Poem – Annabelle Lee by Edgar Allen Poe, read by Basil Rathbone, put to music by Foxiekitten25
Song – Annabelle Lee by Fiddler’s Green.
To Earthward by Robert Frost
Love at the lips was touch
As sweet as I could bear;
And once that seemed too much;
I lived on air
That crossed me from sweet things,
The flow of—was it musk
From hidden grapevine springs
Downhill at dusk?
I had the swirl and ache
From sprays of honeysuckle
That when they're gathered shake
Dew on the knuckle.
I craved strong sweets, but those
Seemed strong when I was young;
The petal of the rose
It was that stung.
Now no joy but lacks salt,
That is not dashed with pain
And weariness and fault;
I crave the stain Of tears,
the aftermark Of almost too much love,
The sweet of bitter bark
And burning clove.
When stiff and sore and scarred
I take away my hand
From leaning on it hard
In grass and sand,
The hurt is not enough:
I long for weight and strength
To feel the earth as rough
To all my length.
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Toppie interviews Roger Bunting and says goodbye to The Gerbil King.
PLUS:What will be the fate of Sassy McSass-Sass???
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Once more the time comes for a live-steaming Pride48 little shoe and once more Toppie flubs his way through it!
Special thanks to Tim and James from Tastes Like Burning for their participation!
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Toppie and Sassy gossip starts making the rounds in Pickle Hollow. Meanwhile: Popeye Arms Paulie has girlie-girl suggestions for Delores;Cricket springs her proposal on Billy Snicker-Snicker;Aunt Tappie dusts off the old trophy for the Bobbity-Hop race, and Roger Bunting brings in new partners to find and capture the Killer Gerbil.
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Roger Bunting puts his entire career on the line when he attempts to convince his colleagues and superiors that he’s found the right man to help him track down the dangerous Killer Gerbil known by some to have been wandering throughout Pickle Hollow for over a year. Meanwhile, word starts to get out that Toppie and Sassy have resumed a long since dismissed love affair.
Also: A farewell to Christian Messer.
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Tappie Danielle is in-studio today where she and Alexander describe how they first met! Meanwhile, Roger Bunting pumps Toppie Smellie to tell him more about Tappie and Alexander. All this and more about the Killer Gerbil too!!!
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Quentin Quill is in-studio with a totally FASCINATING review of a deck of playing cards! Then, Roger Bunting stops in to recite a love poem for Tappie Daniel.
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Toppie and the Smellcast gang celebrate 2021 with a summer-style picnic in winter!
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At José’s Hideaway, Toppie, Quentin, Roger and Aunt Tappie come closer to untying the mystery surrounding August Evans.
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New Year’s Eve 2020 in Pickle Hollow comes to an unexpected climax!
Special guest star: Bettina Du Pres courtesy of the Shy Life Podcast by Paul Chandler!
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