Siri Learns the Power of Punk: Ken's show

Listener comments!

7:33am Cory:

good morning ken and kenketeers

7:35am f◕f◕ (:

Hi Cory and Ken (wherever you are hiding)!

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7:36am Ken:

Morning Cory, morning f0f0!

7:40am Cory:

the putin gif is amazing

7:56am f◕f◕ (:

That's Putin's incursion into Europe from the East via Ukraine. Can't wait to have him for our leader.

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8:17am Ken:

Requests people, requests! While there's still time.

8:18am groucho:

That's a canny swagger Putin has! I'm gonna walk around like that all day now

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8:19am Ken:

It's all in the forearms, groucho.

8:19am groucho:

Ooh that Wicked Game cover by Les Raines Prochaines. and 3 hours of music similar to that!

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8:20am Guido from Cologne:

Hello friends!
Where are you, f0f0?

8:22am Cory:

how about something off of Meddle? like side B?

8:44am common:

well hello ken. other people here. my first time early. it's kinda dark in this room. everything ok?

8:45am common:

oh, now i can see. all is well. hello!

8:48am f◕f◕ (:

Comrade Guido,

UKIP, the far right party has already expressed sympathy to Putin. And now they are on their way to form the biggest Anti-EU bloc next June in the europarlament. First, the Ukraine dismantlement; next, the whole EU project!

I even have my Russian name ready for the moment: фoфo!

8:50am f◕f◕ (:

Guido,

I think I might have forgotten to answer your question: I'm in the UK.

8:58am f◕f◕ (:

My short list of requests for today:

Messer Chups frau Muller- Intime Service Comique
Brand Flakes - Loving Loop
Butterscott - Kissing the Velvet Glove
Melted Men - Butter roll

That's is all..No, wait..Where's the German music? Oh, here it is!
Schlammpeitzinger - 2-4
Weltmeister - Auch Du Wirst Geh'n
Schwabinggrad Ballett - Moderne Welt
Weltraumeforscher, Die - Kleines madchen

8:59am common:

as always, the wobbler.

8:59am Lizardner Dave:

Vincent Kennedy Putin.

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9:00am Guido from Cologne:

The european community must take care about it's own existence or learn how to communicte itselft. When I see theese right wing poplists everywhere, who claim to represent national interests ... which they don't ... and never ever really did ...

Imagine our tiny nations in the world ...
... France claimes interests ... chirp chirp chirp ...
... UK claims interests ... chirp chirp chirp ...
... ridiculous!

But it is not at least the "bourgeois" politican fault, who claim all archievements for themselves and blame all "bad news" on the EU. They are the worst actually!

9:04am Sem Chumbo:

Hello, Ken, and all.

9:05am DeaconDave:

What is this? Some kind of orgy?

9:06am Brendan:

Morning Ken. I wa

9:07am f◕f◕ (:

But Guido, Guido.. We need Putin to take care of Europe. We need to counterbalance geopolitical powers for humanity sake. We Big Putin to defend us against the other titan Obama. Can't wait to see the incoming battle between them to control our planet. It would be the ultimate fight, like Godzilla vs a giant Chupacabras (sorry, I couldn't think of another beast about the same size).

9:08am fred von helsing:

Did someone say Godzilla? <3 <3 <3 <3

9:09am DeaconDave:

Mothra!

9:09am Yvang:

Hello! I didn't know Sean Connery played a drummer in a cartoon when he was young.

9:12am f◕f◕ (:

Mothra vs Godzilla
http://monsterawarenessmonth.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/mothra-9.jpg

Well, it doesn't looks like the apocalyptic battle I was envisioning between Putin and Obama.

9:12am Sem Chumbo:

@Yvang: he was playing Gene Krupa. A bit of a stretch.

9:13am common:

ha! yvang! good 'un!

9:14am Yvang:

The japanese guitarist reminds me of the Indeep bassist (last night a dj...)

9:18am common:

perfect song for the gif, ken! fine work.

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9:18am Guido from Cologne:

We still have enough american nuclear weapons over here. They must make sense for something. Wellcome back cold war, lukewarm war or whatever ... I'm scared.

9:22am braveness23:

B23 here in utopia!

9:22am egal:

It Ukraine still had nukes, Mr Putin would stayed his hand.

9:24am brian:

Normally I might catch a bit of the end of Ken's show online as I scramble off to work in the morning (I live in the PST). This is my first time catching it from the beginning. Over the airwaves no less... The tunes and GIFs jumping and flying like the image top of the playlist...

9:27am groucho:

Sleaford Mods! Brilliant!

9:27am Okasa:

Morning Ken(s) & Non-Kens. Sorry I'm late... what did I miss? Oh right, Hippy Noise and Hipster GIFs.

9:28am Fern:

Great set so far, Ken. Can you keep it up?

9:29am adrian in mpls:

Morning All!

9:29am KOTJ:

This Brit make me think of the Singing of the Bonesaws by Future of The Left. It's a goodie. A friend recently posed the question, why don't people play Chicks On Speed. We know now one people does.

9:31am P-90:

I'm liking that Django gif. A lot.
I tend to have Les Paul on my mind his time of year as his birthday draws nigh; Les was born in 1915, but he loved computers and was fascinated by the interwebz--
-and he would have dug that gif of Django, they were friends.

9:32am bobdoesthings:

morning ya'll

9:32am f◕f◕ (:

Ask Siri to choose a song to play for us, please.

9:35am P-90:

That's EXACTLY what Hal said. To me Siri is somehow creepier than HAL.

9:35am joerg:

downtown armory or 68th street armory?????

9:35am SeanG:

time to rock

9:36am Dave B:

morning Ken.

How about some GNOD?

9:37am Parq:

Wait, Julie Atlas Muz is in Ubu Sings Ubu? Better and better!

9:37am adrian in mpls:

I second Dave B's suggestion!

9:37am P-90:

@ joerg: downtown armory, not 7th Regiment Armory

9:38am Jeffersonic/Jervix:

Hiya Ken! Great to hear your voice. I'm stratified/trapped in Florida. Suffering indignities. I only get WFMU at the liberry, (sick), these days. WFMU looks nice and healthy, thanks for that. May I suggest "Brainwash" by Flipper?

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9:39am Ken:

What I said Joerg - the downtown armory at the corner of 26th street and lexington ave

9:41am adrian in mpls:

I also second the Flipper!

9:42am Dave B:

if you need more drummer gifs, I made this one a few weeks ago....

cruftlabs.tumblr.com...

9:43am egal:

The Butthole Surfers "sampled" from this album on their song K*ntz.

9:44am joerg:

check your news from the freefrom front, says 68th st.

9:45am bobdoesthings:

hahaha well done.

9:46am Dave B:

68th Armory Joerg. 68 Lexington Ave

9:46am davex:

@Ken: Do you have any Auktyon?

9:46am Dave B:

sorry - 69th Regiment Armory:

You can literally smell the excitement as WFMU's 2014 Record Fair throws down May 30th, 31st, and June 1st at the 69th Regiment Armory (68 Lexington Ave, betweem 25th & 26th in NYC).

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9:47am Ken:

Joerg - No it does not.

9:47am f◕f◕ (:

Siri and I have similar musical taste.

9:47am The Brooklyn Kid:

It's fun with Siri day :-)

9:48am Dave B:

... it does say "betweem" but I'm not gonna nit pick...

9:49am f◕f◕ (:

Now, for a more exciting thing:

"Siri: Take care of the radio station".

9:51am Okasa:

@Dave B - New Tumblr follower! Any other regular Ken-onites with Tumblogs?

www.tumblr.com...

9:51am adrian in mpls:

"Siri: Fix the HVAC system"

9:51am amanda c:

since we're rocking out, can i request "crazy horses" by the osmonds? i love that song and i only ever hear it on your show.

9:51am Yvang:

Does Siri believe in the power of punk?

9:51am f◕f◕ (:

Don't get me wrong. I believe Ken manages the station in the most excellent way, and he also chooses great songs. But I also believe technology can do better. Technology and Putin.

9:52am f◕f◕ (:

great idea, amanda c.

9:53am The Brooklyn Kid:

I have Siri on my itouch. I almost never use it because it's about as smart as forest gump

9:53am Dave B:

back at ya Okasa

9:53am davex:

Siri is as Siri does.

9:54am The Brooklyn Kid:

I would love it if Liz berg took over the station duties for a year.

9:55am The Brooklyn Kid:

Ken I got nothing against you. But I'd love to see how Liz would arrange the schedule and what shows would stay or go

9:56am The Brooklyn Kid:

Since the hotdog fiasco you and Andy had I am a devout listener to seven second delay

10:01am KOTJ:

Note: The Oh Sees intro sounding like One of These Day by Floyd (played here last week) wasn't lost on me, nor the other song on the Drop album that starts like Pink Flag.

10:02am P-90:

Wasn't there a San Francisco band in the '60s called
"The Hotdog Fiasco"

10:03am Whosondephone:

Thank You for playing Pink Floyd!

10:06am bobdoesthings:

What do you think Siri would do if she were in charge of the schedule? Probably just default to pandora I bet...

10:06am P-90:

Roger looks about 14 in that shot

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10:06am Guido from Cologne:

The perfect music to punish your parents with ...

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10:07am Webhamster Henry:

Siri chickens out on the deeper questions.

10:08am Stevel:

Everything's coming up shuffle!

10:08am common:

hee hee

10:08am Whosondephone:

Keep Siri going my boss will get a good kick out of it when he comes in.

10:08am Lizardner Dave:

I'm sure it's been mentioned that John Lydon is going to be appearing in Jesus Christ Superstar at Madison Square Garden.

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10:09am Webhamster Henry:

If you like semi automated music choices, WFMU has several automated and semi automated curated radio streams for your audio consumption.

10:09am vicki:

Very appropriate to tune into the sex pistols while streaming you in the car driving thru london

10:10am Mark S:

Has everyone got their tickets to see John Lydon as King Herod in the new touring production of Jesus Christ Superstar?

10:11am egal:

Jesus was the first punk.

10:12am P-90:

Herod? That's a dream gig for him, pulling a fat salary to come out and sing exactly one song every night

10:12am Yvang:

Siri is not a punk : she's too willing to help

10:13am Dave B:

nice job Siri. dj BC!

10:13am Mark S:

"You'll get one number and one number only 'cos I'm a lazy bastard"

10:13am Death to All (radio) Tyrants!:

What the hell happened to the best Punk album of all time? Were you caught taking a dump?

10:14am the Brooklyn kid:

Well I like live music played by live people . I only resort to a podcast if it's on at a time I can't listen

10:14am bobdoesthings:

@webmaster henry -- I am curious.. where might I find the automated and semi automated curated radio streams?

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10:15am ken:

Siri played a filthy track and I had to bail out. Fuckin' Siri.

10:16am P-90:

Siri showing some balls, there may be hope yet for A.I.

10:16am common:

fuckin' siri. always with the cursing and the hey.

10:16am f◕f◕ (:

Just be careful, Ken, Siri needs to be treated with respect. Once she learns how to post quirky Gifs and leave witty comments in here....Oh, man. I don't even want to think about it. Wait..I want to think about it!

10:17am Dave B:

GNOD!

10:17am the Brooklyn kid:

Ken? A suggestion ask Siri if she can help you manage your anger :-)

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10:17am Guido from Cologne:

What is wrong with the filthy track?
Ain't you got a broom?

10:20am Yair yona:

Does Siri sleeps with Gnod's drummer?

10:21am the Brooklyn kid:

Ken:) if your done with the mop? Send it over to me I need it for the bathroom floor with some oxy clean detergent...please

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10:22am Guido from Cologne:

Does Gnod do all the albums NEU forgot to record?

10:22am Mark S:

Ah, I rememeber record stores

10:22am Cheri Pi:

GNOD!

10:24am pierre:

KEN!

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10:24am Webhamster Henry:

@bobdoesthings I'm referring to the Ichiban, Ubu, Give the Drummer Radio and Boredcast streams. GTDR has live programming on this schedule: wfmu.org... ,

10:25am bobdoesthings:

oh of course.. I knew about them. just didn't know they were automated?

10:26am Marcel M:

Is it just me or did that White Hills/Gnod song sound a hell of a lot like Negativland by Neu! I was convinced that was it for a minute.

10:26am Marcel M:

Ah I see Guido noticed too.

10:26am Marcel M:

Hi bob! Morning to you.

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10:27am Webhamster Henry:

Convenient to some great indian food and Kalustyans!

10:28am bobdoesthings:

yo marcel, how was your trip?

10:28am P-90:

Farewell Terre......*sniff*

10:28am the Brooklyn kid:

I'm searching for it on google maps

10:29am common:

nice to see you all here.

10:29am bibi:

argh, missed that fake neu! hello old graphic card challenging gif enthusiasts.

10:31am steve:

26th and Lex. burned into my brain. ready to cash in my penny jar.

10:32am Marcel M:

It was fun, the best part was the food. The Bourbon St. is insane... its like a disney land for frat boys.

10:32am the Brooklyn kid:

I have it on google maps. The building isn't round it's square and very old looking shame I can't go and take a few pictures

10:33am bobdoesthings:

@marcel.. .hahaha oh boy. good music scene too, you catch any of it?

10:33am KOTJ:

If not mistaken, Kane was a Swan for a spell?

10:34am f◕f◕ (:

A friend invited me to see Swans last night. Alas...I couldn't go. They said it's a great experience seen them live.

10:34am Skirkie:

So if the 69th Regiment Armory is on 26th St. I'll bet the Armory up near 69th St is for the 26th Regiment.

10:34am KOTJ:

Where is To Be Kind on this week's Bill-bored chart?

10:36am f◕f◕ (:

Legend also said Swans once made vomit half all of their audience in one concert back in the 80's. It sounds too good to be true.

10:36am Marcel M:

The best thing we saw was a street set by a brass band, they were amazing. In a lot of the bars it was a bit hit or miss. I think going on Memorial Day was a weird time cuz it was really over run with tourists. But don't get me wrong we had a blast. Walking around drinking in the street is wild. Have you been there?

10:36am common:

missed swans, also. sniff.

10:37am f◕f◕ (:

legend also says*

(Damn autocorrect! Wait..I don't have autocorrect!)

10:37am bobdoesthings:

nah never been.. I've hardly been past pennsylvania.

10:37am Marcel M:

Swans is playing now common... just sounds like someone else.

10:38am Marcel M:

Oh your mean the show? i'm retaaaded.

10:38am Marcel M:

The food was great. Crawdads baby.

10:39am bobdoesthings:

"this song is called crawl daddy....you picked a bad time... to crawl around... daddyyy "

10:40am Marcel M:

Hahha. I forgot about that song Bob.

10:46am Brendan:

I was once caught in a goatstorm

10:46am Slater:

the goats have hit the fan

10:47am amanda c:

ken, are you making up for the fact that distort jersey city is going off the air? i'm not used to you playing so much noisy punk. i dig it.

10:47am Andrew Waterloo:

Swans sounded like they collaborated with The Ex's brass section.

10:48am Cheri Pi:

ken has released the kraken!

10:48am steve:

did you know that goatstorm

10:48am Stevel:

^^Barfing goat-headed Kraken

10:49am f◕f◕ (:

If Siri choose the Enbilululugal song..I'd say she's fit to not only run the show but also to take care of the marathon. She's just so perfect just like the new driveless car from Google.

10:50am Marcel M:

I want that Gezan cd, but I'm always afraid to buy cds cuz they may issue it on vinyl eventually and then I'll have to rebuy it.

10:50am common:

@Marcel: I did mean the show. bummer. oh vell. that swans song did sound...like not swans, though. and swans.

10:51am r i s k y:

HAIL KEN! BRING THE SHIT STORM!

10:52am Marcel M:

@Common: They will be back around, they have been touring like crazy, you'll catch them! And yes, I wasn't looking at the playlist and I thought, "That singer sounds like Michael Gira.." and then WOAh!

10:53am bobdoesthings:

@fofo Driverless cars a re a figment of the liberal media and a way for them to trick you into fearing your own driving abilities and a bigotted attempt to get rid of foreign cab drivers..... in all seriousness though, I am frightened of the amount of change they might bring upon our society.

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10:53am Webhamster Henry:

How about a little Vomit Fist, Ken? wfmu.org...

10:54am Marcel M:

Yes! The corgi Giff! I freaking love that one.

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10:55am Ken From Hyde Park:

The news reports are showing that Maya Angelou has died at age 86. RIP

10:55am Marcel M:

why do I always put two fs in gif?

10:55am f◕f◕ (:

Man, what am I saying? if Siri choose the Caninus, Enbilingulal and the Guzan songs she's not only ready to run the radio station and marathon, but the whole European parliament itself! Go Siri (and Putin!)!

10:55am groucho:

YES!

10:55am SeanG:

uh oh

10:55am bobdoesthings:

Chris Isaac?

10:56am groucho:

I love this song so hard!

10:56am Brian C.:

oh no -- much better than Chris I. Just wait!

10:56am common:

man, i missed cookie monster!

10:56am Marcel M:

Haha Bob you knew it couldn't be the original!

10:56am groucho:

Just wait...

10:57am f◕f◕ (:

The cookie monster show?!

10:57am bobdoesthings:

marcel.. you know the original is a guilty pleasure of mine, right?

10:57am Whosondephone:

this is a big hit on this station.

10:59am bobdoesthings:

oh wait... this version might be way more awesome .... yeeeup

10:59am P-90:

@Skirkie: logical guess, but the armory near 69th St. is the Seventh Regiment Armory. Go figure.
WFMU should post volunteers there and at the Pavillion to meet folks looking for Fair in all the wrong places and hand out flyers with idiot-proof directions to the "right" armory

11:02am Goyim in the AM:

I think a segue now to Type O Negative's "Bloody Kisses" would tie the whole set together and allow for a bathroom break. No bad words.

11:02am Marcel M:

Haha I didn't know that Bob, but I can understand it. But yeah that version was great, loved the chorus.

11:03am Master Yoda:

But this to consider: Does Corgi the cabbage love, or Corgi the cabbage hate? Easy to see it is not.
Amongst yourselves discuss.

11:03am fleep:

It's natural selection. If you can't find the Record Fair, your gene pool is destined for extinction.

11:03am bibi:

which cliffs ? mohair ? étretat ?

11:05am bobdoesthings:

@yoda ... corgi has in his veins hatred for cabbage

11:06am Marcel M:

I think the corgi loves the cabbage and wants to eat it, but he hates the fact that the owners are pulling him away from it.

11:06am John:

@bibi......cliffs are the Seven sisters in Sussex, England.

11:08am bibi:

thx john, out of a motion pic ?

11:08am P-90:

@fleep; good in theory, but the Record Fair owes a great deal of its attendance to folks whose gene pools are destined for extinction

11:09am Scott:

I think the corgi hates himself because he can't come to terms with his eating disorder.

11:10am amanda c:

i'm gonna try my request one more time- "crazy horses" by the osmonds please!

11:11am Yvang:

Fight for your cabbage!

11:11am bobdoesthings:

My first exposure to VU when I was a young lad was a cover album by a band from Matador recs called Bettie Serveert. they did an album of live covers of VU songs.

11:11am thedunkel:

Good almost afternoon Captain Ken and other sailors of the WFMUites!

11:13am bobdoesthings:

www.youtube.com...

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11:13am Ken:

Howdy T Dunkel! Bobdoesthings, Bettie Serveert once did a benefit for us.

11:14am bibi:

english are good at cliffs, nearly as good as irish are.

11:15am Marcel M:

Whats in store for us on 7SD tonight Ken? Did I miss you talking about it?

11:15am bobdoesthings:

@ken . oh awesome.. they were one of the first bands as a very young lad )12-13 years old) I got really into.. I have like 5-6 of their albums.. and a few matador comps because of them

11:17am Marcel M:

Should I volunteer for the record fair Sunday? I can't decide..

11:18am r i s k y:

This show is really rocking!

11:21am Marcel M:

Work time, by all by Bob, bye Ken

11:21am Mike East:

you absolutely should, Marcel. It'll be fun.

11:22am bobdoesthings:

later marcel

11:22am Marcel M:

I think I shall Mike East, I think I shall....

11:22am Rev. Turnip Druid:

GAK! Talk about being late.
And I missed DOO RAG, the greatest thing to come out of Tucson ever including everything ever.

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11:25am Ken:

Oh my Gawd, Doo Rag was from Tuscon?!

11:27am Carmichael:

Better than Alice Cooper, Druid?!? Good morning, Kenneth. I somehow fail to see Putin in any of those gifs.

11:27am Rev. Turnip Druid:

I believe so. The record store there on 4th ave (toxic ranch) had doo-rag stuff everywhere. I moved there just when they ceased, didn't get a chance to see 'em. wah.

11:29am P-90:

There's Vlad on "Dancin' with the Despots"

11:32am Rev. Turnip Druid:

Yusufina: great stuff. Sounds like a perfect match for Alex Harvey Band's cover of NEXT... . ..

11:33am groucho:

I am enjoying this verily.

11:33am Jeffersonic/Jervix:

That Putin thing's hilarious.

11:33am Goyim in the AM:

Welp, Yusufina X was a google search I won't be repeating.

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11:36am Ken:

What did you find there, Goyim? Be honest.

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11:37am Guido from Cologne:

Yusufina X!
NOT Yusufina XXX !

11:37am bobdoesthings:

the wrestling putin thing reminds me.. if anyone has netflix.. watch "No Holds Barred" the most comically bad movie starring hulk hogan. its sooo bad its funny.

11:39am Goyim in the AM:

I found a video on youtube of a creepy guy telling her to stand in the ocean and lift her skirt so he could photograph her, while an electrical storm raged in the background. Not wanting to see the world's first softcore porn snuff music video, I switched off.

11:39am P-90:

..was gonna say. you want Yusafina XXX, Google's got plenty

11:39am Goyim in the AM:

On the other hand, she is very, very pretty.

11:40am Andrew Waterloo:

does Netflix have Santa Claus with Muscles?

11:41am Jeff In Puna Hawaii:

Guten Morgen, Ken! Good morning all!

11:43am Jeffersonic/Jervix:

For a deliciously bad yet completely fun movie, I recommend "Stone Cold" featuring Brian Bosworth. Bosworth is ridiculous throughout the film, it almost seems the film was slyly made to make him look like an idiot. Lance Henriksen and William Forsyth are great as evil bikers!

11:43am Goyim in the AM:

Also her album cover is an oyster on the half shell that looks like ladyparts.

11:44am bobdoesthings:

she coulda said polenta

11:50am Whosondephone:

God... I hate fake trumpets. Cool song otherwise.

11:52am Mark S:

yay Eno singing

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11:53am Guido from Cologne:

Whosondephone sais it:
Cheesy fake trumpets!
Guess Eno is just responsible for the vocals.

11:55am Okasa:

I hate fake trumpets, but I really dig mouth trumpets.

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11:57am Ken From Hyde Park:

Butt Trumpet?

11:58am bobdoesthings:

ahhh it's over already.. ahhh great show Ken!

11:58am northguineahills:

I forgot to mention how much I dug Igor Wakhevitch, thanks Ken!

11:58am f◕f◕ (:

Siri, ask Ken to play a little bit more and Duane to hold on for a little bit.

11:58am maja:

Thank you ken. Came in to late Will listen again.

11:59am SeanG:

fun show

11:59am joerg:

uh, so where is the record fair?
:)

11:59am bibi:

i dont follow the cobo now, but reiteration of the smoke gif means you want us to see something in it, isnt it ?
an inflated testicle, is that the mention you want ? though i actually think it is.

12:00pm f◕f◕ (:

Anyway, thank you very mucho, Ken. I'll hear your again in the SSD archives tomorrow. (Last week SSD show was great!)