1. Patty Griffin - When It Don't Come Easy
2. Mindy Smith - Come To Jesus
3. Bob Schneider - Come With Me Tonight
*4. Los Lonely Boys - Real Emotions
5. Lyle Lovett - In My Own Mind
6. Willie Nelson - It Always Will Be
7. Los Lobos f/Dave Alvin - Somewhere In Time
*8. Robert Earl Keen - Out Here In The Middle
9 .Charlie Robison - El Cerrito Place
10. Ray Lamontagne - Trouble
11. Patty Griffin - Love Throw A Line
12. Ray Charles f/Van Morrison - Crazy Love
*13. Rodney Crowell - Earthbound
14. Eliza Gilkyson - Not Lonely
*15. Toni Price - Nothing But Heartache
16. Patty Griffin - Top Of The World
17. Norah Jones- Sunrise
18. Calexico - Alone Again Or
19. Slaid Cleaves - Wishbones
20. Bob Schneider - Cap'n Kirk
*21. Los Lonely Boys - Heaven
22. Steve Earle - Home To Houston
23. Neville Brothers - Ball Of Confusion
*24. The Mavericks - I Want To Know
25. Joss Stone - Fell In Love With A Boy
26. Toots & The Maytals f/Willie Nelson - Still Is Still Moving To Me
27. Wilco - Hummingbird
28. Norah Jones - What Am I To You?
29. John Fogerty - Déjà Vu (All Over Again)
30. Del Castillo - Spanish Castle tango
31. Jamie Cullum - All At Sea
*32. Van Morrison - Once In A Blue moon
*33. John Eddie - If You're Here When I Get back
34. Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts Now
35. Todd Snider - The Ballad of The Kingsmen
36. Elvis Costello - Monkey To Man
37. Ryan Adams - Burning Photographs
*38. Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez - Don't Speak In English
*39. Joss Stone - The Chokin' Kind
40. Eric Clapton - If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
41. The Finn Brothers - Won't Give In
42. Jon Dee Graham - E. 11th St.
*43. Loudon Wainwright III - You Never Phone
44. Gary Jules - Mad World
45. The Mavericks - San Jose
46. R.E.M. - Leaving New York
47. Sheryl Crow - Light In Your Eyes
48. Mark Knopfler - Boom Like That
49. Bruce Hornsby - Gonna Be Some Changes Made
50. Fastball - Airstream
51. 54 Seconds - Ben's Letter
52. Mavis Staples - Step Into The Light
53. Ian McLagan & The Bump Band - You're My Girl
54. Madeleine Peyroux - Don't Wait Too Long

55. David Byrne - Tiny Apocalypse
56. Ian Hunter - One More Time
57. The Thrills - One Horse Town
58. Crosby/Nash - Lay Me Down
*59. Sarah McLachlan - Fallen
*60. Gillian Welch - Wayside/Back In Time
61. Eliza Gilkyson - Peace Call
62. the subdudes - Morning Glory
63. Cowboy Junkies - Stars Of Our Stars
64. Billy Joe Shaver - Step On Up
65. Poi Dog Pondering - Simple Song
66. Terri Hendrix - One Way
67. Toots & The Maytals f/Bonnie Raitt - True Love Is Hard To Find
68. Los Lonely Boys - Castanets
69. Patty Griffin - Useless Desires
70. U2 - Vertigo
71. Willie Nelson - Texas
72. Counting Crows - She Don't Want Nobody Near
73. The Notorious Cherry Bombs - Wait A Minute
74. Bob Schneider - I'm Good Now
75. Ozomatli - Who Discovered America?
76. Buddy Miller - Worry Too Much
77. Bodeans - If It Makes You
78. Mary Chapin Carpenter - Beautiful Racket
79. Little Feat - A Night On The Town
80. Patti Smith - Mother Rose
81. Michael Fracasso - Pocketful Of Rain
*82. Jack Johnson - The Horizon Has Been Defeated
83. Ray Charles f/Norah Jones - Here We Go Again
84. J.J. Cale - My Gal
85. Alison Krauss & Union Station - Restless
*86. Dave Matthews - Oh
*87. Al Green - Play To Win
88. Eliza Gilkyson - Highway 9
89. Los Lonely Boys - Crazy Dream
90. Sarah Harmer - Almost
91. James McMurtry - We Can't Make It Here
92. Viktor Krauss f/Alison Krauss - Big Log
93. Loretta Lynn f/Jack White - Portland, Oregon
*94. Damien Rice - Cannonball
95. The Resentments - People Ask Me
96. Matthew Ryan - Return To Me
97. U2 - A Man And A Woman
98. Brian Wilson - Surf's Up
99. Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama - Wicked Man
100. John Mayer - Daughters
*101. Joan Osborne - Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
102. Blackie & The Rodeo Kings - Water or Gasoline
*103. Eastmountainsouth - You Dance
104. Bottle Rockets - Man of Constant Anxiety
105. Ron Sexsmith - From Now On
106. Kasey Chambers - Stronger
107. Simon & Garfunkel - Citizen Of The Planet

53. Ryan Adams - Rock 'N' Roll
*54. Al Green - I Can't Stop
55. Terri Hendrix - The Art Of Hanging Wallpaper
56. David Byrne - Grown Backwards
*57. Gillian Welch - Soul Journey
*58. Dave Matthews - Some Devil
59. Patti Smith - Trampin'
60. J.J. Cale - To Tulsa And Back
61. R.E.M. - Around The Sun
62. Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose
63. Big Head Todd - Crimes Of Passion
64. k.d. lang - Hymns of The 49th Parallel
65. 54 Seconds - Ben's Letter
66. Various Artists - Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon
67. The Thrills - So Much For The City
*68. Various Artists - Concert For George
69. Indigo Girls - All That We Let In
70. Faces - Five Guys Walk Into A Bar
71. Mavis Staples - Have A Little Faith
72. Cowboy Junkies - One Soul Now
*73. Josh Rouse - 1972
74. subdudes - Miracle Mule
75. Nick Drake - Made To Love Magic
76. Buddy Miller - Universal United House Of Prayer
77. Michael Fracasso - Pocketful of Rain
78. Bruce Hornsby - Halcyon Days
79. Poi Dog Pondering - In Seed Comes Fruit
80. Various Artists - Garden State ST
81. Fastball - Keep Your Wig On
82. Little Feat - Kickin' It At The Barn
83. Bodeans - Resolution
84. The Gourds - Blood Of A Ram
85. James McMurtry - Live in Aught Three
86. The Notorious Cherry Bombs - The Notorious Cherry Bombs
87. Tom Waits - Real Gone
*88. Sarah McLachlan - Afterglow
89. Various Artists - Mexico & Mariachis ST
90. Keb Mo - Peace…Back By Popular Demand
91. Bottle Rockets - Blue Sky
92. Ron Sexsmith - Retriever
93. Jolie Holland - Escondida
94. Peter Himmelman - Unstoppable Forces
*95. Sheryl Crow - The Best Of Sheryl Crow
96. The Holmes Brothers - Simple Truths
97. Simon & Garfunkel - Old Friends - Live On Stage
*98. Lucinda Williams - World Without Tears
99. Gary Jules - Trading Snakeoil For Wolftickets
100. Dixie Chicks - Top of The World
101. Elliott Smith - From A Basement On The Hill
*102. The Greencards - Movin' On
103. Dave Alvin - Ashgrove
104. Ollabelle - Ollabelle
*105. Bruce Springsteen - The Essential Bruce Springsteen
*106. John Eddie - Who The Hell Is John Eddie?
107. Johnny A - Get Inside

1) My wife, family, friends, cats and co-workers.
Otherwise 2-10 hold little meaning.

2) Being a part of KGSR
- especially the station's charitable community efforts
("broadcasts vol. 12" CD & SIMS Foundation, Fanfare Friday, Christmas Bureau Star-A-Thon and more) - and THE LISTENERS, especially those who take the time to call, email or come up in person to say that KGSR has made a positive impact on their lives in some way.

3) Interviews -
Producing promotional interview discs, released through the artist's label,
with Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Yoko Ono Lennon and others this year, interviewing Shawn Colvin for her new DVD, talking to Brian Wilson on the phone (twice) - and interviewing the Reverend Al Green in his hotel room!

4) Patty Griffin
- Impossible Dream CD, 1st band show in KGSR Music Lounge, ACL TV taping, KGSR's 14th Anniversary Concert.

5) Running
(Pease Park, Central Park, Santa Monica Pier…)

6) Alejandro Escovedo
- his improved health, our friendship, the "Por Vida" tribute CD, his SXSW party & guest appearance on the Sunday Night News, the Por Vida Gala and Fund.

7) Patti Smith
("Trampin' " CD, KGSR Music Lounge Performance, La Zona Rosa).

8) Great Concerts
(Brian Wilson @ The Backyard, The Bridge School in San Francisco, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Blues On The Green and Unplugged At The Grove series, anything at the Cactus Café).

9) Box Sets
(esp The Faces "Five Guys Walk Into A Bar" and any Miles Davis box) as well as CDs reissued in Deluxe Editions - especially those with 5.1 mixes!

10) Any book I read or movie I watched that I lost myself in.

1) Lance Armstrong: for doing what no cyclist has ever done before and doing more for cancer survivorship than anyone ever has. I proudly wear my yellow wristband every day. Props to Lance and the amazing group of people at CSE.

2) The Rise of Los Lonely Boys: from all the Austin Music Awards to the biggest crowd ever at SXSW, to platinum album, to hangin' strong with Carlos Santana and Paul McCartney, to an even bigger crowd at ACL Fest, to the Grammy nominations. I cannot tell you how proud I am of "these few, these band of brothers." Viva Los Lonely Boys!

3) Being able to listen in as my friend Maggie Walter's music developed from a few brilliant demos to a whole brilliant album. CD release: January 25th at the Cactus Cafe. Free show. Please, join me there.

4) Jonatha Brooke's 2004 album "Back in the Circus". My favorite album in a very long time.

5) Best moment of the year: Standing behind the curtain at the Austin Music Hall with Bonnie Raitt (one of my all-time favorite artists who is also just the coolest person) at the Dennis Kucinich rally as she prepared to sing "Takin' It to the Streets" with Mike McDonald and Pat Simmons of the Doobie Brothers. She admitted to a huge crush on McDonald's voice when they were recording "Runaway" in '77. "Have you ever been in love with somebody's voice?" she asked. See #4

6) Friday morning of SXSW at the Four Seasons with Willie Nelson, Los Lonely Boys, Toots Hibbert, Kris Kristofferson with Stephen Bruton, Steve Poltz, Johnny A. and Ann McCue.

7) Willie Nelson all year long. And all the great people in his family.

8) TIE: My son Chris's 12th birthday party at UT (thanks, Major.)
Chris and me with Field Passes for the Rice game (thanks, Jeff.)

10) Getting Afton Castello to be our Producer. In 2005, she's takin' over the show. Watch out, it'll be great!

Looking back, how lucky can one guy get?
Thanks and love to you all,
KC

Craig Ross' "The Greater Good" CD (available now in europe)
Our new furry child (a Blue Dog rescue) - Simone
Ray LaMontagne's performance at the Austin City Limits Festival
Locally made gifts found at Moxie & the Compound
Patty Griffin's "Impossible Dream" CD
Spending New Year's Eve with family in Melbourne, Australia
The farmers and the food at the Downtown Austin Farmer's Market
Patti Smith at La Zona Rosa (and Billy Perkins's poster for the show)
The constant bumping into friends and warm atmosphere (not to mention the actual temperature) at the ACL Festival
Animated film - "The Triplets of Bellville"
The generousity of people at the Family Eldercare Fan Drive and at the Christmas Bureau Starathon…