Welcome to "Sly Crooner of Swanktown" - radio show/podcast- (Subscribe Free! )

"like Garrison Keillor for the martini set"

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

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

The Sly Crooner invites you to listen to this weekly one hour entertainment show of modern urban fairy tales laced with delicious grooves and cool jazz tunes. Like " Garrison Keillor for the martini set" with traces of Lord Buckley, Phil Hendrie and Ken Nordine. (The show comes to you in two 30 minute segments which you can mix 'n match or run as a half hour show.)

Here's what people are saying: "Terrific, I laughed out loud" Chris Erskine LA Times "Sharp! Witty! Fun!" George Segal -actor "I'm hooked! It's exotic and lots of fun" Judy Carmichael - Jazz Inspired "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 "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"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

Here are some short 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)" - "Jinky'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 it'll happen.

Now streaming on www.kisu.org every Saturday at 12:30 PM, and at Tbirdsradio.com on Saturdays at 5:30 PM, and at various times on www.kyouradio.com Next airing: Sunday Nov 23rd at 7:24 am (PT)

Special One Hour Christmas Show now availble! This Damon Runyon story called Dancing Dan's Christmas has been adapted, swanktified and scored with original recordings of classic Christmas songs. To hear it in two half hour segments click episodes 47A. and 47B. below. To hear the full one hour show click 47C. below. Stations on board with the show: KCSM, KGLP, KAMU, WBNI, KYOU, WDUQ, WPCA, KSBP, WDBK, WPVM, WRZC, WNPR, KQRP, WBOI, WCKZ, KENC, WMFO, KISU, WCBE, WGBH, AM1620, Old Glory Radio, TBird's Radio and more.

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Some of the 46 half hours are below (right click the episode and "Save target as..." to download or left click to hear it stream)

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, he usually is.

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 #43 SLY'S 4TH OF JULY: Out of town on another holiday gig Sly learns an important lesson . . . yet again.

Episode #42 THE DANGEROUS IDIOT: A surprising and surprised visitor to The Royal Palm Court Lounge threatens everyone's safety until Sly comes to the rescue.

Episode #39 UNCLE GEORGE: Uncle George is a full on swank master and he shows us all how it was done back in the day.

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

Episode #22 WHAT'S IN THIS SOUP?: Sly leaves town to play a gig which turns out to be WAY more exotic than he had planned on.

Episode #18 SLOW KITTY'S RED HOT LOVE AFFAIR: The fortune teller at the hotel finds herself making eyes at Paco but can she see her own future?

Episode #15 JONNY WHITES HAS A DREAM: The very colorful maitre d'hotel has a secret dream and only swank can fulfill it.

Episode #14 DO YOU GOT THE FUNK?: A once-in-a-while peek into the swank mail grab bag to 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 #10THE BASS: Cosmo gets his hands on a beautiful musical instrument and turns it into a planter. Cosmo! Now do the right thing. (He does).

Episode #9 THE RING: Mothers and daughters have their issues and Slow and Fanny are no different. But Slow finds a way to to give her mom what she really needs.

Episode #8 THE FLY: Lana and Lizarda take a whirlwind around-the-world jaunt to help ease the pain of a bad breakup. Lizarda has terrifying dreams. There's shopping.

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. Podcast 3/11/08

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 the pawn shop. Then, as so often happens in Swanktown this cloud has a silver lining.

Episode #1 HAUNTED HOTEL; Sloe-eyed lounge singer SlyCrooner has made his way to 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.