Shy Girl, Fly Girl, Spy Girl

COLD OPEN:

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"From Russia With Love, Main Theme" - John Barry Orchestra,

John Barry & Monty Norman (scenes from October, 1963,

007 film From Russia With Love)

Hello to you.

I am Nina Krilova.

Yes, it is true...

 I come to you

from Russia

with love.

Let me explain.

I am clerical worker-turned-KGB agent on

the FX period spy drama The Americans.

I work at Soviet Embassy in Washington.

I have been trained to use my beauty
and feminine allure to get what I want. 

I am...

how you

Americans

say?... an

"under the

covers"

operative.

As fate would have it... or perhaps by design,

I met and became secret lover

of FBI agent Stan Beeman.

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Stan Beeman has become my lifeline, a trusted friend

from enemy camp, a confidant. In Sten Beeman,

I have found my very own- "Secret Agent Man!"

"Secret Agent Man" - Johnny Rivers

(Apr. 1966, highest chart pos. #3 Hot 100/#4 Cash Box,

performance on TV show Hollywood Palace)

Stan Beeman has wife and son...

yet he has become obsessed with me.

No one knows about us. No one knows

what happens behind closed doors.

Our relationship is... how you say?...

clandestine... and very naughty.

We meet every day at safe house. 

It is our... what you call?... love nest.

I often find myself in "awkward position."
This is because Stan Beeman uses Kama Sutra
as a reference guide. That is joke - ha ha --
one that Shady Del Knight ordered me

to tell. I don't make the rules.

I merely follow them.

In our secret hideaway, Stan Beeman and I make...

how you say?... pillow talk. He and I share a bed

and we also share information - some of it true,

some of it half truth, some of it entirely false.

He knows that I know that he knows that I know

that he knows that I know... but it is all good...

all suspicion and mistrust fades away
when our bodies are entwined.

Knowing that we sin, the temptation is too great

and we cannot resist. Stan Beeman and I are...

what is the phrase?... addicted to love.

What Stan Beeman and I do carries great risk.

He has... how you say?... thrown caution

to the wind to keep me safe and happy.

As I gaze into my future, I see house with white picket fence

and many children. There is no denying it, Stan Beeman...

I am your-- "Russian Doll."

"Russian Doll" - Gully Boys
(July 2021)

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Stan Beeman is drawn to me... how you say?...

like moth to flame. We are like magnet and steel -

caught in tangled web of romance, passion and

deceit. Our illicit affair is... hard habit to break.

"Hard Habit to Break" - Chicago

(Sept./Oct. 1984, highest chart pos. #2 Cash Box/#3 Hot 100)

I came to America as a spy,

but I have come to Shady's

Place for a very different

reason. My mission here

is to, how you Americans

 say?..... make pizza

between our countries, so

smile and say "extra cheese."

This I swear. This is my vow.

I, Nina Krilova, will unite

the world through music.

Perhaps you have guessed that my superior, Shady Del Knight,

has tapped me to become the newest member of his

exclusive Shady Bunch DJ department.

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On my new radio program broadcast exclusively here on S-P-M-M,

I will spread glasnost - openness - keeping an open mind. I will

play for you good music from all over the world, such as this

song performed by Welsh singer Shirley Bassey. It is her

only top 40 Billboard hit, the famous theme

from the British spy film Goldfinger.

"Goldfinger" - Shirley Bassey

(Feb./Mar. 1965, highest chart pos. #7 Cash Box/#8 Hot 100,

scenes from Sept. 1964 film Goldfinger)

If you are just joining me,

I am shy girl, fly girl, spy

girl Nina Krilova coming

to you on S-P-M-M

Retrosonic Radio and

From Russia With Love

in a spirit of glasnost.

I do this DJ job by light

of moon because, in day-

time, I am busy as double

agent and secret lover to

FBI agent Stan Beeman.

This is not... how you say?... my first rodeo. 

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Once I used my charms to seduce my superior, Shady Del Knight.

I attempted to get inside his head and pick his brain for... 

how you say?... "intel." It was to no avail. I found

no trace of intelligence. As Mr. Knight discovered,

when you're in love with a beautiful woman.. it's hard.

"When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" - Dr. Hook

(July/Aug. 1979, highest chart pos. #5 Cash Box,

#6 Hot 100, perf. on TopPop The Netherlands)

My time is up and I

must bid you farewell.
Catch me if you can on
The Americans on FX
and Prime, and here

at Shady's Place as
the newest member
of The Shady Bunch.
This was not my

actual show. It was
merely a decoy, a...
how you Americans
say? - sneaky preview.

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Nina

Krilova's

Glasnost...

 is coming soon. It is

mandatory for you to

tune in, so watch for

my return. Remember

my name, Nina Krilova.

This I promise: my

face and my figure

you will never forget.

"What's Your Name" - Zinno

(Nov. 1985 single)

Nina Krilova

This Bud's For You - Volume 1: Shady's Beggin' Bud's Budding Blossoms ("The Budettes") to Play the Budbox!

After school, and often until late at night,

my friends and I satisfied our hunger for

good music in the Shady Dell dance hall.

We satisfied our hunger for good food and pleasant

conversation at Helen Ettline's snack counter.

Welcome to vol. 1
of my new series
that pays tribute

to another popular

York area hangout

for teenagers -

 BUD'S 

 DRIVE-IN. 

Bud's was located
on South George St.
extended, just across
the hill from the
Shady Dell.

Like the Dell, Bud's was a meeting place

for teens from various high schools.

Bud's offered good food
and a great selection of
tunes on the jukebox.

My new series is called This Bud's For You. In every edition my
assistants, Bud's Budding Blossoms aka The Budettes,
the cute girls seen hovering around Bud's jukebox, will play
records that were popular at Bud's Drive-in from the mid
60s to 1970, the years I spent hanging out there.

This trio of Shady's
helpers represents the
teenagers who hung out
at Bud's in the mid 60s
(1963 thru early 1967).
Meet Christine, the
ponytailed redhead
now selecting a song,
Denise, the brunette
behind her, and blonde
Sharon on the right.

And here, representing Bud's
teenagers of the late 60s,
(mid 1967 thru 1970),
meet Janice at the
keyboard and her
friend Melissa
behind the box.

Now, here they are,

Bud's Budding Blossoms

to give you a taste of
the musical menu at
Bud's Drive-in.

 THIS BUD'S 
 FOR YOU! 

CHRISTINE: I'm picking C-4

to play a record that was hot
at Bud's in winter, the early
weeks of 1966 to be exact.
It's the second number one
charting hit by Motown's
child prodigy Stevie Wonder, 

his first hit after dropping

the "Little" from his name.

This single crossed over 

and reached the top 3 on

Billboard and Cash Box.

Listen now to Stevie

Wonder and-- "Uptight

(Everything's Alright)"

""Uptight (Everything's Alright)" - Stevie Wonder

(Jan./Feb. 1966, highest chart pos. #1 R&B, #3 Hot 100,

#3 Cash Box, perf. in UK on Top Of The Pops)

JANICE: It's the spring of 1967
at Bud's, and I'm choosing F-19
to play one of the best records
released by Frankie Valli and
The 4 Seasons, a song written
by group member Bob Gaudio
along with Peggy Santiglia,
lead singer of The Angels.
This single only reached
the top 15 at the time of its

release, but it was destined
to become a fan favorite in
the decades that followed
and a popular spin in the
Northern Soul clubs of
England in the '70s. Listen

to The 4 Seasons-- "Beggin'."

"Beggin'" - The 4 Seasons

(Mar./Apr. 1967, highest cht. pos. #12 Cash Box/#16 Hot 100)

MELISSA: I spotted one I wanna hear,

Janice. Please punch in L-12 for me...

because I'm excited about this record

by Elvis Presley, a story about a man

searching for his missing love. Penned

by Eddie Rabbitt and Dick Heard and

recorded in February, 1969, it took a

year for the song to be released as a

single and start climbing the chart.

Here's Elvis riding high during

his comeback period, making

the top 10 winner's circle

on Cash Box with a cool

country song about the

cold "Kentucky Rain."

"Kentucky Rain" - Elvis Presley

(Feb./Mar. 1970, highest chart pos. #10 Cash Box/#16 Hot 100)

 TIME TO EAT! 

DENISE: I love records

inspired by dance crazes,

and I'm gonna play S-11,

"The Jerk" by The Larks,

an R&B vocal group led

by Don Julian that was

known in the 50s as
 The Meadowlarks.
In the early weeks

of '65, this ditty was

hot on the Bud Box

and, thru the magic of

this SPMM simulcast,

you'll see The Larks

 perform their hit on

Hollywood A Go-Go!

"The Jerk" - The Larks

(Jan. 1965, highest chart pos. #6 Cash Box/#7 Hot 100,

#9 R&B, perf. on April 17, 1965 ep. of Hollywood A Go-Go)

SHARON: Hey Deenie, do me

a favor and press in number
G-14. I love Johnny Rivers,
and I wanna hear his version
of a rhythm and blues song
written in the mid 50s by
blues great Willie Dixon.

It's the summer of '65

and Johnny Rivers is

climbing the chart and

nearing the top 5 with 

-- "Seventh Son!"

"Seventh Son" - Johnny Rivers"

(June/July 1965, highest chart pos. #7 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

That does it for vol. 1 of our series

This Bud's For You. Many thanks

to Bud's Budding Blossoms aka

 The Budettes: Melissa, Janice,
Denise, Sharon and Christine,

for feeding the old jukebox and

playing the top tunes from the

golden years at Bud's Drive-in.

I leave you with one last nugget

from the Bud Box, a song

written and recorded by

Houston born reggae

and pop singer

Johnny Nash. 

In the fall of 1968, "Hold Me Tight" went top 5 in the U.S.

and in the UK and topped the Canadian chart, making it

Johnny's second biggest hit after "I Can See Clearly Now."

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 I can see clearly now that my time's up, so for the whole

gang at Bud's, this is grandmaster emcee Shady saying

so long and remember our famous slogan--

This Bud's For You!

"Hold me Tight" - Johnny Nash

(Oct./Nov. 1968, highest chart pos. #5 Hot 100/#7 Cash Box,

#21 R&B, perf. on Oct. 12, 1968, ep. of American Bandstand)

Salivating 74 Years of Service to the Blog World!

Hiya, I'm Brian Griffin!

As you recall, I'm a professional martooni taste tester.

(Lishen, I'm not as drunk as some thinkle peep I am.)

I am also the personable pooch from Family Guy

and a member of the DJ team on S-P-M-M

Retrosonic Radio here at Shady's Place.

Sorry about the typo in the title

of the post.  It should read 174

14 YEARS.

That's right!  This week,

Shady is observing his 

14th blogiversary! 

That figure includes 10 years as emcee of the old blog,

Shady Dell Music & Memories, and 4 years as the so-

called brains behind Shady's Place Music & Memories.

I shay this calls for a shalivation... and the gang's all here.

Well, some of them are here, because we only have time

for the traditional seven song salute. Without further

delay, let's start from scratch and get to the music

because I'm itchin' to dance with your leg.

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If you're a fan of my show Eclectic Avenue, then you know I love variety

(and Jerky Treats).  The original by Smokey Robinson And The Miracles

is still the greatest, but wait till you hear what I found, a cool rerecorded

version of Smokey's "More Love" released in the summer of 2015!

"More Love" (rerecorded) - The Miracles

(July/Aug. 2015, from albums Disco Hits, Disco Gold,

Disco Dance, Disco Heaven & Class A Soul Songs)

"The Woo Woo" is here for you you!

Hi everyone, this is Old Leather

Lungs... Old Aching Adenoids...

Arnie "Woo Woo" Ginsburg

from WMEX Boston, simulcasting

my famous Night Train Show

on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.

Congrats to Shady Del Knight

on his fourteen years as a

member (in shady standing)

of the blogging community!

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To help Shady celebrate, here's

a song from my Wimex Tunedex.

It's the Brill Building Sound of Gene Pitney making a run

at the top 10 in the fall of 1964 with a song originally

intended for Neil Sedaka- "It Hurts To Be In Love!"

"It Hurts To Be In Love" - Gene Pitney

(Sept./Oct. 1964, highest chart pos. #7 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

A Doctor Donald D. Rosey good morning to you,

and happy 14 to Shady Del Knight! The Doctor's

in the house! I'm Dr. Don Rose, top 40 DJ at

"Quixie in Dixie," on loan to S-P-M-M here at

Shady's Place. I dropped by on this special day

to spin the kind of record you're likely to hear

on my Rose-Colored Glasses show, sounds

of the 60s that are good for what ails ya. In

1966, The Left Banke found fame thanks to

their top 5 hit "Walk Away Renee." In 1968

Motown's Four Tops covered the song and

scored a hit of their own, a record that

finished in the top 10 on Cash Box.

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Here they are, the mighty men of Motown, the Four Tops, with

one of the best covers of any song by anyone-- "Walk Away Renee!"

"Walk Away Renee" - Four Tops

(Feb./Mar. 1968, highest chart pos. #8 Cash Box,

#14 Hot 100/#15 R&B)

 HOWDY! 

 Hepcat Black's my name. 

 Hep music's my game. 

I'm a cool cool kitty, but let's get one thing straight
between us, Gus. I ain't from New York City!
On my S-P-M-M radio show Pink Cadillac
I play old school rock 'n' roll, R&R revival,
rockabilly, psychobilly, country, outlaw -
it's all good, understood

First off, happy 14 year blogiversary, Shady D! Now let's rock this

here roadhouse with a good old Texas boy named Moon Mullican,

a fella who earned the nickname King of the Hillbilly Piano Players.

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Here's Moon backed by Boyd Bennett And His Rockets with the original

recording of the classic rockabilly song "Seven Nights To Rock!"

"Seven Nights To Rock" - Moon Mullican

(Feb. 1956)

Hyski here - Hy Lit - The South Philadelphia Kid,

The Potentate of the Keystone State - veteran DJ

on Wibbage, WIBG, and the host of Natural Hy

on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio. Before I spin a

boss golden, I wanna give a shout out and props

aplenty to my good friend Shady Del Knight on

his 14 years of blogging. Way to go, man!

On Natural Hy, I play groovy greats of the 60s

and 70s with some 50s doo-wop occasionally

added to the mix. The epicenter of my show

is Philadelphia from the mid 60s through the

mid 70s, the sweet soul, psychedelic soul and

blue-eyed soul sounds that the kids danced to

in the studio on The Hy Lit Television Show.

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Here's a great example - Philly's very own Intruders with a

sound of the season-- "Love Is (just) Like a Baseball Game!"

"(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game" - The Intruders

(Aug. 1968, highest chart pos. #4 R&B,

#26 Hot 100/#41 Cash Box)

Hey, Vern! How's life been treatin' ya?

This here's yer old buddy, yer old pal

Ernest P. Worrell.

Ain't none of my beeswax, Vern, but looks like you got
somethin' caught in yer teeth there. Looks like Popeye
ain't the only one who's been eatin' his spinach!

Hey, Vern, guess what. Today Shady
Del Knight is celebrating the big 1-4.
No, he's not 14 years old, even tho

it sure seems like it sometimes.
I mean that he's been sharin' his
 music and memories with us for

14 years on two different blogs.

He deserves a great big attaboy.

Just a reminder, Vern. On my S-P-M-M show Rock-A-Billygoat, I spin

the best of rockabilly, early rock & roll, rock & roll revival, traditional

country & western and country-pop crossover. Now hold onto

yer hat, Vern, 'cause I got a dilly for you right cheer.

This boy and his band played everything from

rock & roll to R&B, folk, country, pop

and even psychedelic rock.

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In the late winter of 1969, the group scored a hit with this country

pop song. Here are Kenny Rogers And The First Edition

performing-- "But You Know I Love You!"

"But You Know I Love You" - Kenny Rogers And

The First Edition (Feb./Mar. 1969, highest chart pos.

#15 Cash Box, #18 U.S. Easy Listening/#19 Hot 100,

#9 Canada Easy Listening/#11 Canada, performance on

Dec. 8, 1968, ep. of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour)

Flashing back to late '68 and early '69, that was the late great Kenny Rogers
and his group The First Edition appearing on The Smothers Brothers

Comedy Hour and doing "But You Know I Love You," a single

that made the top 10 in Canada and the top 20 in the U.S.

Well, I'll be ding, Vern. We're

plumb outta time. Me and my

best buds need to skedaddle.

Hope you enjoyed this

anniversary bash we

threw to celebrate

Shady's 14 years

as a blogger.

Don't worry your head none, 'cause I'll be back in two shakes of a jiffy

with more toe tappin' tunes for your bobby sock high school hop,

your hillbilly hayride and your heartland hoedown.

Hey, this one's too cool for school, Vern.

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To play us off, Johnny Rivers and his cover of Chuck Berry's

"Memphis, Tennessee." Now for Brian, Arnie, Don, Hepcat

and Hy, this is Errnest P. sayin' don't take any wooden

nickels and don't do anything I wouldn't do...

know what I mean Vern?

"Memphis" - Johnny Rivers

(June/July 1964, highest chart pos. #2 Hot 100 & Cash Box)