DicksnJanes #463: bonustrack

The Scarborough Dude can’t seem to stop himself from recording; he may be in a hurry to reach 500.

Music:
Kituriat - The Jerry Cans - Aakuluk
Inurulutuinnaujunga - The Jerry Cans - Aakuluk

Music included with permission of The Jerry Cans; I encourage you to buy their CDs for a taste of some uniquely Canadian music!

DicksnJanes #462: whocares

The Scarborough Dude doesn’t remember what he talks about in this episode, and doesn’t care. Do you?

Music:
Working Class Hero - Green Day - Instant Karma: Save Darfur
There But For Fortune - Joan Baez - Mojo Presents Dylan's Scene
Television Rules The Nation - Daft Punk - Human After All
Turn On, Tune In - Dr. Timothy Leary - Psychedelic Sitar Rock '66 - '69

DicksnJanes #461: tossingcookiesandpapers

The Scarborough Dude tosses his cookies and tries to deal with his packratedness.

Music:
I Never Thought I’d Live To Be A Million - The Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children
Sick As A Dog - Brad Sucks - I don’t Know What I’m Doing
Memory Lane - Elliot Smith - Uncut Best of 2004 - New Albums

Photo: Vancouver, distant past. Barnacle Bill and Mrs. Dude

DicksnJanes #460: hunguponhangers

The Scarborough Dude comes to a halt at his closet door, and other inconsequentials.

Music:
Undercover Of The Night - The Rolling Stones - Jump Back: The Best Of The Rolling Stones 1971-1993
Watching TV - Roger Waters - Amused To Death
Goin’ To The Party - Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls

DicksnJanes #459: collegetime

The Scarborough Dude attends classes and courses to keep his brain functioning, but his mind is still in the 60s.

Music:
Big Fat Fuck - Ween - Shinola (Vol.1)
Tuesday Afternoon - The Moody Blues - Moody Blue Greatest Hits
Bapa - Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Gurrumul

DicksnJanes #458: moreofthesame

The Scarborough Dude unloads some more words.

Background Music:
Someday My Prince Will Come - The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five - The Best of the Dave Brubeck Quartet
Like Someone in Love (Live Version) - The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five - The Best of the Dave Brubeck Quartet

DicksnJanes #457: moreblabbing

The Scarborough Dude talks so much he can’t remember what was said, so you’ll just have to listen for yourself to find out.

Music:
I Am A Very Model of a Modern Major-General - John Reed - Gilbert & Sullivan Weekend
Happy Talk - Ella Fitzgerald - South Pacific

DicksnJanes #456: timesgoneby

The Scarborough Dude talks about procrastination, old traditions, circles of friendship and togetherness.

Music:

Manana - Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour & The Brazilians - The Top Ten Collection: The Late '40s

Galileo - It’s A Beautiful Day - Marrying Maiden

Low Spark of High Heeled Boys - Traffic - Traffic Gold

DicksnJanes #455: inevitability

The Scarborough Dude questions if everything is pre-determined, and loses control of his speech.

Music:
Dreamer - Supertramp - Crime of the Century
Media Vita - Peter Phillips & the Tallis Scholars - The Essential Tallis Scholars
Pater Peccavi - Peter Phillips & the Tallis Scholars - The Essential Tallis Scholars

DicksnJaners #454: stilllearning

The Scarborough Dude finds he has a lot more to learn, about everything.

Music:
There's A Round-Up in the Sky - The Sons of the Pioneers - Singin' In The Saddle

Cousin Zeke on his acre

DicksnJanes #453: darkcorners

The Scarborough Dude talks and talks and talks and talks, and talks some more.

Music:
Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8) - Jimmie Rodgers - The Best of Jimmie Rodgers
Here Comes Dumb George - Van Morrison - The Bang Records Contractual Obligation Sessions

Photo: Taken on bus at Ossignton subway station.

DicksnJanes #452: dosomethingeh

The Scarborough Dude has trouble getting things done. What else is new, eh.

Music:
A Well Respected Man - The Kinks - The Kinks Collection Vol 1
Living In Jungles - Bedouin Soundclash - Sounding A Mosaic
Why Don’t You Love Me - Hank Williams - 20 of Hank William's Greatest Hits
D-R-U-N-K - David Allan Coe - Invictus Means Unconquered

Special Thanks to Rob Balcer for album art!

DicksnJanes #451: PUSHHHHH!!!

The Scarborough Dude is still debating whether he’s Ken or Ken’s the Scarborough Dude. And so on.

Music:
Kooks - David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Fill Your Heart - David Bowie - Hunky Dory
I Can’t Explain - David Bowie - Pin Ups

Be sure to listen to Canadian Podcast Buffet too!

DicksnJanes #450: greatfuckenbeer!

Another night drinking at The Only, only this time the Scarborough Dude scores a fine Beau’s scarf.

Music:
The Overlander - Traditional - Essential Aussie Songs
Lake of Fire - Nirvana - Nirvana Unplugged In New York
Choo Choo Ch’boogie - Louis Jordan - 100 Travelling Songs

Drink Beau's, like a Pro!

DicksnJanes #449: goodtimecharlie

Nothing happening here folks, move along. Meanwhile, the Scarborough Dude gets a little drunk, again.

Music:
Walk Right Back - Everly Brothers - Best Of The Every Brothers
Going Home - Rolling Stones - Aftermath

DicksnJanes #448: listenhereyou!

The Scarborough Dude owns up to being very lazy, but thinks sometimes he should be more assertive.

Music:
Serendipity - Jazzmyn Bradshaw - When I Say
Sudbury Saturday Night - Stompin' Tom Connors - Live At the Horseshoe

Check out Dead Canadian Athletes at Benched!
And be sure to check out Jazzman Bradshaw and other artists at Badly Bent Records!

DicksnJanes #447: bk2nrml

The Scarborough Dude gets back to being himself again, like putting on a comfy old shirt.

(Photo from my matchbook collection, favourite bar in San Francisco)

Music:
Oh, Didn’t He Ramble - Jelly Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen - 100 Travelling Songs
The Man That Wrote Home Sweet Home (Never Was a Married Man) - Little Jody Rainwater & The Jamboree Gang - 100 Travelling Songs
Riders in the Sky - Vaughn Monroe - 100 Travelling Songs
Runaround Sue - Dion - 100 Travelling Songs
I Feel Like Travelling On - Carl Story - 100 Travelling Songs

DicksnJanes #446: adiosamigos

The Scarborough Dude winds up his study tour of Costa Rica.

DicksnJanes #445: soundsaroundus

The Scarborough Dude shares more bits and pieces of his time in Costa Rica.

DicksnJanes #444: seedsofcoincidence

A tropical downpour kills his camera, but the Scarborough Dude is happy finding mysterious seeds of the forest.

DicksnJanes #443: puravida

The Scarborough Dude gets started on his two week study tour of Costa Rica. More to follow...

DicksnJanes #442: listentoreply

The Scarborough Dude talks a bit too much about the importance of finding oneself.

Music:
Hang On To Yourself - David Bowie - The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust And the Spiders From Mars
Till I am Myself Again - Blue Rodeo - Greatest Hits Vol 1
To Be Alone With You - Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline

DicksnJanes #441: higherfastersmarter

The Scarborough Dude digs the Olympics and gets ready for travel.

Music:
Cheap Beer - FIDLAR - FIDLAR
Cold Hands - Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil
Where I’m Going - Cut Copy - Zonoscope
Lust (Trentemoller Remix) - The Raveonettes

DicksnJanes #440: fathering

The Scarborough Dude tries not to talk about family but does anyway, in keeping with the DicksnJanes School of Podcasting.

Music:
Integratron - Dengue Fever - Venus On Earth
Encore - Nicholas Jaar   
The Cigarette Duet - Princess Chelsea

And for a slightly different cup of tea, try Norm Augustinus

DicksnJanes #439: travelingman

The Scarborough Dude visits his pals Shane and Tom in Windsor. and looks forward to the journey ahead.

Music:
Shuggie - Foxygen   
Amnesia Haze - Butch   
Bad Weed - Butch   
Bees - Caribou - The Milk of Human Kindness
I Don’t Wanna Pray - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Here

And be sure to listen to Talking To Shane!

(photo: our birthday dinner at Fin Izakaya; note how the drinks reflect our differences)

DicksnJanes #438: doistayordoigo

The Scarborough Dude does not talk about Justin Bieber, but manages to fill up another hour anyway.

Music:
Tiger Phone Card - Dengue Fever - Venus On Earth
Model Son - The Heavenly States
DicksnJanes Closing Theme - John Meadows

Podcast I was listening to and borrowed from:
Internet Boyfriends
Mark, My Words

DicksnJanes #437: pushback

The Scarborough Dude tries to get back to why he’s doing this podcast, then reverses a big decision, and tells listeners to fuck off.

Music:
Tree Hugger - Kimya Dawson & Antsy Pants - Juno
Life’s a Long Song - Jethro Tull - Original Masters
Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd - Relics

Podcast I borrowed from:
Walking With Dave
Internet Boyfriends

DicksnJanes #436: comfortablynumb

The Scarborough Dude tries to change the topic, and is grateful for the comfortable life he leads.

Music:
Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid - Van Morrison - A Night in San Francisco
Police Skit - Sean Paul - Dutty Rock
Get Busy - Sean Paul - Dutty Rock

Special thanks to Norm Augustinus for the Van Morrison!
Learn even more about Norm on Wikipedia!

Be sure to also listen to Talking To Tim!

DicksnJanes #435: beatstuff

The Scarborough Dude talks about the Beats, again.

That's Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert (aka Ram Dass) at Harvard, around 1956

Music:
In The Jailhouse Now - Jimmie Rogers - 24 Gunfighter Ballads

DicksnJanes #434: nicestorm

The Scarborough Dude enjoys the Christmas break, thanks mostly to the ice storm. Part Two.

Music:
Are You Sitting Comfortably - Moody Blues - On The Threshold of a Dream
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry - Steve Stills & Al Kooper - Super Session
Psych-Out Sanctorum - Story Books - Psychedelic Sitar Rock '66 - '69

DicksnJanes #433: ChristmasLove

The Scarborough Dude does his best to get into the holiday spirit. Part One.

(Please note this may not yet be available via iTunes subscriptions)

Special thanks to Jason of Up In This Brain

DicksnJanes #432: decisionizing

The Scarborough Dude wanders all over the place in this episode, and almost makes a decision.

Music:
Out of Limits - Ventures - Ventures in Space (vinyl)
Jockey Full of Bourbon - Tom Waits - Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years

Be sure to Check out Ollie Vee!

DicksnJanes #431: partytime

The Scarborough Dude talks way too much about how much fun he has at parties.

Music:
Rockabilly Party - Hugo & Luigi - Magic Hits of the 1950s
Garden Party - Ricky Nelson - Best of Ricky Nelson
Whites Only Party - The Dears - Uncut - The Playlist - September 2006
Your Party - Ween - La Cucaracha

DicksnJanes #430: soomuchfun!

The Scarborough Dude flies up to Sault Ste. Marie to visit with the Michaud/Brodbeck family.

Music:
Big Science - Laurie Anderson - Big Science

(That's Dr. Dave in one of his lecture halls at Algoma University)

DicksnJanes #429: photohappiness

The Scarborough Dude opens a window on his life in the past, and is happier for it.

Music:
Boys and Girls - Blur - Parklife
She’s Waiting - Eric Clapton - Behind the Sun
Golden Years - David Bowie - Best of Bowie

DicksnJanes #428: seamlesswhole

The Scarborough Dude abandons mental health in favour of the seamless whole. It’s kinda like why did the chicken cross the road.

Music:
The Only One I Know - Charlatans UK - Spirit Of The Edge  Vol 2
Laid - James - Spirit Of The Edge  Vol 2
Wave of Mutilation - Pixies - Spirit Of The Edge  Vol 2

DicksnJanes #427: mentalhealth

The Scarborough Dude attempts to examine too closely his own mental health.

Music:
Crazy Talk - Chilliwack - Chilliwack Greatest Hits
Crazy Mama - J.J. Cale - Gold

Photo: Cover of DicksnJanes Volume 11 #1: Winter 1995

DicksnJanes #426: pinkbelly!

The Scarborough Dude tries not to talk about Mayor Ford but he just won’t go away!

Music:
Coyote - Joni Mitchell - Hejira
La Vie A 2 - Manu Chao - Clandestino

DicksnJanes #425: bestepisodevarietyhour

The Scarborough Dude meets face to crazy face with two thirds of the Martin Mull Variety Hour and Most Episodes Ever.

Music:
I’m Sticking With You - The Velvet Underground - Juno
Leave Me Alone - Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby
New York Telephone Conversation - Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side - The Best of Lou Reed

And thanks as always to the CBC for not listening or unleashing their lawyers for unauthorized use of their newscasts.

DicksnJanes #424: livinginthepast

The Scarborough Dude digs up his past and has a couple of unwanted visitors.

Music:
You Can’t Do That - The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
Cool Water - Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Rum and Tequila - The Tom Fun Orchestra - You Will Land With A Thud

DicksnJanes #423: RVornotRV

The Scarborough Dude celebrates Thanksgiving and dreams about RVs.

Music:
Lazy Day - The Moody Blues - On The Threshold of a Dream
Have You Heard - The Moody Blues - On The Threshold of a Dream
The Other Side of Life - The Moody Blues - The Moody Blues Greatest Hits

DicksnJanes #422: rollingthunder

The Scarborough Dude finds himself lost in the 70s again.

Music:
Oozlin’ Daddy Blues - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Legends of Country
Road Trippin’ - Red Hot Chili Peppers - B-Sides
Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers - The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert

DicksnJanes #421: gravitysucks

The Scarborough Dude finally talks about his time in Vancouver in the 70s.

Music:
Alabam - Cowboy Copas - 100 Country Classics
I'm Moving On - Hank Snow - 100 Country Classics
Nothing But Flowers - Talking Heads - Naked

DicksnJanes #420: thotsonwork

The Scarborough Dude spends way too much time talking about work.

Music:
Leave My Woman Alone - The Everly Brothers  - Best of The Everly Brothers
Rip It Up - The Everly Brothers  - Best of The Everly Brothers
All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers  - Best of The Everly Brothers

DicksnJanes #419: andonitgoes

The Scarborough Dude drags us through yet another action packed week, ending with a (cough) cold.

Music:
Ragtime Cowboy Joe - Foy Willing & The Riders of the Purple Sage - Singin' In The Saddle
In The Jailhouse Now - Webb Pierce - 100 Country Classics
Tumbling Tumbleweeds - The Sons Of The Pioneers - Singin' In The Saddle

DicksnJanes #418: wealth

The Scarborough Dude talks about money and stuff.

Music:
Money - The Flying Lizards - The Ongoing History Of New Music
No Money Down - John Hammond, Jr. - Montreux Jazz Festival

DicksnJanes #417: speechesnrants

The Scarborough Dude talks about speeches and then rants.

Music:
Mean Mountain Blues - The Backyard Devils - The Backyard Devils
Watching The Wheels - Matisyahu - Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur

This Weeks SD Podcast Picks!

Norm Augustinus - My Dung!
Adam Gratrix - Suburban Transpondency #205
Jonathan Brodbeck - The Jonathan Files

DicksnJanes #416: NSReunionTour3

The Scarborough Dude shares what's left of his August 2013 Maritime vacation; part 3 and conclusion of the Nova Scotia Reunion Tour.
Photo: Meat Cove campground, Cape Breton

Music:
Drinking Alone - The Backyard Devils - The Backyard Devils
Happy Song - Morgan Davis - Drive My Blues Away

FYI, we were joined at our Meat Cove campfire by Chris Belliveau and his very lovely partner, sharing stories of travel and adventure, and were delighted to discover we had a truly great musician (and entertainer) in our midst. The song you hear on this podcast by The Backyard Devils is my kind of music! Do us all a favour and buy a copy, available on iTunes or their own website.

We saw the very talented and versatile musician Morgan Davis perform at Bearly's House of Blues in Halifax, and with his permission I included Happy Song, from the Drive My Blues Away CD purchased after the excellent show.

DicksnJanes #415: NSReunionTour2

The Scarborough Dude shares more of his August Maritime vacation; part 2 of the Nova Scotia Reunion Tour.

DicksnJanes #414: NSReunionTour1

The Scarborough Dude shares his August Maritime vacation; part 1 of the Nova Scotia Reunion Tour.