NEW HOT PLATE EPISODE PACKED WITH DRONING AND DELVING

We've been working our fingers to the bone wrapping up the next episode of Hot Plate! The 120 Minute Radio Hour. 

  I'd like to mention upfront the participation of Dave Nuttycombe. I'd hoped to have the episode broadcast in time to promote his Travesty Ltd. Retrospective that happens tonight 7:30 at AFI in Silver Spring. That deadline wasn't met, but on the other hand, once editing is done the episode will hang around into perpetuity. 

  Dave and I delved into the mysterious legend of Neil Simon's significantly less famous older brother, and as the delving continued, we delved into the process of comedy writing, and the hitherto-unrevealed connection between Danny Simon and the Travesty Show, the brilliant magnum opus of the Travesty team.  Perhaps we should have delved into more subjects, but at a certain point the cock crows three times and you realize that the day's delving is done. 

  Now that I've talked about Dave's involvement in the episode, further details will result in an inevitable letdown, but I'll soldier on blithely in spite of this. 

  Tom Alderson is back for more talk about America's culture wars. We found a recording of a very drunk John Wayne ranting in front of an ROTC audience during the Vietnam era, which fits nicely with the points Tom has been making about streaking, George Will, etc. 

  Bedtime Story features excerpts from Angelica Huston's classy Hollywood memoir, "Of Jacuzzis Thrice-Gentle," read by a Shakespearean actor with a long name. 

  Beyond all the blather, we have music by Otis Blackwell, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Johnny Thunders, Jay Dilla, and Tom T. Hall, plus a look at droning technique as employed by the Velvet Underground and by bluegrass fiddle legend Scotty Stoneman. 

Also, a Hot Plate Exclusive-- a new song by Karl, performed by reclusive heartthrob Millicent Ratzkiwatzki. 

  All of this, and the first very brief appearance of late night DJ Candy Berberian.