Pop Culture from an Alternate Dimension

       After they putting out their popular album  Gaucho in 1980 Steely Dan broke up...sort of. From 1990 to 1993 Donald Fagen recorded Kamakiriad  which Walter Becker played on and produced. The two of them even co-wrote "Snowbound" for the album. From 1993-1994 Walter Becker recorded "11 Tracks of Whack" which Fagen played on and co-produced. Dean Parks played on Becker's album as well, he had previously played on four of Steely Dan's albums. "Book of Lies" was the only Becker solo tune that Steely Dan played live and can be heard on Alive in America . Steely Dan - 9 Tracks of Whack - YouTube

  The Green Lama was a pulp hero that first appeared in the April 1940 issue of Double Detective magazine. He stood out from other heroes in that he was a Buddhist lama. I chose a variety of songs for this. Benny Goodman seemed a good fit in that it is from the time period of the pulps. I wanted to use "Bein' Green", I knew Kermit's original version and my dad had a Ray Charles album with it . When I found Sinatra had covered it, I had to include it. Diaba$e's album Baker's Dozen uses a clip from the Green Lama radio show at the beginning of a few songs. I concluded the album with the first radio show of the Green Lama. Green Lama playlist - YouTube