Hello, partygoers! Well, we’ve had a pretty rough time the last little while. A lot of people suffering – some in their homes, some at their jobs, some just out for a walk with their dog.

That’s right. We’re talking about our most recent novelty songs mixtape! The good news is it’s all done for now and we can get back to just living through a pandemic.

This bi-week we start listening to side one of Pierce Johnson’s first of two mixtapes that were made especially for him. We hope you enjoy it as much as Pierce did. At least, we hope he enjoyed it! And we hope you do too!

So let’s listen to:

* Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks – “My Cello” – Beatin’ the Heat, 2000 – 37:09* Low – “California” – The Great Destroyer, 2005 – 1:22:44* Karen Dalton – “Are You Leaving for the Country?” – In My Own Time, 1971 – 1:33:24* Kidrock – “Aunt Annie’s Place” – Circus Days: Pop-Psych Obscurities 1966-1972, 2010 – 1:43:54* Marah – “East” – 20,000 Streets Under the Sky, 2003 – 1:51:47* Lyme and Cybelle – “Follow Me” – 7” single b/w “Like the Seasons”, 1966 – 1:59:24* Field Music – “Them That Do Nothing” – Field Music (Measure), 2010 – 2:13:34* Sloan – “Can’t You Figure It Out?” – Never Hear the End of It, 2006 – 2:20:25* Local Rabbits – “Yo Teach!” – You Can’t Touch This, 1995 – 2:40:07* Hearts and Flowers – “Tin Angel (Will You Ever Come Down)?” – Of Horses, Kids and Forgotten Women, 1968 – 2:51:55* Fred Wesley and the J.B.’s – “Blow Your Head” – Pass the Peas: The Best of the J.B.’s, 2000 – 3:03:01

And we also listened to:

* The Charlatans – “Alabama Bound” – The Amazing Charlatans, 1996 – 44:53* Moby Grape – “Hey Grandma” – Moby Grape, 1967 – 54:36* Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks – “I Scare Myself” – KSAN Radio Broadcast, 1971 – 1:11:41* Lyme and Cybelle – “Song 7″ – 7” single b/w “Write If You Get Work”, 1966 – 2:09:30* The Magic Band – “Sweet Sweet Bulbs” – Grow Fins: Rarities 1965-1982 (Disc Three: Trout Mask House Sessions, 1969) – 1999 – 2:45:39

Thanks for listening.

Mary’s view while Dave stared out into a soggy suburban backyard:

To illustrate the point that Dave was making about The Charlatans, here are some pictures of them in their finery:

Cowboy dudes

Boatsmen

Dan Hicks as Collegian

These pictures were all taken from the lavish book that accompanies Rhino’s beautiful Nuggets series collection Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970.

In regards to the turn of the century styles on display among the Bohemians of the early SF rock scene, we direct you to this picture of Dan Hicks’ apartment on the back of the album Original Recordings:

Decorated from furniture found at the local Goodwill, no doubt.