A very special literary romp to round off the year! This "bookish" episode features the well-read, candid, and occasionally irreverent members of "Buckner's Bookies", a ladies-only book club that meets every few weeks around a dinner table, to talk books, culture, food, politics, and—of course—trashy TV.

Sex, drugs, rock n' roll, hostages, immigration, crime, New York in the 70s, Saga Boys, opera, and accordions. Mix all that with some southern gothic blues, and you have yourself a rollicking-yet-thoughtful exploration into six hand-picked, music-themed books that will make you "Hot for Teacher", or perhaps dreaming of becoming a "Paperback Writer". Or, you might just find yourself craving some Buddy Holly or Lisa Loeb-style reading glasses to round off your festive holiday outfit.

The Books:
Scar Tissue (Anthony Kiedis) - reviewed by Dianne Buckner
Accordion Crimes (Annie Proulx) - reviewed by Tracie Tighe
Just Kids (Patti Smith) - reviewed by Gaelyne Leslie
Saga Boy (Antonio Michael Downing) - reviewed by Sue Burkhardt
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett) - reviewed by Helen Dewar
Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets I Told You: A Memoir (Lucinda Williams) - reviewed by Jane Gowan

Notes from Our Friends:
Headlong Hearts
Crawford Street Skin Care (use the code "MUSICBUDDY" to get 20% off your first order!)
Guest appearance by Dave Ullrich of Zunior.com

Music in this episode:

"Higher Ground" - The Red Hot Chili Peppers (Greatest Hits, 2003)

"Crush Some Egg Nogs " - Annelise Noronha (Christmas in the County, 2018)

"Heaven on Earth" - Dave Clark & Friends (Single, 2024; all proceeds to the Red Cross - purchase here)

"Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": 1. Adagio sostenuto" - performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy (1983)

"Get Right!" - John Orpheus (Get Right!, 2024)

"I Like Christmas" - The Violet Archers (I Like Christmas, 2024)

"Metal Firecracker" - Lucinda Williams (Car Wheels On a Gravel Road, 1998)

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MUSIC BUDDY IS:
Jane Gowan (host, producer, editor) ; Tim Vesely (co-producer)

The show's theme song, "Human Stuff," is written by Jane Gowan and Tim Vesely, and performed by Jane and Tim, with additional vocals by Steve Wright and Connie Kostiuk

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