Higgenbaum's Mitzvah

Ep 10: Give, Hear, Now

Higgenbaum's Mitzvah

Show Notes

I've finally broken down and accepted the fact that the only way forward with this project is to humbly ask you for your direct patronage. Kind of. This episode is sponsored by Nikki Dinki's Pre-Crumpled Tissues, Classic and Danish Modern, sold in a stylish 3-pound sack in your choice of pigeon gray, end-of-days black and harrowing phlegm-yellow.

Credits: Produced, written and performed by Scott Pinkmountain

Voices: Tina Karisch – Deutschesprachedinge Lindsay Beamish – just trying to help

Music: Ellington, Mingus, Roach – Caravan Myles Boisen Past - Present - Future – Everything I Have is Yours Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass – Spanish Flea Hank Mobley – Dis Dis Katherine Hoover – Winter Spirits for Solo Flute J.J. Johnson – Minor Blues Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass – A Walk in the Black Forest Chet Baker – Thank Heaven for Little Girls Gino Robair – Cup #1 and Cup #2 Moon Boots – Hold Me Tight John Coltrane – Crescent David Bowie – Rock and Roll Suicide

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