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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments New
 
Keely Smith, R.I.P.
Louis Prima and Keely Smith  That Old Black Magic   Favoriting The Hits of Louis & Keely  Capitol  1961  LP  From 1958   
Louis Prima and Keely Smith  Embraceable You and I Got It Bad   Favoriting Las Vegas Prima Style  Capitol  1958  LP     
Louis Prima & His Orchestra  That Was a Big Fat Lie   Favoriting Say It with a Slap  Buddha/BMG  1999  CD  one of the first recordings with Keely, 1949   
Louis Prima and Keely Smith  Make Love to Me   Favoriting Louis and Keely!  Dot  1959  LP     
Keely Smith  Please Please Me   Favoriting Keely Smith Sings the John Lennon-Paul McCartney Songbook  Reprise  1964  LP     
Keely Smith  All the Way   Favoriting Politely!  Capitol  1958  LP     
Frank Sinatra and Keely Smith  How Are Ya' Fixed for Love?   Favoriting The Essential Capitol Collection  Capitol  2007  CD  single from 1959   
Keely Smith  Someone to Watch Over Me   Favoriting Swingin' Pretty  Capitol/EMI  198?  LP  From 1959   
Louis Prima with Keely Smith and Sam Butera & the Witnesses  Don't Worry 'Bout Me and I'm in the Mood for Love   Favoriting The Wildest Show at Tahoe  Capitol  1957  LP     
Keely Smith  I Wish You Love   Favoriting I Wish You Love  Capitol  1957  LP     
 
The Particles  Driving Me   Favoriting I Won't Have to Think About You: Compiled by Bayu and Moopie  A Colourful Storm  2017  MP3  From 1980  *  
Bart and Friends  There May Come a Time   Favoriting I Won't Have to Think About You: Compiled by Bayu and Moopie  A Colourful Storm  2017  MP3  From 2012  *  
Spud Cannon  Gary Oldman Presents Spud Cannon/Thrum a Drum   Favoriting Next Time Read the Fine Print  Spud Cannon  2017  CD    *  
Sex Clark Five  Time on Earth   Favoriting Ghost Brigade: A Strum and Drum Opera by Sex Clark Five  Records to Russia  2017  CD    *  
The Jazz Butcher  Rain   Favoriting Bloody Nonsense  Big Time  1986  LP     
The Monochrome Set  Fun for All the Family   Favoriting 1979-1985: Complete Recordings  Tapete  2017  CD  From 1982  *  
Karl Ward  True Love Leaves No Traces   Favoriting Death of a Ladies' Man  Karl Ward  2017  LP    *  
The Smithereens  Blood and Roses   Favoriting Live at the Roxy  Entertainment Radio, Inc.  1986  LP  R.I.P. Pat DiNizio   
The Smithereens  Beauty and Sadness   Favoriting Beauty and Sadness  Little Ricky  1983  EP  instrumental mix   
The Smithereens  In a Lonely Place   Favoriting Especially for You  Enigma  1986  LP     
The Smithereens  House We Used to Live In   Favoriting Green Thoughts  Engima/Capitol  1988  LP     
The Smithereens  Behind the Wall of Sleep   Favoriting Live at the Roxy  Entertainment Radio, Inc.  1986  LP  with interview bits   
 
 
Single File: a bunch of 45s all in a row
Aztec Camera  Walk Out to Winter   Favoriting single  Rough Trade  1983  45  second time on WFMU today!   
Nino Tempo and April Stevens  I've Been Carrying a Torch for You So Long That I Burned a Great Big Hole in My Heart   Favoriting single  Atco  1963  45     
Bow Wow Wow  Go Wild in the Country   Favoriting single  RCA  1982  45     
The Who  Doctor, Doctor   Favoriting single  Decca  1967  45     
Biscuit Davis  Playing on the Moon   Favoriting single  Flying Dutchman  1974  45     
Ronnie Dyson  Girl Don't Come   Favoriting single  Columbia  1970  45     
C & the Shells  People Got to Be Free/Oh Happy Day   Favoriting single  Cotillion  1970  45     
Elvis Costello & the Attractions  Tokyo Storm Warning - Part 1   Favoriting single  Imp  1986  45     
Elvis Costello & the Attractions  Tokyo Storm Warning - Part 2   Favoriting single  Imp  1986  45     
 
 
Story Corner
Stan Ridgway  Camouflage   Favoriting The Big Heat  I.R.S.  1986  LP     
Warren Zevon  Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner   Favoriting Excitable Boy  Asylum  1978  LP     
The Pogues  And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda   Favoriting Rum Sodomy & The Lash  MCA  1986  LP     
Tom Waits  Burma Shave   Favoriting Foreign Affairs  Asylum  1977  LP     
Bobbie Gentry  Fancy   Favoriting Fancy  Capitol  1970  LP     
Jeannie C. Riley  Run Jeannie Run   Favoriting Harper Valley P.T.A.  Plantation  1968  LP     
Loudon Wainwright III  The Man Who Couldn't Cry   Favoriting Attempted Mustache  Columbia  1973  LP     
John Otway  The Highwayman   Favoriting Where Did I Go Right?  Polydor  1979  LP     


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Listener comments!

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Cheri Pi:

Greetings!
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annie:

good morning !!
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MD:

HELLO RADIO!
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Threemoons:

Aaah, the best part of Monday...the YipYips! Yipyipyipyipyip Happy Monday Joe, Fellow YipYips....
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Davee:

Yip, Yip, Yip, good morning Joe.
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Guido from Cologne:

Good morning Joe!
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Uncle Michael:

Is it bad that I like all the music the Yips hate?
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MD:

Good Morning Mr. Joe...etal...
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Readie Righteous:

yipyipyipyipyipyipyip happy happy, Joe! RIP Keely!
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pantz:

I could listen to Louis Prima all day. Maybe it's Stockholm Syndrome from working in an Italian restaurant for 5 years.
  9:04am
spodiodi:

LOUIS PRIMA! wakes ya up :)
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Davee:

GREAT START THIS MORNING!
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Jude in JC:

Keely and Louis. Love this. Great way to start the week. <3
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Jude in JC:

RIP Keely - you were one of kind.
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Readie Righteous:

Great voice, Keely...
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steveo:

Good morning Joe & everyone.
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Brian in UK:

Hey Joe.
Choo Choo Choo Choo Sha Boogie.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:12am
Hoboken Jack:

Good morning Joe and all!
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Hello, Joe. Who's up for some liar's poker?
Avatar 9:17am
Joe McG:

Happy Monday to you all, and thanks for dropping by. Tip your bartender.
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Krys O.:

Loving this Keely tribute!
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Sem:

Morning, Joe, McGaskoes, those who identify as either. Nice day for Keely sings the Fab Four, eh?
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JP from KC:

This is sublime.
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Brian in UK:

1964, they do not hang about. This sounds like a different song.
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Readie Righteous:

Love this Keely vibe
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:21am
MD:

Joe I feel like we are in "Radio Days" Thanks! It's Great!
  9:24am
Brendan:

Morning Joe . Please please me was the poster song for unrequited love /lust
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Davee:

Loving this show, Joe!
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Joe McG:

I'm glad you guys are enjoying the tribute to the late, great Keely Smith. We'll hear a couple more yet and then I'll say hello.
  9:25am
John in Bklyn:

Really nice tribute, Joe! That cover of Please, Please Me was great!
  9:28am
Tommy in Neversink:

We are indeed enjoying it
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Mike Sin:

Very much enjoying this Keely Smith tribute! One of my favorite Louis Prima comps is that "Capitol Collector's Series" that was complied by WFMU's own Dennis Diken!
  9:30am
geoff mcq:

Morning Joe, I’m enjoying this swing thing..
  9:31am
Andy In Etobicoke:

Good morning, to Noisenicks one and all.....
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pantz:

Everything sounds better when it's in a Taruntula!
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pantz:

*Tarentella
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Joe McG:

@Mike: Wow, I didn't realize Dennis put that together! That and "Zooma Zooma" on Rhino were my introduction to the wonders of LP and KS.
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Joe McG:

Hey Geoff McQ! Thanks for the spot today, as always.
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Sem:

Wasn't the Tarantella the dance that simulated being bitten by a tarantula?
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Uncle Michael:

What a great set, Joe. Keely... *sigh*
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pantz:

@Sem correct! Pretty much every Louis Prima song is a Tarentella.
  9:36am
Brendan:

Louis sure sounded alot like the other Louis (Satchmo)
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duke:

Loved the Keely Smith tribute. Missed the first part but will catch it in the archives
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bobdoesthings:

goodmorning joe and all.
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NotARealDoctor:

That was a terrific tribute. I star clicked every single song in that set.
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annie:

'm happy to hear you mention keely's success in her career away from louis prima, she was an artist in her own right.
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steveo:

Great set, interesting talk; I'm glad the tributes are good for the djs; as a listener, I enjoy an in-depth review.
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Dominick:

Aw heck, just got here. Will have to check the archive later.
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Sem:

Thanks @pantz 9:34!
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melinda:

hi Joe and all
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melinda:

I like the Particles
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melinda:

and Bart and friends too!
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Joe McG:

Hi Melinda, it's a very nice comp!
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pantz:

Three new albums on my wish list. Thanks Joe!
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Joe McG:

It's the season of giving, pantz!
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Brian in UK:

The Jam next?
  9:58am
John in Bklyn:

Wow, forgot about these guys! Didn't they do that song 'What You Want?' I don't know if that was the actual title.
  9:59am
John in Bklyn:

Sounds Lou Reedy!
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Joe McG:

@John: Yes, people often compared them to the VU. Sort of an amped up version. But they were a little sillier and decidedly more English.
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tadpoles:

Funnily enough Joe when the Jazz Butcher was on I kept thinking this sounds a lot like the Monochrome Set. Nice to hear thanks!
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Little Danny:

Good morning Joe and all
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pantz:

Why is it that I'm the only person on the comments board with a black heart? (That's not a riddle, but could be...)
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Joe McG:

@pantz: You look pretty red to me, pantz! @tadpoles: My pleasure!
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pantz:

Strange.
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BronwynB:

morning joe and everyone!
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BronwynB:

pantz, i think you see it as being dark because you've clicked on your profile (so it becomes like a purple link). i just clicked on yours and then went back and your heart became dark for me too,
  10:08am
SeanG:

SMITHEREENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Marc Francis:

@pantz: you are red to me!
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pantz:

Thanks BonwynB. That explains it. I'm so vain.
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steveo:

This one hits me in the solar plexus.
  10:09am
John in Bklyn:

For a second I though the intro was for that Miller commercial Del Fuegos did! RIP DiNizio. These guys rocked.
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karlward:

Between the Monochrome Set and the Smithereens, I can't help but feel like I am in the best company. Thanks Joe!
  10:10am
SeanG:

Behind the wall of Sleep!!
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Parq:

Saw the Smithereens back at the Dirt Club in Bloomfield in early '82. They were so new on the scene that they were actually opening for a cornball Beatles tribute band that night. Met DiNizio briefly -- sure seemed like a nice guy. So said to hear about his loss.
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Joe McG:

Wow, Karl Ward! Thanks for tuning in and thanks for recording this new LP!
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Little Danny:

Smithereens were one of the few genuine rays of light played on my shitty local classic rock stations growing up in the '80s.
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BronwynB:

@pantz: np!
  10:12am
V Priceless:

Hiya Joe! Pat D. forever! Thanx for this.
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Greg from ZONE 5:

Listening to the first set I says to myself I says "This probably isn't good news." But man did she make her time count!
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Readie Righteous:

Classic Ringo drums on this track...
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Joe McG:

@Greg: She sure did, Greg! @Readie: Agree! Our own Dennis Diken making it his own.
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Little Danny:

@Readie: totally! "Tomorrow Never Knows"!
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medson:

Good Morning Joe.
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Readie Righteous:

Right, guys- totally- DENNIS DIKEN!!!
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Readie Righteous:

THis is a great track RIP PAT D!
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Little Danny:

Great choice of Smithereens tracks, Joe!
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steveo:

eyes leaking
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Joe McG:

Just hitting a couple of favorites, Little Danny. I think Joe Belock will probably do something more extensive this afternoon. Just guessing!
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Readie Righteous:

I just love Pat D's voice- it is so recognizable, unique too
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the Canterbury wood-elf:

Lovely choice of Smithereens. Who's singing backing vocals on this one?
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Joe McG:

@Canterbury: That's Susanne Vega.
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Joe McG:

Sorry, SuZanne.
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the Canterbury wood-elf:

Wow. Nice. Reminds me of the Style Council (in a good way)!
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Readie Righteous:

Great set, Joe!
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medson:

Awesome Smithereens tribute
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Brian in UK:

Seems Dennis was drumming for Dave Davies' band in London when Ray got on stage for one number. Two years ago today.
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the Canterbury wood-elf:

It's notable how uncontaminated by horrible 80s production trends the Smithereens were. I didn't notice at the time.
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Mayor Frank:

Where did The Smithereens record? Their sound was always so clean. And what a kind, giving band. RIP Pat.
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Little Danny:

@canterbury wood-elf: The Smithereens sounded like nothing else being played on commercial radio at the time
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ChrisB.:

The boys worked with some of the greats behind the board: Don Dixon, Ed Stasium.
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Joe McG:

They recorded "Green Thoughts" at the Capitol Tower in Hollywood!
  10:25am
frenchee:

Joe! Good tributes, sad occasions. I love all the Smithereens love on the WFMU airwaves on the weekend and beyond.
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SeanG:

YEEEAHHH!
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Mayor Frank:

Targa!! All hail!
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Krys O.:

Pat D. was one of the nicest gents in rock. My sympathies to all in the Smithereens family.
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dale:

ha ha nothing sounds less tough than that dude saying targa - rock out!
  10:26am
SeanG:

this song rules
  10:27am
frenchee:

I'm-a hafta go back and listen in the archives to the Keely segment.
  10:33am
Doc Rock:

I used to work a split shift, so I would go out on Wed. night. Heartbreak- 7th Ave. So. Live music on Wed. I saw that Darlene Love was gonna be there. I’m standing across the street waiting for the light to change, when these guys with instruments come up behind me, we talk for a minute, yeah we are backing up Darlene 2night. Guy with a bass drum that said “The Smithereens. Must have been around ‘83?
A month or so later, Ronnie Spector @ Heartbreak
on a Wed. night. GUESS WHO THE BACKUP BAND WAS? Wacky.
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mb:

Drats! I missed The Smithereens.
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Planet Tyler:

Love Hard Rain Aztec - good choice Joe!
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Joe McG:

Nice story, Doc! Glad you folks enjoyed those sounds. Condolences to Pat DiNizio's family, friends, and bandmates.
  10:39am
Dennis Diken:

Thanks Joe for the lovely tribute to Pat and everyone for their comments, much appreciated. @Frank, we recorded at a lot of different studios thu the years. Record Plant was our NY home base. We also cut at Capitol Tower, A&M (both in Hollywood), Magic Shop in NYC, Fidelitorium in NC, etc.
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Joe McG:

@Dennis: I'm happy to know that you heard it and I'm so sorry for your loss, Dennis.
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herb.nyc:

hi all. ouch, i missed "walk out to winter". and i'm wearing shorts today. word!
  10:42am
Dennis Diken:

you're the best Joe. love you all madly!
  10:43am
paul:

Pat D. replaced me as the voice of Bally Total Fitness in the 90s.
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herb.nyc:

and i'm sorry i missed the Pat tribute (i caught michael shelley's); how did i NOT ever see the Smithereens before? r.i.p.
  10:43am
Brendan:

@Joe no guilt in the pleasure of the Smithereens tribute. Took me back to a time and place and feelings that they evoke. Sorry to hear of the losses today, and appreciative of the things we do have, including this station and your show.
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Thanks, Joe. Makes me appreciate The Smithereens more than ever.
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pantz:

Bow Wow Wow channeling The Slits here.
  10:45am
frenchee:

Me too, @Ken from Hyde Park. so good. the drumming is stellar too, Mr. Dennis D!
  10:45am
SeanG:

thank you Dennis Diken!!
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Itzall Ablurr:

LOVE Bow-Wow-Wow but after decades of listening, only this morning I'm hearing so much "Liza" in Annabella's voice.
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Readie Righteous:

@Dennis Diken, thank you, superb work, and my deepest condolences on your loss...Pat touched so many...<3
  10:48am
KP:

The high pitched Who was the best Who
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Joe McG:

@KP: There should be a Who compilation of just the John Entwistle songs.
  10:50am
Hugh:

the entwistle falsetto could shatter many panes
  10:50am
paul:

WFMU's best half-hour of the week.
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Joe McG:

Wow, paul, that's real nice of you to say! Quality is variable, but heart is in the right place. :)
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herb.nyc:

ah, the Who were played - my friend said that when he'd chat with Pat D, they'd inevitably talk about the Who and the Beatles.
  10:53am
paul:

I call 'em like I hear 'em. :)
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Mayuko:

Good morning Joe!
  10:56am
melinda:

@itzall that's an interesting connection I hadn't made
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Joe McG:

Mayuko! I hope you are having a nice morning. :)
  10:59am
nickrhombi:

oh hell, yes.... i remember buying this when it came out.... wow... great record!!!
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Mayuko:

Tokyo Storm Warning is def making it a nice morning for me!
  10:59am
nickrhombi:

'we're only living this instant'
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Joe McG:

@Mayuko: I love these lines: "What do we care if the world is a joke? Let's give it a big kiss, let's give it a poke. Death wears a big hat 'cause he's a big bloke; we're only living this instant."
  11:01am
nickrhombi:

.... ive always wondered, what song was this a sort of homage to... that template and swing... that song about making a phone call to memphis or something... or even earlier...
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herb.nyc:

elvis sure do namedrop alotta world cities here - oh to look at his passport.
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steveo:

nick, yeah I keep waiting for him to mention memphis
  11:04am
nickrhombi:

'long distance information, get me memphis tennesee...' - but that was a sort of a format back then...
  11:06am
Mark in Toronto:

Nice to hear, haven't heard for a long time. EC seems to get short shrift / no respect, or not a lot of play on MU
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herb.nyc:

chk this out, Aztec Camera opened the set and Elvis Costello closes. in 1984 (?), AZ opened for EC at Pier 84, NYC.
  11:06am
Dennis Diken:

always thought it was Keith on "Doctor Doctor" falsetto lead?
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Mayuko:

@Joe Yah, only Tokyo 'Earthquake' warning might have been even more appropriate for the line "we're only living this instant"!
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myron feld:

you are correct, Joe, Ronnie Dyson is on the original cast recording of "Hair"
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duke:

You can buy Tang on Amazon
  11:09am
queems:

story of my life
  11:10am
sugarplumfairywolf:

One of the girls in my house in college drank Tang. She also put butter on Saltines.
  11:11am
rw:

Hello! He also mentioned Space Food Sticks. I remember what those tasted like but I can't remember what Tang tastes like. Some kind of orange flavor. Butter on Saltines! My mom would do that!
  11:14am
melinda:

Always nice to hear Stan Ridgeway
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Joe McG:

@herb: Cool! @Mayuko: Totally! @myron: Glad I didn't make that up! @duke: I won't, but it's good to know! @queems: ha ha! @sugarpfwolf: I used to do both of those things! @rw: I never had a Space Food Stick.
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pantz:

Love short stories! Favorite short story authors: Tolstoy, O Henry, T Mann.
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Rich in Washington:

I've only heard this song as a cutup version by Cassetteboy, so it's weird to hear now.
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Rich in Washington:

Butter on saltines is good. Tang, less so, in my opinion. But, hey... the astronauts drank it!
  11:16am
Brendan:

Everytime the yip yip aliens say "Radio, radio, radio!" in your intro, I think of Stan saying the same thing at the end of Mexican Radio .
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Joe McG:

@pantz: Those are good ones! I love Chekhov, Sherwood Anderson, Lorrie Moore, Updike, so many others.
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Marc Francis:

"Just like it was a.... fly"
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Bobby Whirlwind:

Highwaymen vibe
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Threemoons:

Gah, sorry I missed all that Smithereens during my meh commute....
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Wild Neil:

Tang and buttered saltines sound pretty good. Triscuits even better with butter! My son eats butter right off the stick. Yum, fat!
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dale:

love this - never heard it. yeah, very highwayman.
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Rich in Washington:

still reeling here in the Portland area at the loss of the wonderful Ralph Carney. Such a great man. So funny.
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Guido from Cologne:

Stan Ridgway - no "e" after the "g"
(common misspelling)
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Marc Francis:

"Tell em Large marge sent ya!"
  11:21am
Agent Peter:

What happens in Biafra stays in Biafra
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Uncle Michael:

Hoping against hope for "Bikini Girls With Machine Guns."
  11:21am
paul:

I like the ragtime intro by Warren. ;)
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Uncle Michael:

Or "Soldier of Love"
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Joe McG:

@Guido: Thanks, just fixed it! @paul: It's a specially remixed version. ;)
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melinda:

Alice Munro is a great short storyist.
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Joe McG:

@melinda: She is indeed! Can anyone recommend any recent authors especially good at short stories?
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Sem:

What an album.
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Santos_L_Halper:

@Joe Mac: for my money, thom jones is one of the finest short story writers working today.
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ChrisB.:

The short stories of Richard Ford are worthy.
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herb.nyc:

i should relisten to Excitable Boy, bec i was dumb and didn't get into it then. (ditto to Randy Newman stuff; wnyc played his "lets drop the big one now" and it was so funny)
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Jeff Golick:

See also Joy Williams.
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Itzall Ablurr:

Oh Hell yeah, POGUES.
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Joe McG:

@Santos: I read "The Pugilest at Rest" years ago and loved it. @ChrisB: I'll check him out! @Jeff: Ooh, thanks!
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Santos_L_Halper:

i also think that TC Boyle's short stories are way better than his novels.
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doctorjazz:

Great set! Zevon, Pugues, stuck at my desk...
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Santos_L_Halper:

@Joe Mac: jim harrison's publisher put all his 'brown dog' stories in one volume...most enjoyable reading i've done in years!
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Dean:

The late Alistair MacLeod for stories revolving around Nova Scotia.
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Joe McG:

@Santos: I was never a fan, but I could try again.
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Jeff Golick:

More: Lydia Davis; Kelly Link.
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Joe McG:

@Dean: Thanks. Beautiful country up there.
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rw:

Joe, Space Food Sticks had a Tootsie Roll sort of vibe. Much less chewy though.
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Santos_L_Halper:

@Joe harrison or boyle put you off?
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Matt Fiveash:

Joe! I haven't heard this Pogues song, or the Zevon one, in many many years, and am shocked that I remember all the words to both. And meanwhile I struggle to remember my own phone number...
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melinda:

June Tabor does a really haunting version of this.
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Joe McG:

@Matt: I know, they get in there and stay there! @melinda: Agree! And the Dubliners do it, too, I think. Eric Bogle the original.
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Joe McG:

@santos: Boyle.
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Brian in UK:

Joe, Ring Lardner. Oh, you want a bit more up to date.
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doctorjazz:

Great set! Zevon, Pugues, stuck at my desk...
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emily:

Really nice segment, Joe!
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Joe McG:

@emily: Thanks! :)
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Brian in UK:

Costello produced?
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pantz:

@Joe Check out Wells Tower for great contemporary short stories. "Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned" is a treat!
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Santos_L_Halper:

@JoeMac: yeah, i was never a fan either, but i was in a 2nd hand book shop, and there was collection of his short stories, so i figured, "why not?"
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Dean:

Have to dip into Cheever every once in a while. Recently read a morbid Doris Lessing short story about a homeless woman and her cat.
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tadpoles:

No one quite like Shane McGowan. Very neat.
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Joe McG:

@BrianUK: Yes, EC did this one. MacGowan had nothing nice to say about the man, just thought he was mac'ing on Cait.
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northguineahills:

Haven't heard this Pogues before, nice...
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Marc Francis:

Fucking onions....
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Davee:

TOM WAITS!!!!
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Joe McG:

@Marc: That song kills me, too.
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Barney Grubbs:

Rebecca Lee's _Bobcat and Other Stories_ is a few years old, but was enjoyable.
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doctorjazz:

And Early Waits, my favorite Waits.
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Listener Alexandra:

This might be my favorite set anyone has ever done on WFMU. Thank you, Joe :-)
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Joe McG:

Thanks, Barney, I'll check that out!
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Joe McG:

Wow, Alex, now I KNOW it's Christmas! What a nice gift, thank you.
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melinda:

I like early Waits too
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Brendan:

Tom is going to reissue Myanmar Shave
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Uncle Michael:

Give me early, middle, recent, and future Waits.
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melinda:

Brendan haha
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Listener Scott:

My favorite Tom Waits period is just before he swallowed all those razor blades to make his voice do that.

I love the idea of Story Corner.
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Uncle Michael:

That's my least favorite period. He wrote some good songs but got interesting with heart Attack & Vine.
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Listener Scott:

(...and the execution. Great set.)
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Listener Alexandra:

This is absolutely stunning, Joe...thank you for such a stunning show and a set that even tops your many achievements. And happy holidays from your pal Alex ;-)
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Brian in UK:

You could see it coming, folks.
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Greg from ZONE 5:

Did Bobbie Gentry ever record a bad song? You know what—don't tell me. If she did, I don't wanna know about it.
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paul:

Had this BG LP in high school. When everyone else was listening to the Who and the Stones.
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melinda:

Great segue! Tom and Bobbie share a certain vibe, in my mind.
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Joe McG:

@Greg: No, she didn't! :)
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Joe McG:

@Scott: Maybe I'll make this an occasional feature of the show. I'm really enjoying it.
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Matt Fiveash:

Seconded, thirded, and on and on that this set is a genius concept. I hope you make it a semi-regular feature.
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Brian in UK:

Joe, Irene is the only one who has played Ackles' Montana Song. Fits the plan but a bit long.
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frenchee:

"Camouflage" was so creepy/amazing, all the stories are resonating. THANKS JOE
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Story Corner every year at Christmas time!

(Well, maybe more often, actually.)
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Uncle Michael:

Radio does not get any better than this.
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Barney Grubbs:

and _Gutshot: Stories_ by Amelia Gray has some entertainingly creepy pieces
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Mark in Toronto:

How about a Merle Haggard song?
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Brendan:

Bobbie woulda been great in the B 52s - big beautiful hair
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paul:

@Mark, If We Make It through December
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Joe McG:

You bet, Frenchee! Thanks, Matt, I think I will do it now and then. There could be a whole Brit ballad edition! Country ballads, too. @Brendan: I hope it wasn't a wig, but I guess it was.
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frenchee:

Lots of MAMAs today and dead or maimed soldiers. NICE!
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Joe McG:

@frechee: Next one has inmates!
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pantz:

David Sedaris recommended Wells Tower, so I had to pick it up. Sure enough, it was a winner.
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Itzall Ablurr:

Now THIS is the feelgood song of the set. Run Jeannie, RUN!
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frenchee:

LOUDON! It just gets better n better. GO JOE GO
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melinda:

Outstanding set! The recent Loudon Wainwright episode of Marc Maron's podcast was a good one.
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Bobby Whirlwind:

Two more thumbs up for Story Corner. Tell us another Joe!
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Brian in UK:

Like all the good songwriters tell you when you get hear them live "If you are waiting for the happy songs, you better leave now"
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Santos_L_Halper:

@JoeMac: hmm, someone mentioned 'creepy'. if you like horror at all, you should check out some of algernon blackwood's stuff. lovecraft worshipped him! Plus, it's all public domain on gutenberg
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Joe McG:

@Bobby: I got room for at least one more, maybe two!
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Mark in Toronto:

@Paul: Excellent!
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Jeff Moore:

I really enjoyed the private LW3 recital I got to attend at WFMU awhile back - nobody in Studio A but LW3, host Dave Hill and me with a camera.
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Lixiviated Life:

Hey, If I wanted to get depressed I would lstare at my checking account. Enough already
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Brian in UK:

Joe, think you hit spot AGAIN. Great show.
Next show. Next year.
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Brendan:

I can vaguely remember you playing a cool tragic ballad about a penniless young man doing a hold up or shoplifting or something to get his girl an engagement ring ?. I thing there mighta been a hanging or electric chair involved. My brain is repressing it - go figure .
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melinda:

Jeff when was that?
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Joe McG:

This Otway is for everyone who talked about "The Highwayman" earlier! :)
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Brian in UK:

Have to confess, Phil Ochs' take on Alfred Noyes poem is my favourite.
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12539:

Thanks, Joe. Happy Holidays!
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Jeff Golick:

(Seconding the Amelia Gray rec., above.)

Go, Joe, go. Thanks for the great shoe.
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Jeff Moore:

@melinda: June of 2015, I think. There's a link to the show on this Flickr page:

www.flickr.com...

(more pictures follow that one)
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Krys O.:

Just occurred to me that Otway sounds a little like Alex Harvey.
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Joe McG:

Thanks for listening, everyone, and commenting. Have a great rest of your year! I won't be here next week, but Bill Mac will play wonderful songs for you. I WILL be here on New Year's Day. Hope some of you will join me in 2018!
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Thanks, Joe. I plan to stick around for Joe Belock and his presentation of The Love-Birds plus a videocast of Chris Forsyth and the Solar Motel Band coming up next!
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Sem:

Been just a McGasko-fine morning. Thanks, Joe, see you sometime, maybe the New Year? Bye, all.
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Jeff Moore:

Is John Otway the guy who did the immortal "G8 Time"? Voice sounds similar.
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rw:

Thanks Joe! Have a Merry Christmas!
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Michiel:

A hum just settled in at the online stream
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Dominick:

Aaargh! is that hum supposed to be on the right channel?
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medson:

Great Show. Thanks Joe.
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Dominick:

I guess so.
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steveo:

thanks Joe!
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Jeff Moore:

Great show, Mr. Joe.
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Mick:

Thanks Joe! Great story set!
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Itzall Ablurr:

Thanks Joe, Happy Holidays!
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slugluv1313:

fantastic show, Joe -- especially that last set -- STORY TIME! totally killer, thank you!
(was listening but working, not able to chime in earlier)
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! see you in the New Year! :)
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