Sly Crooner of Swanktown

"living swank is the best revenge"

"the most honest liar you ever met"

The ONLY Show Of Its Kind

NOW on SiriusXM Book Radio

(Sirius 117, XM 163)

THURSDAYS: 8PM PT (11 ET)

TUESDAYS: 1PM PT (4 ET)

SATURDAYS: 8:30PM PT (11:30 ET)

SUNDAYS: 12:30PM PT (3:30 ET)

The Sly Crooner, your friend in Swanktown, invites you to listen to this weekly half hour show of modern urban fairy tales laced with delicious grooves and cool tunes. Like " Garrison Keillor for the martini set" with traces of Lord Buckley, Phil Hendrie and Al "Jazzbeaux" Collins. (Or put 2 episodes back to back for a one hour show!)

Click HERE to hear the 10 Minute Sampler. (Right click and "Save target as..." to download or left click to hear it stream)

Here's what people are saying:"Smart, unique, offbeat" Robin Bertolucci PD KFI radio"Your show is a hit and really awesome" Jennifer Williams GM KGHR, "Terrific, I laughed out loud" Chris Erskine LA Times "Sharp! Witty! Fun!" George Segal -actor 'Grooving!" - Ray Jessel "I'm hooked! It's exotic and lots of fun" Judy Carmichael - Jazz Inspired "Cool as hell"- John Bourland, truckdriver, "Fun show" - Jesse Thorn The Sound of Young America -"It's lots of fun, you've touched the basics-Lord Buckley, Ken Nordine, Joe Frank, noir storytelling, Damon Runyon" John Runnette-We're Rolling Productions "Amazingly creative" Michelle Phillips-actress- "He's very in touch with his inner child" Diane, listener "We love it!" Christopher Insana PD-WRZC "Stellar" Tamela D'Amico-jazz singer "I like it! It is totally over the top" Jay Mitchell-publisher Small Market Radio Newsletter "Flawless delivery!" Sophia Trone -screenwriter "Fantastic! Your stories and storytelling are right on" David Maldonado-listener - "Very Cool" Kathyrn Keats "It's an honor to be airing your show" Tim Glore -TBird's Radio "Geoffrey--am a big fan...love the imagery, the concept, and particularly the words and delivery...superlative job!" Barry Salberg, listener "He's got it by the throat" - Win Gulden-listener

Here are some short audio clips: "exotic women (17 sec)" - "Sly is rudely interrupted (32 sec)" - "eurotrash (18 sec)" - "jet setters (55 sec)" - "making martinis and kissing Norwegian shell fishermen (58 sec)" - "Jinksy's lament (22 sec)" - "Slow Kitty in salad dressing (24 sec)" - "a strangled rat (31 sec)" 10 MINUTE SAMPLER

It's like nothing you have ever heard before. It's fresh! It's new! Welcome to Swanktown . . . something from the bar?

It's easy to get Sly Crooner on your station. Email me and I will make it happen.

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Where you can find Sly Crooner of Swanktown: WDBK, KPFK, KGHR, KVTI, KCSM, KGLP, KAMU, WBNI, KOWA, WAWL, KYOU, WDUQ, WPCA, KSBP, WDBK, WPVM, WRZC, WKUF, WNPR, KQRP, WBOI, WCKZ, KENC, WMFO, KISU, WCBE, WGBH, AM1620, Old Glory Radio, TBird's Radio and more.

Now on Youtube!

"Neon Lobster" - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mj6GEiNVX8Y

"Ooga Booga (the Banker's Lament)"- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e37il9gN58c

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Listen to full episodes below: (right click the episode and "Save target as..." to download or left click to hear it stream)

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Episode #53 THE CAT WHO SAW AND HEARD: Sly tells of the legendary cat who could see things and hear things like no other cat on the planet!

Episode #52 BULLFIGHTING AND MOTHERHOOD: She's sharp as a knife and knows how to use one and Sly has to watch his step to avaoid an ugly slicing incident.

Episode #47A. DANCING DAN'S CHRISTMAS (PART ONE OF TWO-half hour): The three wise men of Swanktown, Good Time Charley, Dancing Dan and Sly Crooner all conspire to spread some holiday good cheer.

Episode #47B. DANCING DAN'S CHRISTMAS (PART TWO OF TWO-half hour): The conclusion of part one above wherein Sly realizes he may be in way over his head . . . as usual.

Episode #47C. DANCING DAN'S CHRISTMAS (FULL ONE HOUR): This Damon Runyon short story fits perfectly into the sweeping swank saga. Something from the bar?

Episode #37 TWO CATS: When a couple of bad omens walk through the door you know it's time to take things seriously. Sly does just that and the results are mesmerizing.

Episode #32 MR. LUCKY'S DAD: The mayor of Swanktown is determined to find his real father.

Episode #30 NEON LOBSTER: Sly needs some peace and quiet to think things over and meets a very peculiar customer.

Episode #27 JUST DESSERTS: Forced to take the dreaded accordion as a child Sly finds out the instrument has powers beyond his understanding. So much of life is.

Episode #25 DR. PECULIAR'S SAD LOVE DANCE: The Doctor has gicen his heart to a sad beauty. It's up to Sly to make it all work. Good luck.

Episode #24 IT'S TEMPTING: Sly goes to sea and meets some very interesting cats. Remember, she's his mistress not his wife.

Episode #18 SLOW KITTY'S RED HOT LOVE AFFAIR: The ravishing fortune teller at the hotel finds herself making eyes at Paco but is her own future a bit muddy?

Episode #14 DO YOU GOT THE FUNK?: A once-in-a-while peek into the swank mail grab bagto see what the listeners want to know. Something about being funky.

Episode #12 BLUE RONDO: Once again Sly has gotten himself into some very hot water. Can swank save the day?

Episode #8 THE FLY: The druid sisters Lana and Lizarda have a problem and his name is Drags. A flash and trash world tour is called for and finally, guess what? swank prevails!

Episode #7 THE ORCHID MYSTERIOSA: Cosmo D. Gigolo has inherited a rare and grumpy orchid. Will it lead to eternal happiness for him or the doctor? Stay tuned!

Episode #5 A VALENTINE FOR COSMO: Cosmo D. Gigolo works very hard selling his flowers in Dreamer's Park but he has no way of knowing if all his hard work will pay off. At least he's made some friends along the way and sometimes one good friend is all you need.

Episode #4 PRETTY GIRLS CHARMING GIRLS; Sly learns an important lesson on the depth of beauty. Down on his luck and out of money Sly takes the desperate measure of hocking his only valuable possession, his saxophone. But the golden instrument has a rough go of it in thepawn shop. Then, as so often happens in Swanktown this cloud has a silver lining.

Episode #1 HAUNTED HOTEL; Sloe-eyed lounge singer SlyCrooner has a new gig at the Alto Nido Hotel singing for his supper. The gig is in downtown Swanktown at the corner of Easy Money Street and Looking Good & Feeling Good Too Way. There he meets up with the dolorous Dr. Peculiar who is nonetheless something of a style maven who wears nothing but orange clothes. He also learns of the many ghosts who habituate this swankest of hotels. The ghosts play a wee poltergeist prank on the good doctor to ease him out of his funk and it all goes down smooth as a 12 year old scotch.