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

The humble Farmer, March 18, 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

McKinney's Cotton Pickers, Erroll Garner, Ted Weems, Django Reinhardt, Ukulele Ike, Woody Herman

Broadcast History

WMPG, WDNA, WRFR

Transcript

1. You have seen movies where the hero and the girl struggle up out of an ash filled volcanic crater. As they reach the summit, they gaze into each other’s eyes and, unable to control themselves, snap together like the waist band in a new pair of pajamas. You have seen movies where, after crawling through a million gallons of spilled crude oil, the hero and the girl meld into one glorious black glob. To bring it closer to home, perhaps you have welcomed your spouse in a similar manner when he comes home from 12 hours of baiting lobster traps. But --- today when I walked up to my loving wife, held out my arms, and said, “Can I have a hug?” she looked me up and down and said, “Are you clean?” Should I assume from this that the honeymoon is over?
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2. We read that there is a move afoot to place wind turbines in the water along the coast of Maine. Fishermen are naturally concerned. The US is...
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Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Milenberg Joys McKinney's Cotton Pickers 02:56
Lulu's Back In Town Erroll Garner 04:29
Shim Me Sha Wobble McKinney's Cotton Pickers 02:36
My Troubles Are Over Ted Weems 03:07
Put It There McKinney's Cotton Pickers 03:43
After You've Gone Django Reinhardt 03:12
Stop Kidding McKinney's Cotton Pickers 04:35
Someone's Stolen My Baby Ukulele Ike 03:24
Cherry McKinney's Cotton Pickers 03:37
Early Autumn Woody Herman 03:16
Four or Five Times McKinney's Cotton Pickers 02:50
Shine Django Reinhardt 03:01
It's Tight Like That McKinney's Cotton Pickers 03:43
Four Brothers Woody Herman 03:25

Related Website

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