Buckaroo Holiday!

Yes, Buckaroos, this is it. Don't expect any extra-special stuff in this show; it's just an ordinary episode, other than it's the last one. On October 9th, Buckaroo Holiday will disappear from Podbean. Not only will there be no more new shows, but the entire archive will also be gone without a trace. So, for a month, you can download as many older shows as you like. As I mention in this closing episode, we will be creating an online archive of all these old shows, and once that's up I'll share the information about it on my Patreon (on a "public" post you can access without a membership), so check in there if you want to know about that. I'm sorry I don't have the info just yet to put here, but I might amend this if we set that up soon enough. Buckaroo Holiday itself, new episodes and specials, will continue on Patreon. Here's the link to that: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday I don't do any "tiers" or bullshit like that over there, so whether you join for a buck a month or some larger amount, it's up to you; the experience will be the same. It makes no sense to pay every year to keep this going on Podbean; as long as listenership was growing I was happy to pay the yearly fee, but - whether it was over comments of mine that people disliked, music they didn't dig, or just my repellent personality - it dwindled, and I'd rather direct my efforts to the more loyal audience on Patreon. If you have any questions about anything, I can be reached there, or at my email, mcvouty at opt online dot net (I may regret sharing that here, but I'l chance it, since it'll be gone in a month anyway... please don't harass me). I'm a little sad about this, but that ain't your problem and I won't go on about it except to say that making this show has meant a lot to me through a few incredibly weird and difficult years. If some of you also found it useful, interesting, and entertaining through your own lives and times, then it sorta succeeded. Thanks for your time and attention. My love and best wishes to you all - Sport

Don't let the picture mislead you; no politics in this show. This is a show commissioned by our pal Irwin Chusid, who had a very specific and interesting brief. I'd explain it here, but why not save me the typing and just listen to me explain it on the show. Part 2 will be on Patreon soon: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday This is one of our final Podbean shows.. switching strictly to Patreon come October, at which time this show and its archive goes poof. You're certainly welcome to join us there on Patreon, but, hey... not for nothin' but, "you do you." I know a dollar or two a month is a steep price for what I do here. Totally.

Posted on a Sunday evening? Wha? This was going to be a quickie show to post Memorial Day weekend, just something to share as I worked on some of the pending commissions. Between one thing and another, then still another, andmoreagain, it got stalled, then stymied, then stuck. And now, whatever it is, it's yours. I'm posting it here on Podbean because... may as well, since we're still here for the time being. I guess it turns out to be a "regular" show, so I'll number it accordingly, according to the eccentric and meaningless logic of Buckaroo tradition. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Been months, I know. Courtesy of Rich, here is a new show on this long-neglected Podbean platform, a selection of songs written for motion pictures. There will be a part 2 on Patreon, among other special shows there, and then another commissioned show pertaining to LYRICS here. Enjoy these Podbean episodes while ye may. Special thanks to Jim Allen for critical assistance. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Hello, all! We have a special commission here, dealing with artists who died before achieving their full potential (not necessarily people who merely "died young," because there's a shitload of those). Always nothing much more than guesswork, of course, but I'll explain some of my criteria and try to justify these choices as we go. There will be many more examples on part 2, coming up very soon on the Patreon. We can all thank Irwin Chusid for this commission and this fascinating idea; some of his own suggestions are included here, as well as others that will turn up on the next part. Thanks also to Jim Allen for some excellent additions to the canon. If you have any performers you want to argue for including, let me know. In the meantime, I tried to keep it varied, and hope you find it entertaining and informative. Buckaroo Holiday goes weekly on the Patreon from here on out, by the way, as a thank you to those supporters and their deeply appreciated support and loyalty. Join the fun: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

UPDATE 7:04 PM, FIXED ERRORS - there was a slight problem with the previous file of this show... please re-download for best results if you already did that. Apologies. Dunno why, but there's no time to do ANYTHING properly this year, but I've burned the midnight oil to provide another virtual Buckaroo New Year's Eve for you fine people. Hope it passes muster! As always, here are the instructions, as told on our FIRST of these specials, way back in Covid days: For the full show, timed correctly, begin listening at exactly 11 pm, your time. If you'd rather come in later, there are lines of demarcation at the half hour mark (start there at 11:30) and 45 minute mark (start there at 11:45). Observing these SCIENTIFIC guidelines will ensure gay merriment... countdown and midnight eruption of bliss inclusive. Will it be precise? Greenwich mean time or whatever? Well, I won't guarantee that, but Christ, at these prices what do you expect? Thanks to all who've stuck with Buckaroo Holiday this year, when so many flew the coop. More shows to come, better than ever, bla bla. A very Happy New Year to all. BUY: https://www.fakechapter.com/album/daylight/ JOIN: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Hi all... a little rushed in preparation, but still lovingly, here's something that's not super-Christmas-y to be honest, but there's plenty of Yule midst the rest. Hope you dig, and we'll see you again very shortly. Hoping to have a Christmas Eve musical treat, but will almost certainly be here for the New Year's Eve party. Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas to all. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday And if you haven't already, order your copy of the wonderful record album Daylight in the Swamps here: https://www.fakechapter.com/album/daylight/

An impromptu. A bagatelle. Don't get mad; enjoy! Don't forget to buy the Mike "Sport" Murphy LP: "Daylight in the Swamps" at Fakechapter.com https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Hey, been a while! You look great! Here's a new "regular" show for you, and while you are listening, PLEASE note that DAYLIGHT IN THE SWAMPS, the VINYL LP compilation of select tracks from my Kill Rock Stars albums is now available for pre-order. Go to: http://fakechapter.com/ ...and secure your copies! The label is offering special deals with extra bonus / happy bonus stuff, so give it a look see and decide which plan best suits your needs and the needs of your family. Please note that there will be a strict limit of 10 copies per individual, per order, unless you REALLY REALLY want more. In that case, go for it. Shit, buy a crate of 'em, actually. And please spread the word. Cover art visible at fake chapter's site above and at: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Fits and starts again on this one, folks. Many delays... many changes made. Whole chunks of the show cut and replaced. Some deleted sections may appear elsewhere, some may disappear. But at least we have a new one, finally, eh? You bet. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Claudia kindly proposed this one, and I hope it hits the spot for she and ye. If it's too long, break it into chunks. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Quickly put together as a casual accompaniment to your Independence Day activities, whatever they may be. Don't expect much and it'll work just fine. Stay safe and have a wonderful day, friends. Drink a lot of booze and then grab your credit card and join this: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Shorter than usual, explained within... just a regular ol' mixed-grill show for yez. It's Fathers' Day... I gotta go drink. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Been a while. Odd one, this, commissioned by Mark and admittedly very "talky" ...more to come on this topic, but hope this one is interesting for starters. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

An earlier upload was marred by egregiously goofy glitches. Now fixed, alas. Enjoy. https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-tvm3v-15e1d0f

Holy shit! Been a while, hasn't it? Well it's a rainy Saturday as I write this, and what more perfect kind of day for a long-delayed new show? Have a cocktail, kick back and enjoy. Missed ya! Michael Stipe sez: "consider this..." https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Thank our old pal Ron for commissioning this, the first of several installments concerning musical relativity. Much more to come.

Another year down... here's your Buckaroo instant party to mark the passage. If you've done this before, you know to start the show at 11pm sharp tonight, 12/31, and enjoy the fun! Wheeee!

Happy Holidays to all!! A regular show and maybe a little gift as well.

A short, hastily-made show with an agenda. My birthday is Sunday November 19 (tomorrow, as I post this), and this is a transparent ploy to solicit festive expressions of love. Your move. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Been a long time, my friends. Sorry for the delay; here's a new one, and farewell in advance to some of you. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Hello. Here's a new one for you. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

How's your summer going? Better than mine, I hope, and maybe this'll make it even nicer. Posted on a Thursday, just like old times. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Just in time for the 4th! Oh.. wait... Includes extra bonus / happy bonus! https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

A regular-type show for all you nice people, and you others as well. No social commentary, because there are truly no adequate words. Enjoy. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Hi there, friends... First of several specials commissioned by the mysterious Ms Binkowicz, surveying the musical riches to be heard in 70s cinema. Been a while... some rough times, but back now and more of this topic to come on the Patreon. Enjoy! part 2 will be here: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Here's a regular. ordinary ol' show for one and all. Hope you dig. I think you're really cute. Let's meet here for drinks: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday ...bring money. I'll pay you back, swear.

Back on the ol' Podbean for a little old school Buckaroo fun. Hope it meets with your approval! send your dirty, unwanted cash this-a-way: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

At long last, the first part of a series commissioned by Ron McFarlan, our man in Canada. SO much music to consider, and there will be more very soon. Hope this assortment pleases; it tends to the melodic I think. The next part - a much more rockin' part - will be on the Patreon, which can be joined at: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Egads! Well into 2023 and no new shows? What gives? Well, here's one to keep you busy while I wrangle a bunch of specials and what-not. There are some very interesting things ahead, just you watch. tell your pals: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Another New Year's, same instructions! Download, cue it up for 11pm NYE, then get set up with yer intoxicants and treats. Again... to be listened to according to STRICT RULES, to ensure the kind of foolproof New Year's party you've NEVER experienced except maybe here, like, a year ago. As the same rules apply, I'll just repeat the ones from then: For the full show, timed correctly, begin listening at exactly 11 pm, your time. If you'd rather come in later, there are lines of demarcation at the half hour mark (start there at 11:30) and 45 minute mark (start there at 11:45). Just ignore all external time of day signifiers and dwell in "Buckaroo Time" for the time being, and then everything will be copasetic. Rest assured, any toasts lifted at "midnight" your time will be met with same here at Buckaroo central, on the astral plane at least. REMEMBER: On the Second Buckaroo Holiday show way back when, I offered a detailed recipe for preparing the official cocktail of Buckaroo Holiday, the Buckaroo, of course. Presuming you're reading this beforehand, go on and pick up those ingredients and make some cold frosty Buckaroos for MAXIMUM VIRTUAL PARTY "FUN!" https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Our third festive selection, with some seasonal numbers and a lot of the usual tinsel. To all a good (Buckaroo) Holiday! Why not join the V.I.P.s at: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Herein, some meditations on the Electric City, Art and sundry. please put a penny in the old man's hat: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

It's my BIRTHDAY MONTH!! Can you feel the excitement in the air? While you're busy shopping for gifts online, this ought to provide a bit of entertainment. Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

...not really, but a new show anyway. Had an unusually large listenership on the last show for some reason. This show ought to fix that but good. Here ya go... 3 bucks, 5 bucks a month? It won't kill ya: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Staggering through a cruel summer, stopping to bring you some tunes. Blessings upon thee and thine. just in case you were wondering: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Don't that beat all? Hope your summer is going better than ours. But this can only help us both, eh? Cheers. Consider: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Several scattered weeks in the making, we return with another batch o' the good stuff. Featuring the Buckaroo Premiere of Willy's Plastic Waffle! Help a guy out, fer cryin' out loud! Click this and join the fun!

Yep. Been under the 'rona. Hear all about it within. Good to see you again. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

If music be the condiment of life, sploosh on! Herein, meditations on Faith, TV commercials and so much more. Life-changing stuff, I tell ya. How lucky can you get? https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday (Keep the dream fed and watered, and help support St Jude hospital and Tunnel to Towers while you're at it)

I've decided at the last minute to post part one of this look at the great year of 1972 here on Podbean. Part two will be on Patreon, as will most shows in the future as I phase this out. Hope yez enjoy this celebration of how wonderful things sounded 50 years ago, and I thank those of you who donated to encourage this project. (Despite the accompanying "cover art" image of my actual school notebook of a half-century ago, Alice Cooper does NOT appear this time.) Ah go on and get in on the Patreon... whattya, scared?

Elizabeth and Karl, steadfast Buckaroos, have requested a selection of global surf / hotrod numbers and a few sneak previews of their own Big Mohair Sweater album. Hope I have fulfilled this request to everyone's liking. Otherwise, commission yer own damn show! There's a place for us: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Hope your February is going well, all. Here's a "freshie" for your entertainment pleasure. I'll explain the numerical discrepancy within. (edit: I said "Marc Borland" one time instead of Adrian... must've been thinking of Bolan. Sorry) Cool kids clubhouse: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday direct contact / Paypal: mcvouty (at) optonline (dot) net

A little while back, Karl mentioned how nice it would be if, on some blizzardy NYC day, he and Elizabeth would discover a brand new Buckaroo Holiday to enjoy whilst huddling and hunkering. Touched by this, I promised to deliver exactly that. Now, As the snow outside my window piles higher and higher, I am posting that show. Maybe the LES is not as blizzardish as out here in my neck of the woods, but close enough. And if my power goes out, it'll be too late to post it. I CAN'T RISK THIS BETRAYAL OF MY SACRED PROMISE. But look, if you are not experiencing blizzardian conditions and wish to experience this show as intended, then hold off. Don't listen yet. Download it and keep it in your personal electronic device until the time is right. But then again, if you want to just listen anyway and not experience the anxious yearning that holding back would entail, go on ahead and do it. Here at Buckaroo Holiday we respect YOUR choices. We honor YOUR decisions regarding which entertainment to consume when. There will be a followup, companion show on the Patreon, for all you extra-special people. That will "drop" very soon. Again, save it for a snowy day or just rip open the bag and eat it immediately. To all: stay warm and be well, mon pals. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Our first proper show in 2022. Excelsior!! Support our efforts: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Told ya I'd do this for ya! Download, cue it up for 11pm NYE, then get set up with yer intoxicants and treats. Again... to be listened to according to STRICT RULES, to ensure the kind of foolproof New Year's party you've NEVER experienced except maybe here, like, a year ago. As the same rules apply, I'll just repeat the ones from then: For the full show, timed correctly, begin listening at exactly 11 pm, your time. If you'd rather come in later, there are lines of demarcation at the half hour mark (start there at 11:30) and 45 minute mark (start there at 11:45). Just ignore all external time of day signifiers and dwell in "Buckaroo Time" for the time being, and then everything will be copasetic. Rest assured, any toasts lifted at "midnight" your time will be met with same here at Buckaroo central, on the astral plane at least. REMEMBER: On the Second Buckaroo Holiday show way back when, I offered a detailed recipe for preparing the official cocktail of Buckaroo Holiday, the Buckaroo, of course. Presuming you're reading this beforehand, go on and pick up those ingredients and make some cold frosty Buckaroos for MAXIMUM VIRTUAL PARTY "FUN!" https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

As promised on our regular Christmas Episode, here's an extra show for one and all... 100 per cent Christmas tunes, for those who need some accompaniment to wrapping, arguing on social media, preparing the holiday baked treats, or whatever it is you do on Christmas Eve and thereabouts. The New Year's Eve party will happen again this year, and should be available mid-week so you have plenty of set-up time. Meantime, lotsa love, and Merry Christmas!! Want to get in on the Patreon fun? CLICK HERE

Hi there! Sharing this special freely with everyone, for that is the spirit of the season. What a guy. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all. May your holiday joys somehow redeem the fuckin' year we've just endured. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

So here's a holiday season kick-off for ya, eh? This show was commissioned before I decided to put most new shows on the Patreon, so under the provisions of the under-the-wire clause, here it is for all you *^$@@ing freeloaders! Hope your Thanksgiving is/was great, and that this foray into songs of death and murder don't bum you out. They don't bug me none. I am Thankful for all of you, and the time you devote to my efforts here. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Thanks Mark for this commission... may all your days be beautiful, and same goes for all you other Buckaroos out there. Enjoy! BTW, been struggling with some email issues on the home front. Any unanswered messages will soon be attended to, but you can contact me here or on Patreon in a pinch. (still have the MeWe account too, but who gives a shit about that?) Join the "in-crowd" for pennies a day at: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday