I'm still not done unpacking everything, so my kiwi buddy Paul Taylor offered to step up and take the helm for this weeks episode. He threw in a great mix of some familiar music along with some New Zealand twang. It all comes out to one fantastic mix.

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Music in this episode:

- My Love Is Blue by The Boxcar Guitars
(from Lamplight E.P)
www.Myspace.com/TheBoxcarGuitars

- Jolene by Darcy Clay
(From Jesus I Was Evil)
www.Myspace.com/DarcyClay

- Burn by Staranna And The Laughing Dogs
(from The Only Thing That Matters)
www.Staranna.com

- Pancho And Lefty by Steve Earle
(from Townes)
www.SteveEarle.com

- Prosser’s Gabriel by Tim Barry
(from 28th & Stonewall)
www.TimBarryRVA.com

- Carmelita by Adam Duritz
(from The I-10 Chronicals Volume One)
www.CountingCrows.com

- Liquor Well Love by Sidewalk Dave
(From Gold Liquid Mischief)
www.SidewalkDave.com

- Too Hot Blues by Heart Attack Alley
(no album listed)
www.facebook.com/HeartAttackAlley

- Cornbag by Head Like A Hole (HLAH)
(From Blood On The Honkytonk Floor)
www.Myspace.com/HeadLikeAHoleNZ

- Alone And Forsaken by Social Distortion
(from Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes)
www.SocialDistortion.com

- The Gun Song by The Hangdogs
(From Beware Of Dog)
www.HangDogs.com

The Way It Used To Be by The Bottle Rockets
(From Lean Forward)
www.BottleRocketsMusic.com

- Everything I Ever Wanted To Do by The Legendary Shack Shakers
(From Agridustrial)
www.TheShackShakers.com

- The Outdoor Type by The Lemonheads
(From Car, Button, Cloth)
www.TheLemonheads.net

- Drivin’ On 9 by The Breeders
(From Last Splash)
www.BreedersDigest.net

- Dangerous Engines by Bernie Griffin And The Grifters
(From EP)
www.Myspace.com/TheGriftersNZ

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Well, if ever there was an ECLECTIC Americana Mix of Christmas songs, this is definitely one of the definitive ones. I talk about the outcome of the Podcast Awards, a humorous memory of having no heat in the winter time, and traveling back to Missouri this Christmas.

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Music in this episode:

- Merry Christmas To You AND Christmas Time At The Dixie Lounge by Mic Harrison & The High Score
(from Holiday Split EP)
Download for FREE here
www.MicHarrison.com

- Not on Christmas Eve AND Snow Angels by Boca Chica
(from Not On Christmas Eve EP)
www.Myspace.com/BocaChica

- A Round About Christmas by Kingston Trio
(from The Capitol Years)
www.KingstonTrio.com

- Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over by Jack White
(from Cold Mountain Soundtrack)
www.WhiteStripes.com

- Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas by Okkervil River
(from Don't Fall in Love With Everyone You See)
www.OkkervilRiver.com

- X-Mas Time by Jump Back Jake
(from Brooklyn Hustle / Memphis Muscle)
www.JumpBackJake.com

- Christmas In Washington by Steve Earle
(from El Corazón)
www.SteveEarle.com

- Dark Christmas by Dex Romweber Duo
(Unreleased Track)
Download for FREE here
www.Myspace.com/DexterRomweberDuo

- I Felt The Chill Before The Winter Came by Elvis Costello
(from Secret, Profane And Sugarcane)
www.ElvisCostello.com

- Winter Song by Mark Olson
(from The Salvation Blues)
www.Myspace.com/MarkOlsonMusic

- Winter Winds by Mumford & Sons
(from Sigh No More)
www.MumfordAndSons.com

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Steve starts off with a decent sounding song dissing Nashville. My first thought was similar to Lynyrd Skynyrd�s reply to Neil Young in "Sweet Home Alabama" � the South don�t need you around anyhow. And I�m not even from the south unless you consider Texas part of that mess. Then the man kisses the asses of those in his new home�New York City. There�s a tolerable song about the new job on the satellite radio.  Then back to New York City.  Living in a "City of Immigrants." So what? Cut five and six are two disgusting bitch songs�in the first one he tells me how his current squeeze sparkles and shines and everyone knows she�s his, then he grovels around in cut six like some love-smitten school kid. By this time, I don�t know whether to stick my finger down my throat and puke or toss the disc out the window. What the hell, dude? Thank God (and Steve) for the rest of the CD (aside from cut 11, another mandatory piece of crap for the new squeeze). "Jericho Road," "Oxycontin Blues," "Red is the Color." Damn. Red is the fucking color. Now here�s what I came looking for. No one does it like this. No one, aside from Steve. "Steve�s Hammer" and "Way Down in the Hole" convince me his heart still beats and the spirit living in his soul is still alive and well. Now if I can just find a CD player that�ll skip cuts 5, 6, and 11. (Or am I the problem here?) One thing for sure, both Steve and I are strong-willed opinionated bastards and don�t take well to being edited. To our own detriment sometimes.