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Punkin' Patch produced by Dave Gardner
Here is some of what KRAB program guides can tell us about Dave Gardner: Starting in Mar of 1971, Dave was one of several alternating hosts of "Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon". In Mar and Nov 1971, he also hosted a program of Latin American Music, "La Voz Latina" in Spanish. On Jun 13, 1978 he joined Captain Baltic in producing a program about "Tulipomania":
Jun 13, 1978 - The roots of Tulipomania began in the late 1500's and blossomed into an all-consuming passion in Holland and later in England in the mid 1600's. This is a short history of the rise and fall of the tulip bulb as a measure of wealth and the structural basis of the European financial and social system. Excerpted from Charles Mackay's Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, 1841, and read by Capt. Baltic and Dave Gardner.
Then in Sep 1978, he began his series that explored a wide variety of topics and subjects, "Punkin' Patch", which continued until Nov 26, 1982, when he started Trade Winds, a music program, which he continued to produce until KRAB left the air in 1984. During much of the time, he also produced an evening music program, sometimes alternating with Captain Baltic, and occasionally a program for children, "The Children's Hour".
Note: These recordings were made off the air, so at the start of the recording you may hear the end of the previous program. Or, in the last minutes of the recording you may hear the introduction to the next program.
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Punkin' Patch: W. E. B. Du Bois - KRAB Sep 30, 1978
A program of this most remarkable of people - a black educator, historian, propagandist, scientist, and author of "The Souls of Black Folk". Dubois was perhaps the first identifiable initiator of the struggle for black power in the U.S. Produced by Dave Gardner.
Listen now - Punkin' Patch: W. E. B. Du Bois - KRAB Sep 30, 1978 (59.40)
Recording courtesy of Dave Gardner, dg0009
Punkin' Patch: HOLY CATS! - KRAB Nov 11, 1978
The cat's meow; the cat's pajamas; The Owl & the Pussy Cat; Three Little Kittens; The Cat that Ate the Canary; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Counterpoint by "All the Cats Join In," Fred Katz, et al. Produced by Dave Gardner.
Ends with Gordon Hills introducing "Amateur Soccer News".
Listen now - Punkin' Patch: HOLY CATS! - KRAB Nov 11, 1978 (59:54)
Recording courtesy of Dave Gardner, dg0008
Punkin' Patch: "Out of the mouths of babes . . ." - KRAB Jun 9, 1979
Features short stories, legends, Haiku, and cinquains from primary students in the Alternative program of John Muir School. Punctuated wlth music by, for, and about kids. Produced by Dave Gardner.
Starts with last minute of Gary Bannister's Earthmusic program (koto and flute).
Listen now - Punkin' Patch: "Out of the mouths of babes . . ." - KRAB Jun 9, 1979 (59:40)
Recording courtesy of Dave Gardner, dg0009
Punkin' Patch: There's a Muse in My Classroom - KRAB Jun 16, 1980
Lots of creative etcetera from Kindergarten thru 6th grade students in the Zone I alternative program at Muir and Broadview schools in Seattle. With Dave Gardner.
Listen now - Punkin' Patch: There's a Muse in My Classroom - KRAB Jun 16, 1980 (55:45)
Recording courtesy of Dave Gardner, dg0007
Punkin' Patch: Kids Do It Best! - KRAB Jun 15, 1981
Readings, writings and ramblings by kids from the alternative program at John Muir School. Dave (Hickory Stick) Gardner presides.
Starts with music leftover from Fiddler KRAB. Ends with Dave playing a transitional muiscal selection by Bessie Smith. Then Doris Brevoort introduces "Sing Out A Woman's Story".
Listen now - Punkin' Patch: Kids Do It Best! - KRAB Jun 15, 1981 (90:25)
Recording courtesy of Dave Gardner, dg0010
Punkin' Patch: Sugar Dolly, Nutcracker and Duke - KRAB Dec 13, 1981
Christmas means Nutcracker and KRAB responds with the original "Sugardolly and Nutcracker stories," along with Duke Ellington's "Nutcracker Suite." Dave Gardner hosts.
Dave credits Carolyn Sherwin Bailey for the "Nutcracker and Sugar Dolly Stories".
Ends with Gregg Whitcomb (Vintage Rock) doing a KRAB ID.
Listen now - Punkin' Patch: Sugardolly, Nutcracker and Duke - KRAB Dec 13, 1981 (52:57)
Recording courtesy of Dave Gardner, dg0003
Punkin' Patch: The Readers Digest - KRAB Dec 27, 1981
An article a day -- We close out 1981 with a look at the close of 1931. Selections
from the December 1931 issue of "The Readers Digest," including "Fifty Years From Now," an article by H. G. Wells. Music to match. Host: Dave Gardner.
Opens with Dave announcing the previous program "Red Survival", followed by a subscription pitch. Ends of Gregg Whitcomb doing a KRAB ID.
Listen now - Punkin' Patch: The Readers Digest - KRAB Dec 27, 1981 (57:50)
Recording courtesy of Dave Gardner, dg0003
Punkin' Patch: The Zoot Suit Riots - KRAB Jun 11, 1982
For three nights in June of 1943, U.S. servicemen (and civilians) rampaged through the barrios of Los Angeles, attacking Mexican Americans. Tonight's program looks at those riots through media accounts of the time. Produced by Dave Gardner.
Ends with Dave introducing "Kracked KRAB".
Listen now - Punkin' Patch: The Zoot Suit Riots - KRAB Jun 11, 1982 (58:39)
Recording courtesy of Dave Gardner, dg0001
Punkin' Patch: An American Sampler: Four Decades. Part II: The Forties - KRAB Oct 29, 1982
A series of programs exploring American life across four decades, 1930-1970, through music, interviews, newspapers, and old broadcasts. Produced by Dave Gardner and Bob Baron
Unfortunately, we do not have part 1, The Thirties.
Ends with Dave doing a KRAB ID and subscription pitch.
Recording courtesy of Dave Gardner, dg0006
Punkin' Patch: An American Sampler: Four Decades. Part III: The Fifties - KRAB Nov 12, 1982
A series of programs exploring American life across four decades, 1930-1970, through music, interviews, newspapers, and old broadcasts. Produced by Dave Gardner and Bob Baron.
Opens with music from the previous program "Red Survival". Ends with Bob West introducing "Conversations About This, That, and the Other Thing" with Kay Hutchins.
Recording courtesy of Dave Gardner, dg0005
Punkin' Patch: An American Sampler: Four Decades. Part IV: The Sixties - KRAB Nov 26, 1982
A series of programs exploring American life across four decades, 1930-1970, through music, interviews, newspapers, and old broadcasts. Produced by Dave Gardner and Bob Baron.
Begins with Vaughn Meader (of "The First Family") leading into "The 60's." Ends with Dave introducing Kay Hutchins.
Recording courtesy of Dave Gardner, dg0004
Trade Winds: Mexico - KRAB Mar 16, 1984
A bi-weekly musical potpourri, hosted by Dave Gardner (3/2, 3/16, 3/30).
No, this is not Punkin' Patch. It is a different program produced by Dave Gardner.
Ends with intro into next program, Vintage Rock with Gregg Whitcomb.
Listen now - TradeWinds: Mexico - KRAB Mar 16, 1984 (61.50)
Recording courtesy of Dave Gardner, dg0002
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