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Valentine’s Day is a very divisive holiday. Most people either seem to love it with all their hearts or loathe it with every fiber of their beings.
Either way, though, Valentine’s Day is here again. But no matter how you feel about the holiday, I can guarantee you that you’ll love this week’s jam session, as we jam to…
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For those of you affected by the “polar vortex” that much of the country is experiencing right now, I hope you’re staying warm and safe!
While thinking about possible themes for this week’s jam session, I realized that we’re only a couple of weeks away from Valentine’s Day. Now don’t worry: our annual jam session to unconventional and hilarious love songs is coming up!
But romantic love isn’t the only type of love. (For those of you who have seen Frozen, I’m sure you’ll agree. For those of you who haven’t seen Frozen… you need to. You can read why here.)
So grab a buddy (or just keep him or her in mind), as we jam to…
… Is it really “friendly” to leave us in suspense like this?!
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Various life events apparently conspired to make it so that Jammin’ with Jamie was unable to “jam” last week. I apologize for that.
But in light of this, I made sure that this week’s theme would be so much fun, it’ll more than make up for our unexpected one-week hiatus!
People across Chicago and many other areas of the United States are currently bundling up to face the cold weather––– and, I hope, in many cases, enjoy it. As we do so, the often-parodied “ice breaker” question (pun intended), has taken on new significance, as we all turn to the bundled-up stranger next to us and ask…
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Jammin’ with Jamie is back! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season, and that your new year is off to a great start!
A lot’s happened over the past few weeks. I saw Wicked again, saw some amazing movies, and I’ve been writing a lot. Plus, I saw “Sventa Claus” (Svengoolie) (Svengoolie.com) at Alternate Reality Comics in Chicago on December 14! What does “Sventa” look like? Here’s a picture:
“Hooray for Sventa Claus! Yay yay for Sventa Claus!” (If you get that reference, congratulations! You’ll now have that song stuck in your head all day!)
To celebrate the new year, as well as acknowledge the fact that, given our timeslot, most people are actually waking up to a new day as they jam with us, this week jam session’s theme is…
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I’m sure you saw this coming. With only one last jam sessions remaining before we take a brief hiatus until January, it had to come up eventually.
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As I discussed last week, we’re going through the annual transition from Halloween to the rest of the year, and looking ahead to the many holidays celebrated between now and the time we change our calendars.
As I’m sure most of you are aware, the first among the rest of these holidays is coming up next Thursday––– Thanksgiving! Of course, Thanksgiving is all about being thankful, and I’m thankful that I get to have a jam session with all of you every week!
But of course, we all know what else Thanksgiving brings every fourth Thursday of November. So this week, we’re going to jam to…
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Due to various circumstances, such as major deadlines suddenly being bumped up, I’ll have to take a rain check on this week’s jam session.
Next week, I promise you we’re going to “Shoot for the Stars”!
Thank you for reading, listening, and jammin’,
Jamie Lee
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UPDATE: This will be happening this Saturday, November 16!
After a couple of weeks off due to Sportsathon and other life incidents, respectively, we’re back to our regularly scheduled jam sessions!
As we transition from Halloween to the rest of the year and look ahead to Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve, and the many other holidays celebrated between now and the end of the year, in my experience, an interesting transformation occurs. Namely, many people suddenly become happier and more optimistic about life in general.
But whether you find yourself grinning or grimacing at the thought of the coming months, this week’s jam session is for you! Because this week, we’re going to…
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I have very exciting news! 89.3 WNUR FM (WNUR.org) has recently restarted our “Track of the Day” series. DJs, as well as producers and other members of WNUR’s Executive Board, submit music tracks that they believe deserve some time in the spotlight, along with a description for each track. As the name implies, a different music track is featured each weekday on the station’s website, WNUR.org.
Today, Svengoolie’s (Svengoolie.com) parody song, “Zombie No. 5” (to the tune of “Mambo No. 5”) was chosen to be the “Track of the Day”––– and just in time for Halloween!
Here’s the link to the post: Svengoolie – “Zombie No. 5”. (The “bonus fun fact” at the end was added by Gillian Levy, another member of WNUR’s Executive Board. Thanks, Gillian!)
I’d like to give a special shout-out and huge “Thank you!” to Dave Fuentes, of the horror-themed blog, Terror from Beyond the Daves (TerrorDaves.com), who uploaded the music video featured in the post, which allowed WNUR to post the track! Thank you, Dave!
If you’d like a refresher on who Svengoolie is and why you should need to watch his show on Saturday night, you can get it right here!
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I’ve been writing quite a bit about my radio show, Jammin’ with Jamie, lately, so I think it’s high time I actually, well, wrote about something else!
It’s officially Halloween season, so I’ll write about something––– or rather, someone––– often associated with Halloween. Despite this association, however, he’s around all year long, and if you ever need something to lift your spirits (pun intended) at the end of the week on a Saturday night, he’s there to help.
If you’ve had the best week of your life, he’ll make it even better. If you’ve had the worst week of your life, he’ll help you end the week on a high note. I can say both of these statements with certainty because I have experienced both. No matter what your mood may be, he’ll brighten it. You’ll find yourself smiling, laughing, and thoroughly enjoying yourself.
His name is Svengoolie. And if you haven’t seen his show, you should. Scratch that: you need to. “Who’s Svengoolie?” you ask?
This is Svengoolie! (And me. At White Castle.)