Buckaroo Holiday!

Here's a special commission, surveying various and varied record labels, in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of one: Fake Chapter Records. Consider throwing a mere couple o' bucks in the Fake Chapter Kickstarter kitty (link below), which will bring you EVEN MORE wonderful music besides this here show itself. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fakechapter/fake-chapter-records-the-first-25-years https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Forty Five friggin' shows, not counting the BH Extra shows! Who'da thunk it? Hope you enjoy. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

My dear old pal Jim Gray commissioned this show some months back, and it took all summer to get it right. Hope I did. I'll say this, never before on this grotesque anniversary have I had such a salubrious and distracting task, and that alone made it worthwhile. Jim's generosity and inspired theme sure didn't hurt either. It may seem as dull as family vacation slides to some, but maybe you'll feel a little bit like you're on the vacation with us, as intended. Love to all. Love to America. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday https://mewe.com/i/mikesportmurphy

Long awaited (by at least one kind patron), an incomplete survey of the musical riches given us by our neighbors to the north. More to come on this topic, but here's a show I had a lot of fun putting together. Enjoy, Ron!! Support the cause at: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

After a bit of a sabbatical, the Buckaroo again sets sail. We're back... are the listeners? Hommina hommina!! We shall see. If you want more of these, let me know. To support this and other things I do, as well as several worthy charities: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday To contact me directly (I almost never post anything, but I do receive messages): www.mewe.com/i/mikesportmurphy

Here's another one. Cheers! https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday www.mewe.com/i/mikesportmurphy

Substituting for a delayed commissioned show (next time)... here is the usual, I suppose. Mwah! I know you wanna, you know you wanna: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

Boyoboy, this show was tough to wrangle. Been weeks in the making, not that that should imply great care or quality. It's just been one delay after another, but here it is and that's that. Bartender!!! https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

5 days late? Ah, what's the dif? Things happen. Enjoy. https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

After an unusually long interval full of vissicci... visici... um... full of Bullshit, the Buck is BACK!! Aaaa-OOOO-gah!!! https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday www.mewe.com/i/mikesportmurphy

Just a hastily-assembled show because of present personal circumstances. Can you tell the difference? Whatever. We'll be back before long... mwah! Never forget: For support https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday For communication https://mewe.com/i/mikesportmurphy

Ah, I dunno. This one might or might not suck. Hope you like. This: www.mewe.com/i/mikesportmurphy And that: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

By commission from dear Claudia, a selection of numbers celebrating romantic love, that many-splendored thing what is the drug and anyhow all you need, besides, plus what the world needs now and etc et al. Break out the fancy chocolates, mix up a pair of zesty buckaroos and get ready to "pitch some woo" along with your faithful faux-dj.

Draw me a dumptruck... draw me a dumptruck... I drew a dumptruck over you. To "friend:" www.mewe.com/i/mikesportmurphy To REALLY "friend:" https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday

The first "regular" show of this bright, promising new year. I foresee a great leap forward! https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday to help a guy out. https://mewe.com/ to keep in touch with a fella.

Seeing as how everyone's likely homebound, I figured why not host a virtual party for all y'all, so we could see the New Year in "together?" Here's what you do: Do not listen until New Year's Eve!!! And... 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 ('cause I know you, like I, "fuckin love science") 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? 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. For anyone wishing to extend the party after 12:30, or to "switch out" the raucous music after midnight for something lighter and more relaxing, there will be an EXTRA HOUR of swell sounds on the Patreon. 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!" ALSO: You "rebel" types or "essential workers" denied the thrill of real-time countdown fun, just have your own New Years party ANY TIME YOU PLEASE. As often as you want. What's the goddamn difference? All bets are off anymore anyhow. Hope some of you take advantage of this very special and incredibly thoughtful service on my part, and may you all have a healthy and prosperous 2021 if such things are possible.

Have a great holiday, a lovely New Year's, and all the moxie you'll need for the year ahead.

Another specially commissioned show, this time concentrating on cover versions. This one was fun to make! LISTEN IN FOR INFO ON SENDING REQUESTS FOR THE "COMPANION SPECIAL" Donations, Tea and Sympathy, Special Treats, Satori and general fullfillment: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday Friendship, minus political bullshit, censorship and corporate or govt tracking: www.mewe.com/i/mikesportmurphy

Back to a non-com, non-theme show for now... well, a kinda coincidental "themelet" emerges, but nothing too intrusive. I can be "friended" here, but you probably won't: https://mewe.com/ You can support me here, if'n you take a notion to: https://www.patreon.com/ You can find me on either site by searching Mike Sport Murphy, for that is who I am.

Here it is, MY birthday, and I'm giving YOU a gift. Sheesh!! Actually, you can thank Buckaroo Buddy Ron for commissioning this extra special special. Now, some people express a distaste for this kind of music... well, no accounting for taste. Herein there are oddities and true delights. Hope you dig, and thanks, Ron!! Hope you enjoy it, most of all. AND there is a PART 2 with a slightly different emphasis, up now or shortly on my Patreon page. Give up Facebook; it's evil. I use MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/mikesportmurphy Support my efforts here if you want to: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday Souvenir giveaway number 2 next time!!!

Hello there! Here's this. Enjoy responsibly. My social medium: https://mewe.com/ as Mike "Sport" Murphy My super special cool kids club: https://www.patreon.com/ as Mike Sport Murphy

For starters, please note that I've dropped Facebook, so please spread the word about this new episode on your various social media. And boy, is this one special... A Buckaroo first... a COMMISSIONED show!! An honest-to-god enlightened patron of the arts enlisted me to prepare a Buckaroo Holiday Hallowe'en special, to render all those other spooky playlists MOOT. I accepted the challenge, and here is the ghastly result!! I am socially mediated on https://mewe.com/ as Mike "Sport" Murphy if'n you wanna comment or chat. My Patreon, with a lot of extra content, is https://www.patreon.com/again as Mike Sport Murphy, if'n you wanna help a dude do this stuff. And there will shortly be a SEQUEL to this very show, posted there for members only!! Aaa-OOOOOhhhhhhh!!!

Coming to the end of this phase of Buckaroo Holiday, gang! Leaving Podbean soon. Join me on the Facebook alternative MeWe (as Mike Sport Murphy) and BY ALL MEANS hook up with my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday ) Will be starting the new show on Sheena's Jungle Room via WFMU soon. Hope ya dig this episode. Slainte!

Another show, gets around. Skip the last half hour is my advice.

Hey gang. Is that a black star over the shoulder of Buckaroo Holiday? Well, maybe, but onward we ride, and always hope for brighter things down the trail. Details spelt out some on the show, so listen in... and you may ask me questions directly at Facebook or message me here, which may still work even if the axe falls. On with the show!!

Hello there! Got another one for you. Hope you like. Tell your pals, etc. I think the Patreon thing lost me a bunch. How dare I!! Anyway, mwah! Become a Patron!

It's an EXTRA BONUS! A HAPPY BONUS! Bet you didn't expect one this soon, eh? Well, I'm doing my best to lift spirits and spread joy, 'cause then we'll get, y'know... world peace. Big announcement on this one, so prick up your ears, buckaroos. Actually here's a hint: https://www.patreon.com/buckarooholiday?fan_landing=true

After another interval of unintended length, a new show for yez. Still neglected to include a few requests and other things I'd intended, but there's always tomorrow, friends. Try and keep cool in the summer swamp... hope this helps.

Well well!! Look what rears its ugly head once again! Several months of a fried computer, eventually replaced by a custom build by the prodigious Miles Murphy, and the Buckaroo rides again! Hope you're happy to hear this one, and I hope it isn't the last one; time will tell.

This is NOT a regular Buckaroo Holiday, either. It's the second part of my audio "document dump" ...this time mainly being a flow of numbers from the Skels and onward through the final album, A Room of Voices. I hope there's enough entertainment in here to please the curious as well as the True Faithful, and if anyone has any questions, comments, lyric clarification requests, thank-you gifts, et al, feel free to write me at mcvouty (at) optonline (dot) net. Facebook still works as a point of contact too, for now. Cheers and thank you to all the musicians and engineers whose work made these recordings possible, and thank YOU for your indulgence. Not all these are what I call my "best" stuff; it's an attempt at a representative sampling, so apologies for any favorites I omitted. Sonics are wildly variable, dependent on available sources. A regular, fun-and-real-music-packed episode will be here before you know it. I dedicate these shows to the beloved memory of Joe Williams.

This is NOT a regular Buckaroo Holiday. One of those will be along very soon. This is a special presentation in two long parts, serving as a summary of my years making music. If you are a stranger to my music, I suggest listening to part 2 first. This first part consists of a conversation Jim Allen and I had here at home, shortly before the shutdown. Interspersed are recordings spanning 30 years of work. You are forgiven if you fast forward through the chatter in order to hear the songs, and you are forgiven if you skip the whole thing. But I think some might find it all worthwhile; this is a personally necessary act of purgative therapy, but I wouldn't post it if I didn't think it held some degree of interest for others. Thank you Jim Allen for insisting I do this and making it happen. I expect an all-time low in listenership on this, but it was worth it. I dedicate these shows to the beloved memory of Joe Williams.

Your safety and well-being is our number one concern, so we've taken steps to ensure a safe experience for you when enjoying Buckaroo Holiday! But some very foolhardy, very bad people insist on listening to the show in large, densely-packed groups of unsafe, unmasked people. We continue to discourage this activity by avoiding familiar favorites and maintaining a strict no-reggaeton policy. We ask that, as you listen - safely and at a good distance from friends, family and large zoo animals - you constantly bake treats for first responders & bang metal objects in support of tireless caregivers... and always remember: the real heroes are the ones who entertain us all with safe, effective, peer-reviewed audio shenanigans. If you all behave (and inform us immediately of those who don't), we promise a really great... and safe... fireworks show in a couple of months.

Friends, Romans, Countrymen... lend me your ears. We come to bury two hours as zestfully as possible. So pour a drink, get comfy and hunker in style with this ALL NEW Buckaroo Holiday! You'll need a sponge bath after this one! Woo!!

Officially making it a baker's dozen of Buckaroo Holidays, we return with more of the sounds you never even knew you needed. A tree falling in the forest, narrowly missing a shitting bear. You know, given an infinite number of shitting bears, one will excrete the bust of Homer. Contemplate that.

A "lagniappe" you might say... a half-assed freebie to occupy some of your time during this very weird phase of our lives. Not a "canonical" BH episode, mind you, but a gesture of love and caring from us here at the School Yard Gents. So no complaints. Sheesh... people...

Went ahead with a new show despite misgivings about whether these times call for silliness like this. Hope it entertains. What else is there to say, but love to all, and all the best for your health and future. I lift my JFK glass to us all. L'Chaim!

Basil Wolverton, The Great American Dream Machine, Impractical Jokers, Roadside America, Berrie jigglers, White Castle, Port Ellen whisky, habitat dioramas, Preston Sturges, Knoebel's... and these times we share, dear listener... just a few of my favorite things!!!

Howdee doo, Buckaroos!! Got another one for yez right here. Enjoy. (I know it says "the tenth episode" that's on account of the LOST episode. Sorry for the confusion)

We'll see. The best laid plans of mice and men... you know how that goes. Change of plans on that all-Sport music show. Not this time. Sorry; hope this substitute will comfort your broken heart. Current-as-yesterday topical references and annoying woolgathering abound, and even with a shortage of "production pieces" due to time wasted preparing the Sport Special, we trust this show will be every bit as annoying as you've come to expect. NOTE: AN EARLIER UPLOAD HAD SOME SONIC ISSUES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, SO IF YOU DOWNLOADED IT, REPLACE IT WITH THIS CORRECTED VERSION.

And we're back. Hope the holidays were good to you and hope 2020 is even better. Wish I could claim that I'm refreshed after our "Buckaroo Hiatus," but illness has its own schedule. Been kinda struggling through the recent weeks. Be that as it may, here goes this one. Enjoy.

Not a "Christmas Show" but nevertheless a Christmas show... this one required several revisions, for several unrelated reasons, which delayed it slightly. But here 'tis, my small gift to you as 2019 sputters to a stop. Hope you all enjoy abundant delight in whichever celebrations you embrace, and that your upcoming year overflows with good things and nothin' but. There will be a hiatus of undetermined length here at Buckaroo central. When we return, I hope to see you here. Thanks so much for your attention to these efforts, and love to you and yours.

Hey gang! Here goes another one, produced under difficult conditions but, it is hoped, still brimming with the kind of rich, multilayered entertainment a discerning listener like you demands from a podcast. The show runs long again... you're not expected to glom it all in one yurp, necessarily. As noted before, I cannot reply here so please direct any queries to me via Facebook or email.

Here we go again! Between celebrating my birthday and various kinds of family gathering-type stuff, we were pressed for time, but hope this fourth offering is up to the high standard you expect from us here at "BH." Many, many people are saying that we've really distilled the essence of Thanksgiving herein, and we couldn't agree more, seeing as how "we" are in fact those very "many, many people" and in fact are essentially "me" when you come right down to it. So come right down and join "us" for a spell.

And we're back... with more toe tappers and rib ticklers than you can shake a stick at! But who on Earth would shake a stick at a harmless li'l podcast? Some kind of nut, I'd say. Put down that stick and relax, you damn nut. Remember, direct all inquiries to me via email or Facebook, because I cannot respond directly here at the source. Abundant blessings o'er the lot of yez, and thanks for your kind patronage.

ADDING THIS INFO: I'm unable to reply to comments, as Podbean only allows you do this through a phone app, and I don't use a smartphone. Sorry about that, but if you want to ask me a question, use Facebook or my email: mcvouty (at) optonline (dot) net. To reply to the question about the mashup (Michael Jackson et al), I made it, along with the other mashups and bits / bobs. Now back to the previously scheduled episode commentary, already in progress. They said it would never happen! Well, this'll show 'em! Our second presentation for your delectation. Posted a little bit sooner than the announced two-week schedule, on account of we're rebels and shit. And 10/23/2019 happens to be the 70th birthday of Nick Tosches. He didn't quite get there, but we here in this vale of tears, left to contend with whatever's left, must. So I'll post this a day or two early as a kind of kiss blown voidward, ad hoc as it is, and I hope, dear ones, that you enjoy the music and bullshit contained herein. Please share at will, please contact me with reactions, suggestions and such, and what do you think, the Patreon thing? Is that worth trying?

Welcome to "Buckaroo Holiday," an audio appendage of School Yard Gents, Bay Shore New York, and this, our cherry cherry podcast. I think it's customary to provide a synopsis of the program here, or a list of selections. Eh. When I used to release albums I didn't include lyrics because I didn't want anyone "reading ahead," rather just experiencing it real time. So that's how I'll do it with this too. First attempt... "coltish" perhaps, but oh the promise!! It's about an hour, it's mostly stupid shit, some nice songs I think. But watch it evolve. Who can tell what the future may hold? Hope you enjoy. It'll be every two weeks I figure, but maybe a short one inbetween or summat. Dunno. But every two weeks is my attempted discipline. Y'all come back now, hear? Tell your friends! Any questions? Send 'em along.