1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,720 A message from WCLV Lorraine Cleveland, Northeast Ohio's classical music station. Locally owned, locally responsive. 2 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:16,440 Also, WBKC, 1460 AM, Painesville. Don't get me started. Here's the theme. 3 00:00:28,090 --> 00:00:40,470 Hello there, I'm Peter Sickley and this is Sickley Mix. A program dedicated to the proposition that all musics are created equal. 4 00:00:40,970 --> 00:00:53,150 Or as Duke Ellington put it, if it sounds good, it is good. And I must admit that good is not a word I would use to describe the circumstances of today's broadcast. 5 00:00:53,490 --> 00:01:04,489 But hey, there's always a silver lining, right? The silver lining here is that our bills are paid by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and also by this radio station. 6 00:01:04,489 --> 00:01:15,170 And this show is distributed by PRI, Public Radio International. The not-so-good part is that they're doing some rewiring up in the studios 7 00:01:15,170 --> 00:01:26,570 and I'm having to do today's show down here in the basement of the station. And when I say basement, I don't mean pine-paneled rec room type basement. 8 00:01:26,770 --> 00:01:33,390 I don't even mean cement block hallways type basement. I mean dirt floor basement. 9 00:01:34,490 --> 00:01:39,950 I mean pock-marked brick walls, huge wooden beams complete with spiderwebs, 10 00:01:40,050 --> 00:01:51,450 an old abandoned coal chute and all sorts of meters and fuse boxes and boilers and discarded stuff and a dirt floor with... 11 00:01:52,000 --> 00:02:04,470 You know, when I was a kid living on Harvard Street in Washington, D.C., there was a big old house across the street that had a stone foundation with a hole in it. And a couple of times, a few of us... 12 00:02:05,030 --> 00:02:15,490 got up our nerve and crawled in through that hole. And there was a place where there was like white powder on the dirt floor. And we were convinced that somebody had been buried there. 13 00:02:16,090 --> 00:02:24,590 Well, I swear that there's an area here on the floor in this basement. I can't help it. It's about six feet long and two feet wide, okay? 14 00:02:25,250 --> 00:02:34,350 And it has a whitish tinge as if lime had been spread on it. You know what I mean? I mean, I'll admit it, this place gives me the creep. 15 00:02:35,150 --> 00:02:47,350 Oh, and they've spared no expense in setting me up here. I'm sitting at a table made of three two-by-eights held up by a couple of sawhorses. There's one little gooseneck lamp here with a... 16 00:02:47,350 --> 00:02:59,250 What is it? It's a 40-watt bulb. I'm wearing a lavalier, you know, the kind of little mic you clip on the front of your shirt or jacket with a little power pack or whatever it is on your belt. 17 00:02:59,390 --> 00:03:11,570 I'm telling you, and of course, the kicker is that this is a Halloween show. Here I am in a dark, dank basement, and the only thing that I... What's that? 18 00:03:13,670 --> 00:03:25,710 Wha... What is the... Oh, man. You know, I don't usually spook easily, but I'll be glad when this show is over and I can return to the land of the living. 19 00:03:28,390 --> 00:03:39,570 Actually, you know, maybe it's just as well that it's a little scary down here. I mean, not really scary. But sort of. I mean, because one of the things that I want to talk about on this show 20 00:03:39,990 --> 00:03:46,950 is the discrepancy between the apocalyptic, soul-rending terror of the Night of the Dead 21 00:03:47,530 --> 00:03:58,730 and the good-time, giggly, novelty-prone thing that Halloween has become in our culture. On the one hand, you've got the Requiem Mass based on the text, 22 00:03:58,810 --> 00:04:10,330 Day of Wrath and Doom Impending, David's Word with Sibyl's Blanket, Heaven and Earth in Ashes Ending. Oh, what fear man's bosom rendeth 23 00:04:10,330 --> 00:04:20,089 When from heaven the judge descendeth On whose sentence all dependeth. And on the other hand, you've got candy corn and the Munsters. 24 00:04:20,790 --> 00:04:23,550 You've got this, on one hand... 25 00:06:03,890 --> 00:06:09,430 Emotionally speaking, I think you'll agree that it's a lot of work and a long way from that to this. 26 00:06:09,750 --> 00:06:21,710 My darlings, yes, it's me, the queen of camp, every trick or street, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. 27 00:06:21,810 --> 00:06:26,230 And thanks for helping me celebrate Halloween with our very own private party. 28 00:06:26,450 --> 00:06:36,610 I guarantee it'll be a scream. Whoa, good thing I didn't say it'd be a gasp. After you hear this collection of my all-time favorite terrifying tunes, 29 00:06:36,710 --> 00:06:42,810 I'm sure you'll agree there's nothing quite like Elvira's monster hits. Hits. 30 00:06:43,090 --> 00:06:46,750 I said, hits. Sheesh, wash your mind down with soap, will ya? 31 00:06:46,850 --> 00:06:54,330 There's children listening. That's because adults won't. Now, let me start you off with a hot new song destined to become a cult classic. 32 00:06:54,710 --> 00:07:01,990 It's by my favorite artist of all time, me. And if you don't just absolutely worship it, I will eat a bug. 33 00:07:02,430 --> 00:07:13,290 Hey, what the heck, I think I'll eat a bug anyway. Ew, ew, yuck! Oh, who put candy in a bug dish? Ew. Oh, dude. Oh, girl. 34 00:07:13,750 --> 00:07:26,180 Oh, well, anyway, while I visit the little ghoul's room, here's some music that'll really get you in the Halloween spirit. Okay, whatever. 35 00:07:26,860 --> 00:07:39,600 We heard part of the Dies Irae section of the Verdi Requiem with Robert Shaw and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, followed by Elvira's invitation to hear her sing one of her songs, 36 00:07:39,820 --> 00:07:50,840 an invitation we will respectfully decline. Although, as a matter of fact, we will be hearing it, including some of the other artistes she has brought together on her CD compilations. 37 00:07:51,340 --> 00:08:02,480 But before we do that, I wanted to mention that even within the realm of liturgical music, the highly dramatic fire and brimstone quality 38 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:14,980 that we have come to associate with the Dies Irae was not always present. Early settings of the text were much more restrained, invoking sadness, perhaps, more than fear and trembling. 39 00:08:14,980 --> 00:08:20,620 Here are two settings, one from the 15th century and one from the 18th. 40 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:25,440 Excerpts from two Requiem Masses, the first by Antoine Brumel, performed by the Huelgas Ensemble under Paul van Nevel. That was just the first verse of the Day of Wrath sequence. 41 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:35,000 Then we heard the first two verses in the setting by Mozart, from the Requiem that he came to believe, not without reason, that he was writing for himself. 42 00:11:35,700 --> 00:11:48,020 Much more dramatic than the early Renaissance Mass. Much more dramatic. What was that? Oh man, I guess it was just something to do with that boiler 43 00:11:48,020 --> 00:11:59,340 over there in the corner. I don't mind telling you, this business of broadcasting a Halloween show from the basement of the station has got me just a little bit edgy. 44 00:11:59,960 --> 00:12:09,120 I keep thinking I see something moving over there by the coal chute. I mean, I'm not saying it's anything supernatural or anything, but what if it's rats? 45 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:21,760 I can't wait to get out of here anyway that was Robert Shaw and the Atlanta gang again doing the Mozart there are so many different versions of the Mozart 46 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:32,980 Requiem around now that it's got noise again what is that oh that freaks me out 47 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:45,140 this is beginning to get to me I mean what it is is it's it's how it's all coming together here they tell me I have to broadcast my show from the basement 48 00:12:45,140 --> 00:12:56,180 because of construction upstairs it just happens to be a Halloween show with excerpts from three different Requiem masses and I just happen to have seen my 49 00:12:56,180 --> 00:13:06,670 lawyer earlier today to revise my will I mean is that creepy or what you know I 50 00:13:08,300 --> 00:13:17,640 think I'm gonna sign the will right now I was gonna do it when I got home you know after I had a chance to think about whether I really want to 51 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:28,100 change it or not but maybe I should just go ahead and and sign it right now you never know I mean I love my cats but what would they do with human money 52 00:13:28,100 --> 00:13:44,100 anyway right ok let's see Ok here it is Peter Shicabley host of trees mix from PRI public radio and telemarketing 53 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:52,060 Radio International. Halloween, what it comes from, what it's become. Today's show is called 54 00:13:52,060 --> 00:13:59,180 Day of Wrath, Day of Yuckiness. So, do you think I was being too much of a Puritan when I implied 55 00:13:59,180 --> 00:14:06,320 that I disapprove of the discrepancy between the very real feeling of terror, or at least unease, 56 00:14:06,340 --> 00:14:18,460 that is usually found in a religious view of the Night of the Dead, and the harmless, humorous, commercialized Halloween that most of us experience? Yeah, so do I. No, no, I mean, 57 00:14:18,500 --> 00:14:29,960 I agree with you. I think I was being too much of a Puritan. It's not that I think that serious things should always be avoided, be co-opted by something less serious, but it is true that we 58 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:42,040 have a long history of using humor to help us deal with things that make us uncomfortable, or things that we have trouble handling. Like sex, right? And mothers-in-law, and sickness, 59 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:49,020 and certainly death. Now, there is a limit, and it occurs at different places for different people. 60 00:14:49,640 --> 00:15:01,420 I've heard jokes that make me feel more queasy than amused, but I also know a couple of Alzheimer's jokes that crack me up. And one of the reasons they crack me up is that my dad had Alzheimer's 61 00:15:01,420 --> 00:15:12,100 for 10 years before he died, and it became so difficult to deal with, especially for my mother and my brother, who were on the scene more than I, that sometimes all you could do was laugh. 62 00:15:13,140 --> 00:15:22,320 You know, I often think I'm afflicted with random noun syndrome, but he really was. I remember sitting with him at a window seat in a restaurant once, and there was a lot 63 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:27,980 of traffic outside, and he watched the cars for a while, and then he said, Peter, look 64 00:15:27,980 --> 00:15:40,640 at all that egg interest out there. Egg interest. I have no idea what it means, but it's beautiful. What could I do but laugh and say, you're right, Dad, I don't think I've ever seen that 65 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:52,020 much egg interest. Now, I don't know much about psychology, but I know what I like, and it's becoming increasingly clear that laughter is quite literally good medicine. It's one way to deal 66 00:15:52,020 --> 00:16:03,600 with your demons, at least for a while, which brings... Whoa! Oh, that boiler's going to be the death of me. Which brings us, as I was about to say, 67 00:16:03,700 --> 00:16:15,000 to a lovely group of leader called Songs My Monster Taught Me. There are four of them, and they last about 13 and a half minutes. I'll be back. 68 00:16:21,180 --> 00:16:31,120 Down in the valley on the foggy hill rocks was a crazy little demon blowing his top. Fire in his eyes and smoke from his head. You gotta be real cool to hear the words he 69 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:39,520 said. He did a ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma, ma-ma-ma-ma-mama, ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma, ma-mama-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mama, ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma, ma-mama-mama-mi-ma-ma-ma-ma-j précis evangeliens. 70 00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:50,360 He had steam in his soul for the one he loved, so he had death on his mind, cause the demon let him go, goin' around through the world, till the understand his pain. Somebody help 71 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:54,560 him get his demon home again. He did a ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-lae . 72 00:17:01,700 --> 00:17:19,310 He made the sky turn green, he made the grass turn red 73 00:17:19,310 --> 00:17:21,829 He even put pretty hair on grandma's bald head 74 00:17:21,829 --> 00:17:27,310 He made the moon back up, he even pushed back time Took the fruity out of fruity, had the devil drinking wine He did a 75 00:17:33,650 --> 00:17:54,730 That demon felt good cause she finally got across 76 00:17:54,730 --> 00:17:57,290 To the crazy little demon that a woman steal above 77 00:17:57,290 --> 00:18:02,950 Down in the valley on the foggy hill rock You can steal in a demon blow and it's time He did a 78 00:18:09,350 --> 00:18:11,690 That cat, that cat was mad 79 00:18:12,510 --> 00:18:17,590 He pushed back night, bought in afternoon He even made Leek Gear jump over the moon 80 00:18:17,590 --> 00:18:24,710 He took the 4th of July and he put it in May He took this morning, bought back yesterday He did a That demon felt good cause she finally got across 81 00:18:39,580 --> 00:18:51,400 Just a half a mile from Champlain shore 82 00:18:53,980 --> 00:19:00,220 300 feet deep Or maybe four 83 00:19:00,220 --> 00:19:02,320 Or maybe four 84 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:08,020 Four hundred, four hundred 85 00:19:13,180 --> 00:19:18,860 Sublimate the unobtrusive That the only name 86 00:19:18,860 --> 00:19:27,400 The only name The only name That seems to suit him Is monster 87 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:43,320 He died out in the place to say Nera Or so the hymns Or so the hymns of history books say His fate, like all of his kind, a watery grave 88 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:55,360 But just stop and consider the chances of one Gargantuan whatever it is Swimming far away from its herd Getting trapped in some freshwater lake 89 00:19:55,360 --> 00:20:06,160 But that's so absurd I don't know about that Do you really believe that a beetle-brained reptile Three million years old That's as big as a two-car garage 90 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:18,260 Could be frolicking under your sailboat Diving, diving Diving, diving 91 00:20:18,260 --> 00:20:19,820 Sailing 92 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:23,560 Down on the bottom 93 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:27,140 300 feet down 94 00:20:27,140 --> 00:20:34,520 Or maybe, oh maybe four Maybe only two Or maybe only one 95 00:20:34,910 --> 00:20:38,160 100 feet down 100 feet down and rising 96 00:20:39,180 --> 00:20:42,340 Soon it will surface and breathe air 97 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:46,900 And when it does we will be there fishing 98 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:54,520 No way It's a snake, it's an eel It's a school of sturgeon 99 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:59,100 Some snorkeler No way It's a railroad tie It's a telephone pole Wrong number 100 00:20:59,100 --> 00:21:01,960 No way It's a Russian sub It's a rubber duckie 101 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:02,940 Some swamp gas 102 00:21:02,940 --> 00:21:04,560 No way Give me any old line 103 00:21:05,940 --> 00:21:10,240 It's sunlight playing on the wall 104 00:21:12,510 --> 00:21:16,750 I swam Lake Champlain since I was a little bitty kid 105 00:21:16,750 --> 00:21:28,890 And he never has seen Never has seen No, he never has seen Never has seen Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never Never seen No monster 106 00:21:28,890 --> 00:21:36,550 Please monster, don't come out I don't believe it, no Please monster, don't come out 107 00:21:36,550 --> 00:21:45,830 New York Times ran a photo last year 108 00:21:45,830 --> 00:21:48,370 Completely authentic, they swore 109 00:21:48,370 --> 00:21:51,710 It showed the head and the neck 110 00:21:51,710 --> 00:21:53,230 It showed nothing more 111 00:21:53,230 --> 00:22:05,230 But I'll tell you, I stared at that picture for half an hour And I couldn't find any resemblance to sturgeon or snake Draw any conclusion you want 112 00:22:05,230 --> 00:22:11,290 Oh, that thing was a fake Well, it was not, buddy, it's a pretty big lake You could drop 113 00:22:11,290 --> 00:22:19,030 You could drop The whole city of Berlin to ruin And have room for Plattsburgh as well Plattsburgh as well 114 00:22:20,070 --> 00:22:26,890 There's plenty of room for a peace-loving monster to dwell 115 00:22:30,830 --> 00:22:41,530 Those wetfoot fuddy-duddies in their underwater studies Please monster, don't come out Don't flash out their cameras 116 00:22:41,530 --> 00:22:48,610 Conjecture at some overrated lecture Please monster, don't come out 117 00:22:48,610 --> 00:22:53,410 You know that you alone are the big blip on Epsonon 118 00:22:53,970 --> 00:23:05,350 Please monster, don't come out It's nice to know there's something we know nothing about 119 00:23:06,390 --> 00:23:07,290 Oh 120 00:23:08,590 --> 00:23:21,920 Straight from the show 121 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:31,320 I think like a soldier, I know what's right and what's wrong. He knows what's right and what's wrong. 122 00:23:32,340 --> 00:23:40,340 I am the original discriminating buffalo man, and I'll do what's wrong as long as I can. 123 00:23:40,860 --> 00:23:44,280 He'll do what's wrong as long as he can. 124 00:23:45,420 --> 00:23:55,110 I live in a labyrinth under the sea, down in the dark as dark as can be. 125 00:23:55,590 --> 00:24:03,090 I like the dark as dark as can be. He likes the dark as dark as can be. 126 00:24:05,890 --> 00:24:18,010 I'll even attack you or eat you whole, down in the dark my bone mills roll. Far in the dark. Porridge for my porridge bowl. 127 00:24:18,710 --> 00:24:29,110 Porridge for his porridge bowl. I'm strong as the earth from which I'm born. 128 00:24:29,430 --> 00:24:41,170 He's strong as the earth from which he's born. I can't dream well because of my horns. He can't dream well because of his horns. 129 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:22,960 A Minotaur gets very sore, his features they are such a bore. His habits are predictable, but he can't dream well, because of his horns. 130 00:25:52,960 --> 00:26:02,180 And being a buffalo man, I'll do what's wrong as long as I can. He'll do what's wrong as long as he can. 131 00:26:04,940 --> 00:26:16,960 As long as he can. As long as he can. As long as it can, as long as it can, as long as it can, as long as it can, as long as it can. 132 00:26:17,360 --> 00:26:56,580 The late one night, when my eyes beheld an eerie sight, 133 00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:07,700 for my monster from his slab began to rise, and suddenly, to my surprise, he did the match, he did the monster match, the monster match. 134 00:27:07,700 --> 00:27:16,960 He did the match, it was a graveyard smash, he did the match, it caught on in a flash, he did the match, he did the monster match. 135 00:27:17,020 --> 00:27:24,020 From my laboratory in the castle east, to the master bedroom where the vampires feast, 136 00:27:24,180 --> 00:27:35,120 the ghouls all came from their humble abode, to get a jolt from my electrode, they did the match, they did the monster match, the monster match. 137 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:37,640 It was a graveyard smash. 138 00:27:37,700 --> 00:27:44,500 They did the match, it caught on in a flash, they did the match, they did the monster match. 139 00:27:44,660 --> 00:27:57,460 The zombies were having fun, the party had just begun, the guests included Wolfman, Dracula and his son. 140 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:05,200 The scene was rocking, all were digging the sounds, Igor on chains, Blackfire's bailing hounds, 141 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:12,000 the coffin bangers were about to burst. They were about to arrive, with their vocal group, the Cryptkicker Five. 142 00:28:12,100 --> 00:28:16,320 They played the match, they played the monster match, the monster match. 143 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:25,640 It was a graveyard smash, they played the match, it caught on in a flash, they played the match, they played the monster match. 144 00:28:26,060 --> 00:28:32,500 Out from his coffin, Max voiced it ring, seemed he was troubled by just one thing. 145 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:46,440 Opened the lid, and shook his fist and said, Whatever happened to my Transylvanian wist? It's now the match, it's now the monster match, the monster match, and it's a graveyard smash. 146 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:53,220 It's now the match, it's caught on in a flash, it's now the match, it's now the monster match. 147 00:28:53,500 --> 00:29:00,120 Now everything's cool, Jack's a part of the band, and my monster match is the hit of the land. 148 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:06,540 For you, the living, this match was meant to, when you get to my door, tell them, God, it's a hit. 149 00:29:06,540 --> 00:29:14,100 I said, then you can match, then you can monster match, the monster match, and do my graveyard smash. 150 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:21,900 Then you can match, you'll catch on in a flash, then you can match, then you can monster match, Ömer. 151 00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:35,080 Match, monster match,Ömer, this is the end for you and your family, monster match,Ömer. Match, monster match, Ömer, monster match, Ömer. 152 00:29:40,220 --> 00:29:53,020 Hey, if you can't beat them, laugh at them. Songs My Monster Taught Me began with Screamin' Jay Hawkins telling us of his encounter with a little demon. I'm doing quote signs there. That's the name of the song. 153 00:29:53,440 --> 00:30:03,640 Then came Monster by Pete Sutherland, performed by him, Gray Larson, and Malcolm Doglish, from a cassette called Root Crops and Ground Cover. 154 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:11,280 Next, that nice little Gilbert and Sullivan-ish ditty was the Minotaurs song from the Incredible String Band. 155 00:30:11,900 --> 00:30:19,160 And then last, and in all likelihood least, Monster Mash, featuring Bobby Boris Pickett and the Crypt Kickers. 156 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:30,360 You know, the other thing about Halloween is that most kids like being scared, as long as they know they're safe, as long as it's not too scary, or scary for too long. 157 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:38,340 Right from those first little games of, to roller coasters, many of us like to be scared. 158 00:30:39,100 --> 00:30:51,740 Not to mention all those gory movies that give new meaning to the term highest grossing films. Those eyeball poppers are too much for me, but I was a roller coaster fan well into middle age. 159 00:30:51,940 --> 00:31:03,620 My friend Bob and I used to go out to Coney Island and ride the Cyclone five, six, seven, eight times in a row, arguing about whether the first car or the last car was the better ride. See, the thing is, I don't know. 160 00:31:03,620 --> 00:31:16,220 The thing is, you get whipped around more in the last car, but there is nothing as scary as going down that first hill in the front car. When I first went to New York, the parachute jump was still open, 161 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:28,580 and I think that was the scariest thing I've ever been on. You know, one thing I like about being down here in the basement is that there's no irrelevancy alarm. I can talk about whatever I want. 162 00:31:28,980 --> 00:31:40,600 And also, I have to say, you know, we were talking about laughter being a weapon, that after, after listening to those ridiculously silly monster songs, I am feeling considerably more comfortable about being down here. 163 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:43,480 And I am even considering to- 164 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:45,080 Oh my God. 165 00:31:51,520 --> 00:32:01,560 Yeah, well. I must admit that I'd feel even more comfortable if I knew what the heck that is. Am I crazy or did that sound like a wolf? 166 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:11,760 Hey, uh, you know, my friends, and I do think of you listeners as my friends, I'd like to ask you a question. Ask a favor, if you don't mind. 167 00:32:11,820 --> 00:32:19,680 About half an hour after the show is over, could you please call me? I mean, on the, you know, on the regular number, the phone in the studio. 168 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:31,220 And if I don't answer, just ask whoever does answer if they know the whereabouts of Peter Shickley, host of Shickley Mix from PRI, Public Radio International. 169 00:32:33,740 --> 00:32:43,020 Today's show is called Day of Wrath, Day of Yuckiness. We've been talking about using humor to fight fear. Without getting too pompous, I hope. 170 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:52,060 Although I would like to assure you that I do have a psychology degree from Armchair University. It's right up there on the wall next to the Elvis on Velvet. 171 00:32:53,340 --> 00:33:05,340 Anyway, it's tidbit time here at the old haunted house. And we're going to hear the most unscary thing that supposedly has to do with something scary that I've ever heard. 172 00:33:05,860 --> 00:33:17,460 We often make fun of what we're afraid of. But this is so cute. And so cuddly that it was obviously designed for the whole family, including the baby still in the womb. 173 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:21,740 We'll hear two versions, the original and a parody. 174 00:33:25,260 --> 00:33:40,210 They're creepy and they're kooky. 175 00:33:40,730 --> 00:33:44,250 Mysterious and spooky. They're altogether ooky. 176 00:33:44,330 --> 00:33:45,670 The Addams Family. 177 00:33:46,110 --> 00:33:52,030 The house is a museum. When people come to see them, they really are a scream. 178 00:33:52,030 --> 00:33:56,230 The Addams Family. Neat. 179 00:33:57,150 --> 00:34:08,230 Sweet. Petite. So get a witch's shawl on. A broomstick you can crawl on. We're gonna pay a call on. 180 00:34:08,330 --> 00:34:10,290 The Addams Family. 181 00:34:46,489 --> 00:34:56,440 They're creepy and they're kooky. Mysterious and spooky. 182 00:34:57,080 --> 00:35:07,560 They're altogether ooky. The Addams Family. The Addams Family Dig the bed, it's a museum 183 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:18,560 And when the cats all fall by the sea Hey, they're a riot, they're a doggone scream Hey, the Addams, crazy bunch 184 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:23,200 Neat Sweet 185 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:27,000 Repetit 186 00:35:30,380 --> 00:35:33,000 Okay, boys, get ready to take me to the stratosphere 187 00:35:50,340 --> 00:35:51,540 Yeah 188 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:27,700 So, get the witches show on Oh, hey Oh, hey Don't stick you and your mate Ted Crawl on We're gonna pay a little unexpected fall on 189 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:31,660 The Addams Family 190 00:36:33,040 --> 00:36:44,960 What a bunch of spooky cats in that joint Who loves you, Pugsley? 191 00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:59,340 Hey, thing, slap me five, baby Hey, Lurch, put Sammy down, he came with me Oh, Tish, you spoke French again 192 00:36:59,340 --> 00:37:11,860 There goes the hair on my neck The main title song for The Addams Family First by its composer, Vic Mizzi And then the Frank Sinatra version was by Joey Gaynor Oh! 193 00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:27,400 I wonder how long it's gonna take me to get used to that boiler Oh, boy That, ladies and gentlemen, was the light going out And I'm not gonna lie to you, I'm not gonna lie to you 194 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:38,120 It is dark down here It is very, very dark I don't know if it's something wrong with this lamp 195 00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:50,400 Or it's the whole circuit or whatever It doesn't matter The point is, I'm sitting here in a pitch black basement All alone Except for, perhaps, a werewolf 196 00:37:51,580 --> 00:38:00,680 Okay, now let's just I came prepared for this, actually Here's the... The flashlight I brought along, and it's dead 197 00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:11,480 All right, I came prepared for that eventuality as well Here is the candle And here are the matches 198 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:26,920 Okay, that's better Well, I guess the thing to do here is to get up And see if I can find any light switches Or... 199 00:38:27,380 --> 00:38:39,000 Working circuit breakers or whatever Now, this wall here seems to have three doors in it Sounds like a fairy tale, doesn't it? 200 00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:50,640 Yeah, Bluebird's Castle Or something Okay, big boy, let's get ahold of yourself here You won't find anything if you don't look 201 00:38:51,900 --> 00:38:54,380 So let's see what's in the first door 202 00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:37,490 I say, Holmes, what was that? 203 00:41:03,390 --> 00:41:14,210 Huh, imagine that Opening a door in your basement And finding Spike Jones and his whole band Playing the Arabian dance from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite 204 00:41:14,210 --> 00:41:25,490 I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes Okay, now... Now... Going along here The next door is marked L.H.R. 205 00:41:26,790 --> 00:41:35,550 L.H.R. Left-handed rivets Little hangman's room Lethal harpoon refills 206 00:41:36,670 --> 00:41:45,310 Well, only one way to find out L.H.R. 207 00:41:46,770 --> 00:41:55,940 Halloween, Halloween, ooh, Halloween Ghostly things are going to happen 208 00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:09,140 Halloween spooks outside my window Halloween spooks behind the tree 209 00:42:10,140 --> 00:42:12,380 I wish that the children could see 210 00:42:12,380 --> 00:42:20,260 But I can't find them for the life of me And there's Halloween spooks outside my windowpane Ahh! 211 00:43:25,020 --> 00:43:29,340 Halloween spooks outside my window 212 00:43:29,900 --> 00:43:32,240 Halloween spooks 213 00:43:32,240 --> 00:43:36,740 behind the tree I wish that the children could see 214 00:43:36,740 --> 00:43:43,580 but I can't find them for the life of me and there's Halloween spooks outside my window 215 00:43:53,710 --> 00:43:54,630 Trick or treat! 216 00:43:54,870 --> 00:44:06,950 Oh, well, let's see. I've got some M&M's here. Here you go. Okay, happy Halloween. All right, so LHR 217 00:44:06,950 --> 00:44:18,310 obviously stands for Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross. Halloween spooks. Top drawer Halloween spooks. That first solo was particularly great, wasn't it? 218 00:44:18,390 --> 00:44:30,530 Now you know what it would be like to hear an owl scat singing. Or was it a hound? Hound, owl. They can sound sort of similar to each other, actually. I never thought about that. 219 00:44:31,050 --> 00:44:43,470 Haven't had the occasion to, really. You ain't nothing but a hound, owl. Okay. Let's keep it together here, Peter. Getting a little flaky. Okay. 220 00:44:43,910 --> 00:44:56,290 Here's the last door and it's marked hearse. Hey, you know, I think somebody told me once that there used to be a mortuary here where the station is now. Maybe this was an underground garage 221 00:44:56,290 --> 00:45:05,870 for the hearse. Hey, if there were another room maybe it would have snakes in it and the two rooms would be marked hiss and hearse. 222 00:45:08,230 --> 00:45:16,530 Oh, man. I hope this candle doesn't go out. Okay. Let's do it. The last door. 223 00:45:20,340 --> 00:45:24,080 Here comes the hearse. 224 00:45:40,150 --> 00:45:50,890 Never laugh when the hearse goes by For you may be the next to die First they wrap you in a bloody sheet 225 00:45:51,470 --> 00:45:54,430 And sling you down about six feet 226 00:45:54,430 --> 00:46:03,510 All goes well for about a week And then the casket begins to leave The worms crawl in 227 00:46:03,510 --> 00:46:09,110 The worms crawl out The worms play pina colón Your snout 228 00:46:10,210 --> 00:46:19,960 Little green bugs of eyes of bread 229 00:46:19,960 --> 00:46:23,640 Go through your liver And out your head 230 00:46:23,640 --> 00:46:36,280 Your eyes sink in Your teeth fall out Your teeth fall out The icy tickle on your spine Makes you want to scream and shout Your stomach turns to a moldy green And the booze comes out 231 00:46:36,280 --> 00:46:41,720 Like a whipping cream And me without a spoon 232 00:46:45,840 --> 00:46:49,300 Here comes the hearse 233 00:46:53,780 --> 00:47:05,650 With this skimping slave A fortune to save And a life to live You lose it all When you go to the grave 234 00:47:05,650 --> 00:47:12,810 For life were a thing That money could buy The rich would live And the poor would die 235 00:47:23,430 --> 00:47:27,430 Here comes the hearse 236 00:47:30,690 --> 00:47:46,290 Terry Teen 237 00:47:47,170 --> 00:48:00,090 Boy, I haven't thought about him Ever, pretty much That curse of the hearse I certainly love it And I'm sure it lives on in that room Well, uh, no light switches 238 00:48:00,090 --> 00:48:12,430 I guess I'll I guess I have to go over in this direction now About which I am not overjoyed This is the direction that weird wolf howl was coming from 239 00:48:13,070 --> 00:48:25,070 I just hope Whoa, there's a cold draft here Hey, here's that white area on the dirt floor Oh man, there's a little wood in there 240 00:48:25,070 --> 00:48:37,630 I wouldn't cross at the head of it Let me bend down here Let's see, it says M.L. Grum, R.I.P. M.L. Grum? He was the previous station manager here 241 00:48:38,170 --> 00:48:49,210 I always thought Oh no, the candle's gone out Oh brother and I left the matches back at the table Rats, I mean not rats 242 00:48:49,730 --> 00:49:01,930 Hey I don't have any cheese on me guys Uh, just this yucky candle It's highly scented, you know, with that cloyingly sweet perfume It smells like a urinal 243 00:49:01,930 --> 00:49:10,910 I'm sure you wouldn't want to be even coming Oh no It's coming closer 244 00:49:17,940 --> 00:49:30,120 Well, what do you know It's the freight elevator All lit up And the station manager's dog was stuck on it Hey he's the cutest little chihuahua 245 00:49:30,140 --> 00:49:42,500 You've ever seen Come on over here Napoleon Here, do you want some M&M's? Yeah, there you go Hey, I'm gonna be very nice to you and your owner 246 00:49:42,500 --> 00:49:52,380 Yes sirree Uh, if you happen to be listening to the program sir Napoleon's just fine And I'll be bringing him up as soon as I get off the air 247 00:49:54,700 --> 00:50:06,300 And by the way, I have a very short memory sir I mean, I can't I can't remember anything that, I mean this last hour has been so creepy and unsettling 248 00:50:06,300 --> 00:50:12,920 And as a matter of fact, I think it's time I'm gonna prop the freight elevator door open here 249 00:50:12,920 --> 00:50:23,280 So I've got light and uh, and go back to the table here and uh, well uh, let's go out with some vampire music We haven't had any vampires on the show 250 00:50:23,940 --> 00:50:34,240 We'll have first a song and then the overture to an opera called the Vampire Uh, we won't have time to hear the whole thing but we'll hear as much of it as we can 251 00:50:34,960 --> 00:50:40,160 And uh, well I guess that's about it We'll hear as much of it as we can 252 00:50:42,320 --> 00:50:51,900 Shall I tell you of the 253 00:50:51,900 --> 00:50:56,890 It was long ago 254 00:50:57,510 --> 00:51:05,650 Late November and the snow Just about to fall 255 00:51:06,950 --> 00:51:19,870 And the moon was big and bright Cold and sharp and clear And the moon was big and bright And the air was whiting 256 00:51:24,400 --> 00:51:28,080 Softly, swiftly down the road 257 00:51:28,080 --> 00:51:38,180 Never made a sound Someone came from far away Someone tall and old 258 00:51:38,820 --> 00:51:45,620 As I looked into his eyes No reflection came 259 00:51:47,320 --> 00:51:51,080 And I gave him bedding 260 00:51:53,480 --> 00:52:00,950 Oh, my little Rosary 261 00:52:03,250 --> 00:52:06,770 How I miss you so 262 00:52:08,670 --> 00:52:13,010 Never used you very well 263 00:52:14,670 --> 00:52:24,710 Now I never will I am farther from you Now 264 00:52:26,230 --> 00:52:36,450 Than the two ends of eternity Now I do this bidding 265 00:54:14,100 --> 00:54:26,220 Buffy St. Marie singing her song The Vampire And now we're hearing the overture to The Vampire by Heinrich Marschner 1827, Schubert was still alive 266 00:54:26,800 --> 00:54:38,340 And so, I'm happy to report, am I? This is the BBC Philharmonic under David Perry And that's sickly mix for this week About time, too 267 00:54:38,340 --> 00:54:48,880 Our program is made possible with funds provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting And by this radio station and its members I thank you, members, and so does Napoleon 268 00:54:48,880 --> 00:55:00,760 Our program is distributed by PRI, Public Radio International We'll tell you in a moment how you can get in touch with us And you can get an official playlist of all the music on today's program With album numbers and everything 269 00:55:00,760 --> 00:55:12,320 Just refer to the program number This is program number 160 And this is Peter Sickley saying goodbye And reminding you that it don't mean a thing 270 00:55:12,320 --> 00:55:19,260 If it ain't got that certain je ne sais quoi You are looking very good See you next week 271 00:56:28,580 --> 00:57:07,450 If you'd like a copy of that playlist I mentioned 272 00:57:07,450 --> 00:57:17,530 Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Schickley Mix That's S-C-H-I-C-K-E-L-E, Schickley Mix Care of Public Radio International 273 00:57:17,530 --> 00:57:25,370 100 North 6th Street, Suite 900A, Minneapolis, MN 55403 274 00:57:26,670 --> 00:57:29,990 PRI, Public Radio International