Thursday, January 30, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #22 (NEW FRIEND: MIKE SHECKET)

Today on our minipodcast (to get kids of all ages dancing into a new day!) we welcome dance our way out of bed with the song suggestions of a bedroom recording artist, MIKE SHECKET, who also wrote and performs out theme song! Then he B-52s us into the best day ever!

If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake&ratso

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #21 (NEW FRIEND: EDDIE OF THE MONKS)

Today on our minipodcast (to get kids of all ages dancing into a new day!) we welcome 60s garage punk legend, and awesome author, EDDIE SHAW of THE MONKS! Who talks about his new book, and his forthcoming revised e-book about THE MONKS! And gets us dancing to THE MONKS!

If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake&ratso

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #20 (NEW FRIEND: BOB MINER)

Today our minipodcast (to get kids of all ages dancing into a new day!) welcomesWHPK foo-wop deejay BOB MINER who gets us twisting the cold away on this chilly day.

If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake&ratso

Monday, January 27, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #19 (NEW FRIEND: AADAM JACOBS)

Today our minipodcast (to get kids of all ages dancing into a new day!) welcomes the first man on taping rock n roll shows AADAM! Aadam is an archivist -- that means he documents and saves things, and what he saves is the sounds of rock 'n' roll bands playing concerts! Today he helps us start our new day the prog-gy way! WAKE UP AADAM!

If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake&ratso


Friday, January 24, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #18 (NEW FRIEND:NARDWUAR)

Today on our all-ages minipodcast, designed to get your day dancing it's FUNNY FRIDAY where we meet a mirth maker! It's a double dose of funny today as our special guest is the king of the comical interviews NARDWUAR THE HUMAN SERVIETTE and he picks a song to dance to by comedy legend (and Chic-A-Go-Go buddy) BLOWFLY!
This week we are trying out a service called podcast garden, which I don't think can embed, thus the link below...please click it!

If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake&ratso

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE!

Thursday, January 23, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #17 (NEW FRIEND: GIANCARLO GRANDE)

Today on our all-ages minipodcast, designed to get your day dancing, we meet GIANCARLO, a movie producer from Italy (and France) who came to Chicago tp make awesome movies about music and people and buildings! *he made one called PARALLAX SOUNDS that has some Chic-A-Go-Go in it!)
This week we are trying out a service called podcast garden, which I don't think can embed, thus the link below...please click it!

If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake&ratso

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE!

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #16 (NEW FRIEND: WILTON CRUMP)

Today on our all-ages minipodcast, designed to get your day dancing, we meet Gary, Indiana soul man WILTON CRUMP! Crump's sweet soul sounds will start your day off...sweetly! Read about his career HERE, and hear his interview, song, and Ratso's worst joke ever below!
Today we are trying out a service called podcast garden (which I don't think can embed, thus the link below)  but we have not settled on a permanent home and are not on iTunes yet, but we're getting closer!

If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake&ratso

LISTEN HERE!

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #15 (NEW FRIEND: MARIO)

Today on Get Up and Chic-A-Go-Go we meet iconic WHPK disc jockey MARIO and he tells why spinning records on the radio makes him (and his listeners) happy, then he spins a record called "HAPPY!" Read about Mario here!

If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake&ratso

Monday, January 20, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #14 (NEW FRIEND: LAVON PETTIS)

Wake up to a happy and reflective MLK Day! Today on our show we meet our good friend Lavon, who works with a lot of artists and she tells Ratso how kids should embrace the arts...then we dance!

If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake&ratso

Friday, January 17, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #13: FUNNY FRIDAY (NEW FRIEND: JAMES WESLEY JACKSON)

Today on our get-up-and-go minipodcast for kids of all ages it's FUNNY FRIDAY! That means we meet a comedian! Today's comic is the great JAMES WESLEY JACKSON who toured the world with Funkadelic in the 70s, performed on Soul Train back in the day, and today brings it to Chicagoland nightclubs! Read more about him here!
If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake&ratso



Thursday, January 16, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #12 (NEW FRIEND GENTLEMAN JOHN BATTLES)

Today on our mini-podcast for kids of all ages we celebrate Tu BiShvat, the Jewish Birtday of the Trees! And we get your day started with some fine words and music by two nice Jewish boys, GENTLEMAN JOHN BATTLES (the champion Chic-A-Go-Go dancer) and Harry Nilsson!
If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake&rats


Wednesday, January 15, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #11 (NEW FRIEND: SHERRY THE SLEUTH)

Today on our minipodcast we help kids of all ages dance their way into a great new day! Today we meet one of the people in your neighborhood....Sherry the Sleuth, a real live mystery solver! And we dance to a man of many mysteries...Sir Elton John!


If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake&ratso

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #10 (NEW FRIEND: JOHN GREENFIELD)

Today on our get up and go podcast for kids of all ages we get rocking and especially rolling with John Greenfield! John is famous bicycle advocate, blogger, author, journalist and rock musician, and today we learn that he also advocates children partaking in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (N.W.O.B.H.M.). Full disclosure to kids: it's not actually new anymore, it's a 35 year old W.O.B.H.M.

If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake@ratso


Monday, January 13, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #9 (NEW FRIEND: JOEY PINTER OF THE KNOTS)

Welcome to a whole new week on our mini-podcast to help kids of all ages start their day on the good foot! Today is very special because we not only get to meet Joey Pinter, who was in one of the coolest rock 'n' roll bands in New York in the 70s (the Knots!), but we also get to hear a LOST song by his band, all about waking up and getting groovin'!
If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake&ratso




Friday, January 10, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #8 (NEW FRIEND: DOBIE MAXWELL)

It's FUNNY FRIDAY on GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO!  We finish our second week with a visit from veteran comedian DOBIE MAXWELL, a/k/a Mr. Lucky, a/k/a/ "The Dented Can." The funny funkateer then gets one GUACAGG nation grooving with an inspired (and l-o-o-o-n-g -- don't miss your bus!) song choice! Have a great day, and great weekend, and stay warm! (which is getting easier)



Thursday, January 9, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #7 (NEW FRIEND: DR. JOANNE)

Welcome to our podcast where we help kids of all ages get out of bed and start their day the dancin' and laughin' way! Today we get a house call from our pal Dr. Joanne who has a prescription for you that includes health tips and hip hop!
If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake@ratso







Wednesday, January 8, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #6 (NEW FRIEND: ART FEIN)

Today on our get up and go podcast (the first one where many of you will actually go to school, as the arctic temps have warmed up a little) we heat things up for Elvis Presley's birthday with famed writer, TV host, and Elvis fan ART FEIN!
If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake@ratso


Tuesday, January 7, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #5 (NEW FRIEND: ROMANDO BATCHELOR)

Today on our Podcast for kids of all ages, we get down no diggity no doubt with a little help from martial artist, actor, and Chic-A-Go-Go floor director ROMANDO BATCHELOR! Here's a link to his martial arts videos! http://www.youtube.com/user/taewingdo?feature=watch

If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake@ratso



Monday, January 6, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #4 (NEW FRIEND: CYNTHIA PLASTER CASTER)

It's our second week of our Podcast (and our first where there's actual school..unless it was cancelled in your town because of 20 degree below zero weather!). Our special guest is Chicago rock 'n' roll sculptor/artist CYNTHIA PLASTER CASTER, who gets us itchin' to dance with a little Spanish Flea!
If you want to learn more about our weekly TV dance party please visit www.roctober.com/chicagogo or be our friend at www.facebook.com/chicagogo or @jake@ratso



Friday, January 3, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #3: FUNNY FRIDAY (NEW FRIEND: KYLE KINANE)

Every Friday on our new podcast we will feature a comedian who will help kids of all ages dance out of bed with a lively song of his or her choosing. Today we have one of the all-time best, Chicagoland native Kyle Kinane! See you next week (maybe we'll even be out of Beta and you can get us on iTunes!)






Thursday, January 2, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #2 (NEW FRIEND: BRIAN CREMINS)

Welcome to the second episode of our podcast (of sorts, we will get actual podcast technology working soon). Today we meet rock n roll/comic book professor BRIAN CREMINS and then we all wake up and DANCE!!!!



Wednesday, January 1, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #1 (NEW FRIEND: BEATLE BOB)

Welcome to GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO! Every weekday morning we will help kids of all ages wake up to music, jokes and new friends! This is our Beta week, so we don't have an RSS feed set up yet and some of the audio needs tweaking, but this premiere episode, with our special guest BEATLE BOB, is a lot of fun! Enjoy, and check in every morn for more grooves (and corn)!