WFMU: Michael Shelley: Playlist from February 22, 2020

Listener comments!
	11:00am Listener Baby: Baby!
	11:01am clarke: the dude MINDS, man!!
	11:01am Handy Haversack: Morning, all! Nice to hear you on Wake yesterday, Michael!
	11:02am clarke: sanjay's piece!!
	11:06am Hoboken Jack: Hey everybody! I'm experiencing some serious deja vu....
	11:06am Hughie Considine: This song has corrupted me once again.
	11:07am Pedro in Arlington: No. 1 show yesterday, Mike. Don't break our hearts on no caffeine.
	11:08am Daybreak and I’m up! I’m up!: Agreed with @Handy H! Thanks for making it a: #1 Hit Friday yesterday Michael!!!
	11:09am Handy Haversack: Tenor sax on the RRR&tFW version?
	11:09am clarke: guy takes boat to island where his gal is. he takes her in his arms and says he will never leave. i guess the corruption is that he is probably lying?
	11:11am Daybreak and I’m up! I’m up!: Your mentioning of: 2 hrs of #1 hit music reminds me... Put together with yesterday, You are giving us 5 hours of #1 hits! Given you usually have a week to dig up 2 hrs of Michael approved tunes, what was that like? Was Juniper cheering encouragingly or teasing relentlessly?!?
	11:12am Michael Shelley: Honestly - exhilaration! When I picked Juniper up at school yesterday, first question: how was the morning show?
	11:12am clarke: ZZ!!!!!!
	11:13am Mr. Pumpy: Morning, Michael and all...
	11:15am Handy Haversack: They didn't let the whole school listen? The way they used to let us watch Space Shuttle launches?
	11:16am Mark from Columbus: Thanks for the Louie Louie original which I didn’t know existed. That song along with Little Black Egg and Wipeout are the first tunes my garage band rehearsed back in 1966. So yeah, that’s the Genesis of rock n roll.
	11:17am clarke: NOT the original - that would be Richard Berry
	11:18am Listener Baby: I am still haunted and moved by Keely's stirring interpretation of Ice Castles. I carry it with me every day.
	11:18am Mark from Columbus: Thanks for the correction
	11:19am clarke: along with some vine-cutting pliers!!
	11:21am Squints In Plymouth: So, basically, every Raspberries song ever made? (I exaggerate.)
	11:21am clarke: MUCH more controversial than Louie, Louie!!
	11:21am Richard: Love the premium coasters! Great artwork/design.
	11:23am clarke: i think there is an electric guitar mimicking the vocal line in there
	11:24am clarke: some more controversy, here..
	11:28am zivilars: these beer coasters look great!
	11:28am clarke: YOU GOT IT!!!
	11:30am zivilars: If we are already at the subject of WFMU drinking merch – is there any chance to get one of those cool Wake and Bake coffee mugs??? twitter.com...
	11:31am clarke: speaking of controversy: Carol Kaye!!
	11:31am Marley Dogg: HiMichael - I will be volunteering your show in the 7th - can’t wait!
	11:31am Michael Shelley: those are beauty
	11:31am Marley Dogg: *during your show
	11:32am clarke: it would only be fair to play the hal blaine promo next
	11:33am Michael Shelley: BABY - take a look at that amp link - look right? Look easy enough? MD - excellent! THANKS!
	11:34am clarke: guys are not allowed to make that radio/amp conversion
	11:35am Handy Haversack: @zivilars: Looks like all you have to do is pledge $75 or join Swag for Life and select the WAB Premium, and a mug could be yours!
	11:38am Spinning Giant: Tasty lil egg salad ya got whipped up here Master Shelley, squirt of lime, dash of paprika, and all... num num num
	11:38am zivilars: @Handy Haversack – thanks for the info, want to join the Swag for Life anyway! Just still have to find out how to exactly choose which premium (I guess this is one then) I get when pledging ... I'd like to split my pledge to different shows. Will (hopefully) figure this out!
	11:39am Michael Shelley: site says "Wake Travel Chug Mug" - not sure if thats the same one pictured
	11:39am clarke: there is a way to mention up to 5 different shows for your pledge!!
	11:41am Listener Baby: People are going to die. every one of those radios need full blown capacitor changes, resistor replacements, and such. It's deadly in there. Hate to be a buzz kill, but buy a nice amp. That said, I'll have a look. Hee hee.
	11:42am zivilars: @clarke – yeah, if choosing 10$ a month on the WFMU pledge site, I can choose up to 12 shows (one for ever 10$) and will get 1 DJ premium – but it doesn't specify from which one it will be and you there's no choosing option. But whatever, I'll figure this out. Thanks again for the info!
	11:42am Handy Haversack: @zivilars: As I recall, you can add one show for each $10 pledged? And spread your support around. We were trying to figure it out, and Kate kept saying, "And [this show]! And [this show]!" Eventually, "We just love too much." So, you know, the process is fraught. One ends up doing a lot of self-reflection!
	11:42am Michael Shelley: WHAT if folks only use DC?
	11:42am clarke: yeah - some of those old voltage things still have a charge when unplugged, right??
	11:43am Handy Haversack: @Michael, you mean like how (NJ's own) Edison wanted us to have massive battery stations lining every road in the country?
	11:43am zivilars: @Handy: Yeah, got the same problem – already did a one time pledge for two show, then another one for a third one and now for two others ... they just all deserve it! :)
	11:44am clarke: edison will get his wish soon...
	11:44am Michael Shelley: Under "DJ Premium" you have to check the box, then go to the premium menu & pick what you want... or call in when it's live, and do it through the mail...
	11:44am Geoffrey in Ottawa: When I was in grade school, they would sit us in front of a TV in the hall so everyone could watch Canada vs. Russia hockey games. '76 series, I guess?
	11:46am zivilars: @Michael Shelley: Thanks for the info, will do so! Didn't discover the separate premium menu in the process before ...
	11:47am davefromtoronto: =amazing he was a teenager when he did this stuff
	11:47am Listener Baby: One has to use AC to get to DC. The beginning and middle of the power supply is the scary part. I've gotten whacked. No fun.
	11:48am Ojai John: Understatement of the year: over produced
	11:48am Listener Baby: But I need to have a look yet. Maybe they are cheating somehow.
	11:50am Pedro in Arlington: Early Cat can't be appreciated too much. I would caucus for both Early Mike and Midday Mike.
	11:50am Granny Spicy Tuna (e/em): Howdy hey, Michael and WFMU folx! Ojai John: funny to see you by daylight!
	11:51am Listener Baby: How was Squeeze, Baby? Did you mention that yet?
	11:55am Squints In Plymouth: I know this an old standard but honest to God, my only prior encounter is with the Spike Jones version.
	11:59am Micheal: iPhones at shows are the worst.
	12:01pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: I took my Christmas lights down last week. Now I have a string of white lights over my front door. I like to sit out under them in the summertime and would like to add another colour but I don't know. Any thoughts anyone? I'm open to colour suggestions.
	12:01pm Michael Shelley: Take a photo - or a few seconds of video - fine... but the whole show... no.
	12:01pm clarke: too many notes
	12:01pm Michael Shelley: GIO - I'm cool with that
	12:02pm clarke: white lights are cool all year round to me
	12:02pm Handy Haversack: I know it's a losing battle, but smart phones at concerts make me seethe. TVs are distracting. And phones are just TVs. I worry I'm going to start acting out.
	12:03pm AndyIowa: John Popper does or used to wear those harmonica vests: m.imgur.com... Also, howdy Michael and fellow ‘FMUers... almost Marathon time! -AndyIowa in Brooklyn
	12:04pm Spinning Giant: John Popper of Blues Traveler has one of those crazy military style harp vests - say what you want about harp players, that dude can blow - saw him once back in early 90s at a one-off show in TO co-opening with Pearl jam for Neil Young (w/ Booker T & the MGs) - the whole spectacle was superb - watching Popper seamlessly switch between harps druing his extended jam riffs was mesmerizing...
	12:04pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: My neighbour down the street is from Cuba and on a Friday night in summer he'll drink a few beers and play loud Cuban music and I'll sit on my porch under my lights, drinking beer and listening in. At this point, that's probably better than going to a concert.
	12:04pm Spinning Giant: GIO - amber, baby, amber
	12:05pm clarke: john popper could probably hold one hundred harmonicas in his vest or MORE
	12:06pm clarke: ALSO: john popper: TOO MANY NOTES!
	12:06pm Mike East: Hey I think I know that listener Carol from the Bronx! Good morning Michael and everyone!!
	12:07pm Lixiviated Life: Hey! Good sounds
	12:07pm clarke: a day of carol-ing
	12:07pm Spinning Giant: love these Nashville Skyline studio session outtakes w Bob & Johnny - have a 15 cut LP of those recordings put out by Clarke Sisters Records - some sloppy drunken numbers, but also some gems - especially love their version of Mountain Dew
	12:09pm clarke: those studio monitor speakers aren't CRANKED are they MS??
	12:10pm Sean: I think Popper has even more guns and ammo to put in those than harmonicas. He is a serious gun "lover" https://news.avclub.com/read-this-blues-traveler-singer-john-poppers-22-tweet-1798238457
	12:10pm DJ Guin: While I love the Ramones..how ironic is that this song is played in every frggin' sports arena. The Ramones were outcasts that prolly got picked on by jocks and bullies. ::smfh::
	12:11pm clarke: that guy disgusted me before i even knew this
	12:11pm Mr. Pumpy: @Handy...I've gotten into with people many times over phones at the movies and at shows. Put the damn phone away! A quick photo is one thing, but I don't need to be watching the band through some idiot's phone.
	12:11pm Spinning Giant: GIO - how's the weather in the nation's capital, today? Southern Ontario is sunny and warm (ish) - lived there from 91-97 while attending Carleton - one year I lived at the far end of the canal and on perfect winter days we would skate to school, passing the puck around the whole way, of course - what hosers ;) ...great memories...
	12:12pm johnk77: @mikeeast u r correct carol says hi
	12:13pm Mr. Pumpy: @Spinning Giant...I like that story!
	12:15pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: @Spinning Giant beautiful sunny day here, above zero. Supposed to be warm for the next few days and I suspect after that the canal will be shut down for the season
	12:16pm Handy Haversack: @GiO, SG: Only a couple more months till canoeing season!
	12:20pm clarke: arenthia??
	12:21pm Michael Shelley: fake news
	12:23pm clarke: no please??
	12:25pm Andrew S: I think Cynthia's sister's name was Arrhythmia ;) Hey Geoff - steady stream of folks walking past my window to the canal with skates today, ice may get a little soft but what a day for it
	12:25pm clarke: and it IS so good - never heard of or heard this before...???
	12:26pm clarke: #Uno
	12:28pm DJ Guin: "Kill Me"..."A Long Time in the Ground"...why so serious, Michael?
	12:28pm clarke: he has anger
	12:28pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: @Handy You got it! If I can start biking to work before the end of March, I will be a happy boy.
	12:29pm clarke: this is, indeed Mardi Gras weekend - and nice weather, too. them injuns be dancin'
	12:29pm Handy Haversack: @GiO: If you ever come to NYC and want to get some amazing urban canoeing in, hit me up!
	12:30pm Michael Shelley: actually -We're gonna love, gotta find my baby, silly little Cynthia you done me wrong, kill me, and its so good... a long time in the ground. Poor sam.
	12:31pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: @Handy Will do, for sure. That sounds amazing.
	12:31pm Michael Shelley: I WANT TO GO URBAN CANOEING!
	12:32pm yuccastkid: my my first "concert" was Don & the Good Times at the Medford (Oregon) Armory. Smelled like the pro wrestling venue it was!
	12:32pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: @Handy My nieghbour regularly canoes across the Ottawa river to a city-owned island where he has built a summer camp for himself. I've been over a couple times and it is amazing, so if you, yourself, ever get up this way, hit me up and I'll arrange a visit.
	12:32pm WR: 3rd Prima related tune today.
	12:32pm Handy Haversack: Dang, Michael, say the word! (Once it's warm!) Last summer or the one before, I was trying to organize a paddling day for WFMU DJs and volunteers -- I can go back to that effort! But also available to take you and a smaller group out whenever you want!
	12:33pm Handy Haversack: @GiO: You better believe I will! @Michael: Kate and I are coming down to volunteer during Todd's show 3/14. Maybe we can chat about canoeing chances then.
	12:33pm Spinning Giant: Handy - that does sound amazing! Urban canoeing in NYC - WOW! And GIO - that also sounds amazing! Assuming I won't get scoffed at for bringing my kayak (as opposed to canoe) ;P
	12:34pm Michael Shelley: WOULD LOVE TO TAKE THE KID THIS SUMMER! Hope to see you 14th !
	12:35pm DJ Guin: @HH...great. Now all I can picture is Batman in a sailboat created by the Green Lantern... www.youtube.com...
	12:35pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: @ Spinning Giant We won't have to ferry you over so kayak away!
	12:36pm clarke: 520's
	12:37pm SmokinJ: Dyno!
	12:37pm clarke: watch ya gain structchah!!!
	12:37pm ?: Love this Bangles album, and tune. I'm still waiting for the Go-Go/Bangles co-headlining tour. They've played on each other's albums & written songs together (& Vicki filled in for Charlotte on a Go-Gos tour once) so I keep thinking it's going to happen. And the Bangles now have their original bass player back (who's on the first EP).
	12:37pm MFlynn: He sure does wanna be Elvis!
	12:38pm clarke: @? - it already happened at mardi gras in the 00's
	12:38pm Spinning Giant: @ Handy & @GIO - I am looking at purchasing a few acres w/ cabin on the river on a north-south route that takes you up to North Bay, just outside the western gate of Algonquin Park - has some small outbuildings I was dreaming of converting into bunkies and setting up a kind of way station for paddlers, trekkers, et al - keep you posted if I manage to pull it all together...
	12:38pm DG: Sorry, that last Bangles comment was mine, forgot to add my moniker.
	12:39pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: A Spinning Giant Please do. For real.
	12:40pm clarke: DG - there was a bangles/gogo's co-bill in prob-ably 2003 or 4?? pre-katrina fo'sho.
	12:41pm Handy Haversack: @Spinning Giant, that sounds SO lovely. Please do keep us posted! I have a lot of Canada exploring in my future, I fervently hope. And the offer in NYC stands: just let me know! @DJ Guin: That's remarkably close!
	12:41pm Ashok Mudholkar: Great show and that Spanish Perfume in particular was a treat. For what it's worth, I think details about which toms are part of the Bangles sound is good and interesting info. I like learning details of the making of art.
	12:42pm Spinning Giant: HH & GIO - absolutely - will do!
	12:45pm Michael 98145: funky
	12:46pm MFlynn: Love this Amy duet with Todd Snider! Cool
	12:50pm George in WO: Loved Amy Rigby's memoir!
	12:51pm Handy Haversack: Gonna say thanks now, Michael: great show! Good chatting with you all, and looking forward to warmer waters! Gotta devote all bandwidth to registering for some games for the next 20 mins. ...
	12:51pm Brian C.: Jill's version beats Jan & Dean's
	12:52pm Brian C.: Isn't Jill the same gal who had a couple lines on Surf Route 101?
	12:54pm Tyler H: I love this B&S song. You could play it every week, Michael :)
	12:54pm clarke: ever get the feeling you've been....SHELLIED????
	12:55pm Corey: Late to chime in on account of a more challenging than usual 5 month old, but thanks for the show! Made the challenging parenting more enjoyable!
	12:57pm choggie: countdown to whickety whickety whickety, WHACK!!
	12:58pm Doobois: Mike, that Carol track from last week was excellent! As is this!
	12:58pm choggie: THESE women know little about bbq
	12:58pm Baja Joe: Great sounds Mike!
	12:59pm Spinning Giant: Great show Michael - cheers all - keep your craft right-side-up
	1:00pm choggie: R r r r REX!
	1:06pm WR: I'm like, coasters, I don't need coasters, then seeing the boss designs and I'm like, gotta have these coasters!
	4:43pm Mark in Toronto: Terry Knight managed Grand Funk, and they were involved in numerous lawsuits.

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New * / Special ***	Approx. start time
Mergers, The	Take A Look At Me "Take A Look At Me" by "Mergers, The"
Rockin' Robin Roberts & the Fabulous Wailers	Louie Louie
Wanda Jackson	Sparkling Brown Eyes
Z.Z. Hill	Oh Darling "Oh Darling" by "Z.Z. Hill"
Keely Smith	Do You Want to Know a Secret?
Neighbors, The	Valerie "Valerie" by "Neighbors, The"
Tony Hazzard	I've Got A Feeling "I've Got A Feeling" by "Tony Hazzard"
Tennessee Ernie Ford	Anticipation Blues
Jackie Shane	Money "Money" by "Jackie Shane"
NRBQ	I'm Satisfied "I'm Satisfied" by "NRBQ"
Goodies, The	For A Little While "For A Little While" by "Goodies, The"
Lalo Guerrero Y Su Orquesta	Chicas Patas Boogie
Kenny Howes	Thought You'd Never Go
David John And The Mood	I Love To See You Strut
Ollie & The Nightingales	Mellow The Way You Treat Your Man
Cat Stevens	Baby, Get Your Head Screwed On
Charlie And Bill	Country Twist "Country Twist" by "Charlie And Bill"
Merced Blue Notes	Head Bad "Head Bad" by "Merced Blue Notes"
Mills Brothers, The	You Always Hurt The One You Love
Baby Ray	Harpoon Man "Harpoon Man" by "Baby Ray"
Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash	I Walk The Line
Little Milton	Moanin' For You Girl
Ramones	Blitzkrieg Bop "Blitzkrieg Bop" by "Ramones"
Sir Winston And The Commons	We're Gonna Love
Terry Knight And The Pack	Got To Find My Baby
Tommy Tucker	Silly Little Cynthia
Slickers, The and Tyrone	You Done Me Wrong
Roger C. Reale And Rue Morgue	Kill Me
Don and the Goodtimes	And It's So Good
Deke Dickerson	A Long Time In The Ground
Earl King	Poor Sam "Poor Sam" by "Earl King"
Louis Prima	Scuba Diver "Scuba Diver" by "Louis Prima"
Bangles, The	Tell Me "Tell Me" by "Bangles, The"
Jimmy Rice	Spanish Perfume "Spanish Perfume" by "Jimmy Rice"
Hank Harral	DJ Blues "DJ Blues" by "Hank Harral"
O.V. Wright	Working Your Game "Working Your Game" by "O.V. Wright"
Amy Rigby	Till The Wheels Fall Off
Jill Gibson	Easy As 1,2,3 "Easy As 1,2,3" by "Jill Gibson"
Belle and Sebastian	The Blues Are Still Blue
Two Ladies	Hamburger Hamlet "Hamburger Hamlet" by "Two Ladies"

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CLICK HERE for wrong from the get go NPR blog "The Worst Songs Of All Time?"

CLICK HERE to see why the cowardly anonymous culture of the internet drives me even more crazy then art does

CLICK HERE for a little background on the Buddy Rich tapes

CLICK HERE for the The Knack - this clip (with hard panned guitars) will help you understand the division of guitar parts in this song - which is not quite what I thought it was

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CLICK HERE for info on an odd e-book "Nick Lowe: A Long Career That Never Gets Stale." It is 4 pages long and "sells" for $1.99. The same author has one about Dean Martin that was reviewed like this: "This pamphlet was complete garbage. A sixth grader could have written a better essay. All of this author's works should be removed from Amazon."

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CLICK HERE for some amazing RARE STAX MUSIC from tapes Robert Gordon pulled out of the debris when the STAX building was being torn down!

CLICK HERE for Ernie Bushmiller illustrated autobiography, on an amazing website

CLICK HERE for The Mills Brothers

CLICK HERE for James Jamerson & Gladys Knight going nuts on I Heard It Through The Grapevine

CLICK HERE for a nice piece about the the L.A. studio musicians who dominated the 70's sound.

CLICK HERE for some classic Jerry. The whole clip is crazy - but 2:13 in is really off the charts nuts.

CLICK HERE for Paul Anka's famous post-gig turned into a short film!

CLICK HERE for an recent Montclair Times article on Michael Shelley!

CLICK HERE to read how Big Star's "September Gurls" was recorded at Ardent Studios

Apparently Bowie offered "Golden Years" to Elvis Presley - but The King declined. CLICK HERE former guest Stevie Riks nails the Elvis/Bowie duet version

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Listener comments!
	11:00am Listener Baby: Baby!
	11:01am clarke: the dude MINDS, man!!
	11:01am Handy Haversack: Morning, all! Nice to hear you on Wake yesterday, Michael!
	11:02am clarke: sanjay's piece!!
	11:06am Hoboken Jack: Hey everybody! I'm experiencing some serious deja vu....
	11:06am Hughie Considine: This song has corrupted me once again.
	11:07am Pedro in Arlington: No. 1 show yesterday, Mike. Don't break our hearts on no caffeine.
	11:08am Daybreak and I’m up! I’m up!: Agreed with @Handy H! Thanks for making it a: #1 Hit Friday yesterday Michael!!!
	11:09am Handy Haversack: Tenor sax on the RRR&tFW version?
	11:09am clarke: guy takes boat to island where his gal is. he takes her in his arms and says he will never leave. i guess the corruption is that he is probably lying?
	11:11am Daybreak and I’m up! I’m up!: Your mentioning of: 2 hrs of #1 hit music reminds me... Put together with yesterday, You are giving us 5 hours of #1 hits! Given you usually have a week to dig up 2 hrs of Michael approved tunes, what was that like? Was Juniper cheering encouragingly or teasing relentlessly?!?
	11:12am Michael Shelley: Honestly - exhilaration! When I picked Juniper up at school yesterday, first question: how was the morning show?
	11:12am clarke: ZZ!!!!!!
	11:13am Mr. Pumpy: Morning, Michael and all...
	11:15am Handy Haversack: They didn't let the whole school listen? The way they used to let us watch Space Shuttle launches?
	11:16am Mark from Columbus: Thanks for the Louie Louie original which I didn’t know existed. That song along with Little Black Egg and Wipeout are the first tunes my garage band rehearsed back in 1966. So yeah, that’s the Genesis of rock n roll.
	11:17am clarke: NOT the original - that would be Richard Berry
	11:18am Listener Baby: I am still haunted and moved by Keely's stirring interpretation of Ice Castles. I carry it with me every day.
	11:18am Mark from Columbus: Thanks for the correction
	11:19am clarke: along with some vine-cutting pliers!!
	11:21am Squints In Plymouth: So, basically, every Raspberries song ever made? (I exaggerate.)
	11:21am clarke: MUCH more controversial than Louie, Louie!!
	11:21am Richard: Love the premium coasters! Great artwork/design.
	11:23am clarke: i think there is an electric guitar mimicking the vocal line in there
	11:24am clarke: some more controversy, here..
	11:28am zivilars: these beer coasters look great!
	11:28am clarke: YOU GOT IT!!!
	11:30am zivilars: If we are already at the subject of WFMU drinking merch – is there any chance to get one of those cool Wake and Bake coffee mugs??? twitter.com...
	11:31am clarke: speaking of controversy: Carol Kaye!!
	11:31am Marley Dogg: HiMichael - I will be volunteering your show in the 7th - can’t wait!
	11:31am Michael Shelley: those are beauty
	11:31am Marley Dogg: *during your show
	11:32am clarke: it would only be fair to play the hal blaine promo next
	11:33am Michael Shelley: BABY - take a look at that amp link - look right? Look easy enough? MD - excellent! THANKS!
	11:34am clarke: guys are not allowed to make that radio/amp conversion
	11:35am Handy Haversack: @zivilars: Looks like all you have to do is pledge $75 or join Swag for Life and select the WAB Premium, and a mug could be yours!
	11:38am Spinning Giant: Tasty lil egg salad ya got whipped up here Master Shelley, squirt of lime, dash of paprika, and all... num num num
	11:38am zivilars: @Handy Haversack – thanks for the info, want to join the Swag for Life anyway! Just still have to find out how to exactly choose which premium (I guess this is one then) I get when pledging ... I'd like to split my pledge to different shows. Will (hopefully) figure this out!
	11:39am Michael Shelley: site says "Wake Travel Chug Mug" - not sure if thats the same one pictured
	11:39am clarke: there is a way to mention up to 5 different shows for your pledge!!
	11:41am Listener Baby: People are going to die. every one of those radios need full blown capacitor changes, resistor replacements, and such. It's deadly in there. Hate to be a buzz kill, but buy a nice amp. That said, I'll have a look. Hee hee.
	11:42am zivilars: @clarke – yeah, if choosing 10$ a month on the WFMU pledge site, I can choose up to 12 shows (one for ever 10$) and will get 1 DJ premium – but it doesn't specify from which one it will be and you there's no choosing option. But whatever, I'll figure this out. Thanks again for the info!
	11:42am Handy Haversack: @zivilars: As I recall, you can add one show for each $10 pledged? And spread your support around. We were trying to figure it out, and Kate kept saying, "And [this show]! And [this show]!" Eventually, "We just love too much." So, you know, the process is fraught. One ends up doing a lot of self-reflection!
	11:42am Michael Shelley: WHAT if folks only use DC?
	11:42am clarke: yeah - some of those old voltage things still have a charge when unplugged, right??
	11:43am Handy Haversack: @Michael, you mean like how (NJ's own) Edison wanted us to have massive battery stations lining every road in the country?
	11:43am zivilars: @Handy: Yeah, got the same problem – already did a one time pledge for two show, then another one for a third one and now for two others ... they just all deserve it! :)
	11:44am clarke: edison will get his wish soon...
	11:44am Michael Shelley: Under "DJ Premium" you have to check the box, then go to the premium menu & pick what you want... or call in when it's live, and do it through the mail...
	11:44am Geoffrey in Ottawa: When I was in grade school, they would sit us in front of a TV in the hall so everyone could watch Canada vs. Russia hockey games. '76 series, I guess?
	11:46am zivilars: @Michael Shelley: Thanks for the info, will do so! Didn't discover the separate premium menu in the process before ...
	11:47am davefromtoronto: =amazing he was a teenager when he did this stuff
	11:47am Listener Baby: One has to use AC to get to DC. The beginning and middle of the power supply is the scary part. I've gotten whacked. No fun.
	11:48am Ojai John: Understatement of the year: over produced
	11:48am Listener Baby: But I need to have a look yet. Maybe they are cheating somehow.
	11:50am Pedro in Arlington: Early Cat can't be appreciated too much. I would caucus for both Early Mike and Midday Mike.
	11:50am Granny Spicy Tuna (e/em): Howdy hey, Michael and WFMU folx! Ojai John: funny to see you by daylight!
	11:51am Listener Baby: How was Squeeze, Baby? Did you mention that yet?
	11:55am Squints In Plymouth: I know this an old standard but honest to God, my only prior encounter is with the Spike Jones version.
	11:59am Micheal: iPhones at shows are the worst.
	12:01pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: I took my Christmas lights down last week. Now I have a string of white lights over my front door. I like to sit out under them in the summertime and would like to add another colour but I don't know. Any thoughts anyone? I'm open to colour suggestions.
	12:01pm Michael Shelley: Take a photo - or a few seconds of video - fine... but the whole show... no.
	12:01pm clarke: too many notes
	12:01pm Michael Shelley: GIO - I'm cool with that
	12:02pm clarke: white lights are cool all year round to me
	12:02pm Handy Haversack: I know it's a losing battle, but smart phones at concerts make me seethe. TVs are distracting. And phones are just TVs. I worry I'm going to start acting out.
	12:03pm AndyIowa: John Popper does or used to wear those harmonica vests: m.imgur.com... Also, howdy Michael and fellow ‘FMUers... almost Marathon time! -AndyIowa in Brooklyn
	12:04pm Spinning Giant: John Popper of Blues Traveler has one of those crazy military style harp vests - say what you want about harp players, that dude can blow - saw him once back in early 90s at a one-off show in TO co-opening with Pearl jam for Neil Young (w/ Booker T & the MGs) - the whole spectacle was superb - watching Popper seamlessly switch between harps druing his extended jam riffs was mesmerizing...
	12:04pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: My neighbour down the street is from Cuba and on a Friday night in summer he'll drink a few beers and play loud Cuban music and I'll sit on my porch under my lights, drinking beer and listening in. At this point, that's probably better than going to a concert.
	12:04pm Spinning Giant: GIO - amber, baby, amber
	12:05pm clarke: john popper could probably hold one hundred harmonicas in his vest or MORE
	12:06pm clarke: ALSO: john popper: TOO MANY NOTES!
	12:06pm Mike East: Hey I think I know that listener Carol from the Bronx! Good morning Michael and everyone!!
	12:07pm Lixiviated Life: Hey! Good sounds
	12:07pm clarke: a day of carol-ing
	12:07pm Spinning Giant: love these Nashville Skyline studio session outtakes w Bob & Johnny - have a 15 cut LP of those recordings put out by Clarke Sisters Records - some sloppy drunken numbers, but also some gems - especially love their version of Mountain Dew
	12:09pm clarke: those studio monitor speakers aren't CRANKED are they MS??
	12:10pm Sean: I think Popper has even more guns and ammo to put in those than harmonicas. He is a serious gun "lover" https://news.avclub.com/read-this-blues-traveler-singer-john-poppers-22-tweet-1798238457
	12:10pm DJ Guin: While I love the Ramones..how ironic is that this song is played in every frggin' sports arena. The Ramones were outcasts that prolly got picked on by jocks and bullies. ::smfh::
	12:11pm clarke: that guy disgusted me before i even knew this
	12:11pm Mr. Pumpy: @Handy...I've gotten into with people many times over phones at the movies and at shows. Put the damn phone away! A quick photo is one thing, but I don't need to be watching the band through some idiot's phone.
	12:11pm Spinning Giant: GIO - how's the weather in the nation's capital, today? Southern Ontario is sunny and warm (ish) - lived there from 91-97 while attending Carleton - one year I lived at the far end of the canal and on perfect winter days we would skate to school, passing the puck around the whole way, of course - what hosers ;) ...great memories...
	12:12pm johnk77: @mikeeast u r correct carol says hi
	12:13pm Mr. Pumpy: @Spinning Giant...I like that story!
	12:15pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: @Spinning Giant beautiful sunny day here, above zero. Supposed to be warm for the next few days and I suspect after that the canal will be shut down for the season
	12:16pm Handy Haversack: @GiO, SG: Only a couple more months till canoeing season!
	12:20pm clarke: arenthia??
	12:21pm Michael Shelley: fake news
	12:23pm clarke: no please??
	12:25pm Andrew S: I think Cynthia's sister's name was Arrhythmia ;) Hey Geoff - steady stream of folks walking past my window to the canal with skates today, ice may get a little soft but what a day for it
	12:25pm clarke: and it IS so good - never heard of or heard this before...???
	12:26pm clarke: #Uno
	12:28pm DJ Guin: "Kill Me"..."A Long Time in the Ground"...why so serious, Michael?
	12:28pm clarke: he has anger
	12:28pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: @Handy You got it! If I can start biking to work before the end of March, I will be a happy boy.
	12:29pm clarke: this is, indeed Mardi Gras weekend - and nice weather, too. them injuns be dancin'
	12:29pm Handy Haversack: @GiO: If you ever come to NYC and want to get some amazing urban canoeing in, hit me up!
	12:30pm Michael Shelley: actually -We're gonna love, gotta find my baby, silly little Cynthia you done me wrong, kill me, and its so good... a long time in the ground. Poor sam.
	12:31pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: @Handy Will do, for sure. That sounds amazing.
	12:31pm Michael Shelley: I WANT TO GO URBAN CANOEING!
	12:32pm yuccastkid: my my first "concert" was Don & the Good Times at the Medford (Oregon) Armory. Smelled like the pro wrestling venue it was!
	12:32pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: @Handy My nieghbour regularly canoes across the Ottawa river to a city-owned island where he has built a summer camp for himself. I've been over a couple times and it is amazing, so if you, yourself, ever get up this way, hit me up and I'll arrange a visit.
	12:32pm WR: 3rd Prima related tune today.
	12:32pm Handy Haversack: Dang, Michael, say the word! (Once it's warm!) Last summer or the one before, I was trying to organize a paddling day for WFMU DJs and volunteers -- I can go back to that effort! But also available to take you and a smaller group out whenever you want!
	12:33pm Handy Haversack: @GiO: You better believe I will! @Michael: Kate and I are coming down to volunteer during Todd's show 3/14. Maybe we can chat about canoeing chances then.
	12:33pm Spinning Giant: Handy - that does sound amazing! Urban canoeing in NYC - WOW! And GIO - that also sounds amazing! Assuming I won't get scoffed at for bringing my kayak (as opposed to canoe) ;P
	12:34pm Michael Shelley: WOULD LOVE TO TAKE THE KID THIS SUMMER! Hope to see you 14th !
	12:35pm DJ Guin: @HH...great. Now all I can picture is Batman in a sailboat created by the Green Lantern... www.youtube.com...
	12:35pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: @ Spinning Giant We won't have to ferry you over so kayak away!
	12:36pm clarke: 520's
	12:37pm SmokinJ: Dyno!
	12:37pm clarke: watch ya gain structchah!!!
	12:37pm ?: Love this Bangles album, and tune. I'm still waiting for the Go-Go/Bangles co-headlining tour. They've played on each other's albums & written songs together (& Vicki filled in for Charlotte on a Go-Gos tour once) so I keep thinking it's going to happen. And the Bangles now have their original bass player back (who's on the first EP).
	12:37pm MFlynn: He sure does wanna be Elvis!
	12:38pm clarke: @? - it already happened at mardi gras in the 00's
	12:38pm Spinning Giant: @ Handy & @GIO - I am looking at purchasing a few acres w/ cabin on the river on a north-south route that takes you up to North Bay, just outside the western gate of Algonquin Park - has some small outbuildings I was dreaming of converting into bunkies and setting up a kind of way station for paddlers, trekkers, et al - keep you posted if I manage to pull it all together...
	12:38pm DG: Sorry, that last Bangles comment was mine, forgot to add my moniker.
	12:39pm Geoffrey in Ottawa: A Spinning Giant Please do. For real.
	12:40pm clarke: DG - there was a bangles/gogo's co-bill in prob-ably 2003 or 4?? pre-katrina fo'sho.
	12:41pm Handy Haversack: @Spinning Giant, that sounds SO lovely. Please do keep us posted! I have a lot of Canada exploring in my future, I fervently hope. And the offer in NYC stands: just let me know! @DJ Guin: That's remarkably close!
	12:41pm Ashok Mudholkar: Great show and that Spanish Perfume in particular was a treat. For what it's worth, I think details about which toms are part of the Bangles sound is good and interesting info. I like learning details of the making of art.
	12:42pm Spinning Giant: HH & GIO - absolutely - will do!
	12:45pm Michael 98145: funky
	12:46pm MFlynn: Love this Amy duet with Todd Snider! Cool
	12:50pm George in WO: Loved Amy Rigby's memoir!
	12:51pm Handy Haversack: Gonna say thanks now, Michael: great show! Good chatting with you all, and looking forward to warmer waters! Gotta devote all bandwidth to registering for some games for the next 20 mins. ...
	12:51pm Brian C.: Jill's version beats Jan & Dean's
	12:52pm Brian C.: Isn't Jill the same gal who had a couple lines on Surf Route 101?
	12:54pm Tyler H: I love this B&S song. You could play it every week, Michael :)
	12:54pm clarke: ever get the feeling you've been....SHELLIED????
	12:55pm Corey: Late to chime in on account of a more challenging than usual 5 month old, but thanks for the show! Made the challenging parenting more enjoyable!
	12:57pm choggie: countdown to whickety whickety whickety, WHACK!!
	12:58pm Doobois: Mike, that Carol track from last week was excellent! As is this!
	12:58pm choggie: THESE women know little about bbq
	12:58pm Baja Joe: Great sounds Mike!
	12:59pm Spinning Giant: Great show Michael - cheers all - keep your craft right-side-up
	1:00pm choggie: R r r r REX!
	1:06pm WR: I'm like, coasters, I don't need coasters, then seeing the boss designs and I'm like, gotta have these coasters!
	4:43pm Mark in Toronto: Terry Knight managed Grand Funk, and they were involved in numerous lawsuits.

Michael Shelley: Playlist from February 22, 2020

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