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Favoriting January 27, 2024: The Elizabeth James Memorial Playlist

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Artist Track Label Comments Approx. start time
The Rhythm Rockers  Crisis   Favoriting Gaity    0:00:00 (Pop-up)
The Four Sharps  Safari   Favoriting Darrow    0:05:00 (Pop-up)
The Nite Caps  Wildcat   Favoriting Bryte    0:07:57 (Pop-up)
Terry and the Tags  Rampage   Favoriting Sylvester    0:11:12 (Pop-up)
Jerry Lee Lewis  Hillbilly Music   Favoriting Ferriday  Cool new reish 45!  0:14:31 (Pop-up)
Jimmy Boyd  Crazy Mixed Up Blues   Favoriting Columbia    0:16:04 (Pop-up)
Jimmy Martin and The Montereys  The Bug   Favoriting Dominion Records    0:17:59 (Pop-up)
Denni Alan accompanied by The Dukes  Sixth Solid Baby   Favoriting Academy    0:20:32 (Pop-up)
Wolf  Stompin' To The Beat   Favoriting Academy    0:23:09 (Pop-up)
Sidney Jo Lewis (Hardrock Gunter)  Boppin' To Grandfather's Clock   Favoriting Island    0:25:14 (Pop-up)
Wayne Raney  Gone With The Wind This Morning   Favoriting King    0:26:52 (Pop-up)
Hoyle Nix & His West Texas Cowboys  Ida Red   Favoriting Bo-Kay    0:29:17 (Pop-up)
Carson Willis with Goldie Norris  Sal's House #1   Favoriting Dixie    0:31:48 (Pop-up)
Roosvelt Sykes  She's Jail Bait   Favoriting House Of Sound    0:44:20 (Pop-up)
Cousin Leroy  Goin' Back Home   Favoriting Groove    0:45:27 (Pop-up)
Fred Clark  Ground Hog Snooper   Favoriting Federal    0:47:51 (Pop-up)
Elmore James and his Broom Dusters  Coming Home   Favoriting Chief    0:51:14 (Pop-up)
Wild Child Gipson  Kool   Favoriting It's A Hit    0:53:58 (Pop-up)
Big Richard and his Gang  Hound Dog Blues   Favoriting Jalo    0:56:02 (Pop-up)
The Orbits  Mr Hard Luck   Favoriting Argo    1:03:37 (Pop-up)
The Four Casts  Stormy Weather   Favoriting Atlantic    1:06:01 (Pop-up)
The Hide-A-Ways  Me Make Em Pow Wow   Favoriting MGM    1:08:20 (Pop-up)
The Prells  It's A Wig   Favoriting Skymac    1:12:36 (Pop-up)
The Texas Matadors  I Found Her   Favoriting I M A Records    1:14:39 (Pop-up)
Sal Masi's Untouchables  Pat's Steaks   Favoriting Lucky    1:23:09 (Pop-up)
Stan Beaver and the Everglades  (Chocolate Covered) Hockey Puck   Favoriting Qualla    1:24:15 (Pop-up)
The Vistas  Do The Bird Dog   Favoriting Vista    1:26:12 (Pop-up)
Jimmy White and the Relations  Diamond-Coated Banana Bush   Favoriting Dome    1:30:14 (Pop-up)
Attila and The Huns  Mojo Cools   Favoriting Beaux-Art Sound    1:32:23 (Pop-up)
Buddy Bow  Twisting In The Jungle   Favoriting Palette    1:35:25 (Pop-up)
Jayne Mansfield  That Makes It!   Favoriting Original Sound Record Co.    1:36:46 (Pop-up)
The Sweet Sick-Teens  The Pretzel   Favoriting RCA Victor    1:45:04 (Pop-up)
Johnny Dio and The Astranotes  Back Crack Twist Part 1   Favoriting Dio    1:48:03 (Pop-up)
Esse and The Showman  Rude   Favoriting Datone    1:48:23 (Pop-up)
Dave Scherer and The Castels  Everybody's Doin It' (The Penguin)   Favoriting Loki    1:50:46 (Pop-up)
Andy and the Manhattans  Double Mirror Wrap Around Shades   Favoriting Cardon    1:53:53 (Pop-up)
Scott Garrett  The Day I Died   Favoriting Okeh    1:55:50 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:02pm
The Butterman:

I’m easily “easily upset “
  1:02pm
wow wow:

This is how I like to start my Saturday. Good morning.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:02pm
Greg from ZONE 5:

Afternoon, Fools!
Avatar 🌮 1:04pm
William Hellfire:

Good day yee fools of Saturday!
Avatar 🌮 1:05pm
Hubig Pie:

That bikini stayed sparkly white thru the whole movie!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:05pm
Chris Hiatt:

Heya, Fools!
Avatar 1:06pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

⦿Sun in ♒︎Aquarius, Year of Fire 🐍Snake (before Chinese New Year in 1918)
Elmore James (né Brooks)
January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963
  1:06pm
P-90:

Love the idea of a surf instrumental called “Crisis”
…hard to explain why
  🌮 1:07pm
Erin Hellfire:

↳ Song: "Safari" by "The Four Sharps"
Wtf
Avatar 🌮 1:08pm
William Hellfire:

↳ Song: "Safari" by "The Four Sharps"
Bringing back memories of Jungle Habitat. What a land of nightmares. Jungle safari in west Milford NJ
  1:09pm
Sylvia's Mother:

My goodness! It's not surf. Some instros are just instros with out being surf!
  🌮 1:10pm
Erin Hellfire:

↳ Song: "Wildcat" by "The Nite Caps"
Our wildcats love Fool's Paradise.
Avatar 🌮 1:10pm
Mailman Tom:

Burke's Law!
  🌮 1:13pm
Erin Hellfire:

REXXXXX!!!!
  1:14pm
Quinn02:

FMU Music Director is my dream job. Wish I could apply.
  1:14pm
Deano de los Muertos:

WFMU.orgie
  1:15pm
wow wow:

Now, this is rock n roll
  1:15pm
Deano de los Muertos:

Tickle those ivories
  1:16pm
wow wow:

I don’t listen to anything after 1962 anymore.
Avatar 1:17pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Deano de los Muertos @1:15
...tickle ...thrash ...stomp ...set on fire...
Avatar 1:21pm
Mister Dobalina:

m̷o̷ ̷ ̷M̷M̷ ̷A̷
Avatar 1:23pm
I'm with the banned:

Hi Rex! 😅
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:27pm
Chris Hiatt:

↳ Song: "Boppin' To Grandfather's Clock" by "Sidney Jo Lew...
Top shelf break.
Avatar 🌮 1:29pm
Hubig Pie:

Ms. James has no wiki entry put the page for The Born Losers says she wrote the script!
  🌮 1:33pm
Erin Hellfire:

↳ Song: "Sal's House #1" by "Carson Willis with Goldie Nor...
😂
Avatar 🌮 1:34pm
William Hellfire:

↳ Song: "Sal's House #1" by "Carson Willis with Goldie Nor...
'ole Shorty!
  🌮 1:34pm
Erin Hellfire:

↳ Song: "Sal's House #1" by "Carson Willis with Goldie Nor...
This is wacky.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:35pm
Greg from ZONE 5:

↳ Song: "Sal's House #1" by "Carson Willis with Goldie Nor...
Feel like this is a little hi-brow. What's next, Vivaldi?
  🌮 1:36pm
Erin Hellfire:

↳ Song: "Sal's House #1" by "Carson Willis with Goldie Nor...
Pick some apples and make some peach pie? 🤔
  1:37pm
Listener Jumpy in Brooklyn:

Yes! Frankie Vivaldi and His Seasons...
  🌮 1:38pm
Erin Hellfire:

I wanna hear #2!
Avatar 🌮 1:39pm
Mailman Tom:

Hard Rock Gunter is included in the book, Unsung Heroes of Rock and Roll!
  1:40pm
davefromtoronto:

love that retro bathing suit!
  1:41pm
bobobobob plasticland Milwaukee:

MR.Beef on Randolph St!!and don't forget about the gyros
  1:41pm
Sylvia's Mother:

My goodness! What's retro about it?
  🌮 1:43pm
Erin Hellfire:

Werewolves on Wheels our fave!
  🌮 1:43pm
Erin Hellfire:

Whatever those are. Hahaha
  1:43pm
P-90:

She also wrote children’s books about biker chicks?
  🌮 1:44pm
Erin Hellfire:

↳ P-90 @1:43
😂
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:44pm
Greg from ZONE 5:

Saw Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry on Criterion recently. GREAT movie.
Avatar 🌮 1:45pm
William Hellfire:

↳ P-90 @1:43
Hahaha in Jailbait biker chicks in bikini's!
  🌮 1:46pm
Erin Hellfire:

↳ William Hellfire @1:45
The Young Cycle Girls!
Avatar 🌮 1:46pm
William Hellfire:

↳ Erin Hellfire @1:46
That's a good one!
Avatar 1:47pm
Mister Dobalina:

Sexual stimalah supply is running low.
  🌮 1:47pm
Erin Hellfire:

↳ Mister Dobalina @1:47
Hahaha
  1:48pm
Motorman Jerk:

↳ Greg from ZONE 5 @1:44
Last scene filmed on the santa paula sp branch and reycled in FG tv title card..
  1:49pm
Crei6hton:

Afternoon WFMU
  1:50pm
davefromtoronto:

wonder what the significance of him having his legs crossed is..?
Avatar 🌮 1:51pm
William Hellfire:

↳ Song: "Ground Hog Snooper" by "Fred Clark"
I tried to pet a groundhog and he growled at me.
Avatar 1:52pm
Mister Dobalina:

I love black eyed peas & collard greens! Yum!
  🌮 1:52pm
Erin Hellfire:

Nail's grail
Avatar 1:52pm
Mister Dobalina:

& I love me some Elmore James.
Avatar 1:53pm
Mister Dobalina:

This is what I like to call, goosebumps music.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:53pm
Chili MacPagoda:

Did I just hear Big Bill give me a shout out? I’ll take it, along with a plate of Nail’s scrimps.
Avatar 1:54pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "Coming Home" by "Elmore James and his Broom Dusters"
ELMO
Avatar 🌮 1:56pm
Hubig Pie:

I love blooz before bef-fust
Avatar 1:57pm
I'm with the banned:

Keepin' it real Rex 😂 very real & cool
  🌮 1:58pm
Erin Hellfire:

↳ Song: "Hound Dog Blues" by "Big Richard and his Gang"
Hahaha
  2:00pm
davefromtoronto:

↳ Song: "Hound Dog Blues" by "Big Richard and his Gang"
those were the guys at the strip club howling.
  🌮 2:00pm
Erin Hellfire:

↳ davefromtoronto @2:00
😂
  2:01pm
Jeech:

Pink Floyd did a song like that with a dog called Mademoiselle Knobs.
  🌮 2:03pm
Erin Hellfire:

😆
  2:04pm
P-90:

What kinds of chips does Matt have?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:05pm
Chili MacPagoda:

↳ Song: "Mr Hard Luck" by "The Orbits"
Put a huge grin on my face, love this one 👍👍
Avatar 2:06pm
RevComX:

↳ Song: "Mr Hard Luck" by "The Orbits"
What fantastic lyrics!
Avatar 2:08pm
Mister Dobalina:

↳ P-90 @2:04
Maybe some Fritos, Funyuns & Cheetos.
  2:12pm
P-90:

WIGLAND!
  2:12pm
davefromtoronto:

yuck!
Avatar 2:13pm
Rex:

I've been informed that there is the full line-up of tasty snacks from the good people at Laura Scudders!
  2:13pm
wow wow:

My girl flipped her wig
  2:13pm
florida:

my bald ass head could do with some nu locks
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:14pm
Chris Hiatt:

Mount Vernon!
Avatar 2:14pm
KM:

↳ Song: "It's A Wig" by "The Prells"
chef's kiss
  2:14pm
P-90:

Laura Scudders is quality snax
Avatar 2:14pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "It's A Wig" by "The Prells"
...for MomWhig's B-Day today...
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:15pm
The Butterman:

100% Human hair! Why stop at just the hair. Get a whole head. ( cue obligatory William Hellfire story of the time he, with a 100% real, simulated human head …) ! I’m sure you Hellfire’s can complete this sentence I’ve conjured up for us.
Avatar 2:15pm
Mister Dobalina:

It's a toupée.
Avatar 🌮 2:17pm
Mailman Tom:

Sapphire was the name of Kingfish's wife on the Amos and Andy TV show!
Avatar 2:19pm
Mister Dobalina:

m̷o̷ ̷ ̷M̷M̷ ̷A̷
Avatar 2:20pm
RevComX:

↳ Erin Hellfire @1:38
Erin, for your listening after the show: www.youtube.com...
  2:21pm
P-90:

Fool’s Paradise, your one-stop destination for the “terrible sounding pressings”
  2:22pm
wow wow:

CDs will be making a massive comeback in the next year. Get ‘em while you can
  2:23pm
P-90:

Warwick should consider adding Pat’s Steaks to his table’s inventory
Avatar 🌮 2:24pm
William Hellfire:

↳ The Butterman @2:15
Hahaha. When I was 13 I was part of a haunted trail and I kept telling everyone I was going to smash a human head at 10 pm. At 10 a bunch of people gathered around and I smashed open a simulated head that I created with banana and grape jelly brains that I squished and squeezed. Real Herschel Gorden Lewis moment.
Avatar 🌮 2:25pm
Mailman Tom:

Barbara Stanwyck!
  2:25pm
Mr C:

Pat's Steaks is a stone hit! The Philly Special!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:25pm
Chili MacPagoda:

↳ Song: "Pat's Steaks" by "Sal Masi's Untouchables"
I can’t believe this rekkid exists and yet if anyone was gonna find it…had to be Rex. Nobrow for life
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:26pm
The Butterman:

↳ William Hellfire @2:24
See? Now how the fuck could I know that? I think maybe we just had a real psychic moment! I thought I was just being silly but apparently I hit the nail on the …head! Hiyo!
  2:27pm
davefromtoronto:

↳ Song: "(Chocolate Covered) Hockey Puck" by "Stan Beaver ...
wtf...
Avatar 2:27pm
Mister Dobalina:

I'd like to own a pair of Herman Munster platform shoes.
  2:27pm
Jeech:

That's as silly as I ever heard.
  2:28pm
florida:

got's any utz no salt potato chips ?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:29pm
Chili MacPagoda:

↳ Song: "(Chocolate Covered) Hockey Puck" by "Stan Beaver ...
Can you imagine showing up for a paid studio gig as a backup singer and the producer tells you that you’ll be singing “chocolate covered hockey puck” that day?
Avatar 🌮 2:31pm
William Hellfire:

↳ The Butterman @2:26
Hahaha! The year after that or before I did the haunted trail and devised this gag where I was a head amongst a bunch of veggies in a tray. I'd keep my eyes closed and wait till people were half way in the cabin then I would start screaming DEAD BY DAWN! scared the crap out of people. Got my head in the paper for that one.
  2:32pm
davefromtoronto:

↳ Song: "Diamond-Coated Banana Bush" by "Jimmy White and t...
my ears are starting to bleed. but in a good way...
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:33pm
The Butterman:

↳ William Hellfire @2:31
You are one of my heros!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:33pm
egould:

↳ Song: "Do The Bird Dog" by "The Vistas"
And that’s how The Vistas won the Pan-Hellenic talent contest at the University of Maryland in 1968.
Avatar 🌮 2:34pm
William Hellfire:

↳ The Butterman @2:33
It's good to keep the bar low when your looking for heros!
Avatar 2:35pm
Mister Dobalina:

Zooted
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:35pm
egould:

↳ William Hellfire @2:34
You’ll never be disappointed.
  2:37pm
davefromtoronto:

↳ Song: "Twisting In The Jungle" by "Buddy Bow"
i thought they were saying "pissing in the shower"
  🌮 2:38pm
Erin Hellfire:

↳ Song: "That Makes It!" by "Jayne Mansfield"
Hail Satan
Avatar 🌮 2:38pm
William Hellfire:

↳ Song: "That Makes It!" by "Jayne Mansfield"
...talking about Severed heads!!!!what are the odds?!?
  2:39pm
Blissland:

↳ Erin Hellfire @2:38
heh
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:40pm
The Butterman:

↳ William Hellfire @2:38
I’m telling’ ya. Psychic wavelengths!
Avatar 🌮 2:40pm
William Hellfire:

↳ The Butterman @2:40
TOTALLY! Rex doesn't really read the message board so that was organic! Wild!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:41pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Go now, No Brow!
Avatar 🌮 2:41pm
William Hellfire:

Hail Satan!!!!!
  2:41pm
davefromtoronto:

jayne mansfield - speaking of heads
  🌮 2:42pm
Erin Hellfire:

Thank you for the Satanism. Hahaha I love you, Rex.
  2:42pm
davefromtoronto:

now all we need is a ed gein shoutout...
  2:43pm
Blissland:

speaking of satan
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:43pm
egould:

Got the Saturday menu set; beans and rice, collard greens with smoked shank, bbq chicken, hot links and a gallon of bourbon.
  2:44pm
davefromtoronto:

do the Plainfield Twist!
  2:45pm
Blissland:

I haven't forgiven Cousin Brucie for firing Terry Young over the Ann Wilson fat comment
  2:46pm
davefromtoronto:

...gulp...
Avatar 🌮 2:46pm
William Hellfire:

↳ davefromtoronto @2:44
Hahaha!!!!!
  2:47pm
davefromtoronto:

↳ William Hellfire @2:46
what's going on here man???
  2:47pm
florida:

fuk a gallon of bourbon hope it ain't the cheap stuff
  2:47pm
Blissland:

I need a chiropractor now
Avatar 🌮 2:47pm
William Hellfire:

↳ davefromtoronto @2:44
Ever see the movie Deranged? It's a great Gein inspired film.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:49pm
JG:

Late to the playlist (listening in the car earlier) and looking at Elizabeth James, remembering that her riding around ,sexy thing that she was, in a bikini on motorcycle just really took The Born Losers to the next level
  2:49pm
Jay H:

What happened to The Pretzel off the MAD album?
  2:49pm
Jeech the Jooch:

I said it before and I'll write it again; Saturday isn't Saturday without Fool's Paradise in the afternoon, and some Stooges and Svengoolie* at night.

My apologies to Svengoolie and Svengali fans, and all, for my egregious spelling error last week. I sit corrected. °J°
  2:50pm
davefromtoronto:

↳ William Hellfire @2:47
no but i'll look for it. reminds me i'n due for a rewatch of "Maniac" - i know you seen that one.
Avatar 2:50pm
Mister Dobalina:

Gotta cheese it now. Top notch show, Rex...as usual.
  2:50pm
Jay H:

OH there it is
Avatar 🌮 2:51pm
William Hellfire:

↳ Jeech the Jooch @2:49
Was trying to get Sven for a bonus segment on an upcoming blu+Ray but I think he's too busy.
  🌮 2:51pm
Erin Hellfire:

↳ Song: "Rude" by "Esse and The Showman"
This is great.
Avatar 🌮 2:51pm
William Hellfire:

↳ davefromtoronto @2:50
For sure. Deranged is worth the buy Erin and I watch it over and over.
Avatar 🌮 2:51pm
Mailman Tom:

I went to a teen-age necking party back in the 1960s. Bruce Morrow's daughter was in attendance.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:52pm
egould:

↳ florida @2:47
The guy in the van I bought it from said it was “top shelf”.
  2:52pm
davefromtoronto:

↳ William Hellfire @2:51
thanks yes i'll look for it.
  🌮 2:52pm
Erin Hellfire:

Everyone should watch DOWN BY LAW! Tom Waits plays a disc jockey!
  2:53pm
Jeech the Jooch:

↳ William Hellfire @2:51
Yeah? What's your video about?
Avatar 🌮 2:53pm
William Hellfire:

↳ egould @2:52
Don't go blind!
  🌮 2:53pm
Erin Hellfire:

↳ egould @2:52
😂
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:53pm
The Butterman:

How bout “Wiggle like a penguin “ for a penguin, twin-spin?
  2:53pm
Blissland:

↳ Mailman Tom @2:51
did you make out with her?
Avatar 🌮 2:54pm
Hubig Pie:

↳ Jeech the Jooch @2:49
And The Batman follows Mr. Goolie ! What's he screening this eve?
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:54pm
The Butterman:

↳ Mailman Tom @2:51
Vic Morrow lost his head -to keep the decapitation theme going.
Avatar 🌮 2:55pm
William Hellfire:

↳ Jeech the Jooch @2:53
Shot on video stuff from a crazy filmmaker in Chicago. I have a Blu-ray label 'Saturns Core'
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:55pm
The Butterman:

↳ Hubig Pie @2:54
Willard.
Avatar 🌮 2:56pm
William Hellfire:

↳ The Butterman @2:55
Erin and I just watched Ben!
Avatar 🌮 2:56pm
Hubig Pie:

↳ The Butterman @2:55
I'll be tuning in!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:58pm
egould:

Oh dear, I seem to have misplaced my brows.
Thank you Rex.
Bye everyone!
  2:58pm
davefromtoronto:

↳ William Hellfire @2:56
i cried when i saw that as a kid! at the drive-in btw
Avatar 🌮 2:58pm
William Hellfire:

Have a spooky evening fools. Fun chats!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:58pm
The Butterman:

Nice!
Hubig, I’ll look at it whilst listening to Marty.
Tanks, Rex!!!
Avatar 2:58pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "It's A Wig" by "The Prells"
~ TY Always DJ Rex ~
Avatar 🌮 2:58pm
William Hellfire:

↳ davefromtoronto @2:58
I cried the other night. I do each time.
  🌮 2:58pm
Erin Hellfire:

Thanks, Rex!! Have a great dinner! Bye guys! Always fun to be on the Fool's board.
  3:01pm
davefromtoronto:

rom rotten tomatoes -
"Deranged" is shocking, insensitive, cold-hearted and features a 'you-don't-like-it-go-to-hell'-honesty you can't possibly walk away from!
i'm sold!
  3:01pm
Jeech the Jooch:

↳ Hubig Pie @2:54
Willard!
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