Afternoon Fools, and three cheers for the lollipop guild!
1:12pm
the illuminated void:
meow
1:25pm
Thee Kiki:
Greetings from Palm Springs! Digging the tunes!
1:30pm
Butterman:
Rex!!! My gateway drug to wfmu. ''Twas probably 2000-01. I blame you Rex for everything. You have defined my Saturdays since. Thanks
1:37pm
Pete in Arlington Va:
Baseball travels time of year. Saw the Storks get stomped in The Hague. Visited the birthplace of Sir Didi in Amsterdam. Somehow still missing starts this year by Hall of Famer Max S. 4 miles away.
1:49pm
from Syracuse.com:
Jerry Maren (and two surviving Munchkins) last attended the 2010 Oz-Stravaganza in L. Frank Baum's birthplace, Chittenango NY. Caren Marsh, who was Garland's stand-in for "The Wizard of Oz," is believed to be one of the last cast members still alive today.
There are so many great shows on WFMU, but I must say Fool’s Paradise is one of my top two. Thanks for making my Saturday afternoons enjoyable. Even the kids sing along. Keep the tunes coming Rex!
2:06pm
OrpheusViking:
you have a new full time listener. I thank you and your style Rex. Cheers!
Greetings from Ohio. I read in Scene magazine Norton records is moving to Cleveland.
2:18pm
FOOT's Paradise:
Inventor Brannock's father owned a Syracuse shoe store. In 1933 a United States Navy captain asked a shoe salesman to find the source of many sailors' foot problems. The salesman, after measuring sailors' feet with the Brannock foot measuring device, declared that the Navy shoe was not the cause of the problem; the sailors were simply wearing the wrong size shoes. The captain was so happy that he would not have to order special shoes for his men