No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Moondog.

A blind man on the streets of New York is vulnerable, and Moondog was fortunate to survive intact for so long. Only minor pilfering and occasional brushes with the law blemished his performances around town; the day-to-day events of his life changed little, sometimes for years. Within the chaos around him he could hear the ephemeral melody when it came, and he often had to stop whatever he was doing to capture it in Braille, or it was “almost impossible to retrieve it without its sounding strained.” Back on the streets during winter 1970–71, with irregular stints in friends’ apartments, he was still the Viking, and the famous and the obscure engaged him at his station. Yet the same aura that made him nearly invulnerable to illness or gratuitous violence also gave his readings of people a charming disingenuousness. As customers passed, Moondog greeted warmly and argued heatedly, but all were equal to his ears: in his blindness he did not distinguish the importance of a voice, only its quality.

— Robert Scotto, Moondog, the Viking of 6th Avenue.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 388 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Futures — “Party Time Man” — Philly Freedom

Le Super Borgou de Parakou — “Congolaise Benin Ye” — African Scream Contest

The Furys — “Little Queenie [Instrumental Version]” — Surfin’ The Great Lakes: Kay Bank Studio Surf Sides Of The 1960s

Doris Ang & The Sandboys — “Yummy Yummy Yummy” — Singapore Nuggets: The Ladies

The Bonnevilles — “You Just Can’t Tell Her” — Ho-Dad Hootenanny Too!

Afrosound — “La Sampuesana” — The Afrosound of Colombia Vol.1

Sly & The Family Stone — “Loose Booty” — Small Talk

The Upsetters — “Mean and Dangerous” — Many Moods Of ‘The Upsetters’

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Lizzy Mercier Descloux — “Torso Corso” — Press Color

THE SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Buzz Clifford — “Baby Sittin’ Boogie” — The Very Best Of…

La Integración — “Caimán Y Gallinazo” — The Afrosound of Colombia Vol. 2

The Fire — “Father’s Name Is Dad” — British Mod Sounds Vol. 2: The Freakbeat and Psych Years

Soonthorn Sujaridchan — “Drunk: Pissed” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant — “This Ain’t the Blues” — Swingin’ on the Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection, Vol. 2

Sohail Rana — “Soul Sitar” — Khyber Mail

Wire — “Sand In My Joints” — Chairs Missing

Joe Gibbs & the Professionals — “Memory By the Score Version” — 100 Years of Dub

The Cramps — “Devil Behind That Bush” — Big Beat from Badsville

Kale-Roger And Tabu Ley Rochereau with Ok Jazz Orchestra — “Afrika Mokili Mobimba” — Africa Dances

Mose Allison — “Parchman Farm” — Looking Good: Mod Club Classics

THE THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Funkees — “Dancing In The Nude” — Point Of No Return: Afro Funk Music

The Vibes — “Come Back Baby” — Rock’n’Roll Dance Party Volume Two

Juaneco Y Su Combo — “Caballito Nocturno” — Masters Of Chicha 1

The A-Bones — “Luci Baines” — Ears Wide Shut

King Tubby and Prince Jammy — “Higher Ranking” — Dub Gone 2 Crazy: In Fine Style 1975-1979

The Surfdusters — “The Reef” — Time Machine: History of Canadian 60’s Garage Punk & Surf

Les Vikings D’Haiti — “Ti Roro” — An Allé Ti Fi

Big Jay McNeely — “Beachcomber” — The Deacon ‘53-‘55 Unabridged Vol. 3

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Malik Adouane — “Love’s Theme” — Orient and Funk Music (Remixes) Vol. 1

The Rolling Stones — “Claudine” — Some Girls (Bonus Tracks)

Pamelo Mounk’a — “Yhiayhia Dzellat” — Propulsion!

The Velvet Underground — “Foggy Notion [1969 mix]” — The Velvet Underground

Money Chicha — “La Cordillera” — Echo en Mexico

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Moondog, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Jon Gibson — “Be A Hobo” — Moondog, The Viking Of 6th Avenue: The Authorized Biography [Companion CD]

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