Appendix U

Date
Monday, 12/14/2020, 3:00 pm Length: 2:00:41

Title
The Day Josh Played Doo Wop For His Dad, The Dreidel Song For His Niece And A Profane Christmas Song For The Rest Of Us (And Also Paid Tribute To The Multi-Talented Charley Pride)

Link
Facebook Videos:
 * https://facebook.com/230439085183523

Noteworthy Details
Special Episode Location: Living Room Secret Surprise Special Guest: N/A

Summary
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Episode Description

 * The lights are on the Christmas tree!
 * [Placeholder]

Quotes and Taglines:

 * “I would say (that’s) probably, like, his signature tune. And what a refrain, right, what a chorus: ‘Kiss an angel good mornin’ and let her know you think about her when she’s gone/kiss an angel good mornin’ and love her like the devil when you get back home.’ I don’t know what that means, but I like the sound of it.” (on Kiss An Angel Good Mornin’ by Charley Pride)
 * “We do this show every Monday and occasionally some other times for the purpose of having a respite. Reverend Producer Mary and I find that just to kind of survive all the shit from this year, we need a respite. And this is where we come for it. It refortifies us to face all the aforementioned hard shit that we have to face. So we’re grateful that we get to do it. We’re grateful that you guys keep showing up for it. (We’re) kind of astonished that you keep showing up for it.”
 * “You didn’t think I knew that one, didja? … It’s got a lot of weird lyrics, I know that. It’s got a lot of verses. But it’s definitely a sacred song. It’s not, like, ‘Jingle bells, Batman smells,’ right? But I knew it. Why do I know these songs? I play a lot of holiday parties — when it’s not a pandemic.” (on Good King Wenceslas)
 * “You guys are not shy about the requests. Could we find a happy medium between the viewers who never submit requests and the viewers who submit too many requests?”
 * “I give (Chad H.) credit for…bringing into the zeitgeist the notion of non-vertical stretching, but it’s not like we have to throw him a party every time he stands up. You know what I’m saying?”
 * “My dad’s from that era, right? I always picture my dad as, like, one of those high-school greasers with the white T-shirt and the greased hair and the cigarette pack rolled up in the sleeve. And he’s, like, standing on the corner singing doo-wop with the guys. That’s the image I have in my head of young Ken.” (on Josh’s dad requesting two songs by the Drifters)
 * Conversation:
 * Mary: Is there more to say about the Players’ League? What’s the deal with that?
 * Josh: It was a 19th-century major league. We don’t have time to go down that rabbit hole. But I will mention a couple of other things I know about the Cleveland Infants of 1890.
 * Mary (laughing): Oh, we do have time to go down that rabbit hole…
 * Josh: Well, yeah, we’re talking about Cleveland baseball. We’re not talking about the Players’ League. Geez Louise. Everybody’s against me. You guys are against me, the producer’s against me, the hippo’s against me. Not Nancy. (picks up Nancy Faust bobblehead and bobbles the head and arm). Nancy’s with me. Nancy’s on my team. Thanks, Nancy.”
 * “One of you Beatle dorks will know. It’s nice to have dorks watching. Baseball dorks, Beatle dorks. What other kind of dorks do we have? Food bank dorks…” (on whether The Beatles ever officially released a recording of Money (That’s What I Want))
 * “Good lord, the stories I could tell. I probably have already told them.” (on playing one of Yo La Tengo’s Hanukkah shows in 2019 on a bill with the Amazing Kreskin)
 * “I don’t know this one and I don’t like this one, but I’m gonna take a crack at it.” (on The Longest Time by Billy Joel)
 * “We’re gonna do that thing again where I, like, listen to a song for a few seconds on my earbud to remember how it goes. I learned this song right before the show. That was like two hours ago; I don’t remember it. I need a crash-course refresher here. I think I got it. Let’s see…” (attempts to work it out, then listens again) “Don’t quite have it. Isn’t this good television? A smart host would just be like, screw it, I’m just gonna play some dumb song that I already know, that I’ve played a bunch before. I’m just gonna play Sweet Caroline and get it over with. But I care about you guys, and I care about me.” (before closing with ((WTFAMP) The Christmas Song by Letters To Cleo)
 * Conversation:
 * Josh: Remember when we had Kay Hanley as a secret surprise special guest on this show and she cursed like a sailor?
 * Mary: She does curse a lot.
 * Josh: Because that’s what she does. And then she got me cursing. I like never, ever cursed on this show except for a very rare, sort of contextually appropriate thing. I feel like she came on and it’s just a different show now. I mean, I’m not like crazy out of control with it, but you know what I’m saying.
 * Mary: I do know what you’re saying.
 * “Do people know the Letters To Cleo Christmas song? It’s called ‘Where The Fuck Are My Presents?’ True story. It’s the name of the song, look it up, memorize it, sing it on Christmas Day with your children. And toast Kay Hanley while you do it. She’s sober; she doesn’t drink. But you can drink, if you drink. And you can toast her and you can cuss, because she cusses. And your kids can cuss. This is totally responsible broadcasting, right?”

Baseball Card of the Week

 * Charley Pride – copy of Memphis Red Sox card from Negro Leagues

Player of the Week

 * N/A

Album of the Week

 * The Postal Service – Give Up

Hatter or No-Hatter?

 * Immediate hatter

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