WFMU RADIO: Give The Drummer Some 08/11/15

Listener comments!

5:50pm Jeff Golick:

What a card.

5:52pm Doug Schulkind:

A joker, right?

5:56pm Jeff Golick:

I spent much of the 1980s in a panic about nuclear winter. I blame RR. Though reading Jonathan Schell's Fate of the Earth didn't help much.

5:57pm Doug Schulkind:

I was proud to have the opportunity to cast my first presidential election vote ever for Not Reagan.

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5:57pm listener james from westwood:

@Jeff, Doug: More like the "Rules for Poker" card, with the earth in the pot.

5:58pm Rich in Washington:

We survived Ronald Reagan.

5:58pm glenn:

jeeeeez, i thought this was irwin's show for a minute.

5:59pm Doug Schulkind:

Greetings LJFW, Rich in WA and glenn in CA!

6:00pm Rich in Washington:

I remember as a teenager hearing a radio program called Second Coming that was about how Reagan was obsessed with end times theology and that he felt it was his duty to kick off armageddon. It scared the shit out of me.

6:00pm Peter Nelson:

Hoping for wangeness and stronderfulness.

6:00pm glenn:

is it wrong to wish that what's his face had been a better shot?

6:00pm Jeff Golick:

I'm very glad I didn't hear that, @Rich.

6:00pm Doug Schulkind:

@Rich in WA
I heard that show, too. Scared the shit outta me, too.

6:00pm ndbob:

evening Doug and everyone!

6:02pm Dean:

8/11!

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6:03pm listener james from westwood:

How do, Doug, ndbob, and all!!

I do recall my freshman year high school class being very badly wigged out by "The Day After," and, when I was younger, wondering what the FALLOUT SHELTER signs on the buildings in Parkchester meant.

6:04pm Rich in Washington:

I am still trying to track down a copy of it. Maybe not as batshit crazy as it was to me as a teenager.
I remember Reagan giving a speech after all those Marines got blown up in Beirut and thought 'jesus. He loves doing this shit. Giving speeches over flag draped coffins."
I was terrified that they would reinstate the draft, as many conservative politicians were at the time boasting that we should do.

6:04pm ndbob:

Contrary to popular misconception, this microphone gaffe was not broadcast over the air, but rather leaked later to the general populace

6:05pm Doug Schulkind:

Howdy, ndbob and Dean! A simply absurd organizing theme for this evening's show, but a least I had fun making the GIF.

@ndbob
You are correct. The mic was live, but the quip was not broadcast. It was leaked later.

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6:05pm listener james from westwood:

Amazing, given that that quip was in a time when that would have taken some doing, with tape and whatnot, vs. today, when getting audio out to the world is what, a 30-second procedure!

6:05pm Sarah N:

Give the bomber some!

6:06pm Peter Nelson:

And yet Ronny seems quite sane compared to who's been along since. Him and Maggie made a great comic partnership.

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6:06pm listener james from westwood:

@Sarah N: Followed by Kaminsky Falloutsky!

6:06pm ndbob:

I think that's ridiculous Rich - sorry- I'm not exactly a Reagan fan - but do you really think he enjoyed doing "this shit" - I find your comment amazing

6:07pm Doug Schulkind:

Hiya, Peter 'n' Sarah!

6:08pm Peter Nelson:

Hiya, Doug 'n' Doug.

6:09pm Doug Schulkind:

This song was first performed by Ann Peebles, who co-wrote it.

6:09pm ndbob:

right Doug - Terry Manning being another Memphis guy

6:10pm Sarah N:

Hello Doug, listener James (ha ha) and all you funky eared groove meisters. Funk us up good, (Schul)kind sir!

6:11pm Doug Schulkind:

Memphis drenched, ndbob!

Welcome, Funky Eared Groove Meisters! (Please pick up your badges and goody bags at the hospitality table.)

6:12pm glenn:

all right! free merch!

6:12pm Doug Schulkind:

Big Star's Chris Bell on guitar?

6:13pm Carmichael:

Howdy Doug and acolytes. When Reagan was shot, I was in a secure communications van in the Middle East. It suddenly came dinging over the teletype. Presumably, I was one of the 1st people anywhere to hear about it. And it scared the shit out of me, too.

6:16pm Rich in Washington:

ndbob: I was a teenager. That's what I thought back then. Sorry if you find that ridiculous.

6:16pm Doug Schulkind:

The last dinging teletype I remember also came from 1981, Carmichael. I was outside of Cleveland at my college radio station and Cleveland Indians pitcher Len Barker had just thrown a perfect game.

6:17pm ndbob:

I didn't find out about the Reagan shooting for an hour and a half - was in my car coming home from work - the radio was broken

6:17pm Doug Schulkind:

The things teenage me was thinking would scare the shit out of most people.

6:18pm Jeff Golick:

I also recall fearing that a draft was coming. I remember mailing in some kind of registration thing upon turning 18, and really not digging the notion.

6:18pm glenn:

against the blue jays, unfortunately.

6:19pm Rich in Washington:

There was someone beating the drum for the reinstatement of the draft. Also, some kind of change to the requirement to register, draft cards, etc.

6:19pm ndbob:

I will never forget my draft lottery number - 325

6:21pm Jeff Golick:

@ndbob: was a low number good or bad?

6:21pm still b/p:

Just a day or two ago was thinking about the pissed-off Harry Reasoner in that day's early reporting:
"Let's get it nailed down...somebody...let's find out! Let's get it straight so we can report this thing accurately!"
Well, Harry, it was a mess that day and is typically a mess still when big news breaks. Moreso now with the bigger, uglier, more varied media mob rush and idjit frenzy.

6:22pm still b/p:

No...Frank Reynolds...not Harry. Can't I report this thing accurately?!

6:23pm Jeff Golick:

I generally felt in line with Woody Allen's quip that he was classified as "4F" -- in the event of war, he was a hostage.

6:23pm Jeff Golick:

(Another joke ruined!)

6:23pm ndbob:

@Jeff a low number was good - what a relief that was!

6:24pm Doug Schulkind:

My mother always told me that if I got drafted, she would shoot me in the foot. It was only years later that I learned that the shooting would have been voluntary. I am not kidding.

6:24pm ndbob:

woops high number

6:24pm ndbob:

was thinking low as in near the bottom

6:26pm Doug Schulkind:

Greetings, still b/p!

6:26pm ndbob:

so I gave up my student deferment - was reclassified 1-A and waited out the year

6:26pm Doug Schulkind:

This track from the St. Teresa Holiness Science Church comes from the Kevin Nutt collection. Thank you, Sinner!

6:27pm Rich in Washington:

I remember hearing Viet Nam era relatives and coworkers citing their low numbers as a sign of how lucky/unlucky they were (depending on whether they were called up or not).

6:28pm Doug Schulkind:

If I had gotten drafted, I would walked right in and blown it with my induction officer. And when I say blown it, I mean... it. That would've kept me home.

6:29pm Rich in Washington:

You'd have pulled a Nugent on 'em, Doug?

6:30pm glenn:

give the klinger some.

6:32pm Doug Schulkind:

@Rich in Washington
I once saw Ted Nugent live as part of an all-day hard rok fest at RFK Stadium in DC. He was a fool back then, too.

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6:33pm listener james from westwood:

Principal Skinner: Er, one question remains: how do I get out of the army?
Bart: No problemo. Just make a pass at your commanding officer.
Principal Skinner: Done and done. And I mean done!

6:33pm Doug Schulkind:

Glad you are here to tell the story, ndbob.

@LJFW
Going to the sacred texts again!

6:34pm glenn:

box score for len barker's perfect game, attended by 7,290 fans.
www.baseball-reference.com...

6:35pm Doug Schulkind:

The Qualitons are from Hungary. Speaking of Hungary, after the show, I am headed down to the kitchen to make artichoke heart/sautéed mushroom/prosciutto pizza.

6:35pm ndbob:

TY Doug! I do remember that game - and having no idea who Len Barker was

6:36pm Doug Schulkind:

@ndbob
The AP newswire went crazy with five bells! Five bells were usually reserved for natural disasters!

6:36pm Rich in Washington:

I used to work with a guy who claimed that he and a friend were tearin' it up in a jeep in the mountains of Colorado when they broke down and were stranded and ended up getting rescued by a hunter who ended up being Ted Nugent. No idea if the story was true but if not, he sold it well.

6:38pm Doug Schulkind:

@Rich in Washington
Well, Ted Nugent just peed in that Colorado River, turning it dark yellow. (Ew gross.)

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6:39pm listener james from westwood:

Spicy stuff there from Hungary!

6:39pm ndbob:

@Doug Woah!

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6:42pm listener james from westwood:

When Titles Become Toxic, Part a Zillion: awfullibrarybooks.net...

6:43pm Doug Schulkind:

GIVE THE DRUMMER RADIO PROGRAMMING ALERT...
Paid By the Tear with Sasha is up next on the Drummer Stream, filling in for Kaminsky Kamoutsky: wfmu.org...

6:43pm Doug Schulkind:

@LJFW
I think it should have been "Coming On You." (Ew gross.)

6:44pm Jeff Golick:

@ljfw: aiiiiEEEEEEEE!

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6:46pm listener james from westwood:

@Doug: More pertinent to tonight's inspiration: awfullibrarybooks.net/will-the-soviet-union-survive/

6:49pm Doug Schulkind:

Ha! I think I read the review in the Soviet Onion.

6:49pm ndbob:

@James _ That's a great site in general!

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6:52pm listener james from westwood:

@ndbob, I had plumb forgotten about it until someone recirculated a post about one of the books in my Tumblr feed. I can only imagine what books libraries get from eager authors now that barriers to self-publishing are far lower.

6:52pm Jeff Golick:

@ljfw: Revised and Expanded with a new Afterword: YES.

6:52pm Monica:

hola, doug!! loving this barry waite unlimited jam.

6:54pm Doug Schulkind:

Hola Ms. Monica!!! Love the Whiz Kid list you just posted on FB. Classic! www.facebook.com...

6:56pm ndbob:

@James I used to collect vintage paperbacks found some really odd stuff

6:56pm Santos L Halper:

Loving these funky drummers. Thanks Doug!

6:56pm Dean:

@ljfw: Among the best donations, Mind Control Within the United States. http://www.amazon.com/Mind-Control-Within-United-States/dp/0965817407

6:57pm Monica:

thx for sharing, dougeleh!

6:57pm Jeff:

Likin' this The Hot 8 Brass Band - it's just full of big loose joy.

Y'know who always had a weakness for a big beautiful little-bit-sloppy brass sound? A certain lady named Monica. I wonder what she's up to.

6:57pm Doug Schulkind:

Love love love the Hot 8! The story of tragedy befalling a member of this brass band was told in the HBO show The Treme.

6:57pm Doug Schulkind:

Members of the actual band and their families PLAYED THEMSELVES in the funeral depicted in the show.

6:58pm ndbob:

excellent show Doug!

6:58pm Doug Schulkind:

@Jeff
There will always be a Sterno keeping a seat warming for Monica here at GTDR!

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7:00pm listener james from westwood:

Thanks for the show, Doug!

7:00pm Jeff Golick:

Thanks Doug!

7:00pm Jeff:

Doug, you're a man of taste.

Monica - we're ready anytime! I can give hints about setting up a remote DJ rig.

7:01pm Monica:

hey, jeff! thx so much. terrif show a toujours, doug!

7:02pm Sarah N:

Thanks Doug. The funk meter reads full. Booooom!

7:03pm Doug Schulkind:

Glad to blow, um, you away, Sarah N!

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11:54am bobdc:

Check out what Bootsy Collins and Jerry Harrison did with this infamous sound bite, very shortly after Reagan made these comments: www.youtube.com...

12:24pm Doug Schulkind:

@bobdc
Yes of course. Should've been on the show. Thanks for contributing this!

Les Tambours du Bronx	La Valse des Nuls	Monostress 225L (Uniembal 1992)
Terry Manning	I Can't Stand the Rain	Home Sweet Home (Sunbeam 1968)
Joe Hicks	All In	Mighty Joe Hicks (Enterprise 1973)

Willie Wright	Dressing for the Occasion	Telling the Truth (Hotel/Numero Group 1977)
St. Teresa Holiness Science Church	Got to Make This Journey Somehow
Sir Victor Uwaifo & His Titibitis of Africa	Ovbialeke Bolozo	Jackpot ( 1981)
The Qualitons	One Man Song	Panoramic Tymes (Tramp 2009)

Takagi Kan	Meet the Rhythm	Major Force: The Original Art-Form (Mo' Wax )
The Jack Baker Trio & TM Juke (feat. Alice Russell)	Spread It On	Tru Thoughts Funk (Tru Thoughts )
Barry Waite Unlimited	Unlimited Funky Sting	Jamaican Funk Experience: Rude-Boy RIddims, Skanking Horns & Boss Reggae (Nascente )
The Hot 8 Brass Band	Wolf Burger	Tombstone (Tru Thoughts 2013)

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