{"id":3490,"date":"2018-12-12T16:01:08","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T20:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepingscoreathome.com\/?p=3490"},"modified":"2018-12-12T16:03:23","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T20:03:23","slug":"2017-christmas-stories-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/keepingscoreathome.com\/?p=3490","title":{"rendered":"2017 Christmas Stories, part two."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/p><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BdIxUu2hJEj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BdIxUu2hJEj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BdIxUu2hJEj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Aerialist \/ Lary Hoffman (@laerialist)<\/a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-12-25T19:34:12+00:00\">Dec 25, 2017 at 11:34am PST<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<p>Just 12 days until this year&#8217;s 30th-annual marathon!<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAs promised, here&#8217;s the second half of the Christmas Stories recorded exclusively for the 2017 edition of my <a href=\"http:\/\/keepingscoreathome.com\/?p=3431\" target=\"_new\">Holiday Radio Show<\/a> on 103.3 fm WPRB.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nPart one can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/keepingscoreathome.com\/?p=3478\" target=\"_new\">here<\/a>!<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAbove, please find something special by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/laerialist\/\" target=\"_new\">Aerialist<\/a>.<br \/>\n<br \/>May these works inspire <em>you<\/em> to record something for this year.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe deadline is 12\/22!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian &amp; Kerry Kijewski &#8211; \u201cE.T. and a Slinky\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/375773960&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe>\n<p>\nBrian and Kerry Kijewski are a brother and sister creative team from Ontario, Canada behind the podcast Ketchup On Pancakes along with other audio projects. Kerry has a <a href=\"https:\/\/kkherheadache.wordpress.com\" target=\"_new\">blog<\/a> where she shares her writing. Brian hosts a music radio show at the campus radio station in London and plays in the band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rikermusic\" target=\"_new\">Riker<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Jason Sims &#8211; \u201cAn Open Letter to the Person or Persons Mailing Me Boxes of Wasps\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keepingscoreathome.com\/audio\/sims2017.mp3\">Christmas Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jason_sims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Sims<\/a> is a writer\/performer from Huntsville, AL and the host of <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/a-little-something-from-jason-sims\/id1333579757?mt=2\" target=\"_new\">A Little Something From Jason Sims<\/a><a>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Steve Gillies &#8211; \u201cChristmas Memory\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keepingscoreathome.com\/audio\/gillies2017.mp3\">Christmas Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Steve Gillies lives and works in Chicago. He has had stories published in Artifice Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Curbside Splendor, and the American Journal of Orthopedics.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Brett Davis, Danny Tamberelli &amp; Jeremy Balon &#8211; \u201cThe New Christmas Story\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keepingscoreathome.com\/audio\/davis2017.mp3\">Christmas Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/brettdavis.rip\" target=\"_new\">Brett Davis<\/a> (The Special Without, The Podcast For Laundry) is joined by <a href=\"http:\/\/dannytamberelli.com\" target=\"_new\">Danny Tamberelli<\/a> (The Adventures Of Pete &amp; Pete, The Adventures Of Danny &amp; Mike) and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/remybalon\" target=\"_new\">Jeremy Balon<\/a> (Fresh Beef) to tell a new holiday classic.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Financial Guru&#8221; Gregg Gethard &#8211; \u201cWhat to Get Your Cruel Mentor for Christmas\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keepingscoreathome.com\/audio\/gethard2017.mp3\">Christmas Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/financialgurugg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Financial Guru&#8221; Gregg Gethard<\/a> is a personal finance expert\/motivational speaker best known for his best-selling memoir \u201cCash Dad Trash Dad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Tobias Carroll &#8211; \u201cDear Father, This Is The Place Where The Christmas Elves Create Merriment, Or Perhaps Not\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keepingscoreathome.com\/audio\/carroll2017.mp3\">Christmas Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tobiascarroll.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tobias Carroll<\/a> is the author of the short story collection Transitory and the novel Reel. He is the managing editor of <a href=\"http:\/\/vol1brooklyn.com\" target=\"_new\">Vol.1 Brooklyn<\/a>, and writes Words Without Borders\u2019 Watchlist column. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Nick Millevoi &#8211; \u201cIt&#8217;s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keepingscoreathome.com\/audio\/millevoi2017.mp3\">Christmas Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nickmillevoi.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Millevoi<\/a> is a guitarist and composer whose music searches for the sonic cracks between jazz, rock and roll, noise, and modern composition. His band, Desertion Trio, featuring bassist Johnny DeBlase and drummer Kevin Shea, takes on the history of instrumental electric guitar music and throws it in a blender. Last year <a href=\"https:\/\/nickmillevoi.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_new\">Desertion Trio<\/a><a><\/a> released the excellent album Desertion on <a href=\"http:\/\/shhpuma.com\" target=\"_new\">Shhpuma<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Bret Saunders&#8217; Swingin&#8217; Holiday Synths &#8211; \u201cCarol Of The Bells\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keepingscoreathome.com\/audio\/saunders2017.mp3\">Christmas Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mr. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bretontheradio\" target=\"_new\">Bret Saunders<\/a> is from Denver, Colorado where he can be heard every morning on <a href=\"https:\/\/kbco.iheart.com\/featured\/bret-saunders\/\" target=\"_new\">KBCO<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>THE SHALL HOWZE BAND &#8211; \u201cA POLITICAL SONG FOR ADAM SANDLER TO SING\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keepingscoreathome.com\/audio\/shallhowze2017.mp3\">Christmas Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;I don&#8217;t celebrate Christmas<br \/>\nMaybe I&#8217;m just not that fun<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t believe in Jesus<br \/>\nMaybe I&#8217;M the chosen one<br \/>\n<br \/>\nA tree don&#8217;t make you happy<br \/>\nThat don&#8217;t belong inside your home&#8221;<\/i><br \/>\n<br \/>\nDrums &amp; Synth by BJ Howze<br \/>\nGuitar, Bass &amp; Vocals by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.perryshall.com\" target=\"_new\">Perry Shall<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Joel R. L. Phelps &#8211; \u201cThe Secret Strain\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keepingscoreathome.com\/audio\/jrlp2017.mp3\">Christmas Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vancouver&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/joelrlphelps.net\" target=\"_new\">Joel Phelps<\/a> is a member of <a href=\"http:\/\/joelrlphelps.net\" target=\"_new\">The Downer Trio<\/a>. Joel is also the only artist to record a &#8220;Christmas Story&#8221; for the show each of the last seven years. Many demos and new recordings of his have been posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/joel-r-l-phelps\" target=\"_new\">Soundcloud<\/a>, with the lion&#8217;s share of his studio output available through <a href=\"https:\/\/thedownertrio.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_new\">Bandcamp<\/a>, including the 2017 EP &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thedownertrio.bandcamp.com\/album\/consulate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consulate<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>The Gotobeds &#8211; \u201cEggnostic Front\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keepingscoreathome.com\/audio\/gtb2017.mp3\">Christmas Story<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.subpop.com\" target=\"_new\">Sub Pop<\/a> recording artist <a href=\"https:\/\/thegotobeds.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Gotobeds<\/a> will release their third album of shambolic rockers in 2019. It is a doozy! So is this Christmas song.\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aerialist \/ Lary Hoffman (@laerialist) on Dec 25, 2017 at 11:34am PST Just 12 days until this year&#8217;s 30th-annual marathon! As promised, here&#8217;s the second half of the Christmas Stories recorded exclusively for the 2017 edition of my Holiday Radio Show on 103.3 fm WPRB. 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