Good morning, all, and welcome to Busy Doing Nothing land!
9:05am
Gary Mitchell:
cacophic morning to you, maestro
9:07am
Gary Mitchell:
I blame that spelling on decaf... back to thehard stuff now
9:07am
john cage:
a dodecaphonic morning to you, Gary!
9:08am
charlie:
Hittin' the sauce already, Gary? Welcome to the club!
9:08am
charlie:
ND Bob hipped me to this track, a cover of Jerry Reed's Rockin in Baghdad
9:11am
texas scott:
morning,charlie.
we love the cheese and thanx for the links
9:12am
Gary Mitchell:
so strange that Berry Gordy hired Raymond Scott to work his magic at Motown
9:14am
charlie:
Morning, Scott!
I'd forgotten that, Gary. I wonder what songs his work appears on.
9:15am
Drummer Some:
Morning Chazz!
9:16am
charlie:
Hi Doug Some! Howzitgoin' in Picksburgh?
9:17am
Gary Mitchell:
supposedly the gordon staples 45 on motown "sounds of the zodiac" in '71, but only Berry would know for sure
9:18am
Drummer Some:
Sun is shining. Birds are chirping. A ton of crocuses have poked through on the front lawn.
9:19am
Camilla McKendall:
What, no corned beef & cabbage? Gotta go out early and pick up some green bagels!
9:21am
listener james from westwood:
happy thursday all! i myself am hankering for a green-frosted shamrock cookie!
9:21am
charlie:
oh, right, i forgot -- happy st patrick's day!
9:24am
charlie:
hi cam & james! you'll have to provide your own green food, folks.
9:25am
Laura L:
Top o' the mornin' to you, Charlie!
9:27am
jill:
good morning all. I've got my bowl of Lucky Charms in one hand and my shelalie in the other...
9:28am
charlie:
welcome, Laura & Jill!
9:33am
Gary Mitchell:
best chuck berry remake i've heard this year
9:34am
charlie:
The most hyper CB remake I've ever heard.
9:48am
Drummer Some:
Love that Don Trust stuff. He volunteered at WFMU during the marathon. A capital fellow!
9:50am
charlie:
Oh yes, and he pledged too! That's what's great about WFMU.
9:53am
Bob Witkin:
morning Charlie!
9:53am
Amanda:
Hi Charlie! It was so good to meet you at the station during marathon-time. Having a great morning doing nothing and listening to you.
9:55am
Drummer Some:
I heard from ANOTHER listener last night who said they pledged online but forgot to mention their support of Give the Drummer Radio. (The box for making comments on the online pledge page was confusing to find and a lot of pledgers missed it.) I think I can confidently say at this point that we surpassed my unofficial goal of bringing 100 pledges for the stream. Fantastic!
9:55am
glenn:
slainte, all you irishers, lace curtain or shanty. my famiiy's from antrim originally, came to canada in 1835 or so.
9:57am
Bob Witkin:
Thanks Doug for the always great Mining the Audio Motherlode posts!
9:58am
glenn:
p.s. it's spelled shillelagh.
10:00am
jill:
i know i butchered it, mr. glenn. Feel free to butcher any yiddish ( i speak on behalf of my people)
10:00am
charlie:
Catching up here...
Good morning Amanda! Thanks for joining us, and yes, lovely to meet you at the marathon!
10:01am
Katya:
Speaking of sláinte --- Sláinte (slawn-cha), Gaelic for "cheers" or "good health", was an Irish band based out of Tacoma, Washington. Download their CDs for free here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte/
10:03am
charlie:
You don't need a shilelagh to hock me in chinik! (that's the best yiddish/irish line I can come up with)
10:03am
Drummer Some:
@Bob Witkin
The pleasure is mine!
10:05am
charlie:
And hi Katya! Naturally it being St Patrick's Day, I have played no Irish music!
10:05am
Katya:
Doug, have never noticed the support box in all these years. In print or online. Bummer. Loved your kid pic! Wish I could adopt you all!
10:05am
charlie:
Hey Bob! I gave you a shout-out before for suggesting the track by Gunga Din.
10:05am
Amanda:
Hey, you broke the 100-pledge barrier! Splendid!!! I knew it. Congrats Doug and Charlie.
I continue to be sad that punk rock is dead, but won't drink any yards of green beer. (not today anyway)
10:06am
Katya:
Good Morning, Charlie! That's the spirit. Big day for cabbage. Glad BDN doesn't stink of it.
10:08am
Bob Witkin:
Thanks Charlie! I'll catch it on the archive.
10:10am
don:
yo charlie! hey everyone!
10:10am
charlie:
My association with St P Day is years ago I worked in a big bookstore on Fifth Ave, and on the day of the parade someone came in and barfed in the fancy books display section on the first floor.
10:11am
Gary Mitchell:
I hate when that happens
10:12am
Michael:
Yes working in Manhattan on St. Pat's Day was always a bit of a challenge
Hi Charlie!
10:13am
Katya:
Classy. And how is it that the Irish are lucky? Seems like the luck of the Irish has been historically pretty bad, except for the saint chasing the snakes off the island.
10:15am
Bob Witkin:
Here they have "The Running of the Green" this Saturday - people slide, walk or crawl down the hill near the National Buffalo Museum, then walk downtown and get drunk.
10:15am
listener james from westwood:
The Port Authority Bus Terminal was always a festival of inebriation for the evening commute home I had from Midtown. Fortunately I could get there by about 5:15 that day, to avoid the late-night crowd and its GI gyrations.
10:16am
charlie:
Morning, Michael!
Yes, do you remember that John Belushi Sat Nite live bit (a news commentary) about the luck of the Irish? Hilarious. I have audio of it somewhere.
10:16am
Bob Witkin:
Everything here has a buffalo connection.
10:18am
Katya:
Ah, love the classic doo wop
10:21am
glenn:
like everywhere else in the world, if you were a rich well connected irishman, you were lucky.
10:21am
Drummer Some:
Did anyone attend the apparently EPIC St. Patty's Day festivies in Hoboken a few weeks ago? The running police blotter for that event was insane.
10:22am
glenn:
happiness is a big cat with a mouse on a square mile of linoleum. - j.p. donleavy.
10:22am
Katya:
Well said, Glenn
10:23am
Katya:
about the wealth, I mean
10:23am
Michael:
Actually another holiday here in Boston. Evacuation Day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_%28Massachusetts%29
I believe it's a cover for Irish pols to take the day off!
10:24am
Katya:
Charlie, your shows are so freakin' great. Thank you, Charlie and Doug, for bringing Charlie back to WFMU.
10:25am
glenn:
my opinion on st. patrick's day is the same as jackie gleason's to new years eve - strictly for amateurs. even though i'm probably going to end up singing the irish rover and the black velvet band at the top of my lungs later on.
10:25am
charlie:
aw, shucks...
10:26am
Amanda:
Doug -- of course I heard about this year's Hoboken St. Patty's! But steered well clear. Ewwww. Proud to say I don't even KNOW anyone who attended.
Glenn, I'm with you. Same goes for New Year's, Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras...
10:26am
charlie:
that was aw, shucks, Katya, not glenn! sing your heart out, glenn...
10:27am
listener 108365 from bushwood, maryland:
darling, during the marathon I pledged to other shows, but I was thinking of you
10:27am
Brian in UK:
Arternoon Sir Charles from across the water. ref 10:10 what are fancy books?
10:27am
Gary Mitchell:
Swingle, charlie swing!
10:27am
charlie:
The real challenge is remaining as inebriated as possible all year, while passing for normal.
10:29am
charlie:
Thanks, 108365! Hi Brian -- you know, the new expensive, hardcover, coffee table, art books...
10:32am
jill:
very Reggie Watts - I like the weirdness, Charlie
10:33am
monica:
make the music with your mouth, chaz!
10:35am
charlie:
yo monica! yeah, it's the mouth music section of the show... thanks for dropping by
10:35am
Brian in UK:
Just hit the wrong link, listening to Fidel's programme and seeing your playlist. Now that's freeform.
Hello Drummer & Amanda
10:36am
glenn:
speaking of irish luck - http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/955242--the-ill-luck-of-the-irish
10:37am
Brian in UK:
Is it The Thieving Magpie ot The Thievish Magpie?
Ah The Goons
10:38am
Bob Witkin:
Thieving I think
10:38am
charlie:
Yes, I've always heard "thieving." As in "I am most def at rhyming and thieving."
10:38am
Brian in UK:
One of their songs was 'I'm walking backwards to Christmas across the Irish Sea'.
10:43am
Katya:
This was such a crazy project! Don't remember these darlings at all. Thanks. Oh, and many thanks for turning me on to Jim Copp years ago. I often play him before bed to fade off with a smile.
10:45am
charlie:
Jim Copp could give you some weird dreams! Those were very strange records for the kiddies. Would love to meet people who actually listened to those as kiddies and see what they grew up to be!
10:46am
Drummer Some:
@108365 from Bushwood
You were all over the marathon map, good Sir!
@Brian in UK
Hellloooo!
10:46am
Amanda:
Hi Brian! Hope all's well wit'cha
10:48am
Brian in UK:
Suns just come out here. Trees are in bloom outside the window. Is the the plural of crocus croci?
10:50am
Katya:
A great story to send you off to sleep with a smile is "Talulah and the Baron" by Ergo Phizmiz and daughters. Dear to my heart.
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ergo_Phizmiz/Talulah_and_the_Baron
10:50am
charlie:
the snow is melting in vermont. no croci yet. is it tea time, brian? i could use a cuppa right about now...
10:53am
Amanda:
Haha, my mom (who is not a native English speaker) always made much ado about saying "croci" every Spring. There are some blooming in JC!
10:55am
don:
love this song. today is only a little dumb.. it is beautiful too.
10:55am
?:
The snow is actually melting here in North Dakota too.
10:55am
Brian in UK:
Well you've just changed your time by an hour so we are four ahead. A week Sunday we move forward an hour to go back to five ahead. So not quite tea time yet. Maybe a little cake and crumpets.
Charlie I am torn twixt your programme and the World Cup cricket right now. If Ingerland lose to West Indies they go out of the comp. It's as tight as a ducks rear end.
10:57am
Bob Witkin:
woops - obviously a comment from me
that Japanese 78 site is really good Charlie
10:58am
Brian in UK:
A nice cup of Ceylon brewed in a teapot proper like would go down a treat Charlie.
11:00am
charlie:
Well said, Brian.
Bob -- that is only a subset of his full collection. LInks to follow.
11:00am
Bob Witkin:
the Petula Clark song was a 45 entitled "American Boys".
11:01am
charlie:
Hey everybody -- that's it for today's show -- thanks for listening today! I'll be back in a couple of weeks.
11:01am
Bob Witkin:
Looking forward to that Charlie!
11:01am
charlie:
Bob -- she redid it as "American Boys" -- we heard an earlier version.
11:01am
Bob Witkin:
Great show Charlie! I'll catch the rest on the archive,
11:01am
Gary Mitchell:
way to go Lewis
11:02am
Bob Witkin:
Thanks for the Petula info.
11:02am
charlie:
TY, Bob, Gary, everybody for hanging out today! See you next time.
11:03am
Katya:
Always fun and informative! Cheers, all! Thanks for making the morning hum.
6:24pm
mike tp:
charlie just oped up a doug note and lo and behold charlie. good to hear fine fmu dj at work and having fun doing it . the best to listen to. such happy music. long time charlie radio in the booth was amazing to hear fmu and collect the quarters. good to hear you again its been a while great summer the goombah of soul 16w 15x 18w njtp