on this blog. I hope that everything or at least just about everything I post is exciting and engaging on some level. However with this post, I'm going in a different direction. Maybe one of you is having trouble going to sleep. After listening to this tape, that should not be a problem. You'll never need sleeping pills again. Yes, the intention of this tape is to aid people in going to sleep. But, speaking from personal experience, there are other reasons people can fall asleep easily when listening or hearing this tape.

Barrie Konicov, who regularly releases tapes all containing subliminal messages pertaining to different subjects and who was featured in a previous post, this time attempts to help the listener sleep. As with the previous post, side 1 of the tape has new agey music with sounds of the ocean in the background. The music is actually a little better on this tape than on the Stop Smoking tape. Then on side 2, Barrie does his thing.

The listener is supposed to hear subliminal messages while listening to the music on side 1. I don't hear any messages, but about seven minutes into it, I'm knocked out cold. About side 2, actually I never made it all the way through. I think I'm usually asleep half way into Barrie's message. It may be his voice that does the job. I also get the impression that Barrie may be a bore. He seems to be someone who keeps droning on about whatever he is talking about. Barrie doesn't really need to try to offer suggestions for relieving insomnia. Barrie could talk about anything such as how mortgage rates are calculated or what wine to match with which meat or something interesting like the Dadaist movement for example and the listener could still be asleep in no time from having to listen to Barrie.

(yawn) I think I'm getting sleepy from writing this post. If you need to get some sleep, give this tape a try. I guarantee it will work. (falling on the keyboard zzzzzzzzzzzz)

Tracklisting:

side 1

1. Subliminal Series {35:19}

side 2

1. Health Series {33:52}

Dr. Frank Garlock - The Morality of Music

Dr. Frank Garlock - The Morality of Music

Recently, fellow Basement dweller, The Basement Rug, left me a comment letting me know that he posted minister Frank Garlock's LP The Big Beat: A Rock Blast. Overall, Garlock tells us that rock 'n' roll is evil. I suppose that he arrived at his conclusion since he has claimed to have listened to more than 2000 rock songs in a single week. I do wonder if Garlock has a personal struggle with himself in that deep down he really loves rock 'n' roll, but he can't fully accept himself maybe because he had a strict religious upbringing. He feels that he must suppress his love of rock 'n' roll because he fears being ostracized from God and his fellow fundamental Christians.

A year after The Big Beat was posted, The Basement Rug posted a mix called the Frank Garlock Remix Project that features snippets from The Big Beat and some notable rock 'n' roll songs that involve spiritual themes.

Recently, Dr. Frank Garlock (yup, he's a doctor now) has returned to lecturing about that evil music. Obviously, he still has trouble accepting himself. Dr. Garlock had a two-part (two-day) lecture called "The Morality of Music" at Bob Jones University, the place where interracial dating, dancing and smooching is still not allowed. Dr. Frank has learned that evil rock music has planted itself in Christian culture in the form of CCM (Contemporary Christian Music). This lecture is available on some website, but you have to give your e-mail address before you can download anything. You'll be receiving e-mail often from the folks behind that website. I'm sure that you have to deal with plenty of unwanted e-mail everyday such as for penis enlargement and from people in foreign countries asking if you can hold their money in your bank account. Since I'm a nice guy, I'll save you the burden of dealing with additional unwanted e-mail and provide a separate link for Dr. Frank's important lecture. The files are low quality as that is how they were posted, but you should be grateful anyway that you can save yourself from CCM.

Tracklisting:

1. What Kind of Music Does God Want Us to Have (The Morality of Music part 1) {30:46}

2. Proving What is Acceptable Unto the Lord (The Morality of Music part 2) {29:53}

Mona Ling - How to Get Appointments by Telephone

Mona Ling - How to Get Appointments by Telephone

I should point out that it's not actually Mona Ling who does the lecturing on this LP. It is some tool instead and Success Motivation Institute (SMI) did not bother to give his name or credit him. I paid only a dollar for this used record at one of the flea markets in Oklahoma City, but I still somehow feel ripped off as I was expecting a woman's voice (i.e. Mona Ling) to do the narration. With a name like Mona, there could be expectations of hearing a sexy woman's voice. That's what I was hoping for as I have no doubt that Ms. Mona Ling has a very pleasant voice and I am more likely to learn how to make appointments and sell stuff by telephone. Why is Mona absent from the record? Was Mona not allowed to speak? Was she really timid and afraid to have her self recorded? With her credentials that is plastered all over the back cover, I would think that Mona spoke somewhere on the record.

Some of her credentials include:

Dr. G. Herbert True, Special Consultant and former Professor of Marketing at Notre Dame wrote of the author, "I have found few people with as daring, with as revolutionary, and with as helpful ideas as Mona Ling!"

Miss Ling enjoys a well-deserved national reputation as an outstanding Telephone Sales Consultant. Her training courses have been presented to thousands of salesmen across the continent. She has worked with virtually every type of sales organization.

She is a prolific writer and contributes articles regularly to such national publications as: Insurance Field, Rough Notes, Health Insurance Underwriter, Insurance News and Canadian Insurance.

Hugh S. Bell, General Agent of Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa and author of "Championship Selling" and "How to Be a Winner at Selling" said, "In our agency we have used Mona Ling's record album. The men have been very much impressed and feel that sales may be increased by more intelligent and systematic use of the telephone, especially in prospecting. Miss Ling's suggestions are very practical and inspirational."

Edwin O. Carlson, General Agent of Occidental Life, San Jose, California said, "In today's market, only the professional sales approach gets to first base in producing business. Mona Ling's expertly developed technique is professional and produces immediate results. It would be impossible to recommend this program too highly."

My copy came with a booklet that has the script of the narration, the best times to call for different professions, instructions for breathing exercises and voice work, a self-analysis chart for telephone sales approach, etc. The booklet is supposed to be used as an aid as one can listen to the record and read the script at the same time. This is called the double sensory impact as the message is firmly implanted in the mind of the listener/reader. This is supposed to enable people to become more successful according to SMI. Keep in mind that some used copies of SMI records are missing these booklets as I have a few of their other records without booklets.

Lucky for you, you can learn how to better sell stuff by phone with the booklet available. Even better, thanks to cell phones, you can do this anywhere such as the coffee shop, the grocery store, while driving in traffic, at the park, etc. So what if other people around you become irritated at having to hear you talk. You probably gab on your cell phone in public anyway when talking to your friends or lovers. The important thing is that you're on your way to success.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. How to Control Time and Production {4:48}
Wasted time costs YOU money! Learn how to tighten your schedule and eliminate wasted time.

2. How to Write a Telephone Presentation {5:15}
Learn to use the same techniques that pay off for authors of each season's hit plays!

3. How to Deliver a Telephone Presentation {5:06}
Smile as you Dial! There are secrets to using your voice to sell yourself and your product.

4. How to Listen Effectively {2:46}
The art of telephoning works two ways, and a salesman can frequently "listen himself" into more appointments than he can talk himself into!

5. Guides for Telephone Approaches {4:06}
Seven steps to success in securing appointments by telephone!

Side 2

1. How to Overcome Objections {4:23}
Learn how Master Salesmen turn objections into opportunities to close!

2. Answers to Common Objections {5:39}
Fifteen common objections, dramatized and answered with time tested and proven methods.

3. Telephone Presentations {5:38}
Practical and effective presentations, recorded in interesting dramatizations that are easy to follow, to learn, and to apply.

4. How to Handle Different Types of Buyers {5:22}
Everyone is different, yet all fit into specific categories. Learn how to judge your prospect and how to appeal to him personally.

5. How to Be a Successful Salesman {4:54}
Learn how to develop and employ all the qualities and abilities available to you ... this is the secret of successful salesmanship.

A Basement of Curiosities is a year old

One year and one day ago, January 3, 2008 to be exact, A Basement of Curiosities was given life in this world. Even I am a little surprised that it has made it this far considering that, according to my educated estimate based upon my expertise of blogs, somewhere around 60% of blogs don't even make it 3/4 of a year. These wannabe bloggers eventually learn that constantly updating posts does take a little bit of effort and time after all. These people come to realize that having a life is more important than writing (or copying and pasting stuff) for blog posts. It is too much trouble and not worthwhile as hardly any of the bloggers' few readers bothers to write a comment just to say "good job man, keep up the good work." Perhaps some people do not have what it takes to blog. I think it takes a special kind of person to not only keep updating their blog(s), but to do this for quite a long time. I don't mean to sound arrogant just because I also have another blog that is over 2 years old. Okay, I am arrogant, but as you can figure out I also really do not have much of a life after all.

Seriously, this blog was created as a place to post stuff that would not be a good fit on my other blog. I thought that the records and other stuff already featured here deserve their own place (i.e. as far away from all that is good as possible). This is where I admit my love for apocalyptic and overly moralistic religious sermon records, success-motivation records, and just about anything "out there."

A lot of noteworthy events has taken place during this blog's first year of existence. For instance, there was a presidential election in the USA that had repercussions on not only the state of the nation, but of the world, as well, where for the first time ever, an African-American person will be the leader of America. Also, gas prices went skyrocketing high then suddenly they dropped to their lowest prices in 5 or 6 years. A swimmer named Michael Phelps (representing the USA of course) has won a record 8 gold medals in the Olympics. One of the county commissioners of Oklahoma County, Brent Rinehart, tried to win re-election with a comic book about Satan and his evil minions who happen to be gay who are trying to stop Brent from doing whatever county commissioners are supposed to do. He failed miserably to win his party's nomination.

Most important of all, my hometown of Oklahoma City got its first-ever professional major-league or big-league (the phrase preferred by the locals) sports team, the NBA (National Basketball Association) team, formerly the Seattle Supersonics now renamed the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder is wowing everyone with an impressive record of 4 wins and 30 losses (as of this writing). That doesn't really matter now as Oklahoma City is a "big league city." For his efforts, chief owner of the OKC Thunder, Clay Bennett, has been named Oklahoman of the Year by Oklahoma Today magazine, the magazine I think that is read by all Oklahomans. Stealing, er I mean relocating a team with 41 years of tradition and that has brought Seattle its only championship and bringing said team to OKC is Mr. Bennett's accomplishment that won him Oklahoman of the Year. Great work, Clay. Gotta love those uniforms too.

I've made some new year's resolutions. I vow to improve myself in all facets of life. Thank goodness, I have a role model in Clay Bennett to look up to as he is a highly successful individual as you should already know. I'll also attempt to post more often in this blog. I know that it's really pointless to make new year's resolutions as I'll likely forget about them in a week. And I will do that. But one resolution that I won't disregard is the one where I say I'll post more. In fact, I'll resume regular or rather irregular posting with a new post tomorrow.

Dickie Goodman - Mr. Jaws and Other Fables

Dickie Goodman - Mr. Jaws and Other Fables

Released in 1975

Well here's that LP I promised yesterday. I was able to post it sooner than I expected. All 10 of these cuts are comedy bits or skits that are mostly fake news reports where the responses to interviews are snippets from hit songs back in the day (i.e. during when these bits were recorded). Fortunately, in keeping with the holiday/Christmas season, "Santa and the Satellite" happens to be on this LP.
I think the first sampling of music I've ever heard was in the "Flying Saucer" track played on Dr. Demento. Is this kind of recording as is on this record still being done today? I'm out of the loop on this and it's been about 13 years since I last listened to a Dr. Demento show because my tastes have evolved to the point where I can't listen to hack novelty music and stale comedy routines for more than thirty minutes.

I may not be back with a new post until next year, so merry holidays to all. Also, I like to wish for everyone to increase their wealth, gain exciting love lives, lose weight, be happier, exercise more, read good literature for 20 minutes a day, get whiter teeth, do some networking to make more friends and establish yourself with people much more important than you in the community, get a promotion by showing initiative and doing whatever it takes to increase the profit margin at work (or just simply kissing the butts of your bosses and management), and overall doing whatever is needed for self-improvement so that the new year of 2009 will be a year of joy, fulfillment and prosperity.


Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. Mr. Jaws {2:04}

2. Energy Crisis {1:42}

3. Superfly Meets Shaft {2:30}

4. The Touchables {1:57}

5. The Touchables in Brooklyn {1:50}

Side 2

1. Flying Saucer, Part 1 {2:12}

2. Flying Saucer, Part 2 {1:45}

3. Santa and the Satellite, Part 1 {1:37}

4. Santa and the Satellite, Part 2 {1:21}

5. Flying Saucer the Second {2:10}

John & Ernest - Super Fly Meets Shaft 7"

John & Ernest - Super Fly Meets Shaft 7"

Dickie Goodman is one of the producers of this 7 inch single of which side A of this has been included on an album by Goodman which will be posted shortly.

This is one of those faux-newsreport comedy bits, but rather than having someone impersonate the person being interviewed, a snippet from a song is used in place of the interviewee where the lyrics are the answers to the questions. These types of records are neat (I'm looking forward to posting that Dickie Goodman LP already mentioned). Side A is the news report about the fictional movie characters, Superfly and Shaft, where snippets from soul and r&b hits from back in the early 1970s are used. Side B, not included on the Goodman LP, is a repeat of the echo of the snippet used at the end of side A.

Tracklisting:

1. Super Fly Meets Shaft [both sides combined on one file] {4:20}

Mirror Image - Disco Noel

Mirror Image - Disco Noel

You know what would be cool for the holiday, umm I mean Christmas season? How about a retro-style Christmas party to spice up what would otherwise probably be yet another lame ass Christmas party at the office or with your friends or family. Let's assume that you decide to make it a Christmas party as it was in the late 1970s because the 70s totally rocked or something like that. The 70s had the most memorable short-lived trends in the area of fashion so the host(s) and guest(s) of the party could dress up in 70s clothes mixing the outrageous colors, styles and designs with seasonal colors and accessories of course like a pin or something else with Santa, a snowman or a reindeer on it.

Now that it's been decided that those attending the party are dressing like they're back in the 70s, the next thing that's needed is the background music. Obviously, the music should be only Christmas music because Santa is the reason for the season. The problem is there is not anything in the CD (or record or tape or MP3 collection) that sounds dated from the 70s. You don't want to play Mannheim Steamroller. Not only is it from the wrong decade (80s), but yuck. The idea is to come up with a livelier and more memorable Christmas party. So what the heck are we going to play at this 70s theme Christmas party? Oh, the dilemma.

Lucky for you, I have the solution to your problem. I have this rekkid here by some group called Mirror Image. It is a collection of disco versions of everyone's favorite traditional Christmas carols. Now you can do Saturday Night Fever John Travolta moves to such tunes as "Jingle Bells", "Winter Wonderland", "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" and more. I'm sure this is what the DJs were rocking at the Studio 54 Christmas party back in the day so your party will absolutely be the place to be with the sweet ass disco music.

Uh oh, I just saw that this LP is only a half hour long. So, I either do highly recommend making the party short (this would apply to office parties as I'm sure the management would like to see everyone getting back to doing their part to increase productivity and the company's profit margin) or having a lot of alcohol available (this is for grown up parties outside of the office only (unless you work for a really cool and lax company) and I know that only grown ups would be willing to have retro theme Christmas parties anyway while the kids (both cool and dorky) think that such concepts are lame). Quite a bit of alcohol will most likely be consumed when this LP ends so playing it over again shouldn't really be a problem as no one will really notice that the same songs are being played over again. I think that the same songs are repeated at Christmas parties anyway and people usually become drunk out of their minds.

I do hope you take me up on my suggestion. I know you'll thank me later when that Christmas party that you reluctantly either attend or throw turns out to be the most unforgettable ever.

Merry Christmas!

Seasons Greetings!

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. Sleigh Ride {2:13}

2. Jingle Bells {3:10}

3. Jingle Bell Rock {3:20}

4. Santa Claus is Comin' to Town {3:08}

5. Joy to the World {3:02}

Side 2

1. Little Drummer Boy {4:04}

2. Winter Wonderland {3:33}

3. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer {3:34}

4. Silver Bells {3:43}

Brad Harris - The Screamer: Turkey Locator Cassette

Brad Harris - The Screamer: Turkey Locator Cassette

* the pic of the wild turkey is not the cover of this recording

I think I'm overdue for a new post in this blog. The Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. of A. is right around the corner. That means that people all over America are hitting the stores to gather a bunch of food for the upcoming traditional Thanksgiving feasts put on by families everywhere. The main staple of the traditional Thanksgiving meal is the turkey. Usually, turkeys are bought from either the meat department of the grocery store or the frozen food section. Just pick up a turkey usually wrapped in plastic, put it in the cart, then check out and pay for it. Take it home and put in the freezer and wait until the big day arrives then bake it for the consumption of relatives that you may or may not be embarrassed that they share the same gene pool with you.

What's so fun about just picking up a turkey from the store? Would it be more exciting to go out in the wild and track and chase down your own turkey? No doubt it involves much more physical activity than shopping at the grocery store, but I'm sure going outdoors in the woods and looking for wild turkeys would provide a nice bit of exercise. Hunting for wild turkeys also involves some skills such as knowing how to track live animals and using a gun or some other weapon to take out the turkey.

Thankfully there is a tool that would aid in finding the main course of your next Thanksgiving meal. This device is called The Screamer. On a cassette tape (found at Goodwill), some dude named Brad Harris explains the merits of The Screamer and how to use this thing. Brad tells about four different calls that would cause the turkey to gobble and give its location. Basically these calls are imitations of bird calls. As Brad explains, you have to have technique and apply the right amount of breath to nail these calls.

I would like to wish my visitors a happy Thanksgiving, even including those visitors who don't celebrate this holiday. May all of your food including those store-bought turkeys turn out delicious and that you don't end up with too many leftovers.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. The Screamer side 1 {12:00}

Side 2

1. The Screamer side 2 {11:51}

George L. Boston - The Final Houdini Seance

George L. Boston - The Final Houdini Seance

*Special thanks to yr agent man for this.

I'm back just in time for Halloween to present this. Harry Houdini was certainly one of the greatest magicians of all time and paved the way for the likes of David Copperfield and David Blaine. Houdini achieved feats such as freeing himself from tied rope and handcuffs and escaping from locked trunks. Will Houdini pull off the greatest magic trick of all time and come back from the dead? There was an attempt to get in touch with Houdini and this LP is a documentation of that attempt. Details from the liner notes below:

The world wide final Houdini Seance took place on Halloween night, October 31, 1936, on the roof of the Knickerbocker Hotel in Hollywood, California.
This was to be the greatest attempt to pierce the unknown, and form a spirit contact that was ever conceived by mortal man. It was on this night that Mrs. Harry Houdini made the supreme effort to reach her beloved husband, Houdini.
Over 300 invited guests formed the outer circle, while 13 scientists, occulogists, newspapermen, magicians, spiritual leaders and other friends of Houdini, joined Mrs. Houdini in the inner circle.
As Dr. [Edward] Saint said during the seance, "This is a Houdini night, with the spotlight of the public on Houdini; with the whole world paused to see or hear Houdini step on this side of the curtain."



Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. The Final Houdini Seance side 1 {14:16}

Side 2

1. The Final Houdini Seance side 2 {13:05}

Jack Van Impe - Marked for Death: Can America Survive?

Jack Van Impe - Marked for Death: Can America Survive?

Can it? Or will the evildoers destroy America? Only the holy man and "the walking Bible", Jack knows the answer.


Tracklisting:  (link may be back soon)

Side One

1. Marked for Death: Can America Survive? {20:35}

Side Two

1. Marked for Death: Can America Survive? (continued) {19:14}

Hilton Sutton - The U.S.A. in Prophecy

Hilton Sutton - The U.S.A. in Prophecy

The material here has been dubbed onto a blank cassette tape which I found at a thrift store. Hilton Sutton is an expert in Bible prophecy (There are other terms I could use to describe his line of work, but I'll stick with "expert in Bible prophecy" for congenial purposes.) Anyway, Hilton somehow found predictions of the United States in the Bible.

Before he describes the United States as a wonderful place where fundamentalist theocracy will eventually flourish, Hilton rambles about how "godless liberals" has brainwashed America's children through history textbooks that generally stick to the facts and don't include Bible verses in them and then tries to impress the listeners of his knowledge of American history. An interesting point he makes is that America lost its way in the Roaring 20s by neglecting God, so Satan caused the stock market crash on "Black Monday", November 1929 according to Mr. Sutton resulting in the Great Depression. I don't think you'll find that tidbit in any textbook. Satan has also made several attempts to take down the USA, Hilton points out. Hilton mentions that civil strife, homosexuality, witchcraft and intellectualism are tools used by Satan in his continuing attempts to stop the USA. What Hilton means by intellectualism is that there were increasing opportunities in the late 1950s to attend college where people can increase their knowledge as well as learn how to think and question assertions made by folks such as Hilton Sutton.

Hilton says that God won't solely judge the USA, the #1 Christian nation in the world (i.e. the greatest country in the world), but God will judge America along with all of the other heathen nations at the same time. However, Hilton urges Americans to take pride in their country and says that America is blessed by God. America will help usher in the tribulation and the return of Jesus by coming to the aid of Israel from attacks and igniting World War III. Not only will Jesus come back to rule, but America will certainly be a conservative Christian nation run by Republicans which undoubtedly should make Hilton Sutton a happy man.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. The U.S.A. in Prophecy {41:46}

Side 2

1. The U.S.A. in Prophecy continued {39:09}

Paul J. Meyer - Positive Expectancy to Win

Paul J. Meyer - Positive Expectancy to Win

People are winners because they expect to win. People are sorry losers because they don't expect to win, i.e. they lack courage and imagination and a positive attitude. Those are the key points from this lecture by the founder of Success Motivation International (SMI).

So, listen, then listen again, then think, then act so you too won't be a loser.

Tracklisting:

Side A

1. Positive Expectancy to Win side A {13:53}

Side B

1. Positive Expectancy to Win side B {14:12}

* The text above, especially the last sentence is intended to be somewhat sarcastic.

D. Howard King and Geoffrey Morris - Rush to Us [book]

D. Howard King and Geoffrey Morris - Rush to Us

*I'm sure that American visitors to this blog will already know at least most of the information presented below, but the information is for the benefit of visitors outside the US who may or may not be familiar with Rush Limbaugh, the subject of this book.
Rush Limbaugh is a radio talk show host and political commentator here in the US who has a nationally distributed radio program currently in its 20th year. Rush rose to prominence and popularity as perhaps the most listened to radio personality in the early 1990s. Rush also had two books that were on top of the bestseller lists for quite some time as well as having a highly rated late night TV show.
This book, which was published in 1994, is about the effect that Rush had on people when they started listening to Rush on the radio. For example, some restaurant owners (who were also "dittoheads", i.e. Rush fans) were inspired to set aside some of their restaurant's space to piping in Rush's radio program. These spaces were called Rush Rooms. These Rush Rooms popped up all over the country even showing up in chain eateries such as Arby's and Hooters. According to the book, people came in droves towards Rush Rooms to dine and listen to Rush. At the present, Rush Rooms have disappeared and are somewhat forgotten about.
People from all walks of life give testimony basically saying that Rush is a wonderful, funny, intelligent and knowledgeable man and a great host who makes it easier for people to understand complex economic and political issues. Rush has made their lives more meaningful. These people also devote their lives to listening to Rush and savoring every word he says and making sure that Rush is everywhere while bombarding radio and TV stations who dare to take Rush off their air as well as getting in the faces of anyone else who dares to boycott any products endorsed by Rush such as Florida orange juice.
Rush's popularity can be attributed to the fact that a significant amount of the American populace hold conservative/right wing views and felt that they and their viewpoints were being persecuted by the so-called liberal media (which is really just mainstream and well known media publications and the national TV networks who usually tried to present balanced and unbiased journalism) and supposedly elite educated and sophisticated people who happen to live either on the west or the east coast (actually concentrated in New York and Los Angeles). Along came Rush on the radio to give some people a representation of a right wing perspective that was supposedly absent from the media.
At a time when America seemingly was becoming more progressive and more enlightened, Rush made it cool to make fun of marginalized groups of people such as the homeless, the poor, homosexuals, minorities, even women who fight for equal rights and making fun of these people under the guise of standing up for morality, decency, honesty, hard work and common sense. In other words, he made it acceptable to pick on the little guy. Of course, Rush also put down people who held centrist and leftist views. As depicted in the book, Rush fans point out that Rush made them feel good about themselves. That means that Rush fans are given validation in their belief that they are superior to other certain groups of people.
Rush Limbaugh was instrumental in radio stations accepting distribution of right wing talk radio shows which is mainly hatred toward people with different viewpoints and lies about these people. He was also both directly and indirectly instrumental in helping right wing politicians get elected to office to enact stupid and harmful policies which for instance has caused the US economy to falter.
Rush will be considered one of the greatest radio talk show hosts of all time. Actually Rush should be considered one of the greatest propagandists of all time instead.

From the back cover:

"Now that I've retired from active politics, I don't mind that you have become the Number One voice for conservatism in our country." - Ronald Reagan

Twenty million people a week tune into his #1 radio program. His late-night television talk show is ranked third in the nation. He is a mega-bestselling author and the people's choice for President in 1996.

He is Rush Limbaugh. Humorist. Crusader. Patriot. Daringly frank, often funny, frequently profound. And always an American first.

From P.J. O'Rourke and William F. Buckley, Jr. to Pat Sajak and Charles Barkley, from small town farmers and business owners to corporate executives and political leaders, here, for the first time Limbaugh's countless fans speak out about the man who has captured the heart and soul of our country.

Filled with outrageous quips and unforgettable anecdotes - including quotes from favorite guest hosts Mary Matalin, Walter Williams, and B-1 Bob Dornan - RUSH TO US is as fascinating and controversial as Limbaugh himself...an inspirational tribute to the man who has become the voice of America.

12 pages of exciting photos!

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Foreword: Americans Answer the Call by Dan Quayle - page 9

Introduction: Words Mean Things - page 15

Part One: The Rise of Rushdom: Dittoheads Unite - page 23

1. Live at the River Bank: The Nation's First Rush Room - page 25

2. Rush Rooms Mushroom - page 52

3. TV Dinners and the Louisiana Supper Club - page 78

4. Colorado Dan's Dazzling Day - page 101

5. Talent on Loan from Dittoheads - page 121

6. On-Line: Where Dittos Do Battle - page 138

Part Two: In Your Face Nationwide - page 151

7. Students to Rush: Right On! - page 153

8. From Wall Street to Boise: Businessmen Tune In - page 173

9. Routing the Liberal Media - page 192

10. Storming Congress: The New Populism - page 218

11. Project 21 Talks Black - page 239

12. NOW vs. Florida's O.J. Activists - page 256

Part Three: Now and Tomorrow - page 269

13. Days, Dinners, and Downtime - page 271

14. New York, New York! One Evening on the Air - page 293

15. Run, Rush, Run! - page 304

Afterward: The American People Care by Charlton Heston - page 321

part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4  (links may be back soon)

Dr. Ed Sceery - Advanced Elk Calling

Dr. Ed Sceery - Advanced Elk Calling

Ed Sceery is someone who loves to hunt (i.e. tracking down and killing God's creatures for sport). He owns a business specializing in "professional grade" hunting products and has made videos and tapes on how to hunt various animals. Not only is Ed Sceery an avid hunter, but he also has a Ph.D. in animal science from New Mexico State University(as I'm sure you noticed the Dr. next to his name). So, basically he has an advantage over most other outsdoormen in that he has studied animals and animal behavior professionally.
Luckily for us, Ed has shared what he has learned. An example would be this cassette tape where Ed dispenses info on how to hunt down elk and attract elk to you. Ed mentions what bugles to use and how to use these bugles to make elk calls. He also briefly educates the listener on elk behavior especially with how males (bulls) and females (cows) behave and interact with each other. This insight on elk behavior is supposed to be helpful for successfully bagging an elk to hang in your trophy room.



Tracklisting:  (link will be back soon)

Side 1

1. Advanced Elk Calling side 1 {30:11}

Side 2

1. Advanced Elk Calling side 2 {30:12}

Tom Massey - Guided Visualizations

Tom Massey - Guided Visualizations

Let Tom Massey, clinical hypnotherapist, help you to become happy, prosperous and healthy with his soothing voice accompanied with lovely new age music playing in the background.

Tom has a website and from it, I learned this about Tom: Tom Massey is an author and speaker who inspires, informs, and enlightens with his dynamic teaching style and poignant stories that paint word pictures of optimism for the future. He has a high-energy presence that engages people to reach for the best in themselves!

In addition to writing 6 books on personal development and leadership, Tom has more than 20 years experience in helping individuals and organizations optimize performance, as he lives and breathes the strategies he shares.

Interestingly, there is little mention of his background in hypnotherpy other than the "About Tom Massey" page says that he is a certified clinical hypnotherapist. He does have a Bachelor's degree in management from my alma mater, the University of Oklahoma and a Master's in Business Adminsitration from Oklahoma City University. Afterwards, he obtained a Doctorate in Naturopathy and a Ph.D. in Natural Health from Clayton College of Natural Health in Birmingham, Alabama. Apparently there is not a naturopathy program available at the University of Oklahoma or at Oklahoma City University. I'm guessing that hypnotherapy classes are taught at the Clayton College of Natural Health. Anyway, I'm sure that Tom learned all he knows about the art of increasing wealth from the institutions in Oklahoma already mentioned.

Tom wants to make it clear on his site that he has more than 20 years of experience as a business leader, a consultant for corporations and a motivational speaker. Tom has a brief edited video of himself giving one of his motivational speeches in a normal voice. That would be cool if he used his monotone hypnotherapy voice (as he does on this tape) in his speech. People may be more likely to remember "eight things to repeat everyday in business".

At the time he recorded this tape, he must have lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He presently lives in Norman, Oklahoma if his address on his website is correct which by the way I'm very familiar with Norman, OK.

Now for some word pictures for a happy, prosperous and healthy you.

Tracklisting:  (links will be back soon)

Side 1

1. Guided Visualization for Happiness & Prosperity {29:57}

Side 2

2. Guided Visualization for Perfect Health {32:29}

Rank Sinatra - Chairman of the Bored

Rank Sinatra - Chairman of the Bored

From somewhere in the depths of the interweb tubes, this was found. Is this a long lost relative of the famous singer? An illegitmate son? Whoever this is who shares the same surname also has a love of crooning and entertaining an audience. He loves to sing ballads and standards especially the contemporary ones from the likes of The Bangles, INXS, Bonnie Tyler, A-ha, etc. I'm going to mention without hesitation that every single one of these performances by Mr. Sinatra is better than the originals. This talented chrismatic performer and entertainer is a shining star in the sad world of karaoke/American Idol culture. He most likely won't gain the same amount of acclaim as his more famous namesake just because he is by default having to do the impossible task of following in the footsteps of a legend. No doubt Mr. Sinatra's recording will appeal to people of all ages and from all walks of life as anyone who listens will be wowed.

Tracklisting:  (link will be back soon)

1. Eternal Flame {3:44}

2. You Beaut {3:03}

3. Donna You Wanna Me Baby ? {4:02}

4. I Just Want an Eel {1:58}

5. Waiting For You (Stalking Boots mix) {2:05}

6. Nevaeh {4:27}

7. Never Tear Us (with null object) {2:57}

8. Totaled {3:01}

9. Lovesong {1:46}

10. The Last Christmas {3:33}

11. Take On Me {3:41}

12. What I Wanna Do {4:18}

13. Eternal Flame (full) {20:05}

Bob Harrington - Chaplain of Bourbon Street

Bob Harrington - Chaplain of Bourbon Street

"Chaplain of Bourbon Street" was a title given to "Bro. Bob" Harrington by the then mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana. Bob was more than willing to go to that sinful and decadent place to save those sinners who inhabited the place. Bob even gave sermons in strip clubs.
On this record, Bob comes off as an affable guy and tells humourous anecdotes while preaching. All of the tracks have music at the end.
Read an interview with Bob that took place in 2000 that tells about Bob's rise and fall and his comeback from his fall.




Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. track 1 {0:54}

2. track 2 {3:12}

3. track 3 {7:08}

4. track 4 {6:04}

5. track 5 {6:46}

Side 2

1. track 6 {1:15}

2. track 7 {7:02}

3. track 8 {5:15}

4. track 9 {6:30}

5. track 10 {3:56}

Sam Chalpin - My Father the Pop Singer

Sam Chalpin - My Father the Pop Singer

The album's title refers to the father of a recording chief for a major record company, Atco Records. Sam Chalpin was 65 years old when he recorded the songs on this record which came out in 1966. Despite his age, Sam thought he was cool and hip and wanted to prove it by having him recorded singing the latest pop hits of the day. Sam's son, Ed, the recording chief, was reluctant at first to let Sam into the recording studio. Sam had as much experience singing as Sarah Palin has in politics. Sam sang mainly at some lodge meetings. Eventually Ed came around to letting Sam put out a record as Ed suddenly thought that Sam could be the answer to Mrs. Miller who recorded for Capitol Records.

Sam was let loose into a recording studio with an orchestra and a chorus to accompany him. Sam has a unique vocal style and voice. I'm not going to attempt to describe it. It's something that's better heard than read about. Sam is the William Hung of the 1960s as Sam's covers are distinct from the original versions and memorable listening experiences such as "Leader of the Pack", "Satisfaction" (which by the way has become my new favorite version of this song; my favorite used to be Devo's version), "Batman", etc. Frankly, Sam is much less talented than say John Lennon, Mick Jagger and many other rock/pop stars of the 60s. However, Sam's music is more appealing and better performed than most of what currently occupies the top 40.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. Leader of the Pack {2:22}

2. Satisfaction {1:48}

3. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) {1:55}

4. Dominique {1:38}

5. Somewhere {2:08}

Side 2

1. I Want to Hold Your Hand {1:35}

2. I Can't Stop Loving You {2:29}

3. Michelle {2:36}

4. Daydream {1:43}

5. Batman {1:47}