Country in the Country 20120722

It's Country in the Country for Sunday, July 22, 2012.

 

Tonight's show is rated NC-16  -- no children under 16 are permitted to call. So bring 15 of your friends.

It's The Nine Days, so your phone calls are front and center on tonight's show with no qualifying questions. We began with some Country Yossi cover music: Lev Tahor's a capella recording of "Deaf Man In The Shteeble."

Rabbi Chaim Prussman phoned in with the Beth Shifra report in the first hour, then Dov Shurin had his moment to shine with the latest news from Israel in the second hour, not once but twice! Also in the second hour, Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss graced us with his in-studio presence to tell us all about Siyum HaShas 2012. Will we see you there? Remember, no show next week because it's Tish'a B'Av, so have an easy fast, and we''ll see you in a fortnight -- or in two weeks, if you're not a British aristocrat.

Country in the Country 20120715

It's Country in the Country for Sunday. July 15, 2012.

 

Warning: Tonight's show is suitable for adults only -- as opposed to all the other shows which are barely suitable for anyone!

We began tonight's show with A.K.A. Pella's "Greatest Medley Ever."

 Then it was an onslaught of shailes interrupted only briefly for a little more a capella music: Lev Tahor's "The Ninth Man."

Then the pattern continued: More shailes, more a capella music. This time, it was Lev Tahor's "Shomer Yisroel."

Suddenly, in walked the pattern-breaker, in the form of Dov Shurin, with the latest news from Israel.

Then again with the shailes. And again with the a capella music. A.K.A. Pella's "Yuffing Else Matters."

More shailes, more a capella music: "In A'Vinkele" by Lev Tahor (feat. Rivie Schwebel).

Then a bissel more shailes, and that about wrapped it up. Join us again next week, because we seem to be coming apart!

Country in the Country 20120708

It's Country in the Country for Sunday, July 8, 2012.

In observance of today's fast of Tzom Tammuz, we began with a special hour-long Divrei Torah from Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss of the Agudas Yisroel of Staten Island on the subject of Bullying. Then we kicked off hour 2 with a perennial favorite Country Yossi cover version: Lev Tahor's a capella recording of  "Deaf Man In The Shteeble."

Then, the fun really began as the post-fast shailes came out to play, as did the Grand Prize Winners! We also heard from Rabbi Chaim Prussman and the Beth Shifra report. What, that's not enough for you? Come back next week for two more hours you'll never get back!

Country in the Country 20120701

It's Country in the Country for Sunday, July 1, 2012.

Tonight, the first Country in the Country program of the 2012 Summer season descended upon an unsuspecting public. To soften the blow, Country Yossi dispensed with the usual call-in Shaile format for the first hour, in favor of a selection of Country Yossi and the Shteeble-Hoppers favorites. Well, they're Country Yossi's favorites, at least. You might not like them at all. But if you do, here they are, including links to buy them for your very own:

• Hello Mameh
• Sing, Zadie, Sing
• A Boy Named Zlateh
• Oh Yankel
• Peel One More Potato (For The Kugel)
• Chicken Soup
• I Am A Sheep
• Lukshin Kugel Eater
• The Cover Of The Jewish Press
• When Moshiach Comes

 

We also heard The Beth Shifra report. And we had a few technical glitches here and there, just so you know it's a genuine Country Yossi production. And then in Hour Two, the calls and the shailes came fast and furious -- the rooster crowed fast and the callers were furious! And, there was no shortage of Grand Prize Winners! Plus we had an informational visit from Dov Shurin with the latest news from Israel,  and an inspirational visit from Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss of the Agudas Yisroel of Staten Island. And a little more Country Yossi music: "One Daf A Day."

We'll see you next week.

Is This The Way to Monticello

Performed by Marc Hoffman and the Bungaloafers.
Lyrics by Mike Pollock, Music by Neil Sedaka

Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
When the day is dawning,
On a Catskills Friday morning
How I long to be there
Wife and kids all waiting for me there
Working in the City
Always leaves me flat
But the Country’s pretty,
And where my fam’ly's at
(Chorus)
Is this the way to Monticello?
Gonna give all my friends a big hello
Dreaming dreams of Monticello
Where my mishpucha waits for me
Show me the way to Monticello
Through the traffic, thick as Jell-O®
Driving up to Monticello
Where my mishpucha waits for me
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
My mishpucha waits for me
There’ll be Shabbos dinner
Pot o’ cholent starting to simmer
Crawling through construction
It’s a whole meshugah production
When I hit the Quickway
Cars in every lane
And nobody’s going
I might go insane
(Chorus)
Is this the way to Monticello?
Gonna give all my friends a big hello
Dreaming dreams of Monticello
Where my mishpucha waits for me
Show me the way to Monticello
Through the traffic, thick as Jell-O®
Driving up to Monticello
Where my mishpucha waits for me
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
My mishpucha waits for me
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
My mishpucha waits for me
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
My mishpucha waits for me

Lyrics © 2012 by Mike Pollock

The Country Yossi Show 20120522

It's The Country Yossi Show for Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

Finally, it's the last Country Yossi Show of the season! Country and Heshy kicked things off by listing all the fantastic guests you couldn't believe they could squeeze into an hour-long program. And if the thought of that makes you crazy, you'll feel better after you hear what Country Yossi tells his psychiatrist! Next up it's the world premiere of the soon to be hit single "Is This the Way to Monticello," written by your humble podcaster, Mike Pollock, and performed by Marc Hoffman and the Bungaloafers. If you like it, you're welcome to it.

And if you prefer some more serious musical stylings, check out our special guest, Mendy Werzberger, sharing some tracks from his new debut album "V’ani Tefilosi/Music You Can Feel!" in stores May 24th.

Read all about it in the Shavuos issue of Country Yossi Family Magazine, on newsstands now. Or maybe behind them, or beneath them. You never know.

Dov Shurin also checked in with the latest news from Eretz Yisrael.
If you've got nothing better to do, join us July 1st for the summer's first episode of Country in the Country! And if you can't stand the Country Yossi deprivation until then, just download "Is This the Way to Monticello" and play it on an endless loop.

The Country Yossi Show 20120515

It's The Country Yossi Show for Tuesday, May 15, 2012.


Country and Heshy kick things off on the penultimate show of the season with some witty observations on Medicine and Music. Then the post-Sefira music returns with Country Yossi and the Shteeble-Hoppers' "I Am The Flower."

Next up it's a barrage of shailes, interrupted only by Dov Shurin and the latest news from Israel, some words from our gevaldigeh sponsors, and Rosh Chodesh Bentsching with Yossi's father, Chaim Toiv. And before you know it, the show's over! Look for the Shavuos issue of the "Country Yossi Family Magazine" hitting newsstands everywhere, whether they like it or not.

 

We'll see you next week for one more show before we take our traditional pre-Summer hiatus, then it's time for Country in the Country!