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Traderbeck

Slave to the perfect, three-minute pop song!

About Me

This page is the personal Web site of Becky Ebenkamp AND her radio show, Bubblegum & Other Delights (www.LuxuriaMusic.com). BG&OD comprises one-quarter of Luxuria's Mod Quad, which airs every Friday from 1-10 p.m. Come check us out!...................... Bizness first: Bands who traffic in bubblegum, power pop, gimmick, novelty, psych, garage, poppy punk and what-am-I-forgetting? genres are encouraged to add me as a friend so I can hear your music and determine whether it's right for my show. Bands rendered in cartoon form get a free pass regardless of genre. My Top 24 is a tribute to all the great friends I've met thru luxuriamusic.com this year.Otherwise, I am a cynical journalist who writes about entertainment and pop culture. I have lived in SF, LA and NY and am always looking for a new adventure as long as I can combine my modern conveniences (such as the Internet) with a pretense of living in 1960s culture. I manage to be both hyper and lazy at the same time. I have OCD, ADD and a host of other initials. What else can I say? I'm going to Paris in approx. two days and am tres excited! Becky

My Interests

Nigerian 419 scam emails, thrift stores, saving the world, DJing, making people do spit takes of laughter, movies, traveling, buying records, picking locks, applying liquid eyeliner, sleeping, watching "my stories," picking at things, pulling pranks, manically talking about all the stuff I'm gonna do and then not doing it

I'd like to meet:

Any and all monkeys and chimps. Progressives. Pop culture fanatics. People who giggle when they see a road sign that warns of upcoming "speed humps." People who, when you ask them where they got that cool record, dress, etc., share that info rather than play the hoarding-collector card. Keane-eyed kids. Peppers. Anyone who has vols. 11-39 of the BGMF CD series. (We need to talk.) Splits, Banana.Music fans! PLEASE TUNE IN TO MY RADIO SHOW BUBBLEGUM & OTHER DELIGHTS on www.luxuriamusic.com EACH FRIDAY 7-9 p.m. PST

Music:

Bubblegum, The TJ Brass, The Ramones, The Sweet, Beatles, Gary McFarland, The Association, Joe Tex, French pop, The Archies, soundtracks, the Milkshakes, Cattanooga Cats, the Beagles, Stevie Wonder, Love, the Byrds, Beastie Boys, Banana Splits, Gram Parsons, Bo Diddley, Squiddly Diddley, cover bands, South Bay Surfers, the Evolution Revolution, anything Curt Boettcher, Merry-go-Round, the Nutty Squirrels, Dylan, the Who, the Kinks, Nino Rota, all the guests on Hee Haw

Movies:

The Graduate, Blow Up, Midnight Cowboy, Harold & Maude, Rushmore

Television:

I only watch PBS... Kidding! The Daily Show, Colbert Report, The Wire, That Girl, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Get a Life, cartoons about spies who double as pop bands, Hobo Kelly, Banana Splits, Strangers with Candy, Brady Bunch, Meet the Press, Lancelot Link Secret Chimp,Circle of Fear, Saturday TV Funhouse, Sopranos, Wonderama, America's Next Top Model, American Idol, Davey and Goliath, Small Wonder, Dark Shadows, The Office, Simpsons, South Park, Kiddie a Go-Go, Me and the Chimp

Books:

If I said Catcher in the Rye would you duck? Highlights for Children (especially Goofus and Gallant)

Heroes:

Joey Ramone, Stephen Colbert, Ruthann Friedman. Also, the genius who created this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SKuzqdCh5Q

My Blog

BG&OG is TONITE: Thursday!

Don't be a blockhead!Participate in the LuxuriaMusic scavenger hunt to win a Peanuts T-shirt! All you have to do is listen to the amazing live shows on LuxuriaMusic.com this Thursday startig with Bubb...
Posted by Traderbeck on Thu, 31 May 2007 11:53:00 PST

BG&OD Contest!

Don't be a blockhead!Participate in the LuxuriaMusic scavenger hunt to win a Peanuts T-shirt! All you have to do is listen to the amazing live shows on LuxuriaMusic.com this Thurs. and Fri. leading up...
Posted by Traderbeck on Wed, 30 May 2007 02:14:00 PST

Name Audrey's Radio Show, Win Prizes!

Hi Everybody,I'm reposting this note for my friend Audrey, who has been filling in for Domenic during The Quad the last few weeks. (For those who don't know, Dom was temporarily sidelined in a bizarre...
Posted by Traderbeck on Mon, 28 May 2007 11:22:00 PST

Big City Ms. Ruthann

Sorry for being a "blog hog" today, but I thot anybody who listened to my Ruthann Friedman radio show might be interested in hearing her new tunes (and requesting her as a MySpace friend, of course!)....
Posted by Traderbeck on Mon, 28 May 2007 01:01:00 PST

At 6:15 I'm Calling it

Hey Everybody,I was very excited about playing my Peanuts sets on the radio show tonite, but there are some tech problems with the station and the Internets. Right now, I'm listening to Kari's show so...
Posted by Traderbeck on Sat, 26 May 2007 05:52:00 PST

By the Time we get to Woodstock...

This Friday's Bubblegum & Other Delights show (7 p.m. PST on LuxuriaMusic.com) will be dedicated to the Peanuts gang as we serenade Charlie, Snoopy, Lucy et al in song. Wait, that's redundant... Anywa...
Posted by Traderbeck on Fri, 25 May 2007 04:29:00 PST

BG&OD's May 18 Setlist

BG&OD May 18, 2007: No ThemeI feel like this show was a bit of a dud due to my constant complaining thanks to the instillation of a tooth crown on Friday and the pain-(and personality-) dulling ph...
Posted by Traderbeck on Sun, 20 May 2007 12:18:00 PST

Indoubtedly!

Who is Lady Nelson? Tune in to Bubblegum & Other Delights this Friday to find out more about this multitalented artist! And while, you're at it, join us for the rest of The Quad, every Friday on Luxur...
Posted by Traderbeck on Wed, 16 May 2007 03:10:00 PST

This news story pissed me off!

This AP story reminds me of how they censored the media from showing caskets coming to the U.S. from Iraq. Who do we have to call/write to allow these dudes/gals to use the Internet to report conditio...
Posted by Traderbeck on Mon, 14 May 2007 01:56:00 PST

BG&OD 5/11 Setlist (Nursery Rhymes)

BG&OD May 11, 2007: Nursery Rhymes Cattanooga Cats: Theme Archies: Nursery Rhyme Sam the Sham: Little Red Riding Hood Stamford Bridge: Little Boy Blue Fifth Estate: Heigh Ho Cattanooga Cats: Alle ...
Posted by Traderbeck on Mon, 14 May 2007 04:14:00 PST