Favoriting Fool's Paradise with Rex: Playlist from February 26, 2022 Favoriting

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Favoriting February 26, 2022: The Steve Franken Memorial Playlist

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Artist Track Label Approx. start time
Jimmy Carroll Orchestra  Rumble   Favoriting Bell  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
The Celts  Confusion   Favoriting Bo-An  0:05:31 (Pop-up)
Dick Dewayne Combo  Witchcraft   Favoriting Adonis  0:09:43 (Pop-up)
Go Go and The Spotlights  Scraper   Favoriting Edmac  0:10:06 (Pop-up)
Orangie Hubbard  Just Moved In   Favoriting Lee  0:16:13 (Pop-up)
Benny Cliff & the Benny Cliff Trio  Shake 'Um Up Rock   Favoriting Drift  0:17:30 (Pop-up)
Mark Robinson  Pretty Jane   Favoriting Tee-Gee  0:18:14 (Pop-up)
The Little Boppers  Chattanooga Drummer Man   Favoriting Glendale  0:19:55 (Pop-up)
Norman Wood  Black Lake Boogie   Favoriting Tamm  0:23:05 (Pop-up)
Link Davis  Johnny Be Good   Favoriting Al's  0:25:10 (Pop-up)
Rockin' Charlie  Like Out Of This World   Favoriting Chris  0:27:41 (Pop-up)
Jimmy Work  Digging My Own Grave   Favoriting Dot  0:30:39 (Pop-up)
Ray Phillips  Twenty Cigarettes   Favoriting Boyd  0:33:49 (Pop-up)
The Lumberjack With The Northwood Singers  Hell Bound Train   Favoriting Coach  0:34:52 (Pop-up)
Joe Hughes  Make Me Dance Little Ant   Favoriting Kangaroo  0:42:50 (Pop-up)
Roy "Mr. Guitar" Gaines  Worried 'Bout You Baby   Favoriting Groove  0:44:47 (Pop-up)
Sheryl Crowley with Lorenzo Holden's Orchestra  It Ain't to Play With!   Favoriting Flash  0:47:05 (Pop-up)
Haskell Sadler w/The Mellowtones Orchestra  Bald-Headed Woman   Favoriting Melodia  0:50:57 (Pop-up)
Jerry McCain  She's Tough   Favoriting Rex  0:53:28 (Pop-up)
Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm  She Made My Blood Run Cold   Favoriting Federal  0:56:29 (Pop-up)
T.J. Fowler  Wine Cooler   Favoriting Savoy  0:58:35 (Pop-up)
Twilighters  Live Like A King   Favoriting Ebb  1:05:32 (Pop-up)
The Quails  Over The Hump   Favoriting Harvey  1:06:50 (Pop-up)
The Memories  Little Bitty Girl   Favoriting Old Sound  1:11:04 (Pop-up)
The Cocoas  Flip Your Daddy   Favoriting Chesterfield  1:12:02 (Pop-up)
Mac Burney and The Four Jacks  Tired Of Your Sexy Ways   Favoriting Aladdin  1:14:28 (Pop-up)
The Misfits  Mess Around   Favoriting Agar  1:21:44 (Pop-up)
Hughie Scott and the Meteors  Be Bop A Lula   Favoriting Tamarac  1:23:08 (Pop-up)
Frantic Freddie and his Reflections  Charmaine   Favoriting White Rock  1:25:58 (Pop-up)
Link Wray and The Ray Men  Hidden Charms   Favoriting Swan  1:28:39 (Pop-up)
The Chy Guys  Say Mama   Favoriting Mobie  1:32:31 (Pop-up)
The Victors  We Struck A Match   Favoriting Alpha  1:33:21 (Pop-up)
The Emeralds  Sally's Snake   Favoriting Moonglow  1:39:14 (Pop-up)
The Invictas  The Hump   Favoriting Sahara  1:42:06 (Pop-up)
Billy Pitcock and the People  The Frog   Favoriting Action  1:44:36 (Pop-up)
Gene Savage  Big Machine   Favoriting Big West  1:46:58 (Pop-up)
The Jades  Rough House   Favoriting Renay  1:53:10 (Pop-up)
The Joker  I Love A Practical Joke   Favoriting G & F  1:53:35 (Pop-up)
Lonesome Johnny  Death Row   Favoriting Titan  1:56:59 (Pop-up)
Horace Heller  Ed's Place   Favoriting Dollie  1:57:41 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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Mister Dobalina:

m oMmA !
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luka:

frankly, no
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:01pm
DjLorraine:

Shocking!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:01pm
Bruce S.:

Captain Rex and his Rock and Roll Army!
  1:02pm
The Butterman:

It’s NOT right! Now how.
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Slamtonio:

BOLD
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:03pm
steveo:

praise be it's Rex time
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:03pm
Bruce S.:

Wow a different version of Rumble
  1:05pm
morphe':

Something about that Steve Franken visual reminds me of Jimmy Fallon ...He too makes a gesture of disorientated confusion ...
Thanks for spinning Rex .. chores to do so may not make it to the end of the course ....
  1:05pm
Brez:

Ready for some slop!
Avatar 🌮 1:07pm
Mailman Tom:

I see that Steve Franken first TV appearance was on the 1958 TV series, Decoy, which was filmed at the 25th Street Armory in Manhattan.
Avatar 1:08pm
Joe non Papa:

That's Chatsworth Osborne Jr!
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TheManWhoLaughs:

Steve Franken was hilarious in The Party
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:09pm
Bruce S.:

the Party, very funny film
  1:10pm
gf2002:

Decoy was a great show! I watched every episode a few years ago when it was still on Prime. Like Naked City it was great to see the location filming and the street scenes...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:12pm
medson:

Is this where the Low Brow entertainment is taking place?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:12pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Get to see in some of these gifs how good some people were @ communicating visually in but a few seconds.
  1:13pm
egould310:

Decoy is a great show. Beverly Garland hubba hubba.
Avatar 1:15pm
Stillwell Coney Islander:

I loved Decoy, never missed an episode
Good afternoon Rex!
Avatar 🌮 1:16pm
Mailman Tom:

Decoy was a big influence on Herk Harvey, who copied many scenes from Decoy for his 1962 movie, Carnival of Souls.
  1:17pm
egould310:

Time for a No Brow— vodka and Emergen-c.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:20pm
Bruce S.:

I've got a BaBa Rum cake with plenty of Rum, cannoli cream, and cherries
  1:21pm
egould310:

Birdy num num.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:21pm
Bruce S.:

diggin the drummer man
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:25pm
Greg from ZONE 5:

Afternoon, Rex & Fools!
You think Link Davis and Link Wray were related?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:27pm
Handy Haversack:

Rex! Fools! Thanks for keeping the slumpin' corner open for me.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:29pm
Bruce S.:

they dont play stuff like this anymore on the radio
  1:29pm
egould310:

Out of this world!
  1:29pm
Sylvia's Mother:

That woman on the moon started a trend! Green hair is all the rage these days!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:30pm
medson:

I'm real gone too
Avatar 1:30pm
Kitschy Mama:

Scroungy Man!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:30pm
steveo:

maybe they do and this is the last radio station on earth
  1:31pm
morphe':

Must away ... digging my own grave...
thanks Rex and all !!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:33pm
Little Danny:

outstanding
  1:33pm
egould310:

Steveo you just blew my mind. Or maybe it’s the moonshine and LSD?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:34pm
Little Danny:

country songs with "cigarette" in their title immediately get listened to
Avatar 🌮 1:35pm
Mailman Tom:

Fool's Paradise, home of the "Switchblade Sound"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:36pm
steveo:

this show is like a paradise to me [looks at show title]
<gulp>
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:36pm
Bruce S.:

this is classic
  1:36pm
egould310:

Needs more maniacal laughter.
  1:37pm
Cooh John:

Been lisnin' and lurkin' while workin'. 🙋DjLorraine.
Avatar 1:37pm
TheManWhoLaughs:

This may be the most cautionary tale you've ever played
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:39pm
Handy Haversack:

Lot of life lessons in that Hell Bound Train song. K8 said she didn't think they applied to her. I nodded grimly.
  1:42pm
Brez:

Westworld 1973 *heart eyes emoji*
  1:43pm
Cooh John:

Remember when "Kojack", "Kolchak", and "Kodiak" were all on?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:44pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Thot HellBoundTrain was a CharlesBerry original ...but now...
  1:47pm
TomTom:

Never saw Kodiak, I was watching Planet of the Apes
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:47pm
Bruce S.:

this is loose as a tooth
Avatar 1:48pm
Mister Dobalina:

Rex, I'm interested in talking to you about a career in broadcasting !!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:48pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...likewise 'Don't You Lie to Me' - which 'Play With' clearly shares ~%50 of its DNA...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:50pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...it's a wigkey heavy day... :
en.wikipedia.org...
  1:50pm
egould310:

Mr Hampton will chop your head off and put it in a banker’s box.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:50pm
Bruce S.:

get their famous snake oil shampoo
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:50pm
medson:

What was that number again?
  1:51pm
Richard Whig:

by coincidence, I don't want no sugar in my coffee. Lord.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:51pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Wow. Such a relevant medical breakthru ...amazing I ain't heard of it befores...
  1:52pm
egould310:

After leaving the hair game, Mr Hampton went on to market a line of herbal sex stimulants.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:52pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...turns out the two were quite chemically similar...
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Mister Dobalina:

*herbah stimulahs
  2:00pm
egould310:

The theme song from Sealab 2021 may be the best song ever written.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:03pm
DjLorraine:

Cooh John 🙋‍♀️
  2:05pm
Cooh John:

"She Made my Blood Run Cold" sounds like an answer song to "Fever".
  2:07pm
egould310:

@cooh john yes
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:07pm
Bruce S.:

Mount Hope is wall to wall WFMU country
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:09pm
Bruce S.:

or WMFU I should say
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:14pm
DjLorraine:

Handy Haversack i played Mdou Moctar for an hour while you were at the concert. Any observations you can share or is it too soon.
  2:14pm
Dolemite:

If you don’t dig this mess you done come to the wrong address
  2:14pm
?!:

I think Steve franken was like a sidekick comic, I think he even made a movie or two with Jerry Lewis. I'm just joining in, so I missed anything that Rex may have said about him. Hey Rex and fools!
Avatar 🌮 2:20pm
Hubig Pie:

I'd rather have a show-far for my car than a chauffeur for my cur
Avatar 🌮 2:22pm
Mailman Tom:

Esquerita did a killer version of this song
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:23pm
Dave the Spazz:

There's nothing I'd rather bloviate about. John Kerry is a dear friend and no stranger to the media's slings and arrows. He's currently recording new material that's sure to resonate with the kids.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:26pm
Bruce S.:

Hey what the hell do you think I listen to
  2:27pm
SWK:

“Hey wolf man, what station you listen to?” “The one that pays me mf”
  2:29pm
Richard Whig:

fuuuuuuuuuuuuckkkkk!!! this link wray record is thee entire Milkshakes catalog in one 45!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:30pm
Handy Haversack:

Hey, DjLorraine! I was cooking, and now we're about to eat -- will recap for you right after!
  2:32pm
Dolemite:

It Came From The Garage, now showing at the Fools Paradise Twin drive-in
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:32pm
Bruce S.:

say mama coooool
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:33pm
DjLorraine:

I'm looking forward to hearing Rex and Dave the Spazz - together!!
  2:34pm
?!:

Bruce@1:47- Or loose as a long neck goose.
  2:34pm
Rex the Spazz:

careful what ya wish for!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:34pm
Handy Haversack:

I'm looking forward to Rex and Clay, I have to say. Sounds like a party!
  2:34pm
Sylvia's Mother:

I'm a member of the match generation.
  2:35pm
egould310:

Finally! Maniacal laughing!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:38pm
Handy Haversack:

"We'll see what happens."
Avatar 2:39pm
Stillwell Coney Islander:

Yay! Rex Tuesday morning !!
  2:40pm
sally:

that's how I charm the lads
  2:40pm
?!:

Dolemite: more like Rex backyard and with a bed sheet hanged out to be projected on.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:40pm
Bruce S.:

Rex and Clay, thats Going to be Insane
  2:41pm
Paula:

Do the Hump!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:42pm
Bruce S.:

I hope Rex isn't cranky at six in the Morning
  2:43pm
nightengale:

hey now it’s Johnny Cash’s birthday!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:44pm
Handy Haversack:

¡Hola, Stillwell!
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Boogaloo Omnibus:

Nice tribute to Steven Franken. Here's hoping that soon you will feature Doris Packer, who played Mrs. Chatsworth Osbourne on the Dobie Gillis show. She was great, with her retort, "You nasty, nasty boy!" Also, she taught Uncle Martin how to do the Watusi on an episode of "My Favorite Martian!"
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:45pm
Bruce S.:

this is what I call music
  2:45pm
Kermit:

now yer Talkin bub!
Avatar 2:47pm
Stillwell Coney Islander:

Hey Handy! Qué tal, hombre!
  2:49pm
Cooh John:

I was checking out Mdou Moctar recently. Missed him when he came to town.☹️
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:50pm
Handy Haversack:

DjLorraine:

Mdou Moctar was excellent. The sound was super clean (which, it's BAM, so it better be). I hadn't been to a "sit-down" concert in a *while*. Thankfully, after a semiacoustic set to start off, when they broke out the full drum kit and really plugged in, Mdou Moctar told everyone to stand up. Thank goodness.

The crowd was really into it and was surprisingly young. I have zero idea how ~1,500 25-35-yr-olds heard of Mdou Moctar much less knew the music already and were cheering at all the right spots. I mean, how do they hear about stuff without WFMU? Clueless over here.

One real revelation from this show that I never really grokked on the albums: HO.LY. CRAP the drummer. My god, that guy was amazing. I don't know that I've ever seen a drum performance quite like it. Absolutely fascinating and just viscerally exciting and charged.

It was great, but it really made me wish we were seeing them in a small room. So jealous of the people who saw them at Monty Hall.

We ran into listener Ike, and he came across the street with us and hung out while we had a couple of beers, which was really great. He, K8, and I all had the Pulaski Skyway hoodie on!

Also, Mdou Moctar was just here in Sept. The group *tours*, so hopefully they are near you soon!

¡Todo bien, Stillwell! I was mentioning you last night and your stories of going to shows in Brooklyn in the seventies. So nice to be seeing music again.
  2:51pm
?!:

JC's Birthday you say! Well happy birthday to the deceased Man in Black. May your RIP Continue for eternity.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:51pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Cash & also Fats Domino - HBD !
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TheManWhoLaughs:

A little Pete Myers
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Mailman Tom:

Tit for tat
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:53pm
Handy Haversack:

One of the last things we did before the local world shut down in 2020 was go to the Johnny Cash Birthday Bash that HTRG Becky DJed for. Crazy to think of.

Thanks, Rex! Fully recharged with stupid after my afternoon in the slumpin' corner! Much appreciated!

Stay browless, pals!
  2:53pm
Gord L:

Loving the tunes!
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Stillwell Coney Islander:

Grácias Handy. Those were the days.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:55pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Presumed Live Moctar would be amazifying.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:57pm
Bruce S.:

Rex,Excellent show as always, Thanks

enjoy the weekend all
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:57pm
rx scabin:

Thank you, Rex.
  2:57pm
?!:

And a happy birthday to you too fat man.
Avatar 2:57pm
Stillwell Coney Islander:

Thanks so much Rex!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:58pm
radioronan:

Thanks Rex.. until next time..
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:58pm
Handy Haversack:

Not a murder ballad so much as a recrimination boogie-woogie?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:59pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

~ TY Always DJ Rex ~
  3:01pm
?!:

Thanks for the show tyrannosaurus Rex, don't eat too many people.
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