Favoriting Rotations: Playlist from February 9, 2023 Favoriting

Rotating like a spinning record, this eclectic group of DJs based out of New York City, Washington DC and Copenhagen trade-off every week to bring you an hour of music straight out of their personal collections.

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Favoriting February 9, 2023: Rotations with Vee Vee #10

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Artist Track Album Label Year Approx. start time
Laura Greene  Music, Moonlight and You   Favoriting   OSR Vinyl  1967  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Intruders  Come Home Soon   Favoriting   Gowen  1961  0:02:40 (Pop-up)
Rosie and the Originals  Angel Baby   Favoriting   Highland  1960  0:04:53 (Pop-up)
Janet Kay  Silly Games   Favoriting   Scope  1979  0:07:33 (Pop-up)
Sam and Dave  May I Baby   Favoriting   Stax  1968  0:11:35 (Pop-up)
Carlton and The Shoes  Love Me Forever   Favoriting   Coxsone  1968  0:14:14 (Pop-up)
 
Buster  She's My Girl   Favoriting Buster  RCA  1977  0:19:39 (Pop-up)
Stumblebunny  Tonite   Favoriting   Mercury  1979  0:22:24 (Pop-up)
The Young Rascals  Groovin'   Favoriting   Atlantic  1967  0:25:38 (Pop-up)
Brenton Wood  I Like The Way You Love Me   Favoriting   Double Shot  1967  0:28:08 (Pop-up)
Sunny and the Sunliners  Should I Take You Home   Favoriting Mr. Brown Eyed Soul  RPR/Big Crown  1969  0:30:40 (Pop-up)
 
Dion  Lovers Who Wander   Favoriting   Laurie  1962  0:34:31 (Pop-up)
The Velours  Lover Come Back   Favoriting   End  1961  0:36:45 (Pop-up)
The Jewels  This Is My Story   Favoriting   Federal  1967  0:38:42 (Pop-up)
Vito and the Salutations  Gloria   Favoriting   Rayna  1962  0:41:37 (Pop-up)
Alton Ellis and the Flames  How Can I   Favoriting Top Rock Steady  Treasure Isle  1968  0:43:28 (Pop-up)
Ada Ray  I No Longer Believe In Miracles   Favoriting   Zell's  1962  0:46:21 (Pop-up)
Rachel Sweet  I Go To Pieces   Favoriting   Stiff  1979  0:49:22 (Pop-up)
 
Mississippi Mud Mashers  Moonglow   Favoriting The Human Orchestra: Rhythm Quartets in the Thirties  Clanka Lanka  1935  0:53:54 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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MOM WHIG:

Hi - VEE VEE
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Christina Ginger:

Hi Vee Vee and MOM!
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Vee Vee:

Hi Mom! Hi Christina! <3
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Stu Rutherford:

Hello Vee Vee & everyone!
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

↳ Christina Ginger @8:00
I thought you were on tonight but I guess I'll listen to Vee Vee.
  8:02pm
HighHeelPaws:

Happy Thursday all!
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Vee Vee:

Hahaha, HELLO TODD
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Vee Vee:

Hi'ya Stu! Thanks for joining! :)
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Kick out the Jams Joe:

Hey Vee Vee! 👋👋
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Fatherflot:

Hey Vee Vee
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medson:

Hi Vee Vee and all
  8:04pm
Manboy:

Shouldn’t you be sleeping Todd?! Got an early morning tomorrow!
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Sissophonic Cheryl:

Enjoying your show as a JNet pre-game!! ❤️❤️
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

↳ Manboy @8:04
I'm planning to pull an all-nighter until I decide otherwise.
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Fatherflot:

This is reminding me to Choon into Ramalamamamshamalamabsma ding ding on Sunday night
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Song: "Angel Baby" by "Rosie and the Originals"
this one is always just sOOOOO GREAT
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Will thee Sound Guy:

Hi Vee Vee and all!!!
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @8:01
😂 😂😂
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Vee Vee:

Hi Joe! Hi D! Hi Medson! Hi Cheryl! Hi Will! <3
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Woo:

Yes, catch Todd tomorrow on the mothership from 6 to 9 AM EST!
  8:06pm
Crypt digger:

Hey Vee Vee
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Song: "Angel Baby" by "Rosie and the Originals"
I love this song. I haven’t heard it in quite some time.
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Vee Vee:

Hi Crypt Digger :)
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Crypt digger @8:06
hi
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Will thee Sound Guy:

Hi Christina Ginger, Stu Rutherford, Todd-o-Phonic Todd, HighHeelPaws, KOTJ Joey D, F², medson, Manboy, Sissophonic Cheryl, Woo, and Crypt digger!
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Will thee Sound Guy @8:08
Hi there, Will.
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Stu Rutherford:

Hi Will!
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

↳ Will thee Sound Guy @8:08
Hey Will--I missed you the other week in Beacon. Hopefully see ya next time!
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MOM WHIG:

Hi Sisso- Will - Todd - Woo - medson - Crypt digger - F2 - Kick Out - Manboy - HighHeelsPaws - Stu
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Christina Ginger @8:06
hi
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Fatherflot:

Vee Vee -- Mrs. Flot just asked me if MY show will be a Valentine's day themed show too. Oooooops.
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Fatherflot:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:09
hi mom!
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Stu Rutherford:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:09
Hi Mom!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Fatherflot @8:10
I used to work for a florist - Valentine's Day is the WORST! Get you Posies early
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Vee Vee:

↳ Fatherflot @8:09
Only one way to find out!!
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Song: "Silly Games" by "Janet Kay"
Ah, whistle tone!
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Vee Vee:

Those high notes, phew!
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Fatherflot:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:10
We're actually going to move our V day celebration to a week from Friday when we can actually relax and enjoy it. Too busy during the week -- and next week will be hell.
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Will thee Sound Guy:

↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @8:09
yea definitely let me know the next one... It just wasn't in the cards.
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Fatherflot:

↳ Vee Vee @8:10
Ha --- I should say that. "you'd need to actually LISTEN to my show. . . ."
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Fatherflot @8:12
I hear you
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Fatherflot:

↳ Christina Ginger @8:11
Yes. And shed a tear for Minnie Ripperton, the real Queen of the Whistle Register!
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Fatherflot:

↳ Song: "Love Me Forever" by "Carlton and The Shoes"
I have LOVED this song since I got my first Studio One collection back in the mid 80s.
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Vee Vee:

↳ Fatherflot @8:15
Yea! A top favorite of mine!
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Fatherflot:

↳ Vee Vee @8:16
So laid back and passionate at the same time. This is my favorite era of Jamaican music by far
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Anybody else out there going to White Castle on Valentine's Day???
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Mike Sin:

↳ Song: "Love Me Forever" by "Carlton and The Shoes"
Well all right!
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Fatherflot:

↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @8:17
Don't go the night before!
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Woo:

↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @8:17
The one in my town recently closed.
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Woo @8:17
there's still one in Georgetown - DC on M ST
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Vee Vee:

↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @8:17
You know Manny and I already have our VIP table ;)
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

↳ Vee Vee @8:20
I would expect nothing less!
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MOM WHIG:

The Indianapolis White Castle #3 was built in 1927 and is located on Fort Wayne Avenue in Indianapolis, Indiana. The building is the third oldest restaurant in the White Castle hamburger chain in the United States, and the oldest White Castle building in Indiana.
...
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Another BlockBUSTER!!!
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Vee Vee:

Love a good hand-clap!!
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Fatherflot:

It's probably been 15 years since I was in a White Castle.
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:21
Nice factoid! I once visited the corporate headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.
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Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

Hey Vee Vee!!
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Fatherflot:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:21
I went to Indiana U in Bloomington for grad school and dated a girl from Indy -- I ate at that one many times. They even have a secret flavor vault where they keep the recipe.
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medson:

↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @8:17
Too bad Blue Castle isn’t still around
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Will thee Sound Guy:

closest White Castle to me is Nanuet in Rockland County, NY
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @8:22
Probably one of the few decent things to do in Columbus.
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Fatherflot:

↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @8:22
I been there too!
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MOM WHIG:

Chicago, Illinois (includes Kenosha, Wisconsin)
Clarksville, Tennessee.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Columbia, Missouri.
Columbus, Ohio.
Dayton, Ohio.
Detroit, Michigan.
Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Fatherflot:

Wasn't the first one in Witchitaw?
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

↳ medson @8:22
Blue Castle was great! Are you talking about the place in (I think) Passaic? Maybe it was in Bloomfield...
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Vee Vee:

Speaking of burger joints and Ohio, I've always wanted to go to Kewpie Burger in Lima. It's so cute!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Will thee Sound Guy @8:22
32 locations in NY area
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Vee Vee:

Hello Glynis!! <3
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Fatherflot:

When they opened one on Rt. 17 South around '86 it was an event! We lined up for miles on opening night.
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medson:

↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @8:23
Passaic.
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Glynis GirlGroupGirl @8:22
Glad you are here
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

↳ Vee Vee @8:24
It's a world of possibilities, Vee Vee.
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Fatherflot:

↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @8:23
I'm from Hackensack, proud home of the original White Mana -- the absolute BEST mini -smash burger in the world. But just try to get a seat!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Song: "Groovin'" by "The Young Rascals"
LUV this one
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medson:

↳ Fatherflot @8:25
Love White Mana
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Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

↳ Fatherflot @8:25
In ATL we lived around the corner from the World Famous Ghetto Burger!
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Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:25
Me too!
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

↳ Song: "Tonite" by "Stumblebunny"
Stumblebunny featured Peter Jordan who played in a later version of The N.Y. Dolls and worked at Bleeker Bob's and more importantly I bought my copy of "Tainted Love" off him at a WFMU Record Fair.
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Will thee Sound Guy:

↳ Fatherflot @8:25
that sounds awesome, I'll have to check it out sometime
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

↳ Fatherflot @8:25
I've never not gotten a seat. Maybe they just don't like you Padreflot.
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Fatherflot:

↳ Fatherflot @8:25
I have pretty succesfully duplicated their recipe here at home. 77-25 ground round. slice white onions paper thin and soak in salt water. Scatter the onions on a cast iron grill and smash them burgers in the onions. Let the mini potato buns steam on top of the burger. mmmmmmm
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @8:26
6 degrees of Todd-o-phonic.

Sorry, Kevin Bacon.
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Christina Ginger @8:28
HA HA
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Vee Vee:

↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @8:26
The Tainted Cell version I imagine, right?
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Fatherflot:

↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @8:27
That would explain a lot of things. . . .😢
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Vee Vee:

↳ Vee Vee @8:29
😇
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Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

↳ Vee Vee @8:29
🤣
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Vee Vee:

↳ Vee Vee @8:29
Ugh, ruined my own joke -- Soft Cell*
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medson:

↳ Fatherflot @8:25
I always get a seat when I listen to a TOPT archive show on speaker. They clear me a spot.
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Fatherflot:

↳ Vee Vee @8:29
gotta be Gloria Jones Bolan
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Fatherflot @8:27
There is a place up in WNY called Bill Grays, it’s a ground round patty. I never really cared for burgers much, but theirs were good. The star of the show though, were the onion rings. SOOOO GOOD.
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Crypt digger:

Hey mom
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Fatherflot:

↳ Christina Ginger @8:30
What towne?
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

↳ Vee Vee @8:30
You were in such a rush to burn me that you burned yourself.
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Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

↳ Christina Ginger @8:30
The one in Rochester used to get huge line ups!
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Christina Ginger:

I’m from Rochester originally, but I believe there are a few scattered between the big 3 cities up there.
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OsakaJon:

send it over!
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Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

Dion ❤️❤️❤️
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Song: "Lovers Who Wander" by "Dion"
Another Classic
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MOM WHIG:

↳ OsakaJon @8:34
hi there
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Fatherflot:

↳ OsakaJon @8:34
Hey OJ
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Will thee Sound Guy:

we have a wedding that we have to go to in May... I'm pretty sure it's in WNY, Ill have to try to track it down.... or just get some garbage plates
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Christina Ginger @8:33
No! Only in the Rochester area! I remember they only used white American cheese on the cheeseburger. No yellow stuff.
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Will thee Sound Guy @8:35
Smart idea - plan ahead
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Vee Vee:

↳ OsakaJon @8:34
!!!
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Fatherflot:

↳ Christina Ginger @8:33
Oh, right, we had the Rochester talk about 75 cent Utica Clubs at Silver Stadium . . .
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Song: "Lovers Who Wander" by "Dion"
Damn, I love Dion’s voice.
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Will thee Sound Guy @8:35
Please get a plate *after* the wedding.
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Fatherflot:

↳ Christina Ginger @8:36
First record I ever bought was 45 of Runaraound Sue from Record King, Main Street, Hackensack
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Vee Vee:

↳ Christina Ginger @8:36
YUP
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MOM WHIG:

White Castle burger price in 1965 was only 27cents - so we usually got a whole bag of them for lunch.
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Fatherflot:

↳ Song: "Lover Come Back" by "The Velours"
Wow, I know the Billie Holiday version of this.
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Vee Vee:

I love this song SO much!!
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MOM WHIG:

Correction 12 cents
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OsakaJon:

I was at the opening of the first ever white castle in Japan in 1986.
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MOM WHIG:

↳ OsakaJon @8:38
Super cool
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Fatherflot:

↳ OsakaJon @8:38
I had forgotten that!
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Will thee Sound Guy:

I think they have 12 locations scattered around up there
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Max Danger:

Hi Vee Vee! Hi all! Groovin' tonight. Love the tunes and the photo booth pic!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Max Danger @8:41
hi
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Song: "Gloria" by "Vito and the Salutations"
Nice Doo Wop tune
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

↳ Fatherflot @8:37
Record King finally closed, I believe in 2022 (maybe 2021).
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Vee Vee:

All my records sound EXTRA crunchy tonight hehehe
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Fatherflot:

For more Do Wop, don't miss Rama Lama Ding Dong onna stream. Every Sunday nite 10-11 pm EST with Medson wfmu.org...
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Vee Vee:

Hey Max! Thanks for joining us!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Vee Vee @8:43
Yes snappy
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Will thee Sound Guy:

Hi Max Danger, Osaka Jon, Mike Sin, and GGGG!
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OsakaJon:

Angelos Pizza in Maywood also closed. Sad because that has been my fall back employment on more than one occasion....
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Fatherflot:

↳ Todd-o-phonic Todd @8:42
True. I was an even bigger fan of the Relic Rack (also Main street, Hack), which had its own reissue label. The closed in the late 90s and I was there on the last day.
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Fatherflot:

Scooped up pretty much every Al Green album on Hi for pennies onna dollar.
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Fatherflot:

↳ Song: "How Can I" by "Alton Ellis and the Flames"
Rock Steady EVERY WEEK!
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Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

↳ Song: "I No Longer Believe In Miracles" by "Ada Ray"
❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Fatherflot:

The only thing better than the rhetorical soul laugh "ha!" is the rhetorical doo wop cry.
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Vee Vee:

Ada's a very resilient singer lol
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Fatherflot:

↳ Vee Vee @8:47
she got it back together right quick
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Vee Vee:

The mark of a true professional 😌
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Song: "I Go To Pieces" by "Rachel Sweet"
💜💜💜. This song always gets me.
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Fatherflot:

↳ Song: "I Go To Pieces" by "Rachel Sweet"
"If it ain't Stiff. . . ."
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Fatherflot:

Thanks Vee Vee. So much fun tonight!
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Vee Vee:

Ooops, looks like I ended a little earlier this time!
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Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

Thanks Vee Vee! This reminds me of some records my grandma had! ❤️
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Vee Vee:

Thanks FF! <3
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Christina Ginger:

Thanks for the tunes, Vee Vee. Gotta get back to work on my show for next week while I have the house to myself.
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MOM WHIG:

VEE VEE - Such a GREAt time here tonite thanks
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Vee Vee:

Aw man, I wish that last part didn't get cut off -- such a beautiful song!
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Vee Vee:

Thanks Christina! Thanks Mom! <3
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:00pm
Will thee Sound Guy:

Thank you Vee Vee!!!
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