Rare new release!

I’ll Get Old And Die breaks
on Kahn Man’s Comedy Corner

Brandon Higgins had been bugging me to come down to Waco (that’s in Texas) and record some tracks in his spacious garage apartment, and so the infamous G-1 Sessions occurred in January 2007.

Among the semi-completed songs was a live, raw mix of my uptempo protest song, I’ll Get Old And Die, featuring Brandon on drums and me on vocals and guitar.

My better judgment told me to stash the song with the rest of the half-finished compositions on my hard drive. Instead, in a fit of ego, I gave the song to Tyrone Kahn.

As a result, I’ll Get Old And Die will make its Internet radio debut, from 7-9 p.m. and 10 p.m. to midnight CDT Wednesday, July 11, on Kahn Man’s Comedy Corner.

The show appears on David Tanny’s DFSX Comedy Radio, part of the Live365 network.

Farewell to Internet radio

Wednesday will be your last chance to catch DFSX Radio, as David is ceasing operation in advance of the July 15 Copyright Royalty Board rate increase that threatens Webcasters’ future.

Comedy music fans, however, will be pleased to learn that both Kahn Man and DT will return with podcasts featuring many of the same Demented artists. David’s The Mad Music Dementia Top 20 Radio Show will feature podsafe comedy tunes, and Kahn Man will introduce his new show in September.

Kahn Man is also planning his first live show, the Kahnmanapalooza, set for July 25 in Long Beach, Calif.

Jesus H. Christ!

Tyrone, who’s careful to keep his show family friendly and is a devoutly religious man besides, questioned some of the lyrics in I’ll Get Old And Die:

My fate will rest in Jesus’ hands
Departing for the promised land
Where there’s no Republicans
When I get old and die!

“My wife was wondering why you mentioned Jesus in your song,” Tyrone said cautiously.

“Oh, that’s nothing,” I told him. “Jesus is in a lot of my songs. I even have a song called Everybody Wants To Be Jesus! Here’s the closing line:”

Life’s a cross that we bear with such dignity
Who’d ever turn down the chance to be
Jesus H. Christ!

“Gee,” Tyrone said. “I think you’re going a little too far, using His last name.”

You may have me there, Tyrone.

Vote for my new song

Grab this free download of I’ll Get Old And Die, give it a spin and let me know why I should quit the music business for good!

Then visit DT’s new Dementia Top 20 Radio Show site and vote for I’ll Get Old And Die. While you’re there, check the box for my pal Chris Wilkinson’s (aka The Volume Brothers) World Cup anthem Drinking For England.

I’ll Get Old And Die  (2:10).

Tyrone wraps up the show  (0:41).

Posted in: New Stuff at 7:20 pm Wed, Jul 11, 2007.

3 comments

1. 

   eagerblogger says:
   

   10:35 pm Wed, Jul 11, 2007

   I’m curious to know if you’re including Jesus in your lyrics because you really believe in him or it’s just a form of expression?

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2. 

   Ken Turetzky says:
   

   4:55 pm Thu, Jul 12, 2007

   eagerblogger, thanks for your note.

   I talked to Jesus, and he assures me he’s fully hip to the concept of ironic song lyrics.

   And sadly, he confirms that the last Republican allowed into heaven was Abraham Lincoln.

   Ken

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3. 

   Shawno says:
   Twitter:

   10:44 pm Thu, Jul 12, 2007

   You got my vote, Ken.

   Let’s just hope this contest doesn’t get all screwed up like the last one.

   Reply