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Desert Cruising

May 27, 2024 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Music

With Doctor Ahab

The latest and greatest in stoner rock, doom metal, fuzz and more. Regular purveyor of the hidden treasures of Anatolian Rock during my (usually) monthly "Anatolian Hour"

Mondays 10am–12pm on 103.3fm WPRB.

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Ep. 290: 5/27/24

THIS IS NOT GOODBYE. JUST BYE FOR NOW. I FUCKING LOVE YOU ALL.

10:00 AM		Fu Manchu Laserbl'ast! The Action Is Go Mammoth 1997
10:04 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:10 AM		Truckfighters Desert Cruiser Gravity X MeteorCity 2006
10:18 AM		Low Orbit Timelord Crater Creator Pink Tank Records 2021
10:23 AM		Sleep Dragonaut Sleep's Holy Mountain Earache Records 1992
10:29 AM		King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Gila Monster PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation KGLW (King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard) 2023
10:34 AM		Asteroid Time II Fuzzorama Records 2010
10:40 AM		Godthrymm Devils Distortions (Bonus Track Version) Profound Lore 2023
10:47 AM		Dead Meadow Dusty Nothing Howls from the Hills Xemu Records 2007
10:51 AM		Frayle Treacle & Revenge Skin & Sorrow Aqualamb Records 2022
10:54 AM		Slo Burn July Amusing the Amazing - EP Delicious Vinyl Inc 2005
10:59 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
11:06 AM		Earthless Cherry Red (Remastered) Rhythms from a Cosmic Sky (Remastered) Nuclear Blast 2022
11:11 AM		YOB Beauty in Falling Leaves Our Raw Heart Relapse Records 2018
11:27 AM		Queens of the Stone Age ...Like Clockwork ...Like Clockwork Matador 2013
11:33 AM		Slomosa Horses Slomosa Apollon Records 2020
11:38 AM		Dust Suicide Hard Attack/Dust Legacy Recordings 1972
11:42 AM		Mondo Drag Through the Hourglass Through the Hourglass RidingEasy Records 2023
11:49 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
11:57 AM		Kyuss Apothecaries' Weight Blues for the Red Sun Rhino/Elektra 2006

Chat is archived.

I’m cry 😭

You are early!

How did you open the chat early??

You can open it starting 15 mins before the start of a show

Hmmm. Crazy

This is a funny way to start the chat. Should we delete and start over??

lol nah let it stay

I’m stressing out about the change 😝🥺🤗

And I’m excited for you and impressed! 😊

Ahab say it aint so 😫

It’s all happening 😩

and so it begins

Gonna miss your show, Cap. But I am excited about what's next!

gonna miss you Jon!

gonna miss you all

this is how it ends

Fu Manchu made a portmanteau of Bl'ast punk band & Laserblast goofy movie

That clever Scott Hill

I'm here for the riffs and well wishes to Captain.

Getting 290 tattooed on me rn ffs

hey now. buckled in for the roadtrip.

Cruising onward

Welcome to Sky Valley

RAISE AND BLAZE FER THE FINAL CRUISE

Lol Tandy [gurgle gurgle]

thanks for stopping by everyone <3

Thanks for saying “April Fool’s! See ya next week” at end of show! 😭😭😭

lolol

I will deeply miss this show but I can't be sad. Our Captain is contniuing on in her journey. Happy for you!

Mike T I found "polka metal"! QOTSA "Mosquito Song" has accordion!

Thannks Mike <3

Thanks Matt, I've been thinking about polka metal since last week, maybe gotta learn theacxcordion....not

Though I might be getting guitar lessons from an old punk ce;ebrity

What!!

All FALL and KNEEL for the mighty Cap'n!!!

"my knees fail me" - Nietzsche

Captain, gelecek için en iyi dileklerle (or so Google Translate says)! Best wishes for the future from this sporadic listener.

You are so very welcome Ahab! This show and community and you are special.

Lol Neitzche more like Kneesche

haha thank you Rob! Perfect

Rob MD nice! 🇹🇷

Tandy 😂

This music is so great.

Going in heavy this morning in honor of Desert Cruising

My family has instructed me, in no uncertain terms, to make this show LOUDER.

(In our home, not on your end.)

set it to OVER 9000

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSbOec0WfIp28my7flWi4eX2VbXeJ5PEMWBDnV5Zfi8ew&s

Blasphemy! Jon, turn up the volume in between songs so they don't notice.

Excellent, The Family Solomon, excellent

Start turning cars over too.

Hell yeah Matt with the egg couch LOL

Lololololol

Tandy, of course.

Oh...I thought you said not to turn it louder..haha..cool family

@Matt https://youtu.be/uCZ6VuWpdN8?t=49s

Oh chit this song reminds me, I been chattin with Matt Pike and I told him about the wprb love and he said "♥️" SO TAKE THAT AHAB

RECEIVED

You talk to Matthew Pike????👀

WITH JOY

Tandy LOL

Tandy twice now! Old bud from Oakland daze. Sweet guy. Told him we measure time in Dopesmokers.

you waited until my last show to reveal this

Happened recently LOL

Jeeezzzzzzz

Oh shit I'm starting to measure time in Dopesmoker too

Tandy, it happens 😂⏱️

Gonna double dip and pack a second bowl

NICE

🫡

Heela monster! 🦎

KGLW say it right

Dude was making the same noise that Starmie from the first Pokemon series made lolol sick af

We're taking Jon's advice and slowly turning up the volume on the King Gizzard song, which my wife really likes

Cruising with a crumpet and a coffee over here. Morning everyone.

Crumpet!!

mmm crumpets

One yeasty boi lol

Just when Monday mornings had a nice doom feel, you have to leave. Good luck in your new endeavor!

O chit let's fuckin gooooo

Any Bongshitter today?

Monday mornings will always be doomy, Trav

hey Travis, thanks for stopping by, nothing lined up from bongshitter lol, what a delightful name

The soundtrack helps though matt

Haaaaaaaaa 🌿🚽

Trav excellent point

Ahab I'm sensing a time theme, are you into time or something

what me? naaaaaah

;)

This song would always trick me into thinking I was hearing Shine by Collective Soul with some of these chords

Tandy I hear it

Now I want coffee and a crumpet 😂

I got some green tea

And some green

My coffeemaker is so loud so I guess I gotta TURN UP WPRB

Tandy, excellent, to your health! For your health.

Turn it louder and won't need more coffee

Such a peaceful morning treat TAndy

oh and weed

Lolololol

Lol

lol

oh no! I finally get a chance to hear desert cruising on a Monday, and it's the last one???

sad to say so

Andrew G, haaaa, c'est la vie

aww, it was a fun cruise while it lasted

Lol

good luck conquering the dissertation beast!

thank you, i'm gonna need it!

Hell yeah!

The Hills Have Howls

love this album

Cool riff

Hey Captain Ahab & chat! I am so sad to hear this is the final Desert Cruising. This show got me hooked to WPRB years ago. It is a huge inspiration to me and my new radio hobby :) Thank you for so many years of the best tunes \m/ I am so happy to hear that you will be back on the radio soon enough. You are the best! - DJ DebbieWebby <3

awwww shucks

thank you Debbie, such an honor

What up DJ DebbieWebby!!

Debbie F that's awesome 🏜️🌵

Hey Tandy!

https://i.imgflip.com/1qlfs3.jpg

lol Matt

I think I discovered this show in maybe 2013. I use to look forward to driving home from work on Wednesdays to listen to "my show." LOL! For real, it was the highlight of the week. Only good rock show on the FM dial \m/

Bro I want that red box pizza they had when I was in 1-3rd grade so bad

Slo Burn! Nice, Ahab! Early-ish stoner rock

Awwwwww Debbie, awesome

AWWWWWWWWWWW

Tandy I have that nostalgia too

Women into heavy music rule

Hell yeah, Matt \m/

TopNotch First Hour! 😭😭😭

Hi, DJ DebbieWebby!

"not sayin' goodnight, just sayin'" - Dave Catching on QOTSA's Songs for the Deaf @Ahab

Oh Matt u missed it two weeks ago.

The Sunday before this past one DJ McSweden played the whole damn Dopesmoker Sleep

Yessssssssss

Good Morning, MrMalcontent 💀

Iron Maiden this week was the surprise lol more tame but Sleep is ALWAYS an occasion

New Hampsha ayup

John Garcia in Philly tomorrow night

Tandy, Maiden is always great 🇬🇧🍺

Goin!

Jason enjoy

Telekinetic Yeti too!

Jason oh chit Telekinetic Yeti is rad

Speaking of time lords, really enjoyed the most recent episode of Doctor Who...

Truckfighters. Ahab. Can confirm.

Yesssss Earthless

https://ew.com/thmb/kHCcOL5MsWiPNiQnxMiUAUYOCb8=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/check-it-out-81057c9c01284a5f9023aed03cb33377.jpg

I hate that dissertation ⏰🔨🥵😭🤮🤡👻🍳 Seriously, looking forward to reading it! 🤯🖤💀

Dr Steve Brule in that cherry red

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/7NgAAOSwlI1ls~ky/s-l1200.jpg

Ohhhh Ahab dont so this to me Yob 😢

*do

i had to :'(

Tandy Haaaaaaa!!

Tis a great song Ahab 💪 Love how much Flex plays Yob too

Tandy that little red car says "I am fucked in the head" 😂😂

i wonder if YOB got their name from 'rocket bye baby', merrie melody cartoon.

Dale nice!

y’all TAndy is hi af rn icymi I typed hi

Dale I think I remember that one

I forgot what Ricky spray painted on the other side I think it was "I failed grade 10" 💀💀💀💀

Lol MrM

British term I believe.

Ahoy MrM

matt sabbath, baby from mars mix up - always HI-larious.

MUNDEE INNIT

Dale yessss! Wow, floods back mem'ries

Beautiful.

Mundee innit, raise a pint of Ruby to Captain Ahab

mmmm delish

The other Yob chune that gets me is "Adrift in the Ocean"

gotta find a CT supplier

Not usually listening at this time of day, but happy to turn on the radio and hear Desert Cruising!

Serendipity, Julian! 🏜️🌵💪

Just realized I can listen to the Mixcloud archives in the car w/ my new bluetooth setup but I will still miss new eps. Something special about hearing a show like this on the airwaves.

@Jim Haku "yob" does sound British

yeah :/ can't recreate that 'live' quality

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yob_(slang)

Jim nice, I always thought it was boy backwards

they do consistently use all caps so maybe it had another intention

Pretty popular band not to make the wiki entry

Jim I would add them but I'm banned from Wikipedia for vandalism LOLOLOLOL

lol @Matt

Well done @Matt

That tracks, Matt.

All because I changed a movie character's name from "Captain Bower" to "Captain Boner" 🤷‍♂️

Wikipedia dont play

Can’t believe you got banned at 8 years old

Lol MrM

I think you would have to find an article where the band states that is what they meant.

learning so much bout you today matt

Jim true

Howdy everybody what's the vibe today

Lol Ahab

Matt, I got banned from Amazon reviews. It's easier than you would think.

No mention of Repo Man in the Little Trees wiki fwiw.

immaculate vibes with sad yobs and yobettes

DSM me too! Fukn Amazon. I wrote scathing reviews of some movies 😂

Jim Repo Man 💪 Plate o' 🦐🍤

LOL Matt, comforting to hear I'm not alone. I'm not entirely sure which review got me banned, but I believe it was a humorous one for Crocs.

I got really mad at Yoga Hosers

Recently went down a Little Trees rabbit hole, there is apparently ppl obsessed w/ them for non-Repo Man-related reasons, I don't get it.

Lol Crocs

Jim dayum you went deep! 🐰

First time I heard Dust 'Suicide' was on Deser Cruising...blew my mind.

1972 stoner rock! What!!

People collect old ones, on ebay and everything it's weird.

HARD

I’m all Cuffed Bits for all these swell selections, DJ Captain Ahab! Big cheers to you! 🖤💀

really thought this was the slowed down version of the osmonds' heavy horses.

That Marky Ramone on drums?

indeed

yeahhh

Fuckin shredding

yeah, this goes hard

https://i.imgur.com/99K2Nqn.png

he's got a lotta great one liners

Ha! @Matt

One of the things that often strikes me about this music is the timelessness of it. What's new can sound so old, so much is hard to characterize as far as its origin time-wise.

highly recommend the book

Hey Mike, my son ended up with a 95 in Org Chem 2

Mike T I had that same thought when I got a root canal in 2016 and listened to Songs for the Deaf to get thru it.

Loving the 2nd hour of music!

That's amazing.

Does he want to tutor for me?

Lol

Matt, maybe I got lucky, but my root canal wasn't bad.

Thanks so much Captain, it's been a great ride. Good luck with everything, have fun, see ya further down the road!

Take a mondo drag for Cap Ahab! 🍻

If he could just find a job for the summer

Gotta get the unabridged version of Moby Dick that has 50 pages just describing whale gore.

Oh shit, here it is.

I’m cry 😭

Mike T I got the nitrous oxide but getting the bill on the spot killed the high LOL

Rob, he needs to do some shadowing or volunteering.

Jim YESSSSSSSSSSS bout time we had some whale gore on wprb

Matt, I had better insurance, where I was teaching were unionized.

Yeah, I think he will do more shadowing. Was hoping to find some $

Mike T that's the way to do it 🦷

I really enjoyed this melodic hour

WE GONNA MISS YOU GODDAMMIT

Thank YOU Capt Ahab.

No shame!

DJ Captain Ahab, stay AWESOME! Chat with you SOON! 🖤💀

Fulfillment, peace and love to you!

What is this I'm feeling? I'm usually numb 😂

Forever grateful for all the music you've introduced me to. You're gonna rock the dissertation, we all know it. Now beginning the countdown till we hear a rejuvenated version of Desert Cruising! Rock on.

The station, will not be same. It'll still be awesome, but damnit Ahab! Gonna miss you!

Big regret: not paying better attention to QOTSA w/ Dave Growl when they opened for Ween

I 2nd Jäsön

You know we will be watching the skies for your return in whatever form comes.

Take care, Captain!! Keep us updated (or have Jon pass the news) when you're back on the airwaves!

Thanks Captain! I appreciate hearing some great music on this show. Best of luck as you venture into next phase of awesome!

💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

Get back here soon 😭

And I'll probably keep my eyes open for your publications.

I'ma show up dressed as Jeff Spicoli baked as hell with pizza in Ahab's Fall classes

Cry! Cry! Cry! Cry! Cry!

🖤💀

Oh my goddddd you got me

This is beautiful.

Thanks for so much awesome music and many many thanks for all the beautiful moments that went with it! I salute you, Captain!

Hope to hear you sub some hours back here, and best of luck Captain!

Love ya, Cap. That was so great.

We feel the same!

Love you all <3

much love and appreciation, fair winds and following seas

And we'll all be scanning the horizon for when your subbing submarine next surfaces! :-))

Oh is this your last desert cruisin show???

Thanks for everything. We’ll miss you.

The drama's done.

¡¡No llores!! Don't cry!

Excellent closing track.

And thanks for introducing me to stoner doom rock. I didn’t realize it was a category .

We'll all miss you

Thank you for your service, Captain.

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

thanks for delivering the heavy goods every week! hope you can hang with us again soon 💚💚💚

You are the best

Travis lots of great stuff in the genre. Enjoy.

Don't be Mr. Hand or Kingsfield (though I do show clips i classes). You're too cool for that!

I can't thank you all enough, truly

Ahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab

It's bye FOR NOW!

Hey it's cool I could be in the chat for your last show, I haven't really ever been in here but I always listen to your show on the radio. Thanks for many years of jamming out!!!

(bring back souvenirs)

bye FOR NOW, not FOREVER

So much love to you and Desert Cruising!! Rock on \m/ Have the best summer!

Oh good not forever. Had me worried