WFMU: Denny's Den with Dennis Diken: Playlist from August 24, 2022

Listener comments!
	2:00pm Dennis Diken: "GREETINGS 'YON DENIZENS’! I’M PLEASED AS PUNCH THAT YOU’RE HERE FOR TODAY’S ‘DENNY’S DEN’! KINDLY JUMP IN ON THE COMMENTS BOARD AND LET’S HAVE SOME YUKS! WELL, ALRIGHT!!”
	2:01pm Andrew in Toronto: Hi there Dennis and all other listeners!
	2:01pm Gaylord Fields: Hello dere, Dennis and Yon Denizens! Now snap it, pal!
	2:02pm Andrew in Toronto: Hello Gaylord!
	2:02pm Gaylord Fields: Hi, Andrew!
	2:03pm Reechie: Hello to you and Uncle Floyd! Good to hang with you all again!
	2:05pm Woo: Hi to Dennis, Andrew, Gaylord, Reechie.
	2:06pm Gino1: Hi to Dennis and all listeners!
	2:07pm Andrew in Toronto: Hi Woo!
	2:07pm Andrew in Toronto: I hope MOM WHIG is doing better!
	2:07pm Woo: Hi to Gino!. Another David Clayton-Thomas surprise!
	2:11pm Gerry from Miami: Hello to all Denizens! It's Ukrainian Independence Day!
	2:13pm Woo: I thought I saw David Clayton-Thomas on the playlist and now I don't. Maybe it was a dream.
	2:14pm dad: hello, all Denites
	2:15pm Gaylord Fields: Hi, Woo!
	2:16pm Dennis Diken: Andrew In Toronto, Gaylord, Reechie, Woo, Gino1, Gerry from Miami, dad - WELCOME!
	2:17pm Gerry from Miami: Georgie Fame was never all that big here in the States during the British Invasion. Saw him perform his big hit, "Yeah Yeah" on the old Hullaballoo show.
	2:19pm Dennis Diken: @Gerry from Miami - right, too bad. we had to wait for "The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde," then he faded away from the US charts again. a great talent! he shoulda been bigger here!
	2:23pm Gerry from Miami: My mom liked the Bonnie and Clyde record. I just think his timing was all off. In a different era.........
	2:24pm Dennis Diken: @Gerry from Miami - yeah, I quite liked that record too
	2:27pm Gerry from Miami: Damn good b-side from the Mac, Denny! Loved that combination of musicians during that time in the band's long history.
	2:27pm Stu Rutherford: Hello Dennis & everyone! Gonna have to catch most of this in the archives but I'll be listening live for a bit.
	2:30pm Dennis Diken: good to see you here Stu! even for a few minutes!
	2:34pm LesleyK: Hey Dennis and all! Working away while tuned in :)
	2:35pm Dennis Diken: @LesleyK - welcome aboard!
	2:35pm dad: music to mock draft by
	2:36pm Stu Rutherford: Hey Lesley!
	2:38pm Gerry from Miami: The incredible Gary Brooker and Procol Harum. One of Jann Wenner and his gang's most egregious snubs from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
	2:38pm Myron Feld: Hello Dennis and all Denizens! I am traveling but wanted to check in. Hope everyone enjoyed last week’s DJ tribute to Marcel Marceau! Great to have you back, DD!
	2:39pm Gerry from Miami: You're hitting a lot of bullseyes today, Denny!
	2:41pm b0bob milw drummer Plasticland: Great Songs Dynamic Dennis!!!
	2:41pm Dennis Diken: @Myron Feld - yeah, man! hey, gang - all the snafus from Sir Feld's fabulon fill-in from last week have been eliminated on the archive version! repeat listens are advised!
	2:41pm Dennis Diken: @Gerry from Miami @b0bob milw drummer Plasticland - GRACIAS!
	2:42pm Gerry from Miami: You were magnificent last week, Myron! Not many could have pulled that off!
	2:49pm LesleyK: Hey Stu!
	2:50pm MOM WHIG: Hey there DD, Andrew, Gaylord, Reechie, Woo, Gino1, dad, Gerry, Lesley, Stu, myron feld, bobob
	2:51pm LesleyK: Hey Mom Whig! Yeah great job last week Myron!
	2:53pm Dennis Diken: @MOM WHIG - well alright!
	2:54pm MOM WHIG: DD well 1947 - that was my year
	2:55pm Dennis Diken: I misspoke - not all cuts were British in this set - Illes are from Hungary!
	2:56pm Eric R: if it weren't for Mom Whig reminding me what the schedule is, I'd miss half the shows!
	2:57pm Dennis Diken: @Eric R - hey hey!
	2:57pm MOM WHIG: Eric - HA HA good you are here
	3:00pm WLSClark: Eric, I have it on but agree with you. She saves me too often! No time to talk today, tho. Good show, Dennis!
	3:07pm Dennis Diken: @WLSClark - thank you! thanks for listening!
	3:07pm WLSClark: You betcha, Dennis! Georgie Fame forever!!
	3:11pm Baby: WPAPIPOBP! Hugs Double!!
	3:12pm MOM WHIG: Islet Brothers is ALWAYS A FAB CHOICE
	3:12pm MOM WHIG: Isley
	3:12pm Gerry from Miami: Denny, you asked us to suggest a favorite Small Faces "prime cut." Do you have ""Tin Soldier" somewhere handy?
	3:13pm b0b dublon Plasticland: @@@ Dennis/// Played on The Uncle Floyd Show back in the Early 1980s when I was on tour with Plasticland..we busted up some office Machines on that show for our song called Office Skills
	3:13pm Dennis Diken: @Baby! yeah, man! @MOM WHIG - no argument here!
	3:14pm Dennis Diken: @b0b dublon Plasticland - yeah, I "played" Floyd's show 7 times!
	3:14pm b0b0b0b: @@ I think a day or two later we played CBs opening for The Senders
	3:15pm AtlanticTunnel: Hey Dennis.....Wot a bloody brill show!.....e
	3:15pm MOM WHIG: Hi AT
	3:16pm Dennis Diken: @AtlanticTunnel - in the words of Sam & Dave - "I thank you"!
	3:16pm Bob: yeah I guess he was on 5 dazzzze a week with that show...i lived in milwaukee then so didn't know that till I got out on the east coast
	3:17pm Eric R: I'm gonna say this is better than the Elvis version...for me, at least
	3:17pm b0b0b0b: Lotttsa good music Dennis nice!!!
	3:17pm AtlanticTunnel: Hey Dennis n MOM WHIG!......My my my!....Good music....been listening to reggae myself recently!
	3:18pm Dennis Diken: @Eric R - apples and mangoes, I say...
	3:19pm Dennis Diken: @b0b0b0b @AtlanticTunnel - thanks, buds!
	3:20pm b0b0b0b0b: @@@Dennis...Were those all Smithreens on Uncle Floyd??
	3:21pm WLSClark: I think this is where Alex Chilton got the ending lyrics for Cry Like a Baby
	3:21pm Stu Rutherford: My teenage artwork has graced Uncle Floyd's wall back in the day.
	3:22pm Stu Rutherford: Hi Mom Whig!
	3:22pm Dennis Diken: @WLSClark - indeed! @Stu - news we can use!
	3:23pm WLSClark: Watched Uncle Floyd back in the day. I think I have last TV show opening taped somewhere!
	3:26pm WLSClark: Loved the strawberry smelling pic sleeve on this too!!
	3:26pm medson: Hello Dennis, everyone
	3:26pm Dennis Diken: @WLSClark - I'd never miss it when it originally ran late afternoons on UHF, late 70s, early 80s. and I try to see him as often as possible at the Maywood Inn (NJ). he plays piano and tells stories, jokes - funny as hell!
	3:28pm WLSClark: Dennis, yes saw him on some KC TV station I think. Late night funny!! Had not thought of him in ages. If you want, I can try and find his last show clip and send along.
	3:28pm Dennis Diken: @medson - hey now!
	3:29pm Dennis Diken: @WLSClark - sounds cool!
	3:29pm AtlanticTunnel: Hey Dennis....Ever heard of Ron Ryan?....He claims he wrote songs for The Dave Clark 5T...including "Because"T The label we are on, TLAK is releasing this album...tHE HOOTENANNY - Plays The Songs Of Ron Ryan?
	3:29pm b0b0b0b: @@@ Stu...i think Ooogie said yours was the best!!!🎨🎶🎶
	3:30pm Dennis Diken: @AtlanticTunnel - yes! I have heard about him. most interesting, heh?
	3:31pm Gerry from Miami: Denny, do you have a preference---the Brothers Johnson's take or Shuggie Otis's version of "Strawberry Letter #23? Both are quite good, in my opinion.
	3:31pm Stu Rutherford: Gotta run, folks! Thanks for the music, Dennis!
	3:32pm WLSClark: I believe Ron Ryan. When DC5 cut ties, a rash of covers from them.
	3:33pm AtlanticTunnel: Is he legit......If so, I might reach out to him...Could be interesting?
	3:33pm AtlanticTunnel: WLSCLARK.....WOW!
	3:33pm MOM WHIG: Bye Stu - later then
	3:33pm Dennis Diken: @Gerry from Miami - agreed, both great! @Stu - thanks for stopping by - all Denizens check in with Stu tonite at 10pm here on the Rock'n'Soul stream!
	3:37pm WLSClark: AT, their first 45 (UK) even has Ron Ryan listed as writer, before DC screwed him. Last song he wrote was "Anyway You Want It" so most covers for awhile after.
	3:38pm AtlanticTunnel: Amazing!.........Thanx for the info!
	3:39pm Dennis Diken: @WLSClark - truly, NEWS WE CAN USE!
	3:39pm WLSClark: AT www.45cat.com...
	3:40pm WLSClark: www.45cat.com...
	3:42pm WLSClark: Dang it, Dennis, I was tryin to work and just listen. WFMU always GRABS me!! Dont you feel shame?
	3:43pm WLSClark: If you're gonna play this stuff, how bout "Im My Own Grandpa"!!
	3:45pm Dennis Diken: @WLSClark - ha! y'know, Uncle Floyd did a cool version of "I'm My Own Grandpa" - I may have it on 45. when I clean up The Den I'll take a look to see if I can find it!
	3:46pm DA The DJ: Love All Night Diner
	3:46pm MOM WHIG: Good to see you DA the DJ
	3:47pm DA The DJ: Hi everyone.
	3:47pm Dennis Diken: @DA The DJ - as per! I thought of you when I played it! TAST!
	3:47pm WLSClark: Dennis I love that song. Sometime (maybe UF?) I saw a mapping out of it. Funny as Hell! Santo & Johnny--WOW!!!
	3:50pm WLSClark: Great song! Reminiscent of "World."
	3:50pm Gerry from Miami: "Diner" is misspelled on Santo & Johnny's album cover. Just an oversight, I guess.
	3:52pm Dennis Diken: @WLSClark - "Horizontal" so totally rules!
	3:52pm Dennis Diken: @Gerry from Miami - proofreader, shmoofreader!
	3:52pm WLSClark: Dennis, true, altho I have to stick with "First"
	3:53pm MOM WHIG: Denny - Amazing show today - thanks!
	3:53pm WLSClark: Dennis, now i know where you got the idea for your doorbell thing! Uncle?
	3:54pm WLSClark: Great show
	3:55pm AtlanticTunnel: early Bee Gees rule!...nice one sir!
	3:57pm Gerry from Miami: Super show today, Denny! Later!
	3:57pm Dennis Diken: @WLSClark - love that one too! thanks alot! I think the doorbell comes from Soupy Sales! @MOM WHIG - thanks so much! @Atlantic Tunnel - dig!
	3:57pm Dennis Diken: @Gerry from Miami - danke shcoen!
	3:58pm Dennis Diken: “AND SO ANOTHER EDITION OF ‘DENNY’S DEN’ BITES THE DUST. THANKS A MILLION ‘YON DENIZENS’ FOR HANGING OUT! YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW! LOVE YOU ALL MADLY! SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!”
	3:58pm WLSClark: Bye Mom, maybe Stu later?
	3:58pm MOM WHIG: WLS for sure
	4:05pm Michael Shelley: Welcome home
	4:26pm LesleyK: A late thank you Dennis! (Work meeting got the best of me this afternoon)

Denny's Den with Dennis Diken: Playlist from August 24, 2022

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Step into Denny’s Den to give yourself a little lift as you make your way through the busy day. Or take a break and make the world go away for a while. Dig on platters a-plenty, from The Chantels to Del Shannon, The Small Faces to Jimmy Reed. And so much more. Maybe some Basie and Kenton? Relax. You’ve earned it!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Approx. start time
Music behind DJ:	"Starting soon"					Starting soon	0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Stan Kenton with June Christie	This Is My Theme	A Presentation Of Progressive Jazz	Capitol	1947	LP		0:00:24 (Pop-up)
Jack Bruce	Never Tell Your Mother She's out of Tune	Songs for a Tailor	ATCO	1969	CD		0:03:40 (Pop-up)
The Animals	Boom Boom "Boom Boom" by "The Animals"	In The Beginning	Wand	1963	LP		0:07:15 (Pop-up)
Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames	Eso Beso [Live]	Rhythm And Blues At The Flamingo	Columbia	1964	CD		0:12:15 (Pop-up)
John Mayall	Looking Back "Looking Back" by "John Mayall"	Looking Back	London	1969	CD		0:14:59 (Pop-up)
Faces	Take A Look At The Guy [Live]	Five Guys Walk Into A Bar...	Warner Bros.	1975	CD		0:17:31 (Pop-up)
Fleetwood Mac	Coming Your Way "Coming Your Way" by "Fleetwood Mac"	Then Play On	Reprise/Seven Arts	1969	CD		0:22:18 (Pop-up)
Illés	Good Bye London "Good Bye London" by "Illés"	Add A Kezed	Pepita	1972	CD		0:26:05 (Pop-up)
The Spencer Davis Group	Taking Out Time (Alternative Version)	Here We Go 'Round The Mulberry Bush (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	United Artists	1968	CD		0:29:25 (Pop-up)
Manfred Mann	I'm Your Kingpin "I'm Your Kingpin" by "Manfred Mann"	The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann	Ascot	1964	CD		0:31:31 (Pop-up)
Fairport Convention	Portfolio "Portfolio" by "Fairport Convention"	Fairport Convention	Polygram	1968	CD		0:34:11 (Pop-up)
Procol Harum	Kaleidoscope "Kaleidoscope" by "Procol Harum"	Procol Harum	Deram	1968	CD		0:36:08 (Pop-up)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	I Don't Live Today	Are You Experienced?	Reprise/Seven Arts	1967	CD		0:38:56 (Pop-up)
Traffic	Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring	Traffic	United Artists	1968	CD		0:42:45 (Pop-up)
David Bowie	Slip Away "Slip Away" by "David Bowie"	Heathen	ISO/Columbia	2002	CD	Bowie's paen to Uncle Floyd and Oogie!	0:45:52 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Hal Blaine	Welcome to Denny's Den #106!	Drums! Drums! a Go Go!	Dunhill	1965	CD		0:51:56 (Pop-up)
Muddy Waters	I Can't Be Satisfied	The Best of Muddy Waters	Aristocrat	1948	CD		1:03:10 (Pop-up)
Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra	Shufflin' And Rollin'	Walk 'Em	Decca	1952	CD		1:05:50 (Pop-up)
Wynonie Harris	All She Wants to Do Is Rock	The King R&B, Vol. 1	King	1949	CD		1:08:59 (Pop-up)
The Isley Brothers	This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)	This Old Heart Of Mine	Tamla	1966	CD	RIP Lamont Dozier	1:11:29 (Pop-up)
Dobie Gray	No Room to Cry "No Room to Cry" by "Dobie Gray"	Dobie Gray Sings For "In" Crowders Who Go Go!		1966	CD		1:14:18 (Pop-up)
Hortense Ellis	Suspicious Minds "Suspicious Minds" by "Hortense Ellis"	All Shook Up - A Reggae Tribute To The King	Trojan		CD		1:17:02 (Pop-up)
Maurice & Mac	You Left The Water Running	Chess Classics	Checker	1968	CD		1:20:13 (Pop-up)
B.B. & Q. Band	On The Beat "On The Beat" by "B.B. & Q. Band"	The Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band	Capitol	1981	Vinyl		1:22:50 (Pop-up)
The Brothers Johnson	Strawberry Letter #23	Right On Time	A&M	1977	CD		1:26:28 (Pop-up)
Dennis Coffey	Theme From Enter The Dragon	Absolutely the Best of Dennis Coffey	Sussex	1973	CD		1:31:27 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Antônio Carlos Jobim	more yappin' from Denny!	A Certain Mr. Jobim	Warner Bros.	1967	CD		1:34:29 (Pop-up)
Tex Williams	Downtown Poker Club "Downtown Poker Club" by "Tex Williams"	Rebels & Outlaws - Music From The Wild Side Of Life	Capitol Americana	1947	CD		1:36:57 (Pop-up)
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys	I Long To See The Old Folks [Single Version]	The Complete Mercury Recordings	Mercury	1953	CD		1:39:42 (Pop-up)
Jerry Lee Lewis	I Can Help "I Can Help" by "Jerry Lee Lewis"	Killer: The Mercury Years Vol. Three (1973-1977)	Mercury	1975	CD		1:42:45 (Pop-up)
Santo & Johnny	All Night Diner "All Night Diner" by "Santo & Johnny"	Sleepwalk - The First Two Albums	Canadian-American	1959	CD		1:46:15 (Pop-up)
The Harptones	Gimme Some "Gimme Some" by "The Harptones"	The Harptones featuring Willie Winfield Vol 2	Andrea	1956	CD		1:48:07 (Pop-up)
Bee Gees	Horizontal (Mono LP Version)	Horizontal	ATCO	1967	CD		1:50:20 (Pop-up)
Jon Thomas	Signing Off Denny's Den #106!	Big Beat On The Organ	Mercury	1958	LP		1:56:10 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	2:00pm Dennis Diken: "GREETINGS 'YON DENIZENS’! I’M PLEASED AS PUNCH THAT YOU’RE HERE FOR TODAY’S ‘DENNY’S DEN’! KINDLY JUMP IN ON THE COMMENTS BOARD AND LET’S HAVE SOME YUKS! WELL, ALRIGHT!!”
	2:01pm Andrew in Toronto: Hi there Dennis and all other listeners!
	2:01pm Gaylord Fields: Hello dere, Dennis and Yon Denizens! Now snap it, pal!
	2:02pm Andrew in Toronto: Hello Gaylord!
	2:02pm Gaylord Fields: Hi, Andrew!
	2:03pm Reechie: Hello to you and Uncle Floyd! Good to hang with you all again!
	2:05pm Woo: Hi to Dennis, Andrew, Gaylord, Reechie.
	2:06pm Gino1: Hi to Dennis and all listeners!
	2:07pm Andrew in Toronto: Hi Woo!
	2:07pm Andrew in Toronto: I hope MOM WHIG is doing better!
	2:07pm Woo: Hi to Gino!. Another David Clayton-Thomas surprise!
	2:11pm Gerry from Miami: Hello to all Denizens! It's Ukrainian Independence Day!
	2:13pm Woo: I thought I saw David Clayton-Thomas on the playlist and now I don't. Maybe it was a dream.
	2:14pm dad: hello, all Denites
	2:15pm Gaylord Fields: Hi, Woo!
	2:16pm Dennis Diken: Andrew In Toronto, Gaylord, Reechie, Woo, Gino1, Gerry from Miami, dad - WELCOME!
	2:17pm Gerry from Miami: Georgie Fame was never all that big here in the States during the British Invasion. Saw him perform his big hit, "Yeah Yeah" on the old Hullaballoo show.
	2:19pm Dennis Diken: @Gerry from Miami - right, too bad. we had to wait for "The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde," then he faded away from the US charts again. a great talent! he shoulda been bigger here!
	2:23pm Gerry from Miami: My mom liked the Bonnie and Clyde record. I just think his timing was all off. In a different era.........
	2:24pm Dennis Diken: @Gerry from Miami - yeah, I quite liked that record too
	2:27pm Gerry from Miami: Damn good b-side from the Mac, Denny! Loved that combination of musicians during that time in the band's long history.
	2:27pm Stu Rutherford: Hello Dennis & everyone! Gonna have to catch most of this in the archives but I'll be listening live for a bit.
	2:30pm Dennis Diken: good to see you here Stu! even for a few minutes!
	2:34pm LesleyK: Hey Dennis and all! Working away while tuned in :)
	2:35pm Dennis Diken: @LesleyK - welcome aboard!
	2:35pm dad: music to mock draft by
	2:36pm Stu Rutherford: Hey Lesley!
	2:38pm Gerry from Miami: The incredible Gary Brooker and Procol Harum. One of Jann Wenner and his gang's most egregious snubs from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
	2:38pm Myron Feld: Hello Dennis and all Denizens! I am traveling but wanted to check in. Hope everyone enjoyed last week’s DJ tribute to Marcel Marceau! Great to have you back, DD!
	2:39pm Gerry from Miami: You're hitting a lot of bullseyes today, Denny!
	2:41pm b0bob milw drummer Plasticland: Great Songs Dynamic Dennis!!!
	2:41pm Dennis Diken: @Myron Feld - yeah, man! hey, gang - all the snafus from Sir Feld's fabulon fill-in from last week have been eliminated on the archive version! repeat listens are advised!
	2:41pm Dennis Diken: @Gerry from Miami @b0bob milw drummer Plasticland - GRACIAS!
	2:42pm Gerry from Miami: You were magnificent last week, Myron! Not many could have pulled that off!
	2:49pm LesleyK: Hey Stu!
	2:50pm MOM WHIG: Hey there DD, Andrew, Gaylord, Reechie, Woo, Gino1, dad, Gerry, Lesley, Stu, myron feld, bobob
	2:51pm LesleyK: Hey Mom Whig! Yeah great job last week Myron!
	2:53pm Dennis Diken: @MOM WHIG - well alright!
	2:54pm MOM WHIG: DD well 1947 - that was my year
	2:55pm Dennis Diken: I misspoke - not all cuts were British in this set - Illes are from Hungary!
	2:56pm Eric R: if it weren't for Mom Whig reminding me what the schedule is, I'd miss half the shows!
	2:57pm Dennis Diken: @Eric R - hey hey!
	2:57pm MOM WHIG: Eric - HA HA good you are here
	3:00pm WLSClark: Eric, I have it on but agree with you. She saves me too often! No time to talk today, tho. Good show, Dennis!
	3:07pm Dennis Diken: @WLSClark - thank you! thanks for listening!
	3:07pm WLSClark: You betcha, Dennis! Georgie Fame forever!!
	3:11pm Baby: WPAPIPOBP! Hugs Double!!
	3:12pm MOM WHIG: Islet Brothers is ALWAYS A FAB CHOICE
	3:12pm MOM WHIG: Isley
	3:12pm Gerry from Miami: Denny, you asked us to suggest a favorite Small Faces "prime cut." Do you have ""Tin Soldier" somewhere handy?
	3:13pm b0b dublon Plasticland: @@@ Dennis/// Played on The Uncle Floyd Show back in the Early 1980s when I was on tour with Plasticland..we busted up some office Machines on that show for our song called Office Skills
	3:13pm Dennis Diken: @Baby! yeah, man! @MOM WHIG - no argument here!
	3:14pm Dennis Diken: @b0b dublon Plasticland - yeah, I "played" Floyd's show 7 times!
	3:14pm b0b0b0b: @@ I think a day or two later we played CBs opening for The Senders
	3:15pm AtlanticTunnel: Hey Dennis.....Wot a bloody brill show!.....e
	3:15pm MOM WHIG: Hi AT
	3:16pm Dennis Diken: @AtlanticTunnel - in the words of Sam & Dave - "I thank you"!
	3:16pm Bob: yeah I guess he was on 5 dazzzze a week with that show...i lived in milwaukee then so didn't know that till I got out on the east coast
	3:17pm Eric R: I'm gonna say this is better than the Elvis version...for me, at least
	3:17pm b0b0b0b: Lotttsa good music Dennis nice!!!
	3:17pm AtlanticTunnel: Hey Dennis n MOM WHIG!......My my my!....Good music....been listening to reggae myself recently!
	3:18pm Dennis Diken: @Eric R - apples and mangoes, I say...
	3:19pm Dennis Diken: @b0b0b0b @AtlanticTunnel - thanks, buds!
	3:20pm b0b0b0b0b: @@@Dennis...Were those all Smithreens on Uncle Floyd??
	3:21pm WLSClark: I think this is where Alex Chilton got the ending lyrics for Cry Like a Baby
	3:21pm Stu Rutherford: My teenage artwork has graced Uncle Floyd's wall back in the day.
	3:22pm Stu Rutherford: Hi Mom Whig!
	3:22pm Dennis Diken: @WLSClark - indeed! @Stu - news we can use!
	3:23pm WLSClark: Watched Uncle Floyd back in the day. I think I have last TV show opening taped somewhere!
	3:26pm WLSClark: Loved the strawberry smelling pic sleeve on this too!!
	3:26pm medson: Hello Dennis, everyone
	3:26pm Dennis Diken: @WLSClark - I'd never miss it when it originally ran late afternoons on UHF, late 70s, early 80s. and I try to see him as often as possible at the Maywood Inn (NJ). he plays piano and tells stories, jokes - funny as hell!
	3:28pm WLSClark: Dennis, yes saw him on some KC TV station I think. Late night funny!! Had not thought of him in ages. If you want, I can try and find his last show clip and send along.
	3:28pm Dennis Diken: @medson - hey now!
	3:29pm Dennis Diken: @WLSClark - sounds cool!
	3:29pm AtlanticTunnel: Hey Dennis....Ever heard of Ron Ryan?....He claims he wrote songs for The Dave Clark 5T...including "Because"T The label we are on, TLAK is releasing this album...tHE HOOTENANNY - Plays The Songs Of Ron Ryan?
	3:29pm b0b0b0b: @@@ Stu...i think Ooogie said yours was the best!!!🎨🎶🎶
	3:30pm Dennis Diken: @AtlanticTunnel - yes! I have heard about him. most interesting, heh?
	3:31pm Gerry from Miami: Denny, do you have a preference---the Brothers Johnson's take or Shuggie Otis's version of "Strawberry Letter #23? Both are quite good, in my opinion.
	3:31pm Stu Rutherford: Gotta run, folks! Thanks for the music, Dennis!
	3:32pm WLSClark: I believe Ron Ryan. When DC5 cut ties, a rash of covers from them.
	3:33pm AtlanticTunnel: Is he legit......If so, I might reach out to him...Could be interesting?
	3:33pm AtlanticTunnel: WLSCLARK.....WOW!
	3:33pm MOM WHIG: Bye Stu - later then
	3:33pm Dennis Diken: @Gerry from Miami - agreed, both great! @Stu - thanks for stopping by - all Denizens check in with Stu tonite at 10pm here on the Rock'n'Soul stream!
	3:37pm WLSClark: AT, their first 45 (UK) even has Ron Ryan listed as writer, before DC screwed him. Last song he wrote was "Anyway You Want It" so most covers for awhile after.
	3:38pm AtlanticTunnel: Amazing!.........Thanx for the info!
	3:39pm Dennis Diken: @WLSClark - truly, NEWS WE CAN USE!
	3:39pm WLSClark: AT www.45cat.com...
	3:40pm WLSClark: www.45cat.com...
	3:42pm WLSClark: Dang it, Dennis, I was tryin to work and just listen. WFMU always GRABS me!! Dont you feel shame?
	3:43pm WLSClark: If you're gonna play this stuff, how bout "Im My Own Grandpa"!!
	3:45pm Dennis Diken: @WLSClark - ha! y'know, Uncle Floyd did a cool version of "I'm My Own Grandpa" - I may have it on 45. when I clean up The Den I'll take a look to see if I can find it!
	3:46pm DA The DJ: Love All Night Diner
	3:46pm MOM WHIG: Good to see you DA the DJ
	3:47pm DA The DJ: Hi everyone.
	3:47pm Dennis Diken: @DA The DJ - as per! I thought of you when I played it! TAST!
	3:47pm WLSClark: Dennis I love that song. Sometime (maybe UF?) I saw a mapping out of it. Funny as Hell! Santo & Johnny--WOW!!!
	3:50pm WLSClark: Great song! Reminiscent of "World."
	3:50pm Gerry from Miami: "Diner" is misspelled on Santo & Johnny's album cover. Just an oversight, I guess.
	3:52pm Dennis Diken: @WLSClark - "Horizontal" so totally rules!
	3:52pm Dennis Diken: @Gerry from Miami - proofreader, shmoofreader!
	3:52pm WLSClark: Dennis, true, altho I have to stick with "First"
	3:53pm MOM WHIG: Denny - Amazing show today - thanks!
	3:53pm WLSClark: Dennis, now i know where you got the idea for your doorbell thing! Uncle?
	3:54pm WLSClark: Great show
	3:55pm AtlanticTunnel: early Bee Gees rule!...nice one sir!
	3:57pm Gerry from Miami: Super show today, Denny! Later!
	3:57pm Dennis Diken: @WLSClark - love that one too! thanks alot! I think the doorbell comes from Soupy Sales! @MOM WHIG - thanks so much! @Atlantic Tunnel - dig!
	3:57pm Dennis Diken: @Gerry from Miami - danke shcoen!
	3:58pm Dennis Diken: “AND SO ANOTHER EDITION OF ‘DENNY’S DEN’ BITES THE DUST. THANKS A MILLION ‘YON DENIZENS’ FOR HANGING OUT! YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW! LOVE YOU ALL MADLY! SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!”
	3:58pm WLSClark: Bye Mom, maybe Stu later?
	3:58pm MOM WHIG: WLS for sure
	4:05pm Michael Shelley: Welcome home
	4:26pm LesleyK: A late thank you Dennis! (Work meeting got the best of me this afternoon)

Denny's Den with Dennis Diken: Playlist from August 24, 2022

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