Above you see “Popeye Shirt/Yankees Cap,” a new video edition of Radio Free Charleston, and a special show devoted to Lee Harrah, who passed away on Thanksgiving night.

Lee was a close friend of mine (you can read about that HERE) and he was a beloved member of the RFC Family, both in front of, and behind, the cameras.

He appeared on our show in the bands, The Ghosts of Now, WATT 4, Bad Blood and his own band, HARRAH. He also leant his vocals to other bands and even turned up in the odd duet or two.

Plus, he was featured in the unfinished RFC movie, Jazz From Hell, and would turn up on camera several times to plug upcoming shows, or toss in a throw-away gag.

Lee was also our go-to guy when we needed a third cameraman for one of our shoots. He worked behind the scenes on dozens of episodes of the video show.

This episode of the show collects nearly an hour of Lee Harrah being Lee Harrah. You will see him owning the stage with his powerful vocals in all of the above-named bands and more. You’ll also get to see Lee acting in Jazz From Hell, including a couple of scenes that have never been seen before.

It’s been over a month since we lost Lee, and putting this show together was part of the mourning process. You will see Lee’s first appearance on RFC from episode 19, back in 2007, and you’ll get to see just a taste of Lee’s talents.

If you want an indication of how important Lee was to Radio Free Charleston and PopCult, just type his name into our search window. It brings up 22 pages of results.

This episode’s title comes from my wardrobe (as it usually does) and in honor of Lee I wore a Popeye shirt, and one of my New York Yankees caps. Lee was a huge fan of both…and I don’t think I have a shirt with The Hulk on it, so this was the next best thing.

We shot the host segments at Coonskin Park, outside the bandshell where you will see Lee performing a few songs in this show.

This is the second video show in a row devoted to the memory of a friend who’s passed away and left us way too soon. Last year we paid tribute to Lynne Sandy, from the Defectors. Unfortunately, this streak will continue in a couple of weeks, as our next video show will collect the music (and some comedy) from RFC Big Shot, Brian Young, who died suddenly early this month.

I’m a bit shell-shocked by losing two very close friends in such a short amount of time, but I hope by doing these shows I can do something to pay tribute and show how much I loved these guys.