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Okay, here’s the story behind this experiment. I like the idea of Jonathan Schwartz. But I reach convulsively for the radio dial whenever I hear that spooky (to me) introductory music (you know, the “deda deDA-dee DAAAAAA”). I know that their voices are the voices of the Erynies that I’m going to hear as I die in my sleep. Even if it means hearing Car Talk twice, I immediately switch to NPR’s A.M. frequency in a a gesture that cries, “I’m not dead yet!” (And actually, I don’t mind hearing Car Talk twice at all! I’ve just sent Click and Clack this cartoon, as a thanks-for-the-memories. And I don’t even own a car. Or a driver’s license, for that matter.)

Sure, I like to hear certain oldies. It’s not an anti-oldies bias driving me. It’s just that I want to hear my oldies. Are my oldies your oldies? Have you been around but don’t feel that old yet? Do you have slightly edgier taste in oldies?

I figure if I do enough of these hour-long mixes, and then place them on shuffle, I’ll always have something besides a second helping of Car Talk to listen to whenever Jonathan Schwartz comes on. Also, I welcome suggestions.

Obviously I have no right to distribute this music, but iTunes allows me to do a remix that I can share with you in all legality. You are free to buy (from iTunes, not me) all or whatever songs on my iMix that you like, and rearrange them as you like, too. But there’s nothing in it for me!

Here’s the playlist:

(Click on the “album cover” at the top of the post for the downloadable iMix link).

Posted Sunday, August 27th, 2006 at 6:00 am under NJS (not Jonathan Schwartz). Feel free to trackback from your own site. All images on newyorkette.com are the intellectual property of Carolita Johnson, and you must ask (and receive) express permission to use them or reproduce them in any way whatsoever.