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Favoriting May 8, 2021: Just Don't!

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Black Sabbath  Blue Suede Shoes   Favoriting
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs  Wish It Were Me   Favoriting
James Hand  The Parakeet   Favoriting
Little Ann  Who Are You Trying to Fool?   Favoriting
Red Norvo All Star Sextet  Seven Come Eleven   Favoriting
Nuevo  Have Our Fun   Favoriting
Four Evers, The  (Say I Love You) Doo Bee Dum   Favoriting
George Jones  Love Bug   Favoriting
O.V. Wright  You're So Good To Me   Favoriting
Puppets  Look At The Girls   Favoriting
Bent Bolt And The Nuts  Mechanical Man   Favoriting
Paul Revere And The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay  Don't Take it So Hard   Favoriting
Teenage Fanclub  I Don't Want Control Of You   Favoriting
Florida Deep Six, The  I Don't Wanna Cry   Favoriting
Timothy Brown As Tommy Brown  Bluebird   Favoriting
Del-Rays, The  Fortune Teller   Favoriting
Mlton Banana Trio  Bananadas   Favoriting
Buzzcocks  You Say You Don't Love Me   Favoriting
Bobby Russell  Sure Gonna Miss Her   Favoriting
Doye O'Dell  Everybody Needs A Little Lovin'   Favoriting
Lloyd Price  Our World   Favoriting
Great Gaylord And The Friggs  Deputy Dog   Favoriting
Ron-Dels, The  A Picture Of You   Favoriting
Jerry Lee Lewis  Twenty Four Hours A Day   Favoriting
Staple Singers, The  I Wish I Had Answered   Favoriting
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires  Express Yourself   Favoriting
Explorers Club, The  Don't Forget The Sun   Favoriting
Marc Eric  Night Of The Lions   Favoriting
Hoyt Johnson  Little Boy Blue   Favoriting
Willie Garland  Address In My Hand   Favoriting
Joe Jackson  Happy Loving Couples   Favoriting
Archies, The  Sugar And Spice   Favoriting
Willie Nelson  Night Life   Favoriting
Millie Jackson  Hurts So Good   Favoriting
Monkees, The  She Makes Me Laugh   Favoriting
Way Out  Easy To Be Hard (p.s.a.)   Favoriting

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CLICK HERE to watch James Hunter sing "Somethings Calling" live at WFMU Dec 7, 2015 - just so so so good

CLICK HERE for a nice piece on former guest on this show (and the drummer for The Beatles) Bernard Purdie

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CLICK HERE for Wilton Felder's so good isolated bass on "I Want You Back"

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CLICK HERE for a cover of a Michael Shelley song!

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Listener comments!

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Listener Baby:

Baby!
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Listener Baby:

Ybab!
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Listener Baby:

I walk in the valley of the #1’s
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Michael Shelley:

Run, don't walk!
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Listener Baby:

I jog in the valley...
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Handy Haversack:

Michael, Baby, all the Shelle Gamers. We are toiling through multiple horrors over here, but as Motobro says, ears be on.
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Squints:

ok then

hey HEY hey
  11:01am
Glistener MW:

Hey, the Seakeeper’s a great product! It’s the “Shoe Goo” of the sea, don’tchaknow.
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spodiodi:

good morning, Michael Shelley and #1 fans!
  11:02am
clarke:

yeh woh!! we've got to recover those plates!!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

(>L< )))_\m/
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myron feld:

This Tony Iommi solo is very Alvin Lee-esque. But you knew that.
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Frank In Queens:

HOLY SHIT! Michael Shelley is playing Black Sabbath!
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Michael Shelley:

Also reminds me of unhinged Rockpile
  11:04am
clarke:

and Black Sabbath is playing CARL PERKINS!!
  11:04am
Glistener MW:

HOLY SHIT! Black Sabbath gets to be played by Michael Shelley! ^_^
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HyperDose:

I'm here for the Michael Shelley show. Am I in the right place?
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JG:

Ever since I heard the sabbath Blue suede shoes cover last week ( here?) I have been telling everyone who listen how cool it is
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:05am
Baja Joe:

Hidey Ho Michael!
  11:06am
MFlynn:

Cool start Michael!
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DJ Guin:

I'm here for the orgy. Am I in the right place?
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spodiodi:

go away, jerks!
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Hi, sorry to bring the sad news that Tawny Kitaen has passed away.
  11:07am
MFlynn:

I’m a jerk but I’m still here!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:08am
StringOFperils:

Talk to the Hand, country music haters!
  11:08am
clarke:

the weeding out process.
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(Mr) Bill:

Ray Walston deserved an Oscar for Mr. Hand.
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myron feld:

I come here *specifically* for the hillbilly novelty records! And Black Sabbath rockabilly covers, of course.
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DJ Guin:

@Ken
==Did they find her in the ocean with all of the other plastic?
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

JamesHand sounds like a Hank descendant...
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DJ Guin:

@HyperDose -- WHAT?!?!
shop.apothecarium.com...
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Baja Joe:

That was a good segue.
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Michael in Montclair:

Good Morning Michael!
  11:11am
clarke:

unfortunately, i can't stay full-show, as me mum's in the hospital (nothing TOO serious - i hope).
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DJ Guin:

@clarke - best of health to your Mum.
  11:12am
clarke:

danke!
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Listener Baby:

From us too Clarke. Best wishes to her.
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Michael in Montclair:

@clarke, I hope your Mum is 'ok'. I am sending you positive vibes your way.
  11:13am
clarke:

thanks! we are hoping it is not bad.
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HyperDose:

@DJ Guin What kind of tumbleweed smoking hooligan do you think I am?!
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Handy Haversack:

Best wishes, clarke and clarke-mom!
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greg g:

clarke, all the best for you and your Mum
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spodiodi:

clarke, hope it turns out to be not serious at all. best to your moms
  11:14am
clarke:

thanks all! 'preeesh!!
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DJ Guin:

@hyperdose -- oh, geez louise..i plum fergot you are a teetotaler now... i am only 3.4 miles away from said dispensary
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Hoboken Jack:

That paper towel on the mic should be a premium for the next marathon. Good morning Michael, Baby, Frank, Spodes, Handy, actual Saturday Bagpipe, MFlynn, all. Clarke, love to your mom and you.
  11:14am
clarke:

back to da musics!!!
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Listener Baby:

Hi Jack!,
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spodiodi:

hi Jack!
  11:16am
MFlynn:

Thank you and howdy Jack!!
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DJ Guin:

@hyperdose -- guess what flightless boid got his 2nd jab this mornin?
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Handy Haversack:

Hey, Jack! Bagpipe is very nonplussed by the disruption of his Saturday over here. I have reassured him that a CD of music all about soup can't help but brighten his mood!
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HyperDose:

Oh you have the medical card? That was too many hoops for me to jump through at the time. Glad everyone's situation is much better now. And congrats on jab #2! I'll have "immunity" next week.
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Handy Haversack:

Zowie, every Nuevo song I hear (all right here, I think) is just pure Number One!
  11:18am
Dennis Diken:

you go, Mikey!
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listener 126464:

Hello Michael, everyone. Hey Jack!
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DJ Guin:

UPDATE:
MetLife Stadium no longer requires Appointments....just putting it out there
  11:19am
Dennis Diken:

Four Evers four ever!!
  11:19am
clarke:

double-D!! in das haus.
  11:19am
gene sculatti:

Four Evers (both singles) one of the best underrated groups. Thanx for playing this No. 1 hit, Michael.
  11:20am
clarke:

what a snare sound, here/hear!!
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DJ Guin:

@Hyper - I have been absent from the comments because of doctor's appts. jabby appts, work, etc. Doctors have given given me a clean bill of health. Still in remission and my diabeetus has been reversed.
  11:20am
Dennis Diken:

hey clarke, sending good wishes. gene - Buddy Saltzman on Four Evers, gotta be!! hey, great Atomic Cocktail this week!
  11:21am
gene sculatti:

Thanx, Dennis.
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Handy Haversack:

massive congrats and vaxgrats, DJG!

Hey there, Dennis!

OK, break over, back to the wars.
  11:22am
clarke:

thanks, all!! double-hit on the snare.
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Listener Baby:

Double D, hey man! Really been enjoying Atlantic Tunnel thanks to you. You rule!
  11:22am
paddy in mobilewan:

no. 1 all the way
  11:23am
Dennis Diken:

hello Handy! @Listener Baby - at your service! hey, I'll be in touch soon, re "that other thing." hi Jack!
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Listener Baby:

That’s a copy,Denny.
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DJ Guin:

@Mayor Handy -- thanks, chief. Oncologist was a bit dumbfounded about the weight loss and normal glucose readings, blood pressure, etc. Yearly visits for here on out. Now all I need is a Monty Hall event to cheer me up.
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Michael Shelley:

NICE WORK!
  11:26am
clarke:

hope this gets straightened out DJG!! the team needs ya!
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Frank In Queens:

Hittin' the post!
  11:29am
clarke:

i can actually tell there is a paper-towel over the mic.
  11:29am
clarke:

early MovieTime!! yikes
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(Mr) Bill:

I have a problem with the frequency with which some persons of a certain age say, "No problem."
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Moammar:

"Mank" = meh
  11:30am
clarke:

Mank seems to be 'missing something' fer sure
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DJ Guin:

@clarke -- alles gut, dude. remission plus normal blood pressure and glucose was my goal and I nailed it.
sure, the cancer is chronic, but i will deal with a relapse if or when it occurs. copious amounts of legal weed does not hurt.
  11:31am
clarke:

fight the fight!
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Montmaster J:

I think Nick said at a show we were at that he bought a house with that $$$$
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Frank In Queens:

I have to head out in a bit, so I'm glad it came early. This week we watched Pickup On South Street and John Carpenter's The Thing.
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MFlynn:

Way to go Nick. Nobody deserves it more.
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Moammar:

"Gavin and Stacy" is fun and sentimental. I learned much about Wales. I also say "What's occurin' " frequently now.
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DJ Guin:

@Moammar -- I watched "Mank" twice -- forgot I had screened it the 1st time. not very memorable.
Nomadland was 'meh'. Prefer "Nobody" and a few others.
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Montmaster J:

Went CVS last week and they offered me the Vax unsolicited. Interesting.
  11:33am
clarke:

oh wow, frank!! i just 'heard' Widmark's laugh when i read that!!
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Handy Haversack:

@Frank: The real hero is the J&B!

MS says "Little Anthony and the Imperials," but I hear it in Tom Waits's voice.
  11:34am
Listener Robert:

The development of variants will not be affected adversely by people's remaining unvaccinated. The more people are immune to it, the greater the selection pressure will be for variants to emerge that existing vaccines won't protect well against. So don't conflate those issues.
  11:34am
Doug in JC:

I’d like to see my mother tomorrow but she refuses to get the vaccine. Still asked if I wanted to join them for dinner at a place that’s safe because “nobody goes there”. Just unbelievable
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DJ Guin:

@Montmaster -- the jerkoffs in Essex County (NJ) emailed me and declared I was not eligible.
The gov'mint would screw up a one car funeral procession.
  11:34am
clarke:

recently re-watched the original Thing - and that was (still) fantasssstic.
  11:34am
ledzeppelinsucks:

After Covid Restrictions are over in hell Whit Houston and Jimmy Morrison are going to duet 'Splish Splash I Was Taking A Bath` at Buffalo Wild Wings on Karaoke night.
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spodiodi:

saw a few suspicious looking vaccines on a blanket on a sidewalks sale
  11:35am
clarke:

i have this single! flipside is great, too!
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paddy in matawan:

rusty mechanical man today
  11:35am
PatrickMC:

Listen to the Brainen/Shelley tag team every week. Honestly and respectfully, the vax lecture is a drag. Rock n roll.
  11:35am
Dennis Diken:

I have "no problem" with Teddy Randazzo!
  11:35am
Listener Robert:

My friend since 1988 and housemate since 2018 died last Thursday of Covid-19. Too bad the organization that was supposed to arrange his vaccination couldn't, but his diabetes didn't help either.
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Goyim in the AM:

you were more ethical than Devo, who just straight up swiped and re-wrote this track. (The Devo ripoff is of course also awesome.)
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phat in Lincoln:

Oh lord. This is definitely something. How many "robot" songs are there?
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Frank In Queens:

@Handy, I think you're right.
  11:36am
CalZone!:

Interestingly, I was on the toilet during the Teddy Randazzo story! Mechanical Man is wonder!
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Montmaster J:

@DJ sorry to hear that. I thought it was interesting that the lady at the register just asked me if I wanted it and pointed to the curtain next to the counter.
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Doug in JC:

@DJ Guin Same county that always summons me to jury duty even though I’ve never lived in Essex. Good job
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spodiodi:

sorry to hear, Listener Robert
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DJ Guin:

@Doug in JC -- my parents and sibs are all gone, but i lost my landlady to the virus March 2020 -- she never stood a chance.
  11:36am
clarke:

the modern phrase that sorta aggravates me is "sounds good" - mostly because it has nothing to do with sounding good.
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Moammar:

The robot song has a truly tragic ending. I'll be thinking about that all day.
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Frank In Queens:

@clarke, I have to see the original Thing.
  11:37am
clarke:

oh man!! talk about terror!!
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Eddy in Australia:

For a second there I thought Greasy Kid Stuff was back
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greg g:

Love that Mechanical Man. Not to be confused with a Charles Manson tune of the same name and later covered by Sonic Boom .
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Doug in JC:

@DJ Guin I don’t think she’d do well either. I just don’t get it.
  11:38am
clarke:

i know i have seen carpenter's remake - jeff bridges??
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DJ Guin:

@Doug - same county that send me mailers from 'councilman' or whoever -- all glossy and fancy schmancy. Pols are making this about themselves and pissing our tax dollars away on propaganda.
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Handy Haversack:

That really sucks, Doug. Sorry, friend.
  11:39am
Vertual:

Ok, i'm waiting for Flintstone feet sometime before 1:00. Gotta have it!
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(Mr) Bill:

@Listener Robert I'm sorry for your loss. This virus is diabolical -- perhaps literally so.
  11:39am
clarke:

you missed TWO already vertual
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Doug in JC:

Thank you, Handy. I’m glad all my friends are reasonable, at least.
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Frank In Queens:

@clarke, Kurt Russell.
  11:40am
Vertual:

i'll check the archives. Serves me for being late!
  11:41am
Listener Robert:

Mr. Bill, maybe so -- it infected a great number at my friend's church in Dover (probably where he got it), including the pastor! My friend said, "My church is in crisis."
  11:41am
clarke:

'allo Eddy!! all good, mate??
@frank - yes, love russell!!
  11:42am
clarke:

but, carpenter's Thing is (of course) the lesser one.
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Eddy in Australia:

The World Famous Clarke! As good as it gets - St Kilda won today. How bout you?
  11:42am
Dennis Diken:

thanks Mikey - yeah, we cut a cool version of this tune, good ol' Don Fleming helping out t' boot!
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Handy Haversack:

I'm glad one person has called me reasonable! In your FACE, everyone else I've ever met!
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Goyim in the AM:

Mother-in-law is an anti-vax/COVID denier, right-wing natural foods subdivision. Her daughter/my wife is upper management at a pharmaceutical compony. Ain't we got fun.
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DJ Guin:

Sad Guin News: my Magical Butter Machine went belly up. Faulty heating element ruined a good batch of Limoncello .
  11:42am
Glistener MW:

Teenage Fanclub = day-making, anytime. Thanks!
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Michael in Montclair:

Perfect timing. Right now, I am enjoying my morning coffee from my Teenage Fanclub coffee mug
  11:43am
Listener Robert:

Heh...tell me about garden centers...I live across the street from one run by in-laws of my landlord. My tree allergies were phenomenal this spring. Only reason I knew I hadn't caught my friend's coronavirus was that sneezing was prominent among my symptoms, so knew it was allergy like last year.
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Doug in JC:

Where the heck did you get a TF mug?
  11:43am
clarke:

@Eddy: Geaux Saints!! fighting the fight!!
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DJ Guin:

Vote for Handy: He's reasonable.
  11:44am
clarke:

where ya heading, frank - postal office?? get us some stamps!
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Doug in JC:

Handy: At Least He’s Reasonable
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Michael Shelley:

My front porch is yellow there is so much pollen on it!
  11:44am
?:

That Teenage Fanclub song sounded like NRBQ to me, good thing
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Michael in Montclair:

@Doug in JC, I bought the mug at the TF show at the Bowery Ballroom back in 2010 when they were on tour promoting their Shadows LP.
  11:45am
clarke:

that would be pine pollen, MS? a source of much congestion por moi. luckily, not a ton of pine trees in new orleans!
  11:46am
Dennis Diken:

@Mikey - re Dan Ingram, yes he totally ruled the universe. many airchecks are available out there. thee best!
  11:46am
Listener Robert:

Now I'm going to have to find someone else to share the house rent with, but having my longtime friend become available for it was luck I could hardly duplicate. My original housemate here in 2016-17 died too: Listener Steve Mason.
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Squints:

I could see someone taking that exact same arrangement and Searchersing it up.
  11:47am
clarke:

Spearchucker!!
  11:47am
paul:

Spearchucker!
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Eddy in Australia:

Get a new DJ!
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Squints:

The big time CAN be disorienting.
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DJ Guin:

@clarke -- r u in nola? i am cookin up some etoufee and mixing up Sazeracs for tomorrow.
  11:49am
paul:

The first time Trapper called him that (on TV), I was shocked.
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Squints:

I couldn't hold her, for the words that he told her...
  11:50am
clarke:

i am in nola - the monsoons seem to be over. tis still crawfish season! bon appetit!!
  11:50am
Listener Robert:

And the friend who originally introduced us and who paired me up with BOTH housemates, Kathy Greene Fucetola, died a few weeks ago. I don't feel that loss as strongly because she'd been pushing people away in the preceding months, but Ralph and she were a couple for 50 years.
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Greg from ZONE 5:

Morning all!
Look how CLEAN the board is—you could eat off it!
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Handy Haversack:

Maybe I will make us some Vieux Carrés once we can put our apt. back together -- and raise a toast to you and your mom, clarke!
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Moammar:

Ah, Florence. The jewel of the Quad Cities.
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Greg from ZONE 5:

I saw Nashville for the first time just last weekend. Strange that it took me so long given that I've seen the Long Goodbye like 30 times. Anyways yes, it did not disappoint.
  11:53am
clarke:

what happened to the apt, HH??
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Moammar:

That's Florence, Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia and don't forget Sheffield.
  11:54am
TimG:

I believe Rick Hall was a member of the Del Rays
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Hubig Pie:

Mother' s day begins termite season in New Orleenz
  11:54am
Dennis Diken:

Roger Hawkins is KING!
  11:55am
clarke:

Hubig - already seent 'em in the streetlights!!
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DJ Guin:

at the risk of sounding square -- do you need a med card to purchase at a dispensary? "legal weed", sure...but what re the guidelines? and is 56USD too much for 3.5 grams?!?
  11:55am
pL ok:

Pop bebop!!
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Handy Haversack:

Exterminator coming, clarke. We are having some issues.
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Hubig Pie:

Clarke, close the shutters and turn off the outdoor lights !
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spodiodi:

sorry to hear you're still at war, Handy :-B
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Hughie Considine:

@Dennis, just went back to Bob Brainen's playlist and I see you are satisfied that another Dennis (Elsas) was the WNEW d.j. who used Vince Guaraldi's "Cast Your Fate to the Wind." Funny how memory is malleable. Magical song in any case.
  11:56am
clarke:

dangit, sir!! sally forth!!
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Squints:

Handy, may you have far better luck than EG Marshall with his bug problem.
  11:58am
clarke:

EG Marshall - love his amps!
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spodiodi:

sounds about standard price for an 8th of any quality, DJG, but you could pay half on sale or for lesser quality
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Eddy in Australia:

@Clarke Catching up on comments from before I tuned in today so I've only just read the news about your ma - hope she's okay
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Squints:

The lights on EG Marshall's amps don't twinkle.
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DJ Guin:

@spodiodi -- my street market costs are about 200-250 per ounce. i buy in bulk and save $ and no taxes. sorry, but we pay enough as it is.
  12:00pm
clarke:

thanks, mate! her (swollen legs) went sceptic, it was touch-and-go there, but we hope things have calmed.
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Handy Haversack:

Hope everyone had a good Bandcamp Friday. I went a little wild since it's not clear (to me at least) when the next one is going to be.

We are declaring our prep done as of noon and making brunchtails.

Now we play the waiting game.
  12:02pm
Dennis Diken:

@ Hughie - my memory has it as Dennis Elsas. haven’t found the site where it’s confirmed yet. Perhaps an air check is out there somewhere?
  12:02pm
clarke:

HH do you have to have the Tent put over your home??
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spodiodi:

sounds wise, DJG... we pay tax-tax AND excise tax in sf :-B but the dispensary i like has good deals most times
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Michael! Handy! Dennis! Spodiodi! Clarke, best wishes for your mom. Robert, sorry for your loss.
Heading out for breakfast AT A RESTAURANT.
  12:03pm
Dennis Diken:

@Mikey - insanely #1 show today! (as per...)
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Handy Haversack:

We're in a four-story, eight-unit apt. bldg., clarke -- that would be one big tent! No. The dance continues. Spray one apt., chase pests to another. Rinse. Repeat.

Hey, Lizzie! Sounds exotic and wildly exciting!
  12:04pm
clarke:

thanks SCL!! everybody needs a little....lunch!!
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DJ Guin:

@spodiodi -- i am looking to explore different strains..bit limited with my reg connection. i had read they collecting 65 USD an ounce in taxes.
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Doug in JC:

@Dennis I found his email address if you want to ask him directly!
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myron feld:

I like pie AND chicken, country-style! Thanks, MS!
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Hughie Considine:

@Dennis, it was Jonathan Schwartz.
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HyperDose:

@Handy Just got approved for my new place this morning. Snagged that penthouse unit. Party on the balcony!
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myron feld:

I wanna know where Doye found a ballpoint fountain pen.
  12:06pm
clarke:

a ball-point fountain pen - is that an oxymoron?
  12:06pm
johnk77:

great work selecter
at a legal dispensary
$50-60 / eighth
should be top shelf
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DJ Guin:

@Handy -- buy your house guests little sombreros and train them to clean and dust.
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Doug in JC:

@Hyperdose Congratulations! What town?
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luka:

@handy i pre-ordered the new Japanese Breakfast and Mountain Movers yesterday.
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HyperDose:

@DJ Guin As per your dispensary question, as of now all dispensaries are still under medical rules. Recreational sales won't start for at least 6 months, most shops will be open next year. That's to my knowledge. Dispensaries were a no for me. Lots of mold & quality issues in addition to some places charging $80 for an 8th of shake. Ridiculous.
  12:08pm
Cooh John:

I request birthday pie!
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Handy Haversack:

Wow, congrats, HyperDose! "Hello, rich people?"!

Nice, luka!
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DJ Guin:

@Handy - I know, right? Hyper must resemble the Monopoly Guy IRL
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HyperDose:

@Handy That's exactly what I said in my head when I saw the elevator! haha
@Doug Bayonne by 8th street station. It's pretty happenin' :)
  12:10pm
clarke:

ok - gotta head out - #1~~ all the way. beat ALL pests!!!
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Doug in JC:

@Hyperdose Nice! My mechanic is down there. The new walkway on the Bayonne Bridge is really nice
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Michael Shelley:

Bye Clarke - best wishes to your Mom on Mother's Day!
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Steve from Dunwoody:

Broken hands on broken ploughs,
Broken treaties, broken vows,
Broken pipes, broken tools,
People bending broken rules
Hound dog howling, bull frog croaking,
Everything is broken
-- another old guy
  12:12pm
clarke:

danke
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Handy Haversack:

I have never been to Bayonne! The name conjures a lot of romance in my brain for some reason!
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McGroovey:

Lloyd Price: I liked the psychedelic interlude. Temptationsy?
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spodiodi:

DJG, that sounds steep... just dug out my last receipt... for 75.20 in goods, i paid 10.80 in CA excise tax and 6.39 in regular tax
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Doug in JC:

Remember when a WnB marathon prize was a weekend in Bayonne? They just found a body behind that motel
  12:15pm
MFlynn:

Wow!! Is that Gaylord??
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Gaylord Fields:

Okay, now I'm outta here — off to shun some pie!
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Squints:

Is this Root Boy Slim's brother or cousin or someone?
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Eddy in Australia:

Gaylord performing at the Billy Miller tribute concert - surprisingly good!
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HyperDose:

Don't worry Handy, I won't let you know how the singles scene is because you can't possibly do any better than K8. Sorry, pal! :p
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DJ Guin:

Bayonne has changed remarkably in the past 30 odd years. old friend of mine's parents worked at the Brassiere factory before it closed. kinda like South Jersey City, but hipsters like Hyper are moving in.
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greg g:

Yes Michael I am tuned in on Sunday nights! Had no idea this existed !! Gaylord Fields what a powerhouse!!! How does one get deputized ??
  12:16pm
Dennis Diken:

Hi Lizzie! @Hughie - I saw a JS ref to this pressing matter online, you too? @Doug - I’ll contact DE & see what he says!
  12:16pm
Cooh John:

The interview with Lloyd Price was the only great, it was Rock and Roll history.
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spodiodi:

Gaylord FTW!
  12:16pm
sean:

EL KABONG!!!
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Gaylord Fields:

Keep those backhanded compliments coming, folks! :)
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McGroovey:

Deputy Dog: whose fault is this, and how can I get a copy???
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

GF's program makes me compare him to a cinema director ...hanna barbera wasn't really what I had in mind ! :D
  12:17pm
pL ok:

I played the sax solo on DEPUTY DOG. IMAGINE my surprise
  12:17pm
Dennis Diken:

Yes, that Lloyd Price interview is required listening, so uplifting!! I had the great pleasure of playing with the man once, quite a highpoint!!
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Gaylord Fields:

I'm ecumenical, Michael, so we used all the keys! (And hiya, Pete!!)
  12:17pm
MFlynn:

Very disappointed that Delbert has retired.
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Eddy in Australia:

@Gaylord I swear mine was a heartfelt compliment!
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Gaylord Fields:

Just messing with ya, Eddy! Thanks, mate!
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Euneeda S. Bodenheim:

Gaylord, I knew you could sing, but I never dreamed you could sing LIKE THAT! We need Delbarton to reissue that.
  12:19pm
johnk77:

lloyd price obit in variety
https://variety.com/2021/music/news/lloyd-price-dead-mr-personality-1234969166/
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DJ Guin:

@Hyper - www.nj.com...
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Moammar:

Delbert's garage band period came after a long apprenticeship in the highly rough clubs on Jacksboro Highway in Fort Worth. The fake Beatles stuff was a strictly commercial move. A good one, but a little detour.
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Gaylord Fields:

Thanks, Euneeda! Have a Delbarton rep contact my people. Or they can just bootleg it, as is more their style.
  12:19pm
pL:

Great no.1 hit Gaylord!
  12:20pm
Andres:

Hello! Also a Blowing In The Wind vibe there.
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HyperDose:

The only dog I'm concerned with is DogeCoin. First it passes CHILLcoin, now it's coming for Codger Coin!
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Euneeda S. Bodenheim:

But Gaylord, who has the master?
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spodiodi:

The Killer <3
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Gaylord Fields:

@Euneeda: Tape it off this show. The lowered fidelity could only improve my performance.
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McGroovey:

@Gaylord yeah, that's what I'll have to do
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Hughie Considine:

@Dennis, yep, I found a couple of references to Jonathan Schwartz. Schwartz makes a lot more sense to me, because I remember the song as from the era when I first started listening to WNEW, in the early 70s. I feel like the song went away, like Jonathan Schwartz did. Meanwhile, Dennis Elsas stuck around.
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Euneeda S. Bodenheim:

Gaylord, was that a studio production? What's the B side?
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Mr. Fine Wine:

Here to register my sadness about Lloyd Price and reiterate how great Michael's interview with him was.
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greg g:

very cool cover here
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Moammar:

This is a pretty great Express Yourself. Top three, definitely. Loved that Pioneers version of Kiss Him Goodbye the other day as well.
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spodiodi:

good saturday to you, Sweet Corn Lizzie!
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HyperDose:

@DJ Guin Not bad for the artsy fartsy type who like it draftier in the winter. I can definitely see someone wrapping their homemade mustache beeswax in fair trade fabric there!
  12:31pm
johnk77:

byron lee was super cool
chinese-jamaican artist/producer
some of his later gigs
he preferred being soundman
to front guy
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spodiodi:

lol HyperDose
  12:32pm
johnk77:

michael was that s.o.b.'s?
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Michael Shelley:

YES!
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DJ Guin:

@Hyper - co-worker just resigned and she is moving sight unseen to Morgantown, WV for a new job. it's south of Pittsburgh -- not far from where my parents were spawned and raised in Pennsylvania. i have considered relocating, but i am too chickenshit to startover at this advanced age.
  12:35pm
Dennis Diken:

@Hughie & @Doug - I just emailed Dennis, if I don’t hear back from him in time today we’ll pick this up next week if he gets back with me!
  12:36pm
johnk77:

i was then the house soundman
byron insisted on bringing in
his own mixer and operating it
himself
i was surprised
he was pleasant to work with
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Doug in JC:

I spent a night in Morgantown on tour years ago. It's a college town so at least there's always something going on.

Dennis, thank you for looking in to this!
  12:36pm
pL:

There was move for a solo break on the Marc Eric
  12:37pm
phat in Lincoln:

I'll see what I can do to find Marc Eric. What state/city do you think was his last place of residence?
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spodiodi:

once The Man hassled me with a speeding ticket in Wheeler, WV (they must love the little piece of i80 that brings in ticket revenue)
  12:39pm
johnk77:

byron lee introduced
the electric bass
to jamaica
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spodiodi:

Wheeling*, WV (apologies)
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Gaylord Fields:

Euneeda, it can be found on a Sam the Sham tribute LP released by Norton Records called Turban Renewal.
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HyperDose:

Morgantown looks pretty hip. My old neighbor's daughter is a phlebotomist at the university. Good place to retire
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Hughie Considine:

The truth is out there, @Dennis.
  12:42pm
pL:

This is Joe Jackson
  12:42pm
paul:

Always that this song was a relative of EC's Miracle Man.
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jillydg:

He's the Man!
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Barkevious Shabazz:

How did Joe Jackson and Freedy Johnston come to share a (great) bass player?
  12:43pm
paul:

"thought that"
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Hughie Considine:

The first time I heard "Got the Time," I had to know the name of the bass player.
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Euneeda S. Bodenheim:

Thank you Gaylord. Oooh! I can't believe I know somebody who recorded on a record album!
  12:45pm
pL:

Graham Maybe great band
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DJ Guin:

okay, kids...my 2nd jab is making me sleepy...coffee is not helping...Happy Mudder's Day to you and yours.
  12:46pm
johnk77:

when joe jackson lived in nyc
it was on king street downtown
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Squints:

GF, the title of that tribute CD is awesome. I need to hunt that down.
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yerfriendpaul:

Willie!!
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HyperDose:

Take it easy DJ Guin, you'll feel better in no time. I just drank water like crazy and had a few granola bars handy.
  12:47pm
pL:

TURBAN RENEWAL SAM the Sham title
  12:48pm
Dennis Diken:

@Hughie & @Doug, just heard back from Dennis Elsas! He sez: “Very much me. And yes Sounds Orchestral for sure.”
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...this Program just what I need in these Turbanulant Times...
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DJ Guin:

@Hyper - thanks. good advice. mucho congrats on the new digs.
  12:49pm
DG:

Saw Joe J. a few times (inc. the "Jumpin' Jive" tour at a little club on L.I.) & was once in a elevator with him in midtown somewhere, but he looked too intimidating to speak to. And now supposedly he's moved to Berlin, because he didn't like the "no smoking" rules in NYC(!). I think he's living there with his boyfriend, if you believe Wikipedia.
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Squints:

Good.
God.
Y'all.
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Doug in JC:

@Dennis Ding ding ding
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Joe B:

Hey Michael! show sounding great

saw Millie Jackson once, opening for Marvin Gaye
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Michael Shelley:

good?
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Joe B:

incredible! the manhattans were on the bill as well
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Hughie Considine:

Wow, @Dennis. I mean, I would have sworn to it in court that it was someone other than Dennis E. Thanks for running down this matter of vital importance -- cool to hear back so quick.
  12:53pm
Dennis Diken:

For anyone wondering, a few of us were listening to Bob Brainen’s show this morning and got to wondering which WNEW-FM DJ used “Cast Your Fate To The Wind” as a closing theme and we just received confirmation from Dennis Elsas that it was indeed him. The Sounds Orchestral version was the one.
  12:53pm
Glistener MW:

that was Graham Maby on bass in the JJ band! a legend
  12:53pm
paul:

All Willie and Millie on WFMU today.
  12:53pm
johnk77:

@dg correct
very tall
pro-cigarette activist
  12:53pm
sean:

I saw The Pretenders at the Stony Brook gym in 1981. THEY WERE LOUD!
  12:54pm
Glistener MW:

ha, I saw the “KISS Farewell Tour” back in 2000. XD
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DJ Guin:

"I don't tell the minky how to spend his money and he does not tell ME what to play."
"Minky?"
"Yes, the minky."
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Love Loud - but @ 57 ( ! ! ) getting scared about hearing damage - & pain...
Yay 'Good Times' ! Great album...
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spodiodi:

DJG, my godparents had a dog called Minky because of that :D
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DJ Guin:

www.youtube.com...
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radioronan:

Thanks Michael!
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Alicja Uleeshuh:

👈life long Monkees fan here
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Are these bands with drummers behind plexiglass older people similarly worried about their hearing ? First I ever heard about was legendary Jazz Bassist Charlie Haden...
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spodiodi:

thanks, Michael Shelley! that went really, really fast. great show!
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Hughie Considine:

Things get a little easier ... once you understand.
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Greg from ZONE 5:

Thanks Michael!
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Hughie Considine:

Great show, Michael!
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Hubig Pie:

Can' t afford the postage to Canada
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Dennis Diken:

closing comment: protect your hearing! take it from me!
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sean:

Rock and Roll isn't for people who get A's
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HyperDose:

Thanks Michael and crew!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

The Pro has spoken.
TY DJ MS !
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greg g:

Thanks Michael! Have a Happy Mothers Day everyone weekend !
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Handy Haversack:

Thanks, Michael! Things got complex over here, but we were listening.
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