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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

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Favoriting July 10, 2024: THE INSOMNIACS live set!

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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments New Approx. start time
molkie cole  sugar boogie   Favoriting s/t  janus  1977      0:00:00 (Pop-up)
blondie  atomic   Favoriting eat to the beat  chrysalis  1979      0:02:54 (Pop-up)
internet forever  break bones   Favoriting s/t  tape alarm  2012      0:07:21 (Pop-up)
waxing poetics  baby jane   Favoriting manakin moon  emergo  1988      0:10:22 (Pop-up)
blast furnace & the heatwaves  trust me   Favoriting blue wave 7" ep  nighthawk  1978      0:14:25 (Pop-up)
tim curry  i do the rock   Favoriting fearless  a&m  1979      0:16:31 (Pop-up)
mondo vita  the baxley's holiday   Favoriting fins de paris  deaf cat  1983      0:21:21 (Pop-up)
the duke spirit  cuts across the land   Favoriting cuts across the land  startime  2006      0:24:07 (Pop-up)
 
A short set of songs in memory of John Rees Lewis from C Cat Trance and Medium Medium, who passed away recently
c cat trance  shake the mind   Favoriting karadara - the cream of c cat trance  cherry red  2005  this song originally from 1986    0:27:29 (Pop-up)
medium medium  further than funk dream   Favoriting the glitterhouse  cherry red  1981  Rees Lewis on sax & vocals, also co-wrote the song    0:31:58 (Pop-up)
medium medium  hungry, so angry   Favoriting s/t 12" ep  cachalot / cherry red  1981  as above    0:37:54 (Pop-up)
 
 
the follies  square peg round hole   Favoriting permanent present tense  feel it      *   0:50:34 (Pop-up)
honey radar  infinity ballroom (excerpt)   Favoriting ribbon factory  honey radar      *   0:53:48 (Pop-up)
real losers  don't leave me now   Favoriting good clean fun  total punk      *   0:56:49 (Pop-up)
guided by voices  fictional environment dream   Favoriting strut of kings  guided by voices inc.      *   0:58:47 (Pop-up)
 
 
THE INSOMNIACS live on WFMU!
Engineered by Matt Clarke
Assisted by Shelly Ferina

Dave - vocals/bass
Bob - guitar/backing vocals
Pau - drums
the insomniacs  alice white   Favoriting live on wfmu          1:07:19 (Pop-up)
the insomniacs  maryanne lightly   Favoriting live on wfmu          1:10:04 (Pop-up)
the insomniacs  e-g-a-r-a-g   Favoriting live on wfmu          1:12:54 (Pop-up)
the insomniacs  she's a mess   Favoriting live on wfmu          1:16:05 (Pop-up)
the insomniacs  something for the weekend   Favoriting live on wfmu          1:18:43 (Pop-up)
the insomniacs  get up and go   Favoriting live on wfmu          1:22:00 (Pop-up)
the insomniacs  listen, mary   Favoriting live on wfmu          1:23:47 (Pop-up)
the insomniacs  way we love today   Favoriting live on wfmu          1:25:56 (Pop-up)
the insomniacs  something's gone   Favoriting live on wfmu          1:28:21 (Pop-up)
the insomniacs  already down   Favoriting live on wfmu          1:31:59 (Pop-up)
the insomniacs  my favorite story   Favoriting live on wfmu          1:34:51 (Pop-up)
the insomniacs  she brings   Favoriting live on wfmu          1:37:18 (Pop-up)
the insomniacs  chat with efd   Favoriting live on wfmu          1:39:26 (Pop-up)
 
paul weller  soul wandering   Favoriting 66  polydor      *   1:47:01 (Pop-up)
the peawees  banana tree   Favoriting single  spaghetty town / folc    bandcamp  *   1:50:53 (Pop-up)
liz burrito  spirits of the hidden cloud   Favoriting cry about it  liz burrito    bandcamp  *   1:53:26 (Pop-up)
late cambrian  ride to valhalla on a tooth balloon   Favoriting single  late cambrian    bandcamp
playing with Valley Lodge on Friday July 26 at Otto's on E. 14th St.!  		*   1:56:24 (Pop-up)
white hills  fiend   Favoriting beyond this fiction  heads on fire    bandcamp  *   1:59:38 (Pop-up)
 
lovataraxx  earl condition   Favoriting sophomore  cold transmission    bandcamp  *   2:14:30 (Pop-up)
the big boss  disco banger   Favoriting six and oh!  the big boss    bandcamp  *   2:17:53 (Pop-up)
art d'ecco  i feel alive   Favoriting single  paper bag    bandcamp  *   2:22:40 (Pop-up)
kovak  giving up love   Favoriting single  kovak      *   2:26:23 (Pop-up)
 
keeley  inga hauser   Favoriting beautiful mysterious  tiny global    bandcamp
Check out Keeley's live set and conversation on my show last year  		*   2:34:17 (Pop-up)
amery  hotwire the night   Favoriting continue as amery  night school    formerly known as Alpen Glow
bandcamp  		*   2:38:31 (Pop-up)
queen  it's a kind of magic   Favoriting a kind of magic  capitol  1986      2:40:42 (Pop-up)
love fiend  ckil   Favoriting handle with care  in the red    bandcamp  *   2:44:53 (Pop-up)
memo pst  rise fall repeat   Favoriting s/t  in the red    live on the show next month!  *   2:47:26 (Pop-up)
 
steve wynn  make it right   Favoriting make it right  fire    Guest DJing on the show in September!  *   2:56:52 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

  11:58am
bradford:

Hey there efd & all!
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Handy Haversack:

efd! All the other letters!
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efd:

↳ Handy Haversack @11:59
Handy! I knew there'd been something slightly off about the comments lately. Welcome back!
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prof.fuzz:

howdy y'all
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No Big Thing:

Good morning Evan and fellow listeners!
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efd:

and good Wednesday afternoon to all listeners! Great live set by The Insomniacs coming up in about an hour!!
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Chris in Kensington Bklyn:

Greetings, efd and all!
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Cheryl The Nerd:

Greetings fellow nerds...
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Figgsrock:

Hello EFD and all. Just went outside to do a pre-show Dunkin run...and that may have been a sweaty mistake.
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Triple G:

doo wop bop bop to Evan and all
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love2laf:

Looking forward to this live set, thanks efd, and to The Insomniacs. Hello fellow Funksters, and welcome home Handy & K8 & Radio.
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efd:

↳ Figgsrock @12:01
that'll learn ya!
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common:

efd. all.
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Gregosaurus:

↳ Song: "atomic" by "blondie"
DEBBIE!!
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listener james from westwood:

Afternoon, efd and all!
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Hoboken Jack:

Hi EFD, love2laf, Figgsrock, nerd Cheryl, Prof, Handy, all!
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Figgsrock:

↳ efd @12:01
It might have been better now than my usual post-editorial run at 1:15? I can only imagine how much worse it will feel then.
  12:04pm
Frank In Queens:

Oh man, can’t wait for The Insomniacs!
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Van:

Howdy EFD and all you good humans
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efd:

↳ Frank In Queens @12:04
you won't be disappointed!
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prof.fuzz:

↳ Frank In Queens @12:04
i've been up all night waiting for the insomniacs!
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Hoboken Jack:

↳ Frank In Queens @12:04
Hey Frank!
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Cheryl The Nerd:

I wanna hold the insomniacs all night!
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Handy Haversack:

↳ efd @12:00
Thanks, efd! It is REALLY good to be back home -- and I mean WFMU as a big part of that! Does the heart good to have such a warm welcome, let me tell you.
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medson:

Hey Evan and all
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love2laf:

↳ Hoboken Jack @12:03
Jack! Hope you're well and keeping cool. We're lucky enough to be cool today and open the windows. Just have to avoid drowning in whatever is left of Beryl.
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efd:

↳ prof.fuzz @12:05
rimshot.gif
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Handy Haversack:

↳ love2laf @12:01
Thanks, l2l!

Jack!
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Hoboken Jack:

↳ medson @12:05
Medson Man! What's for lunch?
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listener james from westwood:

Disco is very much ALIVE in 2024 as long as we have killer tracks like this and their heirs.
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Cheryl The Nerd:

↳ Figgsrock @12:03
"It's hot enough to boil a monkey's bum, Bruce." And she smiled quietly to herself.
  12:06pm
Hugo (NL):

Indistructable song. I remember dancing around in relief on blondie, at atp. Some bad seeds guy was spanning records
A relief after a weekend of harsh noise.
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disco_nap_:

↳ Song: "atomic" by "blondie"
🪩⚡
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Jeff formerly from Rahway:

Let's go EFD! Our office a/c decided to die today. We are on our way to the appliance store to purchase a new one.
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Figgsrock:

↳ Cheryl The Nerd @12:06
HA!
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medson:

↳ Hoboken Jack @12:06
Hola Jack.
Had wrap, wanted pizza though 🍕
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Cheryl The Nerd:

Our office AC was acting wonky too. I think ACs across the country are collectively waving white flags of surrender.
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Chris Crash:

Hey yo Mr. Funk! Reporting in from wonderful Western NY
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prof.fuzz:

↳ Cheryl The Nerd @12:08
evil FB memories reminded me that last year on this day our cental AC unit died and lightning hit our tree knocking down a huge limb. ah, such fun times...
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Cheryl The Nerd:

↳ prof.fuzz @12:09
Yikes! I vaguely remember that. Hope things are better for you now.
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prof.fuzz:

↳ Cheryl The Nerd @12:10
so far so good, but it's still early!
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herb.nyc:

↳ prof.fuzz @12:09
coincidence - maybe 2 yrs ago i was on 3rd floor of library and bad storm came. i saw a tree branch snap off, no one nearby. i later walked to site and took a small bit of bark, and it sits on my stove to this day. and wotta hot day!
  12:12pm
florida:

sittin outside in the wonderful heat and humidity in clearwater , if you can't take the heat boo hoo
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Handy Haversack:

↳ prof.fuzz @12:10
Cinnamon Sea LP CD was in the car for this road trip, prof. And Tim didn't even steal it when he was in the car too!
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prof.fuzz:

↳ Handy Haversack @12:12
wow!
on both counts.
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Figgsrock:

↳ Song: "trust me" by "blast furnace & the heatwaves"
Finally a band name that describes the weather!
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Triple G:

↳ prof.fuzz @12:10
Hey Prof.! Hope you're hanging in there a-okay with the heat, Beryl, and just generally having to deal with a governor like that
  12:15pm
Philip:

right on EFD. this is a burner
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prof.fuzz:

↳ Triple G @12:14
thanks 3G! we got a bit of a break from the heat when beryl passed to the east (a bit of rain and no damage here in dallas). if only we could get a break from the gov...
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Chris Crash:

↳ Song: "i do the rock" by "tim curry"
One of my all time favs!!
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Cheryl The Nerd:

↳ Song: "i do the rock" by "tim curry"
I guess he got tired of doing the time warp. Again.
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disco_nap_:

↳ Cheryl The Nerd @12:16
Lol irl
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prof.fuzz:

↳ Song: "i do the rock" by "tim curry"
hell. yeah. i probably haven't heard this since 1980.
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disco_nap_:

↳ Song: "i do the rock" by "tim curry"
At first I thought this was a Roxy Music song that was somehow unknown to me
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Hughie Considine:

↳ Song: "i do the rock" by "tim curry"
Stimulating!
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paddy in matawan:

I do zee rawk too!
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disco_nap_:

↳ Handy Haversack @12:12
Hello Mr. Haversack!
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Feldy:

↳ Song: "i do the rock" by "tim curry"
I love Tim Curry! Hey EFD and all
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Figgsrock:

↳ Cheryl The Nerd @12:16
HAHAHAHAHA. That was <chef's kiss emoji> perfect.
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Handy Haversack:

↳ disco_nap_ @12:18
disco_nap_! Very good to see you!
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listener james from westwood:

↳ Song: "i do the rock" by "tim curry"
Tim understood the assignment here and well excelled it.
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Triple G:

↳ prof.fuzz @12:16
Good to hear -- wife's fam in Sugar Land still has no power but are hanging in there and being good sports about it

Can't compare to TX weather, but that heat y'all brought up here for Berlin and Finnegan's shows never went away 🔥
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common:

↳ Song: "i do the rock" by "tim curry"
i thought it was Klaus Nomi.
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Triple G:

↳ listener james from westwood @12:19
💯
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Cheryl The Nerd:

↳ Figgsrock @12:18
Thank you, I'll be here all week!
  12:20pm
Andres:

↳ Song: "i do the rock" by "tim curry"
This is the sunshine vibe!!
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Listener Bryan (the Professor):

↳ Song: "i do the rock" by "tim curry"
Makes me want to hear Jayne County's Max's Kansas City 1976 song.
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efd:

↳ disco_nap_ @12:18
Starts off Bryan Ferry, ends up Buster Poindexter
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Gregosaurus:

↳ Song: "i do the rock" by "tim curry"
Knew the song, but never realized it was Tim.
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Listener Bryan (the Professor):

Hi, Evan, funky bunch.
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Carmichael:

Heya Evan and radio gang. Looking forward. Always.
  12:23pm
clarke:

dynOmite!!!
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Hoboken Jack:

Hey there Jeff, Bryan, and Clarke!
  12:23pm
clarke:

i don't FEEL tardy!
  12:24pm
clarke:

↳ Hoboken Jack @12:23
doin' the strand, baby!
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Chris in Kensington Bklyn:

↳ Song: "i do the rock" by "tim curry"
Tim Curry, best Hollywood Farmer's Market star sighting.
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prof.fuzz:

↳ clarke @12:23
clarkEEEEEEEEEEEE
  12:28pm
rwise:

↳ listener james from westwood @12:06
what was the track before atomic, pretty sure there’s something missing either before or after molkie cole. tx
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efd:

↳ rwise @12:28
nope, "Atomic" was right after Molkie Cole
  12:29pm
clarke:

FuZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:

Hey EFD, all! Logging in a bit late -- had major computer tsouris this AM. Here for the Insomniacs! Also didn't realize the Bowery show was sold out--dang!
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Joe B:

greetings efd and everyone
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Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:

And i'm mad that I missed Tim Curry.
  12:34pm
clarke:

RIP John Rees (even though i just found out that he existed, minutes ago).
  12:35pm
rwise:

↳ efd @12:29
ah tx. that was a killer version love dat funk!
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Cheryl The Nerd:

↳ clarke @12:34
Every time I start to think I know something about music, WFMU is there to remind me of how truly clueless I am. I can't even count how many people I've never heard of until they died and the chatboards lit up with talk about them.
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queems:

↳ Song: "hungry, so angry" by "medium medium"
this is my theme song
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Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:

This is such a banging set. Mad I missed the first part of the show.
  12:38pm
clarke:

↳ Cheryl The Nerd @12:36
me, too!
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Handy Haversack:

efd, K8 says hi!

Also, there's an efdoppelganger in Greenpoint who hangs out by the Pulaski Bridge working out with exercise bands -- today wearing a speedo!
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Chris in Kensington Bklyn:

↳ Song: "hungry, so angry" by "medium medium"
That was great. Didn't previously know this band, thought they were downtown but they're actually English!
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Spankyflop:

↳ clarke @12:38
Same!
  12:38pm
clarke:

↳ Song: "hungry, so angry" by "medium medium"
i do know this is a Funk staple! damn
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Bri The Beatnik:

↳ Song: "hungry, so angry" by "medium medium"
Hell yeah! Love it!
  12:40pm
Borg9:

↳ Song: "hungry, so angry" by "medium medium"
Snickers ad?
  12:40pm
clarke:

↳ Handy Haversack @12:38
that's efd. no dopple.
  12:40pm
clarke:

↳ Borg9 @12:40
right? good idea.
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Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:

↳ Handy Haversack @12:38
Heyo! I have a busy weekend coming up but really want to try to get out for K8's show on Saturday. Will Radio be tagging along?
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northguineahills:

↳ Borg9 @12:40
that's how you get hangry!
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northguineahills:

↳ Bri The Beatnik @12:39
the remnants of Beryl seem to up yer way....
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Handy Haversack:

↳ clarke @12:40
Well, he's keeping it tight!
  12:43pm
clarke:

↳ Handy Haversack @12:43
good to know!
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Handy Haversack:

↳ Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜 @12:41
I have a thing all afternoon, so will likely miss the show. At least her set. I might try to get there for some of Shellshag, whom I love. If I do, I'll likely bring the dog with me.
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Bri The Beatnik:

↳ northguineahills @12:42
:)
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Spankyflop:

↳ Song: "shake the mind" by "c cat trance"
I go to sleep at night in a c-pap trance
  12:46pm
clarke:

↳ Spankyflop @12:45
i like the first part of that statement, because i do not sleep at night.
  12:47pm
clarke:

i hear there is a band with me in mind playing today.
  12:50pm
rubleem:

Thanks for the Duke Spirit reminder. Saw the band after that song, around 2010 or so, at the Saint, and they were really entertaining. Looks to be demised now.
  12:50pm
CaitBrennan:

Hi EFD and fellow funk fanatics!
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efd:

↳ CaitBrennan @12:50
hiiii Cait!
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Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:

↳ Handy Haversack @12:44
Sorry you'll miss K8s set but hope to see you and the doggo!
  12:53pm
clarke:

honey radar - not on my... radar.
  12:55pm
clarke:

but they seem to be into a love supreme.
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No Big Thing:

↳ Song: "don't leave me now" by "real losers"
Is from the forthcoming record of b-sides and unreleased stuff? Or something I don't remember?
  12:58pm
clarke:

↳ Song: "fictional environment dream" by "guided by voices"
really loving this album!! all of it!
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No Big Thing:

↳ No Big Thing @12:57
Question asked and answered. I didn't realize it was already out!
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San Pedro Girl:

↳ Song: "fictional environment dream" by "guided by voices"
Hello efd and all!
Really loving this GBV.
  1:03pm
CaitBrennan:

That GBV song was fantastic.
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Gregosaurus:

↳ Song: "fictional environment dream" by "guided by voices"
Epic length track there for GBV.
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Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:

Every time I hear GBV I remind myself how good they are.
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San Pedro Girl:

↳ CaitBrennan @1:03
Right?! Dug that a lot.
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Bri The Beatnik:

↳ Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜 @1:03
Same!!
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San Pedro Girl:

↳ Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜 @1:03
I never got into them. Happy to have them on my radar.y
  1:06pm
Frank In Queens:

Let’s go!
  1:06pm
clarke:

i have to take a nap now. just kidding.
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Joe B:

HELL YEAH
  1:06pm
clarke:

out of the starting gate in flames!
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Hunterian:

↳ Song: "alice white" by "the insomniacs"
Sounds great!
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Bri The Beatnik:

↳ San Pedro Girl @1:04
It took me awhile to get into Lofi bands like Pavement and GBV, but I love em now!
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efd:

↳ Joe B @1:06
and they're an efdCoreArtist™, to boot!
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Joe B:

↳ efd @1:07
wow! nice!
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Christina Ginger:

The sleepless boys are sounding good!
  1:08pm
clarke:

is that a subsidiary of Mattel?
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prof.fuzz:

↳ Song: "THE INSOMNIACS live on WFMU! Engineered by Matt ...
(\_/)
( 👁️)
/>🔥>
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Alright, here we go!
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Joe B:

↳ Song: "maryanne lightly" by "the insomniacs"
love this tune but too early in the summer for it!
  1:10pm
clarke:

↳ Joe B @1:09
not the way the days are flying by!
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northguineahills:

↳ Bri The Beatnik @1:07
that's sort of where i started (lo-fi pop), that and shoegaze. but the genres expanded exponentially before i graduated.....
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efd:

↳ Joe B @1:09
the way things are going they might never be able to play it if they waited for it to cool down!
  1:11pm
clarke:

that, too!
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San Pedro Girl:

↳ Bri The Beatnik @1:07
So much music…so little time. And, hi Bri!
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Joe B:

↳ efd @1:11
ha! we can blame mooney suzuki - every time they reunite it is a heat wave - 2019, 2023, 2024!
  1:13pm
clarke:

the ice age is coming
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Joe B:

↳ clarke @1:10
good point!
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tim from washington:

↳ Joe B @1:12
All that electric sweat!
  1:13pm
clarke:

the sun's zoomin' in!
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Joe B:

↳ tim from washington @1:13
yes!
  1:14pm
clarke:

↳ tim from washington @1:13
life is just a fantasy
can you live this fantasy life?
i know, i know
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Christina Ginger:

↳ tim from washington @1:13
Hahahahahhaa, so true!
  1:15pm
Frank In Queens:

Killing it gents!
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Spikey BXL:

Very enjoyable live set and impeccable sound as per usual.
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San Pedro Girl:

↳ Song: "she's a mess" by "the insomniacs"
This sounds great..hitting the spot this AM.
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No Big Thing:

Sounding great! Jealous of NYC-area folks able to witness this Friday's good times.
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Joe B:

I think I hear Blair yelling out his request for Sylvia Grey from Bear Mountain
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efd:

↳ Joe B @1:17
hahaha!
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Beast of Boonton:

Monty Hall mid-days would be something to have too
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Beast of Boonton:

$$
  1:21pm
clarke:

drums AND cymbals soundin' good - pau pau pau!!
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Joe B:

↳ Song: "get up and go" by "the insomniacs"
love this one.
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Chris in Kensington Bklyn:

So solid!
  1:23pm
Keystone Bobby:

Sounds great!
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San Pedro Girl:

↳ Keystone Bobby @1:23
Agree!
  1:24pm
clarke:

top shelf, all around!!
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tim:

Did Insomniacs and Chisel ever share a stage? That would be a killer bill.
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efd:

I'll repeat what I said in my social posts, and what you'll hear me say later during the chat: The Insomniacs were one of the first bands I really got into when I first started listening to WFMU in the early/mid '90s (shout-out to Bill Kelly's Teenage Wasteland), so it was a real treat for me to have them on the show.
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prof.fuzz:

↳ tim @1:25
i'd love to see an insomniacs/sleep double-bill
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efd:

↳ prof.fuzz @1:26
it would be a stalemate!
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Handy Haversack:

↳ Joe B @1:12
Science!
  1:27pm
Frank In Queens:

Digging the You Am I influence on this one
  1:27pm
Savage in Brooklyn:

Just tuning in - missed some great ones. Medium Medium, Waxing Poetics, Tim Curry… Great show, as always.
  1:27pm
Matt Alston:

Hey EFD. Great set going today. Did you ever get a chance to listen to our (Beat Up) new single that dropped on Bandcamp about a month ago? It’s called “Never Again”. Very pertinent for the times we’re all living in now. I think you’ll like it.
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Joe B:

↳ tim @1:25
doubtful. different circles
  1:28pm
clarke:

↳ Frank In Queens @1:27
truth!
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tim:

↳ prof.fuzz @1:26
Whoa! A stalemate indeed!
  1:29pm
clarke:

that was stale, mate.
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tim:

↳ Joe B @1:27
Thanks. Much different scenes too now that I think of it.
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David Shortell:

↳ Song: "something's gone" by "the insomniacs"
New song?
  1:30pm
clarke:

↳ tim @1:29
i did see Chisel upstairs at The Middle East in boston, but i can't remember who else was on the bill.
  1:31pm
Bobby the w:

Thanks Evan and Matt!
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Christina Ginger:

Friday is gonna be great!
  1:31pm
clarke:

gosh - great set. great sound.
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Joe B:

thanks Matt, sounds great!
  1:32pm
Bobby the w:

Tim Kerr always wanted us to try to book with Chisel back in ye olden tymes.
  1:32pm
clarke:

[applause]
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Triple G:

Great sesh, thanks Insomniacs, Evan, Matt, and Shelly
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tim:

Dang, back to work for me. Excellent, excellent, excellent live set efd! Thanks efd, Matt, Shelly and Insomniacs!
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efd:

↳ Christina Ginger @1:31
are you DJing Friday? Or am I thinking of a different show?
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Joe B:

↳ efd @1:32
yes!
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efd:

↳ Joe B @1:33
excellent!
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Christina Ginger:

↳ efd @1:32
I’m the DJ for the evening on Friday, yes 💫
  1:35pm
clarke:

nice!
  1:35pm
Shaggy:

Evan, Thanks for this!
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Joe B:

↳ Bobby the w @1:31
sounding great Bob!
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Joe B:

↳ Shaggy @1:35
hey Shaggy!
  1:36pm
Savage in Brooklyn:

Oh, and the live Sheer Mag set on KEXP is dynamite for those who may be interested.
  1:36pm
clarke:

↳ Shaggy @1:35
the shaggy from austin??
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efd:

↳ Shaggy @1:35
hey Shaggy!! So happy to do it!
  1:36pm
clarke:

↳ Savage in Brooklyn @1:36
$
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Handy Haversack:

↳ Christina Ginger @1:34
We'll be there!
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efd:

now, when's that Insomniacs box set coming out??
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Joe B:

↳ Savage in Brooklyn @1:36
sheer mag was recently here with suzy hotrod: wfmu.org...
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Christina Ginger:

↳ Handy Haversack @1:37
It’s gonna be a good one
  1:38pm
Shaggy:

↳ clarke @1:36
Tren-Tone
  1:39pm
clarke:

↳ Shaggy @1:38
ah, well!! just wonderin' nice ta meet ya.
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Beast of Boonton:

What guitar is that?
  1:39pm
Savage in Brooklyn:

Ah, great! Thanks, Joe B.
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efd:

Shaggy makes, the world takes
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Joe B:

estrus book is amazing
  1:40pm
clarke:

savage breaks!
  1:41pm
Shaggy:

↳ Joe B @1:36
Hey-Hey!!!
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Christina Ginger:

There is also going to be a special edition Estrus Magazine for the show.
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Feldy:

Great live set
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Christina Ginger:

Show in September for Palmyra and Ele Ops is at the Parkside Lounge, Sept 7th
  1:42pm
clarke:

it must be the speedo!
  1:43pm
Frank In Queens:

Fantastic set. Looking forward to Friday.
  1:44pm
clarke:

↳ Frank In Queens @1:43
sadly, i missed your show, AGAIN, last night. instead, i deemed to watch my team get stomped by the... CUBS?!?
  1:45pm
clarke:

{there's always the archives|
  1:46pm
bobby the w:

thanks, Evan and Matt! (hey Joe!)
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Christina Ginger:

The set was perfectly timed- I actually have to get back to legit work now.
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efd:

↳ Christina Ginger @1:46
glad you could tune in! See you Friday!
  1:49pm
Tinley Park Randy:

I’m hearing The Core by E.C.
  1:50pm
clarke:

↳ Song: "soul wandering" by "paul weller"
(of course) weller always finds great players for his shindig.
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David Shortell:

↳ efd @1:37
I bought the last copy of their "Wake Up!" CD comp nine years ago.
  1:53pm
clarke:

i must be hungry - i just heard "spare ribs"
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efd:

↳ David Shortell @1:53
wow!
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Hoboken Jack:

↳ clarke @1:53
mmm ribs
  1:55pm
clarke:

↳ Hoboken Jack @1:54
IKR?
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Handy Haversack:

↳ Song: "ride to valhalla on a tooth balloon" by "late cam...
Didn't Ken say this is what got Dylan?
  2:01pm
clarke:

?
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Chris Crash:

Tornado watch in Western NY! One just passed thru here
  2:04pm
clarke:

whoah!
  2:10pm
clarke:

brian matthew?
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Cheryl The Nerd:

↳ Chris Crash @2:04
Are you near Rochester perchance? Just asking because I know someone in that area.
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Spikey BXL:

In Maggie's tape hiss we trust
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Chris Crash:

↳ Cheryl The Nerd @2:12
Not too far away, I'm gonna pass it when I drive back to the city
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Cheryl The Nerd:

↳ Chris Crash @2:14
Gotcha.
  2:15pm
clarke:

i think mcgroovey is out that way, too?
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Cheryl The Nerd:

↳ Song: "earl condition" by "lovataraxx"
Getting a real Depeche Mode vibe here.
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Hoboken Jack:

↳ Song: "earl condition" by "lovataraxx"
Not a solo project by your man Gahan?
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winston legthigh:

hello evan and the funky bunch! harke clarke!
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Hoboken Jack:

↳ clarke @2:15
Originally but he lives here in north NJ
  2:17pm
clarke:

hark!! win!!
  2:17pm
clarke:

↳ Hoboken Jack @2:17
yeah, but i think he is visiting his mum this week
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winston legthigh:

↳ Song: "i feel alive" by "art d'ecco"
2 left feet. check.
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Handy Haversack:

winston!
  2:29pm
Al Garve:

↳ Song: "already down" by "the insomniacs"
Damn
I forgot to set my alarm for the live performance of The Insomniacs.
I love Already Down
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efd:

↳ Al Garve @2:29
the archive will be posted about an hour or so after the show ends (link will be on this same page) so you can still listen later!
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winston legthigh:

handy!
  2:33pm
clarke:

and you'll want to archive!
  2:34pm
clarke:

↳ Song: "inga hauser" by "keeley"
what a voice!! etc! !
  2:35pm
Al Garve:

↳ efd @2:33
Thanks Evan
But there's something about live radio that makes you feel soooo connected ❤️
  2:35pm
clarke:

↳ Al Garve @2:35
truth be told - it was pre-recorded, anyway. heh heh.
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efd:

↳ Al Garve @2:35
oh I totally hear you!! But when you can't make it live, it's nice that the archive is there.
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Cheryl The Nerd:

↳ efd @2:36
It's the next best thing to being there.
  2:36pm
Al Garve:

↳ clarke @2:35
Spoiler 😃
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newton:

I remember the show last year. I talked about it then with a friend who had listened also.
  2:37pm
clarke:

MISTER Spoiler to you!!
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newton:

that was a great show. Upsetting story about Inga, but look how much has come from that!
  2:38pm
clarke:

keeley does not disappoint!!
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Figgsrock:

↳ Song: "hotwire the night" by "amery"
A song title that seems apt for the weather...
  2:39pm
clarke:

↳ newton @2:38
it was strange finding out what's behind the tunes, but only is a nice tribute.
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efd:

↳ newton @2:38
yes, Keeley has done a remarkable job of keeping her name alive and spreading the word about her story
  2:40pm
clarke:

if a travesty can inspire such great music... well, there we have it.
  2:41pm
clarke:

i guess my point is: i loved her songs before i knew the story behind them.
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Figgsrock:

↳ Song: "it's a kind of magic" by "queen"
I must admit to feeling burned out on hearing Queen. But not having heard this track in ages it sounds pretty good right now.
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efd:

↳ Figgsrock @2:41
SEE???
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Chris in Kensington Bklyn:

↳ Song: "inga hauser" by "keeley"
New Keeley! I caught that show a year ago, what a fascinating interview.
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efd:

↳ Figgsrock @2:41
I'm not gonna come on here and play "We Are The Champions"
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Figgsrock:

↳ efd @2:42
I assume you're claiming it's a kind of WFMU magic?
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Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:

↳ efd @2:42
EFD knows how to read the virtual room! OUTSTANDING show today.
  2:44pm
clarke:

↳ Chris in Kensington Bklyn @2:43
there's already a few song avail on BC.
  2:44pm
Cait Brennan:

I was thinking "this really takes me back to the summer of '84" and then I realized that was a hell of a trick since it didn't come out til 1986.
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Figgsrock:

↳ efd @2:43
If you did and played it without "We Will Rock You" first I'd be ticked!
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Hoboken Jack:

↳ clarke @2:41
If EFD had played "One Vision," you could've sworn you heard "fried chicken."
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Cheryl The Nerd:

↳ efd @2:43
I'll bet you would if the Red Sox won the pennant. :P
  2:45pm
clarke:

↳ Hoboken Jack @2:44
mmm... fried chicken.. why i oughtta!!!
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medson:

↳ Song: "ckil" by "love fiend"
Yes.
  2:45pm
clarke:

↳ Cheryl The Nerd @2:44
not gonna happen.
  2:47pm
clarke:

↳ Hoboken Jack @2:44
but, fried chicken is something that is closest available to me - Crispy Crunchy outlet a few blocks from here...
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efd:

↳ Figgsrock @2:44
haha
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efd:

↳ Figgsrock @2:44
one of these weeks I'll end my show with "We Will Rock You" and then open the following week's show with "We Are The Champions"
  2:48pm
clarke:

and Body Language!!
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Figgsrock:

↳ efd @2:48
I WILL PAY YOU GOOD MONEY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
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Cheryl The Nerd:

↳ efd @2:48
Just to milk the antici....
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Figgsrock:

↳ efd @2:48
Or maybe end with "Heartbreaker" one week and then start with "Living Lovin' Maid" the next.
  2:49pm
clarke:

pation!
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Ciggy:

I'll get to listen to the archive of the Insomniacs whilst England suffers through todays semi-final. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 vs 🇳🇱
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Hoboken Jack:

↳ clarke @2:47
There's a small NJ chain, the Chicken & Rib Crib. One stop shopping!
  2:50pm
clarke:

with a purple amararetto...
  2:51pm
clarke:

↳ Hoboken Jack @2:50
and you are on the way, there, now, right?
  2:51pm
clarke:

↳ Ciggy @2:50
will be watching!! should be good
  2:52pm
clarke:

↳ clarke @2:51
i also like holland - so can't lose
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winston legthigh:

↳ Ciggy @2:50
you think? my money's on the orange (pls don't tell my brit buds). thanks evan, cheerio, pip pip and all that.
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Ciggy:

↳ clarke @2:51
Should be good MISTER Spoiler
  2:52pm
clarke:

↳ winston legthigh @2:52
it's gonna be a tight one..
  2:53pm
clarke:

↳ Ciggy @2:52
you don't have to call me mister - just call me!
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Erica from Cranford:

Thanks, EFD!
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Cheryl The Nerd:

↳ clarke @2:52
That's what she said!
  2:53pm
clarke:

spoil this: England wins in PK's
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winston legthigh:

handle with care® nuclear assault™
  2:55pm
clarke:

but, i think holland is a good side
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Ciggy:

I'm a Bellingham fan
  2:56pm
clarke:

i think england needs diff manager.
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Handy Haversack:

Thanks, efd! Glad to be back home -- rightchere!
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mrdonutsu:

Missed the whole damn show.

Stupid, dumb work...
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Cheryl The Nerd:

Thanks efd!
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winston legthigh:

↳ clarke @2:53
Southgate already saved his job.
  2:56pm
Philip:

Steve Wynn. Right on.
  2:57pm
clarke:

maybe.
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Ciggy:

Looks like England has the same lineup
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prof.fuzz:

thx efd!
  2:57pm
clarke:

there's rumor that US may be getting Klopp??
  2:58pm
clarke:

↳ Song: "make it right" by "steve wynn"
nice steel!!
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Figgsrock:

Oh man, I'm supposed to be working from the office on 9/4. Might have to shift my plans!
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winston legthigh:

↳ clarke @2:57
heard about that, for the 26 world cup right here in balmy miami f l a.
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Ciggy:

Klopp = $$$
Well worth it
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Hoboken Jack:

So Steve is doing everything but let you take the day off, huh? Anyway, thanks much EFD!!
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efd:

thanks for listening, everyone!
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San Pedro Girl:

Thanks, efd.
  2:59pm
clarke:

SHIFT!!
THANKS EFD! DYNOMITE! ALL CAPS!!
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San Pedro Girl:

↳ clarke @2:58
Agree! :)
  2:59pm
clarke:

↳ winston legthigh @2:58
i didn't know the miasmi part
  3:00pm
bradford:

Thanks, efd.
  3:00pm
clarke:

thnx efd
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Chris in Kensington Bklyn:

Thanks, EFD!
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newton:

there were one or two elements in Disco Banger that reminded me of a song I couldnt remember for decades, but a new search found it, A way you'll never be, by leisure process. Had it on a tape in teh early 80s mixed in and out with LL New Toy
  9:05pm
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Now I dont hear it anymore in Disco Banger, but I do hear Blind Vision
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