Politics, Pez, Marzipan, Toupées

The No Show | Mar 30, 2010
Playlist:
THEME: “How Long Blues” – Jimmy Yancey, piano
"Sufferin' Mind" - Guitar Slim
“Volver Volver" - Ry Cooder
"Teach Me Tonight" - Phoebe Snow
"Trouble in Mind" - Nina Simone
"Don't Think Twice" - Bob Dylan
"The Thinking Man" - Gibson & Camp
"Worried Blues" - Doc Watson
"Worried Man Blues" - Carter Family
"Don't Think Twice" - Susan Tedeschi
"Trouble In Mind" - Richard M. Jones
"Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" - Pete Seeger
"Chicken Hawk" - Roy Zimmerman

Steve has gotten to thinking, and that's never a good sign. Especially when he is thinking about politics, Pez, marzipan, toupees, and, well, politics. The musical selections will give you something to think about, too.

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