Live Band Karaoke With The Moon Units

Friends, it's no secret that my favorite band of all time is the Moon Units, a hard-rocking combo that accompanies me at every live show I give down on Earth.

Now you already know that the Moon Units perform live-band karaoke following every Lost Moon Radio show, but did you know that they also play private parties and clubs?  Well they do, and you can hire them!

That's right, you can recruit the Moon Units to perform live-band karaoke for private events.  They play the tunes; you and your guests sing them.  Maybe you want to belt out Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" at your glam bar.  Or The Cars' "Just What I Needed" at your wedding.  Or Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time" at your divorce proceeding.  Whatever the event, the Moon Units can be your backing band.

The Moon Units can come packaged in anything from a quartet to a ten-piece ensemble replete with horns and textured backing vocals.  The exact line-up is your choice.

To book the Moon Units for your bar or private event, send an e-mail to dris79@gmail.com.  Or call 213-973-9526 and they'll get back to you.

They know untold billions of songs, but feel free to make requests.  Just promise me, as your favorite DJ, that it won't be Jefferson Airplane.  Some jewels are too sacred to touch.

Space Junk

Before I left Earth in 1977, I made my home in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California.  My listeners know this as the home of KTSH-FM, which beams my interplanetary broadcasts Thursday nights from 12-1am.

But California is known for more than just mind-expanding radio.  In fact, I consider it no small coincidence that the state was a leader in Earth's exploration of outer space.  That's why I found this New York Times article so satisfying.

According to the article, my home state's Historical Commission has endowed preservation status on the following:

- 2 small urine collection devices
- 4 space sickness bags
- "dozens of other pieces of detritus"

Now you might be asking yourself why the Commission would take action to protect items that can be found everywhere from Greyhound stations to Axl Rose's front lawn.  The reason... is that these particular items are located on the moon!

Milford Wayne Donaldson, the state historic preservation officer, said the reasoning behind the first-of-its-kind designation was simple: Scores of California companies worked on the Apollo mission, and much of their handiwork remains of major historical value to the state, regardless of where it is now or what it was for used for then.

Now when the Times speaks of "the moon," I assume the reference is to Earth's moon, not the Lost Moon of Jupiter, where I make my home.

But should the historical commission want to preserve some space junk located a bit farther out into the galaxy, I'm pretty sure I could round up some Burger King wrappers and Mick Jagger solo albums to contribute toward their cause.