NELSON RIDDLE ORCHESTRA . . . . . Route 66 Theme (opening theme) . . . . . Route 66 and Other Great TV Themes/More Hit TV Themes
BILLY WARD & THE DOMINOES . . . . . Sixty Minute Man . . . . . Sixty Minute Men: The Best of Billy Ward & His Dominoes
THE ROLLING STONES . . . . . Time Waits For No One . . . . . It's Only Rock 'N Roll
OASIS . . . . . I’m Outta Time . . . . . Dig Out Your Soul
MARAH . . . . . Old Time Ticking Away . . . . . Angels of Destruction
JOSEPH ARTHUR . . . . . Dream Of The Good Life . . . . . Crazy Rain
GEORGE HARRISON . . . . . Art Of Dying . . . . . All Things Must Pass [BOXED EDITION]

GIRLS . . . . . Lust For Life . . . . . Album
ART BRUT . . . . . Emily Kane . . . . . Bang Bang Rock & Roll
THE WHO . . . . . Pictures Of Lilly . . . . . Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy
THE JAM . . . . . So Sad About Us . . . . . All Mod Cons
THE SUPREMES . . . . . You Can’t Hurry Love . . . . . Gold
GOD HELP THE GIRL . . . . . Come Monday Night . . . . . God Help The Girl
EELS . . . . . My Timing Is Off . . . . . Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire
TODD RUNDGREN . . . . . Couldn’t I Just Tell You . . . . . Something/Anything?
THE HOLLIES . . . . . Carrie Anne . . . . . Hollies - Hollies Greatest Hits
FARRAH . . . . . Life’s Too Short . . . . . Moustache
ROBERT JOHNSON . . . . . I’ll Be Waiting . . . . . Close Personal Friend

IGGY POP . . . . . Lust For Life . . . . . Lust for Life
BOBBY DARIN . . . . . Don’t Rain On My Parade . . . . . As Long as I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection
NEW YORK DOLLS . . . . . ’Cause I Sez So . . . . . 'Cause I Sez So
MAGAZINE . . . . . Shot By Both Sides . . . . . Real Life
THE REPLACEMENTS . . . . . I’ll Be You . . . . . Don't Tell a Soul
NICK LOWE . . . . . Cracking Up . . . . . Labour of Lust
ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE VENUS 3 . . . . . TLC . . . . . Goodnight Oslo
THE CLASH . . . . . The Right Profile . . . . . London Calling

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND . . . . . Jersey Girl . . . . . Live: 1975-85 (3CD)
THE BEATLES . . . . . Two Of Us . . . . . Let It Be (Remastered)
CAMERA OBSCURA . . . . . Let’s Get Out Of This Country . . . . .
THE KINKS . . . . . Holiday In Waikiki . . . . . Face to Face
ARLO GUTHRIE . . . . . Ukulele Lady . . . . . Hobo's Lullaby
LED KAAPANA & FRIENDS . . . . . Radio Hula . . . . . Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Collection, Vol. 2
DON HO . . . . . Tiny Bubbles . . . . . Don Ho - Greatest Hits
THE BEACH BOYS . . . . . Let’s Go Away For Awhile . . . . . Pet Sounds
THE POSTMARKS . . . . . Go Jetsetter . . . . . Memoirs at the End of the World (Dig)
THE GO-GO’S . . . . . Vacation . . . . . Vacation

Upon hearing of the recent demise of Don Hewitt, the first thing that surfaced in my brain was the tune from Billy Ward & the Dominoes that opened this show. From there we heard a trio of songs from the Rolling Stones, Oasis and Marah that at their core are all about the passage of time, and then Joseph Arthur introduced the element of life and death, which George Harrison expanded upon from the perspective of Eastern philosophy to put the finishing touches on this opener.

This section began with one from the upcoming disc by Girls that conjured up an Art Brut track that would undoubtedly make my list of favorite tracks from this first decade of the 21st century (if I managed to actually create such a list). Another song of unfullfilled longing followed from the Who, which led to the Jam covering a different Who track on love's ups and downs. The Supremes taking a philosophical approach (with a bassline borrowed by the Jam for "Town Called Malice") led to Stuart Murdoch's God Help The Girl and another track with a prominently soulful bass. Eels took us in more of a Pop direction with my favorite from the recent disc, which led to some magic of a similar nature from Todd Rundgren. Some late British Invasion bliss (with a steel drum solo!) from the Hollies led to Farrah, a band obviously influenced by that sound, and then it was Robert Johnson—not the iconic bluesman—from his only official disc, which came out in the late '70s and featured his hot guitar anchoring a set of terrific rock and roll tunes.

An obvious connection to the Girls track that opened the last set is the Iggy Pop tune that began this one, and following up on Mr. Pop's survival message we heard from Bobby Darin covering the song that Barbra Streisand forever took possesion of in Funny Girl. A bit of commentary on modern culture by the New York Dolls led to an early piece of claustrophobic alienation by Magazine, which brought on the Replacements suggesting a temporary personality exchange as an answer. Nick Lowe losing his grip was countered by Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 with a pharmaceutical solution, which brought to mind the Clash and their consideration of the actor Montgomery Clift.

This program was the last to appear before I took a week's vacation down the Jersey Shore, so to help me get out the door we heard a bit of traveling music, starting with Bruce Springsteen's cover of a Tom Waits tune. One each from the Beatles and Camera Obscura maintained the mood, and then we heard a kind of mini-set-within-the-set that focused on Hawaii. (I've never been, but hope to get there on some future R&R expedition.) Here we heard the Kinks a bit disillusioned with what they found upon arriving; Arlo Guthrie with a lovely rendition of an old tune that dates back to the 1920's; some serene Hawaiian slack key guitar sounds from Led Kaapana and Friends; and a guilty pleasure from Don Ho, which never fails to bring a smile to my face and actually seemed to flow rather nicely into the Beach Boys instrumental that followed. Finally, a travel tune from the new Postmarks disc brought us to the Go-Go's with the obvious closer for this edition of Lucky Dog Radio.

Here's another one from the Go-Go's