RIP Adam West: Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock

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12:03pm Hoboken Jack:

I want to unmask the Batman.

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12:05pm Ken From Hyde Park:

Na na na na na na na na Belock!

12:05pm SmokinJ:

RIP Adam West.. Thanks...

12:06pm Casey Casem:

"Another #^^%**#$@ death dedication!"

12:06pm Claw!:

diggin the Adam West tribute, Joe. Nicely done.

12:08pm Joe B:

greetings everyone, thanks for tuning in and/or checking in!

12:08pm frenchee:

doing the Batusi over here! Thanks, Joe.

12:09pm BronwynB:

hey joe and everyone! aw this is nice

12:09pm Bluesman:

Poor Robin, he's gonna really gonna get his butt whooped now!

12:10pm DonJuanTijuana:

Hey JoeB! Whatta scorcher!

12:11pm SmokinJ:

LOVIN' IT!

12:11pm BronwynB:

i used to play this in college. i wish it was on the soundtrack of batman vs superman, that movie needed some humor

12:11pm Carmichael:

Holy clef note, Batman! It's Joe Belock!

12:14pm Uncle Michael:

I'm doing the Batusi.

12:14pm frozen_peas:

This is the best themed set I've heard in a long time. :)

12:15pm Sand7018:

Super great tribute!

12:17pm Uncle Michael:

The Camps sure sound like the Royal Guardsmen.

12:18pm Dungaroos Kipawah:

Well done, citizen. The Caped Crusader would be proud.

12:18pm Joe B:

they actually are the crickets

12:18pm Joe B:

ha thanks DK and everyone!

12:21pm BronwynB:

@uncle michael: thought the same thing, though the very beginning of that track sounded like batman louvin brothers-style

12:21pm Uncle Michael:

If Al Hirt had played this when I went to his club in NOLA, all might not have been lost. What a clip joint.

12:21pm tadpoles:

I think I feel a touch of Keith Moon coming on!

12:22pm Planet Dandy:

Holy Theme Show! This is Bat Ass! Adam West, Arrest in Peace!

12:22pm Claw!:

YES

12:23pm frenchee:

nice moves, @Uncle Michael!

12:24pm Andrew Waterloo:

"Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb"

12:25pm frenchee:

"Al Hirt's Clip Joint" has a nice ring to it

12:25pm frenchee:

@Planet Dandy, LOL BAT ASS

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12:26pm David Shortell:

ABC canceled "Shindig!" mid-season to put that show's "Part Two" episodes in its timeslot.

12:27pm Greg from ZONE 5:

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12:28pm chris:

these are great. thanks, Joe B!

12:28pm Parq:

{Batman, Robin, climbing wall on bat-rope. Window opens, Joe Belock pops out}

Robin: Holy Blind Shakes, Batman, it's the People's Champ!

Batmans Right you are, old chum. He's protecting the city's airwaves just like we're protecting the city streets.

Joe: Hi there, Batman and Robin. Could you hold this plug for a minute? I'm trying to get the cord for my headphones untangled.

12:28pm Greg from ZONE 5:

Uggh, sorry about that.
Picture of Adam West's epic Simpsons appearance.

12:29pm Joe B:

good one parq!

12:35pm Uncle Michael:

The fact that West and Shatner never did dinner theater "Odd Couple" is kind of tragic.

12:36pm Joe B:

wow that would have been awesome. no script, just the two of them fighting over which one is felix and which one is oscar

12:37pm Uncle Michael:

exactly

12:37pm Brian Cat:

Truly, Robin, This is Batmania!

12:37pm Parq:

Grinning widely

12:38pm Uncle Michael:

holy butt-shot?

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12:39pm David Shortell:

They couldn't get Burt Ward for that "Tickler" track, apparently.

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12:40pm Ken From Hyde Park:

I like in the Batman movie where he just happened to have a can of shark repellent spray in his utility belt.
OTOH, the TV episode where the they were about to be eaten by a giant clam gave me nightmares.

12:41pm P-90:

Farewell, beloved Bat Dude...

12:42pm frenchee:

@Parq, I can totally picture that Belock moment

12:42pm Bluesman:

Ken, the delivery is priceless. Batman grunts: "Bat...shark...repellent!"

12:43pm pinto bean:

Fitting tribute to the only Batman that matters

12:43pm Parq:

Joe, UM, throw in Jack Lord as Speed or Murray, and you got a real dust-up.

12:47pm blee:

So interesting to know that this is members of Sun Ra's Arkestra

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12:47pm Ken From Hyde Park:

When the TV series played, a blurb on the screen said "In Color." Our TV was black and white and I'd yell "No, it isn't!"

12:48pm KP:

Holy B, as in Belock!

12:51pm Dennis Diken:

great going Joe! do you have Sam Chalpin's version of "Batman" on hand?

12:52pm Greg from ZONE 5:

How have I never heard this before?

12:52pm johnk77:

andy kulberg, the blues project bassist
was a very cool guy
great show @joeb

12:53pm Joe B:

for you dennis? i'll see what i can do!

12:53pm Parq:

"Would you like to see my muscles dance, Miranda"?

12:54pm nardo:

You can own your own copy of Miranda for only $500 on discogs!

12:55pm Dominick:

Just got here
Holy tardiness!

12:55pm Claw!:

Joe, do you have any of the Nelson Riddle TV soundtrack stuff you could play?

12:56pm frenchee:

That was bat-tastic!

12:57pm Claw!:

too bad Wesley Willis' "I Whooped Batman's Ass" isn't exactly radio-friendly...

12:57pm Dominick:

Has anyone mentioned the Penguins winning the cup?
Coincidence?

12:59pm bonneville73:

damn Joe, killer Bat-show!- John Trembly

1:00pm Claw!:

ooh this is trippy! nice

1:02pm nardo:

can't have West tribute w/o Don Bovee singing Batman https://youtu.be/SqIv8JmmFUY

1:03pm Whosondephone:

OH SHIT!

1:05pm Adam:

"Batman" by Voivod, please :) ?

1:07pm Parq:

Dominick, deadly perceptive of you.

1:08pm Parq:

I can't remember what show, but I remember seeing Jan and Dean do their version on TV.

1:09pm greektitan:

There's a Voivod cover of the Batman theme as a bonus track on the Dimension Hatross album, but maybe that's the wrong kind of band for this show?

1:09pm Bluesman:

Joe - for moment there I thought you were going to need some Bat Throat Spray!

1:10pm paul b:

Sorry was away for a few minutes have you played the Jam's version of the Batman theme yet?

1:11pm greektitan:

I didn't realize someone mentioned the Voivod cover before I posted something about it.

1:15pm Dean:

Looks like "Look Out for the Batman" was performed, nominally, by The Merriettes: https://www.discogs.com/Merriettes-Its-The-Batman/release/1152714

The artist associated with the group, Tony Eira, appears in a Copyright Catalog for 1967 under a different name, Antonio Teixeira, Jr.: http://bit.ly/2rj9cG6 Evidently, Eira was a jazz bassist.

1:16pm Larry from Westwood:

Great show. Working from home and digging the show. How cool that Dennis D of the Smithereens is listening!

1:19pm Joe B:

thanks dean for the info. also thanks for the requests i couldn't get to, sorry!

1:20pm Hackensack Slim:

When Dion says "Check Yourself" you check yourself.

1:23pm Dominick:

Superman cameo

1:24pm Joe B:

great catch dominick!

1:30pm frenchee:

I love the "new" Dion album.

1:32pm Carmichael:

Are the Osmonds sitting in with Zappa?!?

1:34pm Parq:

Miss Miriam has been getting a lot of good press on the Dion release, and deservedly so. The prevailing tone seems to be that the execs who shot down the album in the sixties were a gang of money grubbing pinheads -- which, I'm sure, is accurate.

1:37pm mrdonutsu:

Holey Osmond Crap! www.youtube.com...

1:38pm Guido from Cologne:

Killer set!
Osmonds! ... who would have believed!

1:38pm Joe B:

and that was from the donny and marie pilot. it got picked up even with that!

1:39pm Joe B:

thanks guido!

1:41pm Parq:

Tragically, it was probably picked up because of that.

1:42pm Claw!:

I *just* got my swag from the postman, and I am excited!

1:43pm WO Town Wick:

That Dion album is so good. Beautiful sound--nice physical package to the record, too. My 70+ year-old uncle was visiting this weekend and I played it for him -- blew his mind.

1:43pm Claw!:

this tomato sticker is hella cute... now to agonize over what to stick it on... decisions, decisions!

1:45pm northguineahills:

Xetas, uncomfortably homonymic to the Zetas.

1:48pm Charmin' Larman:

Joe, enjoying the show!

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1:50pm pollypinocle:

Hey, Imaginary Icons! Nice!

1:50pm Cheri Pi:

Congrats Claw! I'm so jealous and happy for you.

1:52pm Claw!:

٩(^‿^)۶
hooray!
hopefully yours will come soon, Pi!

1:52pm jt:

"you're killing me"

1:53pm jt:

"Its not my fault" They xeroxed the melody, the riff or whatchamacallit

1:55pm jt:

Loved the Batman at the beginning of the show, took me back.. damn. That was good t.v. Is Tv still this good? I haven't watched in 20 years.

2:06pm Anonymous Coward:

Hey HEY, as Krusty would say - Madder Rose in the house!

2:06pm Jeff formerly from Rahway:

It feels like summer alright! I'm checking in from deep inside the NJ pine barrens. 100 F here in S Jersey but we have a cold river, cold beers & cool tunes from TCM.

2:11pm George in WO:

This new Alejandro disc is fantastic!! I see he shares song writing credit with his producers, McCaughey and Buck.

2:16pm Dominick:

Get that DAT transferred. It's a time bomb!

2:19pm P-90:

Diane K has Tony Levin? Far out!

2:48pm Michael 98145:

this is nice and fresh.

2:56pm Dean:

Heard Al Chan of Rubinoos with Robbie Dunbar (Earthquake) at the local pub a few years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umZkAHaBWVQ

2:57pm Michael 98145:

( reminding me we watched the Tony Awards last night ... )

Artist	Title	Album	Label	Year	Comments	Approx. start time
RIP Adam West
The Marketts	Batman Theme	various - This Is Cult Fiction	Virgin	1966/1999		0:00:55 Pop-up)
Sun Ra and The Blues Project	Batman Theme	The Sensational Guitars of Dan & Dale: Batman and Robin	Universe	1966/2001		0:02:13 Pop-up)
Madd, Inc.	Batman	various - The Ikon Records Story	Frantic	1966/2005		0:04:22 Pop-up)
Rocky & The Riddlers	Batman	various - Northwest Battlle of the Bands Vol. 4	Big Beat	1966/2004		0:07:17 Pop-up)
Jan & Dean	Batman	Jan and Dean Meet Batman	Liberty	1966		0:09:50 Pop-up)
The Camps	The Ballad of Batman		Parkway	1966	aka The Crickets	0:13:03 Pop-up)
The Camps	Batmobile		Parkway	1966	1966 single on Parkway	0:15:09 Pop-up)
LaVern Baker	Batman To the Rescue	various - Batmania: Songs Inspired by the Batman TV Series	Varese Vintage	1966/1997	aka jim dandy	0:17:03 Pop-up)
Al Hirt	Batman Theme	various - Batmania: Songs Inspired by the Batman TV Series	Varese Vintage	1966/1997		0:20:06 Pop-up)
Neal Hefti	Evil Plot to Blow Up Batman	Batman Theme and 19 Hefti Bat Songs	Razor & Tie	1966/1997		0:22:18 Pop-up)
Invisible Burgandy Bullfrog	Batman Rides Again	various - Guano! Novelties From the Bat Cave 1966-1969		1969	download this from the WFMU Ichiban blog!	0:24:51 Pop-up)
The Ventures	The Cape	various - Guano! Novelties From the Bat Cave 1966-1969		1966		0:28:15 Pop-up)
The Merriettes	Look Out For the Batman		Batman Records	1966		0:30:32 Pop-up)
Adam West	The Story Of Batman	various - Batmania: Songs Inspired by the Batman TV Series	Varese Vintage	1976/1997	todd-o-phonic todd pointed out on saturday that the label of the 45 lists him as adam batman west - no quote marks or parens	0:33:03 Pop-up)
Adam West	Batman and Robin	various - Batmania: Songs Inspired by the Batman TV Series		1976/1997		0:35:38 Pop-up)
Combo Kings	Batman a Go Go	various - Batmania: Songs Inspired by the Batman TV Series	Varese Vintage	1966/1997		0:38:56 Pop-up)
Sun Ra and The Blues Project	Batman And Robin Over The Roofs	The Sensational Guitars of Dan & Dale: Batman and Robin	Universe	1966/2001		0:41:21 Pop-up)
Madd, Inc.	Batman A Go Go	various - The Ikon Records Story	Frantic	1966/2005		0:47:50 Pop-up)
Adam West	Miranda		20th Century Fox	1966		0:51:08 Pop-up)
Sam Chalpin	Batman	My Father The Pop Singer		1966	going out to dennis diken!	0:53:35 Pop-up)
The Plunderers	Batman			1966	going out to todd o phonic todd!	0:55:30 Pop-up)
Célio Balona	Tema de Batman				from brazil	0:58:06 Pop-up)
Seeds of Euphoria	Let's Send Batman to Viiet Nam			1967		1:01:37 Pop-up)
Ettore Cenci	Batman				from italy	1:03:50 Pop-up)
Neal Hefti	Batman theme	Batman Theme and 19 Hefti Bat Songs	Razor & Tie	1966/1997		1:06:02 Pop-up)

Dion	Two Ton Feather	Kickin' Child: The Lost Album 1965	Norton	1965/2017		1:17:28 Pop-up)
Nic Armstrong & the Thieves	Down Home Girl	The Greatest White Liar	New West	2005		1:20:16 Pop-up)
The Rippers	A Lot of time	A Gut Feeling	Slovenly	2017	sardinia's newest hitmakers!	1:23:48 Pop-up)
Schizophonics	Electric	Ooga Booga 10"	Pig Baby	2017		1:26:36 Pop-up)
The Osmonds	Gotta Get Love	Brainstorm	Polydor	1976		1:30:39 Pop-up)
Baby Shakes	Turn It Up	Turn It Up	Lil' Chewy	2017		1:33:50 Pop-up)
Carbonas	Phone Booth	s/t	Goner	2007		1:36:14 Pop-up)
Moral Panic	Neck Tattoo	s/t	Slovenly	2017	at monty hall july 27 with nightbirds	1:38:11 Pop-up)
Xetas	The Burden	The Tower	12XU	2017		1:39:55 Pop-up)

Rays	Back Downtown	s/t	Trouble In Mind	2017	playing live here on the show june 26	1:48:13 Pop-up)
Imaginary Icons	Economics Is Everything	s/t	Daggerman	2008		1:49:29 Pop-up)
Tall David	Give and Take	Remedies		2015		1:53:01 Pop-up)
The Flywheels	I'm For the Flowers	I'm For the Flowers	Mystery Lawn Music	2017		1:55:29 Pop-up)
Warm Soda	I Don't Wanna Grow Up	I Don't Wanna Grow Up	Castle Face	2017		1:58:58 Pop-up)
Coco Hames	When You Said Goodbye	s/t	Merge	2017	on FMU saturday!	2:01:21 Pop-up)
Madder Rose	Feels Like Summer	Hello June Fool	Thirsty Ear	1999		2:03:50 Pop-up)
Alejandro Escovedo	Beauty and the Buzz	Burn Something Beautiful	Fantasy	2016		2:07:26 Pop-up)

Sunshine & The Rain	Little Rag Doll	In The Darkness of My Night	Ernest Jenning Record Co.	2017		2:19:48 Pop-up)
Pink Tiles	Expensive Hobby	#1 Fan	Creative Victoria	2017		2:23:20 Pop-up)
Eyelids	Slow It Goes	Or	Jealous Butcher	2017		2:26:13 Pop-up)
The Lines	Blisstability	Memory Span	Acute	1981/2008		2:29:46 Pop-up)

Don Bryant	I Got To Know	Don't Give Up On Love	Fat Possum	2017	song don originally gave to the 5 Royales	2:35:38 Pop-up)
Arthur Conley	Run On	More Sweet Soul	Collectors' Choice Music	1969/2008		2:38:37 Pop-up)
Watson & the Sherlocks	Standing on the Corner	various - Soulful Sounds From Soulville	Get Hip Archive Series	1969/2001	harrisburg pa.	2:40:44 Pop-up)
Donald Lee Richardson	You Got Me in the Palm of Your Hand	various - Soulful Sounds From Soulville	Get Hip Archive Series	1968/2001		2:42:52 Pop-up)
Elastic Bond	Into You	Honey Bun	Nacional	2017		2:45:56 Pop-up)
Nikki Lane	Jackpot	Highway Queen	New West	2017		2:49:43 Pop-up)
Rubinoos	Crusin' Muisic	Best of		2009/2011	raspberries cover. RUBINOOS COMING TO MONTY HALL JULY 28!	2:52:50 Pop-up)
Eartha Kitt	The Way You Are	various - Keep Lookin': 80 More Mod, Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets	RPM	1970/2014	in keeping with the batman theme of the day	2:56:20 Pop-up)

June 12, 2017

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