Ah, December! Tonight on the Mind Warp, we had a Christmas extravaganza. More to come next week, plus some Hanukkah music. Here's what I played tonight:

"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Winter Slay Ride" - Consortium of Genius
"Misanthrope Xmas" - Dan Hart
"Christmas at Ground Zero" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"The Christmas Season" - Sudden Death

"Christmas in Hogwarts" - The Great Luke Ski
"The Twelve Days of Yaksmas" - Ren & Stimpy
"A Christmas Carol" - Tom Lehrer
"A Pirate Christmas" - Tom Smith

"An Axl Christmas" - Sponge Awareness Foundation
"Mrs. Claus" - Throwing Toasters
"Dick in a Box" - The Lonely Island
"Winter Wonderland" - The Nick Atoms
"Dear Santa" - Sean Morey

"Babelfishmas" - Rob Balder
"Dexter the Credit Debt Badger" - Paul and Storm
"The Dangerous Toy" - Dan Hart

"Christmas is Interesting" - Jonathan Coulton

Happy December, everyone! Some seasonal music tonight, in addition to the usual weirdness. Here's what I played:

"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Geeks in Love" - Lemon Demon
"She's an Angel" - They Might Be Giants
"Little Miss Communication" - Jim's Big Ego

"Santa's Gonna Kick Your Ass" - The Arrogant Worms
"Eskimo" - Corky and the Juice Pigs
"St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast" - Frank Zappa
"Ikea" - Jonathan Coulton

"Kill the Enemies" - Possible Oscar
"The Drinking Song" - The Four Postmen
"You Only Love Me For My Lunchbox" - Asylum Street Spankers
"Sex 'n' Violence" - Dan Hart

"Gamer Funk" - Rob Balder
"Mallet of Metal" - Consortium of Genius
"Things I'd Do 4 U" - Throwing Toasters
"Skipper Dan" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

"Bike" - Pink Floyd
"Spiderman" - Moxy Fruvous

"You Rule" - Jim's Big Ego

Happy Thanksgiving! Here's tonight's list:

"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Eat It" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"The Food Show" - Power Salad
"Cooking For 93" - Tom Smith
"Leftovers" - Urban Tapestry

"Someday Cafe" - Jim's Big Ego
"Leaf Blower" - Asylum Street Spankers
"New York City" - They Might Be Giants

"Don't Eat the Yellow Snow/Nanook Rubs It" - Frank Zappa
"You Could Be Her" - Jonathan Coulton
"Gorilla (gorilla)" - Ookla the Mok
"Me Make Fire" - Paul and Storm

"The Window" - Trout Fishing in America
"Green Eggs and Ham" - Moxy Fruvous

"Toasted Chicken Sandwich" - Carla Ulbrich

Almost entirely randomly generated show tonight. Plus a couple of requests and a dedication. Here's what I ended up playing:

"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"The Song That Goes Like This" - Monty Python's Spamalot, Original Cast Recording
"Mr. Me" - They Might Be Giants
"Bacon!" - The Great Luke Ski
"eBay" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

"Dead Again" - Possible Oscar
"Lullaby (The Divorce Song)" - Stephen Lynch
"Why? How? Who?" - The Four Postmen
"Your Tax Dollars at Work" - Henry Phillips

"Angry White Guy" - Jim's Big Ego
"Don't Shoot" - Rob Balder
"W's Duty" - Jonathan Coulton
"Tokyo Love Song" - The Arrogant Worms

"CGI" - Sudden Death
"I Love You Baby" - Barnes & Barnes

"Shoehorn With Teeth" - Da Vinci's Notebook

We played song tag on the show tonight. Also, there were lots of long sets, since I'm currently ill and shouldn't be talking much. Here's what I played:

"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal" - They Might Be Giants
"She Said, He Said" - Jim's Big Ego
"She Wants an American Girl" - Power Salad
"Greg Brady Wants Me Dead" - Sponge Awareness Foundation

"Dead Again" - Possible Oscar
"Talking Again" - Henry Phillips
"Stop Talking About Comic Books or I'll Kill You" - Ookla the Mok
"Stop Draggin' My Car Around" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Uncle Buford Mega Mix: A New Car" - Da Vinci's Notebook
"New Math" - Tom Lehrer

"Math Prof Rock Star" - Jim's Big Ego
"Soft Rocked By Me" - Jonathan Coulton
"Girl Take Me From Behind" - The Four Postmen
"Valley Girl" - Moon Unit & Frank Zappa

"River Valley" - Moxy Fruvous

Nothing particularly special about tonight's show. I just played a bunch of songs that I felt like hearing. Here's the list:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"The Way-Too-Early Christmas Song" - Paul and Storm
"Kill the Enemies" - Possible Oscar
"Why Can't I Shoot the Dog?" - Sudden Death, featuring the Gothsicles
"Mallet of Metal" - Consortium of Genius

"Dancin' Fool" - Frank Zappa
"Gorilla (gorilla)" - Ookla the Mok
"Things I'd Do 4 U" - Throwing Toasters
"Skipper Dan" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" - They Might Be Giants
"The Future Soon" - Jonathan Coulton
"Tokyo Love Song" - The Arrogant Worms

"Gamer Funk" - Rob Balder
"Green Eggs and Ham" - Moxy Fruvous

"Little Miss Communication" - Jim's Big Ego

Happy Halloween! This week was Part Two of the Mind Warp's Halloween Spectacular. Lots of good, spooky tunes tonight. Here's the list:


"They're Everywhere" - Jim's Big Ego

"Ghostbusters Theme" - Ray Parker, Jr.
"This is Halloween" - Danny Elfman
"Nature Trail to Hell" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

"Time Warp" - Richard O'Brien
"The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun" - Julie Brown
"The Purple People Eater" - Sheb Wooley
"Witch Doctor" - David Seville

"Monster Mash" - Bobby "Boris" Pickett
"The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati" - Rose and the Arrangement
"Addams Groove" - MC Hammer

"PC Halloween" - Devo Spice
"Something's in the Bag" - Barnes and Barnes
"Greg Brady Wants Me Dead" - Sponge Awareness Foundation

"Thriller" - Michael Jackson

Tonight on the Mind Warp: Halloween Special, Part One! There was lots of good spooky music to be played tonight, and there will be even more on next week's show. Here's what I played:

"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Weird Science" - Oingo Boingo
"She's Dead" - Jim's Big Ego
"Creepy Doll" - Jonathan Coulton

"Monster Polka" - TV's Kyle
"Bride of Wolfman" - Ookla the Mok
"Re: Your Brains" - Jonathan Coulton
"Blood Suckin' Postman" - The Four Postmen
"Giant Monster" - Tom Smith

"Cemetery Girls" - Barnes and Barnes
"Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters From a Planet Near Mars" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"My Cat is Afraid of the Vacuum Cleaner (unused original version)" - Power Salad
"The Irish Ballad" - Tom Lehrer
"Boris the Spider" - The Who

"Mr. Ghost Goes to Town" - The Jon Schwartz Project

Fun show tonight, at least from my perspective. Here's what I played:

"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Turn Around" - They Might Be Giants
"What the F*** Was That?" - Evil Dead The Musical Original Cast Recording
"Nature Trail to Hell" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Murder Was the Play" - The Great Luke Ski

"Warcraft World" - Power Salad
"CGI" - Sudden Death
"If James Taylor Were on Fire" - Paul and Storm
"My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama" - Frank Zappa

"Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" - Jonathan Coulton
"My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors" - Moxy Fruvous
"Kill the Enemies" - Possible Oscar

"I've Got a Tan" - The Four Postmen
"No One Liked the Tuba" - Sponge Awareness Foundation
"The Villain Who Wears No Pants" - Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science Club
"Birdhouse in Your Soul" - They Might Be Giants

"Award Show" - Jim's Big Ego

Not much to report tonight. Here's what I played:

"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"STS-107" - Ookla the Mok
"Michigan Militia" - Moxy Fruvous
"Leaf Blower" - Asylum Street Spankers

"Skipper Dan" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"I'm On a Boat" - The Lonely Island
"The Captain's Wife's Lament" - Paul and Storm

"Stress" - Jim's Big Ego
"Malcolm" - The Arrogant Worms
"Hell is a Disco" - Wammo
"The Chainsaw Juggler" - The Four Postmen

"Dead Man's Party" - Oingo Boingo
"The Ferret Song" - John Cleese & 1948 Show Choir
"Bad Influence" - Throwing Toasters
"Big Bad World One" - Jonathan Coulton

"You're Old" - Dan Hart

Happy October, everyone! It's the first night of my favorite month, the weather has been absolutely gorgeous these last few days, and I am loving it! Things are starting to feel a little Halloweeny (but only a little) here on Dementia Radio. Good stuff. Here's what I played tonight:

"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Greg Brady Want Me Dead" - Sponge Awareness Foundation
"My Chemical Terrorist Romance" - MC Lars
"Mallet of Metal" - Consortium of Genius

"House Party at Arkham Asylum" - The Great Luke Ski
"Cat Box" - The Four Postmen
"Why Can't I Shoot the Dog?" - Sudden Death (featuring The Gothsicles)

"Blue Sunny Day" - Jonathan Coulton
"Tokyo Love Song" - The Arrogant Worms
"Birdhouse in Your Soul" - They Might Be Giants

"The Window" - Trout Fishing in America
"Internet Porn" - Da Vinci's Notebook
"Green Eggs and Ham" - Moxy Fruvous

"She Said He Said" - Jim's Big Ego

Apparently, there was some trouble with buffering tonight. But it seems to have been on the server end and not on my end, so there really wasn't anything I could do about it. Still, apologies to those of you who had a hard time listening. Here's what I played:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Stress" - Jim's Big Ego
"The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)" - They Might Be Giants
"My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors" - Moxy Fruvous
"Eat It" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

"TV Weather Guy" - The Arrogant Worms
"Big Bad World One" - Jonathan Coulton
"Me and My Monkey" - Ookla the Mok
"Leaf Blower" - Asylum Street Spankers

"Genius in France" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

"The Force is the Force" - Carla Ulbrich
"Count to Ten" - Paul and Storm

"Araby" - Sponge Awareness Foundation

Not much to report tonight. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to do a show tonight, on account of our file server being down. But Jason came to the rescue, as usual, and got me up and running in time! Here's what I played:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Zombie Pirates in Love" - Tom Smith
"The Captain's Wife's Lament" - Paul and Storm
"The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" - The Arrogant Worms

"Mallet of Metal" - Consortium of Genius
"Big Balls" - AC/DC
"Stuck in a Closet With Vanna White" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

"They're Everywhere" - Jim's Big Ego
"Buy Me a Condo" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Things I'd Do 4 U" - Throwing Toasters
"Ikea" - Jonathan Coulton

"Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants
"What I Want is a Proper Cup of Coffee" - Trout Fishing in America
"No One Liked the Tuba" - Sponge Awareness Foundation
"It's Its" - Power Salad
"Gamer Funk" - Rob Balder

"The Internet is for Porn" - Avenue Q Original Cast Recording

I decided that it was time for some song tag tonight. Thanks to a request that I got before the show started, I was able to plan out my entire playlist just by connecting a word in each song title to one in the previous song. Here's what I played:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"This Is the Life" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"The Life of Dan" - Dan Hart
"The Ballad of Dan" - The Arrogant Worms
"The Irish Ballad" - Tom Lehrer

"Another Irish Drinking Song" - Da Vinci's Notebook
"Money Song" - Monty Python
"I Want My Money Back" - The Four Postmen
"Baby Got Back" - Jonathan Coulton

"My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors" - Moxy Fruvous
"Jizz in My Pants" - The Lonely Island
"Party in My Pants" - Barnes and Barnes
"Dead Man's Party" - Oingo Boingo

"She's Dead" - Jim's Big Ego
"She's Like" - Throwing Toasters

"She's an Angel" - They Might Be Giants

We had a short salute to Dragon*Con (and cons in general) tonight, then a bunch of back-to-school songs. Here's the list:

"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Geekstar" - CRoses
"Be Our GoH" - Tom Smith
"Mallet of Metal" - Consortium of Genius
"Gamer Funk" - Rob Balder

"It's Its" - Power Salad
"Epithets" - Paul and Storm
"Four Years of High School Spanish" - The Four Postmen

"New Math" - Tom Lehrer
"Eighteen Wheels on a Big Rig" - Trout Fishing in America
"Cheese Enough" - Throwing Toasters
"You Only Love Me For My Lunchbox" - Asylum Street Spankers

"Pancreas" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Go Drosophila Go" - Tom Smith

"High School Gym" - Barnes and Barnes

The Mind Warp goes into a time warp! Tonight's show celebrated the tenth anniversary of the first time I saw Weird Al in concert, which in turn served as my introduction to IRC and the dementia community. A lot of things have changed in the intervening ten years. But good music is still good music. So tonight's show featured only music that could have been heard ten years ago. Here's what I played:


"Fun Zone" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

"The Time Warp" - Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack
"Jesus' Brother Bob" - The Arrogant Worms
"New York City" - They Might Be Giants
"Guggenheim Love" - Ookla the Mok

"Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Baby Got Brak" - The Great Luke Ski
"Debbie" - Throwing Toasters

"The Massochism Tango" - Tom Lehrer
"Dancin' Fool" - Frank Zappa
"Cocktails for Two" - Spike Jones
"Dead Puppies" - Ogden Edsl
"Shaving Cream" - Benny Bell

"Barenaked Cockburn" - Tom Smith
"Fish Sticks" - Da Vinci's Notebook
"I Bought You Dinner..." - The Four Postmen
"Big Rig (On the Information Superhighway)" - Dan Hart

"The Window" - Trout Fishing in America
"Toasted Chicken Sandwich" - Carla Ulbrich

"You Rule" - Jim's Big Ego

As a note: there will be no Mind Warp next Thursday. See everyone in two weeks!

Pretty random show tonight. Coming up next week on Lady O's Mind Warp: we go back in time to celebrate the tenth anniversary of my first Weird Al concert and introduction to many of my dementia fan friends.

Here's what I played tonight:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Detachable Penis" - King Missle
"My Ding-A-Ling" - Chuck Berry
"Enormous Penis" - Da Vinci's Notebook
"Davy's Dinghy" - Ruth Wallis
"The Internet is for Porn" - Avenue Q Original Cast Recording

"Geeks In Love" - Lemon Demon
"My Chemical Terrorist Romance" - MC Lars
"My Baby in the CIA" - Asylum Street Spankers

"Michigan Militia" - Moxy Fruvous
"She Said He Said" - Jim's Big Ego
"Gamer Funk" - Rob Balder

"What I Want Is a Proper Cup of Coffee" - Trout Fishing in America
"Please Do Something Stupid" - Carla Ulbrich

"The Reincarnation Song" - Howie and the Heathens

Nothing special about tonight's show. Here's what I played:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Carrot Juice is Murder" - The Arrogant Worms
"Pico de Gallo" - Trout Fishing in America
"Junk Food Junkie" - Larry Groce

"I'm Gonna Be a Monkey" - Ren & Stimpy
"Hockey Monkey" - Ookla the Mok
"A Skunk and a Monkey" - Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley
"My Monkey" - Jonathan Coulton

"The Dada Slide" - The Great Luke Ski
"Be Our GoH" - Tom Smith
"Cowtown" - They Might Be Giants
"Mallet of Metal" - Consortium of Genius

"It's Its" - Power Salad
"Apostrophe" - Frank Zappa
"N Apostrophe T" - Tom Lehrer

"Leaf Blower" - Asylum Street Spankers
"Epithets" - Paul and Storm

"Meanies" - Jim's Big Ego

So, has anyone else noticed the Facebook meme that's going around called "My Life According to (insert musical artist here)"? Well, I decided to have some fun with that one tonight. Instead of going with a single artist, though, I decided to pull in a wide variety of dementia artists. So, here is my list for My Life According to Dementia Radio. Questions are followed by the answers that I played on the show tonight.


Are you a male or female?
"Only a Woman" - Team America: World Police Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Describe yourself:
"White and Nerdy" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

How do you feel:
"I Feel Happy" - Moneyshot Cosmonauts

Describe where you currently live:
"My Home Town" - Tom Lehrer

If you could go anywhere, where would you go:
"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" - They Might Be Giants

Your favorite form of transportation:
"Drivin'" - Henry Phillips

Your best friend is:
"Just Like Me" - Jim's Big Ego

Your favorite color is:
"Existential Blues" - Tom "T-Bone" Stankus

What's the weather like:
"Blue Sunny Day" - Jonathan Coulton

Favorite time of day:
"The Geeks Come Out at Night" - Sudden Death (featuring The Great Luke Ski)

If your life were a TV show, what would it be called:
"You Won't Succeed on Broadway" - Monty Python's Spamalot Original Cast Recording

What is life to you:
"Schadenfreude" - Avenue Q Original Cast Recording

Your current relationship:
"Everybody Loves My Baby" - Asylum Street Spankers

Looking for:
"Sex and Chocolate" - Urban Tapestry

Wouldn’t mind:
"Super Powers" - Ookla the Mok

Your fear:
"The Wedgie" - Carla Ulbrich

What is the best advice you have to give:
"Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" - Frank Zappa

If you could change your name, you would change it to:
"Araby" - Sponge Awareness Foundation

Thought for the Day:
"My Cat is Afraid of the Vacuum Cleaner" - Power Salad

How I would like to die:
"Sleep" - The Four Postmen

My motto:
"JFGI" - Rob Balder

Happy 20th anniversary, UHF! Tonight's show was, after a few requests, dedicated to all things television, in honor of the anniversary of UHF's release 20 years ago this week. Here's what I played:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Business As Usual" - Sudden Death
"The Song That Goes Like This" - Monty Python's Spamalot Original Cast Recording
"Parrot (Oh, Not Again)" - Monty Python

"UHF" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Filler" - Possible Oscar
"Ally McBeal" - Da Vinci's Notebook

"Greg Brady Wants Me Dead" - Sponge Awareness Foundation
"Doctor Who" - Bill Bailey
"Gandhi II" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Love Connection" - Carla Ulbrich

"I Love You, TiVo" - The Great Luke Ski
"TV Weather Guy" - The Arrogant Worms
"Spatula City" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Award Show" - Jim's Big Ego

"Murder She Wrote" - Ookla the Mok