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Favoriting May 23, 2020: A Visit To Alphabetland

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments New Approx. start time
Thin Lizzy  Toughest Street In Town   Favoriting Black Rose: A Rock Legend  Warner Bros.    LP      0:00:00 (Pop-up)
John's Children  Jagged Time Lapse   Favoriting   White Whale    45      0:03:31 (Pop-up)
Wyldlife  Tulsa Superstar   Favoriting Year Of The Snake  Wicked Cool  2020  LP  Happy Birthday Spencer!    0:06:35 (Pop-up)
The Buzzcocks  Love You More   Favoriting Singles Going Steady  IRS Records    LP      0:09:06 (Pop-up)
The Speedways  Love Really Hurts Without You   Favoriting   Snap!! Records/Hurrah! Musica  2020  45    *   0:10:59 (Pop-up)
The Rolling Stones  Connection   Favoriting Between The Buttons  London    LP      0:13:57 (Pop-up)
The Exbats  Funny Honey   Favoriting Kicks, Hits, And Fits  Burger  2020  LP  live set from The Exbats coming soon!  *   0:16:20 (Pop-up)
The Vibrators  Bad Time   Favoriting   Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group    MP3      0:17:59 (Pop-up)
The Saints  Erotic Neurotic   Favoriting (I'm) Stranded  EMI (Australia)    LP      0:19:52 (Pop-up)
Ribeye Brothers  Kid Cardiac   Favoriting Every July Peas Grow There  Ribeye Brothers  2020  MP3    *   0:24:02 (Pop-up)
 
X  Alphabetland   Favoriting ALPHABETLAND  Fat Possum  2020  MP3  John Doe up soon!  *   0:31:47 (Pop-up)
Ramones  I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You (mono mix)   Favoriting Ramones 40th Anniversary Deluxe Editon  Sire    CD box set      0:33:48 (Pop-up)
Billie Joe Armstrong  That's Rock'n'Roll   Favoriting   YouTube  2020  MP3    *   0:35:43 (Pop-up)
The Sweet  Blockbuster   Favoriting   Bell    45      0:38:53 (Pop-up)
The Revillos  Hungry For Love   Favoriting Stratoplay: The Box Set  Cherry Red  2020  CD box set  Eugene Reynolds on with Evan this Wednesday night!  *   0:42:07 (Pop-up)
Jay Reatard  Hammer I Miss You   Favoriting Singles 06-07  In The Red    CD      0:43:58 (Pop-up)
Dog Party  I Just Don't Understand   Favoriting   Dog Party  2020  MP3    *   0:46:33 (Pop-up)
McKinley James  Thunderbird   Favoriting   Fun-Guy  2020  45    *   0:49:25 (Pop-up)
 
X  Strange Life   Favoriting ALPHABETLAND  Fat Possum  2020  MP3  John Doe up soon!  *   0:57:05 (Pop-up)
X  Johny Hit and Run Paulene   Favoriting Los Angeles  Slash    LP  40th Anniversary of X's debut!    0:58:54 (Pop-up)
X  Goodbye Year, Goodbye   Favoriting ALPHABETLAND  Fat Possum  2020  MP3    *   1:02:07 (Pop-up)
X  Los Angeles   Favoriting Los Angeles  Slash    LP      1:04:23 (Pop-up)
X  Water & Wine   Favoriting ALPHABETLAND  Fat Possum  2020  MP3    *   1:06:41 (Pop-up)
 
 
interview with John Doe
Freddy Cannon  Twentieth Century Fox   Favoriting   Warner Bros.    45  backed by The Strawberry Alarm Clock!    1:24:40 (Pop-up)
Neil Young  L.A.   Favoriting Time Fades Away  Reprise    LP      1:27:02 (Pop-up)
The Dream Syndicate  The Days of Wine and Roses   Favoriting The Days Of Wine and Roses  Ruby Records    LP      1:30:07 (Pop-up)
The Hollywood Stars  King Of The Nighttime World   Favoriting Shine Like A Radio: The Great 1974 Lost Album  Last Summer    LP      1:37:42 (Pop-up)
The Leaves  Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go?   Favoriting   Mira    45      1:41:09 (Pop-up)
The Last  She Don't Know Why I'm Here   Favoriting   Bomp    45      1:43:44 (Pop-up)
The Bangles  Where Were You When I Needed You   Favoriting             1:47:16 (Pop-up)
Gene Clark  So You Say You Lost Your Baby   Favoriting   Columbia    45  with The Gosdin Bros.    1:50:19 (Pop-up)
The Monkees  Papa Gene's Blues   Favoriting The Monkees  Colgems    LP      1:53:04 (Pop-up)
 
The Minders  You Call To Me   Favoriting   Space Cassette  2020  MP3    *   2:00:43 (Pop-up)
Mack Allen Smith  She Broke My Heart At Walgreen's   Favoriting   Mack Allen Smith    MP3      2:02:45 (Pop-up)
Brendan Benson  Dear Life   Favoriting Dear Life  Third Man Records  2020  LP    *   2:05:18 (Pop-up)
The Resonars  In A Flat   Favoriting   Hidden Volume  2020  EP    *   2:08:35 (Pop-up)
The Beatles  I'm So Tired   Favoriting The Beatles (The White Album)  Apple    2LP      2:10:53 (Pop-up)
SadGirl  Learn To Swim   Favoriting   Suicide Squeeze  2020  MP3    *   2:12:57 (Pop-up)
Tom Waits  Time   Favoriting Rain Dogs  Island    LP      2:16:04 (Pop-up)
Golden Daze  Clementine   Favoriting Simpatico Demos  Golden Daze  2020  MP3    *   2:19:56 (Pop-up)
Big Star  Big Black Car   Favoriting Big Star Third  PVC Records    LP      2:23:06 (Pop-up)
 
The Shacks  Smile Now, Cry Later   Favoriting   Double Crown  2020  MP3    *   2:32:13 (Pop-up)
Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey  Big Brown Eyes   Favoriting Our Back Pages  Omnivore Recordings  2020  MP3    *   2:35:36 (Pop-up)
The Kinks  This Strange Effect   Favoriting At The BBC  Sanctuary    CD  also performed by The Shacks!    2:36:03 (Pop-up)
Josephine  I Won't Wait Forever   Favoriting Music Is Easy  Dig! Records    LP      2:38:46 (Pop-up)
Doug Tuttle  Nothing New   Favoriting The Benefit of Things to Come  Wild Honey  2020  MP3    *   2:42:09 (Pop-up)
Badfinger  Andy Norris   Favoriting Badfinger  Warner Bros.    LP      2:44:38 (Pop-up)
The Poppees  Jealousy   Favoriting   Bomp    45      2:46:54 (Pop-up)
Duncan Reid and The Big Heads  To Live Or Live Not   Favoriting Don't Blame Yourself    2020  MP3  upcoming on Evan's show!  *   2:49:40 (Pop-up)
Blue Oyster Cult  True Confessions   Favoriting Agents Of Fortune  Columbia    LP      2:52:49 (Pop-up)
 
X  All The Time In The World   Favoriting ALPHABETLAND  Fat Possum  2020  WAV    *   3:00:23 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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McGroovey:

Thin Lizzy: an auspicious start
Avatar 3:01pm
Todd-o-phonic Todd:

This is the toughest radio show in town!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 3:02pm
Hoboken Jack:

That unrelenting taskmaster Captain John Dalton has *finally* given us a Saturday off, so I'm here and ready to rock!
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Frank In Queens:

GREAT Thin Lizzy album!
  3:02pm
medson:

What’s up there TOPT? Greetings to all.
  3:03pm
swk:

Tuffest
Avatar 3:03pm
Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@Medson: What are you drinking this afternoon?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:03pm
Chop Scott:

Loud & Clear Todd!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:03pm
Handy Haversack:

The Boss Groover! The the Bossest Groovers! Let's DO this thing!
  3:05pm
clarke:

the club is OPEN!!!
Avatar 👻 3:05pm
MFlynn:

Good afternoon Todd and everyone!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 3:06pm
Hoboken Jack:

Hola TOPT, Medson Man, McGroove, Handy, all! Happy birthday Spencer!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:07pm
Handy Haversack:

Clay Pigeon, if you're seeing and hearing this, happy weekend, pal!

Jack! Glad you got that crusty old dean to let you CUT LOOSE a little on a Saturday!
  3:07pm
medson:

@topt an orange IPA and sitting in the sun. Music loud enough for the neighbors to know what they’ve been missing musically down here in Cape May. The worst radio stations I’ve ever heard HAHA.
  3:07pm
SPENCER THE SOCK GUY:

My man!! Thank you Todd!!
Avatar 3:09pm
Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@SPENCER THE SOCK GUY: Sorry we can't have pancakes tonight....
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:11pm
Handy Haversack:

GONNA LET 'EM HEAR, medson! WAKE UP!
  3:11pm
medson:

Hoboken Jack. Hope all is well.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 3:12pm
Frank In Queens:

@clarke: Yes it is!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:12pm
McGroovey:

The Speedways are boffo.
  3:12pm
clarke:

bet yer ass!!! how them lentils workin' out?? slow-cooker or what??
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:13pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Hi, Todd and rock hounds.
@Hoboken Jack - Since you're not working this afternoon, it's a good opportunity to brush up on your COBOL programming skills.
  3:13pm
clarke:

add some fuzz-bass to da mix!!!
  3:13pm
pinto bean:

Gargoyles pre party!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:14pm
Dominick:

What a mix!
  3:14pm
JG:

You're off to a ripping start, Todd
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 3:15pm
Frank In Queens:

@clarke: It's turning into more of a lentil stew, but it smells great.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:16pm
Handy Haversack:

Inez for pres! Yeah! Exbats!
  3:16pm
clarke:

that is EXACTLY what i was going to recommend!! the stew is MUCH better - with potatoes and carrots, i hope/trust. good stuff - like the stuff TopT is dishin' out!
Avatar 3:17pm
The Big G:

I think I need this Speedways 45
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 3:19pm
Frank In Queens:

@clarke: no potatoes. onions, carrots, celery, garlic, can o' tomatoes, and garbanzo beans. F'in hardy!
Avatar 3:20pm
Todd-o-phonic Todd:

John Doe on today's show talking about X's great new album, "Alphabetland"!
  3:20pm
clarke:

there ya go!! may i also suggest over some garlic rice!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:21pm
Corey:

Hello Todd and everybody! Nice to be here with you all!
  3:21pm
Christina Low:

My man John!
  3:21pm
clarke:

j doe: good man!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:21pm
TomDash:

One-Two punch! Vibrators into the Saints!
  3:22pm
clarke:

will have to try the garbanzo trick. pow pow!
  3:22pm
Christina Low:

@clarke, I'm all for the garlic rice. I might have to make that though. I've definitely got cinnamon rolls on the docket for the Christina Low-Frank In Queens household tonite.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:22pm
Handy Haversack:

So it is written, TomDash!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:23pm
Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Todd and all the little Phonics, greetings!
  3:24pm
clarke:

dang tasty soundin'!
  3:26pm
clarke:

like this show
  3:27pm
ChrisOD:

Pow pow pow!
  3:29pm
clarke:

one might never hear about this, unless you Meet John Doe, how NICE a guy he is -- just even tempered and a patient genuinely nice fellow. i have seen many articles about him that never remark on how much grace john has.
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Michael Shelley:

Ka-Peach?
  3:30pm
bobsmart567:

jack cades - awesome!!
  3:30pm
kpx:

hola topt and phonics, just kicking back on this rainy sat. going to crack open a cold one later. hey medson, Corey.
  3:31pm
medson:

Really like this X album.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:32pm
Handy Haversack:

Agreed, medson. Super good.
  3:32pm
flashbazbo:

Todd. You should have just brazened it out and called it the piano mix. I was info it.
  3:33pm
pinto bean:

Remember when Billy Zoom wasn’t in X? Me either!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 3:34pm
Hoboken Jack:

Eagerly awaiting my physical copy of Alphabetland! HP Ken: I'm all about that FORTRAN.
  3:34pm
clarke:

i remember - there were some good guys to attempt to fill billy's shoes, too!!
  3:34pm
Victrola Tom:

Happy quarantine holiday weekend all!
  3:35pm
Steve Harsh:

I might have gone with I Wanna Be Well, but - Alright!!!
  3:35pm
clarke:

one of the best X shows i EVER saw was with tony gilkyson outside of fenway park on landsdowne street - tony could not play anything wrong that night!!
  3:35pm
?:

I recognized the Ramones guitar sound in the X song. Was Billy playing a Mosrite?
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Hoboken Jack:

This might be better than the Shaun Cassidy version!
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Fredericks:

I saw X live with Dave Alvin playing guitar.
  3:36pm
Andres:

Hey Todd and peoples! That Ramones was especially cruel wherever physical distancing guidelines have been loosened.
  3:36pm
Micheal:

Love that new X!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 3:37pm
Hoboken Jack:

Hey Fredericks!
  3:37pm
clarke:

Alvin was great with them too!
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Fredericks:

Hello, Hobo!
  3:38pm
Victrola Tom:

Hola Hobo Jack!!
  3:38pm
james:

I've met exene a couple times, very down to earth and charming. she missed all the windblown trash in NYC that she can make art from.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:38pm
Gaylord Fields:

@Todd: I have no idea where that version of Connection came from!
  3:38pm
pinto bean:

Well Dave Alvin is honorary member. And that most recent Flesh Eaters was good too
  3:39pm
clarke:

hey "alternate" mixes are okay - we've heard the 'correct' one enough.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:39pm
Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Can't have enough Sweet
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@Gaylord Fields: Let's find out and put it back!
  3:40pm
clarke:

this mix was more piano than i ever heard, which is cool. probably nicky H
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:40pm
JohnEBGood:

Happy Memorial Day Weekend to my FMU family. Hey these tunes have nice hooks.
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Hoboken Jack:

Tom!!
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Handy Haversack:

Sisophonic Cheryl! Greetings from Greenpoint!
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Frank In Queens:

@Handy: How were them nachos?
  3:42pm
clarke:

mmmmmm hungry for....naaaachoooos
  3:42pm
Steve Harsh:

John Doe is the f-in coolest - can't wait!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:44pm
Handy Haversack:

I outdid myself, Frank. I think I peaked early today!
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Fredericks:

Is Jay singing about M.C. Hammer?
  3:47pm
medson:

Ann Margrock and Stoney Curtiss
  3:47pm
kpx:

don't have to deplore me, I be there
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:47pm
suzyhotrod:

I was just sitting here eating a popsicle and I heard my name of the radio!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:48pm
Gaylord Fields:

@medson: "Yeah! Yeah! I'm hip, I'm hip!"
  3:48pm
kpx:

don't forget Mick Jagstone.
  3:49pm
medson:

You’re the hippest Gaylord
  3:49pm
Christina Low:

Awww, he's so good!
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David Shortell:

Dog Party from Sacramento? I saw them back up Kepi Ghoulie at the Brighton Bar seven years ago.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:50pm
Gaylord Feldspar:

Back at ya, medstone!
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Hoboken Jack:

I played ZZ Top's live "Thunderbird" on my podcast playhouse this week.
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@David Shortell: I know they are from out West so probably...2 gals?
  3:50pm
Victrola Tom:

John Doe as the sleazy bartender in Roadhouse! Oscar worthy!
  3:51pm
Dungaroos Kipawah:

I need to get this McKinley James 45. And more crucially, I need a popsicle.
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David Shortell:

Yes, Todd.
  3:53pm
swk:

Well that was pretty badass
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:53pm
McGroovey:

@Hoboken Jack oooooh burrrrrn!
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Hoboken Jack:

I'll go sit in the corner now
  3:54pm
Victrola Tom:

Whoa! Hoboken Jack chastised! I smell a DJ feud!
  3:54pm
Earth Walker:

We’re all dogs
  3:54pm
james:

I like that movie where john doe rides an Indian and a Beastie boy tags along on a triumph.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:54pm
TomDash:

awww...I care Hoboken Jack, wanna hear what I played on my show this week?
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Frank In Queens:

John Doe in Roadside Prophets!
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Fredericks:

What podcast is Todd talking about?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:54pm
Handy Haversack:

Burn-o-phonic!

Don't worry, Jack. Frank in Queens and I have plans to re-create the meal in the gatefold of Tres Amigos, and you are totally invited to jump in there.
  3:54pm
Jett:

@HobokenJack, wow what an unwarranted dis from the Toddmonster.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 3:55pm
Frank In Queens:

@James: Roadside Prophets!
  3:55pm
Dungaroos Kipawah:

That is a pretty cool movie
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Frank In Queens:

Love that movie.
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JohnEBGood:

Push the button Cruella!
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David Shortell:

Why did the Rezillos change their second consonant back then?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:56pm
Gaylord Fields:

@David Shortell: Short answer is contractural reasons.
  3:56pm
Earth Walker:

Your music rocks Todd !!!
  3:57pm
clarke:

long answer is contractual reasons.
  3:57pm
Victrola Tom:

@Jett: lmao at Toddmonster!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:58pm
suzyhotrod:

I have a song on my playlist tomorrow with a note “sometimes I try to play different tracks from an artist than what Todd plays but he picked the best one so I’m playing it too” ~fin.
  3:58pm
clarke:

short answer: Z much cooler than V
  3:59pm
medson:

Billy Zoom rocks this track
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:59pm
Gaylord Fields:

@suzyhotrod: If you're gonna steal, steal from the best. Words to live by!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:59pm
Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Love this song. You go Suzy, I'll be happy to listen again.
  4:00pm
the Hoboken playwright:

Very underrated X.
  4:00pm
clarke:

gaylord stole that from keith richard(s)
  4:01pm
Pete in Dallas:

Thunderbird was originally by The Nightcaps who weren't credited on Fandango and later sued and lost and the court ruled credit for the song to ZZ Top. RnR rip off.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:02pm
Gaylord Fields:

@clarke: Objection! Incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial! (I've been watching so much Perry Mason that I think I could actually win a court case.)
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@Pete in Dallas: If it makes you feel better I'm sure The Nightcaps stole it from someone themselves...
  4:02pm
Jett:

Nick Lowe always said "You're only as good as you rip off." nee "So It Goes" from "Reeling In The Years."
  4:03pm
clarke:

mr. berger sit down!
  4:03pm
kpx:

someone said that John Doe was in Roadhouse, and someone else said he was in roadside Prophets. which one was it?
  4:03pm
pinto bean:

Might be time for another Unheard Music viewing
  4:03pm
clarke:

and keith stole it, too!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:04pm
Gaylord Fields:

@Jett: Even better is that Nick Lowe noticed that "The Boys Are Back in Town" ripped off "Reelin' in the Years" and decided to rip off both songs. Genius!
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Frank In Queens:

@kpx Both!
  4:04pm
pinto bean:

But Sam Elliot was never in X
  4:04pm
Pat Sabbath:

Listening to these tunes is so great. Thank you very much.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:04pm
McGroovey:

Is The XX twice as good as X? I've never actually heard The XX, but I assume they are not twice as good as X. Not even twice as good as The Ex.

Would a band called V be half as good as X? Don't think too hard about that one. Or at all.
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@kpx: Definitely "Roadhouse"...not familiar with "Roadhouse Prophets".
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 4:05pm
Frank In Queens:

Roadside Prophets: www.imdb.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:05pm
Alex of Chicago:

What a treat. Thanks, Todd.
  4:06pm
clarke:

come back, Sidney! i want to chastise you!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:07pm
Gaylord Fields:

@clarke: The cat's in the bag, and the bag's in the river.
  4:08pm
clarke:

match me, GF!!!
  4:08pm
medson:

There’s a heaven and a hell and an oh well. Love that line.
  4:08pm
clarke:

you're a cookie full of arsenic today, Fields
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:09pm
Gaylord Fields:

@clarke: You just beat me to that quote.
  4:09pm
clarke:

fast typer.
  4:10pm
kpx:

@Topt & Frank iq, in Roadhouse was he the guy who was skimming off the top. and then later on cut Dalton.
  4:11pm
Jett:

@Gaylord Fields both songs were released around the same time in 1976, Boys Are Back and So It Goes. At least that's how I remember them that year.
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Frank In Queens:

@kpx, he was the bartender. I think it's the same character you're talking about.
  4:12pm
james:

@ frank. thank you. mind is swiss cheese.
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Frank In Queens:

@james: cheers!
  4:13pm
clarke:

mmm...swiss cheese...
  4:14pm
Victrola Tom:

@kpx: you are correct
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:14pm
Gaylord Fields:

@Jett: Says Nick Lowe, "Yes, there's that little descending chord sequence. Having said that, Phil Lynott had already pinched it for Thin Lizzy's The Boys Are Back In Town, so maybe I wasn't stealing, as such. It was more that I was receiving stolen goods!"
  4:15pm
clarke:

i don't think 'anger' is in john doe's forte.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:17pm
full metal monkey:

Molotov Cocktail is a drink. Right?
  4:18pm
clarke:

in new orleans, yes!
  4:18pm
kpx:

@frank iq, Right, he was also the nephew to the heavy, westlink I think his name was.
  4:19pm
Jett:

@Gaylord Fields I hear ya my friend!
  4:21pm
kpx:

scratch that Frank got the answer from victrola Tom. sorry I missed it.
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David Shortell:

I recently watched the Wayne White documentary "Beauty Is Embarrassing". I was surprised to learn that he's married to cartoonist Mimi Pond (National Lampoon, "Over Easy", "The Customer is Always Wrong").
  4:23pm
franz:

Cheers guys!! Listening from Italy. Ice cream action goin on
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:24pm
Handy Haversack:

Great talk, Todd. So cool.
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Frank In Queens:

John rules.
  4:24pm
clarke:

good man, there!!
  4:24pm
medson:

Great interview. I love that band.
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Thanks Handy! Hey Franz!
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Hoboken Jack:

Great interview!! Was very cool that John did a streaming show for NJ's own Outpost in the Burbs recently.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:25pm
steveo:

I remember the 20th Century!
  4:25pm
Earth Walker:

Such a cool interview two cool cats
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Brian D:

Great interview as always. John Doe is one of the nicest men in punk rock.
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Handy Haversack:

Kate and I are working on lyrics for a song thanking you all for WFMUing us through this time. More to come!
  4:25pm
clarke:

i mean, doe's not going to be eating lentils in queens and watching Buddy Holly Story - but, sounds like he has it made.
  4:25pm
Jett:

The boom boom man going psychedelic, and the hit single version of Fox
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Gaylord Fields:

@Jett: Glad to virtually know ya!
  4:26pm
Allen Hill:

Leave it to Freddy Boom Boom Cannon to make this tune not only listenable but ROCKIN!!!
  4:27pm
clarke:

city in the sun
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Jett:

At some point we have to meet Mr. Fields, we seem to be of similar mind set.
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MFlynn:

Great interview Todd.
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Micheal:

Great interview - thanks, Todd! John has also been doing some really nice performances on his Insta. Helps during this QT
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@Allen Hill: OLDIES!
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Earth Walker:

What ever happened to all our punk rock clubs in Manhattan Brooklyn
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Thanks Mike and Michael!
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Gaylord Fields:

@Jett: I'll be certain to dismiss my bodyguards so I can say hi to you.
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clarke:

i wouldn't go that far
  4:31pm
Sissophonic Cheryl:

Loved that interview babe!
  4:31pm
clarke:

keep one bodyguard - just in case
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Hoboken Jack:

Hello Allen Hill! Hello Gaylord! Hello MFlynn! Hello Suzy, hello Suzy
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upstairs dave:

Owned this on vinyl, still tears it up.....
  4:32pm
David in London:

Earth Walker, I’m the modern city centre is not conducive to punk rock clubs unfortunately. It’s the same here, with the sole exception of The 100 Club which hangs on by its fingernails.
  4:32pm
james:

I love in when jack lemmon was tearing apart the greenhouse to find the stashed bottle. inzsne!
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MFlynn:

Hello Hoboken!!!!!
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Hoboken Jack:

Hi Cheryl!
  4:32pm
Victrola Tom:

@Hoboken Jack: I think you’ve picked up a stutter during quarantine.
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Hoboken Jack:

B-b-b-b-baby you ain't seen nuthin yet
  4:33pm
clarke:

lee remick. she left jack high and dry - but not so high.
  4:34pm
james:

that movie also got me into brandy Alexanders. yum!
  4:34pm
vertual:

Maybe it's because it's on vinyl.. but this copy of Wine and Roses SOUNDS so good. Better than my cd by far.
  4:36pm
sufferwords:

DENNIS DUCK!!!!!
  4:36pm
kpx:

John Doe definitely an nice guy, a patient guy. not the kind of guy who would chastise someone for less than of minutiae mistake. and if he did, he would be man enough to apologize.
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JohnEBGood:

Wow, saw that at rehab in Kissimmee, Fl. So raw and true : )
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efd:

Based on that intro I was expecting “All The Kids On The Street,” which would also go out to none of us at the moment.
  4:39pm
Bri:

This song gives off a mixture of Loaded era Velvet underground and Stocky fingers era Rolling Stones, love it!
  4:39pm
swk:

I heard he could fell three trees with one swing of his axe!
  4:40pm
clarke:

Stocky Fingers - that was by Mountain right?
  4:40pm
Bri:

Lol I meant sticky
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David Shortell:

Watching "The Days of Wine and Roses", I was startled by the scene with Jack Lemmon and Jack Klugman. The movie Felix Unger meets the television Oscar Madison!
(Actually, Klugman was Walter Matthau's understudy in the Broadway production, eventually replacing him at the end of 1965.)
  4:42pm
clarke:

a heart-rendering scene, as well!
  4:43pm
Earth Walker:

I found a 45 1977 Wayne county and the electric chairs Fuck off
Is it worth money ?
  4:43pm
Sylvia's Mother:

The Last!
  4:44pm
james:

great or greatest version of hey Joe?
  4:45pm
clarke:

original is usually the best version (except a few exceptions - not in the Hey Joe case, tho)
  4:45pm
Jett:

I know this will cause lots of controversy, but I prefer The Leaves version of "Hey Joe" over all the others.
  4:45pm
clarke:

The Leaves take the prize for me.
  4:46pm
David in London:

Earth Walker, I love that single. And it has the truly great lyrical couplet: “you think that you’re hot shit, I heard/but you ain’t nothing but a cold turd”. Pure County genius.
  4:47pm
Earth Walker:

David I hear ya
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dawneden:

Great to hear you memorialize P.F. Sloan, Todd. Listening to your show in Washington, DC, and enjoying it immensely. All my best to you!
  4:49pm
Jett:

P.F. Sloan was great. Had some nice lps and singles also, in his own right. Find myself playing his version of "Melody For You," also the Grass Roots version.
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Dawn! Long time...hope you are well!
  4:49pm
Dennis Diken:

Long live P.F. Sloan!
  4:50pm
clarke:

phil&steve 4ever!!
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@Dennis Diken: I learned to never mention Jerry Cargman around him again.
  4:50pm
Dungaroos Kipawah:

You introduced me to PFS after that long and amazing interview at the Stomp-ference, what a character and talent. And raconteur
  4:50pm
kpx:

@SylviasMother, is Sylvia still too busy to come to the phone after all these decades.
  4:50pm
Jett:

Hello Dawn Eden, long time admirer, you have great taste!
  4:51pm
franz:

@todd was curious to know your opinion on the fact that the new boxset for END OF THE CENTURY will feature the album remixed by Rick Rubin
  4:52pm
clarke:

killer percussion!!
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@franz: I'll let you know if/when I hear it!
  4:54pm
clarke:

sounds like all done with one mic!
  4:55pm
Jett:

Gosdin Brothers were great. I love Vern Gosdin's solo stuff as well.
  4:58pm
clarke:

again proving my paradigm: the original version is most ALWAYS the best one.
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Motobro:

Yo Boss Groover, good afternoon to all.
  5:03pm
clarke:

better than Lady Of The Waffle House?!? i think not!!
  5:03pm
David in London:

Yo Motobro. How are ya?
  5:03pm
clarke:

but...close!!
  5:05pm
Victrola Tom:

I’ve only gotten my heart broken in CVS, never Walgreens.
  5:05pm
clarke:

speaking of maxwell's - did you ever listen to that Mat's show, todd???
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@Victrola Tom: There's still time...
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@Clarke: Are you talking about the album? Yes, that is fantastic!
  5:07pm
clarke:

a Tim era set - f'in amazing!!
  5:07pm
clarke:

it puts to death the myth that bob was completely dysfunctional - i'll say that!!
  5:08pm
clarke:

bob was SO very on at that show!!
it's almost like they said "okay, this is your last show, let's try to do a good one"
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Frank In Queens:

Impatiently waiting for the new Resonars EP to arrive on my doorstep....
  5:09pm
clarke:

the smokers might get to it first frank!!
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Frank In Queens:

They don't have the lung capacity to do anything to the package. Now, leafblowers....
  5:11pm
clarke:

they wouldn't know what to do with it!!
  5:12pm
james:

Walgreen's was strange in a voice not ruby wright
  5:15pm
Alex of Chicago:

Liking this SadGirl track.
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Hoboken Jack:

Ah, one of my all-time favorites
  5:17pm
swk:

“Nice dissolve” - Barf
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@Hoboken Jack: Did you play it on your podcast?
  5:17pm
kpx:

I heard this song in a movie. can't recall which one.
  5:18pm
clarke:

chastise chastise
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Fuzzy:

I played it on mine.
  5:19pm
JakeGould:

Hey Todd! Nice Tom Waits song.
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Handy Haversack:

It's time. We cut each other's hair and are still friends!
  5:19pm
JakeGould:

@kpx: Was in “One from the Heart” and “Night on Earth.”
  5:19pm
Eric from Lake Hiawatha:

Todd I did enjoy Tom Waits thanks perfect timing
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@Eric from Lake Hiawatha: You are like me, you make puns w/o even trying. It's a blessing and a curse.
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Hoboken Jack:

Maybe next week, if Suzy doesn't play it
  5:23pm
Victrola Tom:

I feel DJ tension in the air!
  5:23pm
Victrola Tom:

Check that, I just passed gas.
  5:23pm
Dungaroos Kipawah:

@kpx: "Time" was on "Peaky Blinders"
  5:23pm
clarke:

hard NO!!
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Mr. Pumpy:

Hey, Todd! Been working around the house and just sat down and saw what I missed. Can't blast tunes in my current living situation. Bummer! Thanks. Hello everyone!
  5:25pm
kpx:

@JG, that's right, one from the heart. I'm surprised to hear from you. how have you been.
  5:27pm
clarke:

Too Much Sleep (little know boston band)
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Frank In Queens:

Do that and I'll turn the leaf blowers on ya!
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dawneden:

@Todd @Jett Just saw your kind comments--thank you! Yes, all is well with me and I still love all this terrific music on the show today.
  5:28pm
clarke:

*known
  5:28pm
David in London:

Hey Mr Pumpy.
  5:28pm
JakeGould:

Last week I slept 8 hours each night and then 2-3 hours during the day. Man, do I feel restlessly rested.
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Matt Clarke:

Howdy Todd! Listening to you in the supermarket
  5:29pm
JakeGould:

@MattClarke: Socially distanced in line? Or are people wearing masks around their necks and just not caring.
  5:30pm
kpx:

@Dungaroos, I haven't seen it. I'll have to check it out sometime.
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Mr. Pumpy:

David! How ya been, bruv?
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Matt Clarke:

Everyone is masked up! Thanks Todd!
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jake6573:

TOPT show is always great.
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Hey Matt! Hang in there buddy!
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Handy Haversack:

Hey, Mr. P, David. I am shorn!
  5:32pm
Jett:

@DawnEden I'm also glad you found your spirituality, congrats. Stay well!
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McGroovey:

Smile Now, Cry Later : this sounds exactly like something particular, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Gaylord will.
  5:34pm
David in London:

Mr P, I’m good thanks fam.
Handy. It’s a whole new you!
  5:34pm
clarke:

a conglomeration of girl group songs
  5:34pm
clarke:

holsapple rules!!
  5:35pm
Jett:

Nice version of Big Brown Eyes. Loved the Shacks track. @Todd
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Gaylord Fields:

@McGroovey: Like Todd says, it sounds like the best bits of several songs. Can't put my finger on just one influence, just great Tex-Mex R&B!
  5:36pm
Jett:

Holsapple is a good friend, but haven't seen the guy in a lot of years.
  5:36pm
David in London:

Muswell Hill in the house!
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Frank In Queens:

That Kinks BBC box was worth it for this track alone.
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Hoboken Jack:

DJ Tension is my club name. Hey Dawn, it's been a hot minute since Adams St days. Hello Matt! The Shacks/Joy Cleaner bill at Monty Hall was a real nice, if slightly underattended, show.
  5:38pm
clarke:

peter's doing swell in NC - just north of durham
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marybabyshakes:

love josephine!!
  5:39pm
Jett:

Come to think of it, last time I saw Peter Holsapple, he still had hair.
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McGroovey:

Oh. Google tells me "Smile Now, Cry Later" is a cover of a Sunny & The Sunsets song. And maybe someone else has played it on WFMU in the past week? My brain bells are ringing.
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Hey Mary!
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marybabyshakes:

Hi Todd!! Great show!
  5:40pm
clarke:

it is a cover, yes
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McGroovey:

Ah, Sheila B played it last Friday.
  5:41pm
Bambi Kino HQ:

This radio show is a thing of rare and great beauty.
  5:41pm
Sylvia's Mother:

The dB's played a killer set on the street in Hoboken a couple of years ago.
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@McGroovey: I played it better.
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@Bambi Kino HQ: Are you just saying that because when Ira The K played The Beatles Star Club version of "Reminiscing" on Thursday night I said it sounded like Bambi Kino? Thanks either way though!!!
  5:44pm
clarke:

ALWAYS time for Badfinger!
  5:44pm
medson:

Nice!!!
  5:45pm
Victrola Tom:

I third what Mary & Bambi Kino said! Great Show Todd!
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Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Thanks Tom!
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clarke:

a real cool time
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efd:

two of my favorite Bomp singles on one show!
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Gaylord Fields:

@efd: Mine too! Imagine that!
  5:48pm
kpx:

@Mr Pumpy, last weeks recommendation, fat tire. good stuff. thanks .
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efd:

It's a Memorial Day miracle!
  5:49pm
clarke:

this is almost as good as the spicy chicken sandwich from popeye's (i am not affiliated with either the Poppees or popeye's)
  5:49pm
franz:

Thanks for playing Doug Tuttke TODD!
I personally think he's one lf the best artists nowadays. Soooo underappreciated!
He's getting better and better...his latest stuff is just timeless
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efd:

and two plugs for The Evan "Funk" Davies Show! WHAT A SHOW TODD!
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patrick321:

Glad I took my new birthday AirPods along on my walk. Thanks Todd for a great, really thoughtful show.
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efd:

(I'll be talking to Duncan Reid AND the Big Heads on my show June 3, by the way)
  5:51pm
JakeGould:

@kpx: For the record, I have no idea who “JG” is… Definitely not me. I always post with my full handle, “Jake Gould.”
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Gaylord Fields:

I gotta say, listening to Todd's shows is like finding out your car has this other, higher gear.
  5:53pm
Dungaroos Kipawah:

TOPT Nitro powered
  5:53pm
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all hail the Bouchard Brothers
  5:53pm
Victrola Tom:

Soft White Underbelly!
  5:53pm
JG:

JG is me. And not Jake Gould
  5:55pm
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Albert Thomas Bouchard played with Mike Watt whaaaaat
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Hoboken Jack:

That BOC/Joy Cleaner bill at Maxwell's was a real nice, if somewhat underattended, show. Wait, no, I think I just dreamed that.
  5:56pm
clarke:

it sure ain't!
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Handy Haversack:

Love BOC. Thanks, Todd! Thanks, Skeleton! Hell of a nice afternoon with all of you!
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radioronan:

Excellent show Todd - Thanks so much. Thanks skeleton crew!
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Joe B:

duncan reid - one of the best shows at Monty Hall!
  5:56pm
clarke:

the summer of love that is.
  5:57pm
Peter from Dover NJ:

Been lurking most of the afternoon. Great sow, Todd. Thank you.
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Mr. Pumpy:

I was recently challenged to come up with a horrid band name by taking an existing band and changing one letter. Blue Oyster Cult jumped to mind. Do the math. Hint: it is not Clue Oyster Cult
  5:57pm
Victrola Tom:

@Gaylord: more like finding out your car has a flux capacitor!
  5:57pm
clarke:

toodles todd - fun stuff
  5:57pm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVinCsasTU4
  5:57pm
sufferwords:

poppees- Rodney Bingenheimer
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MFlynn:

Todd, Cyril apologized for forgetting you yet?
  5:58pm
kpx:

@JakeGould, did not know that, no offense.
  5:58pm
Earth Walker:

Thanks for the show Todd and crew !!!
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MFlynn:

Great show Todd, thanks
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Hoboken Jack:

Ruth rules! Todd rules! Shacks' two best tunes are covers? Troubling.
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Frank In Queens:

Thanks ya Todd! Until next week....
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Handy Haversack:

Blue Ostler Cult?
  6:00pm
clarke:

enjoy them beans son!!! and the BH!
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Frank In Queens:

THanks clarke! Same time next week?
  6:01pm
clarke:

same bat time
  7:55pm
Pat Sabbath:

Having dinner with Luba. We are loving your music right now. Thank you.
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