Rich Buckland and Bill Mesnik

DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

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My Fellow Americans, Life is actually just a microscopic, deluded moment in time, so let's cut to the freakin' chase. One look at our impending election debacle can solidify my case. It has been my contention since birth, that the answer to every difficulty we encounter on this sacred yet demented Stone, can be revealed with ultimate clarity through the ultra neurotic engagements of Music, Art, Literature, Film, Poetry and a good Pastrami sandwich. Why would any sane human spend so must time on a film set (Do you know how long you gotta wait until your 8 second deliverance of an edited beyond...

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Rich Buckland and Bill Mesnik

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BILL MESNIK - The Holiday Grab Bag - FORGETFULNESS; FAIRYTALE; IT’S A CHOICE TO BE HAPPY; BILLY B BADD; LET GO; BRING ON THE NIGHT - These Six Songs Derive From Between 6 and 10 years back. 23.12.2021 20:55

FORGETFULNESS", "FAIRYTALE", "IT’S A CHOICE TO BE HAPPY", "BILLY B BADD", "LET GO", "BRING ON THE NIGHT "These six songs derive from between 6 and 10 years back.

PUT ON A STACK OF 45s - John & Yoko / The Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir- HAPPY CHRISTMAS (THE WAR IS OVER) CHAPTER SEVENTY THREE - IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHEMAYNE HALVERSON MESNIK - JAN. 6, 1967- DEC. 23, 2020 23.12.2021 29:27

"THE TALE OF HAPPY CHRISTMAS (THE WAR IS OVER)":https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/happy-xmas-war-is-over-by-john-yoko-and-the-harlem-community-choir-1971/

CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL - WE'VE LIVED BEFORE - FEATURING THE ALBUM LIEGE AND LIEF By FAIRPORT CONVENTION IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE - -EPISODE # 39- THE CAPTAIN MINES HIS COVE OF 8 TRACK TREASURES! 20.12.2021 1:01:57

"CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL" - " WE' VE LIVED BEFORE" - FEATURING THE ALBUM "LIEGE AND LIEF " By FAIRPORT CONVENTION IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE BY CAPTAIN BILLY- EPISODE # 39- THE CAPTAIN MINES HIS COVE OF 8 TRACKS.

PUT ON A STACK OF 45s; - JOHNNY LEE- LOOKING FOR LOVE -CHAPTER SEVENTY TWO - The Boys Devote Each Episode To A Famed 45 RPM SINGLE Recording And Shine A Spotlight Upon Eternal Greatness. 19.12.2021 30:53

"JOHNNY'S BATTLE WITH PARKINSONS DISEASE":https://people.com/country/johnny-lee-parkinsons-disease-battle-everythings-gonna-be-alright-album-release/

Bill Mesnik- IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME - A MASTER WRITER OF SONG EVOKES AN EMOTIONAL SUNSET IN THIS SEASONAL TUNE SPAWNED FROM THE 2015 SAN BERNADINO TERRORIST ATTACK - A WALK THROUGH THE DARK. 13.12.2021 1:47

Many people feel alienated during the holiday season, and what with the mental health crisis we have in this country, coupled with the ever expanding epidemic of gun violence, I created this song as an exploration of a tortured mind seeking relief.

CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL - TOO MUCH IS NOT ENOUGH; - FEATURING THE ALBUM ODESSA By THE BEE GEES IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE - -EPISODE # 38- THE CAPTAIN MINES HIS COVE OF 8 TRACK TREASURES! 13.12.2021 1:07:31

"CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL" - " TOO MUCH IS NOT ENOUGH" - FEATURING THE ALBUM "ODESSA" By THE BEE GEES IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE - -EPISODE # 38- THE CAPTAIN MINES HIS COVE OF 8 TRACK TREASURES!

PUT ON A STACK OF 45s - CHAPTER SEVENTY ONE - MIKE NESMITH - JOANNE - Featuring The Splendid Bohemians Bill Mesnik and Rich Buckland - The Boys Devote Each Episode To A Famed 45 RPM Single Release And Shine A Spotlight upon it. 13.12.2021 39:09

"MIKE FINALLY UNDERSTOOD":https://variety.com/2021/music/news/michael-nesmith-last-days-monkees-manager-final-tour-1235131225/

CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL - BALD FIRE - EPISODE 37 - FEATURING THE ALBUM TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION - THE DELUXE EDITION By ELTON JOHN IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE - THE CAPTAIN DIGS INTO HIS 8 TRACK TREASURE CHEST. 05.12.2021 1:51:06

"CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL" - "BALD FIRE" - EPISODE 37 - FEATURING THE ALBUM "TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION- THE DELUXE EDITION" By ELTON JOHN IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE BY CAPTAIN BILLY

PUT ON A STACK OF 45s - BOBBY DARIN - THINGS - CHAPTER SEVENTY - WITH YOUR HOSTS THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS, BILL MESNIK and RICH BUCKLAND - The Boys Devote Each Episode To A Famed 45 RPM Single. 05.12.2021 37:03

"BOBBY DARIN- SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME":https://www.songhall.org/profile/Bobby_Darin

CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL- OUT OF ONE, MANY - FEATURING THE ALBUM E PLURIBUS UNUM By SANDY BULL- EPISODE # 36 - IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE - THE CAPTAIN DIGS INTO HIS VAULT OF 8 TRACK WONDERS. 28.11.2021 41:44

PUT ON A STACK OF 45s - MUSIC MACHINE - TALK TALK - CHAPTER SIXTY NINE - With The Splendid Bohemians, Bill Mesnik and Rich Buckland - The Boys Devote Each Episode To A Famed 45 RPM Single Release And Deconstruct It. 28.11.2021 29:10

"MUSIC MACHINE INTERVIEW WITH SEAN BONNIWELL":https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2011/07/sean-bonniwell-interview-html.html

CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL - & - AN UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCE - FEATURING THE ALBUM A WINK IS AS GOOD AS A NOD TO A BLIND HORSE by THE FACES IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE- EPISODE # 36- THE CAPTAIN UNEARTHS AN 8 TRACK TREASURE. 21.11.2021 39:18

"CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL" - " AN UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCE" - FEATURING THE ALBUM "A WINK IS AS GOOD AS A NOD TO A BLIND HORSE" By THE FACES IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE- EPISODE # 36- THE CAPTAIN UNEARTHS AN 8 TRACK TREASURE!

PUT ON A STACK OF 45s - JUDY COLLINS - SEND IN THE CLOWNS - CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHT- Featuring The Splendid Bohemians, Bill Mesnik and Rich Buckland - The Boys Devote Each Episode To A Famed 45 RPM Single Release. 21.11.2021 41:04

"BEHIND THE SONG":https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-song-send-in-the-clowns-with-judy-collins/

CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL - EPISODE # 35 - THE GREAT AWAKENING - FEATURING THE ALBUM THE BYRDS GREATEST HITS By THE BYRDS IN HIGH DEFINITION- THE CAPTAIN DIVES INTO HIS 8 TRACK TREASURE CHEST TO RETRIEVE A JEWEL 14.11.2021 42:30

"CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL" - EPISODE # 35 - " THE GREAT AWAKENING"" - FEATURING THE ALBUM "THE BYRDS GREATEST HITS" By THE BYRDS IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE INSIGHTS BY THE CAPTAIN HIMSELF!

PUT ON A STACK OF 45's - STAN GETZ and ASTRUD GILBERTO - "THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA- CHAPTER SIXTY SEVEN - Featuring The Splendid Bohemians- BILL MESNIK and RICH BUCKLAND - The Boys Devote Each Episode To A Famed 45 RPM And Shine A Light Upon It's Import 14.11.2021 39:54

"GETZ AND GILBERTO ON NPR":https://www.npr.org/artists/15401862/stan-getz

CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL -EPISODE # 34 - "SEX ON A SUMMERS DAY" - FEATURING THE ALBUM " MELLO" By ANITA O' DAY IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE -THE CAPTAIN DELIVERS A GEM FROM HIS 8 TRACK ARCHIVE 07.11.2021 47:15

"CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL" -EPISODE # 34 - "SEX ON A SUMMERS DAY" - FEATURING THE ALBUM "MELLO 'DAY" By ANITA O'DAY IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE -THE CAPTAIN DELIVERS A GEM FROM HIS 8 TRACK ARCHIVE

PUT ON A STACK OF 45's- CHAPTER SIXTY SIX- RICK NELSON- "GARDEN PARTY"- With The Splendid Bohemians Featuring Bill Mesnik and Rich Buckland -The Boys Devote Each Episode To A Famed 45 RPM Release 07.11.2021 36:21

"THE ARTISTIC INTEGRITY OF RICK NELSON":https://jeremylr.medium.com/saluting-the-artistic-integrity-of-rick-nelson-30-years-after-his-shocking-death-ed5a28ca679e

AND THE SPLENDID BOHO GOES TO..- EPISODE FOUR - RANDY QUAID FOR "THE LAST DETAIL" (1973) - THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT A NEW SERIES WHERE THEY AWARD A NOTED CHARACTER ACTOR WHOSE CONTRIBUTION TO A FILM ENHANCED IT'S GREATNESS 01.11.2021 30:38

"FLASHES OF KINDNESS":://www.rogerebert.com/features/flashes-of-kindness-ideological-ambivalence-in-the-the-last-detail-and-last-flag-flying

CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL - EPISODE # 33 - PERFECTION, CURDLED - FEATURING THE ALBUM "FOREVER CHANGES" By LOVE IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE BY CAPTAIN BILLY- THE CAPTAIN SELECTS A GEM FROM HIS 8 TRACK ARCHIVE 01.11.2021 45:29

"CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL" - - EPISODE # 33 - "PERFECTION, CURDLED" - FEATURING THE ALBUM " FOREVER CHANGES" By LOVE IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE BY CAPTAIN BILLY.

PUT ON A STACK OF 45'S- CHAPTER SIXTY FIVE - JIMMY BEAUMONT and THE SKYLINERS -"SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU"- Featuring The Splendid Bohemians- BILL MESNIK and RICH BUCKLAND - The Boys Devote Each Episode To A Famed 45 RPM &quot 30.10.2021 35:11

"PITTSBURGH MUSIC HISTORY- JIMMY BEAUMONT AND THE SKYLINERS":https://sites.google.com/site/pittsburghmusichistory/pittsburgh-music-story/doo-wop/the-skyliners

CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL--EPISODE # 32 -WHEN WE WERE YOUNG -FEATURING THE ALBUM "FREEDOM SUITE" By THE RASCALS IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE- BILLY REVEALS ANOTHER GEM FROM HIS 8 TRACK TREASURES 24.10.2021 1:31:10

"CAPTAIN BILLY'S MAGIC 8 BALL" EPISODE 32 "WHEN WE WERE YOUNG" FEATURING THE ALBUM "FREEDOM SUITE" BY THE RASCALS IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE- THE CAPTAIN REVEALS ANOTHER GEM FROM HIS 8 TRACK TREASURES!

CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL - EPISODE # 31 -THE BLUES, REIMAGINED - FEATURING THE ALBUM "BLUES FROM LAUREL CANYON" (Decca, 1968) By JOHN MAYALL WITH NARRATIVE BY CAPTAIN BILLY 20.10.2021 1:03:58

"CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL" - EPISODE # 31 - " THE BLUES, REIMAGINED" - FEATURING THE ALBUM "BLUES FROM LAUREL CANYON" (Decca, 1968) By JOHN MAYALL WITH NARRATIVE BY CAPTAIN BILLY.

CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL -EPISODE # 30 - TALENTED AND TORTURED - FEATURING THE ALBUM "MOTEL SHOT" By DELANEY AND BONNIE IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE- GEMS FROM CAPTAIN BILLY'S 8 TRACK TREASURE CHEST! 10.10.2021 49:39

"CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL" -EPISODE # 30 - " TALENTED AND TORTURED" - FEATURING THE ALBUM "MOTEL SHOT" By DELANEY AND BONNIE IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE BY CAPTAIN BILLY

PUT ON A STACK OF 45'S ;- CHAPTER SIXTY FOUR - LONNIE MACK -"WHAM" - Featuring The Splendid Bohemians Bill Mesnik and Rich Buckland - The Boys Devote Each Episode To A Famed 45 RPM Release 10.10.2021 33:21

"DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE LONNIE MACK OBITUARY":https://downbeat.com/news/detail/blues-guitarist-lonnie-mack-dies-at-74

CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL - EPISODE # 29 - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - FEATURING THE ALBUM "NILSSON SINGS NEWMAN" By HARRY NILSSON IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE BY CAPTAIN BILLY 03.10.2021 28:52

"CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL" - EPISODE # 29 - "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" - FEATURING THE ALBUM "NILSSON SINGS NEWMAN" By HARRY NILSSON IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE BY CAPTAIN BILLY.