WFMU: Currents with Brian D: Playlist from October 7, 2023

Listener comments!
	⚡ 6:03am tom tom the pipers son: good morning brian, took a nap in the evening been up all night, couldn't sleep... listening to glenn branca, worse things i could be doing...
	6:06am TDK60: Good day, DJ Brian. Fine Young tune. Fine Doors tune too.
	⚡ 6:07am tom tom the pipers son: probably my favorite doors song.
	6:10am Brian D: Good morning all. Mine too, Tom Tom.
	⚡ 6:13am tom tom the pipers son: anticipating seeing some faces that i have known in meisler's images
	6:16am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @6:13 You'll certainly see some sights that will look familiar.
	⚡ 6:16am tom tom the pipers son: @ brian: are you going to be posting meisler's images on the playlist
	6:17am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @6:16 A selection of them, yes.
	⚡ 6:17am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Brian D @6:17 great...
	6:17am TDK60: ↳ Song: "The Disappearance of Fireflies" by "Dorothy Mosko... Good that Dorothy M is active again. I still have an old scratchy LP of her old band United States of America. 1968. A psychedelic classic.
	⚡ 6:24am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Song: "Clip: CNA-Indian authorities raid news outlet" wasn't totally clear what happened there, but modi probably behind journalism crackdown, reminds me of the story of that midwestern newspaper that was shutdown, and it's elderly owner dying from the stress, more a case of smaltown micro fascism
	⚡ 6:25am Michael of Cologne: Good noonday Brian, Tom Tom, TDK60 & all this sunny Cologne day.
	6:25am Brian D: ↳ Michael of Cologne @6:25 Hello Michael!
	⚡ 6:26am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Michael of Cologne @6:25 hi michael, we're going to have crap weather here in ny today....
	6:27am morphe': ↳ Song: "Clip: KPBS-rhino population rebounds" Missed the clip... Was hearing/reading "-Indian authorities ... Chinese involvement funded by American Billionaire.." which really makes no sense ... is it imply Soros????
	⚡ 6:28am Brian in UK: Hello Brian & folks. First visit here at this time. Can thoroughly recommend this title not sure if it has reached your shores yet. www.theguardian.com...
	⚡ 6:29am tom tom the pipers son: btw brian, sorry i didn't pledge to your show, the long list of shows flustered me so i only pledged to one...
	6:29am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @6:24 I think it's one of those stories that can't be explained with a quick/hot take. Did China fund the outlet? Were they spreading propaganda? However, even if the latter is true, that doesn't mean the journalists there aren't honestly going about their work -- and deserved to have their lives upended. Believe it or not, there are legit journalists working for not-so-great outlets (eg, Murdoch-owned properties).
	⚡ 6:30am Brian in UK: Also this newspaper has excellent articles. You can guess by the title which direction it comes from. www.theneweuropean.co.uk
	6:30am Brian D: ↳ morphe' @6:27 Greetings Morphe! Hard to say at this point.
	6:30am morphe': some serious conflict in Palestine/Israel ... the fallout will be harsh and ugly and deadly .... https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/07/hamas-launches-attack-on-israel-with-5000-rockets-live
	6:31am Brian D: ↳ Brian in UK @6:28 Good morning Brian. Raining there?
	⚡ 6:31am Brian in UK: ↳ TDK60 @6:17 TDK60, loved that album. Love Song for the Dead Che is an alltime favourite.
	6:31am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @6:29 Not at all! It all goes to the same good place.
	⚡ 6:32am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Brian D @6:29 right...
	6:33am Brian D: ↳ morphe' @6:30 Indeed, Morphe. Saw the story when I got in this morning.
	⚡ 6:33am Brian in UK: ↳ Brian D @6:31 No, unseasonally mild. Rain in abeyance for the time being.
	6:33am Brian D: ↳ Brian in UK @6:33 Scotland getting buckets, I hear.
	6:35am morphe': ↳ Brian in UK @6:30 Is that a weekly or the stories just roll as they arise? Thanks for the tip...
	⚡ 6:37am Michael of Cologne: ↳ Song: "I Need a Man to Love" by "Big Brother and the Hol... The one & only Janis
	⚡ 6:37am Brian in UK: ↳ morphe' @6:35 It is weekly with well written articles from politics, to food, to biography etc.
	6:37am TDK60: ↳ Brian in UK @6:31 Hello Brian in UK. Great album.
	⚡ 6:38am Brian in UK: ↳ Brian D @6:33 Caithness & environs are getting it bad.
	⚡ 6:39am Brian in UK: Trying to change my avatar picture, cannot seem to do it. Any clues?
	⚡ 6:40am Brian in UK: ↳ Brian in UK @6:39 Just realised how to do it. Oooops.
	⚡ 6:42am Brian in UK: ↳ Song: "Crazy Love" by "Van Morrison" Hope this prize does make a difference. Not holding my breath.
	6:42am ?: noone cares about your politics
	6:45am Brian D: ↳ @6:42 That's a relief.
	⚡ 6:46am tom tom the pipers son: been to tunis and its maze of a souk, if that's the right word...
	6:50am TDK60: The Indian and Iranian governments are using archaic religions for reactionary ends. Then I'm reminded that in the USA there are reactionaries using archaic religion that way also. I posit that archaic religions are part of the problem.
	6:52am morphe': ↳ Brian D @6:45 There is a regular regular who uses the "?" moniker - this ? seems like the invented word from the annual list created via Oxford? in which ya blend 2 words to create a new word with a newish meaning -- hence appropriate for this ? = Ignoranus - a person who is both ignorant and an asshole ...
	6:55am ?: spare us of your political commentary. just play music
	6:56am morphe': ↳ Song: "I Need a Man to Love" by "Big Brother and the Hol... Was the anniversary of JJ's death this week ...
	6:56am rich in angleton: good morning Brian! hello everybody in radio land.
	6:57am Brian D: ↳ rich in angleton @6:56 Rich!
	6:58am TDK60: Ho morphe'! Brian, I'm glad you said "Derry" rather than Londonderry. Also, this is fact: I saw Janis J. once. Fine show.
	⚡ 6:58am tom tom the pipers son: is this anhoni?
	6:59am Brian D: ↳ TDK60 @6:58 Londonderry? No such place. ;-)
	6:59am Cooh John: Good morning Brian and currents eventers. Looking forward to the interview.
	⚡ 6:59am Brian in UK: Anthony Hegerty? Renamed nowadays. Love this voice.
	6:59am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @6:58 Si
	6:59am morphe': ↳ TDK60 @6:58 Hi Ho TDK and see ya soon-ish = 18 OCT=>
	⚡ 7:22am tom tom the pipers son: i hope these young drag queens aren't looking at ru paul's drag race for inspiration which to me has an ugly corporate vibe, from the little bit i've watched
	⚡ 7:25am tom tom the pipers son: i spoke too soon...
	7:26am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:25 Ha! Ru Paul is a hero to that scene.
	7:28am fred: Good morning Brian and all
	⚡ 7:28am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Brian D @7:26 well i guess east village ru paul was one thing and drag race another
	7:29am Brian D: ↳ fred @7:28 Fred! Hope you're well. I know you read n+1. Have you noticed more merchandise emails from them recently?
	7:30am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:28 Very true.
	7:32am Strandlund: ↳ Song: "I Will Survive" by "Gloria Gaynor" Good Morning Everyone!! I'm not afraid to say, I love this song!!
	7:33am fred: ↳ Brian D @7:29 For books, yes. Not just from them, but then again it's fundraising time for so many organizations. I made my donation to n+1 earlier this year, and shipping costs remain insane, so I dismiss those quickly
	7:33am Brian D: ↳ Strandlund @7:32 So does Meryl Meisler! Her request.
	7:33am Strandlund: ↳ Brian D @7:33 Fantastic!!
	⚡ 7:34am tom tom the pipers son: i'd like to hear i will survive slowed down. would it work...
	7:35am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:34 Only on CD here at FMU...
	⚡ 7:36am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Brian D @7:35 ah, that surprises me.
	7:38am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:36 That I could find.
	7:38am fred: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:28 I've never watched it, but I think we shouldn't glamorize the obscurity/poverty of others. Visibility can be important. Ru Paul may have brought some of the anti-drag backlash, but his show also made those bigots look like the alarmist buffoons they are to many
	7:39am Brian D: ↳ fred @7:38 Think you nailed it, Fred.
	7:39am melinda: Morning friends
	7:40am Brian D: ↳ melinda @7:39 Greetings, Melinda.
	7:42am morphe': ↳ Song: "Heart of Glass" by "Blondie" Just realizing this song would not exist without disco - have sociaial issues with disco as some Disco idiots from mostly Bensonhurst used to jump/beatup regular guys from Sunset Park and Bay Ridhe =whrer their disco clubs were located???
	⚡ 7:43am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ fred @7:38 yeah a agree with you but in the past drag queens did have a sense of glamor, perhaps a different generation who could reference old hollywood, i find the glamor to be seriously lacking in drag race
	⚡ 7:46am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:43 in the past meaning 90's
	⚡ 7:47am tom tom the pipers son: since you mentioned glamor, fred
	7:49am fred: ↳ Song: "I Will Survive" by "Gloria Gaynor" I can't stand this song because it somehow became the anthem of the French soccer team. I don't follow soccer, but it was unavoidable, blaring from every bar in every street. The irony in having hooligans singing this got old fast
	7:51am Brian D: ↳ fred @7:49 Wow. Had no idea.
	⚡ 7:52am tom tom the pipers son: charles ludlam played camille in a beautiful gown and an exposed hairy chest creating an interesting friction of the kind you would not see on drag race
	7:52am morphe': ↳ fred @7:49 "'Zombie' - Why is the Ireland rugby anthem causing controversy?" https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/rugby/zombie-ireland-rugby-anthem-causing-27788435
	7:53am Brian D: ↳ morphe' @7:52 Now, that's an interesting one...
	7:55am morphe': ↳ Brian D @7:53 Yeah - it is a heavy tune ... can't hear it as a victory song?? Exclaimer - not a Rugby fan...
	7:57am Brian D: ↳ morphe' @7:55 No, not a victory song. But the lyric some find objectionable: "It's the same old theme / Since nineteen-sixteen / In your head, in your head, they're still fighting..."
	7:58am scribble: Having watched Drag Race from episode one, there have been times where I felt that the show was exploiting some of humanity’s most vulnerable and attention seeking individuals. But ultimately the show is a celebration of queer nightlife culture. Maybe hundreds of performers at this point have been highlighted on an international stage with humor, glamour, love, and hilarious editing.
	7:58am Buddha of Suburbia: Morning y’all.
	7:59am Buddha of Suburbia: Morning Morphe!
	7:59am Brian D: ↳ Buddha of Suburbia @7:58 Good day, Buddha!
	8:00am Brian D: ↳ scribble @7:58 Key word "celebration," I think, scribble.
	8:00am fred: YMCA as a MAGA anthem is puzzling too
	8:01am Brian D: ↳ fred @8:00 I didn't know THAT, either!
	8:01am Buddha of Suburbia: Fred, so weird!
	8:03am Strandlund: ↳ fred @8:00 I never understood that...
	8:05am fred: Less puzzling is how Born in the USA became a nationalist song. Many, me included, often ignore the lyrics apart from a single line, which gave us the Workin' in a Cocktail Bar gem: youtu.be...
	8:08am morphe': ↳ Buddha of Suburbia @7:59 A few lines from a poem/op ed from the NYT = early 90s? "The RAP on Frederick Douglass" [extended ..became a one person theatre piece] : They love Black music but they hate Black people. They love this rhythm They love this rhyme But when it comes to the struggle they don't have the time They love Michael Jackson on MTV They love Eddie Murphy and Mr. T. They love Bill Cosby and Bob Marley And some say to me ''I love Spike Lee'' But they don't give a damn if we are free They don't know a thing about our History ...." [can read all by scrolling past the blockage] https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/19/opinion/the-rap-on-frederick-douglass.html
	⚡ 8:09am tom tom the pipers son: for the record, i don't think i was glamorizing poverty, charles ludlam was a successful drag performer and playwright
	8:09am TDK60: Interesting interview with Meryl, Brian.
	8:10am scribble: ↳ Brian D @8:00 Not as fun as being in the club but still fun.
	⚡ 8:10am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ morphe' @8:08 funny i did the set for that performance by roger guenveur smith
	8:11am fred: ↳ Song: "Come Away" by "ESG" I remember seeing ESG, then a few weeks later reading a story about a NYC bus driver being investigated for going on tour while on medical leave. Uh oh...
	8:13am fred: Nice segue Brian!
	8:13am morphe': ↳ tom tom the pipers son @8:10 Wow .. Iused the poem teaching in the So. Bx 1990=> ... emphasizing that Hip Hop could do history well !!! did not see the show..
	⚡ 8:13am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ morphe' @8:13 it was at la mama.
	⚡ 8:19am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ morphe' @8:13 iirc the performance was more spoken word than rap, there was no backing track or anything like that.
	8:21am fred: I usually pledge more, but I have imminent dental work which will cost a lot. The problem is my card's limit. Raising it is complicated because I don't have a smartphone, so I'll wait until I know what I have left before making more pledges
	8:24am Brian D: ↳ fred @8:21 Your support is GREATLY appreciated, Fred.
	8:25am Brian D: WFMU has an amazing listener community.
	8:25am PaulRobeson1923: Morninggg
	8:25am pgalub: Good morning Brian and everyone!
	8:26am scribble: Inspiring guest & interview. Thank you, Brian.
	8:26am Brian D: PR23! Mr. Galub!
	8:28am Katharsis: Hellos Currents, Happy International Flat Day.
	8:28am JB: ↳ Song: "The Village Is Always On Fire" by "The Clientele" Nice cello sounding device that I believe to be a cello
	8:28am Brian D: ↳ scribble @8:26 Meryl is indeed an inspiration. Thank you, sribble.
	8:28am Strandlund: I'm really enjoying your show this morning, Brian. Excellent all around!!
	8:31am TDK60: New Swans. I haven't heard their new slab. I should turn up the stereo but I'm too polite, not wanting to wake the apartment building neighbors.
	8:32am Brian D: ↳ TDK60 @8:31 Thankfully, I don't think the new condo behind FMU is lived in yet.
	8:33am Brian D: ↳ Strandlund @8:28 Thank you, Strandlund!
	8:38am fred: ↳ Song: "Clip: WION-Greenland indigenous women fitted with... Involuntary sterilization of "undesirables" again
	8:39am TDK60: Gracias, Brian. I have to leave the building.
	⚡ 8:40am herb.nyc: Hola Brian and all, Thx for Meryl interview; so sweet how her father and grandfather were into fotog as well (wait, is it annoying to use word fotog?). That was funny, about 165 hrs of great radio on wfmu, and (but?) then YR show. I once made a joke about a wfmu show I didn’t like. I’ll tell you later.
	8:41am Brian D: ↳ herb.nyc @8:40 Hey Herb! Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the interview.
	8:42am fred: Wanting to hear a song is the best reason to play it
	⚡ 8:42am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Song: "Clip: WION-Greenland indigenous women fitted with... indigenous population seen as part of nature? and nature needs controlling....
	8:45am sydnius: Beavers love the Damned
	8:47am fred: @Brian: If you ever have to mention Matt Gaetz (which you'd rather not do), I'd suggest Ladytron's Seventeen for the playlist
	8:48am Brian D: ↳ fred @8:47 Ha! Noted Fred.
	⚡ 8:52am Michael of Cologne: Vielen herzlichen Dank für die Sendung, Brian, as they say over here. 'Til next week.
	8:53am fred: ↳ Brian D @8:48 Key lyrics for those unfamiliar: "They only want you when you're seventeen. When you're twenty-one, you're no fun"
	8:53am morphe': Currents: "What's with all the news and politics !!!!????!!!! "What's all this about Russian Jewlery???"" The ? complaining makes ne think of the lister blurb on JA's friday am show... "I listened yesterday. It's no reflection on you but I could'nt see where you were going or what you were going for. This early seventies thing did'nt get noticed the first time and you talk about friends of like Dealney and Bonnie who had records out like we're supposed to remember who they are. Then you play this long winded free jazz stuff that really grates on my nerves. And that noise without a beat and sounds like someones being pinched. Then you play a reggae song, I think you called it Dub, to what, be cool? You seem to really fetishize the whole folk thing too which is obnoxious to us who don't even care. I liked it when you played that punk song though. I like Joe Belock a lot." Great show BD !!!! Thanks agian for all the concerted time&effort !!!!
	⚡ 8:54am tom tom the pipers son: thanks brian, for show and interview, did not see anyone i recognized in images except for amanda lepore who i did not know, different scene
	8:55am PaulRobeson1923: Drug Cartels do not exist
	8:57am PaulRobeson1923: ↳ PaulRobeson1923 @8:55 harpers.org... Harpers
	8:57am rich in angleton: great show Brian!!! thank you!
	8:57am fred: ↳ morphe' @8:53 There's another great listener comment on Thomas Stork's playlist: "Back to listen to everything I missed... And what do I do? Accidentally click on the live stream rather than [other DJ] and AAAAGGGGHHHH!!! Some HORRIBLE noise from some "Dangerous for the brain" show! BLECH! The soothing relief of this show is immensely helping relieve the searing brain pain." ~ listener Van in DC (The show was called "Dangerous for the brain" at the time)
	8:57am Brian D: Thank you all for joining me this week. My thanks again to Meryl Meisler as well. See her ongoing show at clampart.com. Stay safe and have a great week.
	8:57am egould: Thank you, Brian D.
	⚡ 8:58am Brian in UK: Nice work, Brian.
	9:01am slugluv1313: ↳ Song: "Galleon Ship" by "Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds" thank you for this Nick Cave 🖤🖤🖤 greetings, Brian! Everyone! getting ready to head out, but have been listening -- absolutely fascinating show and interview! gotta catch what i missed via the archives
	10:22pm Meryl Meisler: Thank you for listening in. I'm so glad you suggested adding my photos to the marvelous play list.
	10:23pm Meryl Meisler: ↳ Brian D @8:57 It is my honor to be on your program.
	10:26pm Meryl Meisler: ↳ herb.nyc @8:40 My dad and grandfather's passion for taking photographs definitely inspired mine. The word fotog is fine by me!
	10:27pm Meryl Meisler: ↳ Brian D @8:28 Aww, thank you.
	10:30pm Meryl Meisler: ↳ TDK60 @8:09 Thank you. Brian made me feel comfortable and asked great questions.
	10:31pm Meryl Meisler: ↳ scribble @8:26 Thank you for listening.

Currents with Brian D: Playlist from October 7, 2023

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October 7, 2023: "Just like children sleepin'/We could dream this night away..."

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Comments	Approx. start time
Neil Young	Harvest Moon "Harvest Moon" by "Neil Young"	Harvest Moon			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
The Doors	Indian Summer "Indian Summer" by "The Doors"	Morrison Hotel			0:04:50 (Pop-up)
Dorothy Moskowitz and the United States of Alchemy	The Disappearance of Fireflies	Under An Endless Sky			0:08:58 (Pop-up)
	Clip: KPBS-rhino population rebounds "Clip: KPBS-rhino population rebounds"				0:13:05 (Pop-up)
John Andrews & The Yawns	River Of Doubt	Cookbook			0:14:01 (Pop-up)
	Clip: CNA-Indian authorities raid news outlet				0:18:16 (Pop-up)
Seawind Of Battery & ragenap	Into Spaces Unknown	Chaos Life Preserver			0:18:55 (Pop-up)
Fascinations Grand Chorus	Wake Up	Terror in the Night			0:32:08 (Pop-up)
Big Brother and the Holding Company	I Need a Man to Love	Cheap Thrills			0:34:39 (Pop-up)
Van Morrison	Crazy Love "Crazy Love" by "Van Morrison"	Moondance		Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi awarded Nobel Peace Prize: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67026216	0:40:56 (Pop-up)
Emel	Holm (A Dream) "Holm (A Dream)" by "Emel"	Tunis Diaries		Activist Narges Mohammadi details 'abuse' of detained women in December 2022: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64084709	0:43:29 (Pop-up)
Sally Anne Morgan	Streets of Derry	Carrying			0:48:23 (Pop-up)
Lou Reed	Perfect Day "Perfect Day" by "Lou Reed"	The Raven			0:56:32 (Pop-up)
PART 1—MERYL MEISLER INTERVIEW "PART 1—MERYL MEISLER INTERVIEW"
Gloria Gaynor	I Will Survive "I Will Survive" by "Gloria Gaynor"	Love Tracks			1:28:41 (Pop-up)
Rod Stewart	Tonight I’m Yours (Don’t Hurt Me)	Tonight I'm Yours			1:33:34 (Pop-up)
Blondie	Heart of Glass "Heart of Glass" by "Blondie"	Parallel Lines			1:37:58 (Pop-up)
PART 2—MERYL MEISLER INTERVIEW "PART 2—MERYL MEISLER INTERVIEW"
Cimafunk	Parar el Tiempo "Parar el Tiempo" by "Cimafunk"	Terapia			2:03:29 (Pop-up)
ESG	Come Away "Come Away" by "ESG"	A South Bronx Story			2:07:37 (Pop-up)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Fleez "Fleez" by "Yeah Yeah Yeahs"	Cool It Down			2:10:48 (Pop-up)
David Bowie	A New Career In A New Town	Low			2:20:12 (Pop-up)
	Clip: Bloomberg-US politicians call for military action against Mexican drug cartels				2:22:54 (Pop-up)
The Clientele	The Village Is Always On Fire	I Am Not Here Anymore			2:23:34 (Pop-up)
Swans	The Memorious "The Memorious" by "Swans"	The Beggar			2:27:52 (Pop-up)
	Clip: WION-Greenland indigenous women fitted with IUDs without consent seek compensation				2:36:27 (Pop-up)
Osees	Intercepted Message "Intercepted Message" by "Osees"	Intercepted Message			2:37:59 (Pop-up)
The Damned	Smash It Up (Parts 1 & 2)	The Best of the Damned	Ace		2:41:20 (Pop-up)
The Postal Service	Recycled Air "Recycled Air" by "The Postal Service"	Everything Will Change			2:46:09 (Pop-up)
Go-Go's	Beneath The Blue Sky "Beneath The Blue Sky" by "Go-Go's"	Autonomy: The Productions of Martin Rushent			2:50:56 (Pop-up)
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds	Galleon Ship	Ghosteen			2:56:00 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	⚡ 6:03am tom tom the pipers son: good morning brian, took a nap in the evening been up all night, couldn't sleep... listening to glenn branca, worse things i could be doing...
	6:06am TDK60: Good day, DJ Brian. Fine Young tune. Fine Doors tune too.
	⚡ 6:07am tom tom the pipers son: probably my favorite doors song.
	6:10am Brian D: Good morning all. Mine too, Tom Tom.
	⚡ 6:13am tom tom the pipers son: anticipating seeing some faces that i have known in meisler's images
	6:16am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @6:13 You'll certainly see some sights that will look familiar.
	⚡ 6:16am tom tom the pipers son: @ brian: are you going to be posting meisler's images on the playlist
	6:17am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @6:16 A selection of them, yes.
	⚡ 6:17am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Brian D @6:17 great...
	6:17am TDK60: ↳ Song: "The Disappearance of Fireflies" by "Dorothy Mosko... Good that Dorothy M is active again. I still have an old scratchy LP of her old band United States of America. 1968. A psychedelic classic.
	⚡ 6:24am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Song: "Clip: CNA-Indian authorities raid news outlet" wasn't totally clear what happened there, but modi probably behind journalism crackdown, reminds me of the story of that midwestern newspaper that was shutdown, and it's elderly owner dying from the stress, more a case of smaltown micro fascism
	⚡ 6:25am Michael of Cologne: Good noonday Brian, Tom Tom, TDK60 & all this sunny Cologne day.
	6:25am Brian D: ↳ Michael of Cologne @6:25 Hello Michael!
	⚡ 6:26am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Michael of Cologne @6:25 hi michael, we're going to have crap weather here in ny today....
	6:27am morphe': ↳ Song: "Clip: KPBS-rhino population rebounds" Missed the clip... Was hearing/reading "-Indian authorities ... Chinese involvement funded by American Billionaire.." which really makes no sense ... is it imply Soros????
	⚡ 6:28am Brian in UK: Hello Brian & folks. First visit here at this time. Can thoroughly recommend this title not sure if it has reached your shores yet. www.theguardian.com...
	⚡ 6:29am tom tom the pipers son: btw brian, sorry i didn't pledge to your show, the long list of shows flustered me so i only pledged to one...
	6:29am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @6:24 I think it's one of those stories that can't be explained with a quick/hot take. Did China fund the outlet? Were they spreading propaganda? However, even if the latter is true, that doesn't mean the journalists there aren't honestly going about their work -- and deserved to have their lives upended. Believe it or not, there are legit journalists working for not-so-great outlets (eg, Murdoch-owned properties).
	⚡ 6:30am Brian in UK: Also this newspaper has excellent articles. You can guess by the title which direction it comes from. www.theneweuropean.co.uk
	6:30am Brian D: ↳ morphe' @6:27 Greetings Morphe! Hard to say at this point.
	6:30am morphe': some serious conflict in Palestine/Israel ... the fallout will be harsh and ugly and deadly .... https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/07/hamas-launches-attack-on-israel-with-5000-rockets-live
	6:31am Brian D: ↳ Brian in UK @6:28 Good morning Brian. Raining there?
	⚡ 6:31am Brian in UK: ↳ TDK60 @6:17 TDK60, loved that album. Love Song for the Dead Che is an alltime favourite.
	6:31am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @6:29 Not at all! It all goes to the same good place.
	⚡ 6:32am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Brian D @6:29 right...
	6:33am Brian D: ↳ morphe' @6:30 Indeed, Morphe. Saw the story when I got in this morning.
	⚡ 6:33am Brian in UK: ↳ Brian D @6:31 No, unseasonally mild. Rain in abeyance for the time being.
	6:33am Brian D: ↳ Brian in UK @6:33 Scotland getting buckets, I hear.
	6:35am morphe': ↳ Brian in UK @6:30 Is that a weekly or the stories just roll as they arise? Thanks for the tip...
	⚡ 6:37am Michael of Cologne: ↳ Song: "I Need a Man to Love" by "Big Brother and the Hol... The one & only Janis
	⚡ 6:37am Brian in UK: ↳ morphe' @6:35 It is weekly with well written articles from politics, to food, to biography etc.
	6:37am TDK60: ↳ Brian in UK @6:31 Hello Brian in UK. Great album.
	⚡ 6:38am Brian in UK: ↳ Brian D @6:33 Caithness & environs are getting it bad.
	⚡ 6:39am Brian in UK: Trying to change my avatar picture, cannot seem to do it. Any clues?
	⚡ 6:40am Brian in UK: ↳ Brian in UK @6:39 Just realised how to do it. Oooops.
	⚡ 6:42am Brian in UK: ↳ Song: "Crazy Love" by "Van Morrison" Hope this prize does make a difference. Not holding my breath.
	6:42am ?: noone cares about your politics
	6:45am Brian D: ↳ @6:42 That's a relief.
	⚡ 6:46am tom tom the pipers son: been to tunis and its maze of a souk, if that's the right word...
	6:50am TDK60: The Indian and Iranian governments are using archaic religions for reactionary ends. Then I'm reminded that in the USA there are reactionaries using archaic religion that way also. I posit that archaic religions are part of the problem.
	6:52am morphe': ↳ Brian D @6:45 There is a regular regular who uses the "?" moniker - this ? seems like the invented word from the annual list created via Oxford? in which ya blend 2 words to create a new word with a newish meaning -- hence appropriate for this ? = Ignoranus - a person who is both ignorant and an asshole ...
	6:55am ?: spare us of your political commentary. just play music
	6:56am morphe': ↳ Song: "I Need a Man to Love" by "Big Brother and the Hol... Was the anniversary of JJ's death this week ...
	6:56am rich in angleton: good morning Brian! hello everybody in radio land.
	6:57am Brian D: ↳ rich in angleton @6:56 Rich!
	6:58am TDK60: Ho morphe'! Brian, I'm glad you said "Derry" rather than Londonderry. Also, this is fact: I saw Janis J. once. Fine show.
	⚡ 6:58am tom tom the pipers son: is this anhoni?
	6:59am Brian D: ↳ TDK60 @6:58 Londonderry? No such place. ;-)
	6:59am Cooh John: Good morning Brian and currents eventers. Looking forward to the interview.
	⚡ 6:59am Brian in UK: Anthony Hegerty? Renamed nowadays. Love this voice.
	6:59am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @6:58 Si
	6:59am morphe': ↳ TDK60 @6:58 Hi Ho TDK and see ya soon-ish = 18 OCT=>
	⚡ 7:22am tom tom the pipers son: i hope these young drag queens aren't looking at ru paul's drag race for inspiration which to me has an ugly corporate vibe, from the little bit i've watched
	⚡ 7:25am tom tom the pipers son: i spoke too soon...
	7:26am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:25 Ha! Ru Paul is a hero to that scene.
	7:28am fred: Good morning Brian and all
	⚡ 7:28am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Brian D @7:26 well i guess east village ru paul was one thing and drag race another
	7:29am Brian D: ↳ fred @7:28 Fred! Hope you're well. I know you read n+1. Have you noticed more merchandise emails from them recently?
	7:30am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:28 Very true.
	7:32am Strandlund: ↳ Song: "I Will Survive" by "Gloria Gaynor" Good Morning Everyone!! I'm not afraid to say, I love this song!!
	7:33am fred: ↳ Brian D @7:29 For books, yes. Not just from them, but then again it's fundraising time for so many organizations. I made my donation to n+1 earlier this year, and shipping costs remain insane, so I dismiss those quickly
	7:33am Brian D: ↳ Strandlund @7:32 So does Meryl Meisler! Her request.
	7:33am Strandlund: ↳ Brian D @7:33 Fantastic!!
	⚡ 7:34am tom tom the pipers son: i'd like to hear i will survive slowed down. would it work...
	7:35am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:34 Only on CD here at FMU...
	⚡ 7:36am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Brian D @7:35 ah, that surprises me.
	7:38am Brian D: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:36 That I could find.
	7:38am fred: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:28 I've never watched it, but I think we shouldn't glamorize the obscurity/poverty of others. Visibility can be important. Ru Paul may have brought some of the anti-drag backlash, but his show also made those bigots look like the alarmist buffoons they are to many
	7:39am Brian D: ↳ fred @7:38 Think you nailed it, Fred.
	7:39am melinda: Morning friends
	7:40am Brian D: ↳ melinda @7:39 Greetings, Melinda.
	7:42am morphe': ↳ Song: "Heart of Glass" by "Blondie" Just realizing this song would not exist without disco - have sociaial issues with disco as some Disco idiots from mostly Bensonhurst used to jump/beatup regular guys from Sunset Park and Bay Ridhe =whrer their disco clubs were located???
	⚡ 7:43am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ fred @7:38 yeah a agree with you but in the past drag queens did have a sense of glamor, perhaps a different generation who could reference old hollywood, i find the glamor to be seriously lacking in drag race
	⚡ 7:46am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:43 in the past meaning 90's
	⚡ 7:47am tom tom the pipers son: since you mentioned glamor, fred
	7:49am fred: ↳ Song: "I Will Survive" by "Gloria Gaynor" I can't stand this song because it somehow became the anthem of the French soccer team. I don't follow soccer, but it was unavoidable, blaring from every bar in every street. The irony in having hooligans singing this got old fast
	7:51am Brian D: ↳ fred @7:49 Wow. Had no idea.
	⚡ 7:52am tom tom the pipers son: charles ludlam played camille in a beautiful gown and an exposed hairy chest creating an interesting friction of the kind you would not see on drag race
	7:52am morphe': ↳ fred @7:49 "'Zombie' - Why is the Ireland rugby anthem causing controversy?" https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/rugby/zombie-ireland-rugby-anthem-causing-27788435
	7:53am Brian D: ↳ morphe' @7:52 Now, that's an interesting one...
	7:55am morphe': ↳ Brian D @7:53 Yeah - it is a heavy tune ... can't hear it as a victory song?? Exclaimer - not a Rugby fan...
	7:57am Brian D: ↳ morphe' @7:55 No, not a victory song. But the lyric some find objectionable: "It's the same old theme / Since nineteen-sixteen / In your head, in your head, they're still fighting..."
	7:58am scribble: Having watched Drag Race from episode one, there have been times where I felt that the show was exploiting some of humanity’s most vulnerable and attention seeking individuals. But ultimately the show is a celebration of queer nightlife culture. Maybe hundreds of performers at this point have been highlighted on an international stage with humor, glamour, love, and hilarious editing.
	7:58am Buddha of Suburbia: Morning y’all.
	7:59am Buddha of Suburbia: Morning Morphe!
	7:59am Brian D: ↳ Buddha of Suburbia @7:58 Good day, Buddha!
	8:00am Brian D: ↳ scribble @7:58 Key word "celebration," I think, scribble.
	8:00am fred: YMCA as a MAGA anthem is puzzling too
	8:01am Brian D: ↳ fred @8:00 I didn't know THAT, either!
	8:01am Buddha of Suburbia: Fred, so weird!
	8:03am Strandlund: ↳ fred @8:00 I never understood that...
	8:05am fred: Less puzzling is how Born in the USA became a nationalist song. Many, me included, often ignore the lyrics apart from a single line, which gave us the Workin' in a Cocktail Bar gem: youtu.be...
	8:08am morphe': ↳ Buddha of Suburbia @7:59 A few lines from a poem/op ed from the NYT = early 90s? "The RAP on Frederick Douglass" [extended ..became a one person theatre piece] : They love Black music but they hate Black people. They love this rhythm They love this rhyme But when it comes to the struggle they don't have the time They love Michael Jackson on MTV They love Eddie Murphy and Mr. T. They love Bill Cosby and Bob Marley And some say to me ''I love Spike Lee'' But they don't give a damn if we are free They don't know a thing about our History ...." [can read all by scrolling past the blockage] https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/19/opinion/the-rap-on-frederick-douglass.html
	⚡ 8:09am tom tom the pipers son: for the record, i don't think i was glamorizing poverty, charles ludlam was a successful drag performer and playwright
	8:09am TDK60: Interesting interview with Meryl, Brian.
	8:10am scribble: ↳ Brian D @8:00 Not as fun as being in the club but still fun.
	⚡ 8:10am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ morphe' @8:08 funny i did the set for that performance by roger guenveur smith
	8:11am fred: ↳ Song: "Come Away" by "ESG" I remember seeing ESG, then a few weeks later reading a story about a NYC bus driver being investigated for going on tour while on medical leave. Uh oh...
	8:13am fred: Nice segue Brian!
	8:13am morphe': ↳ tom tom the pipers son @8:10 Wow .. Iused the poem teaching in the So. Bx 1990=> ... emphasizing that Hip Hop could do history well !!! did not see the show..
	⚡ 8:13am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ morphe' @8:13 it was at la mama.
	⚡ 8:19am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ morphe' @8:13 iirc the performance was more spoken word than rap, there was no backing track or anything like that.
	8:21am fred: I usually pledge more, but I have imminent dental work which will cost a lot. The problem is my card's limit. Raising it is complicated because I don't have a smartphone, so I'll wait until I know what I have left before making more pledges
	8:24am Brian D: ↳ fred @8:21 Your support is GREATLY appreciated, Fred.
	8:25am Brian D: WFMU has an amazing listener community.
	8:25am PaulRobeson1923: Morninggg
	8:25am pgalub: Good morning Brian and everyone!
	8:26am scribble: Inspiring guest & interview. Thank you, Brian.
	8:26am Brian D: PR23! Mr. Galub!
	8:28am Katharsis: Hellos Currents, Happy International Flat Day.
	8:28am JB: ↳ Song: "The Village Is Always On Fire" by "The Clientele" Nice cello sounding device that I believe to be a cello
	8:28am Brian D: ↳ scribble @8:26 Meryl is indeed an inspiration. Thank you, sribble.
	8:28am Strandlund: I'm really enjoying your show this morning, Brian. Excellent all around!!
	8:31am TDK60: New Swans. I haven't heard their new slab. I should turn up the stereo but I'm too polite, not wanting to wake the apartment building neighbors.
	8:32am Brian D: ↳ TDK60 @8:31 Thankfully, I don't think the new condo behind FMU is lived in yet.
	8:33am Brian D: ↳ Strandlund @8:28 Thank you, Strandlund!
	8:38am fred: ↳ Song: "Clip: WION-Greenland indigenous women fitted with... Involuntary sterilization of "undesirables" again
	8:39am TDK60: Gracias, Brian. I have to leave the building.
	⚡ 8:40am herb.nyc: Hola Brian and all, Thx for Meryl interview; so sweet how her father and grandfather were into fotog as well (wait, is it annoying to use word fotog?). That was funny, about 165 hrs of great radio on wfmu, and (but?) then YR show. I once made a joke about a wfmu show I didn’t like. I’ll tell you later.
	8:41am Brian D: ↳ herb.nyc @8:40 Hey Herb! Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the interview.
	8:42am fred: Wanting to hear a song is the best reason to play it
	⚡ 8:42am tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Song: "Clip: WION-Greenland indigenous women fitted with... indigenous population seen as part of nature? and nature needs controlling....
	8:45am sydnius: Beavers love the Damned
	8:47am fred: @Brian: If you ever have to mention Matt Gaetz (which you'd rather not do), I'd suggest Ladytron's Seventeen for the playlist
	8:48am Brian D: ↳ fred @8:47 Ha! Noted Fred.
	⚡ 8:52am Michael of Cologne: Vielen herzlichen Dank für die Sendung, Brian, as they say over here. 'Til next week.
	8:53am fred: ↳ Brian D @8:48 Key lyrics for those unfamiliar: "They only want you when you're seventeen. When you're twenty-one, you're no fun"
	8:53am morphe': Currents: "What's with all the news and politics !!!!????!!!! "What's all this about Russian Jewlery???"" The ? complaining makes ne think of the lister blurb on JA's friday am show... "I listened yesterday. It's no reflection on you but I could'nt see where you were going or what you were going for. This early seventies thing did'nt get noticed the first time and you talk about friends of like Dealney and Bonnie who had records out like we're supposed to remember who they are. Then you play this long winded free jazz stuff that really grates on my nerves. And that noise without a beat and sounds like someones being pinched. Then you play a reggae song, I think you called it Dub, to what, be cool? You seem to really fetishize the whole folk thing too which is obnoxious to us who don't even care. I liked it when you played that punk song though. I like Joe Belock a lot." Great show BD !!!! Thanks agian for all the concerted time&effort !!!!
	⚡ 8:54am tom tom the pipers son: thanks brian, for show and interview, did not see anyone i recognized in images except for amanda lepore who i did not know, different scene
	8:55am PaulRobeson1923: Drug Cartels do not exist
	8:57am PaulRobeson1923: ↳ PaulRobeson1923 @8:55 harpers.org... Harpers
	8:57am rich in angleton: great show Brian!!! thank you!
	8:57am fred: ↳ morphe' @8:53 There's another great listener comment on Thomas Stork's playlist: "Back to listen to everything I missed... And what do I do? Accidentally click on the live stream rather than [other DJ] and AAAAGGGGHHHH!!! Some HORRIBLE noise from some "Dangerous for the brain" show! BLECH! The soothing relief of this show is immensely helping relieve the searing brain pain." ~ listener Van in DC (The show was called "Dangerous for the brain" at the time)
	8:57am Brian D: Thank you all for joining me this week. My thanks again to Meryl Meisler as well. See her ongoing show at clampart.com. Stay safe and have a great week.
	8:57am egould: Thank you, Brian D.
	⚡ 8:58am Brian in UK: Nice work, Brian.
	9:01am slugluv1313: ↳ Song: "Galleon Ship" by "Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds" thank you for this Nick Cave 🖤🖤🖤 greetings, Brian! Everyone! getting ready to head out, but have been listening -- absolutely fascinating show and interview! gotta catch what i missed via the archives
	10:22pm Meryl Meisler: Thank you for listening in. I'm so glad you suggested adding my photos to the marvelous play list.
	10:23pm Meryl Meisler: ↳ Brian D @8:57 It is my honor to be on your program.
	10:26pm Meryl Meisler: ↳ herb.nyc @8:40 My dad and grandfather's passion for taking photographs definitely inspired mine. The word fotog is fine by me!
	10:27pm Meryl Meisler: ↳ Brian D @8:28 Aww, thank you.
	10:30pm Meryl Meisler: ↳ TDK60 @8:09 Thank you. Brian made me feel comfortable and asked great questions.
	10:31pm Meryl Meisler: ↳ scribble @8:26 Thank you for listening.

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