Options Sophisticated Boom Boom with Sheila B.: Playlist from August 31, 2018 Options

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Female-fronted pop from the past, present, and future; from all over the globe. And the occasional man.

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Options August 31, 2018: Women Under the Influence

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Johnny Williams featuring Dory Previn & Barbara Parkins  Theme From Valley Of The Dolls   Options Valley Of the Dolls  UMG Recordings  2017  From 1967 / Dory Previn: prescription pills addiction 
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Akasha  Brown Sugar   Options Cinematique  PIAS/ Wall Of Sound  2006      0:05:40 (Pop‑up)
Marianne Faithfull  Sister Morphine   Options 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Marianne Faithfull  Island Def Jam  2003  From 1979 / Well-publicized heroin addiction    0:11:53 (Pop‑up)
Laura Marling  The Needle And the Damage Done   Options Blues Run The Game  Third Man Records  2010  Neil Young cover 
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Elis Regina  Casa Forte   Options Como & Porque  Universal Music  1969  Died January 19, 1982, aged 36, of accidental cocaine, temazepam, and alcohol interaction 
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Whitney Houston  How Will I Know   Options Whitney Houston  Arista  1985  Died February 11, 2012, age 48, drowned in bathtub due to heart disease + cocaine intoxication 
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Ella Fitzgerald  Wacky Dust   Options The Complete Decca Singles Vol. 1: 1935-1939  Verve  2017  From 1938    0:26:47 (Pop‑up)
 
Billie Holiday  Strange Fruit   Options Strange Fruit  Atlantic  1972  From 1939 / Died July 17, 1959, aged 44, heart failure due to cirrhosis of the liver but the story is much more complicated.    0:40:04 (Pop‑up)
Fleetwood Mac  Gold Dust Woman   Options Rumours  Warner Bros.  1977  Stevie Nicks: Well-publicized cocaine + prescription pills addiction 
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Misora Hibari  Kanashii Sake   Options Misora Hibari Best 1964-1989  Nipponophone  2011  From 1965 / Died June 24, 1989, aged 52, liver damage/ pneumonia due to alcohol addiction 
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Etta James  Tears Of Joy   Options The Essential Modern Records Collection  EMI  2011  From 1956 / Heroin and pain killers addiction    0:51:06 (Pop‑up)
Amy Winehouse  Rehab   Options Back To Black  Island  2007  Died July 23, 2011, age 27, of alcohol poisoning 
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Big Brother & the Holding Company  Women Is Losers   Options Big Brother & the Holding Company  Sony Music Entertainment  1999  From 1966 / Janis Joplin died October 4, 1970, aged 27, heroin overdose 
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7 year Bitch  Lorna   Options Sick 'Em  C/Z  1992  Guitarist Stefanie Sargent, died June 27, 1992, aged 24, lethal combination of heroin and alcohol 
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Sia  Chandelier   Options 1000 Forms Of Fear  Monkey Puzzle Records  2015  Drug and alcohol addiction 
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Rickie Lee Jones  The Last Chance Texaco   Options Rickie Lee Jones  Warner Bros.  1979  Heroin addiction 
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Hole  Doll Parts   Options Live Through This  DGC  1994  Bassist Kristin Pfaff died June 16, 1994, aged 27, heroin overdose. Courtney Love: Well-documented heroin addiction 
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The Breeders  Drivin' On 9   Options Last Splash  4AD  1993  Kim & Kelley Deal: Heroin and alcohol addiction 
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Beverly Kenney  A Woman’s Intuition   Options Beverly Kenney Sings For Playboys  Verve Music Group  1958  Died April 13, 1960, aged 28, suicide by alcohol + Seconal 
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Chavela Vargas  Toda Una Vida   Options Chavela Vargas - Sus 40 Grandes Canciones  Rama Lama  2002  Lifelong battle with alcohol    1:28:26 (Pop‑up)
Sandy Denny  Milk And Honey   Options I’ve Always Kept A Unicorn – The Acoustic Sandy Denny  Universal  2016  From 1971 / Died April 21, 1978, aged 31, alcohol + pain killer addiction 
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Anita O’Day  Peel Me A Grape   Options Anita O’Day Sings the Winners  Verve  1991  From 1962 / Years-long addiction to heroin + alcohol    1:35:42 (Pop‑up)
 
Esther Phillips  Home Is Where the Hatred Is   Options From A Whisper To A Scream  Kudu Records  1971  Died August 4, 1984 of liver and kidney failure due to long-term drug abuse 
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Lambert, Hendricks & Ross  Twisted   Options The Hottest New Group In Jazz  Sony Music Entertainment    From 1960 / Annie Ross: heroin addiction 
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Rita Marley  One Draw   Options Holding Up Half the Sky: Women In Reggae/ Roots Daughters  Shanachie  2015  From 1981    1:53:11 (Pop‑up)
Karen Dalton  Little Bit Of Rain   Options It’s So Hard To Tell Who’s Gonna Love You The Best  Light In the Attic  2009  From 1969 / Died March 19, 1993, aged 55, heroin addiction 
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Peggy Lee  Sweetheart   Options Soho Blondes & Peeping Toms  Croydon Municipal  2014  From 1958 / Alcohol & prescription drug addiction 
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Jolie Holland  Old Fashioned Morphine   Options Escondida  Anti  2004   
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Judee Sill  The Kiss   Options Heart Food  Asylum  1973  Died November 23, 1979, aged 35, of cocaine and codeine intoxication 
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The Lemonheads  My Drug Buddy   Options It's a Shame About Ray  Atlantic  1992  Occasional man Evan Dando playing Monty Hall 10/1 
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Brenda Fassie  Vuli Ndela   Options Greatest Hits: The Queen Of African Pop 1964-2004  EMI South Africa  2004  From 1997 / Died May 9, 2004, age 39, cocaine overdose    2:20:46 (Pop‑up)
The Shangri Las  I Can Never Go Home Anymore   Options I Can Never Go Home Anymore  Red Bird  1966  Member Mary Ann Ganser died March 14, 1970, aged 22, death is presumed to be drug-related 
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Johann Hari  Everything You Know About Addiction Is Wrong (TED TALK)   Options     2015      2:26:53 (Pop‑up)
The Carpenters  Yesterday Once More   Options Now & Then  A&M  1973  Karen Carpenter died February 4, 1982, aged 32, of heart failure due to repeated use of Ipecac syrup. 
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Natalie Cole  This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)   Options Inseparable  Capitol Records  1976  Died December 31, 2015, aged 65, congestive heart failure 
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Mary Gauthier  I Drink   Options Mercy Now  UMG  2005  Alcohol, cocaine, heroin addiction 
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Jenny Mae  Drapes   Options Don’t Wait Up For Me  Anyway Records  1998  Died August 25, 2017, aged 49, complications due to alcohol addiction 
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Dinah Washington  Drinking Again   Options Dinah ’62 Remastered  Parlophone  2003  From 1962 / Died December 14, 1963, aged 39, a lethal combination of secobarbital and amobarbital 
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Judy Garland  Over the Rainbow   Options The Complete Decca Masters  Geffen  1994  From 1939 / Died June 22, 1969, aged 47, barbituate overdose    2:51:56 (Pop‑up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:14pm Michael 98145:

Happy you were able to visit Vancouver, DJ Sheila. Sasha took good care of us. ♫
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:00pm Guido from Cologne:

Hello Sheila!
  3:01pm Jocelyn:

Happy Friday Everyone!
Avatar 3:01pm ncjay:

good afternoon Sheila and Friday afternoon regulars!
  3:01pm Jocelyn:

Hoping Sheila had a great time in my beloved Vancouver
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:01pm Rob Kopp:

Hi Sheila, hello everyone.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:01pm RomanDogBird:

oh wow
Avatar 3:02pm The Contessa:

Hello Sheila! Hello everyone…
  3:02pm battleaxe:

Yeah! My favorite 3 hours of UN-professional radio!!!! Hello Sheila!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:03pm Phillippe Bastille:

Hi All. Happy Friday everyone!
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:03pm The Oscar:

Afternoon! Digging this set already.
  3:03pm Dave in Leicester:

Happy Friday indeed
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:03pm Michael 98145:

Welcome back, DJ Sheila
  3:03pm judy from croton:

Best song ever, Valley of the Dolls.
  3:04pm Adrian in London:

Good evening, pussycats
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:04pm Rob Kopp:

No radio tune makes happier than Make-love by Petite M'amie, 'cause then you know Sheila's on the air!
  3:04pm Jocelyn:

VOTD! One of my favourites.
Avatar ♥ 3:05pm djsheilab:

Hello Friday friends! I've got quite an intense show for you today. I hope you'll stay with me :)
Avatar ♥ 3:05pm djsheilab:

Awwww thanks Rob!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:07pm Phillippe Bastille:

Hey Ichibunney/DA! Paying a visit from the Ichiban Stream?
  3:07pm Jocelyn:

I need an intense show. It's been one of those weeks.
Avatar ♥ 3:07pm djsheilab:

Jocelyn—I hear you!
  3:08pm Mark in Toronto:

Ichibunny, what are you doing here?
  3:08pm P-90:

Greetings, you one-of-kind Sheila B you!
Avatar ♥ 3:08pm djsheilab:

Today's show was inspired by this life-changing book by Johann Hari:chasingthescream.com
Avatar ♥ 3:09pm djsheilab:

P-90—Thanks for always saying such sweet things!
Avatar 3:10pm BabyBear:

Enter the void with Sheila B. I love it!
  3:11pm Adrian in London:

Hmm, I have serious thoughts about Johann Hari *scowl*
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:11pm steveo:

hi sheila! glad to be listening!

bunny, i wasn't even here yet and you're blowing my cover? expect to hear from my lawyer
  3:13pm Cooh John:

Hellooooooi djsheilab and sophisticates. It is always a holiday when djsheilab is spinning the tunes.
Avatar ♥ 3:13pm djsheilab:

Adrian in London—His book on the drug war is exceptional.
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:16pm Michael 98145:

one of the highlights of my life was to have met Marianne
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:16pm eyenoise:

Hello from FL, Sheila!
  3:17pm eric from lake hiawatha:

Way thanks
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:19pm DroneTree:

Interesting theme. Will we be hearing some Nico today?
  3:19pm Jocelyn:

Hi eyenoise!
  3:21pm Cooh John:

Back atcha Itchabunny Robot. A Stones cover to a Neil Young cover?
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:22pm eyenoise:

Ichibunny Robot & Jocelyn. Hello to you!
  3:22pm Cooh John:

IBR: excuse my big finger typos.
  3:23pm Adrian in London:

@Michael 18945 I saw her wandering round Gatwick Airport one morning
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:23pm Michael 98145:

looks like we will have some thoughtful conversations today ..
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:24pm joe mulligan:

heavy stuff going on here sheila, but good tunes no less
Avatar ♥ 3:24pm djsheilab:

When I was working on this show, hearing Whitney REALLY got me. The purest voice, and the most tragic ending.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:24pm Michele:

I love this record. and I love you Sheila! You are wonderful.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:24pm Devin B.:

Whitney!
  3:24pm Jay Goges:

Wonderful choice for this rainy day Miss B :-)
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:24pm Rob Kopp:

A week ago I finally saw the documentary Chavela (about Mexican singer Chavela Vargas) you were talking about last year, Shelia. It's running now in the cinemas in The Netherlands, so I went with my daughter. She loved it, too.
Avatar ♥ 3:25pm djsheilab:

Thank you friends! I love you too Michele!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:25pm Passaic River Blues:

Poor, poor Whitney.
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:26pm Ken From Hyde Park:

Immense greetings, Sheila and folks that go Boom. Nice that you could hang with your grandmother. I enjoyed visiting mine in her apartment. She was sound of mind right up to her 96th birthday. RIP to the artists today.
  3:26pm Cooh John:

Didn't Arethra make a cameo in the video?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:27pm Phillippe Bastille:

Hey Michele! When's the next Awesome Time?
  3:27pm Stashu:

Proper workout music. Miss you Whitney rip
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:27pm northguineahills:

Heavy day at work, just finished a major report. Brain and software both glitching (sleep deprivation is a bitch).

I do dig this Whitney! yaye!
Avatar 3:27pm The Contessa:

Hello @Ken From Hyde Park
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:28pm Michael 98145:

Sheila and Stashu will be a dynamic duo this Fall :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:29pm RomanDogBird:

so stoked about sheila & stashu back to back
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:29pm Phillippe Bastille:

Stashu is trying to figure out the best polka to segue from Sophisticated Boom Boom
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:30pm northguineahills:

I got to check that out Rob!

brain so fatigued (my meds give me more insomnia then usual), I wouldn't mind some devil's dust (I'll just take a nap after work instead).
  3:30pm Jocelyn:

I was dancing around to Whitney the other night. I met the most amazing man. He's absolutely perfect for me. Or so I thought. I hadn't seen him in a while. His new girlfriend introduced herself. She looks like a real housewife of Orange County. You know? The overly bleached hair and frozen pulled face o'fillers?
  3:30pm P-90:

It's The First Lady of Song!
  3:30pm zzmm:

Heeii, SuBuieee crauzie troll lister here bu'luv'yr'sho'jus'sayin'
  3:31pm Jocelyn:

Then I had to check myself for judging someone's looks because it's not nice and that's not who I am. I'm nice!
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:31pm Michael 98145:

( sorry, @Jocelyn )
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:31pm northguineahills:

hola Ichibunny Robot y amigos!
  3:32pm Jocelyn:

So I treated myself to new lipsticks, a bottle of pink champagne and Whitney in my ears.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:33pm Michele:

Hey Phillippe I hope soon!
  3:34pm Stashu:

I love you Sheila
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:34pm northguineahills:

Does music, wfmu, and learning count as addictions?
  3:34pm Stashu:

Hi Ichi thank you xo!
  3:35pm Jocelyn:

Hate when addiction is called someone else's problem. It's all of us. We need to be kinder more compassionate.
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:35pm Ken From Hyde Park:

Hi, The Contessa. I trust things are going well in London Town this evening.
  3:35pm zzmm:

eulogy to lenny bruce was my favorite long long before i realized what was all about
  3:35pm MplsCoco:

the desire to alter our conciousness or awareness. ❤️
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:36pm Michael 98145:

@IR, yes, i always suspected that
  3:36pm Jocelyn:

Hi NGH
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:37pm Phillippe Bastille:

@jocelyn speaking of compassion... I want to thank you and others again for the kind thoughts and support last week when I was talking about my son. I was quite moved by the kindness of strangers.
  3:37pm flashbazbo:

Don't try that with trees. They don't come back that fast.
  3:37pm fredrik:

Como e porque = how and why
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:37pm Phillippe Bastille:

@ngh how's the staph infection?
  3:40pm cheechsweet:

What a beautiful and empathetic show theme. Thank you for doing it!
  3:41pm eric from lake hiawatha:

Thank you
Avatar ♥ 3:41pm Undead83:

Great show ><((*>
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:41pm northguineahills:

@Phillippe:It went away, but it looks like it's come back, so, I'll have to get more antibiotics tomorrow, at least it isn't as serious (skin is still not responding to treatment, so, I'm going to some homeopathic remedy stores this weekend). Thanks'!

Off to lunch, see y'all in a bit!
  3:43pm Cooh John:

Some organization cited Strange Fruit as the popular music song of the 20th century.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:43pm Phillippe Bastille:

@ngh mostly good to hear
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:43pm northguineahills:

Guten tag, Jocelyn, umarmungen fur dich!
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:43pm Michael 98145:

take care, @ngh
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:43pm northguineahills:

(hugs for you)
  3:44pm IamBasil:

such a beautiful harrowing and powerful song,I saw Ms Jill Scott perform it once and gave me chills.
Hello djSheilaB,happy Friday everyone we made it to the end of another one :)
Avatar 3:44pm The Contessa:

I reccommend this book about Billie and the people who knew her, With Billie by Julia Blackburn
  3:45pm zzmm:

there is a wonderful live version of this piece with Sheryl Crow.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:45pm steveo:

this song gives me the shivers!
Avatar ♥ 3:46pm djsheilab:

Friends! Sorry I'm not joining in on the comments board much. This show has got me workin'!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:47pm steveo:

in the US this was the b-side to "you make loving fun" lol
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:48pm Passaic River Blues:

@The Contessa: thank you for the recommendation. That book sounds lovely.
Avatar 3:48pm BabyBear:

Great transition!
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:50pm Michael 98145:

- the sad thing is, i'm afraid the current UW regime is going to make matters worse. for all of us. -
Avatar ♥ 3:50pm djsheilab:

This song is called "Sad Sake (Alcohol)"
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:51pm Carmichael:

Heya Sheila and boomers.
  3:51pm P-90:

F. Mac unfortunately touring without Lindsey Buckingham. Like Dire Straits touring without Mark Knopfler , which is also actually happening...
Avatar 3:51pm The Contessa:

@Passaic River Blues, It's amazing!! I loved it!
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:51pm Michael 98145:

"US" regime
  3:51pm IamBasil:

Hi Ichibunny :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:51pm fred:

Good afternoon Sheila and all
Avatar ♥ 3:51pm djsheilab:

Michael 98145—I know :( And that's why I think it's so important to speak out.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:52pm Phillippe Bastille:

Hey Fred! Good to see you!
  3:52pm zzmm:

wow she's real diva 1965. I only heard hers fro much later of her life.
  3:52pm Russt44:

Show is so deep. Amazing song choices. Strange Fruit in historical context makes ones blood boil.
  3:54pm P-90:

Sake always gives me a bouncy giddy lighthearted feeling. But it's part of the Japanese way to recognize the melancholy side of everything. And alcohol is always alcohol..
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:55pm Ken From Hyde Park:

Will Keith Richards be today's occasional man?
  3:55pm Russt44:

Show is deep. Amazing song choices. Strange Fruit in historical context makes my blood boil.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:56pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...LadyDay - my FavoriteSinger - all self-described seven notes of her range...Yerknow - if people rail against the self-destructive poorly-adjusted Artist - shall we dispense w/ VanGogh as well?? It's the Shaman's *job* to be Different...but ideally to the ends of Healing for all...
Avatar ♥ 3:56pm djsheilab:

Russt44—The Billie Holiday story is truly one of the most devastating I've heard.
  3:56pm Neil in Somerset:

What made Amy doubly tragic is that everyone knew how it was going to end.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:58pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

AW was the jewel in the crown of NuSoul. I'm too into Art - yerknow - to lose Talent that great...it hurt. I wasn't paying enuff attention to not be surprised...
  3:58pm kimzilla:

Including her.
  3:59pm Neil in Somerset:

Yup!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:00pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...& the bitterest ugliest of ironies - perhaps true of Janis, TimBuckley & maybe Syd:
...actually being clean for a while kills you when you don't have the tolerance for the same dose anymore...
  4:00pm Russt44:

The Amy Winehouse story is also diabolical in a way. Rehab was a great pop record that actually made people laugh deflecting the seriousness of her problem.
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:02pm Michael 98145:

thank you for the 7YB
  4:03pm the illuminated void:

yea SHEILA KEEP GOING
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:04pm chris:

Preach, Sheila! <3 (hi!)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:04pm Tommy in Neversink:

IKR Sheila
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:04pm Tome:

... [ hope not] but heading for an uprising , not seen in about 50 years ...
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:04pm Michael 98145:

want to get really depressed? read about the Opium Wars in China in the 1800s.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:05pm Crudbringer:

D. J. Sheila B. for Benevolent Space Empress!
  4:05pm the illuminated void:

Medical journals are full of articles on the benefits of cannabis... this month
  4:05pm Mike tp:

NJ I just want my sativa
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:05pm Michael 98145:

this program is -always- essential
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:05pm Tome:

iee ,, * DayTop* ,, no dope is "ok" to drink ,, , { I better stop ) .. loving the Show Sheila B. !!
  4:05pm the illuminated void:

wake and bake. hahahahaha
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:06pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Hullo fellow bunny.
Watching 'Little Girl Blue' on AmericanMasters...it's too much for me almost. Too close to home personally for me - to be a Creative type who never will feel validated or socially complete nonetheless. To be totally frank.
Harm Reduction works - Prohibition does not. These are the plain, demonstrable facts.
As for Race - the PrisonIndustrial Complex is the new Jim Crow - no question. & now - White people will be invested in to grow cannabis by the same establishment! BilieHoliday was killed by Hoover's drug nazis.
To be a Class A drug - the Law is it cannot have *any* positive Medical benefit. Putting cannabis in this category is increasingly contradictory.
  4:06pm Little Booka:

Great rant!!! *applaudes*
  4:06pm the illuminated void:

more than 20000 during prohibition
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:07pm Fuzzy:

Spark it up Ichibunny-san!
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:09pm chris:

we're still finding little empty vials of pain killers in the backyard here at the hacienda. Janis and friends lived in the house over the hill...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:09pm steveo:

powerful show sheila
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:09pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

The Drug Laws were Political & Racist in origin - from the absolute beginning. It is 100% about Control - not Health or Safety or any other thing.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:09pm steveo:

is there some way to kill the bunny? (rabbits are fine)
Avatar ♥ 4:09pm Jeff Moore:

If anyone isn't familiar with the story of racist monster Harry J. Anslinger, the man who hounded Billie Holiday to death:

www.wnycstudios.org...
  4:10pm Russt44:

Your call for compassion and understanding is necessary and courageous.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:10pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Thx Jeff. That's his name...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:10pm Tome:

.. prescription med ,, yea ,, kills more people , than booze, ciggies ,, illegal drugs combined ,,, !
Avatar ♥ 4:11pm djsheilab:

Party girls don't get hurt
Can't feel anything, when will I learn
I push it down, push it down
I'm the one "for a good time call"
Phone's blowin' up, they're ringin' my doorbell
I feel the love, feel the love
One, two, three, one, two, three, drink
One, two, three, one, two, three, drink
One, two, three, one, two, three, drink
Throw ‘em back, till I lose count
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier
I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist
Like it doesn't exist
I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier
And I'm holding on for dear life, won't look down won't open my eyes
Keep my glass full until morning light, 'cause I'm just holding on for tonight
Help me, I'm holding on for dear life, won't look down won't open my eyes
Keep my glass full until morning light, 'cause I'm just holding on for tonight
On for tonight
Avatar ♥ 4:13pm PKNY:

@djsheilab - don't know if you've ever heard it, but Kina Grannis does a more somber version of "Chandelier" which I like better than the Sia version
  4:14pm Neil in Somerset:

Hey djsheilab! You've really put in some work on this show. Thanks.
Avatar ♥ 4:15pm djsheilab:

Thank you Neil in Somerset! I care so deeply about this show + topic.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:15pm Phillippe Bastille:

@djsheilab You need to change your background to a lighter pink, because this comments board is lightin' up!
  4:15pm P-90:

The criminalization of psychoactive drug use in the US has been connected to institutionalized racism for most of the country's history...
https://www.thenation.com/article/how-myth-negro-cocaine-fiend-helped-shape-american-drug-policy/
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:16pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

It's called 'marijuana' instead of 'cannabis' to racialize it.
Avatar ♥ 4:17pm djsheilab:

RRNov63—Wow yes, I never thought of that.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:17pm fred:

Wow, I hadn't heard that Rickie Lee Jones track in years
  4:17pm the illuminated void:

hi bunny yes. drugs are my forte..... hahhhhaha been in the game watched to many people go to jail. I am an artist i know artist have always used mind altering substances
  4:18pm the illuminated void:

its life
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:18pm chris:

opioid use and deaths decline in states where weed is legal - norml.org...
  4:19pm Clermont:

Fantastic show! Really powerful and I could not agree with you more about the war on drugs. Just finished MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer's book about his struggles with drug addiction which makes a similar point and is a good book.
  4:19pm Filipa:

Hey Sheila, this is a heart warming show! It's so different to hear all the songs with all the context and care you've given... I'm writing from Portugal and though of course many people still suffer from drug and alcohol abuse, everything is SO MUCH DIFFERENT ever since drugs were decriminalized. Much more peace, choice and healthy use. Best of luck for everyone struggling in the US and everywhere. The state should be your support not your enemy
  4:20pm french yak:

Last Chance Texaco was the first song my local radio DJ played after announcing John Lennon's murder back in 1980, so I always find this song incredibly poignant and sad, though beautiful....great show, Sheila!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:20pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

We the People man.
Avatar ♥ 4:22pm acid casualty:

Sheila, you go girl! Go dark as you need. Lovin' it!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:22pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

The great podcast 'Psychedelic Salon' discusses drugs from many angles :
psychedelicsalon.com
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:22pm steveo:

subject of doll parts: well-known heroin-induced suicide
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:22pm Michael 98145:

@Filipa, well said! "The state should be your support not your enemy."
Obrigado.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:22pm fred:

There are other addictions doing a lot of damage, like fossil fuel addiction, and the related dependency on arms sales. Not criminalized any time though
  4:23pm Jocelyn:

French yak, what an interesting moment to share! Wow. It's so beautiful and bizarre the way we have moments in our memory like that.
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:23pm chris:

true, fred, in fact, the whole war on drugs exists because of white male industrialists addiction to money and power
Avatar ♥ 4:24pm djsheilab:

Hello Portugal! I'm so happy to hear that the decriminalization of drugs has led to more peace + healthy choices. Drug + alcohol addiction will always be with us, so to take care of our addicts seems the best way forward. Thanks for being here!
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:25pm Michael 98145:

@chris, the church cannot escape part of the blame
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:25pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...this episode in particular is very good on Harm Reduction - & Naloxone to treat overdose :
psychedelicsalon.com...
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:26pm chris:

fair point, Michael. thank you.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:27pm fred:

@RevRab: Is that your wayward cousin in the Beverly Kenney cover?
  4:27pm Russt44:

Nice to hear Texaco. The horror of the present administration is that the spirit of Hoover and Anslinger is alive and in control of the highest offices in government. You got it right Rabbit
  4:28pm french yak:

@Jocelyn: Indeed! Amazing how a song can release a rush of buried memories, good or bad....
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:29pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...wayward??...it's just our way, mon frere...
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:30pm Rob Kopp:

Good to hear Chavela, consumer of 40000 liter of Tequila
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:34pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...well - Billie's may FaveSinger
...but - SandyDenny...
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:35pm Michael 98145:

ah, yes
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:35pm tneeld:

Regardless of song she's singing, Sandy Denny always makes me burst into tears.
  4:35pm michaelz:

Sheila, this is your greatest show. I have always been obsessed with songs about narcotics but you are putting such a special spin on it. There is not one false note. I did not know this Sandy Denny song. So thank you.
  4:37pm Jocelyn:

It's probably inappropriate to discuss in here but a very long time ago, psychedelics saved my life. I think they tapped in to something deep inside me and plugged a hole all this bad stuff kept flowing through like a broken fire hydrant. I would like to see more people open to it in clinical settings.
Avatar ♥ 4:37pm djsheilab:

michaelz—Thank you for saying that. It's very emotional doing this, but also so powerful.
Avatar ♥ 4:38pm djsheilab:

Jocelyn—It is most appropriate to discuss psychedelics! I credit this medicine for saving my life and have spoken about them on my show before.
  4:41pm Jocelyn:

I feel hypocritical though because while they saved my life in 2002 , i keep seeing so much irresponsibility with them that I feel contributes to the negative narrative.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:42pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

I think it's a constructive thing - from both Cultural directions - for the CounterCulture, as well as the Establishment - to consider Psychedelics as Medicine.
...Following the observations of Terrence McKenna (...more or less): One Culture handed me some off-brand grape juice & a saltine cracker, w/ no explication - & tried to sell me on that as the Sacrament...& the other Culture handed me a quadruple dose (or so) of LSD as a party drug when I was still basically adolescent...
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:42pm Michael 98145:

Speaking of King Con : www.seattletimes.com...
  4:42pm ZL:

preach it !!
  4:43pm IamBasil:

there are SO many artists that have suffered from this disease and have either lost or are still fighting,every genre every language.it's given us some of the most amazing and powerful works from these artists.
  4:43pm Sig:

No Nico?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:44pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Basically all of Jazz in his time thot smack worked for CharlieParker - it should work for them...
Avatar ♥ 4:45pm TDK60:

Hello, just got here. Was at Fairport Convention's annual fest in Cropredy, England a few weeks back, where there was a Sandy Denny tribute during their set - 40 years since she passed. // End the "drug war."
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:45pm fred:

Money is the worst drug, as greed tends to kill others, not the abuser
  4:45pm jake:

Well said. Love this show so much.
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:45pm Rob Kopp:

Last week there was a report in The Netherlands that said that NL is no 1 in producer of synth drugs (pills). Estimated turnover 18 billion euro. That's as much as Philips.
  4:46pm judy from croton:

Wow drugs and booze sound great. Ever hear these artists perform when they are too out of it?
It ain’t pretty. And do you know enough about “anti-depressants” to lump them in with other addictive substances?Love the music, but, heck, Sheila.
  4:48pm the illuminated void:

awesome song so sad so expressive
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:49pm Rob Kopp:

The occasional man, Dutch no. 1 rock 'n roll junkie Herman Brood, died in 2001 by jumping off the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:50pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

As Orwell said - the War is not meant to be Won. For the Drug War - Money is why. We know it.
  4:52pm Neil in Somerset:

I've never heard Esther Phillips after her Atlantic years. This is an amazing record. And totally under appreciated voice.
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:52pm diciassette:

Wahoooo! Annie Ross!
Avatar ♥ 4:52pm djsheilab:

judy from croton—The need for anti-depressants and heroin and other addictive substances come from the same place—suffering, pain, sadness, loneliness.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:52pm fred:

@Rob Kopp: Didn't Chet Baker die the same way in Amsterdam?
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:53pm Rob Kopp:

@Fred: He didn't jump from the roof. He fell out off a window of a hotel
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:53pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

I believe ChetBaker's defenestration was not intentional.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:54pm Phillippe Bastille:

@Judy SSRI antidepressants can lead to episodes of mania. When the manic person starts coming down off the manic period, the odds of suicide are greater than when they were depressed because they still have enough energy to do it
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:55pm Travisano66:

I appreciate your compassion, but I guess I need to be convinced. It's hard to be compassionate towards the man who tried to break into my bedroom where my wife and I were sleeping. I don't call his need to steal to get drugs a disease. He's a criminal.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:55pm Travisano66:

Punish for the crimes. Treat for the addictions.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:55pm fred:

Anti-depressants don't agree with me. I was prescribed these a few times, they make me manic. I barely survived each time before throwing away the stuff
  4:56pm danny:

GRACE gold died from having a piece of upper west side fall on her head
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:56pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Not every medicine in every dosage is right for everyone @ every time.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:58pm Phillippe Bastille:

@fred antidepressants are such a crapshoot. Can't wait until they come up with some sort of test for brain chemical composition and some sort of mapping towards the proper medications
  4:58pm Mark in Toronto:

It will be interesting here in Canada in October, when marijuana and its use is basically legalized.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:58pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

If addiction was treated not criminalized, there would be less desperate criminal activity
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:59pm fred:

@PB: I'll stick to Guinness and Laphroaig until they do (no need to hurry)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:59pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

St Johnswort here.
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:59pm Rob Kopp:

Best song (new to me) so far.
  5:00pm Neil in Somerset:

The wonderful Karen Dalton. Beautiful.
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:00pm Rob Kopp:

(if I'm still allowed to join the music)
  5:00pm michaelz:

What an amazing voice an extraordinary phrasing there is in Karen Dalton. And yes decriminalization would lead to less crime, probably some increased drug taking on the margins, but if the taxes collected went to rehabs and drug education it could be a net plus.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:00pm northguineahills:

Back, traffic was holiday traffic was insane!

Karen Dalton!
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:00pm Carmichael:

Paddy Irish whiskey and IPA for me.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:00pm Phillippe Bastille:

@fred lol. Apparently efforts to do that mapping are underway www.sciencedaily.com...
  5:01pm jake:

Hey Sheila did you play any Judee Sill today? Liking the tunes a lot this week
Avatar ♥ 5:01pm TDK60:

Great to hear this Rita Marley tune again.
  5:01pm judy from croton:

Addiction is not that simple. If we want to treat it as a disease we have to stop seeing it as something people turn to when they’re sad or lonely.
  5:01pm michaelz:

Karen Dalton reminds me of Tim Hardin in her phrasing and the way her voice breaks. He sits high in my pantheon junkie songwriters.
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:02pm chris:

this is what compassion for drug-addicted criminals might look like, as long as we're not locking them up simply for possession or use - www.pewtrusts.org...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:03pm fred:

@PB: Seriously, the lead researcher is named Thanos? I'm sticking with Islay
  5:03pm judy from croton:

Not usually confrontational like this, and the music is great
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:04pm northguineahills:

Salk developed the Polio vaccine.
  5:04pm the illuminated void:

homeopathic medicine
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:04pm Tommy in Neversink:

All drugs should be legal
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:05pm Phillippe Bastille:

@judy no worries. Civil discussions of differing viewpoints are the best discussions
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:05pm Tommy in Neversink:

If drugs were legal people wouldn't be breaking into houses
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:05pm Richard S:

Was that book "Last Call" by Daniel Okrent? Great book!
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:05pm chris:

agreed, Tommy and Phillippe.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:06pm Phillippe Bastille:

@Fred.Hmmm, maybe the study is fictional...
  5:06pm Sarah Montreal:

I’m glad I just woke up to your show Sheila b<3
  5:06pm Russt44:

This is your best most powerful show.. Art, drugs, compassion and the great music related to each story. Brilliant!
  5:07pm hidingintrumpsamerica:

always wonderful show; beautiful theme today!
  5:07pm P-90:

It's the criminalization of drugs that subjects them to "black market" economics and pushes the costs into "breaking into bedrooms" territory...
  5:07pm sufferwords:

fuck the man - all power to the people
  5:08pm Emily S:

Just when I thought I couldn't love this show and WFMU anymore, I turn on the radio to Sheila B talking rationally and compassionately about the drug war.
Avatar ♥ 5:09pm TDK60:

The damn U.S. "drug war" has killed tens of thousands of Mexicans.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:09pm fred:

@PB: many neuro-science studies are. I mean, groundbreaking results from a dozen grad student subjects, really? I know the type (both researchers and students, and I'd trust neither)
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:10pm 23 Wolves:

WFMU rules, Sheila rules, thanks to both for always being good!
Avatar 5:10pm the glowing one:

Isn't it odd how people get injected with morphine by doctors by the millions each year and they don't get addicted? Those people are given pain medication after surgery and they leave the hospitals as non-addicts.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:11pm Phillippe Bastille:

@Fred I agree. Often well-intentioned and underfunded. Or done out of greed to get Big Pharma $$
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:12pm northguineahills:

@Jocelyn: psychedelics may not have saved my life, but, it made me a better person in every metric possible.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:13pm Crudbringer:

I love that there's more rational discussion of drug policy in the 30-odd minutes of DJ chatter during a single FMU femme-pop show than in a month of programming on all the other news/TV channels & radio stations combined, including "thoughtful" NPR.
  5:13pm Sarah Montreal:

Great tune
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:14pm fred:

@the glowing one: I should have got morphine when at the hospital, it's pretty controlled (which is why I didn't get it, despite heart surgery, it was a holiday, the guy in charge was off). I was actually scared of dependency, but the staff was at least as wary
  5:15pm Santos L Halper:

Thanks for Judee <3
And great show all around
  5:15pm Neil in Somerset:

Now Judy Sill! djsheilab you're breaking my heart.
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:16pm chris:

Old Fashioned Morphine could go into a track by Morphine, for the occasional man. Mark Sandman died on stage (cocaine abuse), iirc.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:16pm RomanDogBird:

The Kiss is the single most heart wrenching song i've ever heard (pretty sure i first heard it here too)
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:16pm Michael 98145:

yes. i must have been quite difficult working on this show for us.
  5:17pm Jocelyn:

NGH, I had a lot of bad things happen within a very short period of time. I had anxiety, PTSD, Depression, I couldn't function. A friend's Dad took me to a colleague of his in Big Sur. I was there three days. I was not only myself again but a better version of myself. It's hard to explain. Like someone opened my brain and filled in all the broken parts.
Avatar ♥ 5:17pm acid casualty:

Since all of our brains contain DMT, we are all illegal.
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:17pm Rob Kopp:

Another occasional man: check out the lyrics of the Sam Stone by John Prine (genius.com...). I sadly missed his recent concert in Amsterdam. Immediately sold out.
Avatar ♥ 5:17pm djsheilab:

That's so beautiful Jocelyn! Thank you for sharing :)
Avatar 5:18pm mb:

Happy Friday boom boomers. Interesting theme.
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:19pm Rob Kopp:

the occasional man...
  5:19pm jake:

Thanks for playing this! I just wanted to add that our country has made overprescribing pain meds extremely profitable which has done more harm to people than any illegal drug ever. We need smarter drug policy, starting with injection centers and most importantly, better mental health treatment across the board
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:20pm Phillippe Bastille:

@the glowing one. I met the old Cajun Chef/comedian/oil industry safety rep on a video shoot. He had been a morphine addict. Got hooked onto it as a result of an auto accident. He admitted to it, as did his daughter in this article following his death www.livingstonparishnews.com...
Avatar ♥ 5:20pm djsheilab:

jake—YES!!!
  5:20pm JakeGould:

Hey Sheila!
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:20pm diciassette:

I couldn't be happier with this song as the occasional man song.
Avatar ♥ 5:20pm TDK60:

Judee Sills: wonderful tune. Betcha that LP was a WFMU DJ choice back then.
  5:20pm michaelz:

There are so many men who could have been on this show...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:20pm northguineahills:

@Jocelyn: glad you're better. Always a relief

My health condition is due to Murphy's Law happening all at once. (wife lost job, got cancer, I was freelancing, no insurance, it nearly bankrupted us. so I took a job in FL away from her.) I
  5:21pm devlawn:

Rob Kopp --- Hatfield on bass and backing vocals tho.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:21pm Phillippe Bastille:

@Jocelyn happy for your happy ending (better yet -- happy middle to a long life)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:21pm northguineahills:

At least she's healthy now, psychosomatic reactions are less then fun.
  5:21pm JakeGould:

The U.S. is not proactive in health. It’s all reactive. Isn’t weird how nowadays if someone takes a day off from work they might casually joke that it is a “mental health” day? Wow! Really? One day of not working might help you clear your head! OMFG!!!
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:22pm Michael 98145:

( RIP, The Village Voice www.huffingtonpost.com... Once essential in our house. :(
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:22pm Crudbringer:

(And on re-reading, "chatter" is the wrong word. "Chatter" is what's on those other stations & channels. The aggressive, dedicated curation on FMU is what makes this station great. I wouldn't give two figs for any of these artists before I started listening to Sheila, but her organization makes the show - just as it does for so many others: Downtown Soulville, Music of Mind Control, Reggae Schoolroom, really almost every show on the grid...)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:22pm Phillippe Bastille:

@JakeGould spot on
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:22pm northguineahills:

Fave Lemonhead toon of mine.
  5:22pm michaelz:

This song is brilliant. Who is Brenda? Thanks for the introduction.
  5:22pm Jocelyn:

I haven't had any problems since then. I do get blue sometimes but it's situational. I'm alone in the world now, so it comes from loneliness. But I don't have anxiety, crippling panic attacks, crying fits or sadness so terrible I can't move. I survived a very bad break up several months ago that could've been crippling. But none of those old behaviors crept up.
  5:23pm michaelz:

Brenda Fassie. Sorry. I love her. Shazam only said Brenda. She is a goddess.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:24pm Phillippe Bastille:

@Jocelyn What doesn't kill ya makes ya stronger, right?
  5:24pm Whalson:

ABOLISH ALL LAWS
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:24pm northguineahills:

@Jake: I only take maybe two sick days off per year, and I'm ill right now working. My previous experience has me cowed to not even ask for a raise. Gotta rebuild.
  5:24pm JakeGould:

Oh, also the opiod is is easy to figure out: Most people who are entitled and privileged don’t work manual labor jobs or are put in positions where physical injury might force them to pop pills.

But people who are working class are more of risk to get injured, more of a risk to want a quick fix so they don’t become bankrupt and more of a risk to then be exposed to drugs that will make them addicts.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:25pm fred:

I'm a huge Juliana Hatfield fan. I got to finally see her a few years ago (with Minor Alps). I guess I could say I met her, but quotation marks would be needed. I was basically frozen in place
Avatar ♥ 5:26pm TDK60:

Michael 98145: The Village Voice has shut down. Wow.
  5:26pm Jocelyn:

NGH, sounds like what happened to me. Everything that could go wrong all went wrong at once.
  5:26pm Jocelyn:

RIP Village Voice
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:26pm diciassette:

I stalked Evan Dando, once, and had him fix my CD box (cross out 'Buddy' and write 'Drug Buddy')
  5:27pm michaelz:

Sheila, this show gets better and better. The Shangir-Las at their most devastating.
  5:27pm judy from croton:

I’m in favor of legalization and education and treatment. The less we romantize, the better.
  5:27pm JakeGould:

@NGH: My sympathies. Was essentially unemployed shortly after moving back to NYC in 2001. Then I could only get freelance gigs for 10 years. I only had “hit by a bus” level insurance and had to work crazy hours to assure I had a gig. While technically a freelance can have their own free time, I assure you I worked like 50 to 60 hours per week from 2001 to 2006.

Now in 2018 I finally have a real job, real benefits, real vacation time and some security. This job market stinks and only gets worse.
  5:27pm JakeGould:

Mary Weiss can’t go home anymore because she kvetches too much.
  5:28pm Jocelyn:

The Shangri Las always make me question whether I wear enough eyeliner
  5:28pm JakeGould:

Legalize pot.
Improve basic healthcare.
Provide safe injection sites/programs for heroin junkies.
Put more women in power.
Throw Louis C.K. feet first into a tree shredder.

These are only my opinions. Don’t @ me.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:28pm Crudbringer:

I keep seeing op-eds about how mysterious it is that employers can't find anyone to hire, and yet wages aren't increasing. Gee, could it be our feudal system that chains people to their jobs if they want access to medical care?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:29pm Passaic River Blues:

@NGH: My wife and I had a very similar situation over the last two years (but, fortunately for us, her insurance was secure). For a little while at least, it was as if the earth disappear under our feet. Fuck cancer. Fuck predatory healthcare pricing and, most especially, those who seek to deny care to the uninsured.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:29pm Passaic River Blues:

*disappeared
  5:29pm Russt44:

Jude Sill/Brenda Fassie. So great. The Judee Sill arrangement is exquisite. 1st time I heard that song I burst into tears.
  5:31pm michaelz:

"The opposite of addiction is connection." How true.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:31pm northguineahills:

goddamn!, Johann Hari hit it on the nail!
  5:31pm JakeGould:

RIP Village Voice. Proud that me tweet shouting “This is bullshit…” and “WTF is this?” was immortalized in the virtual pages of the Village Voice when the MTA really screwed something up near my home train line. www.villagevoice.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:31pm fred:

The Village Voice is gone? Wow, that's not just a loss for NYC
Avatar ♥ 5:32pm djsheilab:

I highly recommend his book + TED talk, which inspired this show! chasingthescream.com
  5:32pm judy from croton:

That makes sense: the opposite of addiction is connection.
Avatar ♥ 5:32pm acid casualty:

Love that you played an extrenely scratchy 45 of this song. Sounds like its in my collection.
  5:32pm fredr:

Nice choice Shiela! That’s the only way I always listened to the Carpenters, on a scratchy 45 and I still have some.
  5:33pm Russt44:

Karen was anorexic.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:33pm northguineahills:

Wow, PSR, I empathize. Thanks Jake! I know the feeling, Jocelyn (more happened to me w/in the same few months)

The Carpenters, love for Karen!
  5:33pm Dave from Brooklyn:

Sorry,but to continue, my friend was killed by a guy who he thought was selling pot. $20.He was killed while trying to buy 20.00 worth of pot. The war on drugs is a bad joke. Thanks for speaking out
Avatar ♥ 5:33pm katie:

Thanks for the show and thanks for including eating disorders which are usually co-occurring with drugs. And, a disproportionate amount of addicts have histories of sexual trauma, so how about taking that seriously Catholic church, US government, military, schools, families, ... and all those who take draconian stances on self-medicating.
  5:34pm JakeGould:

@djsheilab: There was some report regarding how despite heroin being all over the place during the Vietnam War yet many veterans who served and used heroin would come home and not become addicts or even use again. Turns out being back with family, friends and people who supported them helped them never go down the addiction path.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:35pm northguineahills:

errr/PRB (can't type today)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:35pm Listener Howard and the Cats:

Incredible show, Sheila!<3
Avatar 5:36pm dfb:

i just tuned in and got the ted talk guy. im not going to argue as this is not the space, but that is a very naive view. im not a women, but im 10 day clean. good luck every one.
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:36pm Michael 98145:

this could be one of the most thought-filled programs i have ever heard on the radio. and i ain't young.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:36pm northguineahills:

Episode clicky-starred! (exclamation point seems somewhat inappropriate, but it's needed)
Avatar 5:37pm Cheri Pi:

Thank you SB for this powerful show and needed message
  5:37pm Sarah Montreal:

No Sheila. It’s ok. Be brave or nothing at all.

Drugs do work, until they don’t work anymore.

The opposite of addiction is definitely connection.

‘I get drunk. We recover’
  5:37pm Jocelyn:

Also controversial but when I quit cigarettes years ago I made the connection that for me it was less about the cigarette than it was the time out that the cigarette breaks gave me. I had to work on my coping mechanisms.
  5:39pm Emily S:

For anyone in college, there's also Students for Sensible Drug Policy.
  5:39pm JakeGould:

Here is an NPR piece on the Vietnam veteran studies I mentioned. Good read on a few levels. Like this discussion on habits and behaviors, “And over time those cues become so deeply ingrained that they are very hard to resist. And so we smoke at the entrance to work when we don't want to. We sit on the couch and eat ice cream when we don't need to, despite our best intentions, despite our resolutions.” www.npr.org...
  5:40pm Whalson:

Drugs are a good start but it's Government that's the Real Racket
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:40pm northguineahills:

Thanks Jake!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:40pm fred:

I quit smoking briefly before heart surgery. The religion-heavy anti-smoking message I got at the hospital made me take up the habit again. I told them it rubbed me the wrong way, they just said I needed to trust in a higher power. Bought a pack the day I was out
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:41pm Michael 98145:

@fred, you just made me smile
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:42pm Michael 98145:

( as a former smoker :)
  5:42pm cheechsweet:

So glad you did it. I would like a CD of it to share. So powerful. Your empathy and heartfelt words especially.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:42pm northguineahills:

I started smoking at 16, quit at 22. Didn't touch them for over 3 years. Since then, I've had maybe one a month at party or concert scenarios.
  5:43pm cheechsweet:

So much about drugs is about the vortex of self as a social being & having things to pivot around socially. I need a job at parties. I can't just drift. It's the curse of consciousness.
  5:44pm Sarah Montreal:

Sam stone!?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:45pm fred:

@Michael 98145: It's really dumb though. I had kicked it for a while, even today I don't smoke during the day. But the "higher power" talk really got under my skin
  5:45pm Sarah Montreal:

Oh/ sound of loneliness?

All good sad addiction songs
  5:45pm Sarah Montreal:

Tears can Heal
  5:45pm michaelz:

I love this Mary Gauthier song. Going to see her in concert with Eliza Gilkyson later this month.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:45pm Tome:

oiy ,,, yep that's me "don't have a problem like "they" do I just drink " ,,,,,,
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:46pm northguineahills:

@Sheila: As you mentioned, I, like many, have lost quite a few close friends to addiction, so, this hits me in gut. gracias por tu trabajo!
  5:46pm JakeGould:

Oh also, I kinda hate drinking to drink nowadays. I have no problem getting socially drunk every now and then. But this cultural mentality that you MUST drink if you socialize is a bit crazy.

I’ve known people who can’t see movies unless they are high or drunk. Ditto with bands. And honestly, I am not 19 anymore so why do I have to do that to enjoy something?

Sometimes for some people it’s just hard to say, “I like something because I like it…” and without some social lubricant involved.
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:46pm Rob Kopp:

@Sarah: It indeed has the same feel (melody, organ) as Sam Stone!
  5:47pm cheechsweet:

One older timer in a room once said that the higher power stuff got to him too until someone told him just to substitute "the radiator" every time he said higher power. That worked for him. I realized my hang up on that was just me getting in my way again. I realized it with help. My best friend had issues with the higher power stuff too, & he's dead now. I wish he could've gotten out of his own way.
  5:47pm pomadethesun:

Great show❤️
  5:47pm cheechsweet:

"a room" being AA, that is
  5:47pm Jocelyn:

Me too. The loss of so many friends and family to addiction. It hurts. It always will.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:47pm northguineahills:

@Jake, I don't mind drinking (about to pop a work beer), but I hate getting drunk anymore unless it's a very special occasion.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:48pm Tome:

....took me a LONG too until a lot of it sank in ,,, 1 -- don't have to explain myself to no one ,, and 2 people don't do what I want them too ,, when you really let it sink in ? life is great ! ...
  5:48pm the illuminated void:

The dead addicts thank you for your compassion. they still speak to us
  5:48pm Dave from Brooklyn:

Each small candle lights a corner of the darkness. Roger Waters. Thank Sohie Boom Boom!
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:48pm Michael 98145:

to paraphrase the play, "i don't have a drinking problem - i get all i want."
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:48pm Phillippe Bastille:

Great show, Sheila, heading to dinner. Great discussion Jake, NGH, Jocelyn, Fred, Judy and others.
  5:49pm Melissa:

Have you played Janis Joplin on the show? ( sorry tuned in late)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:49pm fred:

@JakeGould: I can't socialize without drinking enough to forget my shyness. But I don't get drunk anymore. Gotta walk home, you know, even though my boots probably know the way
  5:50pm Melissa:

Very brave and smart show. I've been listening to FMU since 1990 ad have never heard anything like this before today. Thank you
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:50pm Tome:

she played from the 1st Big bro and Holding co earlier Melissa yes LOVE this one >> ** Big Brother & the Holding Company Women Is Losers ** ,,
  5:51pm JakeGould:

@fred: Well, I genuinely don’t like most booze and beers. Gives me a damned headache. And Sheila mentioned Daniel Blumin so I will say something, I LIKE BARTLES AND JAYMES!!! Crappy wine coolers but I am fine with it.
  5:51pm Jocelyn:

Have a good dinner and a great weekend Phillippe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:51pm northguineahills:

Ten un excelente fin de semana, Phillippe!
Avatar 5:51pm BabyBear:

Amazing show Sheila! You're an inspiration
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:52pm northguineahills:

I would have to something extra special w/ crappy booze to get a hangover, I don't get them....
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:52pm Devin B.:

Thank you, Sheila.
  5:52pm Russt44:

What about Something Cool?
  5:52pm Cooh John:

I like my alcopops too, JakeGould. Powerful and transformative show.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:53pm listener 126464:

Thanks Sheila that was so good!
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:53pm Rob Kopp:

Great show, Shelia. Never clicked so many songs.
Avatar 5:53pm twinoak170:

Fantastic show today. I loved hearing Twisted, all these years thinking that it was a Joni Mitchell composition, shame on me.
Avatar ♥ 5:54pm djsheilab:

lawenforcementactionpartnership.org
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:54pm fred:

Nice cap Sheila, a song for the Obama hangover ever NGH might have
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:54pm northguineahills:

Gracias, sheilab, te amamos!
  5:54pm eric from lake hiawatha:

You have been spot on. I work in a behavioral health emergency department observation unit. Bless you.
  5:54pm JakeGould:

Isn’t “Wizard of Oz” basically about a young girl who hates her life and family and wishes she could just fly away to Oz and never comes back? Read between those lines.
  5:54pm judy from croton:

@dfb keep going. When you aren’t under the yoke it may suit you fine. Stay strong. Stay connected with other people
  5:55pm sufferwords:

haven't shot dope for 20 yrs- have a scotch every while/ hit some weed now and then- was sober AA 12 yrs- there's a lot to be said for all phases of life including the junkie years- all part of the story of ones human experience
  5:55pm Just Bill:

This is the first time I'm listening to real radio since the '80s.
  5:55pm Sarah Montreal:

Oh Judy sweet. Sweet Judy. She had an incredibly hard time of it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:55pm maestroso:

Great show Sheila. Heavy indeed. I hope you do something fun with loved ones after the show.
  5:55pm michaelz:

Oh Sheila, what a perfect show. Thank you.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:55pm northguineahills:

loud laughs, fred!
  5:55pm JakeGould:

In the book Dorothy stays in Oz, the only happy place she knew. In the movie she comes back home to be a part of the Protestant work ethic of the midwest.
Avatar 5:55pm the glowing one:

@JakeGould: same... I don't like how alcohol makes me stupid. It slows my thinking down (alcohol slows inhibits the firing of neurons), which I don't like in social settings. I don't even get more sociable when drunk, how would I when I need that processing power to emphasize... studies have shown that alcohol doesn't increase empathy, it only creates the illusion the other people agree with you, while in fact they don't.

I also don't like smoking weed anymore, it shuts down all critical thinking. In retrospect that makes so much sense that I started to believe all kinds of stupid theories when in my stoner days.

I avoid drugs as much as I can. But I'm for decriminalizing all drug use and for legalizing and regulating many recreational drugs, since I pretty much agree with the argument that the current war on drugs has failed. Personally though, drugs are not a solution to me. Drug abuse is an indicator that someone is coping with certain situations in an unhealthy manner.
Avatar 5:55pm david_:

if happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why can't i?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:56pm steveo:

thank you sheila
  5:56pm JakeGould:

THANKS SHEILA!!!
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:57pm Ken From Hyde Park:

Thanks, Sheila. May the you experience proper chemicals in the appropriate amounts. Have a good weekend.
  5:57pm Russt44:

What a closer
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:57pm Michael 98145:

as always, thank you, DJ Sheila ★↑
  5:57pm Sarah Montreal:

In the book ‘Dorothy Must Die’ (ya) she has returned to Oz and messed everything up with her greed and pride.

A new girl, Amy arrives to redeem Oz.
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:57pm Ken From Hyde Park:

I meant appropriate chemicals in the proper amounts.
  5:57pm jake:

Thank you Sheila!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:57pm Passaic River Blues:

Thank you, Ms. B.
  5:57pm Jocelyn:

Such a beautiful, deep show this week ❤️
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:58pm Tome:

best thing coming from rehab , aa etc... as bad as you're feeling ? go help someone ,, else ,,, get out of yourself ,,, it works !
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:58pm chris:

thanks, Sheila!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:58pm northguineahills:

word, Tome!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:58pm RomanDogBird:

thank you, sheila
Avatar 5:58pm the glowing one:

Thank you, Sheila~!! Great show!
Avatar 5:58pm GloTato:

Great show! Thanks, Sheila. Boom!
Avatar 5:58pm mb:

Thanks Sheila B. This will def be a show i re-vist.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:59pm Passaic River Blues:

@Tome: absolutely!
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:59pm Ken From Hyde Park:

Also, goodbye Aretha Franklin. Enjoy the ride in your pink Cadillac.
Avatar ♥ 5:59pm Jeff Moore:

Thanks for this show, Sheila.
  5:59pm P-90:

Gratitude, DJ Sheila B!
Avatar S.B. Boomer: Marathon 2022 Swag For Life Member ♥ 5:59pm Rob Kopp:

I thinks I will keep this complete show as MP3 somewhere
  5:59pm Geoff in Ottawa:

Absolutely amazing show today. I will be listening again.
Avatar 5:59pm dfb:

@judyform croton. thanks - not my first time around, but hard this time, i had some very long term sobriety. this time i didnt start drinking again so, that was a plus. i know how to do it, i just had a 21/2 year binge
  6:00pm P-90:

Emily Remler...
  6:00pm Just Bill:

First time I tune in and so so glad I did. ... Great show!
  6:00pm Jocelyn:

Wishing everyone a great weekend!
  6:00pm kimzilla:

Thank you for a terrific and well researched show. Amazing!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:01pm Tome:

best thing is Bill if you missed some you can listen to the Archives ,, !
Avatar ♥ 6:02pm djsheilab:

Thanks for being here with me today, gang! Have a wonderful long weekend....Xoxoxo
Avatar 6:02pm SALTnPEPPERTEENAGER:

thank you for another EXCELLENT show xo
  6:03pm Just Bill:

Thanks Tome!
  5:47pm Caroline:

Love this show and really appreciate the theme. Food issues also tie together the drug-related deaths of Karen Carpenter and Dinah Washington. I imagine for other women on this list as well, drug and alcohol abuse may have been intertwined with shame associated with body trauma - but KC and DW's jump out at me most readily. A poignant reminder of how body dysmorphia can be fatal.
  5:42pm Olga:

Sheila B, thanks for tackling this theme in such a compassionate way. It was very moving. Now I'll apologize for the sincerity of this comment. Sorry not sorry.
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