Favoriting The Funhouse with Harry Parmenter: Playlist from January 16, 2022 Favoriting

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A weekly hour of unpredictable rockin' fun featuring unheard music with occasional history, commentary and anecdotes from host Harry Parmenter. THE FUNHOUSE offers the listener a brief respite from the onslaught of daily existence.

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Favoriting January 16, 2022: WHAT KEEPS MANKIND ALIVE

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Approx. start time
The Stranglers  The Waltzinblack (Intro)   Favoriting The Gospel According To The Meninblack  EMI  1981  CD   
Tom Waits  What Keeps Mankind Alive   Favoriting Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill  A&M Records  1985  CD  0:01:05 (Pop-up)
 
Frank Zappa  Muffin Man   Favoriting Strictly Commercial  Rykodisc  1995  CD  0:03:17 (Pop-up)
Porno for Pyros  Pets   Favoriting Pets  Warner Bros.  1993  CD  0:09:09 (Pop-up)
T-Bone Burnett  Humans from Earth   Favoriting Until the End of the World Soundtrack  Warner Bros. Records  1991  CD  0:12:52 (Pop-up)
The Alpha Band  Interviews   Favoriting The Alpha Band  Arista  2017  CD  0:15:47 (Pop-up)
 
Bjork  Human Behaviour   Favoriting Human Behaviour  Polydor  1993  CD  0:20:52 (Pop-up)
Van Halen  Humans Being   Favoriting Best of Van Halen Volume I  Warner Bros. Records  1996  CD  0:25:22 (Pop-up)
The New York Dolls  Human Being   Favoriting The Return of the New York Dolls  Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.  2004  CD  0:29:58 (Pop-up)
The Cramps  Human Fly   Favoriting Bad Music for Bad People  I.R.S.  1984  CD  0:37:08 (Pop-up)
 
The Dead South  People Are Strange   Favoriting Easy Listening for Jerks Pt. 2  Six Shooter Records  2021  Single  0:40:57 (Pop-up)
J.J. Cale  People Lie   Favoriting J.J. Cale Live  Delabel  2001  CD  0:44:29 (Pop-up)
Amazing Rhythm Aces  Life's Railway to Heaven   Favoriting Stacked Deck/Too Stuffed to Jump  Columbia Records  2013  CD  0:47:04 (Pop-up)
Ian Hunter & The Rant Band  Life   Favoriting When I'm President  Slimstyle Records  2012  CD  0:51:12 (Pop-up)
 
Joey Ramone  What A Wonderful World   Favoriting Our Little Corner of the World  Rhino  2002  CD  0:56:34 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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Harry Parmenter:

Good evening all and welcome to The Funhouse.
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medson:

Hi there Harry.
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Soulstealer007:

Good evening everybody.
  9:00pm
Androu B.:

Good Evening, Harry, medson, SS007!
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Harry Parmenter:

Hey Medson and Soulstealer. Medson, another awesome setlist Friday. Sorry not to bethere live my Friday afternoons complicated.
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Harry Parmenter:

Hi Androu B!
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marpay:

HI Harry!! Hi Medson, Soulstealer007, Androu B!!
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MOM WHIG:

Hi Harry, medson, Androu, Soulstealer007
  9:01pm
Richard Whig:

hey everyone, let's ride!!
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MOM WHIG:

hi marpay
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marpay:

HI MomW!! HI Richard!!
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medson:

Thanks Harry. Archives come in very handy haha
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Harry Parmenter:

Hi Mom/Richard/Marpay tanks for joining.
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Harry Parmenter:

Thanks ! Yes they do, Medson.
  9:02pm
Stu Boy King:

Here we are again!
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Soulstealer007:

Hi Harry, Maypeg, Mom......
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MOM WHIG:

Hi RW too & Stu Boy Kind
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marpay:

HI Stu Boy King!!
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Emeline:

Hi Harry, Medson, Soulstealer, Androu, Marpay, Mom, Richard, Stu Boy King!! m🤩🌟♥️🌼
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BTurell:

Hello! FYI, every week I choose a new alias
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Emeline:

Hi BTurell!
  9:03pm
DA The DJ:

He turns to us and speaks
  9:03pm
TheDerek:

ahhh Papa Waits! preach on Daddio!
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Soulstealer007:

Hey Kiddo
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marpay:

HI Emeline, BTurell, DA The DJ!!
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Stu Boy Kinng:

is the late great first drummer for The Dictators
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Emeline:

Hi DA The DJ!
  9:04pm
Androu B.:

ZAPPA!!! Now we're getting off to a good start!
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medson:

Hi Emeline and everyone
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marpay:

HI TheDerek!!
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MOM WHIG:

Hi Emeline, BTurell
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Emeline:

It's great to be here with you guys! 🥰
Hi TheDerek!
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Harry Parmenter:

Hi Emeline! Thanks all for checking in
  9:05pm
WALDO:

Wasabee!!!!
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Stu Boy King:

Zappa's one of those artists whose instrumentals I love but the lyrics are always a little too hammy
  9:07pm
WALDO:

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES!!!
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Emeline:

Hi Waldo!
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Harry Parmenter:

I love these particular lyrics. And sung by Beefheart. Yes Hello Waldo!
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Stu Boy King:

Terry Bozio!
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Harry Parmenter:

The Missing Person
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Soulstealer007:

Hah!
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Stu Boy King:

Really? Jane's Addiction? Wouldn't have figured you for this.
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Stu Boy King:

like it
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Will the Sound Guy:

Hi Harry and all!!
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Soulstealer007:

Great song
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Stu Boy King:

porno for pyros -- same diff
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marpay:

HI Waldo!! HI Will the Sound Guy!!
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Harry Parmenter:

Hi Will! Hey Jane's Addiction ROCK.
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Emeline:

Hi Will! 🤩
  9:10pm
sufferwords:

wow- Porno- center of that particular cyclone- what a time- ouch
  9:10pm
WALDO:

Hello to you all. Been listening for awhile. This is my first time posting.
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Soulstealer007:

Isn't Perkins on drums!
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Emeline:

Hi Suffer! 🤩
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marpay:

HI Suffer!!
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Stu Boy King:

Perry Farrell and Chris Collinsworth is an odd mix
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Harry Parmenter:

Glad to have you here, Waldo.
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Harry Parmenter:

Unsure re Perkins.
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Soulstealer007:

HI Waldo.......
  9:11pm
sufferwords:

yes Perkins
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Will the Sound Guy:

hi Emeline and marpay
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Soulstealer007:

He played with both bands (Jane's and Porno)
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Soulstealer007:

THNX Will
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Soulstealer007:

Another solid tune
  9:13pm
sufferwords:

hi marpay-emeline and all who seem to pop up on the same dj schedule-
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Stu Boy King:

Very solid!
  9:13pm
Patrick Harbron:

Great to hear the Stranglers,Harry!
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Emeline:

HAHAHA!!! We just know the best shows! 😍😍😍
Hi Patrick! 🤩
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Harry Parmenter:

Mr. Harbron! The Rock N Roll Photographer!
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marpay:

HI Patrick Harbron!!
  9:15pm
Patrick Harbron:

Hi MarPay
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marpay:

These shows are so great, and now i'm trying to listen to more and more of them!!
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Harry Parmenter:

Just trying to keep up with Becky E and Richard W!
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marpay:

Flash Strap on Thurs after Disco Underground is a totally new experience, lol
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Emeline:

They are ALL great shows... I just only know like 10 of them. 😳😬
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marpay:

OH you're doing great Emeline!!
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Harry Parmenter:

It occurred to me after listening the last two songs are exactly the same rhythm. Same guy years apart.
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MOM WHIG:

Hi suffer, Will, WALDO, Emeline
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Aitch:

Hello Harry and gang
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Mike Sin:

Because I’m such a g-damnBeatlesGeek, the Alpha band first crossed my path because of the Ringo Starr connection.
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Harry Parmenter:

Hello Aitch and Mike!
What's the Ringo connection, I don't know??
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Emeline:

Hi Aitch and Mike! 🤩🌟
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MOM WHIG:

Hi Patrick H
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marpay:

HI Aitch, Mike Sin!!
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MOM WHIG:

Hi Mike - how was the Eggplant?
Hey there Aitch
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Stu Boy King:

This is definitely one of your more eclectic shows
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Aitch:

Waldo was my Dog's name.
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Mike Sin:

@Harry — Ringo drums on a couple of songs on one of their LPs
  9:21pm
Patrick Harbron:

Stan Ridgeway- Wall of Voodoo
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Harry Parmenter:

Cool. You know your stuff, Mike. Thx.
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medson:

I saw the Sugarcubes way way back when. Never heard of them going into the show. It was pretty great though.
  9:22pm
Patrick Harbron:

Hi MOM Whig
  9:22pm
WALDO:

Bjork makes me want to eat paint chips!
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Harry Parmenter:

Live from Iceland!
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Will the Sound Guy:

hi Mom Whig
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Harry Parmenter:

Get the lead out, Waldo.
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Soulstealer007:

Waldo.....LOLOLOLOLOL
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Aitch:

Saw Sugarcubes way back too, was weird and good, but I had the LP so sort of knew what to expect
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Soulstealer007:

isn't Bjork and Yoko from the same music school?
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Emeline:

I like her!!
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Mike Sin:

Hi Aitch!
@mommawhig — I just devoured the eggplant like a ravenous pig face.

@Harry — I just know the arcane if it falls into my liMited “tunnel” of obsession.
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Harry Parmenter:

OUCH!
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Soulstealer007:

Better than Yoko
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Harry Parmenter:

Yoko is in a, uh, class by herself.
  9:25pm
zoelpw:

Hey Harry!!!
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Stu Boy King:

Now this is Harry!
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Soulstealer007:

Amen Harry
  9:25pm
Patrick Harbron:

No, Soulstealer007 - Difference is you can listen to Bjork.
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Soulstealer007:

HAH HAH HAH Patrick
  9:25pm
TheDerek:

was that Bjork song from the Tank Girl soundtrack
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Harry Parmenter:

Hi Zoe! Thanks for joining!
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Soulstealer007:

Hey Zoe
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Harry Parmenter:

Zoe I don't know you and medson do two hours a week: I salute you both.
  9:26pm
zoelpw:

Hey soulstealer!!
  9:26pm
Patrick Harbron:

Van Halen, one of the most fun bands to photograph. Bigger than life on the rock and roll stage.
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marpay:

HI Zoe!!
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Harry Parmenter:

Mr. Harbron has photographed every rocker that matters.
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MOM WHIG:

hey there zoe - is your homework all done?
  9:27pm
Androu B.:

True fact: Me and Bjork are peers! We were born only 3 days apart in the same year at different ends of the Atlantic! Hardly a wonder why I've been so enchanted by her music.
  9:27pm
WALDO:

I love Sammy prior to VH.
GIMME LOVE OR MONEY!!!!!
I WANT YOUR MONEY!!!!!
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Harry Parmenter:

Waldo you are HILARIOUS. Well this is one of the very few good Van Hagar songs IMHO
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Emeline:

Hi Miss Zoe!! 😍♥️🌟
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Stu Boy King:

Just remember, it was Sammy who said "only time will tell if can stand the test of time"
  9:29pm
WALDO:

That or Planets on Fire!!!
  9:30pm
zoelpw:

Hey mom whig! It sure is, I’ve been having a very lazy weekend!

Hey Emeline! Marpay!
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medson:

Love the Dolls. Thanks Harry.
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Soulstealer007:

Dolls!!!
  9:30pm
sufferwords:

sammy hagar weekend
  9:30pm
zoelpw:

Haha thanks Harry, it’s a lot of fun !
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Motobro:

A bit of Interstellar overdrive in that Dolls intro.

Ellow Harry and Funhouse Fanz.
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Harry Parmenter:

Greetings Motobro
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marpay:

HI Motobro!!
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medson:

The Arthur Kane doc was upsetting to me.
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Harry Parmenter:

sammy hagar weekend while The Dolls drive a hundred and five.
  9:32pm
Patrick Harbron:

Saw the Dolls in Toronto at the old Victory Theatre, October 1973 Opening band was a new group: 'RUSH'
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Harry Parmenter:

Oh Medson have you read Kane's autobio? One of a kind. A MUST read.
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Motobro:

I’m a human being…
Justa mere mortal damnit !!
  9:33pm
WALDO:

Can't help but think of the movie Screwched when I hear this band
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Harry Parmenter:

1973!
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medson:

@Harry I have not. But I will
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Stu Boy King:

Medson, that doc was upsetting to everyone!
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Harry Parmenter:

unlike any book I have EVER read.
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Motobro:

Oh yeah; CRAMPS !!!!!!
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medson:

@Stu I didn’t want to speak for everyone
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Harry Parmenter:

It WAS upsetting.
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Motobro:

Guess a human being is a hole lot better than a human fly. Buzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Emeline:

Hi Motobro! 🤩
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Motobro:

No they don’t.
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Motobro:

Hi Eme, and Marpay too.
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medson:

Was this version in a movie? I think I’ve heard it but not sure where?
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Harry Parmenter:

Unsure but don't think so. It's pretty new.
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medson:

Oh ok.
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Emeline:

I loved it. Feels like it belongs in a Western or, like, Fear the Walking Dead, with the cowboy/sherrif character.
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Stu Boy King:

Another Harry staple -- JJ Cale
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Harry Parmenter:

JJ was THE MAN.
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Soulstealer007:

Bluegrass!
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Emeline:

I feel like we'd listen to this when I was a kid, Soulstealer... good ol' days!!
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MOM WHIG:

Harry thanks for the great show tonite.
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Emeline:

we'd have*
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Harry Parmenter:

Thanks, Mom. Couple more to wrap.
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MOM WHIG:

Harry still here
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Soulstealer007:

Great Song
  9:51pm
Patrick Harbron:

Great show tonight, Harry! Where did the hour go?
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Harry Parmenter:

Thanks Patrick, yes time flies in more ways than one, eh?
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Stu Boy King:

Oh man, love this one
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Harry Parmenter:

I think we may need a little Max Webster next week;)
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Emeline:

Thanks for a great show, Harry! I second that, Patrick! This hour FLIES!!
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Will the Sound Guy:

Thank you Harry
  9:53pm
Patrick Harbron:

Yeah!! with cigarettes and matches
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Soulstealer007:

Thanks Harry, Great hanging in such a cool room.......I mean all of you!
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medson:

Lots of fun Harry great show.
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marpay:

My fave tonight was NY Dolls song - hope you play them some more - Thank you for great entertainment Harry!! See everyone again soon♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
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MOM WHIG:

Will get some REST! Hope to see you Monday
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Harry Parmenter:

Thanks Will medson SoulStealer Em Mom Marpay everyone.
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Emeline:

I hope to see you guys tomorrow! ♥️😍🌟🌼
  9:54pm
Androu B.:

This is something rare. I've never heard Ian Hunter like this. Did he just become a Springsteen fan by the time this came out?
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Harry Parmenter:

When I'm President an excellent album.
  9:55pm
WALDO:

And nobody knew who they were
Or what they were doing
But they're legacy lives on!!!
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Will the Sound Guy:

I'll try Mom W... I've never been one to get much sleep.
💤 😴 💤 😴 💤 😴 💤
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MOM WHIG:

Nite medson, marpay, Emeline, androu, Will, Patrick, soulstealer, Waldo
  9:56pm
Androu B.:

Thanx for a fine hour, Harry! See you next week!
  9:56pm
Patrick Harbron:

Thx MomWhig and all
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Harry Parmenter:

Adios All!
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Will the Sound Guy:

Be well everyone!!!
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Stu Boy King:

Ha! good ending. Loved when Denis Leary used this is final episode of The Job
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Soulstealer007:

YESSSSSS!!!!!
  9:57pm
Androu B.:

Same to you, Rich & Mom Whig!
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Harry Parmenter:

Christ I have those DVDs but need to watch em all
  9:57pm
WALDO:

Adioskis!!!
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Motobro:

Goodnight Gang.
Thank you Harry.
Godspeed Joey.
Gettin some snow on his grave tonight.
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Stu Boy King:

19 episodes and 18 of them are amazing!
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Harry Parmenter:

Rest in peace Joey.
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Motobro:

Last time I saw the Ramones, it had snow.
Stone Pony circa 85….
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Soulstealer007:

See you around Moto...
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Motobro:

See ya SS007
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Motobro:

Hah, Richard ya Rascal.
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Harry Parmenter:

Thanks everyone. I think this was the best live chat yet for The Funhouse. Grateful to all for joining!
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Motobro:

Thumbs up HP.
Tuff to keep up whilst reach on me sled.
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Motobro:

*wrenching* damn spell checker.
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Harry Parmenter:

Got it Motobro. Rock On!
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