And the pandemic continues … . I never thought I’d ever have to use the word “pandemic” in a sentence. As some areas of the country begin to open up their businesses and try to gain some economic activity, I find it somewhat distressing to discover that I am curious about how willing our politicians are to engage in a potential lethal social experiment.  Certainly some citizens will lose their lives as we move forward, the unaddressed question being – “How many?” Hopefully the death rate from this latest virus declines and the country, which has been largely cast adrift by the staggering incompetence of the White House, somehow finds not only relief from the deadly virus but also rediscovers its soul. I’m not so confident about the last statement. COVID-19 deaths have converted individuals into mere numbers uprooted from the tragedy of each individual’s death.

Hopefully, you’ll find some joy in this episode – Episode 156 of Tales From the Drop Box. Take care my friends. Stay safe.

Here is what you’ll find in Episode 156:

1. The Tuts – “Always Hear the Same Shit” (Update Your Brain)
2. Ultimate Fakebook – “Manhattan Kansas” (The Preserving Machine)
3. The Candy Coat Hook (Andy Partridge) – “Cavegirl” (Various Artists – 12 The Flavors of Hercules)
4. Canine 10 – “On/Off” (Nonsense!)
5. The Smith Street Band – “Big Smoke” (Don’t Waste Your Anger)
6. Love Fame Tragedy – “My Cheating Heart” (I Don’t Want To Play The Victim, But I’m Really Good At It)
7. Savak – “Exposure” (Rotting Teeth in the Horse’s Mouth)
8. Bloodwitch – “Hey Little Girl” (I Am Not Okay With This (Music from the Netflix Original Series)
9. Naked Six – “Lost Art of Conversation” (Lost Art of Conversation)
10. Twisted Wheel – “Black and Blue” (Satisfying the Ritual)
11. Butterfingers – “Dancing (To The Beat Of My Own Drum)” (Bad News)
12. Dry Cleaning – “Magic of Meghan” (Sweet Princess EP)
13. The Subways – “ I Want To Hear What You Have Got To Say” (Young for Eternity (Deluxe Edition))
14. Fine Young Cannibals – “Don’t Look Back” (The Raw & the Cooked)
15. Leslie Mendelson – “If You Can’t Say Anything Nice…” (If You Can’t Say Anything Nice…)

Never had a holiday in the tropical sun, good times look like they’re never gonna come . . . My mind is all made up I’m doing all I can I’m trying hard to think but I can’t understand why every time I see you, you just walk away…

KFR