Everybody's calling for donations this week. WBUR is doing its annual pre-Valentine's Day flower flogging, and WXPN was touting a chance to win free tickets to Bonnaroo or Ithaca, NY. Wait, what? Yes, it's true— you can win a trip for two to Ithaca. (It reminds me of the old joke: 1st Prize - 1 week in Ithaca. 2nd Prize - 2 weeks in Ithaca…) At least they threw in dinner at the Moosewood Restaurant and tix to Los Lobos.
In between all the calls for donations, XPN managed to play some darned good music, including several songs I hadn't heard in ages. I particularly enjoyed hearing Harry Nilsson's Everybody's Talkin' (theme from Midnight Cowboy) and Wilco's Heavy Metal Drummer. The latter reminded me of one of my favorite videos (from over 4 years ago!): Instant Messaging.
Posted by rv at February 9, 2008 01:15 PM to music