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

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Artist Track Album Label Year Approx. start time
Uncle Michael  Hinky Dinky Time Open   Favoriting        
Patti Smith Group  So You Want To Be (A Rock`N`Roll Star)   Favoriting Wave  Arista  1979  0:03:48 (Pop-up)
Raspberries  Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)   Favoriting Starting Over  Capitol  1974  0:08:07 (Pop-up)
Nick Lowe  They Called It Rock   Favoriting Pure Pop For Now People  Columbia  1977  0:12:07 (Pop-up)
Crosby Stills And Nash  You Don't Have To Cry/Pre-Road Downs   Favoriting Crosby Stills And Nash  Atlantic  1969  0:15:21 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  Free Man In Paris   Favoriting Court And Spark  Asylum  1974  0:21:00 (Pop-up)
The Who  Success Story   Favoriting The Who By Numbers  MCA  1975  0:23:58 (Pop-up)
Mott The Hoople  Ballad of Mott The Hoople (March 26, 1972-Zurich)   Favoriting Mott The Hoople  Columbia  1973  0:27:19 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Pink Floyd 

HAC (stem)   Favoriting

n/a 

HDT 

2023 

0:32:36 (Pop-up)
 
Wings  Venus and Mars/Rock Show   Favoriting Venus And Mars Capitol  Capitol  1975  0:36:09 (Pop-up)
Creedence Clearwater Revival  Travelin' Band   Favoriting Cosmo's Factory  Fantasy  1970  0:42:54 (Pop-up)
Elton John  Holiday Inn   Favoriting Madman Across The Water  Uni  1971  0:45:00 (Pop-up)
Neil Young  Tonight's The Night   Favoriting Tonight's The Night  Reprise  1975  0:49:13 (Pop-up)
AC/DC  It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)   Favoriting T.N.T.  Albert Productions  1975  0:53:58 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Pink Floyd 

HAC (stem)   Favoriting

n/a 

HDT 

2023 

0:59:09 (Pop-up)
 
Grand Funk  We're An American Band   Favoriting Grand Funk Hits  1973  Capitol  1:02:19 (Pop-up)
Delaney & Bonnie And Friends Featuring Eric Clapton  Groupie (Superstar)   Favoriting single (b-side to Comin' Home)  Atco  1970  1:05:38 (Pop-up)
Lynyrd Skynyrd  What's Your Name   Favoriting Street Survivors  MCA  1977  1:08:22 (Pop-up)
KISS  Do You Love Me   Favoriting Destroyer  Casablanca  1976  1:11:45 (Pop-up)
The Mothers  The Mud Shark   Favoriting Fillmore East June 1971  Bizarre/Reprise  1971  1:15:11 (Pop-up)
Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show  Cover of the Rolling Stone   Favoriting Dr. Hook  Columbia  1972  1:20:32 (Pop-up)
Motörhead  (We Are) The Road Crew   Favoriting Ace Of Spades  Mercury/Bronze  1980  1:23:18 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Pink Floyd 

HAC (stem)   Favoriting

n/a 

HDT 

2023 

1:26:24 (Pop-up)
 
David Essex  Gonna Make You A Star   Favoriting David Essex  CBS  1974  1:31:48 (Pop-up)
Stealers Wheel  Star   Favoriting single (b/w What More Could You Want)  A&M  1973  1:35:08 (Pop-up)
The Dictators  The Next Big Thing   Favoriting Go Girl Crazy!  Epic  1975  1:37:58 (Pop-up)
The Jam  To Be Someone (Didn't We Have a Nice Time)   Favoriting All Mod Cons  Polydor  1978  1:42:17 (Pop-up)
Cockney Rejects  I Wanna Be A Star   Favoriting Flares 'n Slippers (EP)  Small Wonder  1979  1:44:41 (Pop-up)
Rihanna feat. Slash  Rockstar 101   Favoriting Rated R  Def Jam  2009  1:46:57 (Pop-up)
David Bowie  Fame   Favoriting Young Americans  RCA Victor  1975  1:50:56 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Pink Floyd 

HAC (stem)   Favoriting

n/a 

HDT 

2023 

1:55:07 (Pop-up)
 
Queen  Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll   Favoriting Queen  Elektra  1973  1:59:53 (Pop-up)
Family  Part of the Load   Favoriting Anyway  Reprise  1970  2:01:43 (Pop-up)
The Kinks  Top Of The Pops   Favoriting Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround Part One  Reprise  1970  2:06:12 (Pop-up)
The Rezillos  Top of the Pops   Favoriting Can't Stand The Rezillos  Sire  1978  2:09:50 (Pop-up)
The Adverts  One Chord Wonders   Favoriting single (b/w Quick Step)  Stiff  1977  2:12:43 (Pop-up)
Beck  Satan Gave Me A Taco   Favoriting Stereopathetic Soulmanure  Flipside  1994  2:15:11 (Pop-up)
Joe Walsh  Life's Been Good   Favoriting "But Seriously, Folks..."  Asylum  1978  2:18:54 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Pink Floyd 

HAC (stem)   Favoriting

n/a 

HDT 

2023 

2:23:39 (Pop-up)
 
The Carpenters  Road Ode   Favoriting A Song For You  A&M  1972  2:27:01 (Pop-up)
Jackson Browne  Running On Empty   Favoriting Running On Empty  Asylum  1977  2:30:37 (Pop-up)
Cat Stevens  Pop Star   Favoriting Mona Bone Jakon  Island  1970  2:35:16 (Pop-up)
ABBA  Super Trouper   Favoriting Super Trouper  Polar  1980  2:39:21 (Pop-up)
The Tubes  Tubes World Tour   Favoriting Young And Rich  A&M  1976  2:43:27 (Pop-up)
The Replacements  Talent Show   Favoriting Don't Tell A Soul  Sire/Reprise  1989  2:47:58 (Pop-up)
Cake  Rock 'N' Roll Lifestyle   Favoriting Motorcade Of Generosity  Capricorn  1994  2:51:27 (Pop-up)
Minutemen  History Lesson - Part II   Favoriting Double Nickels On The Dime  SST  1984  2:55:34 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Fleetwood Mac 

Albatross   Favoriting

single (b/w Jigsaw Puzzle Blues) 

Blue Horizon 

1968 

2:57:42 (Pop-up)

 
           
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Listener comments!

  12:00pm
dan:

Good afternoon all.
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Mr. Oxford:

Hello Uncle Michael! Hello all!
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listener james from westwood:

Happy Friday, Uncle Michael and all!!
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Doug Schulkind:

Keep going the way you're going, Uncle Mickey!
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Andrew in Toronto:

Hi there Michael and all other listeners!
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Uncle Michael:

dan! Ox! james! Doug!
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Asheville Jon:

hinks and dinks
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StringOFperils:

Hello, UM! Happy birthday, Doug!
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spodiodi:

goood morning, UM and Hinky Dinky Shoppers!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...let's Dive into this !!...
  12:03pm
davefromtoronto:

no rootypoots on uncle michaels watch.
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spodiodi:

👍
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Uncle Michael:

Jon! SOp! spodi! Rev! dave!
  12:05pm
dan:

↳ Song: "So You Want To Be (A Rock`N`Roll Star)" by "Patti...
Judging by the name of the show and the opening song, the theme for today is about rock and rollers.
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Artie:

Jimmy Durante and Patti Smith could have done some nice duets.
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StringOFperils:

So you wanna be living a life of unreliable audio equipment? Go ahead rock 'n' roll star.
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Andrew in Toronto:

↳ spodiodi @12:02
hi spodi!
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chresti:

Hi hinky-winky-dinks!
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Uncle Michael:

Artie! Andrew! chresti!
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Asheville Jon:

i hope we hear Spinal Tap's "Stonehenge" today. :)
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chresti:

↳ StringOFperils @12:06
LOL
  12:08pm
davefromtoronto:

who said girls can't rawk???
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spodiodi:

hi Andrew!

aloha, chresti!\\//
  12:10pm
dan:

Have I got a great music documentary recommendation for all of you, on Netflix, there's a 5 part documentary about the French Elvis Presley, Johnny Hallyday. Excellent footage and editing, you really get to know the man in only a few hours.
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Asheville Jon:

what is a
" pickled egg tavern weepers"??
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StringOFperils:

↳ Song: "They Called It Rock" by "Nick Lowe"
A favourite record. (someone in the newspaper said it was shit)
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Uncle Michael:

↳ Asheville Jon @12:12
They don't have those in Ashville?
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doctorjazz:

Great opening UM!
Hey Hinks and Dinks!
I got my swag; the Hinky Dinky shopping bag is very cool! Haven't gotten to use it yet, but will be taking it on my next shop!
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Asheville Jon:

UM, how would i know, if i don't even know what it is?
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Uncle Michael:

Doc! Great!
  12:16pm
dan:

Some songs about rock and rollers from the top of my head:

Bad Company: Shooting Star
Kinks: Top Of The Pops
Grand Funk Railroad: We're An American Band
Who: Long Live Rock
Little River Band: Home By Monday
Elton John: Holiday Inn
Buck Owens/Beatles: Act Naturally
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Uncle Michael:

↳ dan @12:16
Act Naturally? Not a fit.

Some of those are good guesses.
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hilaryprudy:

greetings all...
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Uncle Michael:

hilaryprudy!
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Uncle Michael:

be sure to hide the roaches
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Mr. Oxford:

and then there are also some songs about real life rock and rollers too:

Jonathan Richman - "Velvet Underground"
Motorhead - "R.A.M.O.N.E.S."
The Replacements - "Alex Chilton"
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Mr. Oxford:

oh and Don McLean's "American Pie"
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Jeff Golick:

↳ Song: "Free Man In Paris" by "Joni Mitchell"
noice
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hilaryprudy:

reliving my teens...
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doctorjazz:

Killin' it, UM!
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doctorjazz:

Set up an appointment for COVID booster #500 later today.
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Kat in the chat:

I like this theme
  12:26pm
dan:

↳ Song: "Success Story" by "The Who"
How can I forget about this one. Can't think of this song without thinking of John Entwistle gunning down a few gold records.
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Uncle Michael:

I need booster #2.
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doctorjazz:

Velvet's Rock n Roll is one...
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Jeff Golick:

There's a Bill Wyman tune I wouldn't mind hearing today...
  12:27pm
davefromtoronto:

it's astounding how many great tunes pete townshend wrote...
  12:29pm
dan:

↳ Song: "Success Story" by "The Who"
This must be one of the few, if not the only song where Daltrey, Townshend and Entwislte each sing a verse of the same song.
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Uncle Michael:

↳ Jeff Golick @12:27
I have the 12"...and it slipped my mind.
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Webhamster Henry:

TMBG: XTC vs Adam Ant
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holland oats:

↳ Song: "HAC (stem)" by "Pink Floyd"
oh no you didn't
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WR:

↳ doctorjazz @12:25
Hi Docjazz, is this your 3rd, 4th, or 5th covid vax?
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hilaryprudy:

oh love this openning...
  12:37pm
davefromtoronto:

5 bucks he plays "pop star" by cat stevens.
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Marie de Queens:

↳ Song: "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" by "Wings"
I love this song (and album). Hey UM, hey all! I'm signed in (!) (@)).
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Uncle Michael:

Henry! holland! WR! Marie!
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doctorjazz:

↳ WR @12:35
Already got 5 vaccines (last one this past September), so starting from the initial series, this will be #6 (I'm at particularly high risk at work, though, and going to Africa for 3 weeks in July, so it's worth it to me to get them every 4-6 months). (I'm also in the "high risk" category because of my age... ☹️ )
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Pedro in Arlington:

I like this Wings band. Good singer.
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Jeff Golick:

Turns out I really like rock songs about rock.
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doctorjazz:

↳ Pedro in Arlington @12:42
I hear he was part of an earlier band that wasn't bad either...
  12:45pm
dan:

↳ Song: "Travelin' Band" by "Creedence Clearwater Revival"
When I saw John Fogerty in concert a few years ago, this was the opener. Blew the whole house down.
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egould:

Hidee-ho Uncle Michael! Greetings to all you listeners!
Nick Lowe’s “And So It Goes” is a quintessential rock band song.
  12:46pm
dan:

↳ Song: "Holiday Inn" by "Elton John"
One of my guesses come to fruition
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Jeff Golick:

↳ Song: "Travelin' Band" by "Creedence Clearwater Revival"
Reminds me that the doc on CCR's UK tour is good viewing.
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Mr. Oxford:

The Modern Lovers' "Roadrunner" is another song (atleast partially) about love of rock n' roll.
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doctorjazz:

↳ dan @12:45
I had tickets to see Fogerty (with Jackson Browne) on a Monday night years back. It also turned out to be the first day my office implemented new software. I wound up working so late, I missed the whole thing. Still haven't seen either (Browne is playing in the NY/NJ area in the near future, I hear).
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egould:

The Clash “Garageland”
  12:49pm
dan:

↳ doctorjazz @12:47
The lesson is, never buy tickets for a weeknight performance.
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Pedro in Arlington:

Drive-by Truckers "Let There Be Rock"
  12:49pm
Gerry from Miami:

Love those Paul Buckmaster horn and string arrangements he so deftly placed on those early Elton John albums!
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Uncle Michael:

egould! Pedro! Gerry!
  12:51pm
KWilde:

Good afternoon!
Late today
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doctorjazz:

↳ Song: "Tonight's The Night" by "Neil Young"
Hitting the clicky stars (I'm not that quick to do it usually...)
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StringOFperils:

What a band! What hot tubes!
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Uncle Michael:

KWilde!
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doctorjazz:

Despite all the amputations
You know you could just go out
And dance to a rock 'n' roll station
And it was all right
  12:57pm
Gerry from Miami:

@dan. Lucky you! For many years after the Fantasy Records debacle between CCR and Saul Zaentz, Fogerty refused to perform any Creedence material in concert. An anti-Viernam War organization finally talked hom into relenting. CCR was truly THE favorite band of our troops during the war. We loved them so!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n'...
Question to me is - if what AC/DC do is so primitive & simple ...how come no else makes trax that sound like this, exactly ??
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Uncle Michael:

↳ Gerry from Miami @12:57
A friend of mine was John's keyboard player for that show in D.C.
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holland oats:

oh yes he did
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StringOFperils:

I can see how blasting CCR over the roar of the troop-transport's rotors would get hard-wired into a person's brain
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Good morning everybody
  1:01pm
dan:

↳ Song: "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n'...
I heard somewhere that AC/DC have not performed this song in concert since Bon Scott died.
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egould:

Descendents “Descendents”
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Uncle Michael:

Lizzie!
  1:04pm
dan:

↳ Song: "We're An American Band" by "Grand Funk"
2nd guess to be played
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StringOFperils:

We lived to witness The Age of Cowbell
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doctorjazz:

↳ StringOFperils @1:05
Not enough cowbell out there, me'thinks!
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Rich in Washington:

↳ StringOFperils @1:05
Indeed. When I heard the cowbell count-off for a few seconds I thought it was going to be Nazareth's Hair Of The Dog.
  1:06pm
Gerry from Miami:

Did it take being produced by Todd Rundgren to make them a household word? And dropping the word "Railroad" from their band name was a smart move as well.
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Polyus:

An old friend and I used to laugh at "now these fine ladies / they had a plan" - real sophisticated plan, as it turns out.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "We're An American Band" by "Grand Funk"
'We'll help you powder your town'
...just 70s coke jollies or whut exactly.
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

I always liked Bonnie's voice and prefer this version to the Karen Carpenter one. Karen just wasn't believable as a groupie.
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Uncle Michael:

Rich! Polyus!
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Uncle Michael:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @1:07
"We'll help you party it down"
  1:09pm
dan:

↳ Song: "Groupie (Superstar)" by "Delaney & Bonnie And Fri...
I hear Bekka in Bonnie's voice.
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Uncle Michael:

↳ dan @1:09
You hear Bonnie in Bekka's voice.
  1:09pm
Gerry from Miami:

Bonnie Bramlett was a hot number. This rendition has way more "oomph" than Karen Carpenter's.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Sweet Corn Lizzie @1:08
Noted Karen didn't say 'sleep with'. Yet - I was thinking the opposite - Karen convinces emotionally, which is pretty good - to be contending with D & B here...
  1:10pm
KWilde:

Just got the Janovitz Leon Russell bio
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Uncle Michael @1:08
M'kay. :D
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @1:10
I will admit to a bias against Karen C - just never liked her voice or her squeaky clean image.
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Jeff Golick:

!!!
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Uncle Michael:

↳ Jeff Golick @1:10
!!!
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egould:

↳ Song: "What's Your Name" by "Lynyrd Skynyrd"
But if you play it at a faster speed, it will be over more quicly!
  1:11pm
Gerry from Miami:

UM, let's slow this Skynyrd band down a tad! LOL!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Sweet Corn Lizzie @1:10
Well - we know now about her Image against her Reality of fatal illness. But can't blame anyone not comfortable with that whole phenomenon - how it was presented (or actually not)... Carpenters were Pop Music, for very certain.
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egould:

Stiff Little Fingers “Wait snd See”
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @1:13
...yet I contend Karen had a unique & amazing Voice.
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egould:

My typing is shit today. I should probably pour a drink. Calm my nerves.
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doctorjazz:

OK, beautiful day out there, going to get on my bike (will take the show along, seems like a good'un for getting up hills).
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @1:13
...all the more for all that actually...
  1:16pm
asheville jon:

Ah yes, the good old edgewater inn
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Uncle Michael:

I live when Frank speaks Yiddish.
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Marshall Stacks:

It's sweeping the ocean!
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Uncle Michael:

Marshall!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "The Mud Shark" by "The Mothers"
Flo & Eddie really make it.
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hyde:

hello!
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Uncle Michael:

hyde!
  1:19pm
DOO:

Here's lookin at you
  1:20pm
dan:

↳ Song: "The Mud Shark" by "The Mothers"
They need to immortalize the hotel room with a plaque.
  1:20pm
Gerry from Miami:

Flo and Eddie were one of the most brilliant additions that Mr. Zappa ever made to his band back in the 70s. This Fillmore East recording is proof positive.
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

↳ Gerry from Miami @1:20
I agree. Love them.
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patrick321:

Hey Uncle Michael and all

Just realized I posted my remark about Grand Funk (noting the porn actress in the first verse) on the home page comments board, where it was met with baffled silence.
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Uncle Michael:

patrick! happens...
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Uncle Michael:

↳ DOO @1:19
Lookin' back...
  1:22pm
dan:

↳ Song: "Cover of the Rolling Stone" by "Dr. Hook & The Me...
Sung in "Almost Famous"
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hilaryprudy:

↳ patrick321 @1:21
done that many times
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patrick321:

↳ hilaryprudy @1:22
Thx I feel a bit better now ;)
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Webhamster Henry:

Got any GTOs today?
  1:23pm
DOO:

how many WFMU t shirts do you have?
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ patrick321 @1:21
...the grander the fonk the better...
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Uncle Michael:

↳ DOO @1:23
N-1
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hyde:

good ol' Lemmy
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patrick321:

↳ DOO @1:23
20, not counting sweatshirts. I counted them yesterday as I was changing my closet over to summer weights
  1:26pm
wendy del formaggio:

Hi Uncle Michael. For the rarely-heard perspective of a female touring musician, singing to someone she’s gotta leave behind, I recommend “The Show is Over” by the great Evelyn “Champagne” King.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "(We Are) The Road Crew" by "Motörhead"
(>L< ))))
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Polyus:

↳ Song: "(We Are) The Road Crew" by "Motörhead"
This guy could write some good lyrics when he wanted. Lost Johnny is another example.
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DonJuanTijuana:

Best show on WFMU right now by far!
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egould:

↳ DOO @1:23
13 WFMU shirts, one sweatshirt.
  1:30pm
DOO:

you're wearing shorts. how hot in Lawrence today? Currently 54 here in SF.
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coelacanth∅:

Greetings Uncle M & Dinklers
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Uncle Michael:

↳ DOO @1:30
Dunno...the weather is irrelevant. I'm indoors.
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Uncle Michael:

Wendy!
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Uncle Michael:

DJT!
  1:34pm
dan:

↳ Song: "Gonna Make You A Star" by "David Essex"
Sounds like this song could've been done by Mott The Hoople
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Uncle Michael:

Coel!
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spodiodi:

greetings, coelacathØ!
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coelacanth∅:

aloha spodiodi!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "Gonna Make You A Star" by "David Essex"
...thot for sure that was the SteelyDans...
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coelacanth∅:

can bad co. be far behind?
  1:37pm
dan:

↳ Song: "Star" by "Stealers Wheel"
Classic barrelhouse piano solo.
  1:39pm
Gerry from Miami:

David Essex was such a big deal in Britain and Europe, but was only known in the US for one hit single, "Rock On." Wha' happened?
  1:40pm
dan:

↳ Gerry from Miami @1:39
American record companies getting paid off to sign other acts. Payola never died, it just became more secretive.
  1:41pm
Dean:

Buddy of mine saw The Dictators in LA three nights ago.
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Uncle Michael:

Dean!
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wendy del formaggio:

The Dictators! Such nice Jewish boys!
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coelacanth∅:

rock on's such a great song too, but yeah - 1-hit wonder over here.
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hilaryprudy:

recently discovered what "all mod cons" was referring to when watching a british sitcom from the 70s
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StringOFperils:

↳ Gerry from Miami @1:39
For me, the answer was 'Rock On'. It just seemed musically uninteresting, like an actor putting out a pop song, or something inexplicable. That was my response to seeing him on Midnight Special or Don Kirshner's Rock Concert on TV, (can't remember which). I remember relegating it to Gary Glitter Rock and Roll territory, which must have been contemporary. In short, I just didn't get it. Maybe it just made more sense in the UK teen pop scene than it did in North Am
  1:45pm
dan:

↳ Song: "The Next Big Thing" by "The Dictators"
Just looked up The Dictators, their current drummer is Mr. Cowbell Albert Bouchard from Blue Oyster Cult.
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Gerry from Miami:

↳ dan @1:40
@Dean. Do you know if "Handsome" Dick Manitoba was with them?
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hilaryprudy:

↳ StringOFperils @1:44
right...very tame..
  1:47pm
Dean:

HDM was not with them. Here are a couple short videos my pal took:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOfhTLUv88&t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qyPbKL6Bk4&t=319s
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coelacanth∅:

StringO - i HATED gary glitter's "rock & roll", and Loved "rock on"!
(and those sentiments have never wavered over the years)
  1:48pm
dan:

↳ coelacanth∅ @1:47
Gary Glitter had such a pervy look about him even before all that stuff about him came to the surface.
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Uncle Michael:

Rock On just *sounded* so cool.
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coelacanth∅:

...although i can see how rock on might be uninteresting.
just, i think the point is the subtlety - kind of like "why can't we live together" by Timmy Thomas; or Grace Jones' versions of the police or whomever...
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coelacanth∅:

↳ dan @1:48
haha, that he did! but i never knew what he looked like until <15 years ago.
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DjLorraine:

Hi there. Got a i'm a roadie song?
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "Fame" by "David Bowie"
...can anybody hear Mr. Lennon back there somewhere ?...
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Uncle Michael:

↳ DjLorraine @1:52
Lorraine! I played We Are The ROad Crew and Tonight's the Night, both about roadies.
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StringOFperils:

↳ coelacanth∅ @1:50
I know what you mean, but remain not in that camp. A matter of taste, no doubt in my case being deeply mired in Led Zeppelin and Mountain and Captain Beyond and Cactus (Roxy Music too though) at the time....I'm not surprised it didn't get thru to me
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ StringOFperils @1:53
CaptainBeyond !
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DjLorraine:

↳ Uncle Michael @1:53
Hehe sorry i'm late.
  1:55pm
Dean:

Nuts, I missed Raspberries. Simply the best pop song ever, if perhaps challenged by Bacharach's "Mexican Divorce."
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "Fame" by "David Bowie"
Thing with the descending voices - pretty neat technical trick. Still even.
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coelacanth∅:

i remember my older sister getting that "rock & roll" (b/w "rock & roll part 2") 45 when it was a hit. and thinking that's it? a tired, cliched riff that goes nowhere and lyrics saying nothing except a catch phrase? WHAT A LIAR! POSEUR.
(probably not my terminology at the age of 9 or whatever!)
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coelacanth∅:

i was just disappointed you didn't play "shooting star"; but now i see the whole show's on this theme, not just that set...
there's still time.
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StringOFperils:

↳ coelacanth∅ @1:57
I'm positive you would have used the epithets "mountebank' and 'scoundrel' back then
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coelacanth∅:

good luck in the hospital UM
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coelacanth∅:

(or am i making assumptions that it takes place in a hospital. yes i am.)
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hilaryprudy:

looking forward to a safe recovery for you UM...
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Uncle Michael:

↳ coelacanth∅ @2:01
Thanks!
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Uncle Michael:

↳ hilaryprudy @2:03
Thank you.
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StringOFperils:

Chappo! Nice. ***hope it' isn't too serious, UM (aside from the obvious necessary surgery...serious enough)
  2:07pm
dan:

↳ Song: "Top Of The Pops" by "The Kinks"
Number 3 for me today.
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coelacanth∅:

↳ StringOFperils @2:00
hahaha...
no, not those, but i wish i knew them then!
i did dazzle some teachers with "asinine" and some other phrases my mother used
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Uncle Michael:

↳ StringOFperils @2:04
Thanks..not too serious.
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DjLorraine:

I'm hoping for the best outcome of your surgery. You will missed. And i will look forward to your return.
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hyde:

good luck with the surgery, UM!
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Uncle Michael:

Thanks, everyone.
  2:11pm
dan:

Good luck with your surgery UM
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StringOFperils:

↳ Song: "Top of the Pops" by "The Rezillos"
This is a fantastic LP! I made 1978 brighter.
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Uncle Michael:

I love the Scots burr.
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egould:

↳ Song: "One Chord Wonders" by "The Adverts"
Good one, UM!
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hilaryprudy:

↳ Song: "Satan Gave Me A Taco" by "Beck"
so appreciate Beck's music though I can't understand his allegience to the Hubbard folks..
  2:21pm
dan:

↳ Song: "Life's Been Good" by "Joe Walsh"
Willie Weeks on bass. He doesn't get enough attention.
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Asheville Jon:

↳ Song: "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n'...
UM, whatever you played this off of or from, sounded super clean and well mixed. awesome. sounded really great blasting out my speakers
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egould:

↳ Song: "Life's Been Good" by "Joe Walsh"
It’s a reggae, new wave, boogie rock song. Sure, why not?
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Uncle Michael:

↳ Asheville Jon @2:21
That happens sometimes!
  2:23pm
dan:

↳ Asheville Jon @2:21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73X_z_zW4Sg

You haven't heard "It's A Long Way To The Top" like this. By fellow Aussie John Farnham with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
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coelacanth∅:

↳ dan @2:21
Willie's one of the BEST!
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Asheville Jon:

↳ dan @2:23
will check it out later, gotta head out the door in a few
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coelacanth∅:

Beck put a lot of thought into trying to make his lyrics cryptic, trying to form a mysterious image of possible "genius"... to the point of total nonsense for the sake of nonsense.
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coelacanth∅:

(that's my theory and i'm sticking to it)
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "Road Ode" by "The Carpenters"
If a rewrite of PaulSimon's 'Homeward Bound' - a family Artful one. Or @ least Crafty.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @2:30
*fairly ...tho in fact a family act...
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @2:31
...& Arty was like Paul's family ...but nevermind...
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Pedro in Arlington:

Justice Ketanji Jackson Brown. We could use a few more.
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Uncle Michael:

David Lindley...RIP
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

↳ StringOFperils @1:44
I agree Rock On was dull, but I love Gary Glitter's Rock and Roll. But I've liked other David Essex stuff.
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hilaryprudy:

↳ Uncle Michael @2:33
yep
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Best wishes for surgery, UM.
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Uncle Michael:

↳ Sweet Corn Lizzie @2:36
Thank you.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "Pop Star" by "Cat Stevens"
Cat so distinctive. Love.
  2:38pm
Dean:

Is Peter Gabriel on this Cat Stevens track?
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Uncle Michael:

↳ Dean @2:38
You tell me.
  2:38pm
Dean:

Maybe.
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Uncle Michael:

Wikipedia says he plays flute on Katmandu. Nothing about this track.
  2:40pm
Dean:

Yeah, I didn't hear flute at all.
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Pedro in Arlington:

Some Pidge Pixie on you, UM. Come back soonest.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Uncle Michael @2:39
Really ! Nobody told me about that.
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egould:

Gotta’ jump in the shower. Thanks for all the music UM. Good luck with surgery. Listen to you soon.
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Uncle Michael:

Thank for the well-wishes, everyone.
  2:43pm
dan:

↳ Song: "Super Trouper" by "ABBA"
My first year of undergraduate, ABBA Gold was on repeat on my iPod.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "Super Trouper" by "ABBA"
...wonder if State Cops jam this when no one can hear it...
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Dean:

I guess Kinks' "Life on the Road" doesn't fit the bill?

And more best wishes. Medical procedures, blech.
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KevinfromBayRidge:

↳ Song: "The Mud Shark" by "The Mothers"
Hello HinkyDinkyites all! Thanks for The Mudshark,Unc. Maybe some Bwana Dick in the future? Needless to say, I also played the grooves off of said LP.
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Uncle Michael:

Kevin!
  2:49pm
Matt formerly jetboy:

Hi all - I’ve been lurking, thought I’d pop up. Very enjoyable show today.
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Uncle Michael:

Matt! Thank you.
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johnk77:

great show today selecter
super trouper is a model name
of a spotlight often used
at entertainment venues
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Uncle Michael:

john!
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Matt formerly jetboy:

Fun fact - when the replacements played this song live on some tv awards show, the network insisted they not say “feeling good from the pills we took,” so they didn’t. They replaced the refrain with “it’s too late to take pills, here we go” which is treated several times. It was great
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KevinfromBayRidge:

I missed the last mic break but good luck with whatever ails you, Unc. I presume it's not a Charisma transplant like Spazz just had.
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Uncle Michael:

No, I wouldn't know what to do with charisma. Thanks, Kevin.
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StringOFperils:

Short wait-list for The Famous Charisma Transplant. Everybody's having it removed.
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coelacanth∅:

↳ StringOFperils @1:44
i should say -as Lizzie's brought it back up, that i too saw David Essex do that song on at least one of those tv shows back then, and thought he looked sort of non-rock...like an actor playing a rock star.
...and i have heard the whole album rock on is from, and it's pretty dull!
- but still i Love that song -because of the reason Uncle M offered, which is that it sounds so cool!
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spodiodi:

nice show, UM! thanks and hope things go as well as possible. see you next time
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hyde:

love this song so much
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Gerry from Miami:

Topeka and Lawrence both reek of charisma. So cool to be broadcasting from that part of the country! Best wishes with your upcoming surgery! And extra thanks for ending today's show with the .Minutemen. I lived in Pedro for 37 years. RIP, D. BOON.
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KevinfromBayRidge:

Gureaat show! Rock On!
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dan:

Great show UM
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hyde:

there's an acoustic Minutemen show you can find on Youtube where they play that song and it's really great
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Jeff Golick:

THANKS FOR THE ROCK
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

~ TY Always DJ UM ~
All Power & Healing &
<+> WELLNESS <+>
to you - we'll miss you & we'll be sending you all good vibes & strength thru them etherz.
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DjLorraine:

Thanks for the fun theme.
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StringOFperils:

Thanks for all of the Stars!!! Cheers, UM!
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coelacanth∅:

in the end, bad co. wasn't necessary.

Thanks Uncle M!
again, hope all goes well and we look forward to your return.

tchau
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hyde:

thanks!
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Flint_Jack:

Thanks Michael, great show
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WR:

I wonder if i learned enough from these songs that I can start a band and be a star.

Thank you! Uncle Michael!
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Alex In Illinois:

↳ coelacanth∅ @2:55
I know that I have heard the Richard Marx cover of Rock On more than once because it took a number of times for me to remember that I heard it. It just does not have the same sound as the David Essex one. If anyone has to cover Rock On, they should take it further into where David Essex had it--not make it sounds like a generic rock song.
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Uncle Michael:

Thanks everyone!
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coelacanth∅:

↳ Alex In Illinois @3:01
i've heard that version -or maybe it's a different cover -played over the pa at a supermarket, several times
AND IT'S HORRIBLE!
-yes it lacks what makes the song!
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