This latest retrospective, A Shortcut Through 2024  blends the major events of the past year, the elections, the drones, conflict and chaos in Israel, Gaza, Russia & Ukraine, climate change  bringing record flooding, wildfires, hurricanes & tornadoes, and all the trials and tribulations you could imagine into a sonic souffle  featuring Andy Kaufman, Joe Biden, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Christie, Chris Rock, Dana Carvey, David Byrne, David Letterman, David Muir, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Eric Adams, The Firesign Theatre, George Harrison, Giancarlo Esposito, Hugh Grant, JD Vance, Jimmy Kimmel, Jim Parsons, John Oliver, Juan Soto, Judge Ito, Kamala Harris, Kimberly Guifoyle, Luigi Manginoe, Marcia Clark, Melania Trump, Paul Newman, Rudy Giuliani, Scarlett Johansson, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, Tucker Carlson, Willem Dafoe, Woody Allen, and a 19th century farmer celebrates a World of Change, plus Tributes to those who have left us this year including The Amazing Kreskin, Bob Newhart, Duane Eddy, Eric Carmen, Francoise Hardy, Gary Clark, Glynis Johns, Herbie Flowers, James Earl Jones, James Irsay, Kris Kristofferson, Lou Donaldson, Maggie Smith, Martin Mull, Mary Weiss, Nikki Giovanni, OJ Simpson, Phil Lesh, Piper Laurie, Quincy Jones, Steve Lawrence, Sergio Mendes, Vic Flick, with music from the Afro Celt Sound System, Bleachers, Brian Eno, Bright Eyes & Matt Berninger, Caroline Shaw, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, David Olney, Duane Eddy, Eric Carmen, Francoise Hardy & Iggy Pop, Grateful Dead, Jeff Buckley, Jamie xxx, Jon Batiste, MGM Studio Orchestra, Miles Davis & Gil Evans, Moby & Lady Blackbird, Moondog, Nelson Riddle,  Rick Nelson, Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66, Shaboozey, The Shangri-las, and Zakir Hussain

Rudyard Kipling's poem "Boots"recited in 1915 by Taylor Holmes

Dedicated to Ben Manilla, Bob Tischler, Blues Bob Shapiro, Brian McConnachie, Richard Pheneger, Paul Gorman, James Irsay and Gary Clark (The Bag Boy)