California Connection - Cooking With Polkas

Huh, I don't have anything sentimental to talk about today. Weird. We've officially entered Phase 4 here in Illinois. Summer is still officially cancelled in my book, though. I plan to spend my evenings sitting on our porch, reading a book, smoking herb, and waiting for this all to pass. My fiance and I have a collection of yard games to play, like bags and some other pseudo-horseshoe related contraptions. This is Covid-Summer, baby. My only hope is that we all stay healthy enough this summer for Palatine's Oktoberfest to still take place this September. I might lose my mind if it doesn't. Please, for the sake of giant, frosty mug of beer, wear your masks.

Today's entry is another "modern" take on polka. The 90's still seem "modern" to me, even if this release is 30 years old. California Connection brings you Cooking With Polkas! My copy of this tape is warped to shit, but it's still quite listenable. I will stubbornly believe that recorded polka needs to sound a little bit rustic for it to be enjoyable. My favorite part about this release (after the fantastic artwork) is how they abandon the "cooking" theme immediately after the first track, Recipe For Polka.

Hi-Ho to Polkaland is, as my friend Connor would say, an "ear-worm." I had it in my head all weekend. There's a sweet breakdown in the middle, perfect for pogo-ing. Cheers for the Angels reminds me of that one Lawrence Arm's song where they sample a radio broadcast of a Cubs game. A lot of instrumentals on this release as well, such as Connecticut Oberek and Sax O-Fun. I haven't seen that as often on the more "modern" releases.

Enjoy, and stay safe folks. Daisy Cutter is great on a hot summer day.

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