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Favoriting September 18, 2014: Return the Ring

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments New Approx. start time
Ten Years After  No Title   Favoriting Greatest Hits  London  1977  LP  From 1969    0:00:00 (Pop-up)
The London Experimental Jazz Quartet  Destroy the Nihilist Picnic   Favoriting Spiritual Jazz 5 - Esoteric, Modal and Deep Jazz from Around the World 1961-79  Jazzman  2014  CD  From 1974  *   0:10:06 (Pop-up)
Yonatan Gat  Escorpião   Favoriting Iberian Passage EP  Yonatan Gat  2014  CD    *   0:15:32 (Pop-up)
Ogre You Asshole  Subete Daijōbu   Favoriting 100 Nengo  VAP, Inc.  2012  CD      0:18:53 (Pop-up)
The Style Council  Long Hot Summer   Favoriting Introducing the Style Council  Polydor  1983  LP      0:23:23 (Pop-up)
Stop Motion Orchestra  Mono No Aware   Favoriting Instant Everything!  Egg Helmet  2014  CD    *   0:29:41 (Pop-up)
The Special Pillow  Rainbow Clams   Favoriting Infinite Regression  Zofko  2014  CD    *   0:33:32 (Pop-up)
So Cow  The Other One   Favoriting The Long Con  Goner  2014  CD    *   0:34:41 (Pop-up)
Queen  Big Spender/Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll   Favoriting Live at the Rainbow '74  Hollywood  2014  CD    *   0:37:27 (Pop-up)
Shrapnel  Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock-N-Roll)   Favoriting Shrapnel  Elektra  1984  EP      0:42:08 (Pop-up)
 
Dee Dee Barnes  Do What You Wanna' Do   Favoriting Cooler Than Ice: Arctic Records and the Rise of Philly Soul  Jamie/Guyden  2012  CD  From 1967    0:55:12 (Pop-up)
Della Humphrey  Don't Make the Good Girls Go Bad   Favoriting Cooler Than Ice: Arctic Records and the Rise of Philly Soul  Jamie/Guyden  2012  CD  From 1968    0:56:46 (Pop-up)
Kenny Hamber  Looking for a Love   Favoriting Cooler Than Ice: Arctic Records and the Rise of Philly Soul  Jamie/Guyden  2012  CD  From 1967    0:59:40 (Pop-up)
Jimmy Bishop  Mr. Charlie   Favoriting Cooler Than Ice: Arctic Records and the Rise of Philly Soul  Jamie/Guyden  2012  CD  From 1969    1:02:30 (Pop-up)
Barbara Mason  Take It Easy (With My Heart)   Favoriting Cooler Than Ice: Arctic Records and the Rise of Philly Soul  Jamie/Guyden  2012  CD  From 1968    1:03:41 (Pop-up)
Mary de Loach  Move This Thing Part 1   Favoriting Cooler Than Ice: Arctic Records and the Rise of Philly Soul  Jamie/Guyden  2012  CD  From 1967    1:06:58 (Pop-up)
Denise LaSalle  It's Too Late   Favoriting Trapped by a Thing Called Love  Westbound  1972  LP      1:10:07 (Pop-up)
Wanda Davis  Where Did You Sleep Last Night?   Favoriting single  Secret Stash  2013  45      1:13:14 (Pop-up)
Soul Children  The Sweeter He Is (Parts 1 &2)   Favoriting Soul Children  Stax/Fantasy  1995  CD  From 1968    1:17:50 (Pop-up)
Four Mints  Crystal Rivers   Favoriting Eccentric Soul: Capitol City Soul  The Numero Group  2014  CD  From 1973  *   1:23:15 (Pop-up)
 
 
Single File: a bunch of 45s assembled indiscriminately
Jeff Hooven  The Ring Part I   Favoriting single  Trey  1960  45      1:31:24 (Pop-up)
Jan & Dean  Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)   Favoriting single  Liberty  1966  45      1:33:44 (Pop-up)
Joe Dassin  L'ete indien (Africa)   Favoriting single  CBS  1975  45      1:35:48 (Pop-up)
Isley Jasper Isley  Caravan of Love   Favoriting single  CBS Associated  1985  45      1:40:20 (Pop-up)
The McGuire Sisters  If You Believe   Favoriting single  Coral  1955  45      1:45:08 (Pop-up)
Murray Head  Superstar   Favoriting single  Decca  1969  45      1:47:22 (Pop-up)
Led Zeppelin  Fool in the Rain   Favoriting single  Swan Song  1979  45      1:51:50 (Pop-up)
Jeff Hooven  The Ring Part II   Favoriting single  Trey  1960  45      1:58:00 (Pop-up)
 
C.W. McCall  Black Bear Road   Favoriting Black Bear Road  Polydor  1976  LP      2:13:06 (Pop-up)
Conway Twitty  Don't Cry, Joni   Favoriting The High Priest of Country Music  MCA  1975  LP      2:14:47 (Pop-up)
Loretta Lynn  What Kind of Girl (Do You Think I Am?)   Favoriting Fist City  Decca  1968  LP      2:19:08 (Pop-up)
Wanda Jackson  No Wedding Bells for Joe   Favoriting The Gals of the Big "D" Jamboree  Dragon Street  2001  CD  live in Dallas, late 50s    2:22:02 (Pop-up)
Johnny Cash with June Carter Cash  Jackson   Favoriting The Essential Johnny Cash  Columbia  1992  CD  From 1967    2:24:38 (Pop-up)
Hank Williams  Wedding Bells   Favoriting The Complete Hank Williams  Mercury Nashville  1998  CD  From 1949    2:27:27 (Pop-up)
Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan  White Girl   Favoriting Look Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears  Sony Masterworks  2014  CD    *   2:30:14 (Pop-up)
Christopher Denny  God's Height   Favoriting If the Roses Don't Kill Us  Partisan  2014  CD    *   2:34:02 (Pop-up)
Jennifer Castle  Sparta   Favoriting Pink City  No Quarter  2014  CD    *   2:38:47 (Pop-up)
Help Yourself  Virginia   Favoriting Reaffirmation: An Anthology 1971-1973  Eclectic  2014  CD  From 1973  *   2:42:55 (Pop-up)
Kevin Ayers  Stars   Favoriting Odd Ditties  Harvest  1976  LP  From 1971    2:48:09 (Pop-up)
Howard Eynon  Hot B.J.   Favoriting So What If I'm Standing in Apricot Jam  Earth  2014  CD    *   2:51:05 (Pop-up)
The Katz  Going Back   Favoriting Incredible Sound Show Stories Volume Ten: A Hidden Secret Garden Found  Dig the Fuzz  1999  LP  From 1968    2:53:13 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:03am
common:

radio! hey joe!
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d¢ pät:

JOE!
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bobdoesthings:

hey joe! Oh man! My Dad was a big Ten Years After fan.. this takes me back. He use to curse q104 when it was oldies b/c they didn't play anything he remembered.. like Ten Years After goddammit!!
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d¢ pät:

I dig 10 Years After.
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Roberto:

This is actually eight years after.
  9:06am
Brendan:

Hou ar ye? Hou's aw wi ye? Hou's it gaun?
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d¢ pät:

fantastic.
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Roberto:

Aw hells yeah. New headphones, power chords. Bye bye noisy nudnik work neighbor!
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pierre:

Bonjour Joe Mc G, what will be the color of todays show ?
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Roberto:

Breakin' 'em in on your show, Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:07am
DCE:

just a jam, eh! hi!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:10am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...(wanna-be?) guitarists of this ancient era always talked about how sloppy Alvin Lee was trying to go that fast - but what great songs, & I sure played this LP a lot (we didn't learn - irony - American Blues diddles from the Stones & Yardbirds alone)...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:11am
Joe McG:

Hey, all! @pierre: Today's color will be canary yellow.
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d¢ pät:

You said it RRN63
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pierre:

Bright choice Joe
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:17am
Sem Chumbo:

Hiya, Joe and all McGaskonians. We're all Scottish today;-)
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bobdoesthings:

did they declare independence today?
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d¢ pät:

holy! What the heck is this Yonatan Gat?? This is remarkable!
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Roberto:

Anyone else catch the elephant pants on Ken's show yesterday? I can't get that image out of my head.
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Cheri Pi:

what DCP exclaimed. Hey Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:19am
Sem Chumbo:

@bobdoesthings: polls close later today.
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d¢ pät:

yeah there's about 5 more hours until Scotland will be free.
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d¢ pät:

OH YES. Ogre You Asshole.
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DJ Stashu:

Heaven or Las Vegas?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:21am
Guido from Cologne:

Hello Joe and everyone!
Yonatan Gat is remarkable!
Concerning discussions about fastness of guitarists:
refer to what John Fahey said ...
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steve:

good morning
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d¢ pät:

*there ARE about*
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d¢ pät:

oh no...Weller....
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d¢ pät:

oops. voting goes till 10pm so 8 more hours?
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pierre:

I must say, I love this The Style Council , I mean it kind of remind me of the Neville Brother and Quincey Jones "Back on the Block" sort of production… which I grew up with…
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bobdoesthings:

this is great!
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d¢ pät:

yeah, I agree with bobdt
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:32am
ChrisB.:

Hi Joe! RIP George Hamilton IV.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:34am
fred:

@ d¢ pät: Yonatan Gat had a live session on Liz' show last week: www.wfmu.org...
  9:35am
Brendan:

The Style Council would be frowning on me-not exactly nattily attired or color coordinated.
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d¢ pät:

wow, thanks @fred
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V Priceless:

Roger Meadows-Taylor! Woo! Hey Joe!
  9:46am
Brendan:

Clap your ands stomp your feet and shake your bootay in a contorted whiplash kinda thing. It just feels like the right thing to do.
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d¢ pät:

good thing that tune ended there--the "Hey!"s were starting to get a little weak..
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KP:

Hi, Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:49am
Michele:

Morneeeen Joe!
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DJ Stashu:

Michele!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's loiter on Joe's comments board :)
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d¢ pät:

Liz said it the other day.
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Fernando M P:

Damn! I was busy and lost this great first set. I hate when that happens.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:54am
ChrisB.:

Another former Shrapnel member: Daniel Rey.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:55am
Greg from Bloomfield:

Morning Joe & everybody!
  9:56am
Brendan:

Damn skippy back to some fast paced booty shakin music
  9:57am
Ralphine:

Who was faster on the guitar, Alvin Lee or Johnny Winter?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:59am
Joe McG:

@Ralphine: Cliff Gallup!
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Fernando M P:

After 13 years I'll once again be traveling to the USA. I'll be in the NYC area for the halloween weekend. I hope there'll be something going on at Monty Hall. I want so much to meet fellow listeners and DJs and give presents to my favorites. For the last 5 years WFMU became such a big part of my daily routine and I want to thank you all personally.
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northguineahills:

Awesome, Fernando!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:02am
Joe McG:

Please stop by, Fernando, even if there's nothing going on. We'll give you a tour!
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12539:

This guy sounds like a robocall.
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Fernando M P:

Sure will do, Joe. Thanks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:10am
Guido from Cologne:

love this Arctic Records section.
Is there a special occasion?
Guess i missed some announcement from the mike.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:11am
Joe McG:

@Guido: Isn't Philadelphia declaring statehood today?
  10:11am
Brendan:

Takes a worried woman to sing a worried song
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Andrew Waterloo:

I just got my headphones and I'm jealous of everybody who got to hear the first hour of Joe's set.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:12am
Greg from Bloomfield:

I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Philadelphia.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:13am
Guido from Cologne:

I just heard certain DJs declaring independence ;-)
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pierre:

@Fernando, I so envy you right now…
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:14am
Joe McG:

@Guido: Ha ha!
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bobdoesthings:

oooooo sweet cover, digging this
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DeaconDave:

Hello Joe - great music!
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Claw!:

Mornin', Joe! Killer soul set. This stuff is uh-mazing. Thanks for sharing it!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:16am
Sem Chumbo:

Man, the late Kathi McDonald and Long John Baldry did a beautiful cover of this too, I think.
  10:16am
Brendan:

As i walked out into Glasgow city,
Nancy Whisky I chanced to smell
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:17am
common:

Whew! great cover!
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pierre:

@ Deacon Dave : I see where you get that Picture, I approve.
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d¢ pät:

took a little break to check out: DEAN CERCONE. Pretty decent.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:21am
Joe McG:

You bet, Claw! The sweeter it is, the better it feels.
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DeaconDave:

@Pierre: I love that game
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:24am
Brian in UK:

Hey Joe. sunshine has decided to come out to play here.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:24am
Joe McG:

@Brian: Crystal rivers flow at your feet.
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Cheri Pi:

I LOVE STYLE COUNCIL!
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Brian in UK:

Bit of Willie Wright about this number.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:26am
Joe McG:

@Cheri: I DO, TOO, DAMMIT!
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d¢ pät:

I'm probably the only one on Earth that doesn't. I think it's Weller. Did you know there used to be a group out of England called Come Off It Weller ?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:29am
common:

neil from the young ones is not very fond of peter weller either.
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Cecile:

I like Style Council better than the Jam. There, I said that. He's still not my favorite singer, but I liked his songs better with them.
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Cheri Pi:

Me too Cecile! I do think it's funny to be anti Weller though. He just played Cincy last week but I couldn't bear to go see just him. If Style Council reunited though that would be wicked *Awesome.
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Claw!:

@Joe: Wow, so I just looked into this Arctic Records set - I had no idea it was gonna be so exhaustive! That is just so cool. You should play more music off this set in the upcoming weeks - it's just soooooo damn good.
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Cecile:

they are singles. 12"singles are 12-inches
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bobdoesthings:

what if there's more than one track on each side? it's not a single is it?
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Cheri Pi:

cool @common, what episode was that in, dya remember?
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Brian in UK:

Weller, weller, weller. It's the little things you say and do ...... etc.
That's Buddy.
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12539:

I call them the small records with big holes.
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DeaconDave:

love this part of the show
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:32am
Joe McG:

@12539: God bless you, son.
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Cecile:

Yeah, long hot summer live would rule.

Ugh, wandering through the wasteland that is the Office 365 pilot program at my work.
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Kurt Gottschalk:

what's always bothered me, and i call them "singles" too, is that i assume that refers to a single song. but as we know, and hi joe, there's almost always at least two songs. so shouldn't they be "doubles"?

poor b-side...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:33am
Greg from Bloomfield:

DON'T DO IT, CHARLIE!
  10:33am
Brendan:

Hey Lassie how can we get that ring?
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d¢ pät:

I saw the Jam on the Gift tour and it remains one of my top 10 shows, maybe top 5. Style Council I never cared about. In fact, I was pissed at Weller for breaking up the Jam for a LONG time. Maybe that's it.
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DeaconDave:

How about a double sided single?
  10:34am
Lassie:

Ruff ruff
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Guido from Cologne:

incredible!
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Cecile:

God, why didn't you talk to Mary in the first place. She's a keeper.
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bobdoesthings:

she still expects the ring.. bitch....
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Brian in UK:

Don't do it, Johnny, play it cool, Johnny.
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Cecile:

hey now.
  10:35am
Brendan:

What you'll break in after hours? Aww gee your the best
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DeaconDave:

Johnny on the spot.
  👻 Swag For Life Member 10:35am
12539:

What happens in The Ring Part II? I have to know.
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Cecile:

this is an amazing cover. gorgeous.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:35am
Sem Chumbo:

Isn't it good, Norwegian wood? Keep it clean, Joe.
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DeaconDave:

She rings his neck in part II
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d¢ pät:

BUT, I think even Jam albums haven't aged well...OK done. I'll never mention Weller again on these comment boards...unless I feel like it.
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Claw!:

Don't screw it up, Johnny. Mary can gets lots of dong elsewhere. Better lock that down before she realizes that...
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Cecile:

Sauron sends his minions after them, 12539.
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d¢ pät:

JAN AND DEAN??? Wow this is great!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:36am
Greg from Bloomfield:

Gaylord would appreciate this: Jan & Dean covering The Beatles in the style of The Beach Boys.
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BEAVO:

I saw Paul Weller in a small club in Cincinnati last Friday, he was fantastic. He played one Style Council song. Ever Changing Moods, and 2 Jam songs, Start, and Town Called Malice.
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Brian in UK:

Is this Jan or PF Sloan? Anyone hear Michael Shelley's interview, quite amazing.
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Cecile:

dcp, I'm not much of a Weller fan at all. My friend still shakes her head at me for not liking the Jam. They mean so much to her. Good for her.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:37am
common:

@cheri: hey mentions weller in that single he put out in the 80s. i think joe has played it.
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Cecile:

Town Called Malice is definitely the one Jam song I think is classic.
  10:38am
Brendan:

Monsieur Armoire !
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:38am
Joe McG:

HI KURT!
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bibi:

hi joe.
hahaa, that was such a hit in france some smart ass played it in reverse and made a new hit out of it !
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:39am
DCE:

I think I'm officially a "francophile"
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BEAVO:

His Stanley Road album is a classic
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:39am
Joe McG:

@bibi: Ha ha ha!
  10:40am
Brendan:

Nobody says that and lives! Draw Frenchy!
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Cecile:

bibi, that is the mostest awesomest thing I have ever heard.
  10:41am
Brendan:

Im pretty sure he just insulted my cat in French
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Cheri Pi:

is it Neil - Hole In My Shoe? youtu.be...
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Cecile:

The Isley young uns.
  10:42am
OTB:

Ring Modulator!
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Cecile:

Damn, their singer sounds like Daryl Hall.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:42am
Joe McG:

@Brendan: Ha ha!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:43am
MD:

Good Morning Gang!!! a Fine fall morning here in NJ!
Remember:"If It's not Scottish...it's crap!!!"
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Cecile:

Haven't heard this in ages. Forgot how H&O it sounds.
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Cecile:

still a nice piece of pop-soul.
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BEAVO:

Sounds like Hall and Oates
  10:45am
Brendan:

Ahh the Caravan of Love ... See also the love train... The daisy chain... And cw mcCalls Convoy of Love
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Claw!:

That there's some nice sythin', I tell ya what...
  10:45am
Brendan:

Conga Line!
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Claw!:

I wanna be the caboose.
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Cecile:

But if only Ernie or Kelly were singing it, you know, it would have been better. But that wasn't the point...
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DeaconDave:

Especially if you have gas!
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BEAVO:

@MD Scottish, Irish, same thing right?
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DeaconDave:

My goodness, I'm getting all misty
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Brian in UK:

The gecko of lurve. No needs something.
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Claw!:

I believe
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bibi:

this theme was composed out of 'l'ete indien' played in reverse. classic. only after joe's fantastic show.
www.youtube.com...
  10:47am
Brendan:

This is swell
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d¢ pät:

@BEAVO: HEY!
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common:

Cheri: I think so! I think he just says something like, "Take that, Peter Weller!" Something to that effect.
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DeaconDave:

Oh dear, this is an old one . . . .whoa the memories
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d¢ pät:

Aw yeah! Jesus H. Christ Superstar!
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bobdoesthings:

geeeeeesuzzzz....
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:49am
listener james from westwood:

Now that Monty Hall's up and running, Ken's really gotta put together that WFMU staff production of "JCS."
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Sem Chumbo:

Wow, original cast Jesus.
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Cecile:

Someone should do a JCS show. That would be cool.
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V Priceless:

haha @ ljfw...good one
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Joe McG:

@Cecile: Ken has done it! (I did a mini version also a couple of years ago.)
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BEAVO:

Peter Weller is an actor.
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Sem Chumbo:

Ted Neely still doing this somewhere?
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Cecile:

Listener James. my husband has the libretto of "Tyro Rex, Supersaur". It was a production at MSU in the 70s, never recorded. His friend from there gave it to him
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BEAVO:

What's with the Christian rock?
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listener james from westwood:

That JCS show was A-MAZING.
  10:52am
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Jesus loves everyone except mee crob
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DCE:

ruh roh
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conkrete_dawg:

yeah!
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Claw!:

Awwwww yeeeaaaah
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common:

hey. my second favorite zep song. sorry...
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Cecile:

I think part of it goes:
"So you are the Rex, you are the great Tyro Rex, prove to me that you're hot shit, try to span LaBrea Pit."
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Greg from Bloomfield:

HA! Listened to this on the walk to work today.
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listener james from westwood:

Always thought Kenny G would make a fantabulous Herod. Can Mr. Goldsmith be tempted back to FMU for one night only?
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Cecile:

I liked this back in the day.
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V Priceless:

@ Cecile - someone's gotta get that into production!
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Cecile:

I know!
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Brian in UK:

You can take a horse to water but a Zeppelin but be led.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:57am
common:

just tried to play those drum fills on my desk. I could never quite get it.
  10:57am
frenchee:

ahhh....Zep...my body is starting to quiver.
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pierre:

I missed Joe Dassin, too bad
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BEAVO:

@Cecile Never recorded? That's a shame!
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12539:

Oo!
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Claw!:

Oh, here we go again.
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bobdoesthings:

I hope he sees the light and leaves this broad..
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OTB:

YES!
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DCE:

good luck with that
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d¢ pät:

here we go, let's see if Johnny is still a dumb-ass...
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Claw!:

I hope Johhny's got his shit together by now.
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DCE:

such an earnest young man
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northguineahills:

Johnny should have robbed the store.
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Cecile:

I think Mary is dead.
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Cecile:

Or he dies.
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tikk:

I was right back there for a sec, waiting for Carol Miller to give the WPLJ station ID.
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bobdoesthings:

I hope this has a "last kiss" type ending..
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Brian in UK:

He walks under a bus.
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OTB:

Oh, I feel a car accident coming on
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frenchee:

I think there's a moral here somewhere....
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listener james from westwood:

Part III: Johnny's shipped off to Da Nang.
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bobdoesthings:

@listener james - hahahahahaha
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Greg from Bloomfield:

"And then he said I looked very bright." I think that was sarcasm, Johnny.
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Claw!:

It's about time his broke-ass got a job. The lousy bum.
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Cecile:

I hope she doesn't lose it in the garbage disposal or something.
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12539:

Aww, that's sweet.
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listener james from westwood:

@OTB: The foley artist was standing by with the standard "Leader of the Pack" skid noise.
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Brian in UK:

Rather kiss a golem.
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Cecile:

WELL THAT WAS ANTI-CLIMACTIC
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frenchee:

Way to leave us hanging!
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d¢ pät:

what? That's it? No death, disease, anything??
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OTB:

Wait, what?
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frenchee:

LOL @Cecile
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listener james from westwood:

"Welcome aboard, Johnny! Now, killing a steer is just like riding a bike ..."
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d¢ pät:

actually I think Jeff Hooven was a dumb-ass...
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bobdoesthings:

I hope he's happy with his blood diamonds
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Claw!:

Turns out Mary was a lesbian. They just didn't discuss those sorts of things back then.
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OTB:

@listener james: HAHAHA!
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Brendan:

Brought to you by the jewlers of america
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Cecile:

I thought he was going to get his job selling his body or something.
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BEAVO:

Wow what a story.
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Whosondephone:

Was a hoot hearing JC Superstar... but when we heard Zeppelin we checked the FM tuner frequency - nope, it didn't change itself to Q104... still good & sounds waayy better on your transmitter!
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Cecile:

The twist was that Robert Plant stopped Johnny from robbing a store.
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conkrete_dawg:

Clay Pigeon in the role of JC
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Cecile:

CLAY
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V Priceless:

Clay = Jesus - who else??
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BEAVO:

No Led Zep song would be complete without a Latin break.
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Whosondephone:

Ken should play Jesus!
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listener james from westwood:

In a bizarre twist, Jesus is played by Nachum Segal.
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Kurt Gottschalk:

sorry, no,
andy breckman as jesus
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Claw!:

Diane should be Jesus. She'd make the crucifixion so brutal.
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V Priceless:

"what is your message of peace and love, Judas?"
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Skirkie:

Bryce could play Jesus
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Cecile:

I'm thinking Diane as the most badass Mary Magdalene
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V Priceless:

@ Claw! - nice!!
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d¢ pät:

Ken as Jesus (is there really any other way?) and Bryce as Judas. Done and done.
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Greg from Bloomfield:

X Ray = Judas. Everybody knows Judas wore fingerless leather gloves and combat boots.
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BEAVO:

Be prepared to shell out dearly to Lloyd-Webber's publisher.
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bobdoesthings:

brasstivists is the preferred term
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Cecile:

Cool. He was part of a really funny commentary track for The Heat.
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DCE:

MST3K is a way of life, dude.
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Greg from Bloomfield:

GASP! MST3K is maybe my favorite thing EVER. OK, FMU, then French's Fried Onions, then MST.
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Guido from Cologne:

thank you and see you Joe!
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DCE:

trucker country, auto-clicky
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d¢ pät:

well that was great.
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Joe McG:

I was going to play another Conway number, but since you guys liked "The Ring" so much....!
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Claw!:

Hootenanny!
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DeaconDave:

Oh no, I can't take it anymore; I'll jump, I mean it . . . . .
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d¢ pät:

did you know that if Twiggy married Conway Twitty, her name would be Twiggy Twitty?
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Cecile:

"There's this guy named Johnny..."
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DCE:

and there's the rub
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OTB:

Is it possible to clicky-star the comments...?
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common:

dc pat: and if julie haggerty married merle haggard, she'd be julie haggerty haggard. sorry if my spelling sucks.
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DCE:

how high was this priest?
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Cecile:

dead pool for Joni.
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d¢ pät:

ha, right you are common!
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Brendan:

Look on youtube for '5 neat guys' they have some great parodies of this type of Johnny and Mary songs
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northguineahills:

Ok, off to City Hall to get hitched (seriously).
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Cecile:

d'oh!
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DCE:

whoa, ngh, congrats!!
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bobdoesthings:

dont do it northguinea.. have you not listened?
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Claw!:

Happy hitching
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DCE:

and Loretta gets an auto-clicky too
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Joe McG:

OH YEAH, congratulations, NGH! It's nice to think of a marriage that works out, unlike Conway's.
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Sem Chumbo:

All the best, NGH.
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d¢ pät:

WHAT? ngh, really?? FInally! congratulations!
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common:

congrats, ngh!
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Sem Chumbo:

Joe, can you play "We got Married in a Fever?" for ngh?
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frenchee:

happy hitching!
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Cecile:

congratulations!
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conkrete_dawg:

i think Lo-retta is singin about sodomy
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DCE:

"don't put it there"
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frenchee:

good choice, @Sem Chumbo! I was wracking the wee brain for a good wedding song.
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Cecile:

Is that "Jackson", Sem?
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bobdoesthings:

nice loretta followed by wanda!
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Cheri Pi:

Congrats to Mr. & Mrs. NGH!!!
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BEAVO:

No it would be Leslie Jenkins
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d¢ pät:

I sure hope Wanda is making dough off of her lately-found fame. She deserves it.
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Ken From Hyde Park:

@NGH - Congratulations and good luck. May good things come your way. Maybe WFMU can let you hold your reception in Monty Hall.
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Sem Chumbo:

Over my head, Cecile.
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Joe McG:

One "Jackson" coming up for ngh!
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northguineahills:

She's being laid off in two weeks, so, she has 24 days left on her visa, so, here we are. I was going to save for a 'proper' wedding, but that will have to wait for another day.
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Cecile:

don't knock over any liquor stores to fund it.
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frenchee:

well played, Joe McG. Well played.
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steve:

wow, congrats NGH, best of luck.
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Cecile:

awesome!
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BEAVO:

Wanda was better at the rockabilly
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bobdoesthings:

damn june carter.. you're playing my favorite country ladies joe!
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northguineahills:

Thanks everyone, and I like that idea Ken!
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Sem Chumbo:

Okay, got it finally:-D
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Cooh John:

Super twangy set. Thanks, Joe.
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bobdoesthings:

I love when her voice gets a bit growling/gnarly sounding.. one of the live versions she really cuts into it
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pierre:

@northguineahills: FELICITATIONS !
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d¢ pät:

mrs d¢ pät and I did the ol' justice of the peace and we're still hitched after 19 years.
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steve:

id like to express my intense enthusiasm for MST3K - my top 3 of life is pretty much WFMU, NYDosas, and MST3K. i just watched Monster A Go Go last night and OH MY GOD it is maybe the worst thing ive ever seen and has THE worst ending ever and i consider myself a professional in the field of horror sci fi expolitation garbage who has actually paid money for other films by the same producer.
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d¢ pät:

oh, NOW WE'RE TALKING!
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Cecile:

I saw Johnny twice, and he and June had so much fun with that song.
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duke:

@steve MST3K and WFMU go together
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pierre:

@steve: I looove MST3K discovered late because not very famous over the ocean, but since then, loved them
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BEAVO:

Play I can tell youVe never been this far before by Twitty
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Brian in UK:

Anyone seen Hank?

Thought not.
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d¢ pät:

which one?
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Mike East:

@steve - Joel Hodgson is going to be on Night People next week...or is that why you're mentioning it?
Its one of my favorite things too. Just watched Gamera VS Guiron
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DCE:

Hanky clicky
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common:

just watched some mst3k a few nights ago, steve. never not funny.
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BEAVO:

I saw George Jones and Conway.
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DCE:

me and a buddy watch an episode every time we get together, in various states of intoxication. Always a blast.
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conkrete_dawg:

i saw Elvis at the 7-11
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Cecile:

I put Wedding Bells on my mean wedding tape for one of my sisters
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steve:

Mike East - yes indeed. perfect timing since ive gotten back into the series again as my make-me-fall-asleep activity in the past few weeks.
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Brian in UK:

The Welsh one, Williams.
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Carmichael:

Heya Joe. Dig this corn-fed good ol' persons set.
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Cheri Pi:

DCP, I just saw a post from Arrington D, touting the awesomeness of DEAN CERCONE, so I too looked him up.
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Greg from Bloomfield:

All-time favs: Jack Frost, Prince Of Space & Soultaker
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Cooh John:

sounds like the Everly Brothers
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Mike East:

ohh...Prince of Space...YES!
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Greg from Bloomfield:

I LIKE IT VERY MUCH
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d¢ pät:

@Pi, yep that's where I heard of him. Going to watch out for shows now.
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Mike East:

lol, greg
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Mike East:

...and I think actually laughing harder than any time I've typed lol
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Cecile:

well, this tall girl says that the lady in this song is better off.
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Cecile:

IS THIS FIREFALL?
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Carmichael:

Hey hey Cecile, now don't diss Rick Roberts. I have a soft spot for soft rock.
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Cheri Pi:

I love Steely Dan.
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DCE:

nice tune
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Cecile:

I do a little, but not so much them.
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Brendan:

Last show of summer
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Carmichael:

This is actually starting to sound like Marshall Tucker.
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Ben Kracauer:

This has been a great show, Joe - thank you so much! It goes down like fine wine.
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Joe McG:

@Carm: A good thing, as far as I'm concerned! Love them Caldwell boys. @Brendan: Yes!
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Joe McG:

@Ben: Part of it did, anyway (the soul part, ha ha!). Thanks!
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common:

Cheri: I also love steely dan. i ain't scared.
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Cheri Pi:

common, it's the love that daren't speak its name
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V Priceless:

girl on a swing
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bobdoesthings:

ahhh that one! ..aarggghh
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DeaconDave:

Whoa what was that?
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DCE:

what're you doin' there son?
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V Priceless:

ayers = all great
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DeaconDave:

Is this the Boing, boing part of the show?
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common:

Cheri, hee. indeed!
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Joe McG:

@VP: Good point! I could play the whole LP. So hard to decide!
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d¢ pät:

I don't love Steely Dan but this line cracks me up: "is there gas in the CAAARRR??? Yes there's gas in the CAAAARRRR..."
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DCE:

"Stars", well, obviously, that gets a star
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Cheri Pi:

that would be a great name for a radio show.
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conkrete_dawg:

who doesn't love a hot BJ
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d¢ pät:

what...the...feck?
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bobdoesthings:

it's been some time since I had a hot BJ
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Cecile:

Another great one is "Turn up the Eagles, the neighbors are listening."
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Mike East:

hot black currant juice, eh?
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Claw!:

YESS! Nice cheeky song.
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Sem Chumbo:

Thanks, Joe, amazing variety today kept me guessing the whole time. See ya again!
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d¢ pät:

yeah, but will you be here when I come down?
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Joe McG:

@Mike: Yes, leaving you with some sophisticated humor! Thanks for listening, everyone! I'll be going along now....Tune in next week for Michael Chapman!
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Brian in UK:

Another good one Joe. Will miss next week off to the country to celebrate our anniversary.
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Dominick:

Splendid program Joe
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V Priceless:

thanks, Joe!
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DCE:

have a wonderful week Joe
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d¢ pät:

ok kids, gotta go find some grub. Thanks Joe.
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Claw!:

Thanks for an AWESOME set, Joe. This is why I always tune in Thursday mornings.
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bobdoesthings:

thanks Joe!!
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common:

thanks joe!
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OTB:

Damn, I just realized I have to miss next week... Well, this was one for the ages. Thanks Joe & commentators!
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steve:

great show! im a McGaskoholic!
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Brian in UK:

Thikg The Katz might have heard The Byrds version.
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Greg from Bloomfield:

Thanks, Joe!
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12539:

Thanks Joe!
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12539:

(Belated congratulations and well-wishes, ngh!)
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marmalade kitty:

Thanks Joe!
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listener james from westwood:

Many thanks, Joe!!
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