Hi, everybody! Sorry, didn’t mean to sneak OUT on you there. We know it’s been a while since we did a show, and we do feel truly bad about it. There’s nothing specific that’s been going on to keep us from the show….it’s just that it’s been really hard lately to get organized and focused and stick to our schedule. But we did manage to get this one cranked OUT, and we do have another one coming soon. Not next week exactly, but soon.

And what will be the theme for that next show? Well, actually, it’ll be a secret. No wait, that’s not right — the theme will actually be…Secret! So many possibilities, right? Well, don’t keep your great song suggestions a Secret — we need your input for this one! Send those song ideas via e-mail to the address shown at right, post a comment right here on the blog, or leave us a message at 206-202-LOUNGE!


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Hey there! Thanks for Rollin’ into the ThemeLounge. You picked a good week to drop by, because this show about Roll is gonna be a winner. With carefully-selected standout tunes by The Cars, Paul McCartney & Wings, Little Feat, Del Amitri and more, how can you go wrong? Hope you like it — oh, and be sure to fasten your seat belt for Alex’s segment.

Next week it’s gonna be time to rock Out! In other words, our theme will be Out. So be sure to go all-Out and send in your suggestions for songs that fit the theme. How, you ask? Well, you can e-mail us using the address shown at right, post a comment right here on the blog, or leave us a message at 206-202-LOUNGE!


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Happy New Year, everybody!!! It’s great to be back, and we really, really apologize for the long wait. We won’t bog things down here with explanations and/or excuses. Yes, our holiday season was busy, and it did include certain setbacks like the one pictured at right (listen to the show), but the ugly truth is that we’ve just been perfect Fools to leave you showless for so long. We’re sincerely sorry, and we’re making a New Year’s resolution to stay on a consistent timetable with the show. Stay tuned and see how we do!

So if all goes as we’ve planned and resolved, the next show should Roll into your hard drive right on time next week. That’s right, observant reader — next week’s theme will be Roll! In whatever form….Roll, Rolling, Rollin’… [Sheesh — cue the Rawhide theme!] Anyway, got some perfect Roll songs entering your consciousness? Send ‘em to us! E-mail us using the address shown at right, post a comment right here on the blog, or leave us a message at 206-202-LOUNGE! On with the show…


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Greetings all! Thanks for winging your way over here for the Birds show! Ugh…clearly I can’t think of a single turn of phrase that would be even borderline clever for this, so I’ll just tell you that this episode features great music from The Ramones, The Alan Parsons Project, Dar Williams, Elton John and more. These tunes will have you soaring! (sorry…)

Birds are fine and all, but hey — what Fools these mortals be, huh? Am I right? Next week we’ll explore the topic of Fools. Think you know a tune or two that might fit? Then you should probably get in touch with us. E-mail us using the address shown at right, post a comment right here on the blog, or leave us a message at 206-202-LOUNGE!

Oh yeah — and we’re thinking about doing another Christmas-themed show after the next one. We haven’t made up our minds yet, but if you’ve got a favorite Christmas song you’d love to hear, drop us a line and let us know; it might help us decide.


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Hi again — how was your Thanksgiving? We had a good holiday, and we even got around to cranking out a new show. We Think it’s a pretty good one, too. But here — you listen to these songs we pulled together, with your help in some cases, and see what you Think.

For next week’s show we’ll venture into the animal kingdom again, to do a show about Birds. We think it’ll make for some interesting song selections. If you’ve got a few songs flocking into your head right about now, be sure to send them to us, with all the urgency and accuracy of a carrier pigeon! E-mail us using the address shown at right, post a comment right here on the blog, or leave us a message at 206-202-LOUNGE!


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Oh my gosh — hey, sorry to disappear on you there! When we said we’d be back in a week, it turns out we were, um, Wrong. No particularly good reason — just lots of little things that got in the way. But at least Wrong is our theme this week, so we hope you’ll enjoy these songs about being Wrong, by folks like the Pretenders, Tinsley Ellis, Dr. John, Percy Sledge, Todd Snider and more. If listening to ThemeLounge is Wrong, you don’t wanna be right!

Alex seems convinced that we’ll be able to stay on schedule this time and come back with a show next week. And I’m willing to go along with that positive attitude, so c’mon back next week, when our theme will be Think. If you manage to Think of any songs to fit that theme, we’d love to hear about ‘em!! E-mail us using the address shown at right, post a comment right here on the blog, or leave us a message at 206-202-LOUNGE!


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Wow, we made it! The big 5-0! Sorry we’re a little late with this week’s show, but we kinda had to psyche ourselves up for this big milestone, y’know? Once again, the theme of Stop is kind of ironic, since we have zero intention of actually doing that…but it definitely led to some great musical selections for this week. Listen and enjoy, won’t you?

When the big 50th show hoopla finally dies down, we’ll get right to work on next week’s show. And we wanted to choose a theme that we felt we just couldn’t go wrong with, and…hey, that’s it — Wrong! Songs about being Wrong. Got a Wrong song? Send it to us! E-mail us using the address shown at right, post a comment right here on the blog, or leave us a message at 206-202-LOUNGE!


    52 minutes     |     48 MB

Hey, so we’re back from our little trip (didja miss us?) and ready to Dream. This show features a few artists we haven’t heard before on ThemeLounge, as well as some more familiar voices. All of it for your listening pleasure…just a Dream of a show.

Are you just abuzz with anticipation over our big 50th show next week? Oh, I know…us too! Well…I keep talking about some big extravaganza, but that’s mostly just talk. I’m not sure we’ll do anything all that special….it’s only 50, after all. BUT we will have a fresh theme next week, of course, and it’ll be…Stop. That’s right, Stop. Even though we’re not. Stopping, that is. Got some great songs that’ll fit? Why, send ‘em along! E-mail us using the address shown at right, post a comment right here on the blog, or leave us a message at 206-202-LOUNGE!


    54 minutes     |     49.25 MB

Whoa…sorry we went so long between shows there. I didn’t even realize how long it’d been until I looked at the date for Show #47 just now. Unfortunately, our next show could be a bit delayed as well because we’re taking a quick trip this coming weekend and won’t be back in the ThemeLounge until next Wednesday at the earliest. It’ll probably be Monday, Oct. 16th when we post our next show. Sorry to make you wait…

But in the meantime, here’s Show #48, and it’s all about believing! Between our picks and your suggestions, I think — no, I believe — that it’s a great mix of cool tunes. A few apologies are in order, though:

1. The show got kinda long. But it’s all quality content, as you’ll soon hear!
2. I neglected to mention that the Doobie Brothers tune was a first-time request from Mike — thanks, Mike!
3. I neglected to mention that the Huey Lewis tune was a request from Missy — sorry, Missy!

But rather than wallowing in my mistakes and personal failings, let’s move right along to next week’s theme, shall we? Next week (okay, the next show, anyway) we’ll delve into our Dreams. Can’t believe we haven’t tackled this one yet…should be fun. Are you dreaming up some choice suggestions already? Well, get ‘em in here! E-mail us using the address shown at right, post a comment right here on the blog, or leave us a message at 206-202-LOUNGE!


    56.5 minutes     |     52 MB

Welcome back to the Lounge! Hope you don’t Mind hearing some great music this week, because that’s what we’ve got in store for you. It’s a bunch of standout songs, all relating to the Mind theme. Oh, and you’ll also want to tune in for the surprise results of our poll from Show #46 about the Pray For Mojo album cover! [Thanks, Deuce!]

For next week’s show, we’re asking you to close your eyes tight and…Believe. That’s right, Tinker Bell, next week’s theme is Believe. Got a song we just have to include? Let us know! E-mail us using the address shown at right, post a comment right here on the blog, or leave us a message at 206-202-LOUNGE!


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