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Favoriting August 23, 2023: Comb & Razor Sound
Writer, music historian, producer, researcher, blogger, and DJ Uchenna Ikonne's Comb & Razor Sound released just seven long-playing records in as many years. But the vision, the packaging, the whole approach had a significant impact on reissue culture -- and the music is unimpeachable.

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Music behind DJ:
Bodega Pop 

Introduction   Favoriting

Bodega Pop 

2023 

0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Mixed Grill  A Brand New Wayo   Favoriting Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983  2011  0:04:40 (Pop-up)
Murphy Williams  Get On Up   Favoriting Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983  2011  0:09:45 (Pop-up)
Dizzy K. Falola  Excuse Me Baby   Favoriting Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983  2011  0:13:19 (Pop-up)
Amel Addmore  Jane   Favoriting Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983  2011  0:17:46 (Pop-up)
The Stormmers  Love or Money   Favoriting Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983  2011  0:21:13 (Pop-up)
The Semi-Colon  Ndia Egbuo Ndia   Favoriting Ndia Egbuo Ndia (Afro Jigida)  2012  0:27:12 (Pop-up)
The Semi-Colon  Isi Agbancha   Favoriting Ndia Egbuo Ndia (Afro Jigida)  2012  0:33:31 (Pop-up)
Pazy and The Black Hippies  Jahojah Comfort Me   Favoriting Wa Ho Ha  2012  0:38:59 (Pop-up)
Pazy and The Black Hippies  Come Back Again   Favoriting Wa Ho Ha  2012  0:43:38 (Pop-up)
Pazy and The Black Hippies  Wa Ho Ha   Favoriting Wa Ho Ha  2012  0:48:00 (Pop-up)
Pazy and The Black Hippies  Papa's Black Dog   Favoriting Wa Ho Ha  2012  0:52:58 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
The Leaders 

(It's a) Rat Race   Favoriting

True Soul: Deep Sounds from the Left of Stax Vol. 1 

2011 

0:56:17 (Pop-up)
Shango Dance Band  Position Pass Power   Favoriting Shango Dance Band  2016  1:04:23 (Pop-up)
Cross River National  Nyong Eyen Unen   Favoriting Calabar-Itu Road: Groovy Sounds From South Eastern Nigeria (1972–1982)  2017  1:20:18 (Pop-up)
The Visitors  Eyen Erong Uwa   Favoriting Calabar-Itu Road: Groovy Sounds From South Eastern Nigeria (1972–1982)  2017  1:26:18 (Pop-up)
Monica Issac  Akananwan Isong Idung   Favoriting Calabar-Itu Road: Groovy Sounds From South Eastern Nigeria (1972–1982)  2017  1:31:03 (Pop-up)
The Sea Lions  Akwa Idim   Favoriting Calabar-Itu Road: Groovy Sounds From South Eastern Nigeria (1972–1982)  2017  1:34:51 (Pop-up)
Isadico Dance Band  Eti Eyeneka   Favoriting Calabar-Itu Road: Groovy Sounds From South Eastern Nigeria (1972–1982)  2017  1:39:44 (Pop-up)
Mary Afi Usuah  Mma Ama Mbo   Favoriting Calabar-Itu Road: Groovy Sounds From South Eastern Nigeria (1972–1982)  2017  1:46:14 (Pop-up)
Bustic Kingsley Bassey  Journey to Luna   Favoriting Calabar-Itu Road: Groovy Sounds From South Eastern Nigeria (1972–1982)  2017  1:49:56 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Ice 

The Gap   Favoriting

Afro Funk Explosion 

2016 

1:59:49 (Pop-up)
Emma Ogosi  Slave Drivers   Favoriting Like Nashville in Naija - Nigeria's Romance with Country Music Yesterday and Today  2017  2:06:14 (Pop-up)
Rennie Cottonheart  No More Love in This Town   Favoriting Like Nashville in Naija - Nigeria's Romance with Country Music Yesterday and Today  2017  2:10:02 (Pop-up)
Ogak Jay Oke  Another Day   Favoriting Like Nashville in Naija - Nigeria's Romance with Country Music Yesterday and Today  2017  2:13:33 (Pop-up)
Henry Pedro  Roots   Favoriting Like Nashville in Naija - Nigeria's Romance with Country Music Yesterday and Today  2017  2:17:12 (Pop-up)
Gnonnas Pedro  Dark As a Dungeon   Favoriting Like Nashville in Naija - Nigeria's Romance with Country Music Yesterday and Today  2017  2:22:36 (Pop-up)
Foundars 15  Fire Woman   Favoriting Fire Woman  2017  2:29:50 (Pop-up)
Foundars 15  You're the One   Favoriting Foundars 15  2017  2:33:02 (Pop-up)
Foundars 15  Don't Take Me for a Ride   Favoriting Foundars 15  2017  2:37:27 (Pop-up)
Rock Town Express  We're Makin' a Hell   Favoriting Rock Town Express  2017  2:42:09 (Pop-up)
Rock Town Express  If You Love Your Neighbour You No Go Die   Favoriting Rock Town Express  2017  2:46:34 (Pop-up)
Rock Town Express  Sweet Rock Town   Favoriting Rock Town Express  2017  2:53:25 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Catrina Paslaru 

Hei La Bodega   Favoriting

Hei La Bodega - Carnaval! 

2000 

2:57:16 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

  6:43pm
headcleaner:

Unkempt and unshaven -- we await our fate
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Gary:

Headcleaner, you're early!
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Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:

Yo, all! Greetings Gary and fellow bodegaguerras!
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tim abdellah:

Hi Gary and friends!
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Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:

Wrapping up work. Just showered. Clean clothing coming soon...
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Gary:

Threemoons! Tim!!
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Listener Gregory:

My comb has very little to work on.
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WR:

Say his name.
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Gary:

WR! Gregory!
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Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:

This is outstanding. Just tried to hit the Comb and Razor website and apparently it's either down or has been hacked? Very much want to find a way to hear more of this...
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Listener Gregory:

No one told me there would be boogie.
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Gary:

↳ Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜 @7:12
That's odd -- it should be up. But, I'm not sure if any of the music is still there. What I'm playing tonight is all from LPs and CDs published by Comb & Razor -- those are all available on Discogs and through some record stores
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Gary:

The CD version of this album (which is what I have) has an 80-page book that is just an astounding labor of love
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tom tom the pipers son:

hello, gary, all...
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Gary:

TomTwice!
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zzz:

good summer funk right here
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:22pm
Gary:

Zzz! Got some summer left to funk up
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tom tom the pipers son:

this one has lots goin' on..
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Gary:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:22
This track sounds like the source of like half of Remain in Light
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tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Gary @7:23
was just thinking that! i swear!
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zzz:

↳ Gary @7:23
i was having the thought wow this really reminds of TH and you nailed it. speaking in tongues also
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tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Gary @7:23
its kinda note for note pilferage, eno/ byrne didn't add much
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Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:

↳ Gary @7:15
Just saw your reply, thank you! What is the correct URL?
  7:29pm
chresti:

Hi Gary bodega show!
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Gary:

The Chresti!
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Gary:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:26
Although, now that I've looked it up on Discogs, it looks like the Stormmers' track is from 1981, a year AFTER Remain in Light ...
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tom tom the pipers son:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:26
there are a few bands, 75 dollar bill, horse lords, for example, that are influenced by malian guitar, but they transform it, make it there own.
  7:32pm
peter:

Oops I forgot to greet! Hi Gary & company
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Gary:

Peter!!
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tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Gary @7:31
oh, that puts a wrench in the theory, but may be they could had access to it or things similar.
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Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:

Source code from combrazor.com (URL listed on website) redirects to an unsafe site; Baidu registry.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:37pm
Gary:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:36
Well, they were famously listening to Fela at the time
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tom tom the pipers son:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:36
the similarity seems too great
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Listener Gregory:

I find The Semi-Colon to be a strange name for a group.
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Gary:

Gregory; why?
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tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Gary @7:37
yes...
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Listener Gregory:

↳ Gary @7:37
I mean, why not go whole hog and make it The Colon? The Semi- only weakens it. This group deserves a full colon.
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Gary:

↳ Listener Gregory @7:38
It's a reference to semiotics!!!
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Listener Gregory:

↳ Gary @7:40
I feel that the whole notion of punctuation needs to be problematized, but I can't do it now, as I'm cooking dinner.
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adamdoesit:

Hi Gary and bodegans. I'm digging the Comb & Razor sounds.

Fill that colon, LG.
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Gary:

AdamDoesIt!
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tom tom the pipers son:

need to sleep off a cold, thanks gary, nice fill-in btw
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Gary:

Take care of yourself, Tom -- and, thanks!
Avatar 7:57pm
tim abdellah:

↳ Song: "Papa's Black Dog" by "Pazy and The Black Hippies"
That was loopy! Digging all of these trax
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Evening !
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northguineahills:

I'm hear!
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Gary:

RevRab and NGH!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:09pm
coelacanth∅:

greetings Gary and all
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Gary:

Coelacanth!
  8:10pm
Carmichael:

Heya Gary. Walked in to same Carlos style guitar …
  8:10pm
Carmichael:

Some
  8:11pm
Listener Gregory:

BTW, Gary, I have your shows on both CD and Edison cylinder. I find the differences intriguing.
(I made a typo on “shows” that was autocorrected to “shoes.” That would have kept you wondering. I bet.)
  8:11pm
Akiva:

Howdy, Bodegans! Bobbing along to the music.
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Gary:

Akiva!
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Gary:

↳ Listener Gregory @8:11
What people don't realize about cylinders is that they have a much greater dynamic range than vinyl -- that's why I try to publish at least a limited edition of each show on cylinder -- for those whose ears are young (and keen) enough to tell the difference
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Gary:

↳ Gary @8:13
You know what has an even greater dynamic range? AIR
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northguineahills:

↳ Gary @8:14
french or jazz band?
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WR:

Have been looking for DJ Uchenna Ikonne's digital trail and seems cold. Still looking.

Would have been great to hear him to discuss some of this and his work with you. Maybe with this episode out that can happen in the future.

Yes, the attention to detail on the compilations is superb.
Avatar 🇰🇷 8:19pm
Listener Gregory:

↳ Gary @8:14
I wouldn't know about the dynamic range of air. I listen to your live broadcasts through direct neural stimulation of the 8th cranial nerve. Let me tell you, it makes an impression.
Avatar 8:23pm
northguineahills:

↳ Listener Gregory @8:19
sounds vaguely vagus....

/not everyday i can do nerve puns...
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WR:

nowagainrecords.bandcamp.com...

Some Uchenna Ikonne compiliations are available on bandcamp via Now-Again Records.
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Listener Gregory:

↳ northguineahills @8:23
If we can get a third pun, we'll hit the trigeminal! I wonder what it is paying off today.
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Gary:

↳ WR @8:29
That Wake Up You! comp is -- there are two of them -- just unbelievably astoundingly great
Avatar 8:33pm
northguineahills:

↳ Listener Gregory @8:29
if this was (dan bodah's) vocal fry, we'd totally branch glossopharyngeally...
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Would condemn thee for Puns
...but he who is without synapse let him cast the first stone...
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northguineahills:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @8:34
sounds sinusoidal....
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Listener Gregory:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @8:34
I am more synapsed against than synapsing.
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DL in LA:

Digging the grooves. Hi all!
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Gary:

DL in LA!
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northguineahills:

oops, gary, another amazing show. i'm comb through it again for the choice cuts...
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DL in LA:

Such clean sound.
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Listener Gregory:

↳ northguineahills @8:51
It will go more smoothly if you use conditioner first.
  8:58pm
Carmichael:

I just got a Sting vibe on the lyrics
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Gary:

Carmichael!
  9:03pm
Carmichael:

Been here a while, just laying low …
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northguineahills:

↳ Listener Gregory @8:54
you've just been indoctrinated to think like that...;)
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Listener Gregory:

↳ Song: "Another Day" by "Ogak Jay Oke"
Gary, you have played some weird music on your show, but this set is the weirdest I have heard.
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Gary:

↳ Listener Gregory @9:15
Mid-level DJs such as myself often reach for the so-called "easy sauce" of the "unusual" or "unexpected," confident that this is the most direct path to the listener's heart. WRONG
  9:18pm
Doug Schulkind:

So so great!
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Gary:

Doug!!!
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Listener Gregory:

↳ Song: "Dark As a Dungeon" by "Gnonnas Pedro"
Garth Hudson on this track!
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coelacanth∅:

i know this song but i don't know where from
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Listener Gregory:

↳ coelacanth∅ @9:27
It's an old country classic, but I know it primarily from Bob Dylan singing it often in concert. Featured on the Rolling Thunder movie and CDs.
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StringOFperils:

I think I know it from Tennessee Ernie Ford's version, from when I was small....I doubt if Merle Travis records were floating around on the radio then, but maybe
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StringOFperils:

...and hello, btw, Gary et al
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Gary:

StringOFperils!
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coelacanth∅:

i knew it wasn't Dylan; nor Tennessee Ernie Ford nor Merle Travis.

Johnny Cash.
-and i thought that first but doubted it. i was imagining it with more full instrumentation.
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northguineahills:

↳ coelacanth∅ @9:40
but they all played w/ cash, so, one degree of seperation!
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StringOFperils:

Dark a s a dungeon way down in Johnny Cash's wardrobe
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coelacanth∅:

↳ northguineahills @9:41
ha, good point
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chresti:

↳ StringOFperils @9:32
I remember Tennie's TV show
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Listener Gregory:

The Dylan version is quite good, with some tight harmonies... with Joan Baez?? (She sang with him on the Rolling Thunder tour.)
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Listener Gregory:

↳ chresti @9:44
Wow, did that exist? It's starting to ring a bell deep in my collective unconscious...
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chresti:

Yes, I think I was a wee tot, maybe there were reruns?
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coelacanth∅:

↳ chresti @9:44
i definitely never heard of that!
but i do remember the Johnny Cash show...including -was it the first episode he had Dylan on?
...outraging the grand ol' opry no doubt!
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WR:

↳ Listener Gregory @9:45
That's right, pea-pickers, every week with Tennessee Ernie Ford.
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northguineahills:

↳ chresti @9:47
great, now you inhabit franco's memories (you saw in syndication, i bet)
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Listener Gregory:

↳ Song: "If You Love Your Neighbour You No Go Die" by "Roc...
Gary, these last few records have really made me think of the Neville Brothers. Am I high? Or just deluded?
Avatar 9:49pm
still b/p:

Ford's records are encountered reliably in thrift store and dollar bin collections.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:49pm
Gary:

Hey Kids! If you like waves coursing into your ears and convincing you that you hear melodies, counter-melodies, bass riffs, high-hats, and marimba-like situations, then you are gonna LOVE Sam Segal's If You Lose Your Horse episode tonight! It's a little something he's cooked up for you called "With the Hoofs of His Horses Shall He Tread Down All Thy Streets" wfmu.org...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:49pm
Gary:

Still b/p!
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coelacanth∅:

one can be both high AND deluded!
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chresti:

I think my friend's mom watched it along with hee haw and Johnny Cash
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Listener Gregory:

↳ chresti @9:51
The show ran from 1956 to 1961, so I'm guessing that we youngsters could only have seen it on reruns.
Johnny Cash I saw live sometimes.
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chresti:

↳ Listener Gregory @9:52
So I was 4 or 5.
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northguineahills:

gary, impeccable! thanks!
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coelacanth∅:

we ruthlessly made fun of hee-haw.
still we watched it occasionally.
i thought the humour was juvenile. (i was like that when i was a juvenile. i thought the same about the mothers of invention but in that case i still do)
i liked watching Roy Clark.
Avatar 9:56pm
northguineahills:

↳ coelacanth∅ @9:55
*coel thinking some humor is juvenile* well, that's some fishy thinking there! 🤪
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chresti:

↳ Listener Gregory @9:52
Wow Johnny in person!
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coelacanth∅:

↳ northguineahills @9:56
haha i know,right?!
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coelacanth∅:

↳ northguineahills @9:56
i grew up very young in some ways; then grew down.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

~ TY Always DJ Gary ~
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WR:

Many thank yous Gary.
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coelacanth∅:

Thanks Gary!
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Listener Gregory:

↳ chresti @9:57
Ha! No, just live on TV.
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StringOFperils:

Thanks Gary, amazing selections!
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chresti:

Thanks Gary!
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Listener Gregory:

Thanks a lot, Gary. Your voice has much in common with Tennessee Ernie Ford's, I now realize. Excellent show!
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Gary:

Night, everyone!
  4:25pm
marie in chicago:

Incredible music--thanks, Gary!!! The Isadico Dance Band song was absolutely incredible
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