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My name is Gary & I'm on the radio: Self Help Radio 12-2am Tue KBOO Portland The Dickenbock Report 12-1pm Sun KXRY Portland Corporate Standardized Programming 2-3am Tue KBOO Portland

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 8h

Tomorrow on The Dickenbock Report on XRAY FM:
On Marjorie Tallchief's birthday, we report on the famed dancer & on ballet in general - including musical reports.
That's Sunday 12-1pm on 91.1+107.1fm in Portland, xray.fm everywhere. More info here:
selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2025/10/comi...

A black & white photo of Marjorie Tallchief

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 13h

We had lots of love from our Beagles Against Fascism bike & so many pictures taken so if you see any of them here let me know! #NoKingsRally #PDX #BeaglesAgainstFascism

Me & my wife & my beagles behind my wife's cargo bike on which it is written Beagles Against Fascism.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 14h

Our beagles rallied Portland against fascism!

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 20h

This morning - we prepare to protest.
Pete limbers up. Bluto feels a little excluded.

My wife at the kitchen table making the protest sign "Beagles Against Fascists!"

My beagle Pete stretching out on the sofa.

My grey tabby cat Bluto sitting by the window.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 1d

I'm on The Songcircle on KBOO today
1:30 to 3pm this afternoon
playing lots of new releases
hoping I get to all I feature below
listen at 90.7fm in town kboo.fm everywhere.

A collage of album+single covers of the artists I plan to play on today's show.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 1d

This morning:
Bluto says hi.
Pete & Pauline aren't ready to get up yet.

My grey tabby cat Bluto in mid-meow on the windowsill.

My beagles Pete & Pauline on the sofa, looking very comfortable, Pete on a pillow up top, Pauline wrapped in blankets below.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 1d

This morning:
Bluto says hi.
Pete & Pauline aren't ready to get up yet.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 1d

It's too early for this nonsense but here's my weekly accounting of the radio I did. It's more for me than for you. Feel free to ignore.
selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2025/10/this...

The side of an apartment building with five windows - two upstairs, three down - in which there appear to be five different curtain choices, none the same.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 2d

This morning, Bluto has a snack.
Pete daydreams (about having a snack).

My grey tabby cat eating out of an oversized cat bowl.

My beagle Pete resting his head on the back of a sofa.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 3d

Beautiful Wednesday morning kiddoes.

My grey tabby cat Bluto by the front window.

My beagle Pete being a bad boy sitting on the picnic table in the backyard.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 4d

Self Help Radio this morning had a show with the theme "curtains." Though the curtains are down now, you can listen when you want at kboo.fm or selfhelpradio.net. More information & a curtain story I forgot to share are on the blog:
selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2025/10/self...

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 4d

This morning, Pete helps his mom out during an online meeting; Bluto is just glad he doesn't have to attend.

My beagle Pete sitting on my wife's lap as she works on a laptop.

My gray tabby cat Bluto on the hardwood floor just staring into space.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 5d

Self Help Radio airs on KBOO tonight with a show with the theme "curtains."
The curtain goes up at midnight & lasts till 2am on 90.7fm in town & online everywhere at kboo.fm.
There's a reason for the show & it's on the blog.
selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2025/10/whit...

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 5d

Morning siblings.

My beagles Pauline & Pete on the sofa - Pete on the arm, Pauline lying near a pillow.

My cats Boone & Bluto on the divan, Boone resting regularly, Bluto on his back.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 6d

These two are hanging out across from each other this morning.

My beagle Pete on the divan by the front window.

My gray tabby cat Bluto sleeping on a blanket draped over a box.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 7d

Tomorrow on The Dickenbock Report on XRAY FM:
October 12 is Farmer's Day.
Expect reporting - including musical reports - about farms & farmers. Noon to 1pm on 91.1+107.1fm in town & online at xray.fm
Read more here:
selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2025/10/comi...

A sign outside a farm that reads
Notice: This Property Is A Farm
Farms have animals.
Animals make:
Funny sounds, smell bad,
& have sex outdoors.
Unless you can tolerate
noise, odors, & outdoor sex
Don't buy property next to a farm!

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 7d

This morning - Bluto on the move! Pete in repose.

My grey table cat Bluto coming toward me on the kitchen table.

My beagle Pete sleeping on the corner of the sofa.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 8d

Oh no is it that time when he tells us all the stupid radio he did in the past week? IT IS.
Blog:
selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2025/10/this...

Helium-filled silver square balloons floating in a room with black walls.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 8d

Mornings on the edge.

My grey tabby cat Bluto on the edge of the mantle.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 9d

My beagle girl Pauline turns 13 today!
Happy birthday to her!

My birthday girl Pauline is a beagle sleeping on a sofa.

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Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 9d

Morning cuties.

My grey tabby cat Bluto on the divan by the front window.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 10d

Almost afternoon kids.

My grey tabby cat Bluto on the divan in the front room with his brother Boone - an orange tabby - on the cat bed next to him.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 11d

This morning Self Help Radio on KBOO celebrated its 23rd anniversary by revisiting a theme from the past - Molly. I talked to all the Mollys I know! I know three Mollys. Listen now at kboo.fm or at selfhelpradio.net & read more on the blog:
selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2025/10/self...

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 11d

The morning kids:
Pete sleeps in a cat bed;
I force Bluto to take a selfie with me.

Me taking a selfie with my grey tabby cat Bluto who doesn't look too excited about it.

Self Help Radio @selfhelpradio.bsky.social @selfhelpradio.bsky.social · 12d

Tonight is Self Help Radio's 23rd Anniversary Show. To celebrate, I'm revisiting a theme from 2007 - the name Molly. It's a three-hour extravaganza, from 12-3am, on 90.7fm in town, & online at kboo.fm. More info on the blog:
selfhelpradio.blogspot.com/2025/10/whit...

A Currier & Ives woodcut of Molly Pitcher taking over the cannon during the Revolutionary War.