Listener comments!

Wed. 2/6/08 3:28pm From: JJZ

Baby Elephant Safari is fun.

Wed. 2/6/08 3:36pm From: CG in HF at MCRE

Well, I've never heard anything like Bah Bah that.

Wed. 2/6/08 3:37pm From: Parq

Pink Freakin' Floyd, cha-cha-cha.

Wed. 2/6/08 3:56pm From: north guinea hills

the bronchitis must have put irwin in an amiable mood as this set is surprisingly 'listenable' (whatever that means)

Wed. 2/6/08 3:58pm From: andy

Does any one know if it is unlucky to not have eaten pancakes on shrove tuesday?

Wed. 2/6/08 3:59pm From: Zach in Philly

Chambers into Isaak -- YeeHaw!!

Wed. 2/6/08 3:59pm From: Listener Dave

I'm still waiting for the "Manilow bomb". Both Ken and Irwin have crossed that line before. Though I think Ken only played the jingles medley.

Wed. 2/6/08 4:00pm From: Listener Dave

Re; pancakes: Like all superstitions, if you believe it is unlucky then it is.

Wed. 2/6/08 4:07pm From: Cubicle Carl

You deserve a break today, Irwin.

Wed. 2/6/08 4:09pm From: Wednesday Fan

Welcome back Irwin! Will Wednesday ever return to Ken, Kenny and Irwin?

Wed. 2/6/08 4:11pm From: Listener Dave

You mean you can't cross a line to drop a bomb? I would think you'd ALWAYS want to cross a line before dropping a bomb.

If you really wanted to do it, you could just pull up a song from an archive, right? You don't need no stinkin' library, do you?

Wed. 2/6/08 4:23pm From: Zach in Philly

Dig that twang in "Since She Started to Ride"! Sweet music to my ears -- thank you, thank you, thank you~

Wed. 2/6/08 4:24pm From: Chance From That Third World Country, Maine

Time to Irwinate!

Wed. 2/6/08 4:25pm From: Sean Daily

We liiiiiiike MGMT... Nice pitch-thick beats.

Wed. 2/6/08 4:26pm From: Chance From That Third World Country, Maine

I know that I like "Time to Pretend." My opinion on MGMT is still forming.

Wed. 2/6/08 4:28pm From: Chance From That Third World Country, Maine

The Management

Wed. 2/6/08 4:30pm From: Chance From That Third World Country, Maine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGMT

Well, they used to be known as "The Management". Maybe just "Management".

Wed. 2/6/08 4:30pm From: Doug

My old band was called The Management. We were on Smash or Trash on Scharpling's show years ago.

Wed. 2/6/08 4:35pm From: Chance From That Third World Country, Maine

Maybe that's why they changed their name.. :)

Wed. 2/6/08 4:37pm From: fishmonkeystew

In My Spaceship rocks!

Wed. 2/6/08 4:39pm From: ryan

agreed!

Wed. 2/6/08 4:44pm From: Chance From That Third World Country, Maine

Affirmative.

Wed. 2/6/08 5:06pm From: Zach in Philly

Montgomery Gentry ~ Yeah, Baby! I'll be daw-Gone:-)

Wed. 2/6/08 5:26pm From: Parq

Oh man, I remember that D van D episode. Dick's wife sings Calypso for Suburbanites -- well, why the heck not?

Wed. 2/6/08 5:38pm From: burden

oh irwin, where is the punchline, you would disdain quotidian muppets rocking out youtube clip,

Wed. 2/6/08 5:48pm From: north guinea hills

one ticket to the lake of fire for me good sir, i find this roy harper hilarious!

Wed. 2/6/08 5:50pm From: abdul

wait, this roy harper song is heinous and noxious

Wed. 2/6/08 5:51pm From: north guinea hills

i also find berhard gunter hilarious at the end of the day

Wed. 2/6/08 5:52pm From: Sean Daily

Funny, I just have this sudden desire to deck Mr. Harper.

But the better angels of my nature whisper, "First Amendment, boys, First Amendment." Everyone's entitled to their opinion, including the mouthbreathing yahoos.

Wed. 2/6/08 5:58pm From: Listener Dave

Great show even without the Manilow.

Wed. 2/6/08 8:59pm From: Irwin Chusid

Roy Harper writes a song about violence committed against innocent people in the name of Islam -- and for that Sean Daily labels him a "yahoo" and feels inclined to physically assault him. But Sean asserts his respect for "freedom of speech" (somewhat grudgingly it would appear). On the subject of Islamic extremism in its more violent forms, however, Sean has no comment, and doesn't appreciate others offering critical views. They deserve to be "decked." Why not beheaded?

Thu. 2/7/08 3:58pm From: Sean Daily

You have a point, Irwin, and I apologize. That was out of line. My only explanation - not excuse, but explanation - for such a comment is that I was having a bad day. Problem is, if Harper had been standing there, I WOULD have hit him, and things would have gone to a very bad place very quickly.

Harper does have his right to free speech, and I shouldn't have been so flip about it. My mother likes to say, "I disagree with him, but I'll give my life for his right to say it." That's something I thought I'd learned.

You were right to call me on that.

But I still think the song was bigoted. Not every Muslim is violent. If it were, and if every Muslim was an honor-killer and suicide bomber, then the streets of America would be awash with blood. Keep in mind that there are a lot of Muslims here. What I objected to was his broadbrushing the ENTIRE religion.

Or maybe I'm wrong, and I heard the song completely wrong, and I made myself sound like a complete jerk. Wouldn't be the first time.

Next time, I'll learn something from this, and I'll make my objections known without threats of physical violence.

Thu. 2/7/08 4:06pm From: Sean Daily

Actually, scratch that. I DID make myself sound like a complete jerk, no matter if I was right or not - kinda like all that righteous violence that Harper was objecting to. Oy...

Sun. 2/17/08 7:54pm From: Marty Parker

Thank you for having the courage to play Roy Harper's "Black Cloud of Islam". Those lyrics give me chills. Pay no mind to those accuplaylisters who get all worked up, who NEED to be offended, who wish to censor. You have allowed great art to stand by itself without apology. Go Irwin!

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