There were a handful of occasions to celebrate the first week of May. Cinco de Mayo. Kentucky Derby. The Friday of that week is one of the most important holidays for many people from my homeland. Yes, I am talking about Michigan. And, yes, I am talking about the birth of Rockin' Robert Seger, born 177 years ago on May 6th.

It's not an official holiday in the state but let's put it this way. If you are in a crowd of people and something like Katmandu comes on and you don't let out a giant Woo! or Yeah!, the crowd will look at you like you are some sort of malcontent and most likely an apostate of the Mitten State. 

What you'll hear: Kim Weston – Soul On Fire Tha Retail Simps – Summertime The Neckbones – Eyeful The Drin – Move To Extinction -words from your host- Mr. and The Mrs. – Fukkkopps Loop – Isochrone Henry Flynt and the Insurrections – Go Down The Pinstripes – Fish On Land -words from your host- The Crawlies – Get On Down Sundog Summit – Whiskey Woman Jeremy Scott – Your Ice Cream’s Gonna Melt One Day Ian Hunter – Just Another Night -words from your host- Clinic – Miracles  The Salem Trials – Shutting Down Pylon- Dub Dom and the Wizards – Heavenly Sweet Little Skin Wrapped Skeleton -words from your host-  Jug and the Bugs – Hurrying Shawn David McMillen – Kick Off Your Shoes Waylon Thornton – Amnesiac Amber Boardroom The Saints – This Time -words from your host-

Except it's not really gold in color. It's more of a weird bright yet sickly yellow. And it falls from the skies before doing the things it does in the earth. 

The seed plants of the US southeast have started have gone all on their yearly horndog already. Time to open the windows up to let the air in but only for a very short time. The gymnosperms don't give a damn where the goops of reproduction land.

If you landed on this post through googlin' The Pollening, I guess it shows some of my SEO tools are still sharp. Now just don't go up hoarding the facial tissues for yourself, ok?

What you'll hear: 

XTC – Beattown Hue Blanc’s Joyless Ones – Winter Palace Gino and the Goons – I’m Your Man Tha Retail Simps – Rock n’ Roll -words from your host- Air Vent Dweller – Heat Wave Minor Threat – Screaming At The Wall Crash The Superyacht – Like A Rash The Statics – Can’t Get Enough -words from your host- Green/Blue – Bad Looks Zurich Cloud Motors – ‘56 Chevelle Kalemaris - Frk. Arm & Dr. Konto Hélène Barbier – You Little Nothing -words from your host- Power Flower – Whippet Schizos – Gross CIA Debutante – No To A Mirror Siouxsie and the Banshees – Trophy -words from your host- Honey Radar – Plum Scouts Exek – (I’m After Your) Best Interest NicFit – Flux The Persuaders – I Ain’t Your Daddy -words from your host-