Sounds like Benny Hill meets Kraftwerk! My worries are almost over. . .Luv, Cam
9:23am
Vicki:
that was a good moment to tune in
9:23am
charlie:
Hey, Cam, thanks for tuning in!
9:23am
~L:
Hi Charlie!
Great to hear your show!
9:24am
charlie:
"nothing ever happens to people like us, except we miss the bus"!
9:24am
Vicki:
I know - so funny to tune in just that moment!
9:24am
charlie:
hey, thanks ~L! and Hi Vicki and seang and anyone else
9:29am
Parq:
Either you had a "Things go wrong" set coincidentally planned or you pulled all this together extempore. Whichever way, I'm impressed.
9:31am
charlie:
Hey Parq, the show is pre-recorded, so it's definitely not improvised:) The beauty of songs about things going wrong is that they often do -- be prepared!
9:33am
Michael:
yea it's Charlie!
9:34am
Drummer Some:
Hey, I was going to say Yea, it's Charlie.
Yea, it's Charlie! (There, I said it.)
9:36am
charlie:
Yea, it's Michael! And Doug! Hi!
9:45am
jan:
Hi Charlie. Thanks for the heads up email.
9:48am
charlie:
Oh sure, Jan -- thanks for tuning in.
9:56am
Webhamster Henry:
Nice noises, Charlie!
9:58am
charlie:
Hi Henry! Long time no see. Thanks for listening.
10:01am
jill:
Good Morning All -
This show is perfect for my miserable attitude today. A big shout out to my co-worker who has managed to make my job fantastically horrible.
Another glass half full, bartender.
10:06am
charlie:
Hey Jill, glad to be cheering you up a bit :)
10:09am
Drummer Some:
Hey Jill,
Let us know who's bugging you, honey, and Busy Doing Nothing Nation will take care of busy-ness.
10:09am
lewis:
g' morning to Chariie and the assembled masses from here in CheeseLand!
10:12am
lewis:
ah, yes - Kelly Mark, now I remember... Excellent stuff!! all round.
10:14am
charlie:
I really should post a comment...
10:15am
charlie:
Hey, Lewis, how are you? I thought I was in CheeseLand here in Vermont! Where are you, Wisconsin?
10:15am
seang:
where's Bad Ronald?
10:15am
jill:
Little does she know that I have the power of music in my arsenal to help ease the distress - that and "Cats that look like Hitler" website provides comfort. Thanks for the Keith Moon, Charlie.
10:16am
seang:
hey jill, this website Bread People will put a smile on your face
10:18am
jan:
Charlie: You're Jewish, I never knew. You don't look it.
10:19am
charlie:
ha ha! and half sicilian! deadly combo!
10:20am
lewis:
yes - I am here in the Great State of Wisconsin... I do miss the east coast...
10:26am
charlie:
yeah the bread people site is quite silly -- http://breadpeople.tumblr.com/ -- my fave is still "bau wow"
10:28am
jill:
then there's "Lesbians who look like Justin Bieber"
http://lesbianswholooklikejustinbieber.tumblr.com/
10:31am
Merv:
Wow, I can't believe I've never heard the Drifters version of this song... I only know it from the Donald Fagen solo album. That's pretty depressing...
10:33am
charlie:
Merv, I'd only heard the Fagen version myself until recently. Drifters record is from 1956. Dion also had a hit with it in 1962. The Donald's version is great too!
10:34am
Merv:
Whew-- I'm glad it's not just me...
10:37am
(mta) Tony:
"Take it easy, but take it." Who remembers the WNEW - FM DJ who used to say that on each of his shows?
10:38am
seang:
Studs Terkel baby!
10:40am
charlie:
Really? Is that right? I never heard Studs Terkel's radio show.
10:45am
AWS:
Tom Morrera was the NEW DJ who said that - doing his late nite shows usually following Vin Scelsa - big Rangers fan
10:46am
charlie:
And who can forget the classic tag from McClintic Sphere -- "Keep cool, but care"?
10:48am
Drummer Some:
seang is right. That was a signature line from the mighty Studs.
10:49am
Gary Mitchell:
a ton of nice cuts today
10:52am
charlie:
Hey Gary, glad some of the cuts are making the cut! I'll bet you've got some Studs Terkel airchecks.
10:53am
~L:
Do you have snow in Vermont?
10:54am
(mta) Tony:
You're right, but Studs was at WFMT; I was trying to remember which WNEW dj who used it, too. I think it was Dennis Elsas.
10:57am
~L:
Monk theme song!
10:58am
charlie:
Couldn't pass up the Snoop Dogg version of the Monk theme song! (Gotta admit, I love Monk.)
11:06am
Drummer Some:
I once spent the better part of a day with Tiny Tim. He once emceed a show I was performing in. I remember most a particular pungency about the man. Not sure if he ever bathed.
11:06am
~L:
Snoop Dogg has been in a few great TV comedies playing himself and singing, on Monk, and on Weeds he sings a song about Milk weed, Nancy's designer pot.
11:08am
?:
Yeah, ~L, Snoop Dogg has a real sense of humor about himself. Great voice too, and a terrific rapper.
Doug, pungency or no, I envy you having spent a day with TT. He was a fascinating character. I have a biography of him that is amazing.
11:09am
charlie:
oh, that last comment was from me
11:11am
charlie:
Any excuse to play this song!
11:13am
charlie:
Hey everybody, thanks for listening and commenting today!
11:13am
Drummer Some:
Listener Wolf emailed me an MP3 recently of track ("I Am Woman") by a character named Isadore Fertel. When I Googled him, I came up with Youtube videos of Fertel performing on Tiny Tim's cable access television show. Pathologically hilarious stuff.
11:13am
charlie:
Yip! Yip! Yip!
11:13am
Michael:
I saw Tiny in the card store when I worked on 72nd Street. He had a satin baseball jacket on and was buying some pens and was very particular about it.
11:16am
charlie:
I spotted him in that neighborhood once too! See you next time, all.
11:16am
jm:
Hey, Someone is doing a book on this woman who wrote worried man...wait, I'm not sure if she did, but she wrote we shall overcome:
Listening was the best fun I had all morning! Good job Charlie!
11:18am
charlie:
thanks for the link -- i'll check it out -- sounds good!
and thanks, ~L -- glad you had fun. I did!
12:11am
ndbob:
Great show Charlie - just finishing listening to it on the archive.
8:41am
charlie:
Hey, Bob, thanks for checking in!
11:03am
kat330:
Hi, Charlie -- sure hope you are feeling better. I'm trying to turn the tables on trouble myself these days. But today
it's Finnish Independence Day today or, as we call it in the Philo-Kat household, Finndependence Day -- yay! Moreover, and at least as importantly, it is the 15th Anniversary today of when Philo met kat on the interwebs (everybody clap! :) ! I'll be off-list listening now. Have a good one all!
Hi kat330! Nice to see you. I am feeling better, thank you. This week I have company visiting, so the guest room/gym/radio station is in guest room mode! But don't worry -- it will be magically transformed back to radio station mode in time for next week's show.
11:59am
ndbob:
Heya Charlie, kat, everyone!
12:03pm
Tower:
Hello all! Anyone else having buffer issues?
12:07pm
ndbob:
yep Todd
12:07pm
Ike:
Yep, buffer issues here too. DJ Faye was also having trouble.
12:09pm
Philo Gristle:
Hi Charlie, can't listen at work but noticed kat was here earlier so in case she gets back on the list later... Happy 15th, Hunaja! Sorry you slept badly last night, you should take a katnap today. I hope the aniversary roses are doing double duty lifting your bruised spirits! Always remember, I've got your back!
12:11pm
ndbob:
Happy anniversary kat and philo!
12:14pm
Michael:
If he's around howdy Charlie. And hey to fellow time travelers.
12:37pm
tr'sh:
Gilda Radner Way in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6033/6284454689_261c9b53a3_z.jpg
Actually, Michael, I was out until around halfway through the show, bringing my friend to the train station, so it wasn't live until then. But we live now!