Favoriting Radio Ravioli with Olivia: Playlist from August 23, 2018 Favoriting

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Intimate electronics, bad poetry, tender murk, and tired humans making the best of it. Features live sound collaging, too.

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Favoriting August 23, 2018: There Is Beauty In Forgetting

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Artist Track Album Comments Approx. start time
Bruce Haack  Program Me   Favoriting The Electric Lucifer    0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Soad Mohamed  Ahallefak washkeek lellah   Favoriting Zamaan Ya Sukkar: Exotic Love Songs and Instrumentals from the Egyptian 60's    0:04:13 (Pop-up)
Thoulathy Al Mareh  Asmar Ya Sukkar   Favoriting Zamaan Ya Sukkar: Exotic Love Songs and Instrumentals from the Egyptian 60's    0:11:29 (Pop-up)
People Like Us  Eve of Sunshine   Favoriting Don't Think Right, It's All Twice    0:13:35 (Pop-up)
Dracula Lewis  Popcorn   Favoriting Ultra Eczema    0:18:08 (Pop-up)
C. Memi + Neo Matisse  Dream's Dream   Favoriting No Chocolate/Dream's Dream 7"    0:19:17 (Pop-up)
Gavin Guthrie  Ectoplasmic Beats   Favoriting The Totality    0:23:53 (Pop-up)
Caterina Barbieri  Sogno Che Suona   Favoriting Sogno Che Suona  ++++  0:28:44 (Pop-up)
Thee Open Sex  White Horses II   Favoriting White Horses    0:35:46 (Pop-up)
Uncle Woody Sullender  Violence of Volk   Favoriting Live At Barkenhoff    0:52:07 (Pop-up)
 
Rosie and the Originals  Angel Baby   Favoriting 7" <3 <3 <3 thanks mike lupica    0:59:19 (Pop-up)
Roland Kayn  A Little Electronic Milky Way of Sound - Ecerit III   Favoriting     1:05:50 (Pop-up)
Kaitlin Aurelia Smith  Abstractions Side Two   Favoriting Abstractions  ++++  1:13:00 (Pop-up)
Weyes Blood  Some Winters   Favoriting The Innocents    1:22:28 (Pop-up)
 
Norman Westberg  Levitation   Favoriting After Vacation    1:33:57 (Pop-up)
PJ Harvey  Dollar, Dollar   Favoriting The Hope Six Demolition Project    1:45:29 (Pop-up)
Guerilla Toss  TV Do Tell   Favoriting GT Ultra    1:51:01 (Pop-up)
 
Sunwatchers  Flowers Of The Water (for Lou)   Favoriting II    1:55:55 (Pop-up)
SabaSaba  side A   Favoriting SabaSaba    2:04:47 (Pop-up)
Shintaro Sakamoto  My Memories Fade   Favoriting How to Live With A Phantom    2:13:04 (Pop-up)
Yo La Tengo  Here You Are   Favoriting There's a Riot Goin' On    2:17:27 (Pop-up)
Aretha Franklin  I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (Demo)   Favoriting Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul    2:22:49 (Pop-up)
 
 
John Parish  Add To The List   Favoriting Bird Dog Dante    2:44:38 (Pop-up)
Bitchin Bajas  No Tabac   Favoriting Rebajas    2:45:53 (Pop-up)
Lieven Martens Moana  Grondements du Volcan de L'lle   Favoriting Idylls    2:53:34 (Pop-up)
+ Plain characters  +O   Favoriting     2:55:10 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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Rich in Washington:

YAY! Thursdays are just amazing now. I so look forward to this show every week!
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Cheri Pi:

greetings!
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Passaic River Blues:

@Rich: word.
  12:01pm
queems:

hey olivia & all!
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steveo:

Yes, yay! & hi!
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maestroso:

Yes, what Rich in Washington said. Hi Olivia!
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Rich in Washington:

This Modern World-Radio Ravioli-Strength Through Failure. It's great radio overload. Three really creatively crafted shows in a row.
  12:04pm
JakeGould:

Hello!
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peapod ross:

A thumbs-up gesture indicating approval.
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olivia:

hey everyone. good to be here. thanks for the kind words rich!
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chris:

Salaam Alaikum, olivia and folks. Kefek?
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Rocky Horror:

Hello olivia
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Aaron Working In Newark:

Nice start!
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Krys O.:

Hello!!!!
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Around and around the ravioli goes. Where will it stop? Only Olivia knows!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:11pm
Mick:

This @Rich in Washington knows whereof he speaks...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:12pm
Passaic River Blues:

These "Zamaan Ya Sukkar" songs are making me want to re-read Lawrence Durrell's "Alexandria Quartet". So gorgeous!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:13pm
zopa:

oh Yes.
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Davee:

Enjoying the music
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steveo:

i think sukkar is "sugar", whence spanish "azucar". anyone know what asmar is?
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Passaic River Blues:

@Steveo: Sheila B played "Asmar Ya Sukkar" recently and a commenter who was a native speaker of Egyptian Arabic said it basically translates as something like "Brown Sugar" or "Brown Sweetie".

This is a massive mash-up!
  12:17pm
Colin and Danie in Durham, England:

This is great
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Passaic River Blues:

Oh, of course! It's PLU.
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northguineahills:

Another Vicki favey!
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steveo:

thanks @prb!
  12:21pm
JakeGould:

Asmar = Brown
Sukkar = Sugar
  12:22pm
JakeGould:

Here is a link to “Zamaan Ya Sukkar” radiomartiko.bandcamp.com...
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steveo:

i was going to quote the rolling stones, but those lyrics make me uncomfortable (thanks for link)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:22pm
olivia:

thanks JakeGould!
  12:23pm
JakeGould:

You’re welcome!
  12:24pm
JakeGould:

FWIW, Dracula Lewis is a funny name. Kinda like Frankenstein Johnson.
  12:26pm
JakeGould:

Wolfman Jones III
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Rocky Horror:

The great DJ Wolfman Jack
  12:28pm
JakeGould:

Wolfman Jack’s real name was Wolfman Goldberg.
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Rocky Horror:

Ah ok
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Jeff Moore:

Are there any airchecks of "Roger Gordon and Music in Good Taste"?
  12:38pm
JakeGould:

@steveo: So you saw the snowman at MoMA? Guess what happened when I finally saw it… IT WAS TEMPORARILY REMOVED BY STAFF!!! I had to deal with all of those offing tourists for nothing!
  12:40pm
JakeGould:

@Jeff: “Roger Gordon and Music in Good Taste” and “Big Smith with the Records” are two of the WASPiest names for a DJ I have ever heard. “Whitebread Mayo with Turkey on a Platter: In the Morning.”
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Rocky Horror:

Are these the only 2 courds Thee Open Sex knows?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:42pm
steveo:

@jake: omg, really? yeah i saw it. tbh the act of seeing it in person didn't really enhance my understanding of it. i mentioned previously that seeing its extension cord brought to mind pete seeger's apocryphal axe.

(@rh, but those are the correct cords)
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steveo:

*chords
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Rich in Washington:

Now I want to start a band called Wolfman Goldberg.
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Rocky Horror:

LOL @ steveo
  12:44pm
JakeGould:

@steveo: I don’t care. I wish to see it in person. And yes, the extension cord might break the illusion. But I’m telling you, go to enough museum exhibits and you can make a hobby out of what Ikea furniture was used for an exhibit. Or which cheap headphones they bought at “Lots Less” is on display.
  12:44pm
WolfmanGould:

Awwwwwooooooooo!!!
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Rocky Horror:

Little Red Riding Hood you sure are looking good
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☃️steveo☃️:

@jake, as you should, yes; heh
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Wild Neil||Peace All:

I LIKE Thee Open Sex. Its kinda Tangerine Dreamy sorta with a dash of Brian Jonestown Massacre for good measure.
There IS beauty in forgetting because I forgot I ever even liked my ex-wife.
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Rocky Horror:

@ WN but you're remembering now
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Doobois:

That ending (or beginning?) was fun. Thought I was a pachinko ball for a moment.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:55pm
steveo:

time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping into the future
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Rocky Horror:

It's all timey whimey here
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Jeff Moore:

Time flies like an arrow.
Fruit flies like a banana.
  12:57pm
liXiviated life:

Olivia! Your program is an oasis
  1:02pm
Steve Krinsky:

"Angel Baby"-- Great song, worst vocals ever!
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northguineahills:

Thee Open Sex is my newest fave band.,,,
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Guido from Cologne:

Ravioli as adventourous as we love it!
hgello olivia and everyone1
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steveo:

,,,fantastic spooky segue from angel baby
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northguineahills:

Oh, and Woody! Old friend of mine! (delayed due to work....)
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northguineahills:

It's been a popcorny week....
  1:08pm
JakeGould:

@JeffMoore: A sandwich walks into a bar and asks for a beer. The bartender turns to the sandwich and says, “Sorry, we don’t serve food here.”
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Webhamster Henry:

A few years ago on Beware of the Blog they collected dozens of versions of "Popcorn".
blog.wfmu.org...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:15pm
Rich in Washington:

I went out for my morning walk and it's raining for the first time in months and now I'm damp.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:22pm
Rich in Washington:

The entire country West of the Rockies is ablaze. Right now, we're blanketed in heavy smoke that makes Beijing look like a breath of fresh air.
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Ike:

Woody's WFMU archives: wfmu.org...
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ɨkɛ:

This is outstanding! (More purring please, but only if applicable!)
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Wild Neil||Peace All:

So I woke up with a poem in my head. Actually , one and a half! Also, years ago I wrote the song "I am a UFO". I have a copy somewhere in my basement. I am now fully equipped to do ten minutes at an open mic night around Buffalo!
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Michael 98145:

want to chime in -- in appreciation of these Thursday shows ♫
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Chris from DC:

Enjoying this Norman Westberg. Now I really don't feel like working.
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Michael 98145:

yes. and it arrived wearing a gold star.
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chris:

this Harvey made puppers think there's something going on outside. he ran barking from the room. :)
  1:53pm
JakeGould:

@WildNeil: Your opening line could be, “Hey! Where’s the stupid vise in this dump!”
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Madame Psychotique:

bonjour mon amie!!
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Madame Psychotique:

heading back to work but wanted to say HEYyyy <3
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quinn:

olivia, i *love* your show. it's one of my new favorites.
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Rev. Turnip Druid:

who has carrot cake?
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Mick:

went to music against mass incarceration last year - it's a great, and important, event. have a super time, person who won! (i didn't catch your name)
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olivia:

ANNA won!
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Michael 98145:

would especially love to see Guerilla Toss live -
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Mick:

Enjoy, Anna!
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peapod ross:

sometimes its like a roller coaster ride and you just have to hang on tight
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Rev. Turnip Druid:

I would be a sunwatcher.
If it wasn't so bright.
And didn't produce heat.
Yes.
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Michael 98145:

the sun doesn't mind you watching
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Rev. Turnip Druid:

Like the sea, the sun would kill us all.
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Rev. Turnip Druid:

But the giant anteaters; they're lovely.
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Michael 98145:

our comfort zone is very narrow in this expanding universe
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Wild Neil||Peace All:

I think I was inspired by the Wonderful Mrs. Maisel.
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peapod ross:

someone on Twitter posted photos of anteaters in clothes. I suggest to you that an image search of this is in order.
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northguineahills:

@Michael: Sun is definitely non-too coy down here...
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Rev. Turnip Druid:

YASSSS. I did see the well-dressed anteaters. All things Anteater gravitate towards me eventually. And hooray for that.
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peapod ross:

:)
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Rich in Washington:

@peapod ross: That's delightful! Thanks!
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zopa:

I have the cider donuts.
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mb:

Feels like its to late in the show to say hello so a hi will have to do
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peapod ross:

awesome, glad to share. we all owe the wise person with a creatuve mind, childrens clothes, free access to anteaters.
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Lixiviated Life:

Never ate an ant (deliberately).
Wonder how they taste?
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Lixiviated Life:

I had the vapors this morning (although I would have preferred the cider doughnuts)
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olivia:

hi mb .... zopa i am real jealous !
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chris:

off to do a dog and pony show. thanks, olivia for another delightful show. :)
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olivia:

thanks chris!
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northguineahills:

So, that's what chris does for a living... ;p
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coelacanth∅:

and all this time i thought he was a silent movie actor
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peapod ross:

lol
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Michael 98145:

ah
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Rev. Turnip Druid:

My money's on the dog. Ponies are not to be trusted. They're in league with the sea. And the sun.
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Lixiviated Life:

Dearest Olivia,
Can you please just play this Aretha demo in a loop for the rest of the show?
Thanks.
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northguineahills:

@lixiviated: They're a bit crunchy, but I prefer crickets....
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glenn:

hey, this aretha dame might go places.
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Lixiviated Life:

"Crickets crunch".
Got it.
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Parq:

Whew. What Lix/Life said.
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geezerette:

Janis Joplin must have listened obsessively to Aretha records.
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steveo:

deterioration, decay, loss
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βrian:

Doc told me to take some ant acid. Two tablespoons of formic acid, and I don't feel so well.
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steveo:

am i crying for aretha or for myself?
  2:35pm
ka4aka:

very stupid sound effect:(
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northguineahills:

Can I get goddayyum!!!! from the congregation

@steveo: yes!
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peapod ross:

amazing olivia.
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geezerette:

Possibly crying over mortality, the injustice of it.
I am.
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zopa:

Olivia's special sauce makes the ravioli taste so good!
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steveo:

yes geez, yes; i'm sure i'll stop soon
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glenn:

everybody dies. it is what it is.
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Ken From Hyde Park:

I've kept a box of tissues handy all week. Just reach through the internet and grab a couple if you need, anyone.
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Wild Neil||Peace All:

Ants taste just like chicken maybe?
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Rich in Washington:

Lovely mixing on all of this.
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geezerette:

Can't get over the weirdness of consciousness that we exist and inability to imagine the loss of it. Every mythology, every religion, attempts to make sense of or reconcile us to this fate.
(next time I comment I'll say something silly. :)
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northguineahills:

What Rich said....
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geezerette:

...& what Rich said...
(O.K., that wasn't silly...I'll shut up now.)
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Michael 98145:

@gz'ette, i suspect we are still too primitive to fully understand our existence. no matter how smart we claim to be.
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Michael 98145:

now we dance
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peapod ross:

i don't know. The Economist had a bug food truck in Williamsburg and all I could think was "these plans to lower our standard of living are going way too far".
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Michael 98145:

@pr, EPA approved !
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geezerette:

Michael, no doubt. We're just chimps in clothing, who can speak. Oh,and a lot less hairy.
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northguineahills:

@Michael: I never claimed to be smart, in fact, I'm a self-proclaimed idiot!
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Michael 98145:

chimps with radios
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Michael 98145:

what @ngh said
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geezerette:

ha!
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peapod ross:

chimps with nuclear bombs
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βrian:

Orangutans are getting a lot disparagement by association, these days.
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Michael 98145:

loving this show, DJ Olivia
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coelacanth∅:

i don't need to claim to be an idiot. my actions speak for me.
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geezerette:

pretty much an idiot savant over here...
@pr, that's the problem all right.
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geezerette:

@Brian,because they're orange?
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Chimps are the scientists, gorillas run the army and orangutans head the government. Humans are confined to cages. That's how it all plays out. I just hope they have good ravioli.
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steveo:

They tell us that
We lost our tails
Evolving up
From little snails
I say it's all
Just wind in sails
  2:55pm
PERSONATOR from highland park:

Loved it!
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Rich in Washington:

as a born Pacific Northwest'r, I get antsy when I don't hear that rain sound. It's been far too long.
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coelacanth∅:

gorillas are a lot more civilized than chimps, and humans.
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Wild Neil||Peace All:

I'm reviewing the safety code for propane. Just call me Hank Hill.
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coelacanth∅:

steveo, what are you saying? are we not men??
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geezerette:

Olivia,I need to get here earlier! Great show!
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coelacanth∅:

okay gotta catch a bus. Thanks Olivia!
please take care, primates.
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Rich in Washington:

geezerette: the trick is to set up your lawnchairs and cooler early, before anyone else arrives in order to secure a good listening spot.
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geezerette:

@Coel@2:55, absolutely. And they're vegetarians!
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Krys O.:

Thank you for the atmospherics, Olivia!
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northguineahills:

Thanks Olivia!
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Rich in Washington:

Thanks for another dreamy show, Olivia!
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βrian:

I've heard Giant Man one too many times, so I'll need a few minutes off.
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Mick:

Thank you Olivia
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geezerette:

@Rich, good idea! Next time!
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steveo:

thanks olivia, great show & catharsis
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:01pm
Michael 98145:

hai ho
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:01pm
steveo:

fo fum
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:02pm
Michael 98145:

see you on the other side
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:03pm
Michael 98145:

( that creepy Heavens Gate jpg on the homepage is disturbing :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:07pm
Kelly Jones:

I love Radio Ravioli!
  3:09pm
tom:

Hi Fabbie.... Just turned in ... go man go!!!
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zopa:

Doo Dee Dahhhhhhh
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mb:

Thank-you, Olivia
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