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Tune in to WPKN 10am to 1, Friday, January 23rd, when I'll be spinning music to lick your holiday wounds by.  I'm on a late '50s/early '60s Blue Note Jazz kick lately, so expect to hear your fill o' dat.  I'll also bring along some new stuff, some medium-old stuff, some I-know-they-don't-mean-to-be-funny-but-they-are German stuff, a Todd Rundgren song I've listened to several thousand times since October, ticket give-aways, a pre-release or two, and enough of my beloved down-tempo electronica to make those Martians finally crawl outta their spider holes and surrender.  (That is why we sent the rover up there, right?  To kick some green man ass?)

89.5 FM in the greater Brideport area and the eastern 2/3 of Long Island.  The rest of youse can listen online at wpkn.org.

And yes, I know my last few playlists haven't yet been posted.  Sorry.  I'm a busy girl.  Promise I'll get right on that.

But hey.  What does your Kimberly have to do with a modern day Mrs. Miller who's become a white(ish) hot singing sensation throughout the eastern hemisphere?  See for yourself in Listener Magazine.

Stay tuned to this space for news of upcoming freeform music shows I'll be doing on both WBAI and WPKN, and remember, bookmarking KimberlyMassengill.com will bring you health, prosperity, and a curious short-term immunity to mosquito bites.  (Offer not valid outdoors.) 

And there's a mailing list, y'know.  Want on it?  Write and ask nicely.

Why is Johnny Dowd smiling?

A)  He remembered to pack the solvent that'll get this white woman's Jeri-Curl juice out of his shirt.

B)  It's been a while since he's touched a woman's flesh (that one's for Johnny Dowd fans, only).

C)  He's got his arm around his biggest fan (not counting the French).

D)  Might have something to do with my right one.

Below are links to a few of the "Crux Cake" radio essays that aired on WPKN between 2000 and 2002...

(And I promise to now stop referring to myself in the third person, as above.)

Plump as a Partridge, Happy as a Lark
"Being a fat woman is like having a Southern accent.  Because of it, many will assume you're ignorant, lazy, and of a lower class.  But to some, it's a sweet, elusive song to be sought, encouraged, reveled in."

Lipstick on a Pig
"True patriots will consider the freedom of religion on which this country was founded. Freedom of religion also means freedom from religion."

Methinks They Doth Protest Too Much
"Civil disobedience is a noble tradition, and one I believe is sometimes warranted. But it's not to be abused. Protest for the sake of protest is the activism equivalent of crying wolf."

What I'll Do For $355
"Why didn't they get an actress to do it, I wondered. Or a real dominatrix? Who knows. But ultimately, what swayed me was the $355, and the promise that I'd be disguised."

How to Pick Your Nose and Find True Happiness
"Before you settle into a small life, browse some of the bigger ones."

Diary of a Reluctant Patriot
"I wake with this thought: I feel as though all of our culture and art -- music, film, literature, the visual arts, even our electronic media -- has been an investment in a spirit that we're now drawing from. Providing a path through it, and a reason to make it to the other side.  A 401k for the soul."