You Be The DJ

The Ichiban webstream will be down for some router maintenance tonight for an hour or so. Why not listen to one of our Guest DJ sets instead? The Richard D Swamp Pop mix will make you feel like you are are in New Orleans in the middle of September.

Hurricane Cocktail Recipe

1 ounce fresh squeezed lemon juice
4 ounces dark rum
4 ounces passion fruit syrup
Crushed ice
Orange and/or lime slice
1 Maraschino Cherry

In a cocktail shaker, add lemon juice, rum, passion fruit syrup, and crushed ice; shake vigorously for 1 to 2 minutes and then strain into a tall glass or hurricane glass.

Garnish with an orange and/or lime slices and a maraschino cherry.

Makes 1 serving.

Welcome To Los Angeles

Nineteen-year-old Austrian actress Romy Schneider arrives at Los Angeles International Airport, January 26, 1958.

Unlike most Los Angeles visitors, she was greeted by Iron Eyes Cody, who crowned her with an elaborate Indian headdress. Los Angeles Examiner, via the USC Digital Library.

You're Soaking In It

By special request from Ichiban listener Elisa comes this Fool's Paradise favorite from Jan Miner aka Madge with Keep Twisting! (45) Art by Daniel Clowes.

Bonus side from Linda Laurie - Ambrose, Part 5 (45) Just Keep Walkin'!

The Wild Tones - Shut Ups (45) Shut Up And Deal!

Elvis and the TV Set

When I was at Graceland in 2000 I snapped this picture of the actual RCA TV set that Elvis ventilated when he saw fellow crooner Robert Goulet show up on a variety show. Turns out it's probably a phony. Reports at the time indicate that Elvis had the TV repaired and then gave it to his uncle Earl Pritchard who was the head grounds keeper at Graceland. What is real was Elvis' hatred for Goulet. Here's an excerpt from the Elvis Information Network interviewing Elvis insider Marty Lacker:

EIN: Robert Goulet: there is a real myth about the Robert Goulet on TV incident. Can you set the record straight.

ML: Elvis harbored some bad feelings about Goulet from back in the late 50's when he was in the army. Elvis' girlfriend Anita Wood was a singer and she did shows with Goulet and Buddy Hackett. Anita would often write Elvis in Germany and one time Goulet added a post script to one of them telling Elvis in a sly way that he was personally taking care of Anita. Elvis didn't like that and he never forgot so when he saw Goulet on TV, he shot the TV out.

Polk Salad Annie

CHARLES ADDAMS BIRTHDAY BEAT

BORN THIS DAY IN THE YEAR 1912

VIC MIZZY - ADDAMS FAMILY INCIDENTAL MUSIC

Songs The A-Bones Taught Us

Show Poster by Rotodesign

Part 2 on WFMU's Beware Of The Blog

Royal Teens - Sham Rock
Hasil Adkins - Truly Ruly
The Coasters - Little Egypt
Heinz - Questions I Can't Answer
Betty Dickson - Shanty Tramp
Chuck Brooks - Spinnin' My Wheels
Mackey Beers - That Jim
The Sabres - Take Up The Slack Daddy-O
Ole Miss Downbeats - Geraldine
Bracey Everett - Lover's Curse
Torquays - Stolen Moments
The Sonics - Maintaining My Cool
Gene Dunlap - Made In The Shade
Bill Smith Combo - Tough
Larry Williams - You Bug Me Baby
Jack Donovan & The Knight Caps - Time Machine
The Turbines - Wah-Hey
Danny Dell & The Trends - Froggy
The Premiers - Firewater
Jerry Parsons & The Blue Jeans - Don't Need No Job
Linda & The Epics - Gonna Be Loved
The Ronettes - Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love?
Benny Joy - Hey High School Baby
Velvet Underground - Guess I'm Falling In Love
Rudy Grayzell - Judy
The Caps - Who The Heck
Eddie Dugosh - One Mile
Flamin' Groovies - In The USA
The Seeds - It's A Hard Life
Earl Vince & The Valiants - Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In

The A-Bones' latest album, Not Now, made many WFMU top ten lists in 2009.

Swamp Guinea Fever Part 3

Back in November, Ichiban hostess Debbie D posted both sides of an oddball local Georgia 45 by the daughters of the owner of a local fish camp type restaurant. The songs detailed the menu and locale of a long-gone eatery outside of Athens called the Swamp Guinea, which opened its doors in 1961 and went out of business in the early 80s. Then Devlin posted a 1973 Daily News article about a tornado that pummeled the vicinity of the restaurant and a reader followed up with an extensive comment about actually being at the Swamp Guinea when the tornado struck.

So to keep the mania in motion, I dug through the archives of the University of Georgia student newspaper (The Red & Black) to unearth a 1966 Swamp Guinea restaurant review and a few old ads that do a good job conveying what kind of joint it was. The Swamp Guinea's ads can't always be trusted, though. For example, a 1967 ad (above right) that mentions the location as being 10 miles west of Athens, though it was really east of town. Hey, they were too busy fryin' fish to mess with proofreading!

The restaurant featured down home favorites like fried fish (catfish, perch AND flounder!) as well as fried chicken, barbecued pork, ham and steaks, among other crowd-pleasers. But the food was not the only attraction. As we learn from the ads, the Swamp Guinea also offered patrons the opportunity to browse antiques, as well as enjoy miniature golf and a full-blown driving range!

1972


1981


Lonzo & Oscar - Catfish Dinner (MP3, other than the topic this record has no connection to the restaurant)

TURKEY TUESDAY TV TIME

Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Cooleys Lounge, Detroit Michigan
Johnny "Guitar" Watson - The Eagle Is Back (45)

Chuck Berry Interview 1956

Chuck Berry interview with Red Robinson 1956

WARD KIMBALL IS SWELL

Built circa 1887, the Palms Depot became part of the Pacific Electric railway in 1911 and continued to provide service until 1953. The Palms Depot was saved from oblivion in 1975 and Ward Kimball contributed $7000 to help locate it where it currently serves as the visitors center.

D for Delinquent

Ray Smith - Makes Me Feel Good