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The 405 airs over KMMR Radio Station. At 5 Minutes past 4 PM. Normally each M-F week day of the year. Here on the website we'll get it posted for you within a few hours, normally.
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D.J. Rasmussen
I wanna again welcome you to the 04:05 coffee break. Get your cup of coffee, glass iced tea, or bottled water. Let's see what's happening out there. New week. New prices.
OK Solberg:Spring wheat, $6.04 a bushel. 550 pound stair cap at $3.98, a butcher hog in Omaha, 61¢ a pound, and a 100lb fat lamb in Billing MT at $2.21. But guys, there's more, much more. Okay. Okay.
OK Solberg:Today, Living next door to Alice, If you listened on Friday, I told you today we'd look at a song that came out in 1972 and was a hit in Australia, but became big in America, United States Of America, in 1976 and '77. This version was sung by a group titled Smokie. Now let me tell you the way I came upon this song. In the town I live, there is a mayor, and he should not be confused with the mayor in the story Horton Hears a Who, for in doctor Seuss's story, the mayor grabbed a TomTom and started to smack it. No.
OK Solberg:No. Our mayor is John Demarais, and he has put me on to three separate songs in the last few years. Let's just say, John loves music as much as Dan Perry. So the 1st song John introduced me to was Nutbush City Limits sung by Beth Hart, wonderful song, pull it up. They have a video while they're recording this great piece in the studio.
OK Solberg:You gotta look at it. You'll be hooked just like me. The 2nd song John introduced me to was End of the Line by the Traveling Wilburys. I shared that song not long ago on this program. Now today, the 3rd song that our mayor has introduced me to, and I want to say this, John Demarais does not pawn off a bum steer.
OK Solberg:These are all top notch, top shelf winners. Guys, I have a lot of friends that have a lot of songs. Sometimes I listen to them, I say, yeah, that was nice, but I never listen again. But John Demarais gets me hooked on these, and I'm telling you, living next door to Alice, since John introduced it to me, I've listened to at least 30 times. Okay?
OK Solberg:Listen, living next door to Alice by Smokie. Sally called when she got the word. She said, I suppose you've heard about Alice. Well, I rushed to the window and looked outside, but I could hardly believe my eyes as a big limousine rolled up into Alice's drive. Oh, I don't know why she's leaving or where she's gonna go.
OK Solberg:I guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't wanna know. Because for 24 years, I've been living next door to Alice. Twenty four years just waiting for a chance to tell her how I feel and maybe get a 2nd chance. Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice. We grew up together, two kids in the park, carved our initials deep in the bark, me and Alice.
OK Solberg:Now she walks through the door with her head held high, just for a moment I caught her eye as the big limousine pulled slowly out of Alice's drive. Oh, I don't know why she's leaving or where she's going to go. I guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't want to know, because for twenty four years I've been living next door to Alice. Twenty four years just waiting for a chance to tell her how I feel and maybe get a chance. Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice.
OK Solberg:Beautiful musical interlude. Then Sally called back and asked how I felt, and she said I know how to help. Get over Alice. She said no, Alice is gone, but I'm still here. You know, I've been waiting for 24 years, and the big limousine disappeared.
OK Solberg:I don't know why she's leaving or where she's gonna go. I guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't wanna know because for 24 years, I've been living next door to Alice. Guys, we just had our 50th class reunion. We had a teacher back then called Mr. Jensen, and he would have us dig out symbolism in a song. Made me mad back then, but not all songs have symbolism, but this one does, if you listen to the last verse.
OK Solberg:And the big limousine disappeared, symbolic of now he can go date Sally. It's a great song with an unexpected ending. Sally had been waiting just as long as he had been waiting for Alice. Sometimes we don't see what's right under our nose. In the Bible, people miss something that was right in front of them.
OK Solberg:The church people were looking for the Messiah who had been promised in the Old Testament, yet they failed to see him when he was right in front of them. John 1-10, he was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. Have a good day. So until next time, as you go out there, remember now, don't be bitter.