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Christa's final Divaville was weird at first, then lots of fun, then sad at the end. We both literally wiped away tears so we could take a picture at the end of the show.

It was clear that her regular listeners were feeling sad too. We got tons of requests including many for songs that were fitting for the occasion, like "We'll Meet Again" and "Go Out West." Here's the playlist.

Over the past couple of weeks we got into a good rhythm, with one of us managing the board and answering the phone, and the other handling the computer, updating the playlister and looking up songs. It's going to be hard to go back to doing it all by myself! Though I'm sure I won't get nearly so many calls, which will make it much less hectic.

It's kind of hard to believe that Divaville, the show I've been guest hosting for years and have been a loyal listener for even more years, is now my responsibility. I'm sad and nervous and excited all at the same time. It's really weird.

But Christa's Divaville isn't over. She's talking about doing the show either online or at a community station in Portland. I hope she's able to get that going soon. I want to listen to it! It will be like Divaville West and Divaville (Lounge) East.

I will be on air on Sunday from 3-5 pm, co-hosting with Christa as we celebrate her last day as host of Divaville. (On WXDU, that is; she'll be starting up Divaville again when she gets settled in out west). It's sure to be a good show, probably somewhat silly and maybe a little emotional too. Tune in if you can, and if you've been a listener of Divaville over the years, be sure to call or write in to wish Christa well in her new life. 88.7 if you're local, wxdu.org if you're not.

(starting next week I'll be on every Sunday afternoon, as permanent host of Divaville Lounge.)

I will be on air tomorrow from 6 to 8 pm, wishing America a happy birthday with songs about cities, states, freedom, Mom, apple pie and hot dogs. 88.7 if you're local, wxdu.org if you're not.

I will be on the air this afternoon from 3-5 pm, cohosting Divaville with Christa. We'll be using my CD library for the first time, the one Georg & I created with the massive archiving project, so there may be wacky hijinks if we made any copying or labeling mistakes. 88.7 if you're local, wxdu.org if you're not.