Book Hour - Horrid Henry

As we were flying today, we missed the interview, but Mindy was supposed to interview Francesca Simon author of the Horrid Henry books. The latest, Horrid Henry's Stinkbomb, is due to be released tomorrow.

13 under 13 Poll for 30Mar2009

Visit the KiDS Place LiVE Fans blog and vote in the poll! The Ben Rudnick Fans took over the poll this past week, so the results are quite skewed. Some bands that had votes ended up with 0% ...

What's your favorite song this week?
1. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheroes
2. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon
3. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
4. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
5. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
6. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies
7. John Carlin - Tag Song
8. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly
9. SteveSongs - Giant
10. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam
11. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add
12. Justin Roberts - Henrietta's Hair
13. Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon


Last week's results:
0% 1. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon
11% 2. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheroes
3% 3. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
0% 4. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
5% 5. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
4% 6. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly
0% 7. SteveSongs - Giant
0% 8. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies
0% 9. John Carlin - Tag Song
1% 10. Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon
0% 11. The Roots - Lovely, Love My Family
72% 12. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam
0% 13. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add

13under13 - 27Mar2009

Mindy hosted this week. I'm a bit surprised by the new entry - Henrietta's hair. We love it, Mindy has always said she loves it, and we even made a video for it. In fact, I am quite pleased as I think that some great tracks from great CDs have been passed over, but I thought Captain Bogg and Salty or Gustafer Yellowgold might make it this week. No matter, I am thrilled with the new entry.

1. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheros (7 weeks)
2. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon Your Friend (9 weeks)
3. Brady Rymer - Road Trip (11 weeks)
4. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing (12 weeks)
5. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You? (13 weeks)
6 Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies (4 weeks)
7. John Carlin - Tag Song (5 weeks)
8. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly (15 weeks)
9. SteveSongs - Giant (21 weeks)
10. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam (3 weeks)
11. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add (2 weeks)
12. Justin Roberts - Henrietta's Hair (debut)
13. Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon (16 weeks)

Past Freshness Date
The Roots - Lovely, Love My Family (18 weeks)

Artist Appearance - Captain Bogg & Salty

Today, Mindy's show was invaded by pirates! Captain Bogg and Salty showed up and tried to claim Mindy's dresser drawer for themselves. In the end, everyone got along, singing and playing and joking! Great fun for all!

If you don't have it yet, their newest CD is called Emphatical Piratical. Check it out!

Absolutely Who?

Last week, while Robbie, Mindy and Kenny were off in Orlando kicking off the Traveling Roadshow by interviewing the Children's Miracle Network champions, Mindy's show was hosted by Trout Fishing in America and by The Jimmies.

We really enjoyed both shows! Thanks so much to Mindy for arranging the guest hosts and to Keith, Ezra, Ashley and Dan for being willing to take on the challenge!

13under13 Poll for 23Mar2009

Visit the KiDS Place LiVE Fans blog and vote in the poll!

What's your favorite song this week?
1. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon
2. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheroes
3. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
4. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
5. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
6. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly
7. SteveSongs - Giant
8. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies
9. John Carlin - Tag Song
10. Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon
11. The Roots - Lovely, Love My Family
12. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam
13. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add

Last week's results:
12% 1. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon
20% 2. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
0% 3. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
0% 4. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheroes
32% 5. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly
4% 6. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
4% 7. SteveSongs - Giant
20% 8. Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon
4% 9. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies
0% 10. John Carlin - Tag Song
0% 11. The Roots - Lovely, Love My Family
0% 12. Medeski, Martin and Wood - On An Airplane
4% 13. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam

13under13 - 20Mar2009

Robbie hosted this week. Not much of surprise to see a new TMBG on the list.

1. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon Your Friend (8 weeks)
2. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheros (6 weeks)
3. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing (11 weeks)
4. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You? (12 weeks)
5. Brady Rymer - Road Trip (10 weeks)
6. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly (14 weeks)
7. SteveSongs - Giant (20 weeks)
8 Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies (3 weeks)
9. John Carlin - Tag Song (4 weeks)
10. Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon (15 weeks)
11. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam (2 weeks)
12. The Roots - Lovely, Love My Family (18 weeks)
13. They Might Be Giants - I Can Add (debut)

Past Freshness Date
Medeski, Martin and Wood - On An Airplane (8 weeks)

Celebration in Orlando, FL

Robbie, Mindy, and Kenny with Childrens Miracle Network Champion Tess from Colorado

13under13 Poll for 16Mar2009

Visit the KiDS Place LiVE Fans blog and vote in the poll!

What's your favorite song this week?
1. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon
2. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
3. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
4. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheroes
5. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly
6. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
7. SteveSongs - Giant
8. Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon
9. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies
10. John Carlin - Tag Song
11. The Roots - Lovely, Love My Family
12. Medeski, Martin and Wood - On An Airplane
13. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam


Last week's results:
8% 1. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
22% 2. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
2% 3. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon
0% 4. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly
4% 5. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
2% 6. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheroes
2% 7. Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon
0% 8. SteveSongs - Giant
4% 9. The Roots - Lovely, Love My Family
0% 10. Medeski, Martin and Wood - On An Airplane
4% 11. John Carlin - Tag Song
37% 12. ScribbleMonster - The Song of LIFE
11% 13. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies

13under13 - 13Mar2009

Kenny hosted this week. So sad to see Scribble Moster leave the list. We LOVE "The Song of LIFE" and are thrilled it had such a great run. The new Ben Rudnick tune is excellent, so we are quite happy to see it added to the countdown.

1. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon Your Friend (7 weeks)
2. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing (10 weeks)
3. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You? (11 weeks)
4. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheros (5 weeks)
5. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly (13 weeks)
6. Brady Rymer - Road Trip (9 weeks)
7. SteveSongs - Giant (19 weeks)
8. Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon (14 weeks)
9 Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies (2 weeks)
10. John Carlin - Tag Song (3 weeks)
11. The Roots - Lovely, Love My Family (17 weeks)
12. Medeski, Martin and Wood - On An Airplane (8 weeks)
13. Ben Rudnick and Friends - A Frog Named Sam (debut)

Past Freshness Date
ScribbleMonster - The Song of LIFE (21 weeks)

That's Right

Today Mindy interview Alan katz, author of Going, Going, Gone!: And Other Silly Dilly Sports Songs.

The book is full of parodies on familiar songs, telling new stories based on songs that we know.

Just before the interview, Dr. Wrongo (alan Katz) played a couple of rounds of "That's Right, That's Wrong" with some of Mindy's imaginary friends.

Tree House Guests - Trout Fishing in America

Tonight, Keith and Ezra from Trout Fishing in America climbed up into the Real Tall Tree to join Robbie on the show. Next week, they will be taking over Mindy's show on Thursday (3/19) and they've also recorded a Tree House Jam that will air in April (3-5). Wow!

Chloe was the first to call, but due to a technical difficulty (we'll blame that on Mindy, okay?), she was not able to hear what Keith and Ezra were saying to her. I had shown her a photo of Ezra's treehouse (here in the New York Times or on the Trout website), and she wanted to know more about it.

Another caller talked about the time that she drove (argh, can't remember which) one of them in a golf cart to where he needed to be and she requested one of my favorite songs (Back When I Could Fly).

Keith and Ezra also talked about their new book My Name is Chicken Joe, which is coming out in April.

Book Hour - Amy Krouse Rosenthal

On today's show, Mindy interviewed Amy Krouse Rosenthal author of Little Pea and Little Hoot. Her new book is called Duck! Rabbit! in is based around an optical illusion that the illustrator Tom Lichtenheld. Amy has another new book coming out soon called Little Oink, in her "Little" series.

Games will be available soon on Chronicle Books.

I Want To Be Like You

Mindy is running a new segment where her imaginary friends interview grownups that have jobs that they think they'd like to have.

Contact Mindy if your child has an idea of what kind of job you would like and want to interview someone who has that job.

LegoLuke wants to be a Lego Master Builder on day and Mindy has found the Lego Master Builder in charge of the Star Wars Lego Sets for him to interview, this Thursday.

What's Wrong?

Book Hour - Selina Alko

On today's show, mindy interviewed Selina Alko, author of I'm Your Peanut Butter Big Brother.

[Ed Note: At this point my sad, overworked computer decided it was time for us to take a coffee break, and I missed the entire interview.]

For more information, visit Selina Alko's website.

Barbie's Birthday Party

As I have never owned a Barbie and never really liked her all that much, I didn't pay much attention to the show yesterday, sorry Mindy. I do know that Mindy talked to some folks at Mattel, but I just could not get excited about a life-sized Barbie Dream House.

But it sounded like the show was great fun for those that love Barbie. I loved the one caller whose sister built her a dream house out of cardboard boxes and other boxes and cans. THAT sounded pretty cool...

Did Mindy play "Barbie's Head is Missing" from Bill Harley? Or what's that other one? "Ken Lost His Head" from the Candy band?

13under13 Poll for 9Mar2009

Visit the KiDS Place LiVE Fans blog and vote in the poll!

What's your favorite song this week?
1. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
2. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
3. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon
4. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly
5. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
6. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheroes
7. Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon
8. SteveSongs - Giant
9. The Roots - Lovely, Love My Family
10. Medeski, Martin and Wood - On An Airplane
11. John Carlin - Tag Song
12. ScribbleMonster - The Song of LIFE
13. Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies


Last week's results:
25% 1. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
5% 2. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
2% 3. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly
2% 4. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon
5% 5. Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon
5% 6. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
0% 7. SteveSongs - Giant
2% 8. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheroes
2% 9. Medeski, Martin and Wood - On An Airplane
2% 10. The Roots - Lovely, Love My Family
37% 11. ScribbleMonster - The Song of LIFE
2% 12. Star Wars Cantina
2% 13. John Carlin - Tag Song

Rumpus Room - Bill Harley

Yesterday as we drove from one state to another, we finally caught the Bill Harley Rumpus Room broadcast, recorded in the Summer of 2008, I believe. What a great show! We all were so happy to sit and listen to the stories and music from a two -time Grammy winner! Old favorites, new stories, some background on the stories, it was all greatly entertaining!

I would love to get to see Bill Harley perform live at some point. Maybe he'll make it to Atlanta one day!!

13under13 - 6Mar2009

Mindy hosted this week. I missed the first part, so some of this is a guess.


1. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You? (10 weeks)
2. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing (9 weeks)
3. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon Your Friend (6 weeks)
4. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly (12 weeks)
5. Brady Rymer - Road Trip (8 weeks)
6. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheros (4 weeks)
[5 on 5 I am really confused why that was here.]
7. Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon (13 weeks)
8. SteveSongs - Giant (18 weeks)
9. The Roots - Lovely, Love My Family (16 weeks)
10. Medeski, Martin and Wood - On An Airplane (7 weeks)
11. John Carlin - Tag Song (2 weeks)
12. ScribbleMonster - The Song of LIFE (21 weeks)
13 Kay Kyser - Three Little Fishies (debut)

Past Freshness Date
9. Star Wars Cantina (2 weeks)

Look What Happens

if you hang out with Mindy (described as subversive in one news article I read) ... even if just via the radio. Jermyah in Tampa, Florida, turned 9 yesterday. Mindy surprised him on the radio by telling him that he was going to be allowed to smash his birthday cake with his face. Well, HE DID! His mom sent the pics today, and gave us permission to post them. So funny!

Justin Roberts Video Contest

Okay, was that too much to catch? Here are the details of the Justin Roberts "You Sing the Songs" contest Mindy just mentioned.

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There is still time to send us a video of your kid singing a JR song. Just send the YouTube link to jrassistant@justinrobertsmusic.com before march 31st. Win prizes!!
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And here is our entry, just because:

13under13 Poll for 2Mar2009

Visit the KiDS Place LiVE Fans blog and vote in the poll!

What's your favorite song this week?
1. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
2. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
3. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly
4. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon
5. Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon
6. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
7. SteveSongs - Giant
8. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheroes
9. Medeski, Martin and Wood - On An Airplane
10. The Roots - Lovely, Love My Family
11. ScribbleMonster - The Song of LIFE
12. Star Wars Cantina
13. John Carlin - Tag Song

Last week's results:
7% 1. Billy Jonas - What Kind of Dog Are You?
0% 2. Johnny Bregar - Dragonfly
26% 3. Randy Kaplan - No Nothing
7% 4. Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon
7% 5. Lunch Money - It Only Takes One Night To Make a Balloon
0% 6. SteveSongs - Giant
3% 7. Brady Rymer - Road Trip
3% 8. Medeski, Martin and Wood - On An Airplane
3% 9. Robbert Bobbert - We Are Superheroes
0% 10. The Roots - Lovely, Love My Family
21% 11. ScribbleMonster - The Song of LIFE
15% 12. Madagascar Escape 2 Africa - I Like To Move It
5% 13. Star Wars Cantina