WFMU: Michael Shelley: Playlist from January 30, 2021

Listener comments!
	10:59am Frank In Queens: Hey Now!
	11:00am Listener Baby: dl-mail.ymail.com...
	11:00am Handy Haversack: Michael and all the Shelle Gamers! Good morning out there! Hey, Frank, Listener Baby, all.
	11:01am antonio: Vicious tricks on the telephone LOL
	11:01am clarke: hey now -- let us cook!!!
	11:01am DjLorraine: Micheal is looking great hey!
	11:01am Listener Baby: Handy! What is shaking?
	11:01am Michael Shelley: BABY - you ok? GOOD MORNING ALL!
	11:02am SmokinJ: Ready to R-O-C-K! 8-)
	11:02am Roberto: Working title: What I Like About Your Eyes
	11:02am clarke: this is the master.... 1-2-3-4 fa fa fa fa. fa fa fa
	11:02am Listener Baby: So groovy. You?
	11:03am Handy Haversack: I have been lazing around and reading, which feels almost criminally indulgent, L. Baby! A guy could get used to it! How's tricks?
	11:03am Geoffrey in Ottawa: Good looking nachos. My nine-year-old son and I have plans to eat nachos and watch the Royal Rumble tomorrow night, and I, for one, can't wait.
	11:03am Michael Shelley: that first post of yours... yeah, I'm groovy
	11:03am Listener Baby: Have a look
	11:03am Doc Rock: Good morning Michael and everyone listening. Let’s warm up on this COLD day, with hot sounds.
	11:04am clarke: having a little trouble getting that glass to the middle of that coastaaaah??
	11:04am Squints: OK, then. Alright, alright, alright.
	11:04am Geoffrey in Ottawa: @ clarke Right? Love it.
	11:04am Michael Shelley: Baby - error code "EC-4008" requestId "027248f0-fef6-2341-1ce0-59000001ed00"
	11:05am HyperDose: Pulled pork nachos? I want them NOW
	11:05am Listener Baby: Damn!
	11:05am spodiodi: good morning, Michael Shelley and #1 peeps!
	11:06am Handy Haversack: Yo, spodi!
	11:07am spodiodi: yo, Handy! good to see ya!
	11:07am clarke: of course, love ALL Romantics albums, BUT have special fondness for Nat'l Breakout
	11:07am Dennis Diken: Go Mikey! Hey everyone!
	11:07am McGroovey: I feel compelled to inform the world that I'm eating a bagel with cream cheese.
	11:08am KWilde: Hey Michael! You gotts it!
	11:08am Hoboken Jack: Good morning Michael, welcome back Ruth, hello Baby, Spodi, Handy, Franky, everybod-y!
	11:08am Geoffrey in Ottawa: I once saw Willie Nelson and he played this song and Bloody Mary Morning back to back and I couldn't have been happier because those are my two favourite Willie songas.
	11:08am wenzo llc.: lookin' forward to that! when I was working at the hardware store they'd play what I like about you on the 80's station every day... one of the few songs I actually enjoyed. I fuckin' hate we built this city on rock n roll sorry not sorry
	11:09am Pauly from Clifton: Good morning, Michael, Skellys, gang!
	11:09am Rock Ridge Chess Club: Howdy
	11:09am Ruth Booth: Hi Jack!!!
	11:09am Hoboken Jack: Happy day Dennis and Mr McGroove!
	11:09am Handy Haversack: Hey there, Jack! Is Ruth back in the Ruth Booth? Hi and thanks, Ruth!
	11:10am wenzo llc.: YES!!! never heard this!! my dad & I saw SB in... 2005 or so? he was great! the king of rock n' soul
	11:10am Ruth Booth: Happy good morning, Handy!
	11:11am Dean: George Jones delivers "I Gotta Get Drunk" on his duets album with Willie.
	11:11am spodiodi: hi Jack!
	11:11am Nate K: OK, I really do need to take the NRBQ deep dive.
	11:12am Squints: clarke, for the longest time I preferred the first LP to National Breakout, but over time the dirtier sound won me over. Possibly a more authentic representation of The Romantics if I ever actually saw them. The get into heaven just for A Night Like This.
	11:12am Frank In Queens: Nate, the Q beckons you!
	11:12am P-90: Sooo cool, this live “Our Day”
	11:13am Frank In Queens: And only on WFMU is that a good thing!
	11:13am Listener Baby: Jack!
	11:13am KWilde: Nate K it’s pretty deep
	11:13am Listener Baby: And wide
	11:15am wenzo llc.: hey Nate!
	11:15am wenzo llc.: greetings from Detroit... gotta go walk my dog hope I don't miss the interview
	11:15am David in ATL from NJ: Had the same exact thought and memories of Tommy, Michael. My very favorite Tommy vocal track.
	11:15am clarke: after viewing a 'recent' Romantics live show (on the youtube) i can say they still got it!!
	11:15am Squints: Is this Carrie from the first LP or the Bomp single?
	11:17am clarke: sounds like the Bomp version here
	11:17am clarke: (album version is more bombastic)
	11:17am Bobby K: Hey Michael, Ruth, all
	11:18am myron feld: I was in a band that opened a few shows for The Romantics and I'm happy to say they were extremely nice guys.
	11:18am HyperDose: Love The Equals!
	11:18am Ruth Booth: Hey Bobby!
	11:19am paul: Eddy Grant?
	11:19am Geoffrey in Ottawa: I actually spent this past week listening to Sandinista. It only took me 40 years to finds the beauty in those records.
	11:19am Hubig Pie: Ja , Mr Electric ave.
	11:20am Listener Baby: Their short stint as The Splendas was disappointing
	11:21am spodiodi: slowly? haha
	11:21am paul: I miss sushi!
	11:21am clarke: fried chicken
	11:22am Listener Baby: Sushi.
	11:22am Dennis Diken: Hullo Jack!
	11:22am Einstraus: Good French Fries!!!!
	11:22am Frank In Queens: We had eggplant rollatini at home this week.
	11:22am Geoffrey in Ottawa: Yep. Fried chicken, for sure. I ain't cooking that at home.
	11:22am clarke: (being a huge fan of popeye's there is NO f'ing way to top their chicken)
	11:22am Listener Baby: Double D. Are you okay?
	11:23am Nate K: I know it’s not difficult to actually make, but I personally think a really great burger is difficult to pull off at home.
	11:23am paul: Publix grocery has great fried chicken.
	11:23am Listener Schned: Raw bar- any kind- Fish Tacos- French Onion Soup-
	11:23am Squints: I love the version of Suspicious Minds before the girl chorus and the horns. Just him the band and the organ. Oh. My. Goodness.
	11:23am morphe': The Equals are the original version???? Steve McQueen's 5 films(SMALL AX)l about Black Life in England is powerful ... https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/small-axe-steve-mcqueen-interview-1104952/
	11:23am clarke: rollatini - a type of pasta or did you mean rotini?
	11:24am Corey: Morning Michael, skeleton crew, and listeners! Nice to be here with you all. I miss Indian food of all kinds. Every time we make it it comes out a little flat and insult to injury makes the house smell of curry powder for a couple a days.
	11:24am Uncle Michael: Good morning from my kitchen to yours, Michael.
	11:24am joe mulligan: that police siren guitar riff by the Equals is so cool. like how they sounded before the Clash did their own cover of the song
	11:24am StringOFperils: Jonesin' for a really good chicken shwarma.
	11:24am Hughie Considine: Ahh, the beauty of the flubbed note...
	11:24am Frank In Queens: rollatini. Rotini is a pasta.
	11:25am Frank In Queens: Basically, eggplant parm roll-ups.
	11:25am Geoffrey in Ottawa: @Nate K Where's your best burger? Mine is probably Phillips Grocery in Holly Springs.
	11:25am clarke: ah!! niiiiiiice!!
	11:26am Dennis Diken: Hey Baby, good here. How’s by you, pal?
	11:26am spodiodi: good morning, Corey
	11:26am Biba McLurex: Steak. Steak fries. Ile Flottant.
	11:26am cozy bitch: been making a ton of vegan sushi over here... :)
	11:27am Hughie Considine: Also by Lorenzo San Dubois
	11:27am Frank In Queens: cozy, with "fake" fish or without?
	11:27am Listener Baby: Real good, thanks. I only ask because you were On Fire on Wednesday. Hoping you’ve recovered.
	11:27am Dennis Diken: Gene Chrisman, American house band drummer frikkin’ rules!
	11:27am morphe': ps. The Equals - Police On My Back video (Keystone Cops bit) is worth a look - later of course.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH0Guwo_ky0
	11:27am clarke: @Corey: have you tried some of Trader Joe's frozen Indian Food dishes?? i especially highly recommend their fish one and the lamb vindaloo
	11:28am Hughie Considine: Different "Love Power." I was thinking of "The Producers" and the inimitable Dick Shawn's character. But then again, I often am...
	11:28am joe mulligan: oh thanks Morphe'!
	11:29am Geoffrey in Ottawa: Mind you, the double cheeseburger at Dyer's in Memphis is one worth trying--once.
	11:29am Frank Zaatar: Are those naked Memphis tracks available? I was never an Elvis fan (I know, heresy), but I would buy that.
	11:29am spodiodi: Corey, clarke, the vegan TJs Indian frozen dishes are also pretty darn good for what they are
	11:29am Corey: @spodiodi Morning! @clarke: Thanks for the tip! Will give it a go.
	11:29am Bootsie: Came for the music... but now I want nachos!!
	11:30am ?: Chips Moman and that house band were exactly what Elvis needed at that point in time. What grooves! Been watching some great interviews with some of those musicians on Joe Chambers' YT channel
	11:30am Nate K: @Geoffrey, too many to name! Butter Joint in Pittsburgh. Port of Call in NOLA. Bonnie’s Grill in Brooklyn, but it’s been forever.
	11:30am cozy bitch: @Frank with and without... spicy heart of palm "crab", carrot lox... tried tomato tuna and it's meh... but bbq king oyster, sweet potato tempura and always avocado are among favorite non-fish ingredients.
	11:31am clarke: Trader's Korma Fish Curry is really great (i must say that microwave-able dishes of ALL varieties have gotten so much better in recent years)!!
	11:31am Squints: There's some of that stuff of the 5-disc From Nashville to Memphis 60s box.
	11:32am Geoffrey in Ottawa: @Nate K They're all going on my list and I am ever hopeful that we will one day be able to put a check mark beside those list items.
	11:32am Nate K: Sidecar in Brooklyn, too. Definitely a burger I pine for.
	11:32am spodiodi: avo rolls and cucumber rolls, all day long.
	11:32am gf2002: Red Lobster Endless Shrimp, esp. the shrimp scampi. Tried to replicate it at home, it was about 75% right. I miss that other 25%
	11:32am HyperDose: Good fries are hard to come by. If only I could make these at home (I have no idea what they're called): i.imgur.com...
	11:33am clarke: the new 'burger' for new orleans is: Trep's Sloppy Joe - spicy ground beef with jalapeno pimento cheese. bueno.
	11:34am Frank In Queens: cozy, ok so veggie based faux fish. I ask because I've been seeing a lot of pre-packaged fake fish products being advertised and I have ZERO interest in that. Was wondering if you were using any of those products or not.
	11:34am Michael in Montclair: Thanks for the tip Michael! Now I'll have to learn to have to make my own tortilla chips.
	11:34am Handy Haversack: I can't even conceive of making my own chips.
	11:34am Mike W: May Wah! on Hester Street. Also very friendly staff. “Vegan frog legs” anyone?
	11:34am Dean: For burgers in my neck of the woods, Al's Big Burger (mesquite grilled) and Red Onion (sloppy as all get-out) are winners.
	11:35am Frank In Queens: May Wah? I've never been there but Christina has.
	11:35am Wendi + Ronny: Hester and where? I’d love to check out that supermarket.
	11:35am spodiodi: wow, M$, that's a rough minus 1... i've never even made chips from scratch (me either, Handy)
	11:35am Uncle Michael: Make Xiao Long Bao at home, Michael.
	11:36am Dean: By that logic, one should also make pickled jalapenos from scratch.
	11:36am joe mulligan: My Lord Michael Shelley the norwegian bene with potato pancakes sounds amazing, as if the chili relleno wasnt enough!!
	11:36am gene sculatti: Thanks, Michael.
	11:36am luka: we made hollandaise for benedicts, too! but made way too much. i made ethiopian collard greens last weekend and it was outta sight.
	11:36am P-90: “It’s SO dark, you’ll have to call a family meeting!”
	11:36am Listener Baby: Happy happy day, Gene!
	11:37am Mike W: May Wah, just above Canal Street, on Hester Street just east of...Lafayette I believe
	11:37am Hubig Pie: You do not make soy sauce You buy soy sauce
	11:37am Geoffrey in Ottawa: @clarke Pimento cheese was a revolution to me when I first encountered it in Memphis and New Orleans is one of the first places I'm going if we're ever allowed to go anywhere again, so I'll be trying that burger, for sure.
	11:37am SankaSankaSanka: +1 for pulled pork nachos. It’s something we never ate at home until now.
	11:37am Andres: Morning Michael and all! We’ve been missing Chinese eggplant with Szechuan sauce . I made some, it was good.But what a chore without a powerful stovetop, large wok, or prep line!
	11:37am morphe': Where are/were the best Chili Rellenos????? or did you say homemade??? Fake Fish: Subways is being sued because (allegation) their Tuna contains NO = ZERO=0 Tuna !!!
	11:37am Frank In Queens: Hester east of Centre.
	11:38am Corey: Chile rellenos, oh man. Especially, the US southwestern version with Hatch green chiles. I ask for them in a burrito if your taqueria can handle that sort of thing.
	11:38am joe mulligan: if anyone in the park slope area is looking for home-cooked middle eastern food, you have to check out Tanabel. they do a feast every saturday for pickup or nearby delivery. so good!
	11:39am Uncle Michael: It's Gene! Happy birthday and thanks for your help on my Loss Leaders show a few years back!
	11:39am Handy Haversack: The chiles rellenos from Vamos al Tequila in Greenpoint are maybe Kate's favorite meal, morphe'.
	11:40am david watts: hey mike! how was making Chile relleno? was it tough to peel the skin off the pepper? definitely a restaurant-only item but would like to try making it. I've mastered bbq on a charcoal smoker because the west coast does not know good bbq if it hit them in the face. a good brine is key. I've found that the charcoal struggles to maintain a cooking temp in the cold weather though.
	11:40am Frank In Queens: Love Shocking Blue.
	11:40am Mister Dobalina: Al's Big Burger looks like a good burger...to bad it's many miles away.
	11:40am listener 126464: Happy Birthday Gene! Cheers everyone.
	11:40am SankaSankaSanka: If anyone is in need of a pulled pork nachos “recipe “ this one has felt most like dining and drinking out somewhere: tasty.co...
	11:41am Andres: Also, one should make their own pickled jalapeños and share some with your friends, they are awesome!
	11:41am DjLorraine: Before i sang in bands in Toledo, OH i did lights for a band that covered Police on My Back. I haven't heard it for decades. I've seen nrbq and the Romantics.
	11:41am Mister Dobalina: They have a 1/6lb burger, they call it a baby burger. Good stuff.
	11:41am Michael in Montclair: This show has turned into a double-edged sword for me. Every time I finish listening, my appetite for great music is satisfied, but I am left with an empty stomach.
	11:43am spodiodi: sounds like he's about to break into that Witch Doctor song
	11:43am Jimmy Wipper: Funny, I was just reading Miriam Linna's post about Nixon's letter to Hasil.
	11:43am Hubig Pie: Look at that caveman go !
	11:44am clarke: whipppppppaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh
	11:44am Dean: That's right, Mister Dobalina. The baby burger is my daughter's choice. There's also a small chain in these parts, Nation's Giant Burger, that does a decent job, but the real draw is the assortment of pies. Once upon a time Berkeley had a fancy restaurant, Cafe Rouge, in a bougie shopping area. They did a wonderful burger and fries. Add a martini: lunch!
	11:45am Michael in Montclair: On the topic of nachos and all things Mexican food related, Passaic, NJ is a bastion of affordible, delicious, and authentic Mexican eats. Taqueria Los Gueros, La Fortaleza, Mexico Deli (yes, that's the name), and La Lotería are some of the places that I have hit.
	11:47am Listener Baby: The Michael Shelley!! It’s a friggin #1 hit!
	11:47am Dean: In recent months a taco truck has been parking on a nearby corner. The al pastor is superb.
	11:48am HyperDose: If you haven't tried chilaquiles verdes, you're missing out. Ask any Mexican place, they'll make it for you (but easier to make at home). Best breakfast ever.
	11:49am Listener Bop Monroe: "life can be so fine just like Manashewitz wine!"
	11:49am Andres: I feel like Bugs Bunny played a version of Mambo Shevits in a cartoon I’ve forgotten the details of.
	11:50am joe mulligan: my chiropractor loves the "shake your sacroiliac" part of that Mambo Shevits song by the Crows
	11:50am Geoffrey in Ottawa: There is a place around the corner from me that makes a mean burrito. TacoLot it's called. It's in a parking lot, of course. Go figure.
	11:51am Listener Bop Monroe: sorry, it's Manischewitz wine
	11:51am James in ATL: One of the best shows I ever saw was in Athens GA in the 80's. It was The Romantics with The Producers and The Swinging Richards (local band). Hell of a PowerPop night.
	11:51am Rick from SC: Hi Michael and all. And yeah for homemade Chile rellenos
	11:51am Michael Shelley: DW - Gotta roast the chilis first, then the skins peel off easy - they did fall apart a bit... but over all - really good
	11:52am Dean: What kind of cheese in the rellenos?
	11:52am Uncle Michael: I have oatmeal raisin cookies working now, and I've started a sauce for pastitsio.
	11:55am HyperDose: I regret not making my big end-of-summer batch of tomato sauce and basil pesto. But considering 2020 almost drove me to insanity, I'll give myself a pass.
	11:56am Listener Baby: How did I never see The Romantics? Seems impossible?
	11:56am Tim from LH: We were lucky in NJ, they played the clubs all the time in the early 80’s. I saw them a bunch.
	11:57am Bob: Tell It To Carrie is still a top ten all time single for me
	11:57am spodiodi: my fave taquerias in SF: El Farolito, Taqueria Cancun, Puerto Allegre (great chile rellenos), La Randalla, Pancho Villa, Taqueria Guadalajara (best suiza on earth)
	11:57am Handy Haversack: Eating breakfast right now -- feels almost like a defensive mood given the discussion going on!
	11:57am Michael Shelley: I used 1/2 Mexican cheese similar to Mozzerella (forgot the name) & 1/2 jack
	11:58am Dennis Diken: Romantics current drummer Brad Elvis is one of the coolest, most unique players ever bein’ gave
	11:58am Handy Haversack: Queso blanco, MS? Or chihuahua?
	11:59am clarke: was going to say that, earlier, but i blanked on his name, DD
	12:00pm HyperDose: Any bread makers in the hits house? I've been watching too much Tom Papa and not doing any baking.
	12:01pm Dean: Asadero or Oaxaca, maybe.
	12:01pm JohnEBGood: This sounds like Jersey!
	12:02pm Corey: @spodiodi: embarrassment of riches in SF! I once ate two Cancun burritos in one sitting. Hard to imagine now.
	12:02pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: Steamies are a favourite here, too. A Montreal speciality.
	12:02pm wenzo llc.: whatup doe... 313 representing. I like that idea "what would they have sounded like if they didn't have hits" interesting
	12:03pm Michael Shelley: Asadero I believe... here's the recipe I used: www.isabeleats.com...
	12:03pm Dean: I'm still getting a paycheck, if that's what you're asking, HyperDose.
	12:03pm spodiodi: woof, Corey! that's hard core! i'd often only have half a burrito for lunch, then take the rest home for snackin'
	12:03pm Michael Shelley: Results were eye popping: a 1" pillow surrounding the chilis
	12:04pm morphe': Handy - I'll check it out .. next vist to take home ... Dean - best substitue for Oaxaan cheese is Buffala mozzarella (press/drain out the water with a heavy plate and pot of water 1 hour) or regular Mozerrella if need be so.. best for quesadillas too .... cremini mushrooms as a Huitlacoche substitute ...
	12:04pm Frank Zaatar: @Hyperdose: I just made my first sourdough rye bread. It was a miracle.
	12:04pm spodiodi: lol Dean
	12:04pm spodiodi: i'm still giggling from your "Poor al!" comment from yesterday, Dean. too funny
	12:05pm Sean: Michael, I looked at your recipe and suddenly realized, I've never had Chili Rellenos in my life. Gotta jump in that well!
	12:05pm Dean: I did a pasta bake with fresh mozzarella recently. Thanks, spodiodi. That one came out of left field.
	12:06pm Andres: Geoffrey: I have made steamies at home. Poutine however, never quite the same without the deep fry.
	12:06pm DjLorraine: @Myron Feld, are you possibly Myron from Myron and the Detrons? Because i was a Deltron.
	12:08pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: @Andres I make poutine on occasion at home, but with roasted "fries" and not deep-fried ones. It's always kind of enjoyable but for whatever reason it's never as hot as I'd like it to be. I guess the cold cheese curds cools off the gravy quickly.
	12:10pm joe mulligan: The Romantics played a mile from where I grew up at the Tally Ho motel bar in Wilmington DE back in the 80s
	12:11pm spodiodi: The Romantics songs remind me of 7-8th grade dances
	12:12pm Crei6hton: Afternoon WFMU!
	12:14pm clarke: great interview (again)
	12:15pm Dean: Was working in a record store when the first album arrived. We played it all the time.
	12:21pm clarke: that's fantastic - mike's verve for the verve
	12:24pm clarke: those heavy pauses on Talking In Your Sleep are jus' fine!
	12:25pm luka: just thinking about the part when the guitars come in on “talking in your sleep” sends a chill through my body.
	12:26pm pgalub: gtr suspensions! (chef's kiss)
	12:26pm spodiodi: i expect "talkin in your sleep" to be stuck in my head for the next couple of weeks now
	12:27pm spodiodi: not a bad deal
	12:28pm luka: everybody rappin like it’s a commercial.
	12:29pm myron feld: The Who's commercial for the US Air Force is a strange one.
	12:29pm Handy Haversack: Actin like life is a big commercial (Sorry, luka, there's no way to contain it once triggered!)
	12:30pm luka: lol Handy. thank you.
	12:30pm pgalub: Thank you, Handy!
	12:31pm wenzo llc.: @myron sounds weird!!! Ill check it out lol
	12:31pm luka: i’d never really thought of the distinction between bands that party but aren’t a complete mess on stage.
	12:32pm clarke: very prescient words
	12:32pm luka: but it’s an important one.
	12:33pm Michael Shelley: one of Mike D's best "rhymes"
	12:33pm clarke: i got my ass capped, too!!!
	12:34pm Joe B: Great job Michael! Mike rules! and yes, the Romantics know how to 'manage' their partying
	12:36pm HyperDose: @Dean dough is indeed a good thing to have @Frank Zatar sourdough rye sounds heavenly!
	12:36pm Dean: I wonder if The Romantics ever crossed paths with The Dogs. Must have before the latter moved to LA.
	12:37pm MFlynn: So cool Michael!! Great conversation!! I’m pulling out all my Romantics albums.
	12:37pm Joe B: rhythm romance was a bust but in 1985 they were still an incredible live band
	12:38pm luka: i distinctly remember trying to learn “what i like...” from guitar tab. forget about it. deceptively complicated riffage.
	12:38pm spodiodi: thanks, Mike Skill! nice interview, M$!
	12:38pm luka: there are no. 1 hits and then there’s this.
	12:38pm Joe B: Yes too long! Romantics were in the studio in 2003. Wally was on the phone a few times though
	12:38pm Frank In Queens: Great interview.
	12:39pm P-90: First class interview! Thanks for that
	12:39pm MFlynn: The perfect Song!!! “What I like about you”. WOW!!!
	12:39pm clarke: triple-tracked.... wow.
	12:39pm phat: That was a great interview. What a nice guy.
	12:40pm myron feld: Great interview, Michael. And this song.....
	12:40pm Dennis Diken: Nice interview Mikey, well done!
	12:40pm luka: i felt like absolute trash when i woke up today and between Bob’s show and this, i am ready to howl with Rex. what the hell would i do without the FMU.
	12:41pm Handy Haversack: That was a really fun interview. Thanks so much, Michael and Mike. Yeah, luka! Let it rip!
	12:41pm clarke: hearing so much enthusiasm is sho' nice (i am talking about skill and M$)
	12:42pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: That was a great interview. Mike Skill sounds like an absolutely awesome guy, the kind of guy I'd love to share a plate of nachos with.
	12:42pm Squints: Lyrics aside, THIS is the greatest Knack song ever. Accept no substitutes.
	12:42pm egould310: Great dirty little ditty. Great show, Mikes.
	12:42pm Andres: Favourite part of interview re. In Heat, this isn’t the same band; was similarly confused! Some songs can be over saturated but What I Like About You stays golden!
	12:43pm Sean: This is a fantastic version!n, not sure if that was mouth harp or accordion on the open.
	12:43pm Hoboken Jack: Very nice interview, Michael!
	12:43pm Sean: ahh, clearly a harmonica!
	12:43pm JSG: For us in MI, they were local heroes. Saw them a bunch. Saw the original lineup at the old high school auditorium in downtown Kazoo (and amazing nearly 10 minute version of Little Latin Lupe Lu in the set), and when the played What I Like, about half way through Wally stops the band and points up to the balcony. The whole thing is heaving up and down. They quickly empty the place, and the fireman come, etc. We wait. They let us back in w/ the balcony closed and they pick up the song EXACTLY where they left off, everyone crammed in aong the orchestra seats. The place went apeshit.
	12:43pm myron feld: MS, you're working blue with this song.
	12:44pm Dean: Ever play Sunset Bombers, Fieger's band before The Knack? My stupid band played the Masque with them.
	12:44pm Handy Haversack: Also, Kate just got back from her run, and I caught her up, and now we're remembering the one time she ordered the chiles rellenos con papa, which had chunked fried potatoes in them, almost like homefries, and she almost exploded and we thought we might finally have actually broken ourselves with food, but now we're wondering if maybe we actually want it again.
	12:44pm HyperDose: Killer interview and show Michael! Love how WoofMooers are always up for riveting food talk. p.s. @Handy, the heat just came on!
	12:44pm Hoboken Jack: Belated hello Joe and Pete
	12:45pm Handy Haversack: Oh, congrats, HyperDose! What a freaking relief.
	12:45pm Dean: Maybe it came from Wilko Johnson?
	12:45pm clarke: i'm left-handed and can't do it!
	12:46pm Listener Robert: I love "Good Girls Don't" because it's so un-woke, but also because a band played it at halftime of a game of the NY Sharks women's football club. Get it? Good girls don't play football, but we do.
	12:46pm Handy Haversack: @JSG: that is a fantastic story. Thanks for sharing it!
	12:47pm Squints: Yikes. With this set I'm a junior in college again.
	12:47pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: Best song of all time ever? I would say, Yes!
	12:48pm Joe B: that is great JSG!
	12:48pm muddybrookrambler: Wow, great show! Thank you! Romantics to Knack to Jags! I’m spending some time with my guitar after this!
	12:49pm Squints: Nothing really does matter but the weekend.
	12:50pm Handy Haversack: Everybody's working for it, Squints.
	12:50pm Dean: Best album of all time ever? (Heaven Tonight.) I might say, Yes!
	12:51pm clarke: sounds like petersson is using a 4-string bass on the early version (as opposed to 8 or 12 on the released version)
	12:51pm DjLorraine: I'm energized from your interview and songs!
	12:51pm James in ATL: Terrific interview. Loving this early version Cheap Trick! Great show today Michael!
	12:51pm Listener Robert: Huh. This "early version" sounds like the one I'm familiar with. Is a later version of "Surrender" significantly different?
	12:51pm Pedro in Arlington: Anyone remember which NY area station used Back of My Hand as an ID, with the frequency as part of the chorus? WLIR maybe?
	12:51pm Uncle Michael: Heaven Tonight=third-best Cheap Trick album.
	12:52pm SeanG: that jags song, i thought was graham parker
	12:52pm Dean: This is definitely not the album version.
	12:52pm Frank Zaatar: It seems Rick jumped the gun on the 2nd verse.
	12:53pm Uncle Michael: When I bought that Jags record a record store clerk had written on the sticker "sounds like elvis costello"
	12:53pm Corey: Thanks for the top notch interview and music, Michael! Take care all.
	12:53pm luka: lol that outro
	12:53pm clarke: seems like they just tightened up the drum compression and over-dubbed another bass track and then the new vocals
	12:53pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: What a show, Michael! Thanks so much.
	12:53pm Frank In Queens: Best Cars song, easily.
	12:53pm vertual: Something's wrong with my volume control...it won't go past 10!
	12:53pm clarke: yessss!!!
	12:54pm Hackensack Slim: Where'd I put my skinny tie?
	12:54pm Dean: I'm gonna guess, UM, that your no. 1 is the first album? Hard to disagree, but what I love about Heaven Tonight is the over-production. Band's riding a wave, hit after hit, and top to bottom their third studio album just blasts off.
	12:54pm Sweet Corn Lizzie: Who did that ID? Great show!
	12:54pm Hughie Considine: Oh man, Elliott Easton's work on this one is so killer.
	12:54pm McGroovey: Playing all the latest hits!
	12:54pm luka: time to transition from coffee to crispy ones.
	12:54pm Handy Haversack: Oh, dag. It went so fast. Great show, MS! Not even a no. 1.5 in the bunch! Be well, Shellegamers Rellenos! Great hanging and grooving with you all.
	12:54pm Uncle Michael: I think the first two records are perfection.
	12:54pm Michael Shelley: I cut out a really dirty 1/2 verse from that version of Surrender
	12:54pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: I am so glad I spent my high school years listening to these songs and not Dire Straits or Ted Nugent. Just awesome.
	12:54pm DjLorraine: Myron are you the Myron from Myron & the Deltrons?
	12:54pm P-90: Now how did I know The Cars were going to make an appearance in here somewhere?
	12:55pm Sean: You're in a very particular groove. Reminds me of a late 70's overnight radio shift.
	12:55pm Uncle Michael: Pete Thomas, Lizzie. Attractions bass player,
	12:55pm phat: Hot damn. High school high points.
	12:55pm Megaroni: What a cool interview! Thanks Michael !
	12:55pm spodiodi: thanks, Michael Shelley! great show, and loved the Mike Skill interview! cheerio, rockers
	12:55pm Uncle Michael: Great show, Michael.
	12:55pm Dean: Never quite got In Color, perhaps another reason why I so admire Heaven Tonight. Prodigal band.
	12:56pm Sweet Corn Lizzie: Thanks UM
	12:56pm luka: thank u, Michael. shows like this are what the “fav an episode” feature are made for.
	12:56pm Michael Shelley: David Robinson should patent those fills
	12:56pm radioronan: Thanks Michael..thanks skeletons!
	12:56pm Uncle Michael: Bruce, not Pete. Oops
	12:56pm clarke: it's just an automatic line.... fun shew - as always.
	12:57pm SeanG: great show Michael! got me outta bed
	12:58pm Dean: Also my experience hearing them live ran counter to the usual trajectory: band gets bigger, plays bigger venues, not as fun as the small joints. Cheap Trick ran in the other direction for me during those early years. The bigger the venue, the harder they worked, the better they sounded.
	12:58pm DjLorraine: Thanks Michael and Skellies
	12:58pm Hughie Considine: This gal's voice....oh man
	12:58pm dk50b: One of the best song kickoffs ever. My first concert was The Cars and XTC at The Garden in December 1980. Both were phenomenal. Cars stage presence was a little detached, but XTC was a revelation.
	12:58pm Tommy in Neversink: Not funny
	12:59pm Hughie Considine: I envy you seeing XTC, @dk50b
	12:59pm Michael in Montclair: Very twisted
	12:59pm clarke: she puts the DEPART in the department
	12:59pm vertual: apologies to dave the spazz...
	12:59pm davefromtoronto: she's cold...
	12:59pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: "You can make soup or have them as a pet."
	12:59pm Andres: Great show! Sick finish!
	12:59pm Hoboken Jack: Thank you Michael and Ruth!!
	12:59pm DjLorraine: Monkey said stop
	12:59pm P-90: The screeching in the background really makes that one
	12:59pm Hubig Pie: Monkey hips and rice
	1:00pm Michael Shelley: dk - I was there!
	1:00pm Michael in Montclair: Thanks Michael! Great show today. I enjoyed the Mike Skill interview a bunch!
	1:01pm Firepitmama: Fantastic and fun show! Thank you!!
	1:02pm Andres: Can I ask for an autograph at least?
	1:15pm RevErie: good show, then you ruined the whole show with the ending

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January 30, 2021: Guest: Mike Skill of The Romantics

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New * / Special ***	Approx. start time
Romantics, The	When I Look In Your Eyes
Yardbirds, The	Putty In Your Hands
Willie Nelson	I Gotta Get Drunk (demo)
Solomon Burke	Maggie's Farm "Maggie's Farm" by "Solomon Burke"
NRBQ	Our Day Will Come "Our Day Will Come" by "NRBQ"
Romantics, The	Tell It To Carrie "Tell It To Carrie" by "Romantics, The"
Equals, The	Police On My Back "Police On My Back" by "Equals, The"
Elvis Presley	Wearin' That Loved On Look (various takes)
Trevor Blendour	Carly Please "Carly Please" by "Trevor Blendour"
Romantics, The	She's Got Everything
Shocking Blue	I've Spent My Money
Hasil Adkins	Walk And Talk With Me
Eddie Bo	Our Love (Will Never Falter)
Crows, The	Mambo Shevits "Mambo Shevits" by "Crows, The"
Romantics, The	61-49 "61-49" by "Romantics, The"
Romantics, The	Gimme One More Chance
Mike Skill	We Got Your Rock And Roll
Mike Skill	Interview "Interview" by "Mike Skill"
Romantics, The	What I Like About You
Knack, The	Good Girls Don't "Good Girls Don't" by "Knack, The"
Jags, The	Back Of My Hand "Back Of My Hand" by "Jags, The"
Cheap Trick	Surrender (early version)
Cars, The	Bye Bye Love "Bye Bye Love" by "Cars, The"
Harold Flender	Monkey Department "Monkey Department" by "Harold Flender"

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Listener comments!
	10:59am Frank In Queens: Hey Now!
	11:00am Listener Baby: dl-mail.ymail.com...
	11:00am Handy Haversack: Michael and all the Shelle Gamers! Good morning out there! Hey, Frank, Listener Baby, all.
	11:01am antonio: Vicious tricks on the telephone LOL
	11:01am clarke: hey now -- let us cook!!!
	11:01am DjLorraine: Micheal is looking great hey!
	11:01am Listener Baby: Handy! What is shaking?
	11:01am Michael Shelley: BABY - you ok? GOOD MORNING ALL!
	11:02am SmokinJ: Ready to R-O-C-K! 8-)
	11:02am Roberto: Working title: What I Like About Your Eyes
	11:02am clarke: this is the master.... 1-2-3-4 fa fa fa fa. fa fa fa
	11:02am Listener Baby: So groovy. You?
	11:03am Handy Haversack: I have been lazing around and reading, which feels almost criminally indulgent, L. Baby! A guy could get used to it! How's tricks?
	11:03am Geoffrey in Ottawa: Good looking nachos. My nine-year-old son and I have plans to eat nachos and watch the Royal Rumble tomorrow night, and I, for one, can't wait.
	11:03am Michael Shelley: that first post of yours... yeah, I'm groovy
	11:03am Listener Baby: Have a look
	11:03am Doc Rock: Good morning Michael and everyone listening. Let’s warm up on this COLD day, with hot sounds.
	11:04am clarke: having a little trouble getting that glass to the middle of that coastaaaah??
	11:04am Squints: OK, then. Alright, alright, alright.
	11:04am Geoffrey in Ottawa: @ clarke Right? Love it.
	11:04am Michael Shelley: Baby - error code "EC-4008" requestId "027248f0-fef6-2341-1ce0-59000001ed00"
	11:05am HyperDose: Pulled pork nachos? I want them NOW
	11:05am Listener Baby: Damn!
	11:05am spodiodi: good morning, Michael Shelley and #1 peeps!
	11:06am Handy Haversack: Yo, spodi!
	11:07am spodiodi: yo, Handy! good to see ya!
	11:07am clarke: of course, love ALL Romantics albums, BUT have special fondness for Nat'l Breakout
	11:07am Dennis Diken: Go Mikey! Hey everyone!
	11:07am McGroovey: I feel compelled to inform the world that I'm eating a bagel with cream cheese.
	11:08am KWilde: Hey Michael! You gotts it!
	11:08am Hoboken Jack: Good morning Michael, welcome back Ruth, hello Baby, Spodi, Handy, Franky, everybod-y!
	11:08am Geoffrey in Ottawa: I once saw Willie Nelson and he played this song and Bloody Mary Morning back to back and I couldn't have been happier because those are my two favourite Willie songas.
	11:08am wenzo llc.: lookin' forward to that! when I was working at the hardware store they'd play what I like about you on the 80's station every day... one of the few songs I actually enjoyed. I fuckin' hate we built this city on rock n roll sorry not sorry
	11:09am Pauly from Clifton: Good morning, Michael, Skellys, gang!
	11:09am Rock Ridge Chess Club: Howdy
	11:09am Ruth Booth: Hi Jack!!!
	11:09am Hoboken Jack: Happy day Dennis and Mr McGroove!
	11:09am Handy Haversack: Hey there, Jack! Is Ruth back in the Ruth Booth? Hi and thanks, Ruth!
	11:10am wenzo llc.: YES!!! never heard this!! my dad & I saw SB in... 2005 or so? he was great! the king of rock n' soul
	11:10am Ruth Booth: Happy good morning, Handy!
	11:11am Dean: George Jones delivers "I Gotta Get Drunk" on his duets album with Willie.
	11:11am spodiodi: hi Jack!
	11:11am Nate K: OK, I really do need to take the NRBQ deep dive.
	11:12am Squints: clarke, for the longest time I preferred the first LP to National Breakout, but over time the dirtier sound won me over. Possibly a more authentic representation of The Romantics if I ever actually saw them. The get into heaven just for A Night Like This.
	11:12am Frank In Queens: Nate, the Q beckons you!
	11:12am P-90: Sooo cool, this live “Our Day”
	11:13am Frank In Queens: And only on WFMU is that a good thing!
	11:13am Listener Baby: Jack!
	11:13am KWilde: Nate K it’s pretty deep
	11:13am Listener Baby: And wide
	11:15am wenzo llc.: hey Nate!
	11:15am wenzo llc.: greetings from Detroit... gotta go walk my dog hope I don't miss the interview
	11:15am David in ATL from NJ: Had the same exact thought and memories of Tommy, Michael. My very favorite Tommy vocal track.
	11:15am clarke: after viewing a 'recent' Romantics live show (on the youtube) i can say they still got it!!
	11:15am Squints: Is this Carrie from the first LP or the Bomp single?
	11:17am clarke: sounds like the Bomp version here
	11:17am clarke: (album version is more bombastic)
	11:17am Bobby K: Hey Michael, Ruth, all
	11:18am myron feld: I was in a band that opened a few shows for The Romantics and I'm happy to say they were extremely nice guys.
	11:18am HyperDose: Love The Equals!
	11:18am Ruth Booth: Hey Bobby!
	11:19am paul: Eddy Grant?
	11:19am Geoffrey in Ottawa: I actually spent this past week listening to Sandinista. It only took me 40 years to finds the beauty in those records.
	11:19am Hubig Pie: Ja , Mr Electric ave.
	11:20am Listener Baby: Their short stint as The Splendas was disappointing
	11:21am spodiodi: slowly? haha
	11:21am paul: I miss sushi!
	11:21am clarke: fried chicken
	11:22am Listener Baby: Sushi.
	11:22am Dennis Diken: Hullo Jack!
	11:22am Einstraus: Good French Fries!!!!
	11:22am Frank In Queens: We had eggplant rollatini at home this week.
	11:22am Geoffrey in Ottawa: Yep. Fried chicken, for sure. I ain't cooking that at home.
	11:22am clarke: (being a huge fan of popeye's there is NO f'ing way to top their chicken)
	11:22am Listener Baby: Double D. Are you okay?
	11:23am Nate K: I know it’s not difficult to actually make, but I personally think a really great burger is difficult to pull off at home.
	11:23am paul: Publix grocery has great fried chicken.
	11:23am Listener Schned: Raw bar- any kind- Fish Tacos- French Onion Soup-
	11:23am Squints: I love the version of Suspicious Minds before the girl chorus and the horns. Just him the band and the organ. Oh. My. Goodness.
	11:23am morphe': The Equals are the original version???? Steve McQueen's 5 films(SMALL AX)l about Black Life in England is powerful ... https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/small-axe-steve-mcqueen-interview-1104952/
	11:23am clarke: rollatini - a type of pasta or did you mean rotini?
	11:24am Corey: Morning Michael, skeleton crew, and listeners! Nice to be here with you all. I miss Indian food of all kinds. Every time we make it it comes out a little flat and insult to injury makes the house smell of curry powder for a couple a days.
	11:24am Uncle Michael: Good morning from my kitchen to yours, Michael.
	11:24am joe mulligan: that police siren guitar riff by the Equals is so cool. like how they sounded before the Clash did their own cover of the song
	11:24am StringOFperils: Jonesin' for a really good chicken shwarma.
	11:24am Hughie Considine: Ahh, the beauty of the flubbed note...
	11:24am Frank In Queens: rollatini. Rotini is a pasta.
	11:25am Frank In Queens: Basically, eggplant parm roll-ups.
	11:25am Geoffrey in Ottawa: @Nate K Where's your best burger? Mine is probably Phillips Grocery in Holly Springs.
	11:25am clarke: ah!! niiiiiiice!!
	11:26am Dennis Diken: Hey Baby, good here. How’s by you, pal?
	11:26am spodiodi: good morning, Corey
	11:26am Biba McLurex: Steak. Steak fries. Ile Flottant.
	11:26am cozy bitch: been making a ton of vegan sushi over here... :)
	11:27am Hughie Considine: Also by Lorenzo San Dubois
	11:27am Frank In Queens: cozy, with "fake" fish or without?
	11:27am Listener Baby: Real good, thanks. I only ask because you were On Fire on Wednesday. Hoping you’ve recovered.
	11:27am Dennis Diken: Gene Chrisman, American house band drummer frikkin’ rules!
	11:27am morphe': ps. The Equals - Police On My Back video (Keystone Cops bit) is worth a look - later of course.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH0Guwo_ky0
	11:27am clarke: @Corey: have you tried some of Trader Joe's frozen Indian Food dishes?? i especially highly recommend their fish one and the lamb vindaloo
	11:28am Hughie Considine: Different "Love Power." I was thinking of "The Producers" and the inimitable Dick Shawn's character. But then again, I often am...
	11:28am joe mulligan: oh thanks Morphe'!
	11:29am Geoffrey in Ottawa: Mind you, the double cheeseburger at Dyer's in Memphis is one worth trying--once.
	11:29am Frank Zaatar: Are those naked Memphis tracks available? I was never an Elvis fan (I know, heresy), but I would buy that.
	11:29am spodiodi: Corey, clarke, the vegan TJs Indian frozen dishes are also pretty darn good for what they are
	11:29am Corey: @spodiodi Morning! @clarke: Thanks for the tip! Will give it a go.
	11:29am Bootsie: Came for the music... but now I want nachos!!
	11:30am ?: Chips Moman and that house band were exactly what Elvis needed at that point in time. What grooves! Been watching some great interviews with some of those musicians on Joe Chambers' YT channel
	11:30am Nate K: @Geoffrey, too many to name! Butter Joint in Pittsburgh. Port of Call in NOLA. Bonnie’s Grill in Brooklyn, but it’s been forever.
	11:30am cozy bitch: @Frank with and without... spicy heart of palm "crab", carrot lox... tried tomato tuna and it's meh... but bbq king oyster, sweet potato tempura and always avocado are among favorite non-fish ingredients.
	11:31am clarke: Trader's Korma Fish Curry is really great (i must say that microwave-able dishes of ALL varieties have gotten so much better in recent years)!!
	11:31am Squints: There's some of that stuff of the 5-disc From Nashville to Memphis 60s box.
	11:32am Geoffrey in Ottawa: @Nate K They're all going on my list and I am ever hopeful that we will one day be able to put a check mark beside those list items.
	11:32am Nate K: Sidecar in Brooklyn, too. Definitely a burger I pine for.
	11:32am spodiodi: avo rolls and cucumber rolls, all day long.
	11:32am gf2002: Red Lobster Endless Shrimp, esp. the shrimp scampi. Tried to replicate it at home, it was about 75% right. I miss that other 25%
	11:32am HyperDose: Good fries are hard to come by. If only I could make these at home (I have no idea what they're called): i.imgur.com...
	11:33am clarke: the new 'burger' for new orleans is: Trep's Sloppy Joe - spicy ground beef with jalapeno pimento cheese. bueno.
	11:34am Frank In Queens: cozy, ok so veggie based faux fish. I ask because I've been seeing a lot of pre-packaged fake fish products being advertised and I have ZERO interest in that. Was wondering if you were using any of those products or not.
	11:34am Michael in Montclair: Thanks for the tip Michael! Now I'll have to learn to have to make my own tortilla chips.
	11:34am Handy Haversack: I can't even conceive of making my own chips.
	11:34am Mike W: May Wah! on Hester Street. Also very friendly staff. “Vegan frog legs” anyone?
	11:34am Dean: For burgers in my neck of the woods, Al's Big Burger (mesquite grilled) and Red Onion (sloppy as all get-out) are winners.
	11:35am Frank In Queens: May Wah? I've never been there but Christina has.
	11:35am Wendi + Ronny: Hester and where? I’d love to check out that supermarket.
	11:35am spodiodi: wow, M$, that's a rough minus 1... i've never even made chips from scratch (me either, Handy)
	11:35am Uncle Michael: Make Xiao Long Bao at home, Michael.
	11:36am Dean: By that logic, one should also make pickled jalapenos from scratch.
	11:36am joe mulligan: My Lord Michael Shelley the norwegian bene with potato pancakes sounds amazing, as if the chili relleno wasnt enough!!
	11:36am gene sculatti: Thanks, Michael.
	11:36am luka: we made hollandaise for benedicts, too! but made way too much. i made ethiopian collard greens last weekend and it was outta sight.
	11:36am P-90: “It’s SO dark, you’ll have to call a family meeting!”
	11:36am Listener Baby: Happy happy day, Gene!
	11:37am Mike W: May Wah, just above Canal Street, on Hester Street just east of...Lafayette I believe
	11:37am Hubig Pie: You do not make soy sauce You buy soy sauce
	11:37am Geoffrey in Ottawa: @clarke Pimento cheese was a revolution to me when I first encountered it in Memphis and New Orleans is one of the first places I'm going if we're ever allowed to go anywhere again, so I'll be trying that burger, for sure.
	11:37am SankaSankaSanka: +1 for pulled pork nachos. It’s something we never ate at home until now.
	11:37am Andres: Morning Michael and all! We’ve been missing Chinese eggplant with Szechuan sauce . I made some, it was good.But what a chore without a powerful stovetop, large wok, or prep line!
	11:37am morphe': Where are/were the best Chili Rellenos????? or did you say homemade??? Fake Fish: Subways is being sued because (allegation) their Tuna contains NO = ZERO=0 Tuna !!!
	11:37am Frank In Queens: Hester east of Centre.
	11:38am Corey: Chile rellenos, oh man. Especially, the US southwestern version with Hatch green chiles. I ask for them in a burrito if your taqueria can handle that sort of thing.
	11:38am joe mulligan: if anyone in the park slope area is looking for home-cooked middle eastern food, you have to check out Tanabel. they do a feast every saturday for pickup or nearby delivery. so good!
	11:39am Uncle Michael: It's Gene! Happy birthday and thanks for your help on my Loss Leaders show a few years back!
	11:39am Handy Haversack: The chiles rellenos from Vamos al Tequila in Greenpoint are maybe Kate's favorite meal, morphe'.
	11:40am david watts: hey mike! how was making Chile relleno? was it tough to peel the skin off the pepper? definitely a restaurant-only item but would like to try making it. I've mastered bbq on a charcoal smoker because the west coast does not know good bbq if it hit them in the face. a good brine is key. I've found that the charcoal struggles to maintain a cooking temp in the cold weather though.
	11:40am Frank In Queens: Love Shocking Blue.
	11:40am Mister Dobalina: Al's Big Burger looks like a good burger...to bad it's many miles away.
	11:40am listener 126464: Happy Birthday Gene! Cheers everyone.
	11:40am SankaSankaSanka: If anyone is in need of a pulled pork nachos “recipe “ this one has felt most like dining and drinking out somewhere: tasty.co...
	11:41am Andres: Also, one should make their own pickled jalapeños and share some with your friends, they are awesome!
	11:41am DjLorraine: Before i sang in bands in Toledo, OH i did lights for a band that covered Police on My Back. I haven't heard it for decades. I've seen nrbq and the Romantics.
	11:41am Mister Dobalina: They have a 1/6lb burger, they call it a baby burger. Good stuff.
	11:41am Michael in Montclair: This show has turned into a double-edged sword for me. Every time I finish listening, my appetite for great music is satisfied, but I am left with an empty stomach.
	11:43am spodiodi: sounds like he's about to break into that Witch Doctor song
	11:43am Jimmy Wipper: Funny, I was just reading Miriam Linna's post about Nixon's letter to Hasil.
	11:43am Hubig Pie: Look at that caveman go !
	11:44am clarke: whipppppppaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh
	11:44am Dean: That's right, Mister Dobalina. The baby burger is my daughter's choice. There's also a small chain in these parts, Nation's Giant Burger, that does a decent job, but the real draw is the assortment of pies. Once upon a time Berkeley had a fancy restaurant, Cafe Rouge, in a bougie shopping area. They did a wonderful burger and fries. Add a martini: lunch!
	11:45am Michael in Montclair: On the topic of nachos and all things Mexican food related, Passaic, NJ is a bastion of affordible, delicious, and authentic Mexican eats. Taqueria Los Gueros, La Fortaleza, Mexico Deli (yes, that's the name), and La Lotería are some of the places that I have hit.
	11:47am Listener Baby: The Michael Shelley!! It’s a friggin #1 hit!
	11:47am Dean: In recent months a taco truck has been parking on a nearby corner. The al pastor is superb.
	11:48am HyperDose: If you haven't tried chilaquiles verdes, you're missing out. Ask any Mexican place, they'll make it for you (but easier to make at home). Best breakfast ever.
	11:49am Listener Bop Monroe: "life can be so fine just like Manashewitz wine!"
	11:49am Andres: I feel like Bugs Bunny played a version of Mambo Shevits in a cartoon I’ve forgotten the details of.
	11:50am joe mulligan: my chiropractor loves the "shake your sacroiliac" part of that Mambo Shevits song by the Crows
	11:50am Geoffrey in Ottawa: There is a place around the corner from me that makes a mean burrito. TacoLot it's called. It's in a parking lot, of course. Go figure.
	11:51am Listener Bop Monroe: sorry, it's Manischewitz wine
	11:51am James in ATL: One of the best shows I ever saw was in Athens GA in the 80's. It was The Romantics with The Producers and The Swinging Richards (local band). Hell of a PowerPop night.
	11:51am Rick from SC: Hi Michael and all. And yeah for homemade Chile rellenos
	11:51am Michael Shelley: DW - Gotta roast the chilis first, then the skins peel off easy - they did fall apart a bit... but over all - really good
	11:52am Dean: What kind of cheese in the rellenos?
	11:52am Uncle Michael: I have oatmeal raisin cookies working now, and I've started a sauce for pastitsio.
	11:55am HyperDose: I regret not making my big end-of-summer batch of tomato sauce and basil pesto. But considering 2020 almost drove me to insanity, I'll give myself a pass.
	11:56am Listener Baby: How did I never see The Romantics? Seems impossible?
	11:56am Tim from LH: We were lucky in NJ, they played the clubs all the time in the early 80’s. I saw them a bunch.
	11:57am Bob: Tell It To Carrie is still a top ten all time single for me
	11:57am spodiodi: my fave taquerias in SF: El Farolito, Taqueria Cancun, Puerto Allegre (great chile rellenos), La Randalla, Pancho Villa, Taqueria Guadalajara (best suiza on earth)
	11:57am Handy Haversack: Eating breakfast right now -- feels almost like a defensive mood given the discussion going on!
	11:57am Michael Shelley: I used 1/2 Mexican cheese similar to Mozzerella (forgot the name) & 1/2 jack
	11:58am Dennis Diken: Romantics current drummer Brad Elvis is one of the coolest, most unique players ever bein’ gave
	11:58am Handy Haversack: Queso blanco, MS? Or chihuahua?
	11:59am clarke: was going to say that, earlier, but i blanked on his name, DD
	12:00pm HyperDose: Any bread makers in the hits house? I've been watching too much Tom Papa and not doing any baking.
	12:01pm Dean: Asadero or Oaxaca, maybe.
	12:01pm JohnEBGood: This sounds like Jersey!
	12:02pm Corey: @spodiodi: embarrassment of riches in SF! I once ate two Cancun burritos in one sitting. Hard to imagine now.
	12:02pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: Steamies are a favourite here, too. A Montreal speciality.
	12:02pm wenzo llc.: whatup doe... 313 representing. I like that idea "what would they have sounded like if they didn't have hits" interesting
	12:03pm Michael Shelley: Asadero I believe... here's the recipe I used: www.isabeleats.com...
	12:03pm Dean: I'm still getting a paycheck, if that's what you're asking, HyperDose.
	12:03pm spodiodi: woof, Corey! that's hard core! i'd often only have half a burrito for lunch, then take the rest home for snackin'
	12:03pm Michael Shelley: Results were eye popping: a 1" pillow surrounding the chilis
	12:04pm morphe': Handy - I'll check it out .. next vist to take home ... Dean - best substitue for Oaxaan cheese is Buffala mozzarella (press/drain out the water with a heavy plate and pot of water 1 hour) or regular Mozerrella if need be so.. best for quesadillas too .... cremini mushrooms as a Huitlacoche substitute ...
	12:04pm Frank Zaatar: @Hyperdose: I just made my first sourdough rye bread. It was a miracle.
	12:04pm spodiodi: lol Dean
	12:04pm spodiodi: i'm still giggling from your "Poor al!" comment from yesterday, Dean. too funny
	12:05pm Sean: Michael, I looked at your recipe and suddenly realized, I've never had Chili Rellenos in my life. Gotta jump in that well!
	12:05pm Dean: I did a pasta bake with fresh mozzarella recently. Thanks, spodiodi. That one came out of left field.
	12:06pm Andres: Geoffrey: I have made steamies at home. Poutine however, never quite the same without the deep fry.
	12:06pm DjLorraine: @Myron Feld, are you possibly Myron from Myron and the Detrons? Because i was a Deltron.
	12:08pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: @Andres I make poutine on occasion at home, but with roasted "fries" and not deep-fried ones. It's always kind of enjoyable but for whatever reason it's never as hot as I'd like it to be. I guess the cold cheese curds cools off the gravy quickly.
	12:10pm joe mulligan: The Romantics played a mile from where I grew up at the Tally Ho motel bar in Wilmington DE back in the 80s
	12:11pm spodiodi: The Romantics songs remind me of 7-8th grade dances
	12:12pm Crei6hton: Afternoon WFMU!
	12:14pm clarke: great interview (again)
	12:15pm Dean: Was working in a record store when the first album arrived. We played it all the time.
	12:21pm clarke: that's fantastic - mike's verve for the verve
	12:24pm clarke: those heavy pauses on Talking In Your Sleep are jus' fine!
	12:25pm luka: just thinking about the part when the guitars come in on “talking in your sleep” sends a chill through my body.
	12:26pm pgalub: gtr suspensions! (chef's kiss)
	12:26pm spodiodi: i expect "talkin in your sleep" to be stuck in my head for the next couple of weeks now
	12:27pm spodiodi: not a bad deal
	12:28pm luka: everybody rappin like it’s a commercial.
	12:29pm myron feld: The Who's commercial for the US Air Force is a strange one.
	12:29pm Handy Haversack: Actin like life is a big commercial (Sorry, luka, there's no way to contain it once triggered!)
	12:30pm luka: lol Handy. thank you.
	12:30pm pgalub: Thank you, Handy!
	12:31pm wenzo llc.: @myron sounds weird!!! Ill check it out lol
	12:31pm luka: i’d never really thought of the distinction between bands that party but aren’t a complete mess on stage.
	12:32pm clarke: very prescient words
	12:32pm luka: but it’s an important one.
	12:33pm Michael Shelley: one of Mike D's best "rhymes"
	12:33pm clarke: i got my ass capped, too!!!
	12:34pm Joe B: Great job Michael! Mike rules! and yes, the Romantics know how to 'manage' their partying
	12:36pm HyperDose: @Dean dough is indeed a good thing to have @Frank Zatar sourdough rye sounds heavenly!
	12:36pm Dean: I wonder if The Romantics ever crossed paths with The Dogs. Must have before the latter moved to LA.
	12:37pm MFlynn: So cool Michael!! Great conversation!! I’m pulling out all my Romantics albums.
	12:37pm Joe B: rhythm romance was a bust but in 1985 they were still an incredible live band
	12:38pm luka: i distinctly remember trying to learn “what i like...” from guitar tab. forget about it. deceptively complicated riffage.
	12:38pm spodiodi: thanks, Mike Skill! nice interview, M$!
	12:38pm luka: there are no. 1 hits and then there’s this.
	12:38pm Joe B: Yes too long! Romantics were in the studio in 2003. Wally was on the phone a few times though
	12:38pm Frank In Queens: Great interview.
	12:39pm P-90: First class interview! Thanks for that
	12:39pm MFlynn: The perfect Song!!! “What I like about you”. WOW!!!
	12:39pm clarke: triple-tracked.... wow.
	12:39pm phat: That was a great interview. What a nice guy.
	12:40pm myron feld: Great interview, Michael. And this song.....
	12:40pm Dennis Diken: Nice interview Mikey, well done!
	12:40pm luka: i felt like absolute trash when i woke up today and between Bob’s show and this, i am ready to howl with Rex. what the hell would i do without the FMU.
	12:41pm Handy Haversack: That was a really fun interview. Thanks so much, Michael and Mike. Yeah, luka! Let it rip!
	12:41pm clarke: hearing so much enthusiasm is sho' nice (i am talking about skill and M$)
	12:42pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: That was a great interview. Mike Skill sounds like an absolutely awesome guy, the kind of guy I'd love to share a plate of nachos with.
	12:42pm Squints: Lyrics aside, THIS is the greatest Knack song ever. Accept no substitutes.
	12:42pm egould310: Great dirty little ditty. Great show, Mikes.
	12:42pm Andres: Favourite part of interview re. In Heat, this isn’t the same band; was similarly confused! Some songs can be over saturated but What I Like About You stays golden!
	12:43pm Sean: This is a fantastic version!n, not sure if that was mouth harp or accordion on the open.
	12:43pm Hoboken Jack: Very nice interview, Michael!
	12:43pm Sean: ahh, clearly a harmonica!
	12:43pm JSG: For us in MI, they were local heroes. Saw them a bunch. Saw the original lineup at the old high school auditorium in downtown Kazoo (and amazing nearly 10 minute version of Little Latin Lupe Lu in the set), and when the played What I Like, about half way through Wally stops the band and points up to the balcony. The whole thing is heaving up and down. They quickly empty the place, and the fireman come, etc. We wait. They let us back in w/ the balcony closed and they pick up the song EXACTLY where they left off, everyone crammed in aong the orchestra seats. The place went apeshit.
	12:43pm myron feld: MS, you're working blue with this song.
	12:44pm Dean: Ever play Sunset Bombers, Fieger's band before The Knack? My stupid band played the Masque with them.
	12:44pm Handy Haversack: Also, Kate just got back from her run, and I caught her up, and now we're remembering the one time she ordered the chiles rellenos con papa, which had chunked fried potatoes in them, almost like homefries, and she almost exploded and we thought we might finally have actually broken ourselves with food, but now we're wondering if maybe we actually want it again.
	12:44pm HyperDose: Killer interview and show Michael! Love how WoofMooers are always up for riveting food talk. p.s. @Handy, the heat just came on!
	12:44pm Hoboken Jack: Belated hello Joe and Pete
	12:45pm Handy Haversack: Oh, congrats, HyperDose! What a freaking relief.
	12:45pm Dean: Maybe it came from Wilko Johnson?
	12:45pm clarke: i'm left-handed and can't do it!
	12:46pm Listener Robert: I love "Good Girls Don't" because it's so un-woke, but also because a band played it at halftime of a game of the NY Sharks women's football club. Get it? Good girls don't play football, but we do.
	12:46pm Handy Haversack: @JSG: that is a fantastic story. Thanks for sharing it!
	12:47pm Squints: Yikes. With this set I'm a junior in college again.
	12:47pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: Best song of all time ever? I would say, Yes!
	12:48pm Joe B: that is great JSG!
	12:48pm muddybrookrambler: Wow, great show! Thank you! Romantics to Knack to Jags! I’m spending some time with my guitar after this!
	12:49pm Squints: Nothing really does matter but the weekend.
	12:50pm Handy Haversack: Everybody's working for it, Squints.
	12:50pm Dean: Best album of all time ever? (Heaven Tonight.) I might say, Yes!
	12:51pm clarke: sounds like petersson is using a 4-string bass on the early version (as opposed to 8 or 12 on the released version)
	12:51pm DjLorraine: I'm energized from your interview and songs!
	12:51pm James in ATL: Terrific interview. Loving this early version Cheap Trick! Great show today Michael!
	12:51pm Listener Robert: Huh. This "early version" sounds like the one I'm familiar with. Is a later version of "Surrender" significantly different?
	12:51pm Pedro in Arlington: Anyone remember which NY area station used Back of My Hand as an ID, with the frequency as part of the chorus? WLIR maybe?
	12:51pm Uncle Michael: Heaven Tonight=third-best Cheap Trick album.
	12:52pm SeanG: that jags song, i thought was graham parker
	12:52pm Dean: This is definitely not the album version.
	12:52pm Frank Zaatar: It seems Rick jumped the gun on the 2nd verse.
	12:53pm Uncle Michael: When I bought that Jags record a record store clerk had written on the sticker "sounds like elvis costello"
	12:53pm Corey: Thanks for the top notch interview and music, Michael! Take care all.
	12:53pm luka: lol that outro
	12:53pm clarke: seems like they just tightened up the drum compression and over-dubbed another bass track and then the new vocals
	12:53pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: What a show, Michael! Thanks so much.
	12:53pm Frank In Queens: Best Cars song, easily.
	12:53pm vertual: Something's wrong with my volume control...it won't go past 10!
	12:53pm clarke: yessss!!!
	12:54pm Hackensack Slim: Where'd I put my skinny tie?
	12:54pm Dean: I'm gonna guess, UM, that your no. 1 is the first album? Hard to disagree, but what I love about Heaven Tonight is the over-production. Band's riding a wave, hit after hit, and top to bottom their third studio album just blasts off.
	12:54pm Sweet Corn Lizzie: Who did that ID? Great show!
	12:54pm Hughie Considine: Oh man, Elliott Easton's work on this one is so killer.
	12:54pm McGroovey: Playing all the latest hits!
	12:54pm luka: time to transition from coffee to crispy ones.
	12:54pm Handy Haversack: Oh, dag. It went so fast. Great show, MS! Not even a no. 1.5 in the bunch! Be well, Shellegamers Rellenos! Great hanging and grooving with you all.
	12:54pm Uncle Michael: I think the first two records are perfection.
	12:54pm Michael Shelley: I cut out a really dirty 1/2 verse from that version of Surrender
	12:54pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: I am so glad I spent my high school years listening to these songs and not Dire Straits or Ted Nugent. Just awesome.
	12:54pm DjLorraine: Myron are you the Myron from Myron & the Deltrons?
	12:54pm P-90: Now how did I know The Cars were going to make an appearance in here somewhere?
	12:55pm Sean: You're in a very particular groove. Reminds me of a late 70's overnight radio shift.
	12:55pm Uncle Michael: Pete Thomas, Lizzie. Attractions bass player,
	12:55pm phat: Hot damn. High school high points.
	12:55pm Megaroni: What a cool interview! Thanks Michael !
	12:55pm spodiodi: thanks, Michael Shelley! great show, and loved the Mike Skill interview! cheerio, rockers
	12:55pm Uncle Michael: Great show, Michael.
	12:55pm Dean: Never quite got In Color, perhaps another reason why I so admire Heaven Tonight. Prodigal band.
	12:56pm Sweet Corn Lizzie: Thanks UM
	12:56pm luka: thank u, Michael. shows like this are what the “fav an episode” feature are made for.
	12:56pm Michael Shelley: David Robinson should patent those fills
	12:56pm radioronan: Thanks Michael..thanks skeletons!
	12:56pm Uncle Michael: Bruce, not Pete. Oops
	12:56pm clarke: it's just an automatic line.... fun shew - as always.
	12:57pm SeanG: great show Michael! got me outta bed
	12:58pm Dean: Also my experience hearing them live ran counter to the usual trajectory: band gets bigger, plays bigger venues, not as fun as the small joints. Cheap Trick ran in the other direction for me during those early years. The bigger the venue, the harder they worked, the better they sounded.
	12:58pm DjLorraine: Thanks Michael and Skellies
	12:58pm Hughie Considine: This gal's voice....oh man
	12:58pm dk50b: One of the best song kickoffs ever. My first concert was The Cars and XTC at The Garden in December 1980. Both were phenomenal. Cars stage presence was a little detached, but XTC was a revelation.
	12:58pm Tommy in Neversink: Not funny
	12:59pm Hughie Considine: I envy you seeing XTC, @dk50b
	12:59pm Michael in Montclair: Very twisted
	12:59pm clarke: she puts the DEPART in the department
	12:59pm vertual: apologies to dave the spazz...
	12:59pm davefromtoronto: she's cold...
	12:59pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: "You can make soup or have them as a pet."
	12:59pm Andres: Great show! Sick finish!
	12:59pm Hoboken Jack: Thank you Michael and Ruth!!
	12:59pm DjLorraine: Monkey said stop
	12:59pm P-90: The screeching in the background really makes that one
	12:59pm Hubig Pie: Monkey hips and rice
	1:00pm Michael Shelley: dk - I was there!
	1:00pm Michael in Montclair: Thanks Michael! Great show today. I enjoyed the Mike Skill interview a bunch!
	1:01pm Firepitmama: Fantastic and fun show! Thank you!!
	1:02pm Andres: Can I ask for an autograph at least?
	1:15pm RevErie: good show, then you ruined the whole show with the ending

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