GUEST: Ralph Helfer, helped
pioneer affection training in the 60s has since been director, author,
lecturer/teacher, African safari leader--discussing affection training,
his work with animals in TV-film in 60s-70s, captive wildlife, zoos,
etc. COMEDY CORNER: Ellen Degenres’ “Cat In
Heat.” MUSIC: Eels’ “Lone Wolf,” instrumentals.
GUEST: veterinarian Dr.
Mary Sebzda [www.newportharborvets.com]
discussing the new article in Consumer Reports about vet practices
and prices, plus how to find a good vet, get an estimate or second
opinion, etc. COMEDY CORNER: Woody Allen’s “The Moose.”
MUSIC: Laurel Canyon Animal Co.’s “Litterbox
Boogie,” John Hiatt’s “My Dog & Me,” instrumentals.
NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Steely Dan’s “Black
Cow.”
GUEST DiAnna Pfaff-Martin
[www.animalnetwork.org],
founder-director of two Orange County organizations that collectively
rescue abandoned animals and one facing other dark fates & places
them in new home, covering vet, food & other bills before placement.
COMEDY CORNER: Bill Cosby’s“Dogs."
MUSIC: Kirk Olsen’s “The Dog Across The
Street,” Beck’s “Paper Tiger,” Koko Taylor’s
“Please Don’t Dog Me.” NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: The Beatles’ “Octopus’s
Garden.”
GUEST: Greg Ginn [www.sstsuperstore.com],
guitarist-leader of legendary punk band Black Flag, who’s extremely
active in feral/homeless cat rescue organizations and is mounting
Black Flag reunion concerts to benefit 6 such organizations. COMEDY CORNER: Steve Martin’s “Cat Handcuffs”
MUSIC: The Softboy’s “Lions & Tigers,”
Squeeze’s “Cool For Cats,” instrumentals. NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Bent Fabric’s
“Alley Cat.”
JULY 14, 2003:
GUEST: Filmmaker Sebastian
Doggart [ www.tributefilms.com],
whose production company, Tribute Films, offers a collaborative
opportunity to film a “pet tribute” of your animal(s). COMEDY CORNER: Jerry Seinfeld’s “Horses”
(2nd half) MUSIC: The Be Good Tanyas “The Little Birds,”
Dirk Hamilton’s “Black Dog Blues,” instrumentals.
NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Bob Marley’s “Buffalo
Soldier.”
GUEST: Jane Cartmill,
from San Diego Animal Advocates, discussing the U.S. Fish
& Wildlife desicion to issue permits allowing the San
Diego Wild Animal Park to import wild African elephants. [www.animaladvocates.org] COMEDY CORNER: Brian Regan’s “Flipper
& Gentle Ben” [www.BrianRegan.com] MUSIC: King Crimson’s “Elephant Talk,”
Kirk Olsen’s “It’s A Dog’s Life,” instrumentals.
NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Stray Cats “Stray Cat
Strut.”
GUEST: Chris DeRose, former
actor, longtime activist and founder of Last Chance For Animals
[ www.lcanimal.org],
discussing the plight of circus animals--and what goes on at circuses
that use animals--as Ringling Bros. is back in town. COMEDY CORNER: Bill Engvall’s “Dorkfish”
MUSIC: Erin McKeown’s “Blackbirds,”
The Chieftains’ “Tennessee Stud,” instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves
Of London”
August
4, first show GUEST: Kirk Olsen, Oceanside-based singer-
songwriter who released a CD of 12 canine-centric tunes, “Dog
Songs” [www.dogsongs.net] COMEDY CORNER: Bob Newhart’s “A Friend
With A Dog MUSIC: Kirk Olsen’s “Riki Kiki (The
Tahitian Fishing Dog”), “The Dog Beach Boogie,” instrumentals. NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Lobo’s “Me
And You And A Dog Named Boo.”
August 4,
2nd show: GUEST: Sunny Benedict, founder of Baja Animal Sanctuary
[www.bajadogs.org]
near Rosarito Beach, Mexico. COMEDY CORNER: Brian Regan’s “”Fishing
On TV” [www.BrianRegan.com] MUSIC Tom Wait’s “Get Behind The Mule,”
instrumentals. NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: The Rolling Stones’
“Wild Horses.”
GUEST: Tawny Lee Thompson,
a vet tech with Saddleback Animal Care Center [www.saddlebackvet.petplace.com]
who teaches Red Cross-affiliated courses in Pet First Aid
& CPR. COMEDY CORNER: The Smothers Brothers' "Gnus" MUSIC: Julian Marley's "Lion In The Morning,"
Laurel Canyon Animal Company's "Fine Animal Gorilla,"
Miles Davis' "Bye Bye Blackbird," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Prince's "When Doves
Cry"
GUEST: Dr. Sophia Yin, a
veterinarian-researcher-author, discussing her pioneering
research on dog barks and what they mean.
www.nerdbook.com COMEDY CORNER: Brian Regan's "Dog Barking" [www.BrianRegan.com] MUSIC: The Specials' "Do The Dog,"
Kirk Olsen's "An Old Dog's Song," Aimee Mann's "The
Moth," instrumentals. NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Tom Jones' "What's
New Pussycat?"
Kevin Nealon and "Hubble,"
from the movie, "Good Boy"
[Photo from Kevin Nealon's web site.]
August 25, 2003:
GUEST: Former “Saturday
Night Live” star Kevin Nealon [www.KevinNealon.com],
discussing animal organizations, animal rights & activism,
shelters, veggie diets, etc.
Also on the August 25th show:
COMEDY CORNER: Stiller & Meara’s “The
Whale.” MUSIC: My Morning Jacket’s “Cobra,”
The Starlight Mints’ “Black Cat,”
instrumentals. NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Los Lobos’ “Will
The Wolf Survive.”
GUEST: Author
Kristin Von Kreisler, discussing her latest book “Bea:
The Story Of The Beagle Who Changed My Life,”
which chronicles her experiences adopting & living
with a beagle that had been a lab animal. [www.KristinVonKreisler.com] COMEDY CORNER: Suzanne Westenhoefer's
"The Needy Cat." MUSIC: Kathleen Edward’s “The
Lone Wolf,” Kirk Olsen’s “Please Take
Me Home,” instrumentals, Warren Zevon’s
“Disorder In The House” (Not animal-oriented,
but brand new. R.I.P., Warren.) NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Black Sabbath’s
“War Pigs.”
GUESTS: Deborah Newgard & Diane
Carson, from the Rat & Mouse Club of America [www.RMCA.org],
discussing the details and virtues of living with rats,
plus rescue, adoption, etc. COMEDY CORNER: Jonathan Winters’
“A Mouse Just Caught In A Trap” MUSIC: Midnight Oil’s version
of “Wharf Rat,” Carl Perkins’
“Put Your Cat Clothes On,” Gillian Welch’s
“One Monkey,” instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Herb Alpert’s
“The Lonely Bull”
GUEST:
Catherine Doyle, who as “an L.A. taxpayer,”
has filed suit to return Ruby--the African elephant
removed in May from the Los Angeles Zoo & her 16-year
elephant companion, Gita--to the L Zoo. COMEDY CORNER: Bill Engvall’s
“Whale Watching” MUSIC: Raw Youth’s “Tame
Yourself,” Laurel Canyon Animal Company’s
“Cat-A-Tonic,” Koerner, Ray & Glover’s
“Black Dog, “The Wonder Stuff’s “The
Size Of A Cow,” instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Weather
Report’s “Birdland”
GUEST:
Pamela Kurp, from Orange County People For Animals (OCPA),
discussing the organization, its history, educational
activities, etc., as well as her own path to animal advocacy.
[www.OCPAUSA.org] COMEDY CORNER: Jasper Carrott’s
“Animals & Dogs” MUSIC: Ian
Anderson’s “A Raft Of Penguins,” Television’s
“Foxhole,” instrumentals NAME
THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Michael Jackson’s “Rockin’
Robin”
GUEST:
Sherry Hackett, wife of the late Buddy Hackett,
discussing their longstanding love and concern for animals,
culminating in their vision for the Singita Animal Sanctuary.
[www.singita.org] COMEDY CORNER: Buddy Hackett’s
“It Came From Outer Space.” MUSIC:
Maceo Parker’s “Elephant Foot,” Laurel
Canyon Animal Company’s “I’m A Green
Chicken,” Norma Tanega’s “Walking My
Cat Named Dog,” Tom Waits’ “Starving
In The Belly Of The Whale,” instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: The Marvelettes’
“Too Many Fish In The Sea.”
GUEST: Karyne Cutler, president of
Bunny Luv, discussing the rabbit welfare organization,
such as rescue, education, adoption--including their
special rabbit matchmaking (“bunnybonding”)
service. [www.bunnyluv.org] COMEDY CORNER: Jonathan Winters’
“Gorilla Drafted Into The Marine Corps” MUSIC: Lloyd Cole’s “To
The Lions,” John Lee Hooker’s
“Crawling King Snake, instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: John Lennon’s
“Cold Turkey.”
GUEST: Janie Thompson, of Friends
of Abaco Animals, discussing this animal organization
based in the Bahamas, where providing various services
to animals--including feeding 100 cats a day--is done
by boat, among other unusual challenges. [happycats@batelnet.bs] COMEDY CORNER: Bob Newhart’s
“The Siamese Cat” MUSIC: The Hot Club Of Cowtown’s
“Wild Cat,” Kirk Olsen’s “Too
Much Love For One Bed,” Bedroom Walls’
“The Dog’s Life.” NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: The Kinks’
“Apeman”
GUEST: Ian Anderson,
leader of rock band Jethro Tull--and something
of an animal expert and champion discusses various
animal-related issues, including captive wildlife,
various conservation efforts, the pros & cons
of zoos, and the cons & cons of using animals
for entertainment. [www.jethrotull.com]
GUEST: Dan Mathews, Vice-President
of PETA--an 18-year veteran of the organization
and the chief strategist behind its high-profile
campaigns--discusses his evolution as an animal
activist, pivotal developments in PETA's history
and the organization's feelings about how it's
perceived by the public and other animal rights
organizations. [www.peta.org] COMEDY CORNER: Bill Cosby “Froofie
The Dog” MUSIC: Nina Hagen & Lene
Lovich's "Don't Kill The Animals," Magnetic
Fields' "A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off,"
Throwing Muses' "Snakeface," instrumentals
NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: B-52's
“Quiche Lorraine”
GUEST: Dr.
Kevin Fitzgerald--veteran Denver-based veterinarian,
star of the Animal Planet series “Emergency
Vets,” stand-up comic and former longtime
member of the security detail for the Rolling Stones--discussing
various elements of his career and points they dovetail,
including Keith Richards persuading him to attend
vet school! [www.AnimalPlanet.com,
www.AlamedaEast.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Larry The Cable
Guy’s “Shepherd Dog Poem” MUSIC: Hem’s “Cuckoo,”
Kristin Hersh’s version of “Everybody’s
Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey,”
instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE:
Pink Floyd’s “Pigs On The Wing (Part
One)”
GUEST: Cindy Carroccio, director
of the Austin Zoo--actually an expansive rescue
facility that houses animals that were formerly
used in lab research, were performers in circuses
and roadside attractions, victims of the exotic
pet trade, "surplus" animals from conventional
zoos, etc.--discusses her facility, "scamtuaries,"
and a panoply of animal issues. [www.AustinZoo.com,
www.AustinZoo.org,
] COMEDY CORNER: Triumph The Insult
Comic Dog's “Call To Kennel” MUSIC: Ed Harcourt's "The
Birds Will Sing For Us," The Housemartins'
"Sheep," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: The Beastie
Boys' "Brass Monkey."
GUEST: Julie Lofton, a
television actor-writer-producer and longtime
animal advocate, discusses her experiences
over the years that led to her making the
new documentary film exploring the pet overpopulation
problem in this country, "Best Friends
Forgotten,"--hosted and narrated by
David Duchovny--and the key issues (shelters,
the importance of spay & neuter, etc)
the film spotlights. [www.givevoicetoanimals.org] COMEDY CORNER: Dave Attell's
“Parrot” [www.daveattell.com] MUSIC: Beta Band's "Dogs
Got A Bone" Butterfly Joe's "Whale
In The Sea," Spoon's "Paper
Tiger," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE:
Simon & Garfunkle's “At The Zoo”
GUEST: Merrill Markoe--Emmy-winning
television writer, author of such books as "The
Day My Dogs Became Guys" and "What The
Dogs Have Taught Me," and creator of "Stupid
Pet Tricks" a signature segment on the Letterman
show for nearly 25 years-- discusses the dogs
in her life, past and present, and how they've
influenced her work in print and on screen. COMEDY CORNER: Jerry Seinfeld's
“Horses” [www.JerrySeinfeld.com] MUSIC: Dada's "Dog,"
Neil Finn's "Anytime," Joan Armatrading's
"Love Bug," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Steve
Miller's “Fly Like An Eagle”
GUEST: Michael Mountain--president
and one of the founders of Best Friends Animal
Society, which operates the nation's largest sanctuary
for abused and abandoned dogs, cats, and other
animals--discusses the history of the sanctuary
(located in southern Utah), his own history, and
the No More Homeless Pets movement, among other
topics. [www.BestFriends.org]
COMEDY CORNER: Emo Philips's
“Animal Square Dancing” [www.EmoPhilips.com] MUSIC: Robinella And The
CC Stringband's "Honey Honey Bee"
Jebediah's "Animal," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE:
Marvin Gaye's “I'll Be Doggone”
GUEST: Kim Sheridan discusses
her history rescuing and caring for animals since
childhood, the sanctuary for rats in the
San Diego area she founded and operates--The Rat
Refuge--and another organization she started,
called The Compassion Circle, among other topics.
[www.RatRefuge.com,
www.CompassionateCircle.org,
www.VegansPet.com] COMEDY CORNER: Dr. Kevin
Fitzgerald, snippet from his forthcoming, as-yet-untitled
CD [www.ComedyWorksEntertainment.com/comedians/fitzgerald.asp]
MUSIC: Laurie Anderson's
"Excellent Birds," Johnny Polonsky's
"Even The Oxen," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE:
“Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” (as
sung by Dean Martin)
GUEST: Richard X. Heyman--an
accomplished, if somewhat under-the-radar singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist
(Rolling Stone: "An undiscovered
treasure,"StereoReview:
"A pop savant of the very first rank")--discusses
his 20-year experience rescuing cats and other
animals in New York City (and beyond), his expertise
in trapping homeless animals there to provide
them medical care and, often, new homes, frequently
under the auspices of an organization called City
Critters, among other topics. [www.RichardXHeyman.com,
www.CityCritters.org] COMEDY CORNER: Brian Regan's
"Spiders & Bees" [www.BrianRegan.com] MUSIC: Cocteau Twins' "Wolf
In The Breast," Richard X. Heyman's "Monica," Eels'
"Dog Faced Boy," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE:
Burl Ives “The Little White Duck”
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