From A Camel To A Racehorse? Almost.

By francis-adminBUSINESS, THE AGENCY, Work

There’s an old ad-biz saying I’ve been repeating ever since I first heard it in 1991: “What’s a camel? It’s a racehorse designed by committee.” That came to mind when my longtime friend (and occasional client) Jeff Roberts told me he needed an ad celebrating Tractor & Equipment’s 75th year in business — and all the people … Read More

OLDIES (mostly)

By francis-adminCULTURE, FUN, Music

The Power Of Cheese (32 AM Radio classics from the early & mid 60s.) Don’t Touch Me There (Soulful folk meets schmaltzy 70’s.) Don’t Touch Me There, Vol. 2 (The 1970’s: from the sublime to the appalling.)        

WORLD BEAT | JAM

By francis-adminCULTURE, FUN, Music

Concrete Jungle Boogie (Beat-heavy music from all over the globe.) Dreadful Sounds (Roots reggae. Mostly.) Twirl & Skank (Reggae / Hippie music mashup.) Time Warped! (Beat-centric music, mostly from the early–80’s.) Rhythm Air Guitar (Light-ish, Rhythmic-ish, Jam-my.)        

MIXED BAG | UPBEAT

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Girls Girls Girls (It started-out as a Girl Group thing, but somewhere it just went off the rails.) City At Night (Spooky, funky, occasionally synthy. Downtown After Dark driving music. Inspired by the Beck tune “Scarecrow” — which sounds a lot like the Doors’ “LA Woman,” which includes the lyric, “City at night.” Now you know.) … Read More

MIXED BAG | WILDLY ERRATIC

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Spontaneous Compression 5 (From breezy pop and soulful folk to nasty funk. And most points in between. Largely created, as the title indicates, spontaneously, this one features quite a number of unlikely juxtapositions and — hopefully — happy surprises.)        

CONCEPT MIXES | UPBEAT

By francis-adminCULTURE, FUN, Music

Girls Girls Girls (It started-out as a Girl Group thing, but somewhere it just went off the rails.) City At Night (Spooky, funky, occasionally synthy. Downtown After Dark driving music. Inspired by the Beck tune “Scarecrow” — which sounds a lot like the Doors’ “LA Woman,” which includes the lyric, “City at night.” Now you know.) … Read More

NO-APOLOGY FEEL-GOOD MIXES

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Sounds Good To Me #13 (New & old material. Catchy tunes. And, above all, great-feeling records.) Sounds Good To Me #16 (Same formula as above.) Sounds Good To Me #18 (Same formula as above.) Sounds Good To Me #17 (Same formula as above.)           (Photo by Haley899)

Ice Cream Social 2

By francis-adminCULTURE, FUN, Music

Music from, perhaps, the bandstand of a 1920’s seaside resort. Or a Downton Abbey lawn party.   CLICK HERE to Play OR Download the audio file AND the playlist. Click Here for links to all our online mixes.