Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Image by: Janice Lang 
Morning Rolled Oats 

The humble Farmer, March 16, 2010

Series: The humble Farmer Weekly 59-minute show
From: Robert Karl Skoglund
Length: 00:59:00

Humorous Social Commentary and music from the 1930s 1940s Read the full description.
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Piece Description

Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt, Art Tatum, Jimmy Doresey, Bix Beiderbecke, Glenn Miller, Charlie Christian

Broadcast History

WMPG, WDNA, WRFR

Transcript

1. A local Realtor has finally sold a drafty 12 room Victorian mansion in Rockland. When the prospective buyer mentioned that the furnace seemed to be running constantly, the Realtor smiled and replied, "That's OK, you can hardly hear it."
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2. My wife’s buddy gave her a subscription to Netflix. Now you may well ask why a woman married to me needs to live in a fantasyland only provided by movies, but she does. The other day while looking on her Netflix page called Membership At A Glance, I saw that there is an option for Gender. They have her down as a female. But next to it is place she can click that says Change. You and I are aware that such a process exists, but did you realize it was all that simple?
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3. Fifty or so years ago, the educational fad was to consolidate Maine schools into districts called SADs. Now people will admit to being Nazis before they'll confess that the...
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Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Sent For You Yesterday Count Basie 02:57
Big Butter and Egg Man Louis Armstrong 05:21
Pennies From Heaven Count Basie 03:02
Djangology Django Reinhardt 02:57
Every Day Count Basie 04:41
Isn't It Romantic Art Tatum 03:57
Green Eyes Jimmy Dorsey 03:25
At The Jazz Band Ball Bix Beiderbecke 03:00
I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo Glenn Miller 03:12
For No Reason At All In C Bix Beiderbecke 03:07
Chatanooga Choo Choo Glenn Miller 03:24
Honeysuckle Rose Charlie Christian 02:58

Related Website

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