Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock

Listener comments!

12:04pm common:

joe! all!

12:04pm Bluesman:

Hello Joe!

12:04pm Frankipop:

Hi ho Monterinos!

12:05pm Claw!:

Joe!
common!
Fine people!

12:07pm Carmichael:

Howdy Joe and music enthusiasts.

12:08pm V Priceless:

Hey Joe, Common, Frankipop, Claw!, Carmichael and all!

12:08pm Stevel:

Starting with the Blind Shake, as we pretty much always do.

12:11pm Claw!:

Hola, Meestah Vee

12:12pm Dan Eletxro:

Rolling back to Bama with the Belock! Sweet!

12:16pm V Priceless:

Spiders!

12:18pm listener jeff:

Hola all!

12:19pm Carmichael:

C'mon Bobby.

12:20pm Stevel:

"I wonder..." is such a great song. Doesn't seem like I can hear it too much.

12:38pm CDToaster:

Hi Joe, I've noticed this is (at least) the second week in a row you spoke about Vin Scelsa regarding his amazing dj-ability so I'm wondering if there's some reason why you keep mentioning Vin (my all-time hero who started fmu back in '67 and initiated the term, "free form radio" as well as the "...but I degress..." phrase? I listen to your show often but never heard you mention Vin as much as you have recently. So tell me, Joe, is there a particular reason for this? I am (mta) Tony, fmu's longest listener.

12:40pm Joe B:

he is the king of segues and set flow, a level i can never reach.

12:40pm Joe B:

The only DJ to approach that level in my era has been Hova, as endorsed by Vin himself!

12:40pm Mike East:

what a great Ronettes track.

12:44pm CDToaster:

Okay, glad to hear there hasn't been some "behind the scenes" happening I wasn't aware of regarding Vin. It's so nice just to hear his name mentioned. I love Vin and became an instant fan the first time I heard him on fmu during his first show when he played the entire Rotary Connection Lp when I was only 14. I've been listening to fmu ever since. Thanks for replying with only good news.

12:46pm Joe B:

i guess i mention him a lot lately as with his retirement announcement been on my mind plus a few long discussions with other FMU DJs about him

12:52pm CDToaster:

Ah, so I was correct, there WAS a reason you've been mentioning him; he announced his retirement! This I didn't know and is a big deal for me. Not to beat the subject down, but do you know whether or not he'll be doing a "last" show on fuv or have I already missed it? Man, if I missed it, I missed the one show I'd do anything to hear...

12:53pm Joe B:

it might be this saturday

12:56pm CDToaster:

Oh man, thanks Joe. I'm such a devout fmu listener, my radio dial's been stuck in the same position for decades. I've been afraid to turn it lest I break the connection. I'll break it this Saturday. Vin molded my life, a tradition carried on by subsequent fmu djs through the decades. Much appreciated, Joe.

12:57pm Joe B:

i'm not positive it is this saturday but it is coming up

12:58pm efd:

if I may belatedly add to the plugathon, related to a song in the opening set, this Wednesday night I'll have Chris O'Leary on my show to talk about his book REBEL REBEL, which analyzes every song David Bowie wrote (even if it wasn't recorded/released) from 1964 through the release of Station To Station.

I am pretty sure that I will be playing some David Bowie records during the show.

1:03pm V Priceless:

@ efd - woo! Can't wait!

1:03pm Sem Chumbo:

Yo, Joe. Hiya, late to the Monte in person, but never in my heart. Hello, 3-chordites.

1:03pm tonyb:

yeah, vinnie's last is this saturday from 8-10pm

1:04pm paula pc:

@ CDToaster and tonyb == http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/entertainment-news/idiot-s-delight-host-signing-off-1.1302222

1:06pm common:

crazy!

1:08pm CDToaster:

Thanks Paula pc! You've saved my life. I'll be forever grateful and I really mean it. Seriously, just in time, thank you, thank you, thank you. I'm so grateful. I love Vin so much. I'll always remember this day and paula pc.

1:10pm paula pc:

@CDToaster -- says am, but I think it's PM, right?

1:13pm coelacanth:

greetings Joe and All.
Joe i think you could've picked up 90.1 by bsp also.

1:14pm Joe B:

yes, 90.1 by BSP but lose it after a while on thruway then later on briefly got 91.9 fm

1:18pm CDToaster:

Paula pc, I'm not taking any chances. I'll be tuned-in all day long just to hear any hoopla that may be going on beforehand. Saturday's my day off from the MTA so I'll be free all day long to enjoy and reminisce. I listened to Vin's very first show on fmu in 1967 when I was 14 and listened to both him and fmu ever since. My life would be totally different if not for Vin and fmu. Much thanks and an eternity of gratfulness goes out to you paula pc, and of course to Joe for initiating my interest in why he's been mentioning his name recently. I'm glad I took my interest to the next level and asked Joe about it or else I'd never know this was happening. Then, I'd have to kill myself for missing it. So you really saved my life, paula pc and Joe Belock!

1:20pm Claw!:

Hola, Fish!

1:24pm coelacanth:

Hola Bear!!

i'm loving this distorted guitar!

1:25pm Frankipop:

I'm craving a hot dog now.

1:26pm rf:

That was the best song ever.

1:27pm coelacanth:

NO! you can't have ANY more hot dogs!

1:27pm Hackensack Slim:

Saw Hasil a few times. Always great. Last time was with the Demolition Doll Rods opening up. Coincidentally enough. We miss you, Haz. See ya Saturday Joe.

1:28pm CDToaster:

I've been off of work all week due to an on-the-job injury listening to fmu CONSTANTLY, non-stop, and this is the first time I'm hearing ANYTHING about Vin Scelsa's retirement and he BUILT fmu! He invented the term, "Free Form Radio," and HE was the one who began saying, "...but I degress..." before ANYONE ever did, now everyone says it. I think fmu should take a more active roll in promoting Vin's last show even if it is on a competitive station. This should be the consummate exception to the rule and for the first time in radio history a station airs what a different station is airing perhaps even simultaneously! I mean, this event is basically being ignored by fmu when it should be (somehow) part of the event. Anyone agree with me?

1:30pm coelacanth:

Adkins and Stollman would be in very different places right now,if such after-life places did exist.

1:31pm SeanG:

HASIL!

1:33pm Tim BK:

Hasil came to my house party after a show in Athens in the mid-80's. He played my crappy acoustic guitar and passed out in our bushes in the front yard. Don't know why he didn't choose the couch. But he was in touch with some deeper universal truths we aren't privy to.

1:33pm d¢ pät:

OH come on! I go out for some vitamins and miss most of a Hasil set?? CARP!

1:33pm coelacanth:

this is the best version of this!

1:35pm tonyb:

back in the early '90s
wfmu was just short of the goal
on the last night of the marathon

vin did an appeal on whatever
station he was on at the time(K-rock?)
to help us reach the goal

1:36pm Sissophonic Cheryl:

Have been enjoying on my phone and earbuds while scanning! But back on computer now. Go go Joe!!! Everybody, make sure you go to Joe's screening of "Boyce and Hart: The Guys Who Wrote 'Em" 5/29!!! It's amazing.

1:36pm coelacanth:

yes it was krock.
that was beautiful!

1:36pm Bluesman:

Great Hasil tribute! "Yard Sale" got me a little teary-eyed.

1:37pm SeanG:

Carl Perkins kickin ass!

1:39pm coelacanth:

i only knew this by the Robert Gordon/Link Wray revival record...which is a pretty rockin version.

1:45pm efd:

thanks Joe!

1:48pm SeanG:

Trashmen

1:49pm Dominick:

Monotonix scared the dealers!

1:50pm CDToaster:

@tonyb: Wow, what a great story; no, I never knew that happened since at that time I was living out of listener range (on the Virgin Island of St. Croix) long before internet listening days. Just like Vin to stick up for his Alma Mater. It would be totally cool and great if fmu somehow got involved with Vin's last show. Ken has an opportunity to made radio history again with another fantastic event. Thanks for that story, tonyb and coelacanth.

1:50pm JakeGould:

You can also get off at Atlantic Avenue/Pacific Street (Barclay’s Center) and walk to Hoyt-Schermememerflugelhorn and catch the G there.

1:50pm Sissophonic Cheryl:

First record fair 1993 Hoboken, I believe.

1:50pm Sissophonic Cheryl:

Briiliant segue out of that set. Destination Greenpoint!

1:53pm P-90:

"...I take the G and not the L" Haha! Murphy's Law: If FMU moves its Record Fair to Brooklyn near the L, the L will be out of service that weekend.

1:55pm d¢ pät:

oh. So Miriam is the original Cramps drummer? She's got a good sound on that tune.

1:56pm coelacanth:

Yes,Vin should do one more show on fmu,after his "retirement". going out on the reprehensible sirius and fuv is unfitting for such a legend!

👻

1:57pm Hoboken Jack:

Late but here! (Man i hate doing work.)

2:02pm frenchee:

jolly good show, Joe!

2:03pm CDToaster:

Totally in agreement with coelacanth. A perfect solution! C'mon, Ken, get with it and make it happen!

2:03pm d¢ pät:

wow, what is it about this Magic Numbers tune? Not really my cup of tea but sure sounds good right now..

2:06pm uuee:

All right Joe,
Fruits de Mer! A shout out to Bill Sweeny!

2:07pm KevinfromBayRidge:

Who knows...Once Vin is free of other obligations. After decades of following him from station to station, we can only hope for an occasional to the only place he really belongs.

2:09pm coelacanth:

yeah,just because he's retiring... well,to put it in the words of (the Great) John Lee Hooker, "it's in 'im,and it's got to come out!"

2:10pm Frankipop:

going to 16th and Valencia...

2:11pm Frankipop:

oh whoops wrong song

2:12pm coelacanth:

i need to go foraging now.
Thank you Joe!
ciao peeps!

2:14pm Claw!:

Adios, Fish!

2:14pm CDToaster:

Ciao coelacanth.

2:16pm coelacanth:

(..."driveway moment". i cant leave till this song ends)

2:18pm common:

i'm with you coelacanth!

2:26pm xxx:

hats off to Miriam for flyering up the Lower East Side old school style and breaking the law.

2:27pm d¢ pät:

oh yeah, in DC if you put flyers up, the Man fines the club you're playing at.

2:28pm CDToaster:

Can you imagine Vin Scelsa makes a surprise appearance at the fmu record fair and does a live broadcast from there. Wow, what a dream!

2:28pm Sissophonic Cheryl:

See you and AP Mike Saturday!

2:31pm Sissophonic Cheryl:

Wyldlife!

2:31pm V Priceless:

fun show, Joe - thanks! First beer's on me if I see you at the record fair!

2:32pm xxx:

It was so DIY! And it was book related, not music

2:32pm Figures of Light:

Fantastic show, Joe, as usual -- for once I get to listen in live rather than waiting for the recap. Hope all is well with you, and all best wishes, FOL

2:33pm efd:

shoutout to Wyldlife for covering The Brats!

2:35pm Claw!:

Prototypes! Yay!

2:36pm Joe B:

yeah i got back into this one recently!

2:37pm V Priceless:

@ efd: are The Brats reunited? I'm pretty sure they did a gig @ The Brighton Bar recently.

2:37pm Cheri Pi:

JB you are King of the Yeye girlz!

2:39pm efd:

@V Priceless I know they play out from time to time, not sure of the lineup/status though. I actually auditioned to play drums for them when they were getting back together around 2003 or so, but they decided to go with someone who could sing backing vocals.

2:43pm Claw!:

This is a trip

2:43pm Nanker de Tucson:

Another MY-T-FINE 3 Chord Monte program today! Thank you, JoeB!

2:55pm V Priceless:

Interesting, efd - thanx for that! A buddy of mine played guitar with them for a while. Not sure where he fit in to their lineage, probably late 70's/80's? Fab player.

3:00pm Sem Chumbo:

Thanks, Joe. Great!

Artist	Title	Album	Label	Year	Comments	Approx. start time
Swami John Reis and the Blind Shake	Poseidon's Tears	Modern Surf Classics	Swami	2015		0:00:00 Pop-up)
Deacons	The Baldie Beat	various - Party Party Party	Arf! Arf!		bought this 45 from Rex at a past record fair.	0:05:33 Pop-up)
The Dovells	Wildwood Days	For Your Hully Gully Party/You Can't Sit Down	Collectors' Choice			0:04:54 Pop-up)
The Waldos	Count Down Love	Rent Party	Sympathy For The Record Industry	1994		0:07:32 Pop-up)
Don Caron Orchestra	Hot Pastrami	various - We're Gonna Change the World! The 60s Chicago Garage Sound of Quill productions	Sundazed		another past record fair purchase. IT'S THIS WEEKEND!	0:10:31 Pop-up)
The Waistcoats	Alles Was Ich Hab	various - Soundflat Records' Ballroom Bash Vol. 2	Soundflat Records			0:14:14 Pop-up)
David Bowie	All the Young Dudes	Nothing Has Changed (The Best Of David Bowie)	Legacy		Aladdin Sane outtake	0:17:15 Pop-up)
Boyce & Hart	I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight	I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite: The Best of Boyce & Hart	Rev-Ola		May 29 at Monty Hall - Boyce & Hart documentary with special guest Bobby Hart!	0:19:38 Pop-up)
The Minus 5	Boyce & Hart	Scott the Hoople in the Dungeon of Horror Part II:Of Monkees And Men		2014	at Monty Hall on May 9!	0:24:01 Pop-up)

Ronettes	Do I Love You	Playlist: The Very best of Ronnie Spector	Legacy		past record fair guest!	0:39:37 Pop-up)
Los Vidrios Quebrados	Como Jesucristo Usa El Suyo	s/t	Lion		1967, Chile	0:43:07 Pop-up)
Dean & Britta	I Deserve It	L'Avventura	Jet Set	2003		0:45:24 Pop-up)
Pearls Before Swine	Playmate	The Complete ESP-Disk Recordings				0:48:57 Pop-up)
Pearls Before Swine	Drop Out	The Complete ESP-Disk Recordings			RIP bernard stollman	0:51:26 Pop-up)
Figures of Light	I Give Up/Gimme a Quarter	Gimme a Quarter	Figures of Light	2013		0:55:11 Pop-up)
Bruce Haack	Way Out/Motorcycle Ride	Listen Compute Rock Home			another past record fair purchase	0:56:49 Pop-up)
Davie Allan & the Arrows	13th Harley	Devil's Rumble: Anthology '64-'68	Sundazed	1967/2004	another past record fair purchase!	1:00:15 Pop-up)
Deep Purple	Black Night	Space	Sedr			1:02:11 Pop-up)

Hasil Adkins	Come On and Do the Shake With Me	Peanut Butter Rock and Roll	Norton		RIP 10 years ago yesterday	1:16:29 Pop-up)
Hasil Adkins	Chicken Twist	Peanut Butter Rock and Roll	Norton			1:17:48 Pop-up)
Hasil Adkins	The Wild Man	The Wild Man	Norton			1:19:58 Pop-up)
Hasil Adkins	Rockin' Robin	Out To Hunch	Norton			1:24:43 Pop-up)
Hasil Adkins	No More Hot Dogs	Out To Hunch	Norton			1:25:52 Pop-up)
Hasil Adkins and His Happy Guitar	Gonna Have Me a Yard Sale	Achy Breaky Ha Ha Ha	Norton	1994		1:27:50 Pop-up)
Hasil Adkins	I Wanna Kiss Kiss Kiss Your Lips	Peanut Butter Rock and Roll	Norton			1:30:08 Pop-up)
Hasil Adkins	Matchbox	The Wild Man	Norton			1:32:50 Pop-up)
Carl Perkins	Put Your cat Clothes On				that last one put me in the CP mood!	1:35:31 Pop-up)
Carl Perkins	Boppin' The Blues	Playlist: The Very best of Carl Perkins Sun Sessions	Legacy			1:38:53 Pop-up)

Fleshtones	Destination Greenpoint	Do You Swing?			record fair - destination greenpoint!	1:51:41 Pop-up)
Miriam	So You Say You Lost Your Baby	Nobody's Baby	Norton	2014	appearing Saturday at the record fair with Todd-o-phonic Todd debuting her new single!	1:52:53 Pop-up)
Freddie Steady Krc	She Don't Care About Time	The Mockingbird	Steady Boy	2014		1:55:18 Pop-up)
King Penguin	She Don't Care About Time	7"	Fruits De Mer	2014		1:58:30 Pop-up)
The Magic Numbers	Let Somebody In	Those the Brokes	Heavenly	2007		2:02:44 Pop-up)
The Sea and Cake	Middlenight	Everybody	Thrill Jockey	2007		2:06:18 Pop-up)
New Pornographers	Sing Me Spanish Techno	Twin Cinema	Matador	2005		2:08:47 Pop-up)
Built To Spill	Goin' Against Your Mind	You In Reverse	Warner Bros.	2006		2:13:45 Pop-up)

Nude Beach	Walkin' Down My Street	Nude Beach II	Other Music	2012		2:28:40 Pop-up)
Wyldlife	Rock Candy Rock	forthcoming 7"			appearing at Monty Hall on June 3 with the Woggles and Sunshine & the Rain	2:30:36 Pop-up)
B.D. Kay & the Roller Coaster	The Ride	various - Soundflat Records' Ballroom Bash Vol. 2	Soundflat Records	2010		2:36:07 Pop-up)
Prototypes	Dis Moi	s/t	Minty Fresh			2:36:13 Pop-up)
White Flag	A Moment Of Silence				sorry technical difficulties!	2:39:09 Pop-up)
The Bunnys	Kanjincho	various - Fancy				2:40:56 Pop-up)
The Cheeraks	Ring of Fire	Split 10" w/ The Normals	Yakisakana	2006		2:43:29 Pop-up)

Aqua Nebula Oscillator	Ready To Fly	various - Voyage: Facing the History of French Modern Psychedelic Music	Kemado	2007		2:49:50 Pop-up)
Eastern Anchors	James the Viking	Drunken Arts and Pure Science		2012		2:55:00 Pop-up)

April 27, 2015

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