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Female-fronted pop from the past, present, and future; from all over the globe. And the occasional man.

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Favoriting December 17, 2021: I Am Your Fantasy

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Gong  I Am Your Fantasy   Favoriting Camembert Electrique  Charly  1971   
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Pale Saints  There Is No Day   Favoriting In Ribbons  4AD  1992   
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Ojerime  Jetset   Favoriting   Fang  2021   
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Lella Fadda  Ghareeba   Favoriting   Self-released  2021  From Egypt 
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Shelagh McDonald  Mirage   Favoriting Let No Man Steal Your Thyme  Sanctuary  2005  From 1970      0:13:25 (Pop-up)
Silvia  Me Vas Cantidad   Favoriting Ritmo Fantasía: Balearic Spanish Synth-Pop, Boogie and House (1982-1992)  Soundaway  2021  From 1983 
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Genesis  Home By the Sea   Favoriting Genesis  Atlantic  1983   
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Various Artists  Ya Hadret El Omda   Favoriting Oyoun Baheya  Nasr Mahrous  2000  From Egypt, discovered on the streets of Dumbo!      0:24:21 (Pop-up)
 
EERA  Ladder   Favoriting Speak  Just Dust Recordings  2021  From Germany & Norway 
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Jane Kennaway and Strange Behaviour  I.O.U.   Favoriting Sharon Signs to Cherry Red: Independent Women 1979-1985 (V/A)  Cherry Red  2016  From 1980      0:39:24 (Pop-up)
Jeannie & The Big Guys  I Want You   Favoriting   Piccadilly  1964        0:42:59 (Pop-up)
Letta Mbulu  Mahlalela (Lazy Bones)   Favoriting Letta  Chisa  1970   
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Lena Lim & the Stylers  爱人就是我     Hong Yong  2015  From Singapore, 1977      0:50:23 (Pop-up)
Kellee Patterson  I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby   Favoriting   Jazzman  2015  From 1976 / Barry White cover      0:52:57 (Pop-up)
Yuko Kanai  Hashire Usagi   Favoriting Ecran  Pony Canyon  2017  From Japan, 1981 
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Jelly Cleaver  Black Line   Favoriting Forever Presence  Gearbox Records  2021   
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Jarina De Marco  Give It To Me Baby   Favoriting   Cosmic Artists  2021  Rick James cover / From the Dominican Republic & USA 
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Julie London  Go Slow   Favoriting The Very Best Of Julie London  Capitol  2006  From 1957      1:24:39 (Pop-up)
Sarah Vaughan  Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)   Favoriting Mainstream Funk  We Want Sounds  2021  From 1972 
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Georgia Anne Muldrow  Morena Del Ray   Favoriting Kings Ballad  Ubiquity  2010   
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Caroline Polachek  Door   Favoriting Pang  Perpetual Novice  2019   
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Hurray For the Riff Raff  Jupiter’s Dance   Favoriting Life On Earth  Nonesuch  2021  MY SINGLE OF THE WEEK! 
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Romy Schneider & Michel Piccoli  La Chanson D'Helene   Favoriting   Philips  1970        1:43:55 (Pop-up)
Jane Weaver  I Wish   Favoriting Modern Kosmology  Fire Records  2017   
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The Knife  Forest Families   Favoriting Silent Shout  Rabid Records  2006   
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Yanka Rupkina & Les Mystere Des Voix Bulgares  Kalimankou Denkou (The Evening Gathering)   Favoriting Les Mystere Des Voix Bulgares  Nonesuch  1987        1:55:11 (Pop-up)
Nalan  I'm Good   Favoriting I’m Good. The Crying Tape  Mansions and Millions  2021   
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Ethel Waters  Mr. Handy Man   Favoriting 100 Super Best  Ethel Waters  2018  From 1928      2:06:15 (Pop-up)
Mae West  My Daddy Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll)   Favoriting Mae West: The Fabulous Mae West & Other Wonderful Girls  Sepia Records  2006  From 1956 
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Carmen Sevilla  Sera El Amor   Favoriting Carmen Sevilla: Sus Grandes Exitos  Divucsa  1996  From Spain, 1969      2:11:18 (Pop-up)
The Bird & the Bee  Jump   Favoriting Interpreting the Masters, Volume 2: A Tribute to Van Halen  No Expectations / Release Me Records  2019   
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Juana Aguirre  Ven A Visitarme   Favoriting Claroscuro  Self-released  2021  From Argentina 
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Genesis  Duchess   Favoriting Duke  Rhino  2007  From 1980 
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Maxine Funke  Equinox   Favoriting   Mexican Summer  2021  From New Zealand 
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The Shondells  Wonderful One   Favoriting This Love Was Real: LA Vocal Groups 1959-1964  Ace Records  2021  From 1962    *   2:34:28 (Pop-up)
Renata Zeiguer  Follow Me Down   Favoriting Old Ghost  Northern Spy Records  2018   
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Rickie Lee Jones  Easy Money   Favoriting Rickie Lee Jones  Warner Bros.  1979   
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Mahmundi & Rubel  Aposta   Favoriting   Universal Music  2021  From Brazil 
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Mary-Anne Paterson  Reverie For Roslyn   Favoriting Me  President Records  2017  From 1970 
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Jon Hopkins  Tayos Caves, Ecuador II   Favoriting Music for Psychedelic Therapy  Domino Recording Company  2021   
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Sade  Kiss Of Life   Favoriting Love Deluxe  Epic  1992   
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Listener comments!

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Michael 98145:

Welcome home, Cosmic Sister
  2:54pm
Joey!:

Hey!! Am i the first one here? All the best to all our friends and a big HEY to Sheila and a great show!!!
  2:55pm
Joey!:

Oh hey Mike!! You get that honor!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:57pm
Michael 98145:

Happy to be here
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dreamyandseedy:

ready to get giddy!
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ncjay:

good Friday afternoon, Sheila! and greetings, music lovers!
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Yes:

excellent title. hello everyone
  3:00pm
P-90:

Reentry Edition!
  3:00pm
Robm:

Hello fellow people of the boom
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Carmichael:

Puh-JOW!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:01pm
Bimbus Bambus:

Hello fellow people of the shroom
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:01pm
DanFA:

Boom Boom Time
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:01pm
listener james from westwood:

Afternoon, Sheila and all!!
  3:01pm
Jocelyn:

Happy Friday Everyone!
  3:02pm
Jocelyn:

Welcome back Sheila!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:02pm
DanFA:

@ Bimbus Bambus: who is your profile pic of?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:02pm
DjLorraine:

I can't hear :(
  3:02pm
michael z:

Welcome Back Sheila!!!
  3:02pm
Rick G:

Hello Sheila, all. Will listen in when I’m done at the dentist!
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winston legthigh:

its finally here! boom time times 2. hello djsheilab, sophisticates.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:03pm
loveless:

Intriguing e-letter, can't wait for the stories. Hello all.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:03pm
Bimbus Bambus:

@DanFA My favorite DJ... DJ Tanner
  3:03pm
Cooh John:

HELLO SHEILA! I MISSED YOU! I feel better now. I had to get that out. Hello fellow sophisticates. 🙋‍♂️DjLorraine
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syddog:

Sheilaaaaaa
  3:04pm
Neil in Somerset:

Hi Sheila. Gong on SBB! This must be a first.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:05pm
chresti:

Oh boy! Sheila B!
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TDK60:

DJ Sheila B! | Don't step on my fantasy.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:05pm
Little Fyodor:

Hi, newbie dumb question here. Can Sheila or anyone tell me what the opening theme is? Asking for a close friend..... Thanks!! (Love the show!) (I'm a newbie to Sheila's comment page, but not to her show!!)
  3:05pm
Cooh John:

Telling us sbout your trip in song, I see.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:05pm
Handy Haversack:

Fond Friday greetings, Sheila and the most sophisticated of Boom Boomers!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:06pm
DjLorraine:

I can hear now. Is our gal here??
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:06pm
chresti:

How was your therapeutic mushroom blast?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:06pm
dreamyandseedy:

ojerime can do no wrong
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:07pm
Gurldoggie:

Sheila! Is it really you??!?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:08pm
Yes:

dig this
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Juli:

This song is really pretty
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:08pm
DanFA:

Sheila, what are you doing to us?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:08pm
Handy Haversack:

Now *I'm* on mushrooms, it sounds like!
  3:08pm
Miss G:

*waves to all* listening from across the room but ran over to dedicate the Gong song to a Gong-loving psychedelic traveler of old. <3
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:08pm
chris in the redwoods:

hi, Sheila and sophisticated boom boomers. hope you are all well.
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djsheilab:

Hello music luvvvvvvers!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:09pm
Michael 98145:

pre-Solstice love to you all
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winston legthigh:

mushrooms while at work. interesting concept.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:10pm
Michael 98145:

@wl, that would have been a great idea
  3:10pm
Robm:

Hey fellow listeners is it just me ir is the stream cutting out
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:10pm
Michael 98145:

strong stream here ...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:11pm
chris in the redwoods:

no problems here, Robm.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:11pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Sheila B Trippin'! You made it back out of the rabbit hole! Hoping all is well today.
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winston legthigh:

the last song seized up a few times. other than that stream sounds good here.
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djsheilab:

Thank you for being here, dear listeners! Hopefully the CD player will be gentle on me from here on....
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:12pm
Handy Haversack:

Michael, winston, does that mean we're all getting jobs in a mushroom cave? Because I am *ready*. Noncave life has nothing more to offer me.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:12pm
Michael 98145:

glitch-hop
  3:13pm
Miss G:

Robm I am on laptop and "pop-up" and when you posted it did cut out but now fine
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Philipp:

heeeyheyhey, Sheila B and citizens wfmu land from Saint-Petersburg(Russia), thnx u for Ojerime, dark r&b, interesting, wow!
  3:13pm
this is:

This track is everything to combat the icky consumer vibe I just pulled into at this shopping center
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winston legthigh:

everybody else is high around here. if u cant beat em...
  3:13pm
Robm:

@Chris must be something in my end
  3:14pm
michael z:

This set is mind blowing. So trippy and sensual.
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djsheilab:

AH! Perfect description, michael z.
  3:15pm
WM:

Thanks for the Gilli Smyth (aka Shakti Yoni) of Gong. I've heard some of her music before (perhaps on SBB). The psychedelic sound seems a bit out of character for your show, but then you are the advocate of all manifestations of the Eternal Feminine.
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djsheilab:

WM—Indeed you have! And I play plenty of female-fronted psychedelia as well.
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HyperDose:

Happy Friday, Sheila!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:19pm
Yes:

lovely silivia, and the comp looks great
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Philipp:

Lella Fadda brilliant too, thnx!
  3:19pm
P-90:

Shelagh to Silvia, slick segue
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:20pm
Bimbus Bambus:

pulling out the occasional Phil early today
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djsheilab:

Bimbus Bambus—I am so immersed in Phil at the moment. I can't help but honor him.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:21pm
DjLorraine:

Little Fyodor i was gonna tell to go to songs or playlist but it's not listed. I clickystarred it at one time!

Cooh John 🙋‍♀️
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:23pm
Handy Haversack:

Sheila, just wondering if you got the e-mail(s) that I sent? Sorry for the bother!
  3:23pm
Hope:

Thank you Sheila for re-igniting my guilty love of classic Phil Collins!
  3:23pm
goes211:

Beautiful Fall day! Sounds great, Sheila…hello to all.
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winston legthigh:

ditto that @hope
  3:24pm
P-90:

Song about being trapped in a haunted house full of ghosts who want to tell you their stories
  3:25pm
JoeG:

I'm gonna stay up a little later tonite and enjoy a classic "Miami Vice" episode or two on one of those classic TV geriatric cable networks, maybe see PC guest-starring!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:25pm
Handy Haversack:

And in bad news / good news, because of COVID spikes, the kids' plays performance K8 was going to produce this weekend have been postponed -- and she'll be home for cocktails and Sophisticated Boom Boom in an hour!
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djsheilab:

P-90—Such an excellent theme!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:25pm
Pale Son:

I always thought of it as a seniors' residence.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:26pm
DjLorraine:

:D
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HyperDose:

Yayyy K8 time!
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Lixiviated Life:

im not so sure any more so
  3:27pm
Joey!:

Sheila..Entangled...one of my fave Genesis numbers!
  3:27pm
dreamyandseedy:

@phillip: check out ojerime on bandcamp! every single song is “jetset” quality
  3:28pm
mike s.:

After Genesis went pop, they certainly were able to write a good pop song...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:29pm
Michael 98145:

yay
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Philipp:

@dreamyandseedy aw, im always look at the bandcamp first : )
thnx)
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TDK60:

Pop Genesis was okay, but I had to put my prog cape away.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:32pm
DanFA:

Patrick Bateman was a big Phil Collins fan
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:32pm
Michael 98145:

bandcamp is our friend
  3:32pm
BH:

playlists from various apps have probably done wonders for people wanting to play various genres of music in their workspaces?
at least it seemed that way one time when I was in a Mexican Restaurant and it became pretty obvious that "hey the music is being played off of Spotify"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:33pm
DanFA:

Embrace the prog, Sheila.
  3:33pm
WM:

Forgive me for attempting to categorize you in any way. Just as the wind bloweth where it listeth, so Sheila B. encompasses all styles and genres.
  3:33pm
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omg
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:33pm
Gurldoggie:

There’s that amazing series of records from Sublime Frequencies which is recordings from the radios around the world. They could do a brilliant edition which is just the amplified street sounds of Brooklyn.
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TimSF:

@Dan FA; yes he was, in his Oliver Peoples glasses.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:34pm
dreamyandseedy:

@Little Fyodor: check one of sheila's first shows ever! very first song under "music behind dj"
wfmu.org...
  3:34pm
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Kismet. Was walking in Red Hook towards the sea and Boom… Genesis comes on.
  3:34pm
Robm:

I heard bob seger had to use a chair-on his last tour
  3:34pm
Joey!:

Phil plays the drums on Frieda's hit "I Know, There's Something Going On"!!
  3:35pm
Morgan:

sheila you tripped
  3:35pm
Jett:

Hope you're well. @DjSheilaB Enjoying your show, you're killing me with Phil, and it goes to the point that you've managed to get me to listen to some Genesis, so clearly you have an influence on me. Hope you are doing great. Best to Alvy Singer. You are something else!
  3:35pm
P-90:

That Peter Gabriel era Genesis + the first two LPs after Gabriel left is the REAL Phil Collins, you really can’t know who/what Collins and Genesis are if you don’t hear them. I am unwavering on this point.
  3:35pm
Morgan:

thats a great reset
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:35pm
Handy Haversack:

Line for the free testing van in my neighborhood was two-plus-blocks long.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:36pm
listener james from westwood:

Never too late to dive into Genesis or Phil Collins's awesomeness.
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TDK60:

Yeah, the other night I was heading out to play an open mike then realized I'd better wait..
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HyperDose:

Thought that was going to turn into a metal riff for a second
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:36pm
listener james from westwood:

Also, congrats on the shrooms! A friend gave them her first try this year and she reported two thumbs up on that experience!
  3:37pm
P-90:

All that eighties Genesis is just a receding echo of their seventies work, nowhere near as consistently brilliant. Not the same band at all.
  3:37pm
Miss G:

dreamyandseedy, thank you for that show link from 2015! I thought I had the theme music in my files, but I didn't. And so cute to see the next song was Charles Wilp "Bunny," love that album!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:37pm
tim from washington:

Just arriving! Hi Sheila! Congrats on the successful psilocybic and Genesis journeys!
  3:37pm
Morgan:

yeah glad it was a positive experience
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:37pm
DanFA:

@SheilaB what music were you listening to while on shrooms?
  3:38pm
Jett:

Hello 🙋‍♂️ @DjLorraine, hope things are great by you. I will be on this Wednesday doing my Nesmith tribute among many other cool things.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:38pm
iiibeat:

Some how or maybe for some why . . The first name on his certificate behind glass on the wall changed from Hieronymous to Hermogenes. Possibly after or during the last solar eclipse. But . . Certainly not before that cosmic event. Right??
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djsheilab:

DanFA—I was listening to a record I shall play at the end of the show.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:38pm
dreamyandseedy:

@Miss G: :D ! i have been slowing making my way through her archives, lots of gems, no surprise!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:38pm
chris in the redwoods:

this EERA is great! thanks, Sheila.
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Philipp:

@dreamyandseedy your nickname is reet/reat_cute, maybe wicked(?), I was reminded of this:"Saints Sinners" : )
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:39pm
Gurldoggie:

Whoa. Who woulda thunk there was so much love for Genesis among this crowd?
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djsheilab:

Thank you all for the Genesis positivity (even if you don't love them)!
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djsheilab:

Gurldoggie—Isn't it lovely!
  3:40pm
Morgan:

i would love to hear you tripping. you’re already like full of wonderment
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ShelbyG:

I love old Genesis. One of my favorites is Misunderstanding.
Hi SheilaB & friends, happy Friday xoxoxoxo
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djsheilab:

Morgan—I can't wait to share with you all!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:41pm
dreamyandseedy:

@Philipp: lol, it's just something i read in a mark twain book and thought was funny. i think the line was "i looked how i felt, dreamy and seedy"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:41pm
tim from washington:

Sheila - I don't want to sound like the kid who tattles when there's a substitute teacher BUT Faye went on and on about how filthy Sophisticated Boom Boom is. You didn't hear that from me though ;)
  3:42pm
Jett:

@DjSheilaB You're probably the only person in the world that can actually get me to listen to Phil era Genesis. I must admit I always did like and still do like "Follow You, Follow Me."
  3:42pm
P-90:

Oh… that’s Twain? Interesting.
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djsheilab:

tim from washington—Ooooh did she?!!! I shall look forward to catching up in the archives this weekend.
  3:43pm
Miss G:

tim from washington, one Saturday I was listening to a previous show in the archives and I almost fell off my chair when it was _Gypsy Rose Lee_ - I don't think I had ever heard her sing!
  3:43pm
Kitty k8:

Virgin listening to your LIVE Sheila !! Outside on a 60
Degree ray. Already feeling it. Can’t wait to Hear about the journey…
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:43pm
Gurldoggie:

I’m not a big fan myself, but it proves once again that WFMU aficionados are all about the music that moves them, and not at all about what’s “cool.”
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djsheilab:

Jett—It is a beautiful song.
  3:44pm
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Botticelli checking in.Like this one!
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djsheilab:

What's up Kitty k8!
  3:44pm
Hope:

Abacab is a great record. Ok now i've revealed waaaayy too much
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djsheilab:

Botticelli! Long time, friend!
  3:45pm
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I got you for the duration now
  3:46pm
Robm:

@Gurldoggie which proves wgat a bunch of music geeks we all are and proud of it.
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chris in the redwoods:

Letta! <3 <3 <3
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djsheilab:

Hope—I'm just digging into it :)
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Yes:

:) love this
  3:47pm
Hope:

enjoy!
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djsheilab:

This record is ECSTATIC!
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Davis:

YES
  3:49pm
Hope:

my kids just told me to 'lower my music'.
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ShelbyG:

This is a BANGER!!
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HyperDose:

See you on the dance floor, Shelby!
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Davis:

ive heard qongonga track of this album, this one is even more
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ShelbyG:

Hey HD! Dance party, for sure!
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winston legthigh:

a-b-a-c-a-b refers to the song structure as it was originally written.
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Davis:

or qongoga... not sure of title
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tim from washington:

This is an inspired and inspiring set!
  3:51pm
Hope:

Winston you are a treasure!
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winston legthigh:

blushing
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Philipp:

@dreamyandseedy, wow! I'm lovin it : ))
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Passaic River Blues:

Lena Lim, oh God!
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Passaic River Blues:

Patterson's Black Jazz record is fantastic, and very different from this (which is also awesome).
  3:55pm
P-90:

Top-notch vocal
  3:56pm
Jett:

I remember Kellee Patterson was a beauty contest winner, and was often spotlighted on Jet magazine. Wonder whatever became of her.
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Bimbus Bambus:

Miss Indiana 1971!
  3:57pm
Moe Odatalla:

That opening hook is a Nas song I remember. Gavee chills
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TimSF:

@Jett; Jett talking'about Jet.
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tim from washington:

@Passaic - I used to have that Black Jazz record!
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Passaic River Blues:

@Tim: nice! In my file-sharing days, I had a crappy CD-R of burned mp3s...now lost to time. Everything on that label was amazing--Real Gone Music's efforts to reissue most BJ records is a public service.
@Jett: Miss Indiana! I had no idea.
  4:02pm
Cooh John:

@Robm: Bob was standing and rocking when I saw him on that farewell tour.
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John in Phoenixville:

I can’t express how much I’m enjoying today’s show, Sheila B.! About your Genesis conversion, I find one of the sweetest joys in life is discovering that you love something that you previously thought you hated, whether that’s a band, a food, or a person. Love power conquers all!
  4:03pm
Miss G:

What a great set to bop around and do crafting to!
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Mennlinn Rebarts:

Usually usagi yo ni hayai wouldn't be such a desirable trait :)
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iiibeat:

Ha! Imagine if they are certain curse words in Chinese . . Then she REALLY couldn't tell us . .
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Handy Haversack:

Mushrooms always seem so light and pleasant to me.
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Mennlinn Rebarts:

Thanks for sharing this story!
  4:05pm
Morgan:

wow
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Franco Twinkie:

The demonic realm is the place I ALLWAYS go when I'm tripping.
  4:06pm
P-90:

“ten minutes”?
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HyperDose:

This is like an episode of The Midnight Gospel 😍
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tim from washington:

@Passaic - about 15 years ago I was at a record show where I used to live in Michigan. When I walked in I made eye contact with my buddy who worked at the record store. He was at a dealer's table, had a dead serious look on his face and gave me "come over here" signal. I went over and looked through the crates he was at. It was filled with Strata East, Black Jazz and other heavy duty artists/labels. Get this - all priced at $2 a piece! I spent all my money at that table. And I picked the Kellee Patterson Black Jazz in the bunch.
  4:07pm
Morgan:

this is very intense
  4:08pm
skyline chili:

RE:what ken fhp said with one minor tweak. Sheila B Trippin'! you made it back out of the rabbit hole! 'Hopping' all is well today. 🐇
  4:08pm
Joey Joe Joe:

Power to you for sharing this, Sheila B.
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Robm:

@morgan it is very intense
  4:09pm
rf:

I want to break free
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Hope:

Much respect and total support, Shelia.
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Yes:

:)
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chris in the redwoods:

for others dealing with similar non-binary discomfort, i found Ivan Coyote's "Care Of" quite enlightening. highly recommend it to anyone, actually.
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Passaic River Blues:

@Tim: HOLY SHIT--epic score! I am **intensely** jealous.
@Sheila: Gender *is* a prison. Very keen insight from your experience.
  4:10pm
P-90:

“Guides” often appear in these trips, the plant entities Sheila describes are a manifestation of this. It’s very common to have these guides appear (and frequently they talk about light), it’s fascinating that you see so many different kinds of individual personalities reporting similar experiences when using these substances.
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Ike:

The visual of being connected to a demonic warship (demonic worship?) really speaks to me for some reason! Gender roles are rubbish.
  4:11pm
Miss G:

she said "crone!" That's what I was thinking (and crying)
  4:11pm
bukowski.:

♡♡♡♡♡
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Another Patrick from Hoboken:

Thank you for sharing
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Xangoir:

The power of the light - I had a dream about this too
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ShelbyG:

Sheila. You are so amazing. You ARE a light worker. Thank you ❤️
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syddog:

<3
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Gordon FM:

Thanks for sharing your personal, and beautiful experiences.
  4:12pm
Too Obtuse:

So many of us can confirm the fact that you are a shining light!
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Miss G:

Well just realized, that my dream last night, featured fashion designer (who I adore) Rick Owens, and his work is very gender fluid. ..and often very dark.
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Jocelyn:

Yes. Kindness has to exist on both sides.
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iiibeat:

The 4th dimension is the movement.
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ShelbyG:

I've always identified myself as Shelby.
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Philipp:

@drwamandseedy – don't judge too severely )
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Boulder Tom:

That was really beautiful
  4:13pm
Morgan:

it doesn’t sound crazy, its about breaking down unhelpful personal barriers
  4:13pm
melissa fleischman:

So beautiful! Thank you for sharing Sheila!
  4:14pm
P-90:

Nothing wrong with being “SO female
Identified” …somebody’s got to do it.
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the serpent:

You are beautiful Sheila!❤️
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chris in the redwoods:

very wonderful to hear, Sheila. thank you for sharing!
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DjLorraine:

Wrinkle iove!!
You are a light worker. Period.
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Philipp:

@dreamyandseedy*** ooops, its a t9, not for me.don't judge too severely)(I'm loving it)
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Dylanna Hell:

incredible, thank you for sharing.
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HyperDose:

My identity is based on cats
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Laurie H:

Love you Sheila! I'm so glad you had a good trip! xoxo
  4:14pm
Ochre Ogre:

Hi Sheila, Yes that's the way shrooms are supposed to make you feel, connecting to the 'light', humanity and nature.
Thank you for sharing!!
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Accordion To Phil:

Thx Sheila for sharing!
  4:15pm
Morgan:

plants don’t lie
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Matt Fiveash:

Sweep that roof!
  4:15pm
Ruth:

Sheila you should have a gender-free set.
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ShelbyG:

I'm FASCINATED about mushrooms. I really want to start microdosing. I've been reading books on trees & fungi, watching documentaries, etc. I'm so happy you had such a great, growth-filled, beautiful experience, Sheila xoxo
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Very nice, Sheila. If you were shining any brighter, we'd all need shades.
Haha, good one, skyline.
  4:15pm
Corey in Tempe:

Sheila, thank you so much for sharing, such an amazing experience. Roles are nonexistent in pure light. No judgement to withhold.
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Accordion To Phil:

And for sweeping the roofs thru music and yo ur cool personality
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cal:

How wonderful for you, Sheila. I'm very touched. Thought of you when you went onto mushroom trip. So glad for you! You got so much. Wow.
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dreamyandseedy:

that was a BEAUTIFUL story sheila!!! thank you for sharing!!! gorgeous wrinkled crone :) :) :) you ARE working the light!!!!!!!!!!!
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Handy Haversack:

That's great, Sheila, that you could bring back and maintain that sense of connection and the dissolving of pernicious cultural artifacts like gender. Thanks for including us in your experience.

Keep sweeping them rooftops!
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TDK60:

Thanks for sharing.
  4:16pm
WM:

I know this sounds ultrareaction in this day and age, but you don't need to apoligize for your female identity, Shelia. We (I) like you the way you are.
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John in Phoenixville:

Thanks so much for sharing, Sheila! You truly are a light worker.
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rx scabin:

I stopped by at the right time. Keep up the good work DJ Sheila B. Thank you for your honesty and your effort.
  4:16pm
Joey!:

Your experience really inspired me Sheila..and my daughter Jess. I can't tell you, it was wonderful....
  4:17pm
Miss G:

Thank you for your bravery in sharing Sheila B. I will listen again (the first part hit me like a gut punch [being the cute young girl and etc] and I got a bit disoriented.) Every week you bring a lot of light with your show. Even when you play a song which explores the darkness, always, the intent is not to _bring_ the dark, there's a difference. We must explore all parts of life (and gender.)
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Gurldoggie:

I know it was contrary to your purposes, but I imagine it would have been entertaining to hear you narrate your trip live on the radio. Where else but WFMU?!
  4:18pm
Tx Friend:

Thanks for sharing. It is work and having a psychedelic experience is work. Gotta keep at it.
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djsheilab:

Oh these comments are just magical. I love you all. Thank you for holding me as I shared.
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Handy Haversack:

Hoo, another burner, this track!
  4:18pm
Jett:

You really are very beautiful. I don't think you're a wrinkly old lady, I'm sure you still look fine and you will always look fine even as an elderly lady. What matters is who you are, inside, and that's extremely beautiful. Your passion for great music is so infectious. I think it is wonderful, don't ever lose that. I'm honored to listen to you, and know about you, and feel so blessed by your presence.
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Yes:

love this guitar!
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Yes:

and organ!
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rx scabin:

Also, this song.
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djsheilab:

Yes—Isn't this killer?!!
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Passaic River Blues:

This is incredible.
  4:19pm
P-90:

@Yes: yes
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tim from washington:

Wow! That was such a lucid description of what was probably in some ways indescribable. Letting go is a frequent theme in your shares, Sheila, and it sounds like you let go of a lot! Way to go! It's hard work.
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Franco Twinkie:

My oh my Shelia, this was a breakthrough moment. You really got some rusty gears moving forward again. I will only say this: The amazing thing about tripping hard is you NEVER forget what you went through. You'll be able to draw on this experience for years to come.
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chresti:

Also:
hbbf.org...
  4:20pm
listener james from westwood:

Congratulations, Sheila, on the revelatory trip! The gender-nonconforming world is a bright and beautiful one. Sounds like you’ve made a fine start in delving into the experience!
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dreamyandseedy:

@Philipp: no worries, i stepped away from the keyboard for a min. i found the twain story i got the quote from. "playing courier" i must have gone on a twain reading binge about 10 years ago, i found many notes from several books and short stories.
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Handy Haversack:

Bandcamp URL for that Jelly Cleaver album: jellycleaver.bandcamp.com...
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ShelbyG:

this cover is ridiculously good...love your show, Sheila!
  4:21pm
Miss G:

WM, I've enjoyed your film recs on STF. Just to say, that, as "an old crone" now, if one has a partner who has seen you from the cute to the crone, it is a beautiful experience. It's not one thing or another, it's like seeing a bunch of film transparencies on top of each other. . .the aspects of the person which go beyond gender. And accepting and even loving, those parts of the human form which are now. . .not so beautiful.
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dreamyandseedy:

thanks for that handy! Jelly Cleaver is a great band name
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syddog:

sick cover wow
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Yes:

omg this is also amazing. thank you sheila!!
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cal:

Your honesty and transparency touches my heart. It is a blessing to have you here on the radio. We are all so lucky!
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Ken From Hyde Park:

If it helps, Sheila, Scott Williams said there were cookies in the third floor break room.
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djsheilab:

Awwww...thank you Cal!
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pgalub:

Hey Sheila and everyone! Bring on the light!
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ShelbyG:

HD. I'm on the dance floor. Come join me!!
  4:23pm
Rick A:

Hi Sheila and All,
Thank you for having the courage to share all of your thoughts in a public venue, making yourself vulnerable in the process. You are a deep and sensitive person who makes all of our lives better with both your music and your insights.
  4:23pm
lunarleigh:

Thank you so much for sharing your remarkable experience. The imagery of sweeping the rooftops of the universe to allow light to shine down on earth is amazing. And yes, all the lightworkers, including the non-binary/non-gender people, are here at this time of our planet to assist us with evolving and elevating our consciousness.
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ifeelfatnsassy:

Hey Sheila - thanks for sharing your experience. Really appreciate the perspective.
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GeorgeSimian:

One of my all time favorite songs.
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ifeelfatnsassy:

Seems I'm in good company of others that needed a couple songs to process and comment. Haha.
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chresti:

Nice visualization, light workers sweeping away light blocking debris on the roof.
  4:25pm
Jonathan:

Dammit, I'm trying to put on a playlist for a party that's about to start, and I can't turn this show off.
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djsheilab:

Reading all of your comments is SUCH a joy. Thanks for being so loving + open!
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Dayffid:

Thanks for sharing your experience Sheila!
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MarciB:

I just tuned it and it sounds like I missed an amazing story. Thank goodness for the recent archives - will listen to the first half of the show later. Sounds like it involved magick mushrooms and a trippy light-filled experience!
  4:27pm
Ochre Ogre:

Sheila- If you plan on more experimenting, hopefully you get to a point where you're able to do it in the woods or an environment in nature. A truly different and beautiful experience.
  4:27pm
John in Phoenixville:

I’ve been in such a Julie London kind of mood lately. This does me so much good.
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Philipp:

Jelly Cleaver, Jarina De Marco, Julie London its a brilliant!@!! aaaaarrrŕr
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djsheilab:

MarciB—That's exactly right!
  4:28pm
P-90:

Julie to Sarah, very hip
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Franco Twinkie:

I think I got a contact high from your ecstatic reveal. The thing is, now you're in the inner circle.
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MarciB:

Oh wow @djsheliab - I did shrooms decades ago and it was terrible. I know your story will make me reconsider!
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rx scabin:

Sarah Vaughan!
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ShelbyG:

my favorite Marvin Gaye track..well done
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captain beef fart:

Loved the story! GREAT SHOW!
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Jocelyn:

What a beautiful experience!
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HyperDose:

You know how Jim Morrison is always yapping on about breaking on through to the other side? You did it, Sheila! 🚀✨
@Shelby Such an ebb and flow to this show, like a living, breathing entity
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Passaic River Blues:

I think Matt Warwick played this last week and I'll make the same comment: Late era Sassy is very underrated and worth poking around.
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rx scabin:

It has been years. I think I need a tune-up.
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djsheilab:

HyperDose—I did it!!!
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MarciB:

Ok, I'm going for my edibles now!
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Gurldoggie:

Oooh - interesting. I wouldn't have picked this as a song that needed a cover version, but this is pretty awesome.
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Bimbus Bambus:

iirc Sarah filed a lawsuit against Mainstream for one of her album covers with her as a clown on it. Not sure if this song was from it.
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Handy Haversack:

Yay, K8's home! 4:30 sharp!
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tim from washington:

It was really cool for me to hear Sheila's use of mushrooms as a tool for insight and personal growth. I've never heard anyone describe it as Sheila did. I've heard "trips" recounted but mainly as a retelling of something funny, cool or bad happening. But mainly I've been around psychedelics used as a way to get annihilated (myself included). And it seemed like the only "benefit" of that was to be able to drink for another 6 hours.

Again, thanks for sharing your experience, Sheila. It was quite enlightening to me.
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Avrilinmay:

j'adore
  4:31pm
Rick A:

Yes, the production on this is startlingly raw and original.
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HyperDose:

Hi K8!!! *waves* 😃🍹
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Franco Twinkie:

Hyper, well put. That's exactly what taking the dive into the pool of psychedelic unraveling is - breaking on thru to the other side.
  4:32pm
Miss G:

Yay HH! K8 will enjoy to listen to the trip in an hour or so!
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chris in the redwoods:

hi, K8!
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Franco Twinkie:

K8, where!? KATE!!!!
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Ken From Hyde Park:

K8! Celebr8!
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Bimbus Bambus:

Maybe this is the door Bryce was talking about
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djsheilab:

Bimbus Bambus—Oh my! That's right! Bryce was calling for a door. AND I'VE ANSWERED!!!
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Handy Haversack:

She is saying hi from under a pile of cats. And telling a story of a trans coworker who was attacked on the train last week, handcuffed by MTA cops, and told her she started it. So let's spread Sheila's revelations a little further, everyone, shall we?
  4:35pm
Ochre Ogre:

Jimi Hendrix: Have you ever been experienced?

Sheila B: Yeah!!
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Handy Haversack:

Time to mix the drinks. Strong and rare have been requested!
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djsheilab:

Handy + K8—Cheers!
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love2laf:

A late happy Friday to you Sheila, the Light Worker, and all the rest of my fellow Boom-Boomers. Glad I tuned in in time to hear the shroom story, thank you for sharing as you do Sheila B, it's inspiring, and humbling as always.
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Handy Haversack:

Sheila, I had sent you an e-mail about a concert series she's curating. I forgot you'd be out last week! Did it reach you? And sorry for any bother!
  4:38pm
Miss G:

Yes strong and rare, thanks to K8 for sharing that horrible story just so that people outside of NYC don't imagine it's some kind of lib snowflake world there nowadays. . .
  4:39pm
Jocelyn:

I really hope all the open dialogue about psychedelics will help others. Especially those who had prior bad experiences. Like many things you need to be in a safe environment with assistance to get the most out of it.
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rx scabin:

@Handy I already have my drink in hand: Boodles Martini (classic).
  4:39pm
P-90:

These “guides” that seem to appear as benevolent, protective presences that accompany the psychedelic voyager, and help her interpret her experiences, are very commonly reported. Appearances of beings or emissaries from the plant world that can be helpful, mischievous, or deeply mysterious are also frequently experienced. I was fascinated that Sheila’s experiences seemed to combine these two elements into one: the plant beings ARE the guides.
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steveo:

be careful giving bryce a door -- he might break the knob off!
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rx scabin:

@P-90 Jung?
  4:40pm
Cooh John:

Were you with Bryce when trapped behind the door?
  4:41pm
Jocelyn:

I remember a lot of tenderness from my ayahuasca experience and got so much out of it because I was safe.
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djsheilab:

Cooh John—YESSSS!!!!
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Jake:

Sheila, Take a Bow!!
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winston legthigh:

your honesty is inspiring djsheilab, thanks for sharing your experience so vividly.

gotta run. happy holidays and a happy, healthy new year to all.

skol k8 and handy!
  4:42pm
michael z:

I love Hurray for the Riff Raff. Can’t wait for the new album.
  4:42pm
Dougie:

OMG I can’t believe I missed the psychedelic mushroom story! They are the best. I will go back in the archives listen to it right away.
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Avrilinmay:

I loved loved their track "Pa'lante" !
  4:44pm
Miss G:

This is for chresti and Franco Twinkie: the worst thing I ever did with my guy was I was looking for a vitamin in his personal jar and saw it was empty except for a piece of grey paper. So, this was _very unlike me_ but I reached in and threw it in the trash. Normally I would not ever touch his stuff. It turns out that it was a "tab," the last of the late 70s SF acid. . .
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HyperDose:

Take care, Winston!
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Franco Twinkie:

Thank you Shelia, I need to go outside into the late Autumn light and ponder everything you said.
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Cooh John:

i did 'shrooms once. My empathy went into overdrive.
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winston legthigh:

hyper ;)
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DjLorraine:

Jet i will be listening. Jet magazine is where i 1st read about the sad story of the boy, Emmet Till.
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cal:

Handy Haversack. Your note about a trans co worker being attacked on the subway is upsetting. There is so much of that. Trans people suffer so much. I worked with a trans person many years ago who was attacked on the train platform and was also harassed by the token booth lady. your note brought back those memories.
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Philipp:

thnx u very much for musicset,Sheila, it's already night in St. Petersburg(Russia), 00:50, good evening, im going to sleep, thnx to all friends, @dreamyandseedy –hugging.
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ShelbyG:

Hey chresti & TWINKS!
  4:49pm
Miss G:

Good night Phillipp, I have many photos of my loved one(s) in St. Petersburg, a special place.
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ShelbyG:

has anyone tried microdosing with psilocybin?
  4:50pm
Mr. Mackey:

Drugs are bad, m'kay?
  4:51pm
Jett:

@DjLorraine That was an awful thing that occured with young Emmett Till in 1955, I think people have learned a lot especially in the south since those days. I don't even want to think about that, it's something much to painful to think about.
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Philipp:

thnx)

wow! thats nice, @Miss G
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Miss G:

ShelbyG, like you I have only read about it. My guy always stressed "know your supplier" and so, I'm kind of waiting until I'm next in NYC.. .
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chresti:

Hi Shelby!
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Little Fyodor:

DjLorraine, thanks for the reply! dreamyandseedy, Petite M'amie!! Wow, thank you!!
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ShelbyG:

HyperD: agreed..it is like a pulse or a heartbeat
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rx scabin:

@Philipp Pleasant dreams.
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chresti:

*away from the chat while folding laundry
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Handy Haversack:

I am sorry to have triggered that, cal. It's hard, I know.

Cheers, rx scabin. I made us a pair of Last Words.

Shelby, my hot take: microdosing is a very capitalism co-optation of psychedelics. If you're gonna take 'em, take 'em so you knows it.

Night, Phillipp!
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rx scabin:

Amen @Handy
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ShelbyG:

Miss G: I found a site online, but that kinda sketches me out..like your guy said, I wanna know the supplier
Handy: there's so much research out there about how it can help with anxiety/depression, focus, mood..as someone who has anxiety/depression & has been on meds for a very long time, I'd like a more natural approach
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Philipp:

@rx scabin, merci ; )
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djsheilab:

ShelbyG + Handy H—I actually found microdosing very helpful and a way to get to know the medicine, and feel safe. I highly recommend it.
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rx scabin:

I have this album: a gem.
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ShelbyG:

Handy: prescription meds are pretty capitalist bullshit too
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Handy Haversack:

Shrooms are easy to grow at home -- easier than brewing beer! In case you want to experiment!
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dreamyandseedy:

goodnight philipp!
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tim from washington:

Sheila - You really need to fill us in on the Genesis concert! Did you go with Joe McGasko and if so, how embarrassed were you with his screaming?
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Miss G:

ShelbyG, to in part say to you and re: HH comment, in general, would you say you need a "microdose" of any substance? Pain med/alcohol/I don't know, stomach ache med? Then, the system is sensitive, so, "microdose."
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cal:

Handy Haversack Its ok. Makes me think about need for Social Justice. And the beauty of feeling empathy.
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ShelbyG:

SheilaB: I would just like to try for a month or so
  4:57pm
MistressTee:

I caught the last 5 mins of your experience and it was divine communication. Mushrooms are saving us all. I am so proud of you for taking the leap and I am beyond ecstatic you shared it with everyone! <3<3<3
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Philipp:

@Handy Haversack: – there is a lot of information in runet about microdosing etc oO
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rx scabin:

@DJ Sheila B - being cautious but not tentative is a good way to go, in my limited experience.
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Ochre Ogre:

The revealing horrific open casket of Emmett Till, was his mother's milestone decision.
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cal:

Shelby G I was at a psychedelic conference and someone said The FDA is the New Church of Psychedelics. Makes me think. Prescription meds?
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chresti:

My first lsd induced epiphany was that everybody lived in 3-sided boxes stacked on top of each other.
  5:01pm
Miss G:

Listening to Les Mystere Des Voix Bulgares and forcing myself to think about that photo of Emmett Till, yes, this is shadow work (for some of us.) *whew*
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Handy Haversack:

cal: *Word*, friend.
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cal:

Handy Haversack Thank you!
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Vanessa Tara:

helluuuuu!!! better late than never ...
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ShelbyG:

cal: hear you, just delving in & looking for recommendations from y'all...I trust this space xo
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Listener # 128429:

Thank you, Sheila, for your extraordinary and powerful trip tale! Just wondering if your experience included music with a playlist, and if you'd be willing to share?
You're the best!
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Vanessa Tara:

the bulgarian choir was very popular on college radio back in montreal in the late 80s early 90s
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djsheilab:

Listener # 128429—Thank you! Stick with me to the end + you'll hear!
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P-90:

Viva FILTH!
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HyperDose:

I get that newsletter and I've gotta say, it's an absolute delight. Only adds to the excitement of waiting for 3pm to roll around every Friday 💜
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ShelbyG:

I love how coded everything was back then..it's soooo drrrty
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djsheilab:

Hey Vanessa T! Thanks Hyperdose!
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Miss G:

This show was making me think of some albums that I saw in the collection, that I should look for that docu “Rusty Warren: Knockers Up! The Lady Behind the Laughs”
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ShelbyG:

how do I get on that mailing list?
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cal:

Love to have a psychedelic playlist.
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Handy Haversack:

ShelbyG (oh, also: Up the Runzas), you should take heart from Sheila's experience with building up to the big one, then. I was speaking from seeing microdosing mostly recommended as a way to feel like one's not working when one is working, which is the slippery slope to the Matrix and Brave New World. But purposefully employed for self-discovery? Let's wrest the methods of capitalism back for the people! They can't steal our drugs and get away with it!
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dreamyandseedy:

nothing better than that friday filth!!!
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P-90:

@ShelbyG: email DJ Sheila at her DJ page on the WFMU website, there’s a link to it on the SBB show page.
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Handy Haversack:

Greenpoint's own Mae West!
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tim from washington:

Faye is tsking and tut-tutting up a storm right now.
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chresti:

Oh, wow Miss G @444. We've lost some blotter; I think it was inadvertently tossed when the freezer was being cleaned out. Was not the classic stuff though.
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Destroit:

Haha holy hell what kind of den did i just walk into?! I love you people. Hi everyone. Happy Friday!
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michael z:

This is way out of sync with the show, but I thought I had recognized La Chanson d"Helene but wasn't following the playlist, so it didn't click until Sheila just mentioned it. Our greatest discovery watching a film most nights since the pandemic started was how much we loved Claude Sautet. I think he is up there with Lelouch, Godard, Blier, Truffaut and the greatest New Wave directors. La Chanson d'Helene comes from the sublime Les Choses de la Vie. I have watched all of his films twice in the past eighteen months - Vincent, Francois, Paul et les Autres just last week. Most of his films are on Kanopy (the best steaming deal in the world) and Criterion. I had to send of for a bootleg copy of Classe Tout Risques. He is amazing. Thank you Sheila for highlighting his genius in an indirect way.
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Ken From Hyde Park:

I wonder what strain of mushroom Gus Bodenheim is going to peddle next week.
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WM:

@Miss G.: My point is that no one needs to disavow or renounce their long standing gender identity - traditional or not - in order to make room for anyone else. There's room for all of us.
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Jett:

@DjSheilaB You just reminded me of my late father, he was a big Carmen Sevilla fan. His favorites were Doris Day, Eydie Gorme and her.
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ShelbyG:

@Ken: I weirdly was thinking about Gus 🤔
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Gurldoggie:

Nice cover of the "Frow Show" theme!
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Handy Haversack:

Pre-clicky-starred! Let's see how that count goes up!
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ShelbyG:

ok, wut?! I love Van Halen w/DLR...no Hagar for this mama
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chresti:

I've NEVER had the courage to drop more than an 8th of LSD.
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rx scabin:

Sheila.
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chresti:

^*I see enough stuff as it is
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Miss G:

chresti, yes, blotter was the name I was looking for. We were always planning to spend a weekend in the woods for me to take my voyage with him my trusted guide, but it never happened (I had frail elders for a long time.) Tossed from the freezer! Tragic! But you make me feel less bad. ;-)
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P-90:

Nice keyboard version of Eddie solo
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Destroit:

Just wow. That’s it. Makin mushroom tea. Eff it.
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ShelbyG:

@Handy (UTR's!) that's what I'm talkin about, this is for me, self discovery is what I'm all about - this is a revolution in my mind!
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Wild Neil:

Peace all! Best show ever. Pastor Mark Gentry said drugs are a counterfeit Holy Ghost experience. I did them in the past and I think he was onto something.
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rx scabin:

windowpane on the eye: a small dose. Also, mushrooms are gentle; acid is sharp.
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chresti:

One thing I learned was to trip where it's warm
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Ochre Ogre:

The Bird & the Bee, still around, heard them long ago on Irwin's show.
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HyperDose:

@KenfHP @5:13 Wonder if he'll have any truffles as well?
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joe mulligan:

@Gurldoggie, I was just thinking of the Frow Show!
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Another Patrick from Hoboken:

That is such a great cover of Jump!, Sheila - really captures of the exuberance of that song
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ShelbyG:

I just had some edibles. Waiting for my weed (wtf, Vermont??? why do I have to do this?? after living in Seattle it's challenging to have to "arrange" for weed deliveries). Just another Friday night on my own, although y'all keep me from feeling so lonely
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Handy Haversack:

joe mulligan -- finally saw your reply about moving. Brooklyn's loss! But we wish you much happiness of course. I had some family in Marin whom I visited once. Really pretty there. Enjoy!
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Miss G:

Wow michael z thanks! But, I watched the very great "Classe tous risques " with Lino Ventura on Criterion? I'm trying to find a friend whose library can get Kanopy, I have a whole list of films I would want to watch. .
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BH:

I also had Frow Show vibes from that
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Destroit:

My first hit of blotter had a pic of Mitch Ryder on it.
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Ochre Ogre:

rx scabin- Indeed, acid is sharp and Intense!
  5:21pm
the serpent:

Sheila this song is heart breaker!!!!❤️❤️❤️
  5:22pm
P-90:

Psilocybin in bigger doses in definitely NOT necessarily “gentle”, or relatively gentle in comparison to LSD. Small doses of LSD can seem very gentle. It’s all in the dosage and the subjective experience of the individual user.
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HyperDose:

Heard that, Shelby. Gonna be quite the stoney night over here as well! 🗿
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ShelbyG:

Last time I did LSD was a couple years ago. I think I'm happier with the organic stuff, acid is a serious commitment
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Your Ace From Exchange Place:

Duchess!
  5:22pm
Miss G:

WM yes, I felt I understood you, if we were all sitting in a coffee shop and drinking espresso and gabbing, we'd get to the fuller expressions of what we all meant. It's not easy on a message board.
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Jett:

I used to often play Aztec Camera's cover of Jump. I thought Roddy Frame was quite talented, saw them live a few times, always put on a great show.
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ShelbyG:

I agree with that statement, P-90
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StringOFperils:

Wow, Mitch Ryder acid. That's cool. God bless America.
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chresti:

OO- especially when it's been cut with strychnine
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G:

Twofer PC
  5:23pm
the serpent:

@your ace —-❤️
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John in Phoenixville:

Good choice for a little more Phil. This is one of my faves!
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ShelbyG:

Goddammit. I really LOVE this album. Thank you, SheilaB! xo
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joe mulligan:

Thanks @Handy! We miss everyone in Brooklyn/NY/NJ already. The plan is to take some stress out of the equation, and get in more bike/hike/surfing. Any of you all are welcome to visit!
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michael z:

You are correct Miss G. It may even be a better print than I got. Films come and go on Criterion. I sent off for a German copy of Vincent, Francois... and then a month later it appeared on Kanopy. You must find a friend with the right library card.
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Ochre Ogre:

Doin shrooms and seeing Beach House live, on my bucket list!
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cal:

Mitch Ryder Devil with the Blue Dress On
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Handy Haversack:

Oof, chresti, for REALS.

joe mulligan, be careful! We keep mulling over a San Diego-Seattle drive one of these years -- you might end up actually seeing us!
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Jett:

Do you also like Peter Gabriel Genesis? I much preferred that period. @DjSheilaB
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Destroit:

In the surprising yet not surprising category: this entire board has advanced knowledge of hallucinogens. Like 100%
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ShelbyG:

chresti: I remember clearly the sounds my back would make after a long trip...I would stretch & my spine would just ... explode!
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Sean in GR:

ecstatic
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Handy Haversack:

Ha, Destroit! I'm sure it's just a coincidence.
  5:26pm
P-90:

It’s a shame that all the bitter, compulsive debate over Phil’s career as a rock star/pop star/whatever has really obscured his accomplishments as one of the all-time great rock drummers.
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Yes:

This is very nice genesis
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djsheilab:

P-90—I love you. Absolutely nailed it with that statement. That is EXACTLY it!
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Andrew Hollywood:

🌲👽🌲♊️🌲
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P-90:

Peter Banks’ incredible keyboard tones
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Ochre Ogre:

Total coincidence, probably maybe.
  5:28pm
Miss G:

I know what I'm going to do after 6:00. Explore some musical tripiness. When Sheila B spoke of her MDMA experience (on this show or on a podcast?) she said that she learned that "there is no death." And what the short story "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang/film "Arrival" shows, is that "there is no Time." I know I will feel both tonight.
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Handy Haversack:

Love the story, Miss G! I was decidedly unimpressed by the movie -- almost kept me from reading the story!
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Ochre Ogre:

There are no clocks in space.
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Kitty:

SHEILA and PHIL FOR LIFE!!
Mushrooms too :) ART MUSIC LIGHTWORKERS.
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chresti:

The 2nd time I dropped, I was with Geza X whose face turned into the Mona Lisa.
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Miss G:

HH, I felt you must admire Ted Chiang. He is unique. I have to say, I love love love that film, this past year I played it all the time. I probably will play some of it tonight. It's just because of my situation. . .<G>
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Handy Haversack:

Ochre Ogre: frinkiac.com...

Situations will speak, Miss G!
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HyperDose:

Just as I was switching to headphones. Perfect timing!
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michael z:

Sheila, I think Lana Del Rey is the great artist of the past ten years and the most consistent. Greil Marcus thinks she has been making one very long album. I hope there hasn't been a backlash the way there was for Genesis. She was attacked for that first SNL performance but I think all that is behind her.
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Vanessa Tara:

i just got this from ace via mail!
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djsheilab:

Vanessa Tara—So up your street, doo-wop lover :)
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djsheilab:

michael z—Totally agree!
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Ochre Ogre:

The drumming on 'Firth of Fifth'? on Selling England, DAMN!!
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cal:

Shondells. So sweet. I love, love I am swooning! My Wonderful One!
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Vanessa Tara:

sheila: dip-dip-d-dip-d-dip ....
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woj:

BINARIES AND NON-BINARIES, WELCOME TO THE PHIL COLLINS RENAISSANCE!

(but seriously, came to genesis in the phil collins era too and while i came to prefer the gabriel years, once i figured out they existed and phil's solo work didn't interest me then and still doesn't, the phil collins love is understandable.)

(also, just wanna say that bird and the bee cover of "jump" was swell!)
  5:38pm
Miss G:

HH, now see, last week if I heard a girl sing "darling, please come home" that would be it for me, but now hearing of everyone's experiences of the dark, I'm now strong. I can see why you say "WFMU! Don't turn off the radio!"
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djsheilab:

woj—Hahahahaha! Oh that is BRILLIANT!
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Ochre Ogre:

Handy- Lol good one, and I love The Simpsons!
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steveo:

Renata Zeiguer: pre-clickied!
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Handy Haversack:

Safe space, Miss G.
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dano59:

Loved the Shondells track. If time is just a construct, I wanna be here then.
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rx scabin:

Jaysus- Phil on the Eno albums!
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dano59:

P-90 - the same could be said if Karen Carpenter…
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Matt Fiveash:

Probably haven't heard this RLJ since like 1990 but still knew what it was from the first two bass notes! Meanwhile I can't remember my current phone number, or any online passwords, or what I had for dinner last night...
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rx scabin:

None better.
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HyperDose:

I reaffirm my earlier statement about Netflix's The Midnight Gospel. Your experience and soundtrack could seriously be an episode. Think you'd dig it, Sheila.
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djsheilab:

Matt Fiveash—Ooh! Perhaps worth digging this LP out.
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Marie:

I read a bit of Ms. Jones's autobiography. and she said that Tom Waits was an amazing lover, physically, but extremely noncommittal
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Jocelyn:

Matt, that’s the magic of music
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WoodsOfNH (now Maine):

@DJ Sheila B: Thanks for the Rickie Lee. Her memoir was one of the better books I read this year.
  5:46pm
Jett:

Used to listen to that Rickie Lee Jones album a lot in 1979, my favorite track was "Danny's All Star Joint" at the time. She had that Waits sound, really liked that.
  5:47pm
Marie:

She said he was like a lion in bed @)
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StringOFperils:

I like lion in bed.
  5:48pm
Marie:

hee hee hee
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Michael 98145:

Returning from lurkerspace to thank you again
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P-90:

She’d never be lyin’ about what a lion he was
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djsheilab:

This is what I listened to during my mushroom experience.
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Destroit:

Perfect
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HyperDose:

So this is what's beyond 9:42
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Miss G:

Thank you for sharing this one by Jon Hopkins. This is the kind of thing I listen to in the mornings when I wake up. Always looking for more.
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rx scabin:

Sheila, thank you.
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Destroit:

Miss G: Robert Rich?
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cal:

Oh, Thank You Sheila, This is so great. I feel it even though I'm not trippin!
  5:54pm
Miss G:

Destroit, I must admit, that because I don't have my DJ with me right now, I don't always know what I listen to. Sometimes I use the evil (whispers) Blerghify! (there! I admitted that I dance with the devil who steals the royalties!)
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tim from washington:

Thanks, Sheila!
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steveo:

wait don't go! wonderful show!
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HyperDose:

That was an insanely seamless transition. Thanks, Sheila. Enjoy enlightenment!
  5:55pm
Ochre Ogre:

Thanks Sheila! That is great mushroom head space music.
Great weekend all!
  5:55pm
E. Normus:

What’s up party people.? WFMU on a Friday night. Just what the doctor ordered. Happy Holidays!
  5:55pm
walkspot:

The mf doom sample
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Yes:

Awesome segue in sade. Much love Sheila. Thank you for today.

Also @ hyperdose— lol
  5:56pm
P-90:

…then: Sade. What else?
  5:56pm
dreamyandseedy:

gorgeous transition!!! this song is life!!!
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Kitty:

SHEILA. EPIC show. I feel I was on a trip today. Thanks for adding to the dimensions.
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michael z:

This Sade is such a joyous way to wind down a brilliant show, with an accompanying comments board that was equally life affirming. Wishing everyone a safe week. See you XMAS Eve.
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cal:

This show has lifted me to the clouds!! Its a wonderful dose of love and spirit!
  5:57pm
Marie:

I'm late to the Sade fan club but I am part of it now. Also, I had a group of very therapeutic mushroom experiences
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Destroit:

This show did feel unusually awesome. Thanks Sheila and all the good ones!
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Miss G:

Sometimes people say "I clicked the whole show" what is that?
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Will the Sound Guy:

I just got home, have been listening to most of your show.... Thank you Sheila B, I'm glad that you had a great experience with the whole thing last week!! 💥💥
  5:58pm
Jett:

Thanks for another beautiful gift from you. @DjSheilaB, stay well my friend, all the best till next time!
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Listener # 128429:

SheilaB: The sharing of your trip experience will be one of the classic moments of WFMU radio from now on.
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Will the Sound Guy:

at the too you can favorite the whole episode
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Jocelyn:

Thank you Sheila! I hope everyone has a beautiful weekend
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Handy Haversack:

Thanks, Sheila, for everything!

Stay connected and sweeping those roofs, pals!
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RevErie:

Thanks SheilaB!!
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Miss G:

Thank you Will the Sound Guy. Well I'm still a little freaked out, but I was looking forward to doing some "full moon work" on Saturday so I guess I know my topic. Yesterday afternoon when I took a quick break from WFMU to step outside, the almost full moon was so gorgeous, I knew it was going to help me in the next days. Thank you a thousand times Sheila B.
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D Rok:

Another beautiful show djsheilab.
Thank you.
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chris in the redwoods:

thanks again, Sheila!
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woj:

thanks for the boom boom! happy weekend all y'all!
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ShelbyG:

thank you, SheilaB xoxoxoxoxoxo
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listener james from westwood:

Thanks most kindly, Sheila!
  5:59pm
Morgan:

thank you Sheila
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G:

@Miss G: Go to this show's list of playlists, and click the star to the left of the episode.
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Thanks, Sheila. Good luck on your epic sweeping journey through life!
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Michael 98145:

To the Solstice, Friends !
  6:00pm
P-90:

Domo arigato!
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Vanessa Tara:

thank you sheila!!! happy holidays!!!
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Gurldoggie:

Lots of great DJ's on this station, but something about YOUR shows in particular inspires an unparalleled engagement and loyalty. Really appreciate your commitment to music, your openness with your personal life, and creating GREAT RADIO. Until next week Sheila!
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Gurldoggie:

Week after next that is!
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djsheilab:

Thank you, lovely ones! Ahhhh I felt so inspired today. Hope you have a most festive holiday + see you New Year's Eve! Xoxox
  6:06pm
wires crossed:

Long time listener, first time commenting. This show is the best way to start my weekend!
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