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Favoriting October 24, 2020: Guest: Little Richard biographer Mark Ribowsky

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Artist Track
Little Richard  Keep A Knockin' (take 4)   Favoriting
Little Richard  All Around The World   Favoriting
Nick Lowe  Geisha Girl   Favoriting
Bob Marley And The Wailers  And I Love Her   Favoriting
George Harrison  Awaiting On You All   Favoriting
Kris Jensen  I Can't Get Nowhere With You   Favoriting
Tennessee Ernie Ford and Kay Starr  You're My Sugar   Favoriting
Little Richard  Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On   Favoriting
Redd Kross  Stay Away From Downtown   Favoriting
Myddle Class, The  Don't Look Back   Favoriting
Carl Perkins And NRBQ  Step Aside   Favoriting
Little Richard  Ready Teddy (take 3)   Favoriting
Abner Jay  The College Crowd   Favoriting
Kurt Baker  New Direction   Favoriting
Dave Berry  Alright Baby   Favoriting
Jackie Lowell With Duane Diamond And The Astronauts  Rocket Trip   Favoriting
Little Richard  Annie Is Back   Favoriting
John Paul Keith  Something So Wrong   Favoriting
Rick Nelson  Love And Kisses   Favoriting
Speedy West And Jimmy Bryant  Stratosphere Boogie   Favoriting
Little Richard  The Girl Can't Help It (takes 10 & 12)   Favoriting
Little Richard  Bama Lama Bama Loo   Favoriting
Mark Ribowsky  Interview   Favoriting
Little Richard  Rip It Up   Favoriting
Rami And The Reliables  Red Lil' Ditty   Favoriting
Spencer Davis Group  Watch Your Step   Favoriting
Waylon Jennings And Willie Nelson  Just To Satisfy You   Favoriting
Little Richard  Hound Dog   Favoriting
Johnnie Frierson  Miracles   Favoriting
Bucky  Bristol's Rockin' Pages   Favoriting
Bucky  Rockin' Bat   Favoriting
Bucky  I Used To Love The Punx   Favoriting
Mamas And The Papas, The  Even If I Could   Favoriting
Rockin' Sidney  You Ain't Nothing But Fine   Favoriting
Little Richard  Promo!!!   Favoriting

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CLICK HERE for the (highly recommended) Chrome Music Lab

CLICK HERE for a short documentary on The Liverbirds

CLICK HERE to listen to the Student Teachers on 'KCRW's "Lost Notes"

CLICK HERE for Fountains Of Wayne Live from the Artists Den

CLICK HERE (if you dare) to watch "The Black Connection"

CLICK HERE to watch "Andrew Bird's Live From The Great Room feat. Jonathan Richman"

CLICK HERE for a NY Times piece on the lp "Casino Royale"

CLICK HERE to find how how you can make a guitar amp out of an old radio

The Boston public library are currently digitizing 100,000 vinyl LPs for anyone to listen to online, CLICK HERE to browse

CLICK HERE to hear Michael's new 30 minute mix for the debut installment of Lagniappe Radio

CLICK HERE for The Fab Four Archivist's "Replacing Ringo? The Story Behind Bernard Purdie and The Beatles"

CLICK HERE for a great piece called "Bernard Purdie ... did he really record with The Beatles?"

CLICK HERE for the multi part fascinating documentary about Dream Theater's search for a new drummer

CLICK HERE for info on the Top 100 Most Expensive Cassettes on Discogs

CLICK HERE for The Liner Notes Project

CLICK HERE to hear the new number one hit from Juniper

CLICK HERE for the old switcheroo: A new episode of the Casey's Musical Dustbin Radio podcast where Michael Shelley is the interview subject.

CLICK HERE to hear Laura Cantrell interviewed on the Stereo Hysteria podcast

CLICK HERE to read "How the Beach Boys’ Lost Late-Sixties Gems Got a Second Life "

CLICK HERE to read Michael's recent interview Sonny Curtis Please Kill Me!

CLICK HERE to find out what happened when Jonathan Richman moved to Maine in 1981

CLICK HERE to read Michael's recent interview Lou Reed archivist Don Fleming on the Please Kill Me website!

CLICK HERE Robbie Fulks And Linda Gail Lewis' interview & performance on Fresh Air

CLICK HERE Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis LIVE & unplugged at Paste studios!

CLICK HERE for info on the new compilation "Back Patio Bliss" produced by listener Baby!

CLICK HERE for a free download of the new album "Matt Gets Blue" from Matt Lucas

CLICK HERE for the program MP3 Tag

CLICK HERE to test if you hear Yanny or Laurel

CLICK HERE for an interesting short film about R. Stevie Moore

CLICK HERE for info on Copyright Termination Experts

CLICK HERE to read Michael Shelley's comic "Oh No, It's Tinnitus!"

CLICK HERE for very funny excerpts from a notebook where record store clerks logged "anytime we got a dopey phone call, boneheaded comment, or generally batshit customer experience"

CLICK HERE for Quincy Jones on Paul "the worst bass player I ever heard" McCartney, Michael "stole a lot of stuff" Jackson, Astrology, and who killed Kennedy!

CLICK HERE for a map, with audio links, to whatever the #1 song is in 3000 places around the world

CLICK HERE for a step-by-step guide to repairing damaged record sleeves

CLICK HERE for testimony given by Taylor Swift in Colorado district court

CLICK HERE for the animated guide to compression

CLICK HERE to check out drummer Jim Gordon's discography

CLICK HERE to listen to/download 1000s of digitized 78s

CLICK HERE to watch Robbie Fulks cover NRBQ at FMU

CLICK HERE for selection from the British Library’s extensive collections of unique sound recordings, which cover the entire range of recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and environmental sounds

CLICK HERE for an interview with Brian Wilson where he says "Mike Love is probably the greatest lyric writer in the world. I think he’s my favorite lyric writer. He just wrote a lot of good songs"

CLICK HERE for "Student Group Apologizes for Playing ‘Transphobic’ and ‘Problematic’ Lou Reed Song"

CLICK HERE to see how Steve Keene does it

CLICK HERE for 28:46 of "NRBQ & Friends"

CLICK HERE for "Marty Stuart: The Story of Clarence White & The Parsons/White StringBender "

CLICK HERE to find out "How the Nashville Number System revolutionized recording sessions"

CLICK HERE for the 1988 piece "Who Does Chuck Berry Think He Is?"

CLICK HERE Cheap Trick on "Live At Daryl's House"

CLICK HERE to hear from the amazing Bob Washington, the voice of K-Tel

CLICK HERE to listen to a new interview with Jonathan Richman

CLICK HERE for an interesting piece about a journalist trying to interview Brian Wilson

CLICK HERE to read the report on Kippington Lodge's 1967 BBC audition - Includes phrases "painful" & "tone deaf" then

CLICK HERE for "The Truth of the Flamin' Groovies' Story is Stranger Than Fiction"

CLICK HERE for a piece on how they come up with radio ratings & Delilha's radio show

CLICK HERE for a great documentary about The Cactus Blossoms

CLICK HERE for "Rob Freeman Recording The Ramones"

CLICK HERE to see The Michael Shelley Band live at WFMU's Monty Hall

CLICK HERE if you have the stomach to read Rolling Stone's ridiculous "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time"

CLICK HERE to go "Inside the Strange, Hidden World of Offstage Touring Musicians"

CLICK HERE to watch The Cactus Blossoms live at WFMU April 18, 2015

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

CLICK HERE to test your sense of pitch

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

CLICK HERE to find out "Why Do All Records Sound the Same?

CLICK HERE for a cover of a Michael Shelley song!

CLICK HERE for The Cactus Blossoms on The 30 Minute Music Hour

CLICK HERE for a documentary and discussion of The Columbia House Record Club

CLICK HERE to test yourself and find out "How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality?"

CLICK HERE for an article about Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" with files of the isolated tracks to listen to

CLICK HERE to see actual AFM contracts for some legendary recording sessions

CLICK HERE to read Carol Kaye review of the book "The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret" or CLICK HERE to read Carol's review of The Hoover Linx Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner, BH50010

CLICK HERE to see part one of a short behind the scenes film about Brian Wilson's new album "No Pier Pressure"

CLICK HERE for Brian Wilson's new song "The Right Time" (feat. Al Jardine) live on SoundStage. and

CLICK HERE for "Wild Honey" feat. Blondie Chaplin & Ricky Fataar

CLICK HERE for a great 2012 Rolling Stone piece about the 2012 Beach Boys reunion

CLICK HERE for a great piece on Better Records, whcih sells old lp pressings that sell for astronomical prices, e.g: The Police’s Synchronicity: $350

CLICK HERE for "It Sure Seems Like Neil Young’s Pono Player Is Bullshit"

CLICK HERE for "Why Cds May Actually Sound Better Than Vinyl"

CLICK HERE to create never ending always changing loops of a music files you upload

CLICK HERE for Gay Robot

CLICK HERE for PopSpots: exact locations of album cover photos and other visuals of pop history - tracked down with an obsessive level of research

CLICK HERE for 1971 tapes of Bob Dylan getting rightfully testy with A.J. Weberman (who used to go through and sell Dylan's garbage)

CLICK HERE for "Mind-Blowing Six Song Country Mashup" - which, if it is real, is pretty mind blowing

CLICK HEREfor the answer to the question "Do Coat Hangers Sound As Good Monster Cables?"

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets or CLICK HERE to listen

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe & Lost Straightjjackets live!

CLICK HERE for the genius school teacher who wore the same outfit for yearbook pictures for 40 years

CLICK HERE Foo Fighters with Rick Nielsen doing "Stiff Competition" on David Letterman

CLICK HERE for the preview of the new WFMU documentary "Sex And Broacasting"

CLICK HERE for a piece about mastering that says that sometimes mastering recordings makes them worse

CLICK HERE for The K-Tel Story

CLICK HERE for Ock TV

CLICK HERE to see "Triumph Watches The World Cup, Part 1"

CLICK HERE for something odd: on the website of session guitarist Jay Graydon (he plays the guitar solo on Steely Dan's "Peg") he lists playing guitar on Cheap Trick's studio version of "I Want You To Want Me" among his 1977 credits.

CLICK HERE for some audio Illusions - "Can You Trust Your Ears"?

CLICK HERE for optical illusions

CLICK HERE for a short film of two craftsmen at work

CLICK HERE to play Name That Drum Fill

CLICK HERE to read "Phish Has Been a Band for Thirty Years Now and They Have Sucked the Whole Time" and then CLICK HERE to read "This Is What Happens When You Make Fun Of Phish On The Internet"

CLICK HERE for the story of Be Bop Deluxe's Bill Nelson and how he says his record label ripped him off

CLICK HERE to read about a recent Jerry Lewis show

CLICK HERE for the new release of 5 Style 1996 live on WFMU

CLICK HERE for proof that Michael Nesmith is a nut

CLICK HERE to see some wise asses I'm a fan of

CLICK HERE to hear Bernard Prurdie talk about all kinds of things - including saying "Ringo's not on anything"

CLICK HERE for a laugh

CLICK HERE for Ronee Blakley singing "Tapedeck in His Tractor" from "Nashville"

CLICK HERE to play the web Theremin

CLICK HERE to see drummer Joff from the band Bucky so some drawings of old people

CLICK HERE for wrong from the get go NPR blog "The Worst Songs Of All Time?"

CLICK HERE to see why the cowardly anonymous culture of the internet drives me even more crazy then art does

CLICK HERE for a little background on the Buddy Rich tapes

CLICK HERE for the The Knack - this clip (with hard panned guitars) will help you understand the division of guitar parts in this song - which is not quite what I thought it was

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CLICK HERE for info on an odd e-book "Nick Lowe: A Long Career That Never Gets Stale." It is 4 pages long and "sells" for $1.99. The same author has one about Dean Martin that was reviewed like this: "This pamphlet was complete garbage. A sixth grader could have written a better essay. All of this author's works should be removed from Amazon."

CLICK HERE, but only if you have golden ears

CLICK HERE for some amazing RARE STAX MUSIC from tapes Robert Gordon pulled out of the debris when the STAX building was being torn down!

CLICK HERE for Ernie Bushmiller illustrated autobiography, on an amazing website

CLICK HERE for The Mills Brothers

CLICK HERE for James Jamerson & Gladys Knight going nuts on I Heard It Through The Grapevine

CLICK HERE for a nice piece about the the L.A. studio musicians who dominated the 70's sound.

CLICK HERE for some classic Jerry. The whole clip is crazy - but 2:13 in is really off the charts nuts.

CLICK HERE for Paul Anka's famous post-gig turned into a short film!

CLICK HERE for an recent Montclair Times article on Michael Shelley!

CLICK HERE to read how Big Star's "September Gurls" was recorded at Ardent Studios

Apparently Bowie offered "Golden Years" to Elvis Presley - but The King declined. CLICK HERE former guest Stevie Riks nails the Elvis/Bowie duet version


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Listener comments!

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Listener Baby:

HEY THEN!!
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Handy Haversack:

Michael and all the Shelle Gamers! Saturday greetings!
  #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:01am
Joe R.:

And here’s the recipe for the Quarantine Order cocktail pictured above, taken from the book Easy Tiki by Chloe Frechette—cheers!

www.gearpatrol.com...
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Squints:

Let me set the tone for the interview at the outset:

WOOOOOOOOOOO.
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Woo:

I'll second that tone. Good morning.
  11:03am
clarke:

hey now
  11:04am
clarke:

i'm drinkin' gin
and you can't come in
  11:05am
Cooh John:

Good golly it's Michael Shelley #1 hits time.
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Squints:

hey now POW POW POW
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Mailman Tom:

Little Richard and I share the same birthday. DECEMBER 5th!
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mariano:

Hey Michael, Crew, all! "All Around the World" has the same structure as a famous Mardi Gras song.
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:06am
Handy Haversack:

Hey, Mariano!

That cocktail looks nice, but I'm not sure where to acquire the various syrups.
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Greg from ZONE 5:

The GOAT. Full stop, end of discussion thank you goodnight.
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mariano:

Hey there, Handy! Met any interesting pumpkins lately?
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PaulRobeson1920:

Goood Mornningg Ya’ll! Beautiful warm autumn day in NYC!
  11:07am
P-90:

Adjective of the Week: “Little Richardiest”
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:09am
Squints:

Linus Van Pelt: "Of all the Little Richards I know, he's the Little Richardiest."
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Handy Haversack:

They say if you invoke Paddleface's name three times, he appears in the pumpkin patch ...
  11:09am
clarke:

hit Landry's on the lakefront this past week - red snappah, Mariano!! still haven't made it to Charles Seafood, yet. will get there.
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ken krimstein:

i saw him with his entourage waiting for a car at the detroit airport. i was struck by how TALL he was -- i guess that's why they called him "little" -- like bald guys were called 'curly? hmmm...
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Corey:

Morning Michael and glisteners! Looking forward to the interview. My wife bought me a copy of the Life and Times of Little Richard autobiography. One of the dirtiest books I've ever read! Like randomly pick a page to read and find an X rated story.
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Listener Baby:

Sounds like a Ronny Dawson song we all know.
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Woo:

My cousin worked at Lupo's in Providence where Little Richard was playing. She asked him to sign something. He would but only if she prayed with him. So they stood by the cigarette machine and prayed together.
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Juke Joint Jonny:

Yikes.
  11:11am
morphe':

First saw Little Richard (Film) when Let The Good Times Roll came out 1973 at the age of 12.. we were all kind of happily stunned and confused....
  11:11am
Joe R.:

@handy yeah, that’s a bit of a challenge although they’re relatively easy to make, assuming you can find passion fruit (or purée)
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Juke Joint Jonny:

This continues to waver between great and ill-advised
  11:12am
clarke:

have played lupo's quite a few times, i think i can figure out who your cousin is Woo
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PaulRobeson1920:

If you open up your heart? See what I mean
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Squints:

All that George demo stuff from that period is just so neat stripped down like that.
  11:13am
Frank In Queens:

Good morning from the office!
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PaulRobeson1920:

You don’t need a passsport! : )
  11:13am
Dennis:

One of my favorite GH records. Where’s this version from - a legit release?
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PaulRobeson1920:

Always was and will be, baby!
  11:14am
clarke:

from the not-office: mawnin' frank!
  11:15am
morphe':

must run out= bank and beer and corn for Elote....

Was there no Michael, Michael, Michael..... intro this am or was I spacing????
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Squints:

Dennis, about the time of the Scorsese doc there was an "Early Takes" comp that I think is legit.
  11:16am
Dennis:

ATMP would really be a great candidate for the deconstruct-reconstruct remix deal
  11:16am
Dennis:

Thanks, Squints!
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Michael Shelley:

I think there was
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Squints:

Early this year or maybe late last year the lateest Deer Tick record has a nice cover of Stig O'Hara's "Run Of The Mill."
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Woo:

@clarke, I had more than one religious experience at Lupo's but they did not involve praying. Although I would pray with Little Richard if he asked.
  11:19am
Dennis:

Another fave there, Squints - great lyric
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Mister Dobalina:

Gosh, just came over from listening to Double Dip Recess & now this other great show. Whoa, momma! Love me the 'FMU...
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Roberto:

What was the name of that song? You're Meshuggah?
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TDK60:

What's shakin', Michael?!
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Squints:

TDK60: Nothin' but the leaves on the trees.
  11:21am
clarke:

u know what is odd (and sad) about Lupo's is that i never got to go to a show as an audience member - despite some killer bills, there.
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Handy Haversack:

Hey, Frank!

TDK60! Long time no see! Hope all is well with you!
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Mister Dobalina:

It is that time of the year...so, yeah...leaves..shakin'...
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Squints:

Roberto, you're thinking of the Mel Brooks cover.
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Roberto:

Oh yeah, duh.
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Mister Dobalina:

Handy, are you following me around?
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TDK60:

Hi Handy, thanks fer askin' 'bout me yesterday! Computer died 2 wks ago. Just got a new one.
  11:24am
clarke:

The Ostrich, here, has pulled his head out of the sand for the big shew - but, i may go back in when things inevitably git political. will still be listening. but, not reading.
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Therese:

This song is SO GOOD!
  11:25am
clarke:

inDEED!
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Handy Haversack:

Ah, glad it's nothing more serious, TDK60! Happy to see you back on the boards.

Mister D, you just have excellent taste in hangouts!
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StringOFperils:

Here for starburst of pure unadulterated fun!
  11:25am
Frank In Queens:

Hi Handy and all!
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Therese:

I would like the recipe for Jon from Milwaukee's quarantine cocktail, please.
  11:26am
clarke:

how's the office frank?
  11:26am
Bob:

God, this Redd Kross record. Still.
  11:26am
Gordon FM:

Too early for power pop for me. Dang.
  11:28am
Biba McLurex:

A present to the world. Agreed, Michael
  11:29am
clarke:

wow, that break with the 12-string acoustic and the psychedelic electric was stunning!
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mariano:

Hey clarke (@11:09)! I've been lazy about going out too, haven't been to Charles in months. Just had my first dozen chargrilled in months last week at Desire Oyster Bar in the Quarter where my cousin works, and my first red beans from Melba's the other day ($4.99 on Mondays for a ton of food).
  11:30am
Joe R.:

@therese I posted the link up top—enjoy!
  11:30am
clarke:

i have the 8-track of this (somewhere).
nice, Mariano!!
  11:32am
George in WO:

The Velvet Underground once opened for the Myddle Class at Summit High School. It was VU's first gig I think.
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Therese:

I just noticed that Jon had already posted a link to his cocktail recipe. Thanks, Jon!
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Squints:

Saw Carl Perkins with the Big Al iteration of NRBQ in 1979 or 1980 at the Hartford Agora (maybe Stage West at the time). He played a set, then joined them midway through theirs for five or six numbers. Real, real gone.
  11:32am
clarke:

oh, also Mariano: had a SWELL chicken parm poboy at R&O's in bucktown last week!! they don't have waitresses, but the food is still great.
  11:32am
Gordon FM:

Clarkles
  11:33am
clarke:

hello golden!!
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Handy Haversack:

$783 left -- we can make it today! pledge.wfmu.org...
  11:34am
Gordon FM:

Nice to see you in church, maestro!
  11:35am
Frank In Queens:

@clarke, the office is lousy today.
  11:35am
clarke:

oh - we're gonna do this now? ok...
saw charlie kaufman's latest and CANNOT recommend. Thinking Of Ending It - one of those cases where the title is also the review.
  11:35am
johnk77:

nice work selecter/skeletons
interthingie research indicates
lupo's existed in
3 different locations
a dive bar with a fairly
amazing schedule of
locals & national acts
was lupo's #1 until 1988
  11:35am
Frank In Queens:

Apparently there are long lines for the first day of early voting in NY this morning!
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Handy Haversack:

We have been watching new and newish horror movies. I recommend Possessor, but it's extremely violent and might disturb some viewers. The Wolf of Snow Hollow and Sea Fever also both good!
  11:36am
clarke:

assuming there are other people in the office?
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Mister Dobalina:

The little life of Big Richard.
  11:39am
Bob:

Wow! I caught that you played that secret NRBQ track last week. I had absolutely no idea it was a cover.
  11:39am
Frank In Queens:

@clarke, we’re doing employment testing today, it’s pretty much my group and the testers in the building.
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TDK60:

I know a fella who's a 1-man band; guitar, voc., drums.
  11:40am
Joe R.:

thanks for the extended shout out Michael!
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Squints:

Why do I want to keep singing along, "To my head. I was lyin' a hospital bed?"
  11:41am
Ontario Jeff:

Rock On Michael Shelley! You make Saturdays AMAZING!
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PaulRobeson1920:

I wonder if Little Richard ever met Paul Robeson? Certainly they knew of one another.
  11:41am
clarke:

ouch!!!
in GOOD movie news, i had my 2nd viewing of the 1950 version of To Have And Have Not - which is called The Breaking Point. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!
  11:43am
clarke:

The Breaking Point was "banned" because of mccarthyism - it stars John Garfield - possibly his best role. it is a more faithful version of hemingway's novel.
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Baja Joe:

Hidey Ho Michael! Been listening here all morning in Great Kills. Thanks for the tunes.
  11:44am
Gordon FM:

Back and forth btw The Greats and mediocre power pop. Love ya, Michael but I don’t get it. Little Richard makes me feel eternal joy, the power pop makes me want to mow the lawn! Balance, perhaps?
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PaulRobeson1920:

Ho Ho Ho
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clarke:

you don't have a lawn.
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PaulRobeson1920:

Gotta LoVe WFMU!
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Michael Shelley:

Well, obviously I don't think it's mediocre Gordon.
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Hubig Pie:

My lawn be covered in snow
so I no mow
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Squints:

And he's right. It ain't. Want moar.
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Gordon FM:

@Clarke you see my predicament then!
  11:48am
clarke:

it is all good - so can't agree.
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TDK60:

Betcha such a track was fun to hear on old jukeboxes, which did have big bass sound.
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Eddy in Australia:

@Gordon Why even bother chiming in with comments like that?
  11:49am
Gordon FM:

Keep on keeping on, Michael. I can deal.
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Michael in Montclair:

Good Morning Michael, Juniper, the rest of the Shelley clan, WFMU skeleton crew, and all of my fellow listeners!
  11:50am
clarke:

'allo eddy, been in the dunny?
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Handy Haversack:

@Gordon, I recommend taking out your frustration by pledging $721. That'll show 'im!
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Michael Shelley:

EDDY - what's the local time?
  11:51am
clarke:

Party Time!!!
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Eddy in Australia:

@Clarke Nah, recovering from our Super Bowl, held earlier tonight
@Michael Almost 3:00am
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Ross T.:

If I have to take a side...Power Pop!
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TDK60:

[little rock story] When I was about 12 I was at a private pool swimmin.' Snack bar had a jukebox. "From Me To You" by the Fab 4 came on with loud bass. I was floored.
  11:52am
clarke:

dang!! it's tomorrow already!
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Eddy in Australia:

But it feels so much like yesterday!
  11:53am
Gordon FM:

@Handy I gave at the office. Took out my frustration by piping up!
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clarke:

there are NO SIDES!! people gots ta realize...!!
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Squints:

What clarke said. I'm a gourmand, not a gourmet. Moar everything. Well, mostly everything.
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Squints:

I'm also a dog. <ears prick up> "Oh. My favorite." <ears prick up again> "Oh. My favorite." Ad infinitum.
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Eddy in Australia:

By the way, Richmond (Tigers) beat Geelong (Cats) by 31 points. Great match. Australian Rules Football, in case yer wondering.
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TDK60:

I figger those fellers practiced a bit before the session.. Ya think?
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Count Mikeula!:

Shelley, you don't know what you're talking about...as usual!
  11:59am
gf2002:

Yes! More Jimmy and Speedy! Jimmy playing a 12-string tuned in 3rds on this one...far out stuff for that era
  11:59am
morphe':

Early voting starts today in NYC until Sunday 1 Nov, open tomorrow Sunday too.. find yer spot - may not be the same as yer normal location:
http://voting.nyc/?
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Daddy-o Dilly:

So there are Aussies present? Do NOT tell me who won the AFL Grand Final! I'm gonna watch it as soon as Mike Shelly's program is over! This Yank loves the footy! Go Geelong Cats!
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TDK60:

Hola Morphe! You gonna be down at the L.E.S. garden today?
  12:00pm
P-90:

Nothing beats a good Insult Vampire, I always say.
  12:00pm
Gordon FM:

Guess I’m a segue and segment guy, not a duke’s mixture guy. Apologies if I rustled any feathers. IMO this show is entirely excellent barring the PP stragglers. </rant>
  12:01pm
Bob:

I hope Count Mikeula plays all the Halloween power pop records.
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Squints:

I'm always tickled by the shootin'-double-pistols Aussie football officials do to signal a score. Only official American sports have that ever came close to that kind of elan was Enrico Palazzo.
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Listener Baby:

Tell this Count Mikeula he'd better bring his pencils, water, glasses, a snack (preferably a crisp apple), some form of baked good, and decafe, or he's going to get chewed up and spit out.
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Squints:

Oh, here we go. WOOOOOOOOOO.
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Eddy in Australia:

Enjoy the match, Daddy-o!
Where's the Associate Producer today?
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Count Mikeula!:

Baby, I do bite, but not apples!
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TDK60:

Eddy down under: I thought for a second you were talking about cricket but football isn't cricket.
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Dennis Diken:

yeah Mikey! hey everybody!
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Eddy in Australia:

@TDK60 Spoken like a true American! No, football ain't cricket.
  12:06pm
morphe':

TDK - I am in and out but yes I can open the garden today> We cannot share contact info here... What time might you come? Green Oasis next to/East of 368 East 8th Street... You can post later on whatever show is on if you are coming .. upon arrival - stand near the first gate by the cat mansion and yell Morphe' and I'll hear you...
I'll check the Board(s)...
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Pedro in Arlington:

The US Postal Service will begin to heal when it issues a Little Richard stamp. And the DC Chamber of Commerce proudly points out that Keep a Knockin was recorded at a Washington radio station with the Upsetters, not the studio pros. And it's mostly a loop edit.
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Listener Baby:

You don't scare me, Fangy. Just bring your A game, and bring honor to these hallowed grounds. I'm watching you sucker.
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TDK60:

Morphe - I planned on a West Village trip around 5, so /might/ swing by East V. @ 3 PMish...
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Count Mikeula!:

I have 400+ years experience!
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Listener Baby:

Tell it to the judge. old man.
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Handy Haversack:

Oh, Michael, a thought from earlier: I'm going to spray our pumpkins down with cayenne. The squirrels don't like it.
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Ross T.:

Being out in 1940s Macon GA -- boggles the mind....
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morphe':

TDK - I'll be around from 3-4 for certain....
Green Oasis next to/East of 368 East 8th Street... You can post later on whatever show is on if you are coming .. upon arrival - stand near the first gate by the cat mansion and yell Morphe' and I'll hear you... Ave C/D, the 2nd Garden heading East, Not Fireman's Garden which is closer to C.
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Squints:

What if they're migratory squirrels from Louisiana?
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mariano:

"Tutti Frutti" originally had some pretty scandalous lyrics, especially for the day.
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TDK60:

Hasta luego Morphe. I only see internetwebs at home, no mobile stuff.
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mariano:

"Tutti frutti, loose booty..."
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Eddy in Australia:

@TDK/Morphe Does one of you live near 368 E 8th? I used to live at 354.
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mariano:

Bye morphe'!
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listener Rey:

Wow, does the dirty lyric Tutti Frutti exist anywhwere? I'd love to hear it
  12:14pm
paul:

How big an influence was Esquerita?
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PaulRobeson1920:

.... 11,000 wow
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mariano:

Rey: That I don't know, though I suspect there isn't a recording. Would be a real find.
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Mister Dobalina:

Wow, that is bananas.
  12:18pm
paul:

Would like to hear Pat Boone doing the dirty lyric version.
  12:18pm
GListener MW:

Incredible interview / details. I’ve got to read this. I never knew that the Michael Jackson Beatles purchase included LR’s songs
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Squints:

Wearing the spiked collar.
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morphe':

TDK - no problem.. 3-4pm ..stand near the first gate by the cat mansion and yell Morphe' and I'll hear you.

Yeah Eddy - 30 years here and in the Garden on January 2021... 354 - are you a Super Model??? There was a time when it was full of skinny waifs.. It was like a clown car at the circus ... The door would open and 10-12-15 waifs would stream out...
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BNowB_:

I'm sorry I missed the part was Little Richard gay or anti gay or confused or all of the above. lol
  12:21pm
morphe':

TDK.. if you do not make it, do not fret ... I am around anyway...
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PaulRobeson1920:

Paul Robeson spoke and wrote about that shameful Jim Crow money dynamic... the incomes for families in the North compared to incomes for families the South and so on- 1955 Average income in the North 4,000 dollars a year, Average income for a Black Family in the south 500 dollars a year! I really do wonder if Richard and Paul ever met one another?
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Eddy in Australia:

@Morphe Wow, that's a long stretch. I'm definitely not a supermodel and I didn't see any when I lived there! Nice block, except for the cop shop across the street.
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Daddy-o Dilly:

I saw Little Richard play in St. Louis in 2001 at the Pageant, a big, beautiful theater. It was Chuck Berry's 75th birthday. Chuck played this concert on his birthday in his hometown with Little Richard and Duke Robilard as the warm-up acts. Chuck & Richard gave pretty decent performances. Chuck even spent all of ten minutes signing autographs after the show.
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Alvy Singer:

Thanks for the work Michael. Another great interview/guest and book to add to the collection.
  12:25pm
morphe':

Eddy - we are a Not-For-Profit Coop ... 26 of the 29 flats are great, lovely amazing neighbors.... A super special situation...
OFF to vote!!!!
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Corey:

Great interview! Really enjoyed it.
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Handy Haversack:

Squints (12:12): My only weakness!
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Hoboken Jack:

Enjoyed that interview quite a lot, thank you Michael! Author seemed like a good guy and genuinely enthusiastic to learn about Richard's life.
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Woo:

Excellent interview.
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Handy Haversack:

Hey, Jack!
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Handy Haversack:

winston!!!
  12:32pm
dana:

Dancing at the gym between sets
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BNowB_:

another AMAZING interview!!!
What a treasure you are Michael Shelley!
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Squints:

I love how this song false ends multiple times.
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Michael 98145:

RIP, Slash Records Bob variety.com...
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Thanks for the toe tappin’ tunes, Michael.
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Montmaster J:

Good Afternoon from a gray, dreary Mont! Was on a plane with Little Richard once. He was resplendent
in a velour track suit while waiting to use the bathroom.
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Michael Shelley:

Awesome
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Michael Shelley:

BNOWB thanks for making my day
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clarke:

hey'd i win?!??
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Michael Shelley:

cds
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Hoboken Jack:

Hi Handy!!!
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Dominick:

yeeeeowp!
  12:40pm
clarke:

they said i won - them people
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TDK60:

Thanks for the show, with the Queen of Rock and Roll (as Leon Russell said).
  12:42pm
clarke:

hey --- you got that rocktobah thing goin' on?
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Corey:

Have to split, but had a blast. Thanks Michael and skeleton crew! Take care all.
  12:43pm
gf2002:

I have a feeling some of the Nashville pros had their Fender Twins or Deluxes hidden behind the walls of Peavey amps on those late 70's/early 80's appearances. Although James Brown had his band outfitted with Peavey too for a time...
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PaulRobeson1920:

Very interesting interview! Thanks for that! & the Sweet Jams!
  12:45pm
gf2002:

I sold my Peavey Nashville 400 a few years ago, great amp with a great clean tone but waaay too heavy to lug around in a sedan
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Tim:

Caught Richat a "lounge" show in Lake Tahoe. Heard a Little Richard imitator that I was drawn to....no imitation,,,the "rill thing" doing free shows during (I guess) a down period in his career ('71-72). He was fantastic...maybe 30 people in the lounge but he tore it up
  12:47pm
clarke:

when can i come pick up my cd's?
  12:48pm
paul:

No Esquerita today?
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norske jersey boy:

BUCKY !!! BUCKY !!! BUCKY !!!
  12:50pm
KWilde:

I might not have ever discovered Bucky w/o Michael Shelley
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norske jersey boy:

@KWilde meeeee too.
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PaulRobeson1920:

It Blows my mind that Little Richard was impoverished for so many years. Although I understand it was as a consequence of Jim Crowism
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Handy Haversack:

Another number one rocker, Michael! I really enjoyed the interview. Little Richard is both completely fascinating and always jamming!

Thanks for all! And to Ruth in the Booth as well.

Be well, all.
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PaulRobeson1920:

Thank you! Good stuff! Peace and LOVE ya’ll!
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mariano:

Thanks Michael, great show! Thanks as always to Ruth, take care everyone.
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Montmaster J:

He also co-wrote Kokomo. :)
But those Mama and Papas record sound great.
  12:55pm
paul:

The 4-CD Complete Anthology of the Mamas and the Papas is a gem.
  12:55pm
clarke:

danke, all!! adios Rocktobaaaah!!
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Dennis Diken:

swell show Mikey! the Mamas & Papas had a name (it was a person's name) that they gave to the unique overtone that their harmony created when it blended a certain way on occasion! I forget what it was. maybe that's what's you're hearing in the reverb?
  12:58pm
clarke:

floyd soileau did original of fine fine fine
  12:59pm
paul:

Rockpile did a great version.
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StringOFperils:

Ha ha. Fantastically shameless. I love it!!
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norske jersey boy:

Thanks Michael. Will gladly pay $0.15 more for pizza, thanks.
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clarke:

ever get the feeling u been richarded?
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Michael Shelley:

RIGHT!?
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juan:

Wonderful show as usual Michael. Thanks!
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Michael Shelley:

THANKS ALL
  1:24pm
Bob:

I'm having a hard time buying the Michael Jackson story. I hope it's true.
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BNowB_:

Why no believe Bob? I thought it was a beautiful story. I guess I'm gullible and try to believe the best in everyone.
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BNowB_:

I been Richarded lol hahaha
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