Toque to Toboggan

Smashin' Transistors

Recently, the guy I worked with showed up in the shop with a wool cap on. Coming through the door he said "I tell ya, man. It sure was cold enough to get the toboggan out. I thought I misplaced it."

"The snow has already melted. What good is a toboggan without it?" I asked. He looked at me like I was loony. "For the cold, man!"

After a few hours of mental images of the ol' rock dog having the time of his life shooting down hills on a big wooden sled, I realized he was talking about his hat. You (and me) may know it as a toque. What you'll hear:

Ian & Sylvia – You Were On My Mind Honey Radar – United Fox Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Radio Waves Gen Pop – Bright Light People -words from your host- TOADS – Not A Life Obnox – Cut Me A Switch Monoshock – Model Citizen (Nitroglycerine) Savoy Motel – Crossword Puzzle -words from your host- Patois Counselors – Probably No One Chronophage – Destiny Falls MARV – Stingray The Cowboys – Saintlike Said -words from your host- Itchy Self –Playing MTV Jessie Mae Hemphill – Black Cat Bone Dana Hatch – Fast Freddie Toeheads – Screw Loose -words from your host- LAMPS – Horse Cow Dog Pig Mud City Manglers – Armstrong Park Astute Palate – Loose Wings Swell Maps – Border Country -words from your host-