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Turning over the toy box and jamming together the gloriously mismatched musical Lincoln Logs, Legos and Tinker Toys from Tin Pan Alley pluggers, pickled egg tavern weepers, lockstep soul ensembles, skinny-tie power poppers, Eurotrash ravers, moontanned art school rockers, drunken soccer anthems and anything else that seems like a good idea at the time. There are no guilty pleasures.

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Favoriting June 11, 2021: Show #400: "Round number."

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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments Approx. start time
Uncle Michael  Hinky Dinky Time Open   Favoriting          
Pete La Roca ‎  Lazy Afternoon   Favoriting Basra  Blue Note  1965  (From: Blue Note The Definitive 45 RPM Reissue Series)  0:02:58 (Pop-up)
Traffic  Rainmaker   Favoriting Low Spark Of The High Heeled Boys  Island  1971    0:07:54 (Pop-up)
The Guess Who  Undun   Favoriting Canned Wheat  RCA Victor  1969    0:15:25 (Pop-up)
Esquivel And His Orchestra ‎  Cherokee   Favoriting Infinity In Sound Volume 2  RCA  1961    0:22:11 (Pop-up)
Dan Hicks And His Hot Licks  Moody Richard (The Innocent Bystander)   Favoriting Striking It Rich!  Blue Thumb  1972    0:22:24 (Pop-up)
The Soft Boys  Wey-Wey-Hep-Uh-Hole   Favoriting Invisible Hits  Midnight Music  1983    0:26:22 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Gianni Ferrio 

Il Feroce Capodoglio   Favoriting

Magico - Strano - Misterioso - Subacqueo 

CAM 

1968 

 

0:29:51 (Pop-up)
 
The Vestibules  Bulbous Bouffant   Favoriting Sketches Songs And Shoes  Borpo  1994    0:35:41 (Pop-up)
ZZ Top  Waitin' For The Bus   Favoriting Tres Hombres  London  1973    0:39:44 (Pop-up)
Graham Gouldman  Bus Stop   Favoriting The Graham Gouldman Thing  RCA Victor  1968    0:42:38 (Pop-up)
Beastie Boys  Mark on the Bus   Favoriting Check Your Head  Capitol  1992    0:44:55 (Pop-up)
Violent Femmes  Waiting for the Bus   Favoriting Violent Femmes  Slash  1993  (From: Add It Up (1981-1993))  0:45:54 (Pop-up)
The Fatback Band  (Are You Ready) Do the Bus Stop   Favoriting single (b/w Gotta Learn How To Dance)  Event  1975  (From: Funky16Corners Blog)  0:47:59 (Pop-up)
Stix & Stonz  Take a Bus   Favoriting single (b-side to A Love That's Real )  Columbia  1969  (From: Soft Sounds For Gentle People 5)  0:52:24 (Pop-up)
The Pudding  The Magic Bus   Favoriting single (b/w It's Too Late)  Decca  1967  (From: Rubble Vol. 6: The Clouds Have Groovy Faces)  0:54:32 (Pop-up)
The Replacements  Kiss Me On The Bus   Favoriting Tim  Sire  1985    0:56:52 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Piero Umiliani 

Bus Stop   Favoriting

To-Day's Sound 

Liuto 

1973 

 

0:59:38 (Pop-up)
 
The Stranglers  Always the Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)   Favoriting Always The Sun (Long Hot Sunny Side Up Mix)  Epic  1990    1:04:27 (Pop-up)
The Beach Boys  Surf's Up (1967 Solo Version)   Favoriting prev. unr.  n/a  1967  (From: The SMiLE Sessions)  1:08:11 (Pop-up)
Crowded House  Hole in the River   Favoriting Crowded House  Capitol  1986    1:11:55 (Pop-up)
The Cats And The Fiddle  I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water   Favoriting shellac 10" (b-side to Chant Of The Rain)  Bluebird  1940  (From: Killin' Jive (1939-1940 Complete Recordings Vol. 1))  1:15:40 (Pop-up)
Bob Mould  Black Sheets of Rain   Favoriting Black Sheets of Rain  Virgin  1990  (From: Poison Years)  1:18:09 (Pop-up)
Takeshi Terauchi  Riders In The Sky   Favoriting The World Is Waiting For Terry  King  1967    1:25:33 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
The Higher Intelligence Agency 

Speedlearn (Empathy Mix)   Favoriting

Colourform 

Beyond 

1993 

 

1:27:26 (Pop-up)
 
Jimmy McGriff & Richard "Groove" Holmes  Boston Whaler   Favoriting Giants Of The Organ In Concert  Groove Merchant  1973    1:32:54 (Pop-up)
Sonny Phillips  Make It Plain   Favoriting Black Magic!  Prestige  1970    1:36:06 (Pop-up)
The Incredible Jimmy Smith  Back At The Chicken Shack   Favoriting Back At The Chicken Shack  Blue Note  1963    1:45:28 (Pop-up)
Jimmy Bryant, Speedy West  Sleep Walker's Lullaby   Favoriting single (b/w Cotton Pickin)  Capitol  1955    1:53:19 (Pop-up)
Los Apson  El Hombre Frio   Favoriting Llegaron Los Apson  Eco  1963  (From: Kilowatito Records Presents Psychodelicatessen - Vol. 04 - Ace Of Spades)  1:55:21 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Sunburned Hand of the Man 

The Illness   Favoriting

Headdress 

Records 

2002 

 

1:57:36 (Pop-up)
 
Jerry Reed  Sometimes Feelin'   Favoriting Cookin'  RCA Victor  1970    2:02:31 (Pop-up)
Norah Jones  The Sun Doesn't Like You   Favoriting Not Too Late  Blue Note  2006    2:04:33 (Pop-up)
Crystal Gayle  Ready For The Times To Get Better   Favoriting Crystal  United Artists  1976    2:07:25 (Pop-up)
Ann Alford  If It Ain't One Thing (It's Another)   Favoriting single (b-side to Got To Get Me A Job)  Hy Sign  1971    2:10:41 (Pop-up)
The 'B' Girls  Jealousy   Favoriting Who Says Girls Can't Rock  Other People's Music  1997  (From: Sharon Signs To Cherry Red (Independent Women 1979-1985))  2:14:08 (Pop-up)
LP (Laura Pergolizzi)  Coming Home   Favoriting Heart-Shaped Scar  Koch  2001    2:16:30 (Pop-up)
Iron Horse  Rocket Man   Favoriting The Bluegrass Tribute To Classic Rock  CMH  2007    2:21:14 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Denvermen 

Spanish Sand   Favoriting

single (b-side to Mystery Wave) 

RCA 

1963 

 

2:26:00 (Pop-up)
 
Mr. Science  Giant Flies   Favoriting Series 01  96x  1979-83  (From: Producer: Scott Piper, Author/Voice Artist: N. Cognito)  2:30:40 (Pop-up)
Candi Staton  He Called Me Baby   Favoriting single (b/w What Would Become Of Me)  Fame  1970  (From: Behind Closed Doors: Where Country Meets Soul)  2:33:33 (Pop-up)
Machio  Mucho Macho (Part 1 & 2)   Favoriting single pts 1&2  Event  1977  (From: Pure Soul 131)  2:36:58 (Pop-up)
A-WA  Hana Mash Hu Yaman   Favoriting Bayti Fi Rasi  S-Curve  2019    2:42:32 (Pop-up)
Les Surfs  Adieu Chagrin   Favoriting Les Surfs  Disques Festival  1964    2:46:39 (Pop-up)
David Bowie  What's Really Happening?   Favoriting Hours...  Virgin  1999    2:48:50 (Pop-up)
ABBA  No Hay Quien Culpar (When All Is Said And Done)   Favoriting single (b/w Se Me Esta Escapanda (Slipping Through My Fingers))  Polydor  1981  (From: International Versions)  2:52:53 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Fleetwood Mac 

Albatross   Favoriting

single (b/w Jigsaw Puzzle Blues) 

Blue Horizon 

1968 

 

2:56:04 (Pop-up)

 
           
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Listener comments!

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Uncle Michael:

Hinky Dinky Time has a phone number. Call and leave a show ID (This is [listener name] and you're listening to Hinky Dinky Time with Uncle Michael on WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio), or leave any other messages or send a text to (201) 204-9350. If the moon is in the seventh house, Uncle Michael might even answer. Voice mail should be considered fair game for inclusion on the show.
Avatar 12:01pm
βrian:

My home town??
  12:02pm
dan:

Good afternoon all.
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Jeff Golick:

CONGRATS ON 400 SHOWS AND SORRY FOR SHOUTING
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Hopey Sockmonkey:

Happy 400, UM & Dinks!
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listener james from westwood:

How do, all, and congrats, UM, on episode #400!!
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βrian:

Oh that gives me a xylophone trill!
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TDK60:

Happy 400 DJ UM.
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Doug Schulkind:

Every doggone thing!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:03pm
chresti:

Hi dinks! Happy 400th!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:03pm
doctorjazz:

Show 400, wow!!!
That's a lot of Hinking and Dinking!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:03pm
StringOFperils:

400 rpm. Faster than a speeding rooty-poot!
  12:04pm
Andres:

Hi, Uncle Michael!
¡¡¡Cuatrocientos!!!
  12:04pm
prudy:

good morning all...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:04pm
Little Danny:

There you go.
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Franco Twinkie:

Hello Michael.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:04pm
Little Danny:

Hi Michael, hi all.
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βrian:

Oooh. Daaamn.
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βrian:

Sounds like UM is broadcasting from his hammock.
Avatar 🛒 Swag For Life Member 12:05pm
Franco Twinkie:

400!?!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:06pm
Uncle Michael:

Brian! dan! Jeff! Hopey! James! TDK! Doug! chresti! Doc! SOP! Andres! prudy! Danny! Franco!
  12:06pm
Listener Robert:

Top of the Campagnolo to you too.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:06pm
Uncle Michael:

Robert!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:07pm
Lee B:

Howdy!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:08pm
Uncle Michael:

LeeBEE!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:08pm
doctorjazz:

Yet another great Blue Note 45 RPM! Sounding Great, even over the internet! (Joe Henderson sounding terriffic!)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:08pm
Lee B:

I do get a thrill when you broadcast from Studio LeeB
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:08pm
Uncle Michael:

I get a thrill doing it.
  12:09pm
prudy:

great meandering Jazz song for a lazy afternoon...
  12:10pm
dan:

Great flautists of rock, Ian Anderson, Ray Thomas, Thijs Van Leer and Chris Wood.
Avatar 12:11pm
βrian:

Pandemic-era traffic was my favorite.
Avatar 12:11pm
HyperDose:

400 in the can? Wow, what a feat. Way to go, UM!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:11pm
Uncle Michael:

HyperDose!

Thanks, everybody.
  12:12pm
dan:

400. Amazing feat UM
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βrian:

They flouted the convention, surely.
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Listening Out There:

400? I have run out of fingers and toes...
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Uncle Michael:

LOT!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:13pm
StringOFperils:

That LP cover spatial illusion goes further on-camera. Interesting.
Avatar 12:13pm
Hubig Pie:

Does your copy come with the cut corners?
  12:14pm
johnk77:

a lot of the blue note catalog
w/ amazing sound recording quality
congrats on 400 shows
agree that traffic artwork
still jumps visually
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:14pm
Little Danny:

Totally, S.o.P.
  12:14pm
dan:

The original artwork for Low Spark is in the Museum of Modern Art collection.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:15pm
Uncle Michael:

Hubig! john!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Quadricentennial !
  12:18pm
dan:

I just realized it, is this an all flute song show UM?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:18pm
Uncle Michael:

Coincidence!
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Uncle Michael:

Rev!
  12:19pm
davefromtoronto:

great tune - hey UM - love that you dig the guess who. have you heard that collection of when they played cover tunes on a canadian tv show in the 60'S before they got huge?
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Rich in Washington:

Hope I'm not too late to join the party!
Hello Uncle Michael!
Hello fellow Dinkyites!
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adamdoesit:

Happy 400th, UM! You don't sound a day over 350.
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Lee B:

Love the Campy shirt
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:20pm
Uncle Michael:

dave! nope...don't thinks so Rich! Adam!
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Lee B:

And happy 400!
  12:21pm
davefromtoronto:

it's on spotify if you're interested.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:21pm
adamdoesit:

Lee B, UM's like Super Record: he doesn't wear out, he wears in.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Always dig that TheGuessWho would *chart* big then with these dark boppers...
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Phillippe:

howdy
  12:21pm
davefromtoronto:

wow - you don't look 400!
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TDK60:

We have a professional flutist in our building. You can hear it a floor up; no attempt to muffle it. Somehow I still like flute.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:22pm
Lee B:

Super Record!!;)
  12:22pm
johnk77:

the guess who single
had greatest chart action
in genre adult contemporary!
both canada and usa
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:22pm
Uncle Michael:

Phillippe!

I'm a Chorus guy. Super Record is too rich for my blood.
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Michael 98145:

Wow! Happy Four Hundred.
That IS impressive.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Wull then I'ma use my Avatar actually got UM in it...
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Phillippe:

Campy-wear two weeks in a row, UM! Cycling componentry at its finest!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:23pm
Uncle Michael:

Michael!
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WR:

Thank you UM, congrats on passing 400 shows drummer streamed. Gotta drop for work calls. Laters all.
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βrian:

Did you know that Campagnolo's component parts used to be priced so that the sum of the part costs would equal the cost of buying the whole component?
Avatar 🛒 Swag For Life Member 12:24pm
Phillippe:

I did not
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adamdoesit:

UM, I probably put more miles on Chorus 9-speed than on anything else over the years… besides, you're got Records to spare.
  12:24pm
johnk77:

live & direct
dj in effect;>
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TDK60:

Dan&THL. Thanks for startin' over UM.
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Lee B:

@Brian-it's sort of an anti-loss leader concept...
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...not playing Hicks' 'how can I miss you if you don't go away' for 400 then...
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Uncle Michael:

I didn't know that about Campy parts.
  12:27pm
davefromtoronto:

didn't the 5 neat guys cover this?
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Once you get the bike assembled - does it light up & play a tune or something...
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Listening Out There:

Lowly Shimano and Ultegra user here. Is it OK if I still listen?
  12:27pm
johnk77:

dan was the mill valley
town drunk mid-seventies
often holding up the bar
at the old mill
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:28pm
Lee B:

@LOT Shimano here too
  12:28pm
johnk77:

sram
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:29pm
Rich in Washington:

Soft Boys!
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Jeff Golick:

Coagulating!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:29pm
Uncle Michael:

I'm thinking about an SRAM build. Please stop me.
  12:29pm
dan:

Let me guess, they're Australian. I'm asking because I don't know them.
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Franco Twinkie:

I saw Dan Hicks when that record came out. For a kid who was use to going to shows where stoned long haired maniacs were the order of the day, Dan Hicks and His Hot licks was a revelation.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:30pm
doctorjazz:

I second RRN63/Hicks!
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Uncle Michael:

I had an Ultegra set on my first nice road bike. Then Dura-Ace...wanted Campy since I was 12.
  12:31pm
dan:

I was wrong, they're British.
  12:31pm
johnk77:

my e-bikes frame broke
specialized says that are
getting me a new one
because under warranty
my friend the piano tuner
has 7 bikes all campy!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:32pm
Lee B:

Im all Duraace, and love it!
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Hubig Pie:

All the kool kids are sporting the 1×12 transmission
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TDK60:

They're English Dan, originally from Cambridgeshire.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

dan I were gonna Hitchcoksplain but I thot you might be talking about bikes...
  12:32pm
johnk77:

e-bike's that they are
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Lee B:

I appreciate the Campy envy though...
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Lee B:

Love it!
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Asheville Jon:

i have bikes! can i join in?
  12:34pm
dan:

@TDK60
The way they sang the title, it sounded Australian.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:35pm
Asheville Jon:

UM: friends don't let friends ride SRAM, so please, go Ultegra or Campy Chorus.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Catsitting - very RobynHitchcock related sort of activity...
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Listening Out There:

[Waiting for Hinky Dinky group ride plans to emerge...]
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TDK60:

I ride a bike and know about nada about gear. I do have Shimano gears, that work well.
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Listening Out There:

[Just imagine the jersey possibilities...]
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Phillippe:

My first decent bike was an Austro-Daimler, Suntour componentry. I still have it
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:36pm
adamdoesit:

Love Shimano (9-speed on the commuter), love Campy, but I've been running a SRAM Rival 10-speed mix on my main road bike for 7 years now, and it keeps not breaking, despite my best ham-fisted efforts, so I guess it's pretty good?
  12:36pm
johnk77:

when i have my e-bike
i ride in jersey under the
george washington bridge
  12:37pm
davefromtoronto:

randy bachman was influenced/inspired by lenny breau to write the song the way he did.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:37pm
Asheville Jon:

e-bikes are cheating. (now i will run for cover)
  12:37pm
johnk77:

and also bob dylan per
wikipedia
  12:38pm
KWilde:

Macadamia!
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TDK60:

I'm going to a Wake show get-together later today, in Lower East Side.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:38pm
Fuzzy:

Hey UM and friends!
(Also, Shimano XT FTW)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:38pm
adamdoesit:

Phillippe, my first frame when I took up the bike again as an adult was an A-D, set up as a single-speed. That thing was a noodle, but boy how I loved it.
  12:38pm
johnk77:

e-bike the only possible way
i can ride w/campy guys
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:39pm
Rich in Washington:

Balooooga
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doctorjazz:

I'm in for the the group bike ride (but I only have a mountain bike, so I'll be bringing up the rear, wait up for me)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:39pm
sinner:

Over the past five years, bike lanes have begun to appear in Montgomery. Then the bike riders came.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:39pm
Asheville Jon:

Kevin!
  12:39pm
johnk77:

carol owns the cassette for
this product!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:40pm
Jeff Golick:

I clicky starred this back in 2014!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:40pm
Uncle Michael:

Jon! Fuzzy! Sinner!
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Fuzzy:

Fast and bulbous!
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Phillippe:

@adamdoesit I felt like I was sitting on top of the world when I got it. Probably because it was the first bike properly fitted to my 6'5" body...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:41pm
Uncle Michael:

Jeff!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:41pm
StringOFperils:

This is causing motion-sickness.
Avatar 🛒 Swag For Life Member 12:41pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...then Terence McKenna resolved to vet who he gave DMT smoke to a little more rigorously...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:41pm
Asheville Jon:

here's my current bike stable:
-81 Colnago Super, Campagnolo Record/SR
-81 Ross Signature Touring, (first gen) Deore
-84 Ross Triad, Shimano 600
-85 Koga-Miyata, Shimano 600

just sold my Haro Extreme mtb a few days ago
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:41pm
Rich in Washington:

This is silly good fun
  12:42pm
KWilde:

Bus theme!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:42pm
Rich in Washington:

ah, I was reacquainted with this album recently. So good.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:43pm
adamdoesit:

Phillippe, you, too, huh? 6'7" here. That 64cm frame fitted me pretty good.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:43pm
Uncle Michael:

KWilde!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:43pm
Rich in Washington:

early 70s ZZ was the shizz...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:43pm
Uncle Michael:

I'm a 54-55cm shrimp.
  12:44pm
johnk77:

the piano tuner's newest ride
is a ritchey gravel bike
all campy
sound like billy singing here
said to be 1 of jimi hendrix
favorite guitarists
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Hubig Pie:

Mountain bike, 3×9 transmission, 26" wheels
I be last and proud
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:44pm
Uncle Michael:

Love that you have that old stuff, Jon.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:44pm
Asheville Jon:

aw, darn it. I forgot that I have an 85 Panasonic DX4000 (shimano 600), and a '76 Schwinn Superior
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:44pm
Asheville Jon:

thanks UM. i'm old. or at least that what my kids always say
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:45pm
Fuzzy:

@Hubig: you're not alone -- that's my rig too. Lots of 'em out there still.
Avatar 12:45pm
barrett785:

DUDE! Dinky Summer!
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Phillippe:

Yeah, I think I had the 64 as well. I don't ride all that much anymore. A couple years ago I picked up a NWT old stock Scott hybrid with low-end Shimano. Get's me where I'm going
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:47pm
Uncle Michael:

Pat!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:48pm
Rich in Washington:

a bit of the infamous Venom tape in that Beasties track.
  12:51pm
johnk77:

there is a horns of dilemma band & crew
reunion upcoming
i can't make it
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:51pm
Uncle Michael:

So, yeah...I've dusted off my ride for the first time in seven years.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:51pm
Alex In Illinois:

MY favorite bus stop song is "The 49B" by John Wiseman
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:52pm
Uncle Michael:

Balestreri leading that, John?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:52pm
Uncle Michael:

Alex!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:52pm
Alex In Illinois:

Does anyone remember a line dance called "The Bus Stop"?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:52pm
adamdoesit:

Asheville "you think you got hills?" Jon:
- main road bike: IndyFab Club Racer, SRAM 10-speed double, Paul centerpulls
- commuter/back roads: Black Mountain monstercross, Shimano 9-speed double, Deer Head (Deore before it was Deore) fd
- rollers duty: Land Shark track
- park laps: Cannondale Caad 9, Dura Ace 7900 (universally acknowledged as the most mediocre D-A ever) - park laps bike
- bicycle skeletons in the closet: many

You think I might have a problem?
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Don't forget yer bike on the busfront rack...
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Asheville Jon:

sounds nice adam!
yes, there are hills here, and i live at the top of one, so after a long ride, i get to struggle up a short, steep climb. good times!
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Phillippe:

off to a teledoc appt. Laters, y'all
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Uncle Michael:

I'm the fat lad at the back. To hell with hills.
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Uncle Michael:

bye Phillippe!
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βrian:

Always loved hills and always loved touring bike gearing.
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adamdoesit:

Bonne route, Phillippe!
UM, I find getting started again is the hardest part. I let myself get sedentary over the winter and early spring, drinking beers instead of riding bikes. Finally starting to get some miles in again. Part of the magic of the bicycle for me is that, once I make myself get back on, I instantly feel like a kid again.
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Uncle Michael:

Yes, resuming is the challenge.
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dan:

This cover came out before The Who's version.
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βrian:

I had a problem with drinking beers instead of riding bikes, but then I got a trainer, so I could do both.
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doctorjazz:

Bike rides should NOT end on a steep uphill, I believe there's a law to that effect.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Nice version !
  12:58pm
prudy:

great psychedelic version of the Bus...
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Jeff Golick:

Thank you.
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TDK60:

Great, was wonderin' of the Mats hopped on.
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Uncle Michael:

You're welcome, '80s guy.
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TDK60:

[if]
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johnk77:

college radio monster smash
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βrian:

The most dispiriting thing is when you have such a strong headwind that you have to pedal downhill.
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adamdoesit:

doctorjazz, mine typically do. I agree, it's criminal. I make like an informant, and walk.
βrian, I thought I was moving well yesterday, then I came around and realized that the wind in my ears had been from behind.
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Hubig Pie:

There is no horizontal ground in my neighborhood. I make sure I start on the down low and then let gravity be my friend for the final lap of my daily ride
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prudy:

swinging with the Stranglers!
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Jeff Golick:

@UM, I resemble that remark [@12:59]
::: pushes up sleeves of rugby shirt :::
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Uncle Michael:

popped collar?
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Hubig Pie:

Also in my neighborhood, the wind blows opposite of the direction you're heading, coming and going
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davefromtoronto:

that original smile collection is some of the greatest craziest shit i've ever heard.
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Andres:

Beautiful heartbreaking sound.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Yeah. Written with VanDykeParks ?
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Flimflamfilmnoir:

I think this version of Surf's Up might even be better than the original. Hard to say as that is so good.
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Franco Twinkie:

I love this so much.
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doctorjazz:

Always have trouble getting back on the bike when the weather gets nicer. Still dragging my feet (have a nice but hilly ride nearby, Watchung Reservation, I will get there, I will, I will, I will).
Nice too hear a different version of Surf's Up, love that song (the Beach Boys inspiremore alternate take releases that almost anyone).
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Uncle Michael:

FFF!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...different - with them Boys you wait for those harmonies & vocal counterparts...
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Uncle Michael:

Yes, Rev.
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Dano59:

went to my first concert sing 3.5.20 last night in Marlboro NY. Fantastic! Dayna Kurtz w/Robert Mache (Contintental Drifters); with Belgian cellist Helen Gillet.
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Happy anniversary! Howdy Hinkers! I agree this Surf's Up is sublime.
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Uncle Michael:

Dano! Very cool. Lizzie! Thank you.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Got a lot of time for Neil Finn.
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Jeff Golick:

**80s Guy has returned to the chat**

I believe I had this album on cassette.
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Dano59:

@doctorjazz: my old Humber Sports bike was becoming a chore to ride; just found a Trek Multitrack for cheap so I can go on trails ... I'm old but I'm not giving up.
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doctorjazz:

Dano, The Falcon? Was there last August, great outdoor stage, hoping to get back soon.
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Uncle Michael:

This is a great album from start to finish.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

'Try Whistling This' is a great album too.
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Dano59:

Falcon is amazing. They moved the show indoors and the setting by the falls is lovely. Def. going back.
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adamdoesit:

Do it, doc! movement is the best medicine.
Dano, there's something of a Multitrak renaissance going on… younger riders are rediscovering those versatile steeds.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Someday got a 12String.
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doctorjazz:

They have a nice line up at the Falcon...bit of a schlep from here, but loved it last year (not the food, though...)
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Dano59:

21 speeds sure beats 3 for my old knees and ravaged lungs.
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Uncle Michael:

When I resumed recently, I fell off the first time out. I couldn't remember how stuff worked.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

*someBoDy
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doctorjazz:

Love this Cats and the Fiddle!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Mandolin ? Almost a Fiddle...
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Jeff Golick:

Gonna hop on a citibike to do a quick errand. Back in a few.
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Dano59:

@UM I fell off the Humber while dismounting my first time out! bunged my knee. The seat's pretty high.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

I don't know what that thing is :
www.uncamarvy.com...
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adamdoesit:

UM, when they said you never forget how, I don't think they had clipless pedals in mind.
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Uncle Michael:

I was at very slow speed, misjudged a curb coming off soft ground maneuvering around some pedestrians. I had an audience. It was great.
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Dano59:

I gotta record spots for my RFI show airing Sat. so I'll just be in silent mode checking the chat... still doing a hybrid sked mostly from home after one week back in studio.
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doctorjazz:

Those clipless pedals will be the death of me one day...
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Dano59:

our bike mishaps would make a good Flame-o-Scope video
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Uncle Michael:

RFI?
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dan:

I've been rediscovering the music of PP Arnold lately. Her solo work and collaborations with The Small Faces, Roger Waters and others are out of this world.
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Dano59:

WRFI / community radio
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Someone never dove into this Mould album. It looked murky down there...
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Dano59:

don't like to pimp my own stuff here just saying what's going on w/me ...
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Uncle Michael:

Agreed, Dan. Best version of Angel of the Morning.
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Uncle Michael:

Feel free to pimp. I'm curious.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Just watched a SmallFaces doc - never knew how screwed over they were by Managements.
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adamdoesit:

doc, after years of riding clipless, I started seeing more folks on great big flat, wide platform pedals, so I decided to give them a try… very knee- and user-friendly.
  1:26pm
dan:

@UM
Without a doubt.

@Revolution Rabbit
You mean by that snake in the grass Don Arden?
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

SomeHOW* never dove ...I better eat, my fingers need calories...
dan: Yup him 1st...
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doctorjazz:

Wide platform pedals, huh? After years of clipless, finally get get out of the right one quickly-the left not so much. Makes for ugly moments.
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doctorjazz:

WRTI, is that Ithaca NY? Older daughter went to Ithaca College, love it up there! What show so you do?
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johnk77:

the book all the rage
by ian mclagen
has amazing faces stories
also touring w/dylan etc.
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Fuzzy:

Red light -- stop -- forget I'm clipped in -- oh shit -- loosen up and roll with it as you topple over -- comedy gold! Arte Johnson would be proud!

After the first couple of times you come to a stop and forget you're clipped in, you don't forget anymore.
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Fuzzy:

Fortunately on bike paths and not in the street!
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adamdoesit:

doc: yup. Kona Wah-Wahs for me. Alloy bodies, nice bearings, little screw-in spikes to grab the soles of your shoes. Fully rebuildable and made to last. Not that they have to be… I've got long-distance rider friends who swear by the brightly-colored cheap plastic ones.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...ok - have pedaled as far as the living room / kitchen - where the calories & tea are - the ADS speakers, which are appreciating the organ track sonics...
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doctorjazz:

Thanks, Adam, will look into those pedals. Those clipless jobbies are great for getting up a steep mountain path (which I don't do these days), but I often find myself using them upside down (NOT clipped in) on city streets where I might need to stop quickly.
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Asheville Jon:

yay, still bike talk!
toe clips/straps for me, all the way, every day
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adamdoesit:

Pleasure, doc. I still ride SPDs when I'm out to challenge myself, but the platforms look much better with a WFMU t-shirt when I'm just tooling around.
Asheville Jon, nothing's classier than clips n straps!
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Uncle Michael:

Old school cleats, Jon? Floppy Sidis?
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βrian:

Yes, I like a platform pedal, too, for city riding. And it goes better with sandals and socks.
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doctorjazz:

Been nice hanging and chatting-usually listen from work, interrupted and can't comment much. Out sick yesterday and today (just a bad cold), nice to listen on the stereo and comment at will (nice for me, anyway...).
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HyperDose:

Feel better, doctorjazz!
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doctorjazz:

Jimmy Smith Classic!!!
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Little Danny:

Classic.
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Uncle Michael:

Doc: www.youtube.com...
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...they're like these here :
us.v-cdn.net...
...there was a bicycle under one of them, but it's in storage...
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Asheville Jon:

No UM, i have some detto shoes, old school cleats, yes (not nail-ions though). my old look shoes bit the dust this spring. :(
oh, and i run tubular tires (sew-up, for us old folks) :)
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Uncle Michael:

My old steel custom now does duty as a freewheel single and it has platforms with strapless (by design) toe clips that I can ride with sneakers or whatever.
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doctorjazz:

Thanks, HyperDose, laying around, tea more, chicken soup tonight. I hardly ever get ill-my theory is that this last year of isolation has many immunesystems forgetting how to fight off the usual stuff out there.
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Uncle Michael:

I'm never going back to tubulars.
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βrian:

There is only steel.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

We're all the boy in the bubble now, huh ?
...So much for fewer flu deaths...
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Asheville Jon:

tubs have come a long way. much better than the "old days"
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Uncle Michael:

Oops, my old steel steed now has a carbon fork.
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βrian:

(Silver-brazed, naturally.)
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Uncle Michael:

Clinchers are also much better than the old days!
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Hubig Pie:

Any yooz bike nerds single track riders?
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Asheville Jon:

My Ross Signature Touring is silver brazed 531 full double butted. Super sweet ride.
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βrian:

A carbon fork is a grilling utensil. *sniff*
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adamdoesit:

Asheville Jon, you're pure class.
I've been messing around with tubeless. Love it when it's set up right. Rue the day when it's not.
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Asheville Jon:

well Hubig, i am single, and sometimes i ride on a track.
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Uncle Michael:

My steel is a columbus SL/SLX combo....silver brazed.
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doctorjazz:

There were fewer flu cases and deaths this past year than usually occur, by a long shot. But I'm curious what NEXT flu season, with lock down gone, looks like...
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Asheville Jon:

UM, what is the bike?
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Damn groove & a half.
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βrian:

Does Phil Wood still make hubs? A bit heavy, but damn near indestructible.
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Uncle Michael:

It was built for me by the late Colin Laing.
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adamdoesit:

doc, I'm planning on breaking out the masks again when (or before) that happens. Call me crazy, but I've liked not getting sick.
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Asheville Jon:

yes, Phil is still well in business
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Asheville Jon:

dang, you have a Laing? sweet!!!!
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Uncle Michael:

Is that a big deal? I really don't know. I believe I ordered it in '88 or so.
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adamdoesit:

βrian, yup. Just this moment slid the locking skewers back into mg Phils. More folks on bikes, and more folks struggling to make ends meet, means more bike theft again, unfortunately.
UM, dang.
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doctorjazz:

Bryant/West stuff is amazing!
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Hubig Pie:

AJ, not that kinda single. You know like old jeep trails fulla rocks, stumpies and switchbacks
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βrian:

Mine is an Assenmacher. Trained in Britain, as well.
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Asheville Jon:

i'd think of it as a 'big deal'. but i am kinda geeky that way.
my Ross Touring was built by Tom Kellogg. The Ross Triad was (apparently) built by Jeff Duser, so indirectly I have a Spectrum. :)
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adamdoesit:

βrian, I had an Assenmacher once, but I changed saddles and it got better.
Asheville Jon, I didn't know TK built for Ross! Living legend.
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βrian:

I used to be such a touring geek that a bike without fenders seemed a bit indecent to me.
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Asheville Jon:

Yeah, he set up the Signature dept at Ross in the early 80's. i took my frame to his shop a couple years ago. had a sweet visit to The Barn
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βrian:

Ooh, look at those double-strap toe clips. I swoon!

cargocollective.com...
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Phillippe:

Wow, back from the teledoc an hour later and you guys are still on bikes! Win!
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doctorjazz:

In Asia they've been going outside I masks for years-i went a few years on a bike trip in Vietnam, was surprised to see it. May become a thing here going forward.
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Asheville Jon:

adam, link to pics:
flic.kr...
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adamdoesit:

βrian, it is indecent!
My fanciest frame, if you're into that sliver brazed steel thing, is a Bruce Gordon that he built in about 1983, shortly after he went out on his own. 68(!)x59cm. Lugs filed to a fare-thee-well. Picked it up for a song on ebay about 20 years ago now? Gotta save it up to send to CyclArt for some well-deserved love.
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βrian:

As far as aesthetics, I find a lot of (really good quality) modern bikes kinda ugly. Especially those frankenstein handlebar stems.
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βrian:

@adamdoesit: Swank!
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Lee B:

urban biker here. I ride a Kestrel 200SCi. I love it and never thought I'd ride anything that was not steel.
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Phillippe:

On the pedal talk -- I found a pair for my Scott that has clips on one side but is a normal wide pedal on the other side, so if I'm on a leisurly ride with my bride, I can wear normal shoes and use the flat side -- or go with my biking shoes and use the clips if I'm out by myself and want to set a faster pace.
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Uncle Michael:

I ride a no-name carbon Taiwan frame that was laid up on the same production floor as your Kestrel, Lee.
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Lee B:

Mine is old and says made in USA!
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Lee B:

But they def got the geometry right
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Uncle Michael:

It IS old!
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adamdoesit:

Asheville Jon, love it. Total Q-ship. Looks at first glance like an ordinary sports-tourer. Isn't at all.
Lee, that's a real Kestrel!
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Phillippe:

Man, I remember when Reynolds 531 was the desired frame tubing
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Uncle Michael:

I thought the Kestrels were Taiwanese back when I bought my frame in '03. I might be mistaken. I think the Looks were made there too.
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Uncle Michael:

Columbus ruled.
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βrian:

Reynolds or Columbus. My frame builder told me to flip a coin.
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Lee B:

I think it's a Japanese company. Never did the research, but I'll get back to you on that.
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Uncle Michael:

probably truth
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Lee B:

yes. still love the 531 double butted...
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adamdoesit:

UM, I think Kestrel is one of those storied brands (like Motobecane) that became defunct, and then a brand name with instant history for Taiwanese bikes. No aspersions on Taiwanese bikes, btw: Taiwan has the greatest concentration of bike-making know-how in the world.
I just want you guys to know that I'm adjusting cantis even as we speak.
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dan:

Thought this was Bonnie Tyler for a second.
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Uncle Michael:

cantis *shudder*
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Phillippe:

Did anyone ever have a Bridgestone? My first mountain bike, rigid fork and everything
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Eric Kilkenny:

Hellooooo Uncle Michael! happy to be here listening.
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Uncle Michael:

My second bike with drops was a Motobecane.
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Uncle Michael:

Eric!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Her voice is quite an instrument.
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βrian:

Trek is based here in WI. Back in the 70s, they did silver-brazed steel. Folks seemed to like them.
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Brian in UK:

Uncle, belated hello. Making Shawamas & Pizzas.
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Phillippe:

Bridgestone had THE best catalogs -- instructional as much as selling. www.sheldonbrown.com...
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Asheville Jon:

Phillippe, i had a bridgestone XO-1 for a little while
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Uncle Michael:

BiUK!
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Asheville Jon:

UM, i am also a Columbus guy. not that there is anything wrong with reynolds, but....
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Uncle Michael:

I don't want to head down a Sheldon Brown rabbit hole!
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Asheville Jon:

i'd love to find a late 70's Trek
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Phillippe:

MB-2 for me, John
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Fuzzy:

My Motobecane Super Mirage was stolen from in front of the Coronado Public Library in mere seconds while I only went in to return a book, back in my early-80's Navy days. I was shocked and crushed. Bike thieves should be hung just like horse thieves.
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βrian:

@UM: What a resource that guy was!
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Asheville Jon:

cool.
adam, neat to hear you have a Gordon. they always look sweet to me
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Brian in UK:

Reynolds 531 was the business. Who will win the Tour de France. Hard to see past Tadej Pogačar
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Uncle Michael:

I stopped watching cycling after Lance fucked us all. It also contributed to me getting off the bike. I might start watching again.
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βrian:

I think I went with Reynolds because the building style was British. Cinelli bottom bracket, though, and Campy dropouts.
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Phillippe:

Here's an '88, John: baltimore.craigslist.org...
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βrian:

And get this ... 27-inch wheels. Doh!
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doctorjazz:

I had an old Trek carbon fiber that I got on eBay for not too much. Liked it, frame eventually cracked. Now have a Specialized M5 mtn bike I got about 8 years ago-does ok.
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adamdoesit:

Asheville Jon, a strange and bitter guy, Bruce. Here's a joke told me:
Q: what's the difference between a bicycle framebuilder and a large cheese pizza?
A: the pizza can feed a family of four.
RIP.
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Brian in UK:

Uncle, you must get back. The current riders are very good.
Is Belgium the home of cycling? Discuss.
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βrian:

I have an old Carlton frame that I can't quite let go of. I gotta be strong.
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adamdoesit:

UM, sometimes following bike racing helps me ride more. Other times, not so much.
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Uncle Michael:

I love the Belgian classics.
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Brian in UK:

Riding on cobbles. Yes please!!
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Uncle Michael:

When I was eleven, a neighbor got a Masi and I was hooked on the beauty of bikes.
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coelacanth∅:

greetings Uncle M and Dinkleberries
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Uncle Michael:

I don't think I could walk up the Koppenberg.
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Phillippe:

My cousin had a Masi! He was my riding partner.
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Uncle Michael:

Coel!
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Asheville Jon:

ha adam! true nonetheless. yeah, RIP.
Phillippe, thinking more late 70's, along these lines:
kalamazoo.craigslist.org...
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βrian:

Eddy Merckx, yo. Known to adjust his seat height as he rode. (Sprinted?)
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adamdoesit:

Brian, is Paris-Roubaix happening belatedly this year, or not til next Spring?
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Asheville Jon:

i have a Merckx autorgaphed (repro) Molteni jersey, and a Lemond signed LaVie Claire jersey
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Asheville Jon:

my first "real" bike was a Merckx.
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Phillippe:

@Jon damn, $300??
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Uncle Michael:

Man, Greg sure had Armstrong's number. He got screwed out of two Tours.
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Lee B:

Remember Hayseed/DC?
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dan:

Bluegrass and Outer Space are an odd mix
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Hubig Pie:

Martian mountain breakdown
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doctorjazz:

Cool Elton cover!
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Asheville Jon:

yeah Phillippe, that seems like a sweet deal. too far away, and i am not in n+1 mode right now
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Eric Kilkenny:

No! Bluegrass and Outer Space are like chocolate and peanut butter!
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Brian in UK:

adamdoesit not sure what is happening. Here is a link to results. The P-R is not listed for results. Not sure.
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Lee B:

I heard that Meredith Ochs' show way back when
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Phillippe:

Maybe they'd deliver ;-)
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

That's why the abduction aliens love picking on rural people. Their sense of humor.
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Uncle Michael:

n+1...THE RULES! S-1
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adamdoesit:

Clicky-starring this one, UM.
Asheville Jon, same. Trying for one out, one in.
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Brian in UK:

www.bbc.co.uk...

Here is the link!!!
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KevinfromBayRidge:

Mazel Tov on the Big 400 from a founding listener! Thanks for reminding me how much I love the Hot Licks, and "Moody Richard" in particular.
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doctorjazz:

I'm a sucker for bluegrass and reggae. covers of rock/pop tunes.
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Uncle Michael:

Kevin! Thanks!
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βrian:

Pavarotti couldn't get a break in the Bluegrass world, so he fell back to opera.
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Eric Kilkenny:

LOLZZZ haha
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Brian in UK:

Going to a cricket match tomorrow. Consent forms, Lateral Flow tests and 18,000 people.
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βrian:

Cricket matches always make me think of flea circuses.
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burke:

You are not the only LP fan around here! Such a powerful unusual voice.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Hullo LucasKat !
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prudy:

tail is twitching...
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

OK - LucasCam now !...
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Phillippe:

We have a cicada match around here
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Uncle Michael:

burke!
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Listener Robert:

Lucas has a good show outside, I guess. I frequently look out thru your window. At least we don't look IN thru your window.
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Mary Wing:

Hi Uncle Michael, happy 400th!! I was quietly watching you be the chill DJ (how do you do that?), and then A CAT appeared! This is the internet radio I signed up for!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Told ya not to eat on an empty stomach.
- Ringo in YellowSub
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βrian:

A local charity here sponsored a celebrity chef insect-based banquet. Sold out in no time.
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Uncle Michael:

Thank you, Mary!
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Doug Schulkind:

Hey, Babies.
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Uncle Michael:

No Cat, No Cam!
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βrian:

@RR: Unless you're having tripe, of course.
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Uncle Michael:

Mary, it's all smoke and mirrors.
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Uncle Michael:

That bass line...
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Uncle Michael:

David Hood?
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Mary Wing:

And cat hair...
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Uncle Michael:

Yes.
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βrian:

I just know Gato Barbieri is waiting in the wings.
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Uncle Michael:

I wish. He owes me money.
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Phillippe:

Gato means cat, right? (slow on the uptake here)
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βrian:

Wha? Not payola, I'm sure.
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Uncle Michael:

No, for weed.
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βrian:

Yeah, you and Mary-Louise Parker.
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Uncle Michael:

(cool DJ pretends to get the reference)
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Uncle Michael:

getting dark out...rain is coming
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Asheville Jon:

Ms Parker was in the show Weeds, no?
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Uncle Michael:

ahhh
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Phillippe:

that she was. I always found her to be quite comely
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Hubig Pie:

Chamber of commerce weather here
Perfect for the afternoon bike ride
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doctorjazz:

Thanks UM-nice weekend all!
Happy 400!
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adamdoesit:

Heading out on errands. Been a while since I took this bike out. Tires are balder than I am. Thanks for the hang and happy 400th, UM. Ride safe, y'all.
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Asheville Jon:

keep the rubber side down adam!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Les Français faux chats Beatles.
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Uncle Michael:

Thanks, everyone. See you next week!
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Phillippe:

Rain all day long here. Water in the basement because the guy who "fixed" our cellar stairs didn't put a drain at the bottom. Paint also just started peeling off the front stoop because the guy who put in the stoop didn't etch the concrete before painting (same guy -- go figure)
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Hubig Pie:

And the shiney side up i
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chresti:

I'm jealous of your rain, UM. Got a rain cam?
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Phillippe:

Thanks UM! Get out there and ride!
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Asheville Jon:

plenty of rain here too.
happy 400 UM!
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Uncle Michael:

chresti...not yet!
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βrian:

May your lugs be silver-brazed, all.
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coelacanth∅:

Thanks UM! Happy anniversary!
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Hubig Pie:

Shiny dammit
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doctorjazz:

Pedal to the metal (maybe tomorrow...)
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Phillippe:

coel! Where ya been? 3 hours of bike talk and you missed it!
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coelacanth∅:

Bowie just keeps me hangin' on
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chresti:

Thanks UM!
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coelacanth∅:

Phillippe i did scroll up a bit!
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Franco Twinkie:

Thank you Michael. Lucas looks just like Izabella, one of the cats that treats our front porch like their personal rumpus room.
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Asheville Jon:

ABBA!!!!!! YES!!!
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Pedro in Arlington:

Fridays with Uncle Michael. Can't beat 'em.
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Fuzzy:

Thanks again, UM!
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Uncle Michael:

I appreciate you all. Thanks for the first 400.
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coelacanth∅:

...never wanted to ride competitively and don't know much about these fancyass cycles!
i like my mongoose.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

🎼 Thank You Always Uncle Michael ! 🎧
~ 🎵 ☆ 1,000 More ☆ 🎵 ~
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Listener Robert:

This is a great piece to go out on I'm sure pussy cat would concur.
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dan:

Great show UM and here's to another 400 shows.
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βrian:

@Coel: That's why touring rocks. It's fun and everybody wins.
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Phillippe:

Yay! Happy 400!
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coelacanth∅:

right on βrian. haven't done that in a few years and probably should change that fact
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HyperDose:

Thanks for letting us celebrate with you, UM! I'll give you and Doug the room now. :)
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KWilde:

Congrats on 400. You had me at #1
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Listener Robert:

Interesting they made it in Spanish, "Noone to blame."
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Andres:

Thank you, Uncle Michael! 400 more!
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burke:

"Boogying In My Mind" is the title of my mindfulness advice book. Thanks UM
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Kat:

Good show!
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Doug Schulkind:

Michael handles the late-breaking news like no other Drummerstreamer!
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Asheville Jon:

everyone needs to post their bike ride pics next week
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Uncle Michael:

bye!
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