Dead Babies and Other Delights

If you can't see the humor in mawkish titles such as "There's A Little Box Of Pine On The 7-29", then you probably cry at card tricks. There's entertainment galore from Uncle Gil's Rockin' Archives in the form of dead mothers ("Letter Edged in Black"), canine-icide (Old Shep), little kids who don't want to die ("Don't Make Me Go to Bed and I'll Be Good")....do we see a theme emerging? A great album to play when your guests don't get the hint that you're ready for them to leave.

The Ballads of James Dean

Faster....faster....something made him keep going faster.....yes, that was our golden haired and blue-eyed boy Jimmy....Jimmy Dean. Man, there was sure a buck to be made from the death of James Dean, and Bowtie Records has got some of the crappy tribute songs that came out here. And the one below, James Dean Deck of Cards......well, it earns my "Stupid Record of the Week" award. Possibly for the next few weeks, though I will keep searching for something to beat it.