Jeffrey Thames [King of Grief]

About Me

I host SOUND AWAKE on KPFT (90.1 FM in Houston, kpft.org everywhere) from 3 to 5 PM Central every Tuesday afternoon. I also spin discs at various venues in town when my schedule permits and the pay is decent. And every great once in a here and there I get the courage to generate the stuff myself . I'm (technically) a native Houstonian, as is my sweet wifey and our two purty kittys. I'm given to sentiment, yes.
follow kingofgrief at http://twitter.com[Thanks to Jodi for the above image. Notice the Church is kissing another man.]

My Interests

Music, pengoowins, and trademark characters. Periodic Saturday nights at the Shamrock Inn for Playback and karaoke double-headers. The odd Tuesday evening (following Sound Awake, of course) at Dave & Buster's in pursuit of coup'ns. And if you buy me Mexican breakfast foodstuffs at 2 in the morning you'll earn my unshakable loyalty. Just ask HooveR !

I'd like to meet:

Jerald Daniel Streeter. Last known whereabouts: somewhere in California. He was a radio DJ in Fort Wayne, Indiana in the late 60s. He's my biological father.

Music:

The finest album I have heard in the past year, quite possibly even longer, is CHISSUM WORTHINGTON AND THE SECRET OF THE NERDLE. Let's all watch the innovative clip for Chissum's masterstroke, "War Is Cool".Recently have I been all up ins:

For further answers, visit the Sound Awake page.

Movies:

midnight cowboy, citizen kane, head, stop making sense, this is spinal tap, the kids are alright, a mighty wind, blazing saddles, woody allen's earlier funnier ones

Television:

monty python's flying circus, mystery science theater 3000, sanford and son, the goodies, benny hill, the critic, the electric company, dr. katz, sifl & olly, the odd couple, what's happening!!, that's my mama...most of my TV viewing comes from DVDs or computer files. If I could pick and choose my cable channels I'd still have it.

Books:

kids say the darndest things, the billboard book of number one hits, most any pop music history/(auto)biography, books about bad records/television/movies, dave barry's earlier funnier ones, anything written by mst3k alumni

Heroes:

(called as seen)

My Blog

i kan BRANE!

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17177243/the_almost_8 212_impossible_rock__roll_quiz Every once in a while, the Stone snaps out of its long-standing self-caricature mode and remembers to be info...
Posted by Jeffrey Thames [King of Grief] on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:43:00 PST

in brilliant conversation, with somebody new

http://myspace.com/soundawakeradio If you're subscribed to the Sound Awake Group (http://groups.myspace.com/soundawake), click on the above link and add it to your friends. The group's being pha...
Posted by Jeffrey Thames [King of Grief] on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 10:41:00 PST

a message for new and recent parents

If you're out shopping with your family and your child starts crying, screaming, or making any sort of racket that becomes the dominant noise on the premises, either get them to quiet down or LEAVE TH...
Posted by Jeffrey Thames [King of Grief] on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:15:00 PST

SOUND AWAKE Setlist: August 21, 2007

Due to ongoing maintenance in the regular DJ lair, today's edition of SOUND AWAKE was brought to you from the KPFT production room. Your host apologizes for any miscues or microphone issues that...
Posted by Jeffrey Thames [King of Grief] on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:51:00 PST

no dynamiters are arrested

The recent drive-by attack at KPFT has brought the past present. Some of you might not know this, but we were bombed off the air twice by those golden hearts of the Ku Klux Klan twice withi...
Posted by Jeffrey Thames [King of Grief] on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:16:00 PST

SOUND AWAKE Setlist: August 14, 2007

3 PM:--BBC News Headlines--Theme: APHEX TWIN / Cliffs / Selected Ambient Works, v.2 / Sire (94) ELVIS PRESLEY: 30 Years Gone But He Still Ain't Left The Building [http://elvisthemusic.com]That's All R...
Posted by Jeffrey Thames [King of Grief] on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:58:00 PST

SOUND AWAKE Setlist: August 7, 2007

KPFT SUMMER SIZZLE MEMBERSHIP DRIVE EDITION [go to kpft.org for more info] 3 PM:Theme/Bridge Music: APHEX TWIN / Cliffs / Selected Ambient Works, v.2 / Sire (94)AMY COOPER / Back Together / Mirrors [E...
Posted by Jeffrey Thames [King of Grief] on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:00:00 PST

deep shades of blue

I've been looking over the many Marvin Zindler tributes both on KTRK's website and elsewhere since his passing Sunday evening. All of it makes me sentimental, a good portion makes me chuckle, an...
Posted by Jeffrey Thames [King of Grief] on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:01:00 PST

SOUND AWAKE Setlist: July 31, 2007

3 PM:--BBC News Headlines--Theme: APHEX TWIN / Cliffs / Selected Ambient Works, v.2 / Sire (94)THE RENTALS / Little Bit Of You In Everything / The Last Little Life EP / Boompa (07) [http://therentals....
Posted by Jeffrey Thames [King of Grief] on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:52:00 PST

SOUND AWAKE Setlist: July 24, 2007

3 PM:--BBC News Headlines--Theme: APHEX TWIN / Cliffs / Selected Ambient Works, v.2 / Sire (94)FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS / Beggin' [Pilooski Re-edit] / [CD Single] / 679 [UK] (07)ELVIS PRES...
Posted by Jeffrey Thames [King of Grief] on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:58:00 PST