Episode #22: R.I.P. Ooh Poo Pah Doo :(

Tune in tonight folks, we’re reminiscing fondly about the Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar and discussing plans for the future at a different location. I’ll be joined in the studio by some combination of fellow WHIV deejay Martha Alguera and her beautiful kiddo Lola, Big Chief Alfred Doucette, Michael Connor, Nooie Man, Reynard Green, and any other bar regulars that may or may not show up (holler at us if you’re in Mid-City and you have some bar stories you want to share  ) Expect tunes from James Andrews, Jessie Hill, Fantasia, Ernie K-Doe, Prince, Allen Toussaint, TUCKA, and spotify’s most lackluster karoake version of “La Bamba”.

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Episode #2: Bar Lurker Picks

Last night’s playlist from Musicians, Mentors, & Barroom Heroes on 102.3 WHIV FM! Local and non-local picks and dedications by/to patrons at the Old Arabi Bar and the Ooh Poo Pah Doo, also from miscellaneous musically-knowledgeable people that frequent the same haunts as I do. Including me. Sundays from 9-11 p.m., thanks for tuning in!

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