Fool's Paradise Playlists for May 16, 2020

Listener comments!

1:01pm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm:

Great interview

1:02pm Rex:

Stand by for blast-off!!

1:03pm Dominick:

hot dog!

1:03pm Greg from ZONE 5:

Afternoon, Rex & Fools! Got my fishbowl helmet on and my cosmic raygun all charged.

1:03pm Handy Haversack:

Let's do it to it! Hello, Rex and all the Paradisiacal Fools!

1:04pm davefromtoronto:

my brow just lowered at the sound of that intro...

1:04pm kpx:

Will it hurt like getting a mud hole stomp right.

1:04pm Rex:

Please leave your IQ at the door!

1:05pm dave wuz here:

snapping out of my FM soft rock induced haze

1:08pm common:

Hello Rex and people. Hope all are well

1:08pm James in ATL:

Hello Rex! I hope all is good there in the fur lined fallout shelter.

1:12pm WM:

I guess you are paying homage to Debralee Scott for the time her blouse unbuttoned on the TV game show Password. (Footage available on Youtube.)

1:12pm Rex:

James! I sure could use a couple of Varsity hot dogs right about now...

1:12pm Papito:

Debralee Scott had the Hottest Overbite ... Ooh Baby those Teeth make me Crazy !

1:13pm Dominick:

Paralyzed!

1:16pm James in ATL:

Rex - Yes! The slaw dogs are my favorite. Great with a jumbo frosted orange.

1:17pm davefromtoronto:

hotsy totsy indeed!

1:17pm Pauly from Clifton:

@Papito 1:12, you said it boss! One of my first TV crushes along with Elizabeth Montgomery and Barbara Eden.

1:17pm pottybear:

I’m prone to become upset easily.

1:20pm kpx:

what is a varsity dog?

1:21pm Rex:

The Varsity Drive In in ATL!

1:24pm kpx:

is it's among one of those famous hot dog joints.

1:25pm Rex:

James - I second you on that jumbo frosted orange!

1:25pm dave wuz here:

hot dogs are better than food

1:27pm MFlynn:

Yeah whoa boy!!

1:30pm David in London:

Hello Fools, I feel like I’ve made it to paradise. Hi Rex.

1:33pm Pedro in Arlington:

According to the Instagram account, the Varsity is open and you can eat at the outdoor tables. Not sure about delivery to Staten Island.

1:33pm Chad From Philly:

Great soundtrack for waxing my ‘59 Plymouth, thanks Rex!

1:34pm james:

I did the midnight boogie last night, and then woke up face down on the floor.

1:34pm kpx:

you know, like rutt's hut, winky dog, pinks, papaya dog etc...

1:34pm listener 126464:

Stop at The Windmill or Max's when in Long Branch

1:36pm Rex:

Potty Bear - Please exercise listener discretion...

1:37pm BEAVO:

Debralee! I've been making my way through Mary Hartman Mary Hartman. Brilliant show.

1:38pm Rex:

Beavo - To the dismay of my wife, I'm doing the same thing! Over 300 episodes Of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman!!

1:39pm mr_donutsu:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Rodriguez

1:41pm flashbazbo:

I never knew before today that Debralee Scott played the murdered girl lifted out of the ground in Dirty Harry.

1:43pm Matt Clarke:

Howdy Rex!

1:46pm BEAVO:

@REX I saw most of in 76-77 got the box set 5 years ago and forgot most of it, Just got to Pat and Cookie's (Beverly Garland) escape And Michael Keaton's big 30 second part Brilliant writing and acting on a swow with no budget.

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1:46pm Hubig Pie:

Are there streams for Fernwood 2 nite ?

1:47pm V Priceless:

Chiller!

1:47pm davefromtoronto:

i had cheese dogs for dinner last night? might have to be tacos tonite.

1:47pm BEAVO:

She was Rosalee Hotsy Totsie on Kotter.

1:48pm Rex:

Matt! Nice having an Ichiban celeb in our midst!

1:48pm Paul in the OC:

Fernwood 2-Night is the greatest talk show ever made! Go Happy Kyne!

1:48pm Agent Peter:

No mention of her legendary role as Hotsie Totsie?

1:48pm Tony C:

Rex Wanda Jackson's I gotta know has fiddle on it.

1:49pm BEAVO:

The great studio guitarist Tommy Tedesco was in the Mirth Makers.

1:49pm Greg from ZONE 5:

Just read "The Life & Times of Little Richard" for the third time. Sweet Jesus, is that a great book.

1:49pm Jett:

Debralee Scott was Hotsy Totsy on Welcome Back, Kotter!

1:51pm Sweet Corn Lizzie:

I can’t help but notice that the Murder Hornet is a crunchy shell bug with a red infected stinger and poisonous quills.

1:52pm davefromtoronto:

this show is musical sestimulla!

1:53pm BEAVO:

Debralee's Fiance was killed on 9-11. she spiraled into depression and alcohol which led to her death.

1:53pm Power Papi:

@greg His remembrance of Buddy Holly was certainly an eye-opener.

1:54pm Rex:

Sweet Corn - Astute observation! Bonus points for an inside joke that only 4 people in the world would ever understand!!

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1:55pm Mailman Tom:

The man could shout like no one else!

1:56pm Juke Joint Jonny:

Hello, dere. Just got back from the Butcher's Block. What did I miss?

1:56pm davefromtoronto:

little richard had an enormous head!

1:57pm Rex:

Juke Joint Jonny- This has been the best show ever...never to be duplicated. Sorry you missed it!

1:58pm Juke Joint Jonny:

They all gets archived my friend

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1:58pm Mailman Tom:

The original lyrics to Tutti Frutti were very dirty.

2:01pm Juke Joint Jonny:

Lotta A list material today. Better open a can o' corn to balance it out or has Rex become highbrow??

2:02pm Rex:

I guess you missed "Villa of the Nude"!!

2:03pm Juke Joint Jonny:

Ooh I guess I stand corrected

2:03pm egould310:

Hamhocks every Thursday.

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2:03pm Hubig Pie:

Gonna be there for neck bone day

2:04pm davefromtoronto:

where's a time machine when you need it...

2:05pm Rex:

Friday is fish day!

2:05pm kpx:

you mean as opposed to a lowbrow or something new like a nobrow.

2:05pm Dominick:

Made my mouth water!

2:06pm Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Rex - You’re most welcome. Look, I’ve got my hands full here with Potty Bear having a meltdown, I have to find laughs where I can.

2:06pm woim:

Catholics were flocking there for the fish

2:07pm (another) Patrick in Hoboken:

Was the establishment advertised by Big Bill in the Basement in Chicago? 422 East 63rd street now a vacant lot... ghosts from the past

422 E 63rd St, Chicago, IL 60637
https://goo.gl/maps/1QV1oP7LuBEgTJAW9

2:08pm Papito:

Hamhocks, Legbones and chillns between two thick slices of bread to go !

2:09pm David in London:

I haven’t heard enough of this drivel.

2:11pm Handy Haversack:

Hey, David! Going to do some garden work to this soundtrack!

2:13pm Rex:

WFMU "We Do Drivel Right"

2:13pm kyle a.:

How do I get Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman in my life? We streaming or doing it the old fashioned way?

2:13pm listener 126464:

the trailing arbutus is sprouting real nice over here

2:14pm Rex:

Kyle- There's a complete DVD box set that also includes several episodes of "Fernwood 2-Nite"!

2:14pm David in London:

Hey Handy. Good for you, get out there and exercises those green fingers! We had a lovely walk this afternoon, almost normal, with people sitting in the park and enjoying the sunshine. I even had an ice lolly (my favourite flavour, cherry brandy...)

2:15pm kyle a.:

Thanks Rex! The week is officially planned.

2:16pm Juke Joint Jonny:

That is a really a small claim. Like this must be what they invented small claims court for

2:16pm dave wuz here:

god bless the castle-tones, and god bless YOU noble disc jockey

2:16pm Gaylord Fields:

I’ve said it before, but it bears reiteration: Songs about beans have a strong tendency toward greatness.

2:19pm Rex:

Plus they're a great source of fiber!

2:20pm Agent Peter:

they're not called the "musical fruit" for nuthin'

2:20pm dave wuz here:

a marvelous fruit

2:21pm Baby Doe:

Dancing in California!

2:22pm woim:

wonder if Joe knows Pulpwood Charlie

2:22pm Rex:

Welcome aboard, Dori!!

2:23pm listener 126464:

Hope the guy who didn't get pork in the beans at least grabbed a biscuit.

2:23pm Rex:

"Pulpwood Charlie" A true Fool's Paradise Favorite!!

2:24pm woim:

try an play it maybe twice a year, Rex !

2:28pm woim:

He wasted too much time on Baseball....justme?

2:30pm sufferwords:

Give it up for SPAZZ!!!

2:30pm woim:

I pondered the missing pork quandry from an early age...deceptive advertising a life lesson to remember

2:31pm davefromtoronto:

i'm gettin in "ape shape!"

2:34pm woim:

Kate Smith coulda did a good version of this song

2:35pm Juke Joint Jonny:

Kate Smith did not do enough patter songs, for sure.

2:35pm woim:

so true Jonny , so true

2:37pm kpc:

just got back from YouTube. so that's debralee Scott!. new the face just not the name. I always thought she looked a lot like Beverly D'Angelo.

2:37pm woim:

I just noticed what bee-utifull hair Debralee had

2:38pm TDK60:

Hey Rockin' Rex.

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2:38pm Mailman Tom:

I used to drive a 1970 Chevy Malibu

2:39pm woim:

if theres burning nostril hair , i'm there !

2:40pm Rex:

Debralee's most revealing moment on TV :

www.youtube.com...

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2:41pm Motobro:

Rex, your reserecting old memories with this hot rod sound bites and tunage. Circa 84 to 90ish when Erica aka WILD GIRL did her Rocking Hot Rods show. It may have even aired in this slot for awhile.

2:41pm kpx:

pardon, that's 'Knew'.

2:42pm listener 126464:

what happened to the chevy?

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2:43pm Motobro:

The Chevy? It done blowed up...

2:44pm David in London:

Wow, I can feel my IQ plummeting with every bar of this.
Hey Motobro.

2:44pm davefromtoronto:

i gotta take off my thinking cap for this set!

2:44pm woim: