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Marvin Gaye  Let's Get It On ("demo")   Favoriting  
Raspberries, The  Go All The Way   Favoriting 0:13:36 (Pop-up)
Raspberries, The  I Wanna Be With You   Favoriting 0:13:39 (Pop-up)
Lefty Frizzell  Just Can't Live That Fast (Any More)   Favoriting 0:13:51 (Pop-up)
Dorondo  Gimme Some   Favoriting 0:16:33 (Pop-up)
Vince Guaraldi  Peppermint Patty   Favoriting 0:19:19 (Pop-up)
Fleetwood Mac  Think About Me (basic tracks?)   Favoriting 0:22:26 (Pop-up)
Zoot  It's About Time   Favoriting 0:26:11 (Pop-up)
Felix Cavaliere  Talks About Dino   Favoriting 0:32:08 (Pop-up)
Rascals, The  Mickey's Monkey/Lovelight   Favoriting 0:33:20 (Pop-up)
Johnny Horton  Mean, Mean Son of a Gun   Favoriting 0:38:49 (Pop-up)
Prince Partridge  Get Back   Favoriting 0:41:28 (Pop-up)
Buzzcocks  I Don't Mind   Favoriting 0:43:45 (Pop-up)
Glen Campbell  Cold December (In Your Heart)   Favoriting 0:46:33 (Pop-up)
David Sisters, The  Foggy Mountain Top   Favoriting 0:49:45 (Pop-up)
James and Bobby Purify  I Take What I Want   Favoriting 0:52:17 (Pop-up)
Som Tres  For Once In My Life   Favoriting 0:54:25 (Pop-up)
Rolling Stones, The  Rip This Joint   Favoriting 0:55:51 (Pop-up)
Utopia  Where Does The World Go To Hide?   Favoriting 0:58:10 (Pop-up)
Everything Is Everything  Witchi Tai To   Favoriting 1:00:02 (Pop-up)
Charley Crockett  July Jackson   Favoriting 1:02:55 (Pop-up)
Bobby Bland  If You Got A Heart   Favoriting 1:08:17 (Pop-up)
Harlem Gospel Travelers, The  Look Up   Favoriting 1:17:23 (Pop-up)
Rockpile  Now And Always   Favoriting 1:16:52 (Pop-up)
Unit 4 + 2  Too Fast, Too Slow   Favoriting 1:18:45 (Pop-up)
Billy Strings  Dig A Little Deeper   Favoriting 1:20:55 (Pop-up)
Willie Mitchell  Respect   Favoriting 1:24:19 (Pop-up)
Greg Townson, Todd Bradley And Caitlin Moss  Beyond The Horizon   Favoriting 1:26:23 (Pop-up)
Spencer Davis Group, The  Just Like Me   Favoriting 1:30:57 (Pop-up)
Mama Cass Elliot  Make Your Own Kind of Music   Favoriting 1:32:35 (Pop-up)
Mack Rice  Respect Yourself (demo)   Favoriting 1:35:38 (Pop-up)
Basin Street Boys, The  Junping At The Jubilee   Favoriting 1:39:02 (Pop-up)
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts  Insecure   Favoriting 1:40:55 (Pop-up)
Sunshine Company, The  Back On The Street Again   Favoriting 1:45:20 (Pop-up)
Merrill E. Moore  King Porter Stomp   Favoriting 1:47:44 (Pop-up)
Lee Dorsey  Neighbors Daughter   Favoriting 1:50:00 (Pop-up)
Desmond Dekker  007 (Shanty Town)   Favoriting 1:52:27 (Pop-up)
Joel Paterson  From Me To You   Favoriting 1:55:21 (Pop-up)
Buddy Rich  Being An Idiot   Favoriting 1:57:30 (Pop-up)

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CLICK HERE to see The Top 30 Most Expensive Items Sold on Discogs in September 2020, and CLICK HERE to check out The Most Expensive Soul Records Ever Sold on Discogs

CLICK HERE to check out the Radio Time Machine and listen to any year of any country's radio

CLICK HERE to see U.S. recorded music revenues by format from 1973 to 2019

CLICK HERE to see if you can Spot The Troll

CLICK HERE for the (highly recommended) Chrome Music Lab

CLICK HERE for a short documentary on The Liverbirds

CLICK HERE to listen to the Student Teachers on 'KCRW's "Lost Notes"

CLICK HERE for Fountains Of Wayne Live from the Artists Den

CLICK HERE (if you dare) to watch "The Black Connection"

CLICK HERE to watch "Andrew Bird's Live From The Great Room feat. Jonathan Richman"

CLICK HERE for a NY Times piece on the lp "Casino Royale"

CLICK HERE to find how how you can make a guitar amp out of an old radio

The Boston public library are currently digitizing 100,000 vinyl LPs for anyone to listen to online, CLICK HERE to browse

CLICK HERE to hear Michael's new 30 minute mix for the debut installment of Lagniappe Radio

CLICK HERE for The Fab Four Archivist's "Replacing Ringo? The Story Behind Bernard Purdie and The Beatles"

CLICK HERE for a great piece called "Bernard Purdie ... did he really record with The Beatles?"

CLICK HERE for the multi part fascinating documentary about Dream Theater's search for a new drummer

CLICK HERE for info on the Top 100 Most Expensive Cassettes on Discogs

CLICK HERE for The Liner Notes Project

CLICK HERE to hear the new number one hit from Juniper

CLICK HERE for the old switcheroo: A new episode of the Casey's Musical Dustbin Radio podcast where Michael Shelley is the interview subject.

CLICK HERE to hear Laura Cantrell interviewed on the Stereo Hysteria podcast

CLICK HERE to read "How the Beach Boys’ Lost Late-Sixties Gems Got a Second Life "

CLICK HERE to read Michael's recent interview Sonny Curtis Please Kill Me!

CLICK HERE to find out what happened when Jonathan Richman moved to Maine in 1981

CLICK HERE to read Michael's recent interview Lou Reed archivist Don Fleming on the Please Kill Me website!

CLICK HERE Robbie Fulks And Linda Gail Lewis' interview & performance on Fresh Air

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CLICK HERE for info on the new compilation "Back Patio Bliss" produced by listener Baby!

CLICK HERE for a free download of the new album "Matt Gets Blue" from Matt Lucas

CLICK HERE for the program MP3 Tag

CLICK HERE to test if you hear Yanny or Laurel

CLICK HERE for an interesting short film about R. Stevie Moore

CLICK HERE for info on Copyright Termination Experts

CLICK HERE to read Michael Shelley's comic "Oh No, It's Tinnitus!"

CLICK HERE for very funny excerpts from a notebook where record store clerks logged "anytime we got a dopey phone call, boneheaded comment, or generally batshit customer experience"

CLICK HERE for Quincy Jones on Paul "the worst bass player I ever heard" McCartney, Michael "stole a lot of stuff" Jackson, Astrology, and who killed Kennedy!

CLICK HERE for a map, with audio links, to whatever the #1 song is in 3000 places around the world

CLICK HERE for a step-by-step guide to repairing damaged record sleeves

CLICK HERE for testimony given by Taylor Swift in Colorado district court

CLICK HERE for the animated guide to compression

CLICK HERE to check out drummer Jim Gordon's discography

CLICK HERE to listen to/download 1000s of digitized 78s

CLICK HERE to watch Robbie Fulks cover NRBQ at FMU

CLICK HERE for selection from the British Library’s extensive collections of unique sound recordings, which cover the entire range of recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and environmental sounds

CLICK HERE for an interview with Brian Wilson where he says "Mike Love is probably the greatest lyric writer in the world. I think he’s my favorite lyric writer. He just wrote a lot of good songs"

CLICK HERE for "Student Group Apologizes for Playing ‘Transphobic’ and ‘Problematic’ Lou Reed Song"

CLICK HERE to see how Steve Keene does it

CLICK HERE for 28:46 of "NRBQ & Friends"

CLICK HERE for "Marty Stuart: The Story of Clarence White & The Parsons/White StringBender "

CLICK HERE to find out "How the Nashville Number System revolutionized recording sessions"

CLICK HERE for the 1988 piece "Who Does Chuck Berry Think He Is?"

CLICK HERE Cheap Trick on "Live At Daryl's House"

CLICK HERE to listen to a new interview with Jonathan Richman

CLICK HERE for an interesting piece about a journalist trying to interview Brian Wilson

CLICK HERE to read the report on Kippington Lodge's 1967 BBC audition - Includes phrases "painful" & "tone deaf" then

CLICK HERE for "The Truth of the Flamin' Groovies' Story is Stranger Than Fiction"

CLICK HERE for a piece on how they come up with radio ratings & Delilha's radio show

CLICK HERE for a great documentary about The Cactus Blossoms

CLICK HERE for "Rob Freeman Recording The Ramones"

CLICK HERE to see The Michael Shelley Band live at WFMU's Monty Hall

CLICK HERE if you have the stomach to read Rolling Stone's ridiculous "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time"

CLICK HERE to go "Inside the Strange, Hidden World of Offstage Touring Musicians"

CLICK HERE to watch The Cactus Blossoms live at WFMU April 18, 2015

CLICK HERE to watch James Hunter sing "Somethings Calling" live at WFMU Dec 7, 2015 - just so so so good

CLICK HERE for a nice piece on former guest on this show (and the drummer for The Beatles) Bernard Purdie

CLICK HERE to test your sense of pitch

CLICK HERE for Wilton Felder's so good isolated bass on "I Want You Back"

CLICK HERE to find out "Why Do All Records Sound the Same?

CLICK HERE for a cover of a Michael Shelley song!

CLICK HERE for The Cactus Blossoms on The 30 Minute Music Hour

CLICK HERE for a documentary and discussion of The Columbia House Record Club

CLICK HERE to test yourself and find out "How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality?"

CLICK HERE for an article about Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" with files of the isolated tracks to listen to

CLICK HERE to see actual AFM contracts for some legendary recording sessions

CLICK HERE to read Carol Kaye review of the book "The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret" or CLICK HERE to read Carol's review of The Hoover Linx Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner, BH50010

CLICK HERE to see part one of a short behind the scenes film about Brian Wilson's new album "No Pier Pressure"

CLICK HERE for Brian Wilson's new song "The Right Time" (feat. Al Jardine) live on SoundStage. and

CLICK HERE for "Wild Honey" feat. Blondie Chaplin & Ricky Fataar

CLICK HERE for a great 2012 Rolling Stone piece about the 2012 Beach Boys reunion

CLICK HERE for a great piece on Better Records, whcih sells old lp pressings that sell for astronomical prices, e.g: The Police’s Synchronicity: $350

CLICK HERE for "It Sure Seems Like Neil Young’s Pono Player Is Bullshit"

CLICK HERE for "Why Cds May Actually Sound Better Than Vinyl"

CLICK HERE to create never ending always changing loops of a music files you upload

CLICK HERE for Gay Robot

CLICK HERE for PopSpots: exact locations of album cover photos and other visuals of pop history - tracked down with an obsessive level of research

CLICK HERE for 1971 tapes of Bob Dylan getting rightfully testy with A.J. Weberman (who used to go through and sell Dylan's garbage)

CLICK HERE for "Mind-Blowing Six Song Country Mashup" - which, if it is real, is pretty mind blowing

CLICK HERE for the answer to the question "Do Coat Hangers Sound As Good Monster Cables?"

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets or CLICK HERE to listen

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe & Lost Straightjjackets live!

CLICK HERE for the genius school teacher who wore the same outfit for yearbook pictures for 40 years

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CLICK HERE for the preview of the new WFMU documentary "Sex And Broacasting"

CLICK HERE for a piece about mastering that says that sometimes mastering recordings makes them worse

CLICK HERE to see "Triumph Watches The World Cup, Part 1"

CLICK HERE for something odd: on the website of session guitarist Jay Graydon (he plays the guitar solo on Steely Dan's "Peg") he lists playing guitar on Cheap Trick's studio version of "I Want You To Want Me" among his 1977 credits.

CLICK HERE for some audio Illusions - "Can You Trust Your Ears"?

CLICK HERE for optical illusions

CLICK HERE for a short film of two craftsmen at work

CLICK HERE to play Name That Drum Fill

CLICK HERE to read "Phish Has Been a Band for Thirty Years Now and They Have Sucked the Whole Time" and then CLICK HERE to read "This Is What Happens When You Make Fun Of Phish On The Internet"

CLICK HERE for the story of Be Bop Deluxe's Bill Nelson and how he says his record label ripped him off

CLICK HERE to read about a recent Jerry Lewis show

CLICK HERE for the new release of 5 Style 1996 live on WFMU

CLICK HERE for proof that Michael Nesmith is a nut

CLICK HERE to see some wise asses I'm a fan of

CLICK HERE to hear Bernard Prurdie talk about all kinds of things - including saying "Ringo's not on anything"

CLICK HERE for a laugh

CLICK HERE for Ronee Blakley singing "Tapedeck in His Tractor" from "Nashville"

CLICK HERE to play the web Theremin

CLICK HERE to see drummer Joff from the band Bucky so some drawings of old people

CLICK HERE for wrong from the get go NPR blog "The Worst Songs Of All Time?"

CLICK HERE to see why the cowardly anonymous culture of the internet drives me even more crazy then art does

CLICK HERE for a little background on the Buddy Rich tapes

CLICK HERE for the The Knack - this clip (with hard panned guitars) will help you understand the division of guitar parts in this song - which is not quite what I thought it was

CLICK HERE then click "Random Video"

CLICK HERE for a reminder that you have to be 恋のホワン・ホワン (or HERE, or HERE , or HERE , or HERE, or HERE!)

CLICK HERE for info on an odd e-book "Nick Lowe: A Long Career That Never Gets Stale." It is 4 pages long and "sells" for $1.99. The same author has one about Dean Martin that was reviewed like this: "This pamphlet was complete garbage. A sixth grader could have written a better essay. All of this author's works should be removed from Amazon."

CLICK HERE, but only if you have golden ears

CLICK HERE for some amazing RARE STAX MUSIC from tapes Robert Gordon pulled out of the debris when the STAX building was being torn down!

CLICK HERE for Ernie Bushmiller illustrated autobiography, on an amazing website

CLICK HERE for The Mills Brothers

CLICK HERE for James Jamerson & Gladys Knight going nuts on I Heard It Through The Grapevine

CLICK HERE for a nice piece about the the L.A. studio musicians who dominated the 70's sound.

CLICK HERE for some classic Jerry. The whole clip is crazy - but 2:13 in is really off the charts nuts.

CLICK HERE for Paul Anka's famous post-gig turned into a short film!

CLICK HERE for an recent Montclair Times article on Michael Shelley!

CLICK HERE to read how Big Star's "September Gurls" was recorded at Ardent Studios

Apparently Bowie offered "Golden Years" to Elvis Presley - but The King declined. CLICK HERE former guest Stevie Riks nails the Elvis/Bowie duet version

CLICK HERE to find how how you can submit your own top of the hour WFMU ID

CLICK HERE for Marty Stewart on the PBS show "The Kate"

CLICK HERE for info on The Steve Keene Art Book

CLICK HERE for "Remembering Adam Schlesinger"

CLICK HERE to support the new Starry Skies album called 'Small Wonders'.

CLICK HERE to point to your pointer

CLICK HERE for a podcast titled "Nick Lowe breaks down his live show"

CLICK HERE to see The Top 30 Most Expensive Items Sold on Discogs in September 2020, and CLICK HERE to check out The Most Expensive Soul Records Ever Sold on Discogs

CLICK HERE to check out the Radio Time Machine and listen to any year of any country's radio

CLICK HERE to see U.S. recorded music revenues by format from 1973 to 2019

CLICK HERE to see if you can Spot The Troll

CLICK HERE for the (highly recommended) Chrome Music Lab

CLICK HERE for a short documentary on The Liverbirds

CLICK HERE to listen to the Student Teachers on 'KCRW's "Lost Notes"

CLICK HERE for Fountains Of Wayne Live from the Artists Den

CLICK HERE (if you dare) to watch "The Black Connection"

CLICK HERE to watch "Andrew Bird's Live From The Great Room feat. Jonathan Richman"

CLICK HERE for a NY Times piece on the lp "Casino Royale"

CLICK HERE to find how how you can make a guitar amp out of an old radio

The Boston public library are currently digitizing 100,000 vinyl LPs for anyone to listen to online, CLICK HERE to browse

CLICK HERE to hear Michael's new 30 minute mix for the debut installment of Lagniappe Radio

CLICK HERE for The Fab Four Archivist's "Replacing Ringo? The Story Behind Bernard Purdie and The Beatles"

CLICK HERE for a great piece called "Bernard Purdie ... did he really record with The Beatles?"

CLICK HERE for the multi part fascinating documentary about Dream Theater's search for a new drummer

CLICK HERE for info on the Top 100 Most Expensive Cassettes on Discogs

CLICK HERE for The Liner Notes Project

CLICK HERE to hear the new number one hit from Juniper

CLICK HERE for the old switcheroo: A new episode of the Casey's Musical Dustbin Radio podcast where Michael Shelley is the interview subject.

CLICK HERE to hear Laura Cantrell interviewed on the Stereo Hysteria podcast

CLICK HERE to read "How the Beach Boys’ Lost Late-Sixties Gems Got a Second Life "

CLICK HERE to read Michael's recent interview Sonny Curtis Please Kill Me!

CLICK HERE to find out what happened when Jonathan Richman moved to Maine in 1981

CLICK HERE to read Michael's recent interview Lou Reed archivist Don Fleming on the Please Kill Me website!

CLICK HERE Robbie Fulks And Linda Gail Lewis' interview & performance on Fresh Air

CLICK HERE Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis LIVE & unplugged at Paste studios!

CLICK HERE for info on the new compilation "Back Patio Bliss" produced by listener Baby!

CLICK HERE for a free download of the new album "Matt Gets Blue" from Matt Lucas

CLICK HERE for the program MP3 Tag

CLICK HERE to test if you hear Yanny or Laurel

CLICK HERE for an interesting short film about R. Stevie Moore

CLICK HERE for info on Copyright Termination Experts

CLICK HERE to read Michael Shelley's comic "Oh No, It's Tinnitus!"

CLICK HERE for very funny excerpts from a notebook where record store clerks logged "anytime we got a dopey phone call, boneheaded comment, or generally batshit customer experience"

CLICK HERE for Quincy Jones on Paul "the worst bass player I ever heard" McCartney, Michael "stole a lot of stuff" Jackson, Astrology, and who killed Kennedy!

CLICK HERE for a map, with audio links, to whatever the #1 song is in 3000 places around the world

CLICK HERE for a step-by-step guide to repairing damaged record sleeves

CLICK HERE for testimony given by Taylor Swift in Colorado district court

CLICK HERE for the animated guide to compression

CLICK HERE to check out drummer Jim Gordon's discography

CLICK HERE to listen to/download 1000s of digitized 78s

CLICK HERE to watch Robbie Fulks cover NRBQ at FMU

CLICK HERE for selection from the British Library’s extensive collections of unique sound recordings, which cover the entire range of recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and environmental sounds

CLICK HERE for an interview with Brian Wilson where he says "Mike Love is probably the greatest lyric writer in the world. I think he’s my favorite lyric writer. He just wrote a lot of good songs"

CLICK HERE for "Student Group Apologizes for Playing ‘Transphobic’ and ‘Problematic’ Lou Reed Song"

CLICK HERE to see how Steve Keene does it

CLICK HERE for 28:46 of "NRBQ & Friends"

CLICK HERE for "Marty Stuart: The Story of Clarence White & The Parsons/White StringBender "

CLICK HERE to find out "How the Nashville Number System revolutionized recording sessions"

CLICK HERE for the 1988 piece "Who Does Chuck Berry Think He Is?"

CLICK HERE Cheap Trick on "Live At Daryl's House"

CLICK HERE to listen to a new interview with Jonathan Richman

CLICK HERE for an interesting piece about a journalist trying to interview Brian Wilson

CLICK HERE to read the report on Kippington Lodge's 1967 BBC audition - Includes phrases "painful" & "tone deaf" then

CLICK HERE for "The Truth of the Flamin' Groovies' Story is Stranger Than Fiction"

CLICK HERE for a piece on how they come up with radio ratings & Delilha's radio show

CLICK HERE for a great documentary about The Cactus Blossoms

CLICK HERE for "Rob Freeman Recording The Ramones"

CLICK HERE to see The Michael Shelley Band live at WFMU's Monty Hall

CLICK HERE if you have the stomach to read Rolling Stone's ridiculous "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time"

CLICK HERE to go "Inside the Strange, Hidden World of Offstage Touring Musicians"

CLICK HERE to watch The Cactus Blossoms live at WFMU April 18, 2015

CLICK HERE to watch James Hunter sing "Somethings Calling" live at WFMU Dec 7, 2015 - just so so so good

CLICK HERE for a nice piece on former guest on this show (and the drummer for The Beatles) Bernard Purdie

CLICK HERE to test your sense of pitch

CLICK HERE for Wilton Felder's so good isolated bass on "I Want You Back"

CLICK HERE to find out "Why Do All Records Sound the Same?

CLICK HERE for a cover of a Michael Shelley song!

CLICK HERE for The Cactus Blossoms on The 30 Minute Music Hour

CLICK HERE for a documentary and discussion of The Columbia House Record Club

CLICK HERE to test yourself and find out "How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality?"

CLICK HERE for an article about Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" with files of the isolated tracks to listen to

CLICK HERE to see actual AFM contracts for some legendary recording sessions

CLICK HERE to read Carol Kaye review of the book "The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret" or CLICK HERE to read Carol's review of The Hoover Linx Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner, BH50010

CLICK HERE to see part one of a short behind the scenes film about Brian Wilson's new album "No Pier Pressure"

CLICK HERE for Brian Wilson's new song "The Right Time" (feat. Al Jardine) live on SoundStage. and

CLICK HERE for "Wild Honey" feat. Blondie Chaplin & Ricky Fataar

CLICK HERE for a great 2012 Rolling Stone piece about the 2012 Beach Boys reunion

CLICK HERE for a great piece on Better Records, whcih sells old lp pressings that sell for astronomical prices, e.g: The Police’s Synchronicity: $350

CLICK HERE for "It Sure Seems Like Neil Young’s Pono Player Is Bullshit"

CLICK HERE for "Why Cds May Actually Sound Better Than Vinyl"

CLICK HERE to create never ending always changing loops of a music files you upload

CLICK HERE for Gay Robot

CLICK HERE for PopSpots: exact locations of album cover photos and other visuals of pop history - tracked down with an obsessive level of research

CLICK HERE for 1971 tapes of Bob Dylan getting rightfully testy with A.J. Weberman (who used to go through and sell Dylan's garbage)

CLICK HERE for "Mind-Blowing Six Song Country Mashup" - which, if it is real, is pretty mind blowing

CLICK HEREfor the answer to the question "Do Coat Hangers Sound As Good Monster Cables?"

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets or CLICK HERE to listen

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe & Lost Straightjjackets live!

CLICK HERE for the genius school teacher who wore the same outfit for yearbook pictures for 40 years

CLICK HERE Foo Fighters with Rick Nielsen doing "Stiff Competition" on David Letterman

CLICK HERE for the preview of the new WFMU documentary "Sex And Broacasting"

CLICK HERE for a piece about mastering that says that sometimes mastering recordings makes them worse

CLICK HERE to see "Triumph Watches The World Cup, Part 1"

CLICK HERE for something odd: on the website of session guitarist Jay Graydon (he plays the guitar solo on Steely Dan's "Peg") he lists playing guitar on Cheap Trick's studio version of "I Want You To Want Me" among his 1977 credits.

CLICK HERE for some audio Illusions - "Can You Trust Your Ears"?

CLICK HERE for optical illusions

CLICK HERE for a short film of two craftsmen at work

CLICK HERE to play Name That Drum Fill

CLICK HERE to read "Phish Has Been a Band for Thirty Years Now and They Have Sucked the Whole Time" and then CLICK HERE to read "This Is What Happens When You Make Fun Of Phish On The Internet"

CLICK HERE for the story of Be Bop Deluxe's Bill Nelson and how he says his record label ripped him off

CLICK HERE to read about a recent Jerry Lewis show

CLICK HERE for the new release of 5 Style 1996 live on WFMU

CLICK HERE for proof that Michael Nesmith is a nut

CLICK HERE to see some wise asses I'm a fan of

CLICK HERE to hear Bernard Prurdie talk about all kinds of things - including saying "Ringo's not on anything"

CLICK HERE for a laugh

CLICK HERE for Ronee Blakley singing "Tapedeck in His Tractor" from "Nashville"

CLICK HERE to play the web Theremin

CLICK HERE to see drummer Joff from the band Bucky so some drawings of old people

CLICK HERE for wrong from the get go NPR blog "The Worst Songs Of All Time?"

CLICK HERE to see why the cowardly anonymous culture of the internet drives me even more crazy then art does

CLICK HERE for a little background on the Buddy Rich tapes

CLICK HERE for the The Knack - this clip (with hard panned guitars) will help you understand the division of guitar parts in this song - which is not quite what I thought it was

CLICK HERE then click "Random Video"

CLICK HERE for a reminder that you have to be 恋のホワン・ホワン (or HERE, or HERE , or HERE , or HERE, or HERE!)

CLICK HERE for info on an odd e-book "Nick Lowe: A Long Career That Never Gets Stale." It is 4 pages long and "sells" for $1.99. The same author has one about Dean Martin that was reviewed like this: "This pamphlet was complete garbage. A sixth grader could have written a better essay. All of this author's works should be removed from Amazon."

CLICK HERE, but only if you have golden ears

CLICK HERE for some amazing RARE STAX MUSIC from tapes Robert Gordon pulled out of the debris when the STAX building was being torn down!

CLICK HERE for Ernie Bushmiller illustrated autobiography, on an amazing website

CLICK HERE for The Mills Brothers

CLICK HERE for James Jamerson & Gladys Knight going nuts on I Heard It Through The Grapevine

CLICK HERE for a nice piece about the the L.A. studio musicians who dominated the 70's sound.

CLICK HERE for some classic Jerry. The whole clip is crazy - but 2:13 in is really off the charts nuts.

CLICK HERE for Paul Anka's famous post-gig turned into a short film!

CLICK HERE for an recent Montclair Times article on Michael Shelley!

CLICK HERE to read how Big Star's "September Gurls" was recorded at Ardent Studios

Apparently Bowie offered "Golden Years" to Elvis Presley - but The King declined. CLICK HERE former guest Stevie Riks nails the Elvis/Bowie duet version


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heyHEYhey now.
  11:01am
Peter Horvath:

Ahoy from Highland Park, NJ, home of the Band-Aid
  11:01am
clarke:

ey ow - that's cute.
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HyperDose:

Oh Michael goodness!
  11:02am
clarke:

cloudy in more ways than one in the crescent city.
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Christina Ginger:

Good morning!
  11:03am
clarke:

howdy!!
  11:03am
Bob:

Good morning
  11:03am
clarke:

hello bob.
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Pedro in Arlington:

Marvin's second wife just died a few days ago. Much of this album was about her.
  11:04am
Listener Baby:

Boy, they found a spark eventually. Not yet though
  11:05am
Bob:

Hi, Clarke. I’ve got the Christmas cold from hell, I hope you all avoid it.
  11:05am
clarke:

oh man - there's a lot of stuff goin' round - i need none o dat! feel better mate
  11:07am
Bob:

Is this the annual sexy show?
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Roberto:

Michael Shelley goin' all the way!
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Corey:

Good morning Michael and listeners!
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Handy Haversack:

Hey now, Michael and all the Shellegamers!
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Webhamster Henry:

Go All The Way has a short verse so it can get to the chorus faster!
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disco_nap_:

Loved the mellow vibe of that demo version of LGIO, perfect for Saturday morning.
  11:08am
clarke:

how many virginities lost to this one?
  11:08am
Bob:

I barely felt like putting my socks on let alone getting it on
  11:09am
clarke:

bob - i know difff stuff works for diff people, but have you tried Alka Seltzer Night Time Plus, yet?
  11:10am
clarke:

i do not work for the company, but that stuff is a life-saver!!
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Moammar:

Bourbon also useful.
  11:10am
clarke:

two-fer.
  11:10am
phat in lincoln:

Morning all.
  11:10am
clarke:

who died??
  11:11am
clarke:

phat how's the mouth??
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Handy Haversack:

Just stocked up on sanity juice for the season. Time to break out the MS coasters!
  11:11am
clarke:

@Handy - stock the fridge in the amphibious bookmobile, as well!!
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Christina Ginger:

OG Sudafed works like a charm for day time, lemme tell you. I had the sinus infection from hell last month, and it managed to clear me up/ make breathing manageable. I was so sick, I was still able to take a nap.
  11:12am
Brooklyn Banzai:

Wow - got some real adult themes right after double dip recess!
  11:12am
phat in lincoln:

@clarke so much better. Still can't eat solids yet, but the pain and swelling is mostly gone. Thanks for asking.
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Squints:

clarke, that was my question, too. I hear two and wonder have we lost someone?

Jim Bonfanti's already gone, right?
  11:13am
Myron Feld:

@clarke: my first thought when I hear two in a row from any artist
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Handy Haversack:

When I had the misery bug a week or so back -- sinus infection? RSV? dunno -- I found that Theraflu and a gummy at least let me get to sleep at night.

Is the playlist not updating for anyone else?
  11:13am
clarke:

that is Gr8 phat!! i'm also divorced from reality.
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Christina Ginger:

Does he have Billy Idol-style surgery?
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Squints:

So to follow with Back Seat Of My Car would be a little too on the nose?
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Handy Haversack:

There it is.
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Squints:

He probably hadn't planned to slow down his life so abruptly.
  11:15am
tonyb:

Why Lefty? He played guitar right handed?
  11:15am
clarke:

only Faron Young was that prepared.
  11:16am
phat in lincoln:

Flying out to New Orleans for work tonight. Where should I go for a show and where should I go for a legit mojo hand?
  11:16am
clarke:

@Baby - BABY!!!
  11:17am
clarke:

@PHAT - whoah!! hey we can try to get the group together, but it is the holidays. can you eamil mr. shelley and he'll CC me??
  11:18am
clarke:

GGY!!!! GGS!
  11:19am
clarke:

this be badass.
  11:20am
clarke:

phat - there's too much to actually mention, but there is no real rock going on that is not xmas-related, that i know about. (i live UNDER a rock!).
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Michael Shelley:

ERIC CARMEN - www.imdb.com...
  11:23am
Listener Baby:

Hi Clarke!!
  11:23am
clarke:

wait a minute, Baby - oh, that's stevie.
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disco_nap_:

Loving all the Chrissie appreciation lately, even if it is for a sad reason.
  11:24am
phat in lincoln:

@clarke wait, how did I not know you're in New Orleans?
  11:24am
clarke:

how's yer nightmare?? i hope things are moving, so to speak.
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tom tom the pipers son:

good choice to emphasize about instead of me in the final version
  11:25am
clarke:

dunno Phat! we have a nice contingent of nola folks here on the chat, but, uhhh, i'm the only one, this morning.
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Ross T.:

Love me some Tusk.
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myron feld:

@phat: I strongly recommend Lulu & The Broadsides, Sunday night 7:00 pm @ BJ's, 4301 Burgundy St
  11:26am
phat in lincoln:

Well hells bells. I'll be there through Wednesday afternoon.
  11:26am
clarke:

maybe DRR is more plugged into what's going on this week, if he comes around?
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Frank In Queens:

Zoot has some good stuff!
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Handy Haversack:

We saw Richard Thompon on Thursday (which was unbelievably great). One of his riffs was that they "all do cruises now."
  11:27am
clarke:

ok, phat: what time does your flight arrive and where are u staying?
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Christina Ginger:

I saw Rick. He delivered, to say the least. I think he did a Zoot song…? Will have to see if I can find the set list online.
  11:28am
clarke:

@Handy - that's awesome. did you get to hear The Song?
  11:28am
Bob:

Yeah, I’d forgotten it but thanks for reminding me
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Squints:

Who were "they," Handy? Legacy acts?
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Handy Haversack:

Someone requested in, clarke, and it was fantastic. I was in tears. We're total converts -- will go see him every year if we can swing it.

"Matty Groves" was another highlight. Just absolutely fucking nailed it.

Squints, yeah, I think so -- or older musicians. Apparently, there are cruises for everything.
  11:29am
clarke:

those who use roto-toms, Squints.
  11:30am
phat in lincoln:

@clarke I get in way late tonight, but I'm free pretty much all day tomorrow (there's a work dinner later). I'm in meetings Monday and Tuesday. Staying at the Hyatt Regency tonight and then the Loews through Tuesday.
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Squints:

Aw, man. RIP Dino.
  11:31am
clarke:

HH - i have seen RT quite a few times - each similar. meaning: ultra-fantastic!! once it was a dual bill with Loudon III - and they did some duets at the end. spectacular.
  11:32am
clarke:

not a good week for drummers. RIP Dino.
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myron feld:

Dino was way up there. So, so good.
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Handy Haversack:

Listener Carmichael prodded me gently to go ahead and get the tix, and I'm super grateful that he did. Instant highlight of the year.

I'm not saying K8 and I were the youngest people in the hall, but we were in the last quintile, that's for sure.
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Squints:

If ever a drummer were gonna spontaneously combust...
  11:34am
clarke:

general trend, handy.
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Handy Haversack:

And we're not young!
  11:35am
Paul:

He did look a lot like McCartney.
  11:36am
clarke:

the hell u say!!
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Christina Ginger:

Do You Feel It has excellent drumming from Dino on it.
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Michael Shelley:

Richard Thompson in Montclair Jan 14th - outpost.ticketleap.com...
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Frank In Queens:

I usually shy away from these Young Rascals stereo mixes, but they really do highlight Dino's playing.
  11:38am
clarke:

they are interesting to hear, frank, sometimes.
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dday:

The Rascals. Garfield,NJ, hometown boys made good. And then there were 3. Sad they can't settle their differences & just be civil to each other.
  11:38am
Bob:

Stereo mix works for this
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disco_nap_:

Didn't realize they were Jersey boys! Makes sense though because I heard them a lot growing up in NJ...mostly being played by my Boomer parents...
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nycmusicnerd:

Greetings fellow nerds...Sorry it took me so long to join the party. Internet issues.
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Frank In Queens:

@clarke, yeah, interesting relics from the time, and also pretty good for learning songs depending on the separation.
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dday:

Recent books by both Felix Cavaliere & Gene Cornish are both good reads
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nycmusicnerd:

Also: ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!

Rick Springfield is criminally underrated.
  11:41am
clarke:

yipes, nycmn!

@Frank - u headed to rink, later??
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Roberto:

Amin Son of a Gun
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disco_nap_:

I like how cheerfully Johnny is telling us he is a mean son of a gun.
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Frank In Queens:

@clarke, nah they're in Vegas tonight.
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dday:

Rascals cut their live teeth at both The Barge on Long Island & The Choo Choo Club in Garfield,NJ. Family to me.
  11:42am
clarke:

gotcha - this is one day when there is little sports action.
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dday:

@clarke: 3 NFL games today on NFL Network. I don't get it so...
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nycmusicnerd:

Handy: I went last night. Honestly, not the best all-request show I've ever seen from RT, but still--it was RT. Can't complain about that.
  11:43am
Tim from LH:

I got to see The Rascals on the last night of their Broadway run,about ten years ago,all 4 original members. Dino was still putting on a show.
  11:44am
clarke:

i don't think any games i care about are on today. which is not like it has been. got an lsu basketball game and that's about it
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Squints:

Bruins have a 1pm matinee.
  11:44am
clarke:

yessss!! i DONT mind!
  11:45am
phat in lincoln:

@clarke email sent to Mr. Shelley
  11:45am
Bob:

Wasn’t the Choo Choo club NRBQ’s early anchor? Is there a resource for information on that club anywhere? I guess I could Google
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disco_nap_:

Heck yeah Buzzcocks
  11:45am
clarke:

mkay, phat - as per above, i don't have a lot going on this evening.
  11:46am
clarke:

@phat - do you know what the Shelley Show patch looks like?
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Handy Haversack:

Glen Campbell has seen me tinkle!
  11:47am
phat in lincoln:

@clarke I'm not sure. Is the drawing of him at the microphone?
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dday:

@Bob: The Choo Choo Club sat next to the railroad trestle on Passaic St. in Garfield NJ (hence the name). I don't think NRBQ were in that area back then & the club is long closed
  11:48am
clarke:

no, it is a legit looking patch. maybe someone has a photo
  11:48am
Bob:

Handy, that’s your autobiography title right there
  11:48am
phat in lincoln:

@clarke I don't get in until midnight. Lol. I book weird flights.
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disco_nap_:

Whoa that was quite a note at the end there, Glen!
  11:49am
clarke:

oh, ok. well tomorrow is world cup final - but after that, we could meet up.
  11:50am
egould:

Damn that Buzzcocks number got me sprinting for the last two minutes of my run. Uphill! Good morning and thank you Michael Shelley.
  11:51am
clarke:

@phat - where you staying?
  11:51am
phat in lincoln:

@clarke oh shit, the final is tomorrow? Yes. We can meet up later.
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yerfriendpaul:

Handy - was the tinkle flowing gentle on your mind?
  11:51am
DG:

Only Eddie (& brother David, who sang on some albums) were from Garfield. I think Danelli was from WFMU---land (Jersey City) while Cavaliere was from Pelham (NY) & Cornish was born in Ontario, but grew up in Rochester. But yeah, the Choo Choo Club was in Brigati's hometown, so they played there a lot, as well as a place in Westhampton (which I'm sure is gone now).
  11:52am
phat in lincoln:

@clarke Loews downtown after tonight. Tonight is Hyatt Regency downtown.
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Baja Joe:

Good morning greetings to you Michael and Shelley-ites, just under the wire.
  11:52am
clarke:

@phat - the final starts a 9am here, nola time. i'm sure there will be plenty of bars open, ha ha.
  11:53am
clarke:

okay, i'm in the lower garden district, so not too far from downtown.
  11:54am
phat in lincoln:

Nice.
  11:55am
dday:

@DG: as I mentioned Eddie is family. His sister Anna was my Mom's best friend in HS and is my younger brother's godmother. The Barge was in Westhampton, LI..long gone.
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Checkerboards take third place. ⚽
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HyperDose:

Yes sir Mick sir! 😎💨
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Moammar:

Bobby Keys and some guys.
  11:57am
clarke:

loew's is right across from the casino which has a music venue called The Fillmore - check their schedule!
  11:57am
dday:

Favorite Stones song of all time for me
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Dday I concur
  11:58am
dday:

This & If You Can't Rock Me
  11:59am
phat in lincoln:

Sweet
  11:59am
clarke:

gooder!!
  12:00pm
clarke:

@phat - that show Myron mentioned is worth a gander, and i see George Porter has a show at the Fillmore on monday night - he was in The Meters
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disco_nap_:

Awww Witchi Tai To <3
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Handy Haversack:

I should start chopping stuff for brunch, but Goblin's on my lap, and I'm feeling lazy ...
  12:02pm
phat in lincoln:

@clarke there's a Porter show on the 26th.
  12:03pm
DG:

I know this Witchi Tai To song/chant has been covered by other people...Brewer & Shipley, maybe? Remember hearing a different version on FM radio back in the day.
  12:03pm
clarke:

oh, he is usually playing around somewhere, tho. i'm too jaded to go to stuff like that, ha ha ha.
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disco_nap_:

Also The Supremes!
  12:05pm
DG:

dday: Thanks. I think I may've seen Eddie (& David?) at this UNICEF benefit in '82 or so, with Rick Derringer, Carmine Appice & others...if you or anyone else can confirm...but never the Rascals together. Are the brothers still doing shows, making music, etc.?
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drr:

Hi, @phat. Another NO person here. I looked at a bunch of local club calendars and it looks like it's going to be really slow. That show at BJ's should be fun. BJ's is a great spot anyway. Expect it to be crowded. In a fun way, of course.
  12:07pm
clarke:

mornin' Dave!!
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Roberto:

Where Does the World Go to Hide the Rolling Stones?
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disco_nap_:

Harpers Bizarre
  12:09pm
clarke:

so nice they played it twice!
  12:10pm
phat in lincoln:

@drr I may check that out.
  12:11pm
clarke:

Turntable One is actin' up. union dispute.
  12:11pm
phat in lincoln:

Week before Christmas is likely to be slow.
  12:11pm
clarke:

used to be nice when mermaid and circle bar were around - ain't there no mo.
  12:12pm
clarke:

i'm sure Benny Grunch & The Bunch are giggin' - ha ha ha.
  12:12pm
bobobob plasticland:

James cotton was Bobby blue bland half bro
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drr:

Yeah, Siberia and Santos are strictly metal for the holidays.

And, no on Benny Grunch! He's recovering from a stroke.
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Handy Haversack:

We've had five people cancel for karaoke tonight so far. One COVID, three general sickness.
  12:13pm
clarke:

oh wow. dang bra why?
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Squints:

Now THIS is a

Number.
One.
hit..
  12:15pm
clarke:

when i was a child, the big thing at xmas time was to go down to the Maison Blanche department store and see a puppet called Mr. Bingle in the front window. huge crowds!!
  12:15pm
phat in lincoln:

@drr zydeco at Siberia tomorrow night.
  12:16pm
clarke:

there ya go! we're too jaded for all dat.
  12:16pm
kevin:

Witchi-Ty-Toe was recorded by Brewer and Shipley Michael.
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Michael Shelley:

www.nola.com...
  12:17pm
clarke:

apparently Siberia got bought back by the original owner, so hopefully the booking reverts back to good stuff.
  12:17pm
phat in lincoln:

I used to see a lot of Zydeco at the Zoo Bar here in Lincoln.
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nycmusicnerd:

MY FAVORITE ROCKPILE SONG!!
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Handy Haversack:

clarke, in ATL one would go to Rich's dept. store and ride the Pink Pig monorail through a giant Xmas tree. Sometimes I think I made that up, but I'm pretty sure it was real.
  12:18pm
clarke:

Bingle was KING!!
  12:18pm
kevin:

The Cyrcle did Red rubber ball written by Paul Simon
  12:18pm
clarke:

dang Handy! that's cool. we just looked thru a store window.
  12:18pm
phat in lincoln:

I do seriously (knowing full well I'm a tourist) want to avoid tourists. Lol.
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nycmusicnerd:

A few years ago NL & Los Straitjackets did a double gig with the Mavericks. (One night only, in KY, no I didn't see it.) My dream now is to hear NL & Raul Malo duet on this one.
  12:19pm
DG:

Listening to this Rockpile song again, I'm amazed the Everly Bros. never recorded it (esp. as Edmunds produced them). Maybe it was written for them & they turned it down.
  12:20pm
clarke:

well, if you are avoiding tourists do NOT go to that zydeco show!! ha ha.
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nycmusicnerd:

DG: The first time I heard it I thought it was an Everly cover.
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drr:

@phat: Siberia is also a happy place for me. If you were getting here tonight you could see Congealed Putrescence there. Their booking is pretty eclectic.
  12:21pm
clarke:

dave's really pushing that show!! i sold my tix.
  12:22pm
phat in lincoln:

@clarke lol
  12:22pm
phat in lincoln:

@drr I get in at Midnight...
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drr:

I have and love that Rockpile LP and I've mentioned before how happy it makes me that they used a gatefold sleeve to advertise their tour dates for that year. But I don't have, and haven't heard, the 4-song EP of Everlys songs that originally came with it.
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Squints:

I'm afraid the putresence is runnier than you like it.
  12:23pm
clarke:

but, it is true that might be the only non-xmas show this week
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drr:

@Squints: you forgot to add "monsieur".
  12:24pm
clarke:

that's what i fear, Sq1
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Moammar:

The Rockpile Everlys EP was great fun. I bought that album and EP when they came out, not certain what I was getting into. I probably remember every word of "Poor Jenny" to this day.
  12:25pm
clarke:

is Goldie on the road, DRR??
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Squints:

But, monsieur. Ze putrescence is way-fair thin.
  12:25pm
clarke:

i have that EP - wonderful.
  12:25pm
tonyb:

I think that Rockpile tour fell apart? Think they did play Capitol in Passaic ‘tho?
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Squints:

GGY right here.
  12:26pm
clarke:

i'll have the lot, m'sure Squeents!!
  12:26pm
egould:

Got that Memphis soul.
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drr:

Goldie is enjoying her golden years, with new ball joints and control arms, and new belt and pulleys. And a new thermostat, so the heat works again. Confident she will make it to 200,000 miles soon.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

~ Good ♄Saturday FMUvianz ! ~
  12:27pm
clarke:

awesome, David!! that means you can pick phat up, ha ha
  12:28pm
clarke:

when does Goldie pull out for chatta-boogie??
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drr:

Not going, Clarke--Thanksgiving is mandatory, Christmas is extremely optional.
  12:30pm
clarke:

oh, and the truck performed for t-giving? cool!!
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Frank In Queens:

Wow, 18?!
  12:31pm
clarke:

the Kid has a unique voice!! brilliant!
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Moammar:

Intimations of Mortality, by Michael Shelley
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drr:

and @phat, that zydeco show won't be a touristy one, clarke's being cynical. I know that opening band are just some kids (relatively speaking) with washboards and fiddles from my neighborhood. It'll probably be like the indie rock equivalent of zydeco. Expect enthusiasm.
  12:33pm
jimphis:

Just like me?
Respect
  12:34pm
clarke:

DRR's right - i'm too jaded on what has become of the nola scene. don't listen to me.
  12:35pm
adam:

this is on commercial now. the commercial reminds me of an a24 movie called lamb.
  12:35pm
Bob:

I confess I have some sort of neurological block for the Mamas & Papas
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Moammar:

Sir Mack Rice is the only member of the royal family worth saving.
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PaulRobeson1922:

Hi Hi Hi!
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KingOfJunk:

WOW!!!
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myron feld:

speaking of the kid - check the new Juniper lp coming out in January - www.junipersongs.com
  12:41pm
phat in lincoln:

@drr sweet.
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drr:

Moammar: what about the Duke of Earl?
  12:42pm
clarke:

he can't decide.
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Frank In Queens:

@myron it's another gem!
  12:42pm
clarke:

and Squints is still makin' his mind up about Toledo.
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Mailman Tom:

Lyrics of wisdom!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

I'd've called this FolkRawk ...slightly BaroquePop ok...
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

(...tho they're *called* 'Sunshine'...)
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

I love this stuff because of my SoCal youth.
  12:47pm
JimF:

I can't stop singing "There She Goes Again" along to this chorus.
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myron feld:

as for royalty, I'm partial to the three Kings: Curtis, Floyd and Coleman
  12:49pm
Listener Baby:

Miss Elliott had exquisite pitch.
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Michael Shelley:

One of the best singers!
  12:54pm
Toothgrinder Tom:

A shanty town!
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Handy Haversack:

Desmond Dekker! Real nice.

Thanks, MS! Have good days all youse!
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Listener Baby:

Mama Cass could really sing?
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KingOfJunk:

WOW!!!
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Baja Joe:

BBBBBucci
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clarke:

this show FLEW by! good'un. thnx, as always.
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LastWhiteRhino:

Da Booch !
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clarke:

he's no buddy!!
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Bob:

Terry: “Hey, Tommy. When is a door NOT a door?”

Tommy: “hmmm, when is a door NOT a door? I don’t know”

Terry: “When it’s Jim Morrison. Because he’s DEAD!”
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Frank In Queens:

Thanks Michael,, great show.
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phat in lincoln:

Great show!
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egould:

Who would applaud for that?!?
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

~ TY Always DJ MS ~
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egould:

Thanks Mike!
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drr:

bye bye
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HyperDose:

Thanks Mr. Michael!
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clarke:

ah ha ha.
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