WFMU: Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from December 11, 2021

Listener comments!
	11:01am Juli: My family and friends do not UNDERSTAND me lol www.instagram.com...
	11:01am Steeley Chris: Good morning, Mike Sin!
	11:01am Juli: Morning ppls
	11:02am clarke: hey now - was lucky enough to meet nesmith (RIP) on cape cod, about 4 years ago, when he was visiting his sister's vacation. nice man - great guitarist. missed!!
	11:02am Sonny Rickles: G' Morning, Mike! RIP Nez.
	11:02am medson: Hey Mike Sin and everyone
	11:03am Frank In Queens: Hey now (from the office, again).
	11:03am Woo: Hi to Mike Sin, Juli, Chris, clarke, Sonny, medson, Frank
	11:03am Juli: RIP
	11:04am medson: Hi woo
	11:04am Frank In Queens: I haven’t had a chance to have a proper Nez tribute yet, but I figured Mike would cover me in that department this morning.
	11:05am McGroovey: I've never met anyone named Nesmith, but I've met several guys named Mike.
	11:05am Emeline: Hi Mike, Juli, Steeley Chris, Clarke, Sonny Rickles, Medson, Frank, Woo and McGroovey!! 🤩🌟♥️🌼
	11:06am Mike Sin: Thanks for being here, folks!
	11:06am gf2002: RIP Mike Nesmith. One of my main influences in becoming a musician
	11:06am HyperDose: All of my love. All of it ❤️
	11:06am LW Rhino: Nesmith, the quiet Monkee.
	11:06am SeanG: time to get sinned!
	11:07am ?: Hello DJ Optical Sound with Mike Sin and all. I have a hard time believing Nesmith's contributions to music would have gotten any traction without Monkees exposure (instead of visa-versa claims to the contrary)
	11:07am Woo: Hey Emeline!
	11:07am DJ Guin: Mike's Obituary was in all the Liquid Papers
	11:08am Emeline: Hi gf2002, LW Rhino, SeanG and ?! 🤩🌟
	11:08am Frank In Queens: Hi Woo, Emeline, and all.
	11:08am McGroovey: I found a killer live version of Circle Sky, recorded in what looks like a small club, in 1996. Just guitars. A hair faster.
	11:08am swivs: The same thing goes for Christmas, everyone. Sending love from The Staten Island of Detroit.
	11:08am clarke: Mike was going to make records either way ? the amount of FAME might be questionable, but the talent was there.
	11:08am Emeline: Hi DJGuin and swivs! 🤩
	11:08am Corey: Morning Mike Sin and listeners! RIP Michael Nesmith.
	11:09am Lip magnet: On the other hand DJ MIke, I think the movie Head was truly brilliant
	11:09am HyperDose: I have a calico girl 😍
	11:09am fm Mike: Ahhhh yes, Fingertip Control. The Classic!
	11:09am clarke: frank you dual-screening at office?? liverpool tied at the half.
	11:09am Andres: Hi, Mike! Hey, all! Appreciating this Mike Nesmith remembrance!
	11:09am swivs: Hey Emeline! Mike! Errrryone!
	11:09am Squints: ok then. hey HEY hey now.
	11:10am fm Mike: It's Squiiiiints!
	11:10am fm Mike: AND HELLOW @DJ GUIN AND @HYPERDOSE!!!
	11:10am Ken From Hyde Park: Hi, Mike and all. They were too busy singing to put anybody down.
	11:10am Frank In Queens: @clarke, i can do that. I have a TV in this dump! Putting the match now.
	11:10am clarke: how goes up onna south showaaaah??
	11:10am DJ Guin: hola, Emeline. nice to make your acquaintance. whatup, swivs?!? HyperDose!!
	11:11am Emeline: Hi Corey, Lip magnet, fm Mike, Andres, Squints, Ken From Hyde Park! 🤩🌟
	11:11am clarke: referee is horrible, today
	11:11am Steeley Chris: Good day to everyone! Farewell to my favorite Monkee. I’ve had giant sideburns since 2003, Mike-style. And hey some Providence, Rhode Island love. Truly the best.
	11:11am gf2002: Mike himself even said the power of The Monkees was video and how the music was delivered on TV. That's the concept he applied after the Monkees with his own video productions and that concept turned into MTV
	11:11am DJ Guin: fm Mike! its been a minute. annnnnnnd SQUINTS!
	11:11am fm Mike: Speaking of Samba, I found a movie called Samba Assassination - it sounds cheesy enough to enjoy!!! Hellooooo @Emeline!
	11:11am Lip magnet: @ Clarke, indeed. No question he was talented and deserved critical acclaim. Just sayin' that he was a fish in a very large ocean of other talented musicians.
	11:12am Emeline: Thank you, DJ Guin! Yes, It's great to meet all of you that I've never met!! And to see those that I have! 🤩♥️
	11:12am clarke: well, he'd already written a hit with Stone Ponies. who knows??
	11:13am Ken From Hyde Park: Happy Saturday, Emeline! ☀️
	11:13am nachurall: Good morning Mike! How’s the cat?
	11:13am DJ Guin: I attended the 1986 auditions for the New Monkees. wanted my ugly mug on a lunchbox.
	11:14am Christina Ginger: Hi Mike!
	11:14am Frank In Queens: Ah, it’s not on OTA, so I can’t watch it.
	11:14am fm Mike: Wait are people talking ot me about a cat? I don't have a cat XD
	11:14am Corey: @Emiline Morning!
	11:14am WR: Hi Mike & all. And the band played on.
	11:14am clarke: yes, the link is not easy, today - i am glitching away on Bosscast
	11:15am Emeline: Hi nachurall, Christina Ginger and WR! 🤩
	11:15am Lip magnet: If the music didn't float your boat then the Monkeemobile would get your attention.
	11:15am HyperDose: Hey fm Mike, Guin, Swivs! Cats are pretty fun to have around
	11:15am Handy Haversack: Hey, Mike and all the See-Sounders! Glad to be hearing and seeing with you all this morning.
	11:16am Juli: Hi! If anyone wants to be friends add me on Instagram and send me a DM lol Still looking for musicians
	11:16am clarke: Nat'l Breakout - one of the more ignored great albums EVER
	11:16am gf2002: @clarke Mike first presented the song to Kirshner and the Monkees music honchos, and they rejected it. Then it became a monster hit for Linda! I loved it when Mike did the song as a send up on the TV show
	11:16am Woo: Romantics were a hell of a band
	11:17am DJ Guin: ooooo...my father was a teacher whom had confiscated a Monkee Mobile Matchbox car..which some other younger kid 'borrowed' from me and which I never saw again. grrrrrrr
	11:17am Frank Zaatar: Calico Girlfriend was indeed on the first First National Band album. I was one of those people who didn't really follow him until his solo period. He deserved an (even) higher profile than he got as a solo artist and songwriter. May his memory be a blessing.
	11:17am clarke: kirschner was such a dick.
	11:17am Fark: Not this guy! He hates himself!
	11:17am DJ Guin: DJ Guin does not do social media or InstaPot
	11:17am gf2002: And I always wanted (and still want) a Gretsch 12-string...natural finish
	11:18am clarke: well said Mr. Zaatar
	11:18am Squints: I like that second Romantics Nemperor LP. Much dirtier sound than the debut. This one and A Night Like This.
	11:18am Woo: I still have the More of the Monkees LP given to me after I had my tonsils out in 1967. Mono. Better than ice cream.
	11:18am myron feld: Love this Mumps song, and the Mumps in general.
	11:19am clarke: that is a fine album Woo - even tho the guys hated it
	11:19am Androu B.: Good Morning, All! Sad and shocked to hear the news. And to think I'd been asking about the man not too long ago on Becky's show (she'd just caught The Monkees final performance in LA), and recently was looking up cover versions of one of his songs on Second Hand Songs ("You Just May Be The One"). RIP Mr. Nesmith. You were such an extraordinary talent.
	11:19am Handy Haversack: Morning, DJG, clarke, Woo, Juli, Frank, HyperD, WR, Corey, fm Mike(!), Ken, Squints, Swivs, Andres, McGroovey, LWR, medson, and everyone!
	11:19am clarke: HH!!!!!
	11:19am Lip magnet: @DJ Gunn, That is a loss that will haunt one for a lifetime. There is divorce, loss of a parent, but having had- then lost- a Hot Wheel Monkees Mobile- can cause one to lose the will to live. Hang Tight!
	11:20am DJ Guin: @woo - i found mine at yard sales. ordered the Monkees TV Compilation and had to borrow the money from my brother to pay the COD
	11:20am gf2002: Anything Mike Nesmith did with Red Rhodes is well worth checking out. There is a live set circulating with only Mike on guitar and vocals and Red on pedal steel, and it's fantastic. The video "Live At The Britt" is excellent too, from the 90's.
	11:20am fm Mike: I just moved my tv. Was it a good idea? No. Was it effective??? Yes.
	11:20am Frank In Queens: Nice! Just watched Rockpile at Rocklalast ‘79 last night.
	11:20am Mailman Tom: A pleasure to have you here this morning, Mike Sin!
	11:20am Ken From Hyde Park: Hi, Handy. You attended a show or other social event last night? How did it go?
	11:21am Mike Sin: Thanks for the comments and info, folks! I wish I could comment more, but I've got my hands full!
	11:21am clarke: Red Rhodes - mui bueno!!
	11:21am DJ Guin: @Lip Magnet -- it even had little Monkees inside the car. no wonder crotch fruit annoys me til this day.
	11:21am Roger: diggin' the show, Mike!
	11:21am Emeline: Hi Handy Haversack, Frank Zaatar, Fark, myron feld, Androu, Tom and Roger!! 🤩🌟
	11:21am clarke: you need to get Finger Contol, Mike Sin!!
	11:22am Frank In Queens: Heya Handy!
	11:23am Lip magnet: @DJ Gunn we are nearly reduced to pen and paper. I don't do the social medias or Amazon either. They will have to hunt me down the hard way :)
	11:23am Handy Haversack: We met up with some players from my softball team at a brewery in Manhattan, Ken. It was expensive! The Manhattan premium endures. But great to see them. We haven't played since fall 2019. And we have NOT been getting any younger or more in shape since then. Hey, Frank! Sad to miss your Drop In tonight, but I'll archive it ASAP. Come to Wonderville after if you're free! Hi, Emeline!
	11:24am clarke: DROP IN?? link please??
	11:24am Lip magnet: Your just bragging DJ Mike, now pull up your pants and get to work!
	11:25am Woo: Never heard this Stevie Beach Boys cover. Fantastic!
	11:25am DJ Guin: @Handy - you're an Infink compared to some of us. quit yer bellyachin'
	11:26am Andres: What Woo said!
	11:27am clarke: liverpool 1 aston villa 0 (penalty kick - salah)
	11:27am Woo: some of this sounds like Billion Dollar Babies
	11:28am Frank In Queens: @clarke, finally watched the GBV ‘86 set last night. Pretty cool. Stones and Dantes covers!
	11:29am Squints: woo, I never heard it that way from the Weisberg/Fogelberg cover. But I sure heard it just now. Although it's BDB that sounds like this.
	11:29am Corey: @Handy Morning!
	11:29am johnk77: great sets today selecter don kirshner went to upsala college!
	11:30am clarke: was going to ask about that - but nesmith's passing had me distracted.
	11:30am fm Mike: @DJ Guin did you show up on the lunchbox lol??? Hi @Handy Haversack!!!
	11:30am clarke: you can spoil: does Bob play that Ric ALL during that set?
	11:31am Squints: Good. God. Y'all.
	11:32am Frank In Queens: @clarke all except for one tune.
	11:33am clarke: Wow! i finally was able to listen to IIT all the way thru - it is outstanding; however, i think the You Am I might take the cake for my album of the year.
	11:33am Handy Haversack: DJG: But the players on all the rest of the teams all stay twenty-four years old!
	11:33am Mike Sin: @Lip Magnet -- hands full of... records... and record cleaner!
	11:34am Lip magnet: ohh, my bad DJ Mike. Carry on...
	11:35am DJ Guin: @fm Mike -- i never made it beyond the 1st interview..i think they thought i was Charlie Manson-esque..the show was a syndicated debacle that WNEW Channel 5 showed at 5am on Saturday mornings..i dodged a bullet..not sure if i kept the plastic visor that said "I survived The New Monkees audition"
	11:36am The Spoony: Always love to hear some bonus Mike Sin!
	11:36am DJ Guin: @Handy - time for you schedule an appt with BALCO. just invest in larger hat sizes
	11:37am Andres: Tim IS tight! Show is flying by!
	11:37am paul: When in Memphis, visit the Stax Museum.
	11:37am DJ Guin: i am headed to Nashville in a couple of weeks..for a short vacation....any suggestions?
	11:38am DJ Guin: besides the Johnny Cash Museum. which i am totally visiting
	11:38am paul: DJ Guin..Country Music Hall of Fame
	11:39am DJ Guin: hmmm..can I buy a replica Minnie Pearl hat there?
	11:39am fm Mike: Awww yes, Yes I'm Ready!!! Imma head out now, gonna go have lunch with the parents. LOL @ DJ Guin that sounds awesome!!! xDD Same typa thing happened to my dad... My dad's band auditioned to be the front band for The Who, and Keith Moon was there... Halfway through their set he threw a chair and said, "Why the f%$k would I want to hear someone who sounds EXACTLY LIKE US!?!?!?" ...and it was only cause they were playing for Keith Moon that they did that, cause they DID HAVE their own sound, but they figured he would like them if they played like The Who... innocent miscalculation 😂😂😂
	11:39am Emeline: Hi Spoony and Paul! 🤩🌟
	11:39am clarke: Guin: you'll want to hit Grimey's Record Shop downtown , for sure!! they also have shows, there.
	11:39am P-90: Mike in for Michael on the day we’re mourning Mike? Sounds good.
	11:40am Handy Haversack: DJG: Ask Gina Bacon for some suggestions? Also: Todd-o-phonic Todd told me had some Nashville suggestions. We were going to go in summer 2020 but canceled for obvious reasons.
	11:40am dopeman: legit list so far
	11:40am spodiodi: Mike Sin! everyone!
	11:40am paul: Hi Emeline.
	11:40am DJ Guin: @clarke - I hope Frank Grimes is working that day
	11:40am Handy Haversack: Yo, spodi!
	11:41am Emeline: Hi P-90, Dopeman, spodiodi! 🤩🌟
	11:41am spodiodi: yo, Handy! Emeline!
	11:41am clarke: not sure if things have changed, but the Hank Williams House museum used to be awesome!
	11:42am P-90: Howard Grimes! Yes indeed.
	11:42am fm Mike: Awwwrighty I'm heading out forreal now. LOVE Y'ALL!!!
	11:44am Emeline: Bye fm Mike! Have a great day! 🤩🌼
	11:44am Lip magnet: @fm Mike, that is the biggest compliment imaginable, what with Kieth being the best drummer ever in the world. Plus the added drama of Moon doing a drum-roll style chair fling.
	11:45am yerfriendpaul: Hey Mike! Hey everyone! Love this EC tune. My college band did a cover of this
	11:46am egould310: Okay. I’m sure there’s going to be some Christmas schtick that Michael Shelley had cooked up. Don’t leave us waiting. Do your schtick.
	11:46am clarke: Any Trouble - chronically underplayed
	11:47am johnk77: selecter on fire:> the band on the elvis costello is clover john mcfee, johnny ciambotti, sean hopper, and mickey shine
	11:47am dopeman: sup emeline. black cats are the best
	11:48am Lip magnet: @yerfriendpaul is that pic on your profile Keith Moon at DJ Mike's dad's audition??
	11:48am Sno-Time at the Apollo: The link to the Al Jardine interview is down :(
	11:49am clarke: @FIQ - saw China Gate this past week. one of Fuller's weaker ones, but still cool.
	11:49am Mike Sin: @Sno-Time -- thanks for the heads-up. Will fix soon!
	11:50am yerfriendpaul: Lip magnet - ha ha. Not exactly - It’s a drawing I did of Clay Pigeon in his chair-throwing days , ha ha
	11:51am Andres: Avoid Suzie the rest of the week.
	11:51am Emeline: Hi egould310, yerfriendpaul, johnk77 and Sno-Time at the Apollo! Totally agree, dopeman! He's my Halloween cat! 🐱🎃♥️
	11:52am Handy Haversack: Thought the stream had dropped, but it turns out the kittens had unplugged the Ethernet cable.
	11:52am Frank In Queens: @clarke, yeah that one is like lower mid-tier for me.
	11:52am Lip magnet: @yerfriendpaul cool in sooo many ways!
	11:52am Emeline: Hahaha! Trouble makers! 🤣
	11:52am yerfriendpaul: Hey Emeline!
	11:53am gf2002: @DJ Guin Musicians Hall Of Fame in Nashville: https://www.musicianshalloffame.com/
	11:53am clarke: Final Tally: Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 0 those pesky kitties!!!
	11:53am Frank In Queens: @clarke We watched Stagecoach this week.
	11:54am clarke: the original - FANTASTIC!! don't waste time with the country star one - even tho johnny cash is init.
	11:54am Lip magnet: Thanks for making life worth living DJ Mike and friendly eyes.
	11:55am Frank In Queens: @clarke, oh original all the way.
	11:55am egould310: Hi Emiline!
	11:57am clarke: John Ford is (mostly) hard to beat.
	11:58am clarke: Ford's made a couple of clunkers, but Stagecoach is NOT one of 'em!
	11:59am egould310: Like this Improbables tune.
	12:00pm Frank In Queens: Wow, blast from the past 😂
	12:01pm yerfriendpaul: Thanks Lip magnet!
	12:03pm Christina Ginger: This is such a great tune. Todd is a fantastic songwriter.
	12:05pm Androu B.: The Improbables sound almost like The Smithereens to me.
	12:05pm clarke: we should give a shout-out to Our Man In St. Kilda - 'allo Eddy!!!!
	12:05pm DJ Guin: gotta get going here before i run out of daylight. will be l1stening. great show, @ Mike Sin!
	12:07pm Andres: I feel like there is a story behind that Siberians tune but the internet is not revealing it. Digging this VU cover!
	12:07pm DJ Guin: bye, kids!
	12:08pm Handy Haversack: Nice cover!
	12:08pm Androu B.: Later, DJ Guin!
	12:09pm yerfriendpaul: The 8 track flipper/organizer! Love it! Innovation at its finest!
	12:12pm Emeline: Bye DJ Guin!
	12:12pm Dennis Diken: Hey Mike, diggin’ the fillin! Hi everyone!
	12:13pm clarke: Diggin' Denny!!
	12:14pm Dennis Diken: @Androu B, I’ll go back & listen to that track with that in mind!
	12:14pm Dennis Diken: hey Clarke!
	12:15pm Woo: 2011. Those were the days.
	12:15pm clarke: what are your holiday plans, DD??
	12:15pm Candy-O'67: Hey Mike and all! Just popping in to say hi! I'm enjoying the tunes while I'm organizing my closet! Getting stuff done! Haha😁
	12:15pm clarke: Candy!! get back in there!! ha ha.
	12:15pm Frank Zaatar: Hey Mike, any chance for more Nesmith rarities today?
	12:16pm Candy-O'67: I'm in it, Clarke! Lol
	12:16pm gf2002: Atta boy, Mike...Atta boy.
	12:16pm Dennis Diken: @clarke - partyin’, as usual
	12:16pm Handy Haversack: Hey, Candy-O! I'm sitting here procrastinating starting to put the kitchen back together after dismantling it for the monthly exterminator visit.
	12:17pm gf2002: I second the motion for more Nesmith today
	12:17pm Woo: Hey Candy-O! Dennis, did you have any dealings with Mike Nesmith out in the world?
	12:17pm clarke: no brunch today, Handy??
	12:17pm McGroovey: Three thumbs up!
	12:18pm Christina Ginger: Two thumbs up! Fine family fun!
	12:18pm Emeline: Thumbs way up! 😍 Hi Dennis Diken and Miss Candy 🍭! 🤩🌟
	12:19pm Handy Haversack: Not this week, clarke. K8's off at rehearsal for the children's theater company she's directing this season. I will feed once I can reestablish human occupancy in the kitchen. Adding, let's see, I got five more thumbs to McGroovey's in the up!
	12:19pm Candy-O'67: Hey Baby, I feel for you! What a pain in the rear!! Hey Woo and Emeline! Happy Saturday, y'all! It's a good day to do what I'm doing. Gloomy, colder weather outside!
	12:21pm clarke: roger that, Handy. we'll expect double nex'week!!
	12:22pm egould310: So very jangly. Harmonies. Love Teenage Fanclub.
	12:23pm Candy-O'67: Baby was supposed to be Handy!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
	12:24pm Handy Haversack: Ha, thanks, Candy-O!
	12:24pm clarke: Baby is curiously absent - but i think he is on the east coast visiting his daughter at college??
	12:24pm Bob: Substitute Michael is in the sweet spot!
	12:24pm Candy-O'67: That damn auto correct is funny sometimes!
	12:26pm McGroovey: I don't know this particular Gene Clark song, and until I checked the playlist, I figured it was another Mike Nesmith song.
	12:26pm zivilars: As much as I love Michael Shelley's show, this fill-in is a nice surprise … Thanks, Mike, great set!
	12:26pm egould310: Teenage Fanclub followed by Gene Clark. Now play Gene Clark by Teenage Fanclub.
	12:27pm Lip magnet: @McGroovey and the bonus of the FBB. What a brilliant song to play. Your a god DJ Mike.
	12:27pm Dennis Diken: hi Emeline! Hey Candy-O - alas, Mike was the only Monkee I hadn’t met. worked wit Mickey a few times, which was a blast!
	12:27pm LesleyK: Greetings Mike and all!
	12:28pm Candy-O'67: That's so cool, Dennis! You are blessed to have met most of them!
	12:28pm Christina Ginger: Benny! One of my favorites. I really dig his tunes.
	12:28pm Candy-O'67: Hey Lesley!
	12:29pm Mike Sin: Hey folks -- great convos going on here!
	12:29pm LesleyK: Hey Candy, Dennis , Emeline....!
	12:29pm Emeline: Hi Bob, zivilars, and Miss Lesley!! 🤩🌟
	12:29pm Frank In Queens: This Benny Trokan song is great.
	12:30pm clarke: he sho' gits a nice sound!!
	12:30pm Tara: dig this song! show has been great
	12:30pm juan: Really loving the show! Wish I had more thumbs to put up. Thanks Mike!
	12:30pm LesleyK: Just outta yoga and grabbing a vegan brunch. Shoot, looks like I missed a lot of great tunes. Better late than never though 😸
	12:31pm Michael 98145: Well, hello everyone.
	12:31pm zivilars: Hi Emeline!
	12:33pm Androu B.: Full disclosure: At the age of 8, I sent out for one of those offers from the Columbia Record And Tape Club where you only send in a penny for 12 albums of your choice. This was the early 70's, when 8-tracks were still in use, and we had a stereo system with an 8-track player at home. My choices were primo: Alice Cooper - School's Out 2 Atomic Rooster albums 1 Blue Cheer album (the one with their cover of "Summertime Bues") Bread - Guitar Man (I regret getting that one in retrospect) John Entwhistle - Bang Your Head Against The Wall 2 Spirit Albums 1 Steppenwolf Album The Who - Live At Leeds 2 Wishbone Ash albums Btw, That Benny Trokan track gave me some heavy Kurt Cobain vibes.
	12:33pm Sean in GR: oh yeah
	12:33pm Dennis Diken: Hi LesleyK!
	12:34pm Emeline: Hi Tara, Juan, Michael and Sean! 🤩🌟
	12:34pm David Shortell: I missed that Improbables song. I saw they play in NJ a couple of times before they moved from Atlantic City to Philadelphia.
	12:34pm clarke: Guitar Man is excellent.
	12:35pm gf2002: @Androu Was one of those Spirit 8-tracks "The Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus" by any chance? Terrific album.
	12:36pm Dennis Diken: @Candy-O - yes, thanks. I played on Mickey’s album King For A Day - tho he wasn’t at the session! Played a live gig once with him, much fun!
	12:37pm clarke: it pays to be respectable just not as much as being dis-respectable
	12:38pm Androu B.: @gf2002 Unfortunately, no. But if it's as good as you say, I might look it up on Spotify or elsewhere.
	12:38pm LesleyK: Love that Toni Basil tune. I have it on that Girl Group Sounds box set in the hat box.
	12:38pm David Shortell: Toni Basil wasn't that old in 1966!
	12:39pm clarke: she was backstage at the TAMI show
	12:39pm Sean: Good show Phil! or do you prefer Mr. In?
	12:39pm Frank In Queens: @Androu B, that’s a great list.
	12:40pm clarke: i knew Frank would see that Blue Cheer entry!!
	12:40pm Handy Haversack: Good piece on psychedelic synth music and roads not taken in the music scene: daily.redbullmusicacademy.com...
	12:40pm clarke: hey Frank - if you are doing a Drop-In - can you post the link??
	12:41pm Lip magnet: @Androu B. Those are brilliant choices. Those albums/songs are forever imprinted on your psyche, I bet. I too did the $0.02 / five album promotion: Elton John Madman Across the Water King Krimson Uriah Heap can't recall the others at the moment
	12:41pm Handy Haversack: clarke: wfmu.org...
	12:41pm Androu B.: Toni Basil had an "acting" career in the 60's. She was featured in the movie "Village Of The Giants". Thanks @Frank In Queens
	12:41pm Andres: Most 8-tracks I see at the thrift store are country albums. Although I did find a couple of Nilsson albums.
	12:42pm clarke: thank you Handy!!
	12:42pm Frank In Queens: @clarke, perfect timing to coincide with our host! https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/110427
	12:43pm Marci: Great show Mike, really enjoying it!
	12:43pm David Shortell: Did you ever see Toni's performance of Glenn Miller's "Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)" on the first season of SNL?
	12:44pm clarke: i'll be there, maaaan!!!
	12:44pm gf2002: Toni Basil is and was amazing, her dance sequence in The Monkees' "Head" with Davy Jones is one of the coolest pieces of film from the late 60's and a highlight of that whole film. "Daddy's Song" written by Nilsson, originally sung by Mike Nesmith but then given to Davy to sing
	12:45pm gf2002: Thank you Mike! Awesome show today!
	12:45pm LesleyK: Looking forward to the Drop In show today! 🎸⚡
	12:46pm Chloe Q: Hi Mike Sin and groovers! Thank you for the Nesmith.
	12:46pm Handy Haversack: Nice track, this. Thanks, Mike Sin!
	12:46pm Frank In Queens: Thank you clarke and Lesley 🙏
	12:47pm clarke: so, Frank = you are going to miss the Devils/Isles tonight??
	12:48pm Frank In Queens: @clarke, I sold tonight’s tix weeks ago, but I have a family shindig after the show, so I’ll miss the broadcast as well. Maybe it’s for the best!
	12:48pm Androu B.: The major problem with 8-tracks is that element on the tape that changes the track would break off while it's playing because the glue they use to fasten it on would turn brittle over time. That's the reason I lost all of the 8-tracks I ordered then.
	12:49pm clarke: i would imagine your family would have that game on?? wtf??
	12:50pm Handy Haversack: Androu B., I often worry that there's a similar problem with my manufacture. Just waiting for that element to break off!
	12:50pm Frank In Queens: If it were just immediate family, yes. But this is a somewhat extended family do, and not everyone is into sportz.
	12:50pm Lip magnet: "Head" full movie on YT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFibqE5qqm8&ab_channel=NyavYxor
	12:50pm Steeley Chris: Edward Bear! I will admit that I love “Last Song”.
	12:51pm clarke: i'm coming un-glued, myself. great and fun show, here, and see some o'ya'll later!!
	12:51pm Matt Clarke: Hey Mikey Sin! Sounding nice!
	12:51pm Emeline: Hi Matt! 😍🌟
	12:52pm Frank In Queens: Yes, great show Mike! Heading home to prep for later. See yas!
	12:53pm Emeline: See you later, Frank! 🤩♥️
	12:53pm Handy Haversack: OK, I guess it's time to stop being bottom kitten in the kitten pile and go put the kitchen back together. Thanks for the show, Mike Sin! What great stuff! Glad to catch it. Keep on sinning, everyone! See youse later! Jeez, think the Lilys listened to this much?
	12:53pm Emeline: Thank you for a great show, Mike! This was a lot of fun! It was great hanging with you guys and meeting all of you folks! 😍♥️🌟🌼
	12:54pm Woo: Great show Mike! Thanks! See you for Rankin tomorrow
	12:54pm LesleyK: Thanks Mike, cool show! Hi Matt... love that you guys played Tapioca Tundra on Monday's show. One of my fav Monkees tunes (I was listening but couldn't comment)
	12:54pm spodiodi: thanks, Mike Sin! cheerio, rockers
	12:58pm Dennis Diken: Good one, Mike!
	12:58pm Corey: Great show! Thanks Mike! Take care all.
	12:59pm Andres: Great selections, Mike! Thank you!
	12:59pm David Shortell: I was excited when somebody informed me that John Mayall is playing in Montclair tomorrow. It turns out it's in Montclair, CA--not NJ.
	12:59pm Greg from ZONE 5: Thanks Mike!
	1:00pm yerfriendpaul: Thank you Mike! Great show!!
	1:00pm Frank Zaatar: Thanks for a great show, Mike!
	1:00pm Androu B.: @Lip Magnet @12:41 There were a few of them I never got to hear, sadly, like the Wishbone Ash and John Entwhistle albums. It now just occured to me that I actually got a lot more than 12 albums in the deal. And now that you mention him, I remember getting Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player". Thanks a lot, Mike! Great Show!
	1:01pm Steeley Chris: Another A+ show 🔥
	4:01pm Michael Shelley: AWESOME show!

Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from December 11, 2021

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A sight for sore ears. Power pop, freakbeat, and psychedelic songs for all six senses.

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Comments	New	Approx. start time
Just thinking about Mike Nesmith "Just thinking about Mike Nesmith"
Monkees	St. Matthew "St. Matthew" by "Monkees"	Missing Links, Vol. 2	Rhino	1968. Unissued at the time.
Monkees	The Girl I Knew Somewhere	Headquarters (Deluxe Edition)	Rhino	1967. First recorded version with Mike Nesmith on lead vocals. Unissued at the time.		0:02:33 (Pop-up)
Monkees	Circle Sky "Circle Sky" by "Monkees"	Head	Rhino	1968. Live version. Bonus track on reissue of original album		0:05:15 (Pop-up)
Monkees	Calico Girlfriend Samba "Calico Girlfriend Samba" by "Monkees"	Present	Rhino	1969. Bonus track on reissue of original album. Unissued at the time.		0:07:40 (Pop-up)

#1 Songs Related to Michael Shelley's #1 Interviews in 2021!
Romantics	National Breakout "National Breakout" by "Romantics"	National Breakout	Nemperor	1980. Interview with Mike Skill here		0:14:30 (Pop-up)
Mumps	Crocodile Tears "Crocodile Tears" by "Mumps"	VA: DIY: Blank Generation - The New York Scene (1975-78)	Rhino	1977. Interview with Paul Rutner here		0:17:00 (Pop-up)
Rockpile	If Sugar Was Sweet As You	Seconds of Pleasure	Columbia	1980. Interview with Billy Bremner here		0:18:58 (Pop-up)
dB's	Big Brown Eyes "Big Brown Eyes" by "dB's"	Stands for Decibels	I.R.S.	1981. Interview with Peter Holsapple here		0:21:30 (Pop-up)
Beach Boys	I Was Made to Love Her	Wild Honey	Capitol	1967. Interview with Al Jardine here		0:23:22 (Pop-up)
Keith	Tell Me to My Face "Tell Me to My Face" by "Keith"	(single)	Mercury	1967. Interview with Keith here		0:25:41 (Pop-up)
Eddie Floyd	On a Saturday Night "On a Saturday Night" by "Eddie Floyd"	Rare Stamps	Stax	1969. Interview with drummer Howard Grimes here		0:28:20 (Pop-up)
Chi-Lites	I'm Ready (If I Don't Get to Go)	(single)	Brunswick	1971. Interview with Marshall Thompson here		0:31:02 (Pop-up)
Booker T. & the MG's	Time Is Tight	(single)	Stax	1969. Interview with Steve Cropper here		0:35:06 (Pop-up)

Elvis Costello	Mystery Dance "Mystery Dance" by "Elvis Costello"	My Aim Is True	Columbia	1977		0:43:33 (Pop-up)
Any Trouble	Turning Up the Heat "Turning Up the Heat" by "Any Trouble"	(single)	Stiff	1980		0:45:05 (Pop-up)
Impulse International	Saturday Suzie	(EP)	Mutant Pop	2008		0:48:03 (Pop-up)
Elements	Caught in a Storm "Caught in a Storm" by "Elements"	VA: Acid Jazz Mod	Not Bad	2008		0:50:55 (Pop-up)
Come Ons	Whatcha Got? "Whatcha Got?" by "Come Ons"	(single)	Sympathy for the Record Industry	2000		0:54:05 (Pop-up)
Improbables	Bad Vibrations "Bad Vibrations" by "Improbables"	(single)	Hidden Volume	2014		0:56:38 (Pop-up)
Siberians	Who's Laughing Now? "Who's Laughing Now?" by "Siberians"	(single)	Killer Diller	2011		0:59:43 (Pop-up)
Head and the Hares	No Use in Tryin'	(EP)	Outer Limits	1995. Cover of a track by the Five Bucks		1:02:47 (Pop-up)
Crawdaddys	There She Goes Again "There She Goes Again" by "Crawdaddys"	(single)	Voxx	1980. Cover of the Velvet Underground track.		1:04:57 (Pop-up)
Dave Clark Five	Inside and Out "Inside and Out" by "Dave Clark Five"	(single)	Epic	1967		1:07:56 (Pop-up)

Everpresent Fullness	What About My Lovin'	VA: Happy Together - The Very Best of White Whale Records	Varèse Sarabande	1966		1:17:24 (Pop-up)
Teenage Fanclub	Ain't That Enough	Songs from Northern Britain	Creation	1997		1:19:57 (Pop-up)
Gene Clark	She Darked the Sun "She Darked the Sun" by "Gene Clark"	The Lost Studio Sessions 1964-1982	Sierra	1970. Backed by the Flying Burrito Brothers here.		1:23:40 (Pop-up)
Benny Trokan	Get It In the End "Get It In the End" by "Benny Trokan"	(single)	Wick	2021	*	1:26:35 (Pop-up)
Everly Brothers	Deliver Me "Deliver Me" by "Everly Brothers"	Sing	Warner Bros.	1967		1:29:32 (Pop-up)
Billy Nicholls	Question Mark "Question Mark" by "Billy Nicholls"	Would You Believe	Immediate	1968		1:31:53 (Pop-up)
Toni Basil	I'm 28 "I'm 28" by "Toni Basil"	VA: Listen People - The Graham Gouldman Songbook	Ace	1966		1:34:26 (Pop-up)
United States of America	Where Is Yesterday	The United States of America	Sundazed	1968		1:37:00 (Pop-up)

Monkees	Carlisle Wheeling "Carlisle Wheeling" by "Monkees"	Missing Links	Rhino	1968. Unreleased at the time.		1:42:48 (Pop-up)
John Fred & His Playboy Band	Hey, Bunny	(single)	Paula	1968		1:45:54 (Pop-up)
Edward Bear	Best Friend "Best Friend" by "Edward Bear"	(single)	Capitol	1972		1:48:12 (Pop-up)
Motherlode	Hard Life "Hard Life" by "Motherlode"	(single)	Buddah	1969		1:50:53 (Pop-up)
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers	On Top of the World	VA: Blues Anytime #2	Immediate	1966. Unreleased at the time.		1:54:21 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	11:01am Juli: My family and friends do not UNDERSTAND me lol www.instagram.com...
	11:01am Steeley Chris: Good morning, Mike Sin!
	11:01am Juli: Morning ppls
	11:02am clarke: hey now - was lucky enough to meet nesmith (RIP) on cape cod, about 4 years ago, when he was visiting his sister's vacation. nice man - great guitarist. missed!!
	11:02am Sonny Rickles: G' Morning, Mike! RIP Nez.
	11:02am medson: Hey Mike Sin and everyone
	11:03am Frank In Queens: Hey now (from the office, again).
	11:03am Woo: Hi to Mike Sin, Juli, Chris, clarke, Sonny, medson, Frank
	11:03am Juli: RIP
	11:04am medson: Hi woo
	11:04am Frank In Queens: I haven’t had a chance to have a proper Nez tribute yet, but I figured Mike would cover me in that department this morning.
	11:05am McGroovey: I've never met anyone named Nesmith, but I've met several guys named Mike.
	11:05am Emeline: Hi Mike, Juli, Steeley Chris, Clarke, Sonny Rickles, Medson, Frank, Woo and McGroovey!! 🤩🌟♥️🌼
	11:06am Mike Sin: Thanks for being here, folks!
	11:06am gf2002: RIP Mike Nesmith. One of my main influences in becoming a musician
	11:06am HyperDose: All of my love. All of it ❤️
	11:06am LW Rhino: Nesmith, the quiet Monkee.
	11:06am SeanG: time to get sinned!
	11:07am ?: Hello DJ Optical Sound with Mike Sin and all. I have a hard time believing Nesmith's contributions to music would have gotten any traction without Monkees exposure (instead of visa-versa claims to the contrary)
	11:07am Woo: Hey Emeline!
	11:07am DJ Guin: Mike's Obituary was in all the Liquid Papers
	11:08am Emeline: Hi gf2002, LW Rhino, SeanG and ?! 🤩🌟
	11:08am Frank In Queens: Hi Woo, Emeline, and all.
	11:08am McGroovey: I found a killer live version of Circle Sky, recorded in what looks like a small club, in 1996. Just guitars. A hair faster.
	11:08am swivs: The same thing goes for Christmas, everyone. Sending love from The Staten Island of Detroit.
	11:08am clarke: Mike was going to make records either way ? the amount of FAME might be questionable, but the talent was there.
	11:08am Emeline: Hi DJGuin and swivs! 🤩
	11:08am Corey: Morning Mike Sin and listeners! RIP Michael Nesmith.
	11:09am Lip magnet: On the other hand DJ MIke, I think the movie Head was truly brilliant
	11:09am HyperDose: I have a calico girl 😍
	11:09am fm Mike: Ahhhh yes, Fingertip Control. The Classic!
	11:09am clarke: frank you dual-screening at office?? liverpool tied at the half.
	11:09am Andres: Hi, Mike! Hey, all! Appreciating this Mike Nesmith remembrance!
	11:09am swivs: Hey Emeline! Mike! Errrryone!
	11:09am Squints: ok then. hey HEY hey now.
	11:10am fm Mike: It's Squiiiiints!
	11:10am fm Mike: AND HELLOW @DJ GUIN AND @HYPERDOSE!!!
	11:10am Ken From Hyde Park: Hi, Mike and all. They were too busy singing to put anybody down.
	11:10am Frank In Queens: @clarke, i can do that. I have a TV in this dump! Putting the match now.
	11:10am clarke: how goes up onna south showaaaah??
	11:10am DJ Guin: hola, Emeline. nice to make your acquaintance. whatup, swivs?!? HyperDose!!
	11:11am Emeline: Hi Corey, Lip magnet, fm Mike, Andres, Squints, Ken From Hyde Park! 🤩🌟
	11:11am clarke: referee is horrible, today
	11:11am Steeley Chris: Good day to everyone! Farewell to my favorite Monkee. I’ve had giant sideburns since 2003, Mike-style. And hey some Providence, Rhode Island love. Truly the best.
	11:11am gf2002: Mike himself even said the power of The Monkees was video and how the music was delivered on TV. That's the concept he applied after the Monkees with his own video productions and that concept turned into MTV
	11:11am DJ Guin: fm Mike! its been a minute. annnnnnnd SQUINTS!
	11:11am fm Mike: Speaking of Samba, I found a movie called Samba Assassination - it sounds cheesy enough to enjoy!!! Hellooooo @Emeline!
	11:11am Lip magnet: @ Clarke, indeed. No question he was talented and deserved critical acclaim. Just sayin' that he was a fish in a very large ocean of other talented musicians.
	11:12am Emeline: Thank you, DJ Guin! Yes, It's great to meet all of you that I've never met!! And to see those that I have! 🤩♥️
	11:12am clarke: well, he'd already written a hit with Stone Ponies. who knows??
	11:13am Ken From Hyde Park: Happy Saturday, Emeline! ☀️
	11:13am nachurall: Good morning Mike! How’s the cat?
	11:13am DJ Guin: I attended the 1986 auditions for the New Monkees. wanted my ugly mug on a lunchbox.
	11:14am Christina Ginger: Hi Mike!
	11:14am Frank In Queens: Ah, it’s not on OTA, so I can’t watch it.
	11:14am fm Mike: Wait are people talking ot me about a cat? I don't have a cat XD
	11:14am Corey: @Emiline Morning!
	11:14am WR: Hi Mike & all. And the band played on.
	11:14am clarke: yes, the link is not easy, today - i am glitching away on Bosscast
	11:15am Emeline: Hi nachurall, Christina Ginger and WR! 🤩
	11:15am Lip magnet: If the music didn't float your boat then the Monkeemobile would get your attention.
	11:15am HyperDose: Hey fm Mike, Guin, Swivs! Cats are pretty fun to have around
	11:15am Handy Haversack: Hey, Mike and all the See-Sounders! Glad to be hearing and seeing with you all this morning.
	11:16am Juli: Hi! If anyone wants to be friends add me on Instagram and send me a DM lol Still looking for musicians
	11:16am clarke: Nat'l Breakout - one of the more ignored great albums EVER
	11:16am gf2002: @clarke Mike first presented the song to Kirshner and the Monkees music honchos, and they rejected it. Then it became a monster hit for Linda! I loved it when Mike did the song as a send up on the TV show
	11:16am Woo: Romantics were a hell of a band
	11:17am DJ Guin: ooooo...my father was a teacher whom had confiscated a Monkee Mobile Matchbox car..which some other younger kid 'borrowed' from me and which I never saw again. grrrrrrr
	11:17am Frank Zaatar: Calico Girlfriend was indeed on the first First National Band album. I was one of those people who didn't really follow him until his solo period. He deserved an (even) higher profile than he got as a solo artist and songwriter. May his memory be a blessing.
	11:17am clarke: kirschner was such a dick.
	11:17am Fark: Not this guy! He hates himself!
	11:17am DJ Guin: DJ Guin does not do social media or InstaPot
	11:17am gf2002: And I always wanted (and still want) a Gretsch 12-string...natural finish
	11:18am clarke: well said Mr. Zaatar
	11:18am Squints: I like that second Romantics Nemperor LP. Much dirtier sound than the debut. This one and A Night Like This.
	11:18am Woo: I still have the More of the Monkees LP given to me after I had my tonsils out in 1967. Mono. Better than ice cream.
	11:18am myron feld: Love this Mumps song, and the Mumps in general.
	11:19am clarke: that is a fine album Woo - even tho the guys hated it
	11:19am Androu B.: Good Morning, All! Sad and shocked to hear the news. And to think I'd been asking about the man not too long ago on Becky's show (she'd just caught The Monkees final performance in LA), and recently was looking up cover versions of one of his songs on Second Hand Songs ("You Just May Be The One"). RIP Mr. Nesmith. You were such an extraordinary talent.
	11:19am Handy Haversack: Morning, DJG, clarke, Woo, Juli, Frank, HyperD, WR, Corey, fm Mike(!), Ken, Squints, Swivs, Andres, McGroovey, LWR, medson, and everyone!
	11:19am clarke: HH!!!!!
	11:19am Lip magnet: @DJ Gunn, That is a loss that will haunt one for a lifetime. There is divorce, loss of a parent, but having had- then lost- a Hot Wheel Monkees Mobile- can cause one to lose the will to live. Hang Tight!
	11:20am DJ Guin: @woo - i found mine at yard sales. ordered the Monkees TV Compilation and had to borrow the money from my brother to pay the COD
	11:20am gf2002: Anything Mike Nesmith did with Red Rhodes is well worth checking out. There is a live set circulating with only Mike on guitar and vocals and Red on pedal steel, and it's fantastic. The video "Live At The Britt" is excellent too, from the 90's.
	11:20am fm Mike: I just moved my tv. Was it a good idea? No. Was it effective??? Yes.
	11:20am Frank In Queens: Nice! Just watched Rockpile at Rocklalast ‘79 last night.
	11:20am Mailman Tom: A pleasure to have you here this morning, Mike Sin!
	11:20am Ken From Hyde Park: Hi, Handy. You attended a show or other social event last night? How did it go?
	11:21am Mike Sin: Thanks for the comments and info, folks! I wish I could comment more, but I've got my hands full!
	11:21am clarke: Red Rhodes - mui bueno!!
	11:21am DJ Guin: @Lip Magnet -- it even had little Monkees inside the car. no wonder crotch fruit annoys me til this day.
	11:21am Roger: diggin' the show, Mike!
	11:21am Emeline: Hi Handy Haversack, Frank Zaatar, Fark, myron feld, Androu, Tom and Roger!! 🤩🌟
	11:21am clarke: you need to get Finger Contol, Mike Sin!!
	11:22am Frank In Queens: Heya Handy!
	11:23am Lip magnet: @DJ Gunn we are nearly reduced to pen and paper. I don't do the social medias or Amazon either. They will have to hunt me down the hard way :)
	11:23am Handy Haversack: We met up with some players from my softball team at a brewery in Manhattan, Ken. It was expensive! The Manhattan premium endures. But great to see them. We haven't played since fall 2019. And we have NOT been getting any younger or more in shape since then. Hey, Frank! Sad to miss your Drop In tonight, but I'll archive it ASAP. Come to Wonderville after if you're free! Hi, Emeline!
	11:24am clarke: DROP IN?? link please??
	11:24am Lip magnet: Your just bragging DJ Mike, now pull up your pants and get to work!
	11:25am Woo: Never heard this Stevie Beach Boys cover. Fantastic!
	11:25am DJ Guin: @Handy - you're an Infink compared to some of us. quit yer bellyachin'
	11:26am Andres: What Woo said!
	11:27am clarke: liverpool 1 aston villa 0 (penalty kick - salah)
	11:27am Woo: some of this sounds like Billion Dollar Babies
	11:28am Frank In Queens: @clarke, finally watched the GBV ‘86 set last night. Pretty cool. Stones and Dantes covers!
	11:29am Squints: woo, I never heard it that way from the Weisberg/Fogelberg cover. But I sure heard it just now. Although it's BDB that sounds like this.
	11:29am Corey: @Handy Morning!
	11:29am johnk77: great sets today selecter don kirshner went to upsala college!
	11:30am clarke: was going to ask about that - but nesmith's passing had me distracted.
	11:30am fm Mike: @DJ Guin did you show up on the lunchbox lol??? Hi @Handy Haversack!!!
	11:30am clarke: you can spoil: does Bob play that Ric ALL during that set?
	11:31am Squints: Good. God. Y'all.
	11:32am Frank In Queens: @clarke all except for one tune.
	11:33am clarke: Wow! i finally was able to listen to IIT all the way thru - it is outstanding; however, i think the You Am I might take the cake for my album of the year.
	11:33am Handy Haversack: DJG: But the players on all the rest of the teams all stay twenty-four years old!
	11:33am Mike Sin: @Lip Magnet -- hands full of... records... and record cleaner!
	11:34am Lip magnet: ohh, my bad DJ Mike. Carry on...
	11:35am DJ Guin: @fm Mike -- i never made it beyond the 1st interview..i think they thought i was Charlie Manson-esque..the show was a syndicated debacle that WNEW Channel 5 showed at 5am on Saturday mornings..i dodged a bullet..not sure if i kept the plastic visor that said "I survived The New Monkees audition"
	11:36am The Spoony: Always love to hear some bonus Mike Sin!
	11:36am DJ Guin: @Handy - time for you schedule an appt with BALCO. just invest in larger hat sizes
	11:37am Andres: Tim IS tight! Show is flying by!
	11:37am paul: When in Memphis, visit the Stax Museum.
	11:37am DJ Guin: i am headed to Nashville in a couple of weeks..for a short vacation....any suggestions?
	11:38am DJ Guin: besides the Johnny Cash Museum. which i am totally visiting
	11:38am paul: DJ Guin..Country Music Hall of Fame
	11:39am DJ Guin: hmmm..can I buy a replica Minnie Pearl hat there?
	11:39am fm Mike: Awww yes, Yes I'm Ready!!! Imma head out now, gonna go have lunch with the parents. LOL @ DJ Guin that sounds awesome!!! xDD Same typa thing happened to my dad... My dad's band auditioned to be the front band for The Who, and Keith Moon was there... Halfway through their set he threw a chair and said, "Why the f%$k would I want to hear someone who sounds EXACTLY LIKE US!?!?!?" ...and it was only cause they were playing for Keith Moon that they did that, cause they DID HAVE their own sound, but they figured he would like them if they played like The Who... innocent miscalculation 😂😂😂
	11:39am Emeline: Hi Spoony and Paul! 🤩🌟
	11:39am clarke: Guin: you'll want to hit Grimey's Record Shop downtown , for sure!! they also have shows, there.
	11:39am P-90: Mike in for Michael on the day we’re mourning Mike? Sounds good.
	11:40am Handy Haversack: DJG: Ask Gina Bacon for some suggestions? Also: Todd-o-phonic Todd told me had some Nashville suggestions. We were going to go in summer 2020 but canceled for obvious reasons.
	11:40am dopeman: legit list so far
	11:40am spodiodi: Mike Sin! everyone!
	11:40am paul: Hi Emeline.
	11:40am DJ Guin: @clarke - I hope Frank Grimes is working that day
	11:40am Handy Haversack: Yo, spodi!
	11:41am Emeline: Hi P-90, Dopeman, spodiodi! 🤩🌟
	11:41am spodiodi: yo, Handy! Emeline!
	11:41am clarke: not sure if things have changed, but the Hank Williams House museum used to be awesome!
	11:42am P-90: Howard Grimes! Yes indeed.
	11:42am fm Mike: Awwwrighty I'm heading out forreal now. LOVE Y'ALL!!!
	11:44am Emeline: Bye fm Mike! Have a great day! 🤩🌼
	11:44am Lip magnet: @fm Mike, that is the biggest compliment imaginable, what with Kieth being the best drummer ever in the world. Plus the added drama of Moon doing a drum-roll style chair fling.
	11:45am yerfriendpaul: Hey Mike! Hey everyone! Love this EC tune. My college band did a cover of this
	11:46am egould310: Okay. I’m sure there’s going to be some Christmas schtick that Michael Shelley had cooked up. Don’t leave us waiting. Do your schtick.
	11:46am clarke: Any Trouble - chronically underplayed
	11:47am johnk77: selecter on fire:> the band on the elvis costello is clover john mcfee, johnny ciambotti, sean hopper, and mickey shine
	11:47am dopeman: sup emeline. black cats are the best
	11:48am Lip magnet: @yerfriendpaul is that pic on your profile Keith Moon at DJ Mike's dad's audition??
	11:48am Sno-Time at the Apollo: The link to the Al Jardine interview is down :(
	11:49am clarke: @FIQ - saw China Gate this past week. one of Fuller's weaker ones, but still cool.
	11:49am Mike Sin: @Sno-Time -- thanks for the heads-up. Will fix soon!
	11:50am yerfriendpaul: Lip magnet - ha ha. Not exactly - It’s a drawing I did of Clay Pigeon in his chair-throwing days , ha ha
	11:51am Andres: Avoid Suzie the rest of the week.
	11:51am Emeline: Hi egould310, yerfriendpaul, johnk77 and Sno-Time at the Apollo! Totally agree, dopeman! He's my Halloween cat! 🐱🎃♥️
	11:52am Handy Haversack: Thought the stream had dropped, but it turns out the kittens had unplugged the Ethernet cable.
	11:52am Frank In Queens: @clarke, yeah that one is like lower mid-tier for me.
	11:52am Lip magnet: @yerfriendpaul cool in sooo many ways!
	11:52am Emeline: Hahaha! Trouble makers! 🤣
	11:52am yerfriendpaul: Hey Emeline!
	11:53am gf2002: @DJ Guin Musicians Hall Of Fame in Nashville: https://www.musicianshalloffame.com/
	11:53am clarke: Final Tally: Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 0 those pesky kitties!!!
	11:53am Frank In Queens: @clarke We watched Stagecoach this week.
	11:54am clarke: the original - FANTASTIC!! don't waste time with the country star one - even tho johnny cash is init.
	11:54am Lip magnet: Thanks for making life worth living DJ Mike and friendly eyes.
	11:55am Frank In Queens: @clarke, oh original all the way.
	11:55am egould310: Hi Emiline!
	11:57am clarke: John Ford is (mostly) hard to beat.
	11:58am clarke: Ford's made a couple of clunkers, but Stagecoach is NOT one of 'em!
	11:59am egould310: Like this Improbables tune.
	12:00pm Frank In Queens: Wow, blast from the past 😂
	12:01pm yerfriendpaul: Thanks Lip magnet!
	12:03pm Christina Ginger: This is such a great tune. Todd is a fantastic songwriter.
	12:05pm Androu B.: The Improbables sound almost like The Smithereens to me.
	12:05pm clarke: we should give a shout-out to Our Man In St. Kilda - 'allo Eddy!!!!
	12:05pm DJ Guin: gotta get going here before i run out of daylight. will be l1stening. great show, @ Mike Sin!
	12:07pm Andres: I feel like there is a story behind that Siberians tune but the internet is not revealing it. Digging this VU cover!
	12:07pm DJ Guin: bye, kids!
	12:08pm Handy Haversack: Nice cover!
	12:08pm Androu B.: Later, DJ Guin!
	12:09pm yerfriendpaul: The 8 track flipper/organizer! Love it! Innovation at its finest!
	12:12pm Emeline: Bye DJ Guin!
	12:12pm Dennis Diken: Hey Mike, diggin’ the fillin! Hi everyone!
	12:13pm clarke: Diggin' Denny!!
	12:14pm Dennis Diken: @Androu B, I’ll go back & listen to that track with that in mind!
	12:14pm Dennis Diken: hey Clarke!
	12:15pm Woo: 2011. Those were the days.
	12:15pm clarke: what are your holiday plans, DD??
	12:15pm Candy-O'67: Hey Mike and all! Just popping in to say hi! I'm enjoying the tunes while I'm organizing my closet! Getting stuff done! Haha😁
	12:15pm clarke: Candy!! get back in there!! ha ha.
	12:15pm Frank Zaatar: Hey Mike, any chance for more Nesmith rarities today?
	12:16pm Candy-O'67: I'm in it, Clarke! Lol
	12:16pm gf2002: Atta boy, Mike...Atta boy.
	12:16pm Dennis Diken: @clarke - partyin’, as usual
	12:16pm Handy Haversack: Hey, Candy-O! I'm sitting here procrastinating starting to put the kitchen back together after dismantling it for the monthly exterminator visit.
	12:17pm gf2002: I second the motion for more Nesmith today
	12:17pm Woo: Hey Candy-O! Dennis, did you have any dealings with Mike Nesmith out in the world?
	12:17pm clarke: no brunch today, Handy??
	12:17pm McGroovey: Three thumbs up!
	12:18pm Christina Ginger: Two thumbs up! Fine family fun!
	12:18pm Emeline: Thumbs way up! 😍 Hi Dennis Diken and Miss Candy 🍭! 🤩🌟
	12:19pm Handy Haversack: Not this week, clarke. K8's off at rehearsal for the children's theater company she's directing this season. I will feed once I can reestablish human occupancy in the kitchen. Adding, let's see, I got five more thumbs to McGroovey's in the up!
	12:19pm Candy-O'67: Hey Baby, I feel for you! What a pain in the rear!! Hey Woo and Emeline! Happy Saturday, y'all! It's a good day to do what I'm doing. Gloomy, colder weather outside!
	12:21pm clarke: roger that, Handy. we'll expect double nex'week!!
	12:22pm egould310: So very jangly. Harmonies. Love Teenage Fanclub.
	12:23pm Candy-O'67: Baby was supposed to be Handy!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
	12:24pm Handy Haversack: Ha, thanks, Candy-O!
	12:24pm clarke: Baby is curiously absent - but i think he is on the east coast visiting his daughter at college??
	12:24pm Bob: Substitute Michael is in the sweet spot!
	12:24pm Candy-O'67: That damn auto correct is funny sometimes!
	12:26pm McGroovey: I don't know this particular Gene Clark song, and until I checked the playlist, I figured it was another Mike Nesmith song.
	12:26pm zivilars: As much as I love Michael Shelley's show, this fill-in is a nice surprise … Thanks, Mike, great set!
	12:26pm egould310: Teenage Fanclub followed by Gene Clark. Now play Gene Clark by Teenage Fanclub.
	12:27pm Lip magnet: @McGroovey and the bonus of the FBB. What a brilliant song to play. Your a god DJ Mike.
	12:27pm Dennis Diken: hi Emeline! Hey Candy-O - alas, Mike was the only Monkee I hadn’t met. worked wit Mickey a few times, which was a blast!
	12:27pm LesleyK: Greetings Mike and all!
	12:28pm Candy-O'67: That's so cool, Dennis! You are blessed to have met most of them!
	12:28pm Christina Ginger: Benny! One of my favorites. I really dig his tunes.
	12:28pm Candy-O'67: Hey Lesley!
	12:29pm Mike Sin: Hey folks -- great convos going on here!
	12:29pm LesleyK: Hey Candy, Dennis , Emeline....!
	12:29pm Emeline: Hi Bob, zivilars, and Miss Lesley!! 🤩🌟
	12:29pm Frank In Queens: This Benny Trokan song is great.
	12:30pm clarke: he sho' gits a nice sound!!
	12:30pm Tara: dig this song! show has been great
	12:30pm juan: Really loving the show! Wish I had more thumbs to put up. Thanks Mike!
	12:30pm LesleyK: Just outta yoga and grabbing a vegan brunch. Shoot, looks like I missed a lot of great tunes. Better late than never though 😸
	12:31pm Michael 98145: Well, hello everyone.
	12:31pm zivilars: Hi Emeline!
	12:33pm Androu B.: Full disclosure: At the age of 8, I sent out for one of those offers from the Columbia Record And Tape Club where you only send in a penny for 12 albums of your choice. This was the early 70's, when 8-tracks were still in use, and we had a stereo system with an 8-track player at home. My choices were primo: Alice Cooper - School's Out 2 Atomic Rooster albums 1 Blue Cheer album (the one with their cover of "Summertime Bues") Bread - Guitar Man (I regret getting that one in retrospect) John Entwhistle - Bang Your Head Against The Wall 2 Spirit Albums 1 Steppenwolf Album The Who - Live At Leeds 2 Wishbone Ash albums Btw, That Benny Trokan track gave me some heavy Kurt Cobain vibes.
	12:33pm Sean in GR: oh yeah
	12:33pm Dennis Diken: Hi LesleyK!
	12:34pm Emeline: Hi Tara, Juan, Michael and Sean! 🤩🌟
	12:34pm David Shortell: I missed that Improbables song. I saw they play in NJ a couple of times before they moved from Atlantic City to Philadelphia.
	12:34pm clarke: Guitar Man is excellent.
	12:35pm gf2002: @Androu Was one of those Spirit 8-tracks "The Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus" by any chance? Terrific album.
	12:36pm Dennis Diken: @Candy-O - yes, thanks. I played on Mickey’s album King For A Day - tho he wasn’t at the session! Played a live gig once with him, much fun!
	12:37pm clarke: it pays to be respectable just not as much as being dis-respectable
	12:38pm Androu B.: @gf2002 Unfortunately, no. But if it's as good as you say, I might look it up on Spotify or elsewhere.
	12:38pm LesleyK: Love that Toni Basil tune. I have it on that Girl Group Sounds box set in the hat box.
	12:38pm David Shortell: Toni Basil wasn't that old in 1966!
	12:39pm clarke: she was backstage at the TAMI show
	12:39pm Sean: Good show Phil! or do you prefer Mr. In?
	12:39pm Frank In Queens: @Androu B, that’s a great list.
	12:40pm clarke: i knew Frank would see that Blue Cheer entry!!
	12:40pm Handy Haversack: Good piece on psychedelic synth music and roads not taken in the music scene: daily.redbullmusicacademy.com...
	12:40pm clarke: hey Frank - if you are doing a Drop-In - can you post the link??
	12:41pm Lip magnet: @Androu B. Those are brilliant choices. Those albums/songs are forever imprinted on your psyche, I bet. I too did the $0.02 / five album promotion: Elton John Madman Across the Water King Krimson Uriah Heap can't recall the others at the moment
	12:41pm Handy Haversack: clarke: wfmu.org...
	12:41pm Androu B.: Toni Basil had an "acting" career in the 60's. She was featured in the movie "Village Of The Giants". Thanks @Frank In Queens
	12:41pm Andres: Most 8-tracks I see at the thrift store are country albums. Although I did find a couple of Nilsson albums.
	12:42pm clarke: thank you Handy!!
	12:42pm Frank In Queens: @clarke, perfect timing to coincide with our host! https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/110427
	12:43pm Marci: Great show Mike, really enjoying it!
	12:43pm David Shortell: Did you ever see Toni's performance of Glenn Miller's "Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)" on the first season of SNL?
	12:44pm clarke: i'll be there, maaaan!!!
	12:44pm gf2002: Toni Basil is and was amazing, her dance sequence in The Monkees' "Head" with Davy Jones is one of the coolest pieces of film from the late 60's and a highlight of that whole film. "Daddy's Song" written by Nilsson, originally sung by Mike Nesmith but then given to Davy to sing
	12:45pm gf2002: Thank you Mike! Awesome show today!
	12:45pm LesleyK: Looking forward to the Drop In show today! 🎸⚡
	12:46pm Chloe Q: Hi Mike Sin and groovers! Thank you for the Nesmith.
	12:46pm Handy Haversack: Nice track, this. Thanks, Mike Sin!
	12:46pm Frank In Queens: Thank you clarke and Lesley 🙏
	12:47pm clarke: so, Frank = you are going to miss the Devils/Isles tonight??
	12:48pm Frank In Queens: @clarke, I sold tonight’s tix weeks ago, but I have a family shindig after the show, so I’ll miss the broadcast as well. Maybe it’s for the best!
	12:48pm Androu B.: The major problem with 8-tracks is that element on the tape that changes the track would break off while it's playing because the glue they use to fasten it on would turn brittle over time. That's the reason I lost all of the 8-tracks I ordered then.
	12:49pm clarke: i would imagine your family would have that game on?? wtf??
	12:50pm Handy Haversack: Androu B., I often worry that there's a similar problem with my manufacture. Just waiting for that element to break off!
	12:50pm Frank In Queens: If it were just immediate family, yes. But this is a somewhat extended family do, and not everyone is into sportz.
	12:50pm Lip magnet: "Head" full movie on YT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFibqE5qqm8&ab_channel=NyavYxor
	12:50pm Steeley Chris: Edward Bear! I will admit that I love “Last Song”.
	12:51pm clarke: i'm coming un-glued, myself. great and fun show, here, and see some o'ya'll later!!
	12:51pm Matt Clarke: Hey Mikey Sin! Sounding nice!
	12:51pm Emeline: Hi Matt! 😍🌟
	12:52pm Frank In Queens: Yes, great show Mike! Heading home to prep for later. See yas!
	12:53pm Emeline: See you later, Frank! 🤩♥️
	12:53pm Handy Haversack: OK, I guess it's time to stop being bottom kitten in the kitten pile and go put the kitchen back together. Thanks for the show, Mike Sin! What great stuff! Glad to catch it. Keep on sinning, everyone! See youse later! Jeez, think the Lilys listened to this much?
	12:53pm Emeline: Thank you for a great show, Mike! This was a lot of fun! It was great hanging with you guys and meeting all of you folks! 😍♥️🌟🌼
	12:54pm Woo: Great show Mike! Thanks! See you for Rankin tomorrow
	12:54pm LesleyK: Thanks Mike, cool show! Hi Matt... love that you guys played Tapioca Tundra on Monday's show. One of my fav Monkees tunes (I was listening but couldn't comment)
	12:54pm spodiodi: thanks, Mike Sin! cheerio, rockers
	12:58pm Dennis Diken: Good one, Mike!
	12:58pm Corey: Great show! Thanks Mike! Take care all.
	12:59pm Andres: Great selections, Mike! Thank you!
	12:59pm David Shortell: I was excited when somebody informed me that John Mayall is playing in Montclair tomorrow. It turns out it's in Montclair, CA--not NJ.
	12:59pm Greg from ZONE 5: Thanks Mike!
	1:00pm yerfriendpaul: Thank you Mike! Great show!!
	1:00pm Frank Zaatar: Thanks for a great show, Mike!
	1:00pm Androu B.: @Lip Magnet @12:41 There were a few of them I never got to hear, sadly, like the Wishbone Ash and John Entwhistle albums. It now just occured to me that I actually got a lot more than 12 albums in the deal. And now that you mention him, I remember getting Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player". Thanks a lot, Mike! Great Show!
	1:01pm Steeley Chris: Another A+ show 🔥
	4:01pm Michael Shelley: AWESOME show!

Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from December 11, 2021

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