Favoriting The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from November 2, 2022 Favoriting

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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

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Favoriting November 2, 2022: SINGLES GOING SEVENTIES VOL. X!

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Artist Track Album Label Year Approx. start time
the disco bros.  let's go to the disco   Favoriting 7"  ua  1976  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
rick derringer  rock and roll hoochie koo   Favoriting 7"  blue sky  1973  0:02:13 (Pop-up)
the skids  working for the yankee dollar   Favoriting 7"  virgin  1979  0:05:05 (Pop-up)
dave mason  we just disagree   Favoriting 7"  columbia  1977  0:08:35 (Pop-up)
the brothers johnson  get the funk out ma face   Favoriting 7"  a&m  1976  0:11:29 (Pop-up)
henry gross  springtime mama   Favoriting 7"  lifesong  1976  0:17:18 (Pop-up)
flame  too many cooks   Favoriting 7"  rca  1978  0:20:46 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
dennis coffey & the detroit guitar band 

scorpio   Favoriting

7" 

sussex 

1971 

0:24:14 (Pop-up)
the dictators  hey boys   Favoriting 7"  asylum  1977  0:27:55 (Pop-up)
suzi quatro & chris norman  stumblin' in   Favoriting 7"  rso  1979  0:31:32 (Pop-up)
john du cann  don't be a dummy   Favoriting 7"  vertigo  1979  0:34:16 (Pop-up)
ramma damma  rammadamma   Favoriting 7"  lark  1974  0:37:29 (Pop-up)
thelma houston  don't leave me this way   Favoriting 7"  tamla  1977  0:41:05 (Pop-up)
angel  ain't gonna eat out my heart anymore   Favoriting 7"  casablanca  1977  0:44:09 (Pop-up)
rodney bingenheimer  let's make the scene   Favoriting 7"  razor  1977  0:46:48 (Pop-up)
city boy  5.7.0.5.   Favoriting 7"  mercury  1978  0:49:31 (Pop-up)
brian protheroe  pinball   Favoriting 7"  chrysalis  1974  0:52:37 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
eddie jobson 

yesterday boulevard   Favoriting

7" 

island 

1976 

0:55:49 (Pop-up)
stretch  why did you do it   Favoriting 7"  anchor  1975  1:00:03 (Pop-up)
little river band  help is on its way   Favoriting 7"  harvest  1977  1:04:03 (Pop-up)
driver  (i've been lookin' for) a new way to say i love you   Favoriting 7"  a&m  1977  1:06:30 (Pop-up)
ian dury  sex and drugs and rock and roll   Favoriting 7"  stiff  1977  1:09:29 (Pop-up)
silver  wham bam   Favoriting 7"  arista  1976  1:12:28 (Pop-up)
the saints  know your product   Favoriting 7"  harvest  1978  1:16:45 (Pop-up)
the monks  nice legs shame about her face   Favoriting 7"  carrere  1979  1:19:48 (Pop-up)
matchbox  buzz buzz a diddle it   Favoriting 7"  magnet  1979  1:21:58 (Pop-up)
neil sedaka  bad blood   Favoriting 7"  rocket  1975  1:24:38 (Pop-up)
sugarloaf  don't call us, we'll call you   Favoriting 7"  claridge  1974  1:27:40 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
reverbieri 

stairway to heaven   Favoriting

7" 

ua 

1977 

1:31:32 (Pop-up)
peter skellern  hold on to love   Favoriting 7"  private stock  1975  1:34:40 (Pop-up)
rockets  oh well   Favoriting 7"  rso  1979  1:37:16 (Pop-up)
the jacksons  blame it on the boogie   Favoriting 7"  epic  1978  1:40:41 (Pop-up)
devastating affair  i want to be humble   Favoriting 7"  mowest  1971  1:43:43 (Pop-up)
klaatu  sub rosa subway   Favoriting 7"  capitol  1976  1:46:38 (Pop-up)
alice cooper  (no more) love at your convenience   Favoriting 7"  warner bros.  1977  1:50:46 (Pop-up)
kris kristofferson  watch closely now   Favoriting 7"  columbia  1976  1:53:07 (Pop-up)
fingerprintz  dancing with myself   Favoriting 7"  virgin  1979  1:56:36 (Pop-up)
rocky burnette  tired of toein' the line   Favoriting 7"  emi america  1979  2:00:03 (Pop-up)
heatwave  the groove line   Favoriting 7"  epic  1978  2:03:25 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
cat stevens 

was dog a donut   Favoriting

7" 

a&m 

1977 

2:07:37 (Pop-up)
reddy teddy  goo goo eyes   Favoriting 7"  flexible  1974  2:11:32 (Pop-up)
eddie & the hot rods  wooly bully   Favoriting 7"  island  1976  2:15:04 (Pop-up)
deaf school  capaldi's cafe   Favoriting 2nd honeymoon/don't stop the world 2x7"  warner bros.  1977  2:17:57 (Pop-up)
roger daltrey  avenging annie   Favoriting 7"  mca  1977  2:22:25 (Pop-up)
al stewart  year of the cat   Favoriting 7"  janus  1976  2:27:10 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
dixie dregs 

take it off the top   Favoriting

7" 

capricorn 

1978 

2:31:22 (Pop-up)
steve winwood  time is running out   Favoriting 7"  island  1977  2:35:25 (Pop-up)
the tymes  you little trustmaker   Favoriting 7"  rca  1974  2:38:15 (Pop-up)
gary valentine  the first one   Favoriting 7"  beat records  1978  2:40:58 (Pop-up)
kiss  sure know something   Favoriting 7"  casablanca  1979  2:43:27 (Pop-up)
the g.t.'s  boys have feelings too   Favoriting 7"  stiff  1979  2:48:09 (Pop-up)
pablo cruise  a place in the sun   Favoriting 7"  a&m  1977  2:51:04 (Pop-up)
daddy dewdrop  chick-a-boom (don't ya jes' love it)   Favoriting 7"  sunflower  1971  2:54:36 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
ronnie montrose 

town without pity   Favoriting

7" 

warner bros. 

1978 

2:57:22 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

  12:00pm
clarke:

there's no birthday party for me here!!
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efd:

is it your birthday??
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Handy Haversack:

efd! All the single letters!
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Will thee Sound Guy:

Good Afternoon efd and all!!!
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Uncle Michael:

Is this the disco special??
  12:01pm
clarke:

"cars that go BOOM" is that about mafia-rigged autos???
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nycmusicnerd:

Greetings fellow nerds...And we've got Nick Lowe right out of the gate. ALL RIGHT!!!!!!!!!
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love2laf:

Yay it's Funk time! Cheers efd and all the fellow funk-sters.
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listener james from westwood:

Afternoon, efd and all!
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₮ⱧⱤɆɆ₥ØØ₦₴ 🌛🌝🌜:

Greets all!
  12:02pm
clarke:

my burfday on tue - i was making a ref to fast times, ha ha
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steveo:

strong start; looking forward! (& hello!)
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Figgsrock:

Afternoon EFD and all.
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paddy in matawan:

spark up the doob!!!!
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McGroovey:

Rick Derringer featured heavily in our air guitar playing when I was a teenager.
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Figgsrock:

I believe there was someone in the comments last week asking about Will Sergeant's Bunnyman book. And after reading it this past weekend I can say that's it's excellent and very very funny.
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McGroovey:

Well, Rick Derringer and Johnny Winter
  12:05pm
morphe':

Cajun Disco song ... I knew not ...In the early 70s in Ireland(pre-disco), any largish =slighltly bigger than small venue was called a Disco ... as in "are ya going to the Disco tonight" even though it was a Rory Gallager cover band ...
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ledzeppelinsucks:

Nobody said keep on rocking. That was an auditory hallucination.
  12:05pm
clarke:

would like to read that book.
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tim from washington:

Hey efd! I’ve got my fingers crossed for some Head East.
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tim from washington:

Happy birthday, clarke!
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ledzeppelinsucks:

Stuart Adamson's band before Big Country.
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McGroovey:

Birthday? Birthday?
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Handy Haversack:

Yeah, whichever Tuesday you mean, happy birthday, clarke!
  12:09pm
clarke:

thnx, i am not one to make a big deal of my own bday, but preesh!!
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Will thee Sound Guy:

Happy birthday (belated or early) clarke!
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B R M:

Why is there no vinyl record emoji?
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McGroovey:

Well,.. happy birthday to EVERYONE!
  12:09pm
clarke:

early - thanks ya'll. ha ha ha. i was more trying to impart some sean penn.
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Figgsrock:

OH HELL YEAH.
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tim from washington:

Figgsrock - that was me. Good to hear it was a good read. I think I’ll order it and the Bobby Gillespie book from Third Man. I just finished the Chris Bell book. I highly recommend it if you haven’t read it yet.
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luka:

TUNE
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Uncle Michael:

Oooh, listen for Mike Finnegan's voice on this Dave Mason.
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listener james from westwood:

This Dave Mason track!
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AnAnonymousParty:

Who's eating Rice Crispies?
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Figgsrock:

@Tim--I have not read the Chris Bell. I'll add it to my list.
  12:10pm
clarke:

whoah - who wrote the chris bell bio??
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nycmusicnerd:

Yeah...this is a good one.
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Artie:

Oh, there *are* bad guys.
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Will thee Sound Guy:

B R M, no vinyl emoji because of the conspiracy.... Honestly, no idea why... I've always wondered why
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Edgar from Maine:

Wow. Dave Mason. sweet
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tim from washington:

Hahaha I always thought this David Mason song was by Orleans.
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Figgsrock:

Did I turn this Dave Mason up to floor-shaking volume? Yes, because the eight-year-old in me still loves this song.
  12:11pm
eric from lake hiawatha:

Thanks EFD, ya play this and she comes back into my mind!
  12:12pm
bobsmart567:

Why you Gotta play this Evan? Now I’m gonna be singin’ it all day
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gwtg:

This is on my list of my older sister's record collection and continous play of the 70's
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Polyus:

Whoa memories of my first little AM radio.
  12:12pm
morphe':

HBD !!!! Clarke
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Will thee Sound Guy:

Should have 2 vinyl emojis... 12" small spindle hole and 7" big spindle hole
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Chris Hiatt:

When I first became aware of listening to the radio, that Dave Mason song was on almost constantly.
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tim from washington:

Clarke - Rich Tupica. Published by Hozac books. Seek it out.
  12:13pm
clarke:

nice mate - johnsons
  12:13pm
clarke:

i will seek Tim!
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Edgar from Maine:

You can try but you CAN'T get the funk outta my face. You CAN'T.
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tim from washington:

Today the f in efd stands for ‘feathered hair’.
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nycmusicnerd:

Tim: LOL
  12:15pm
clarke:

EFD - he's dynamite!!!!
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TimSF:

haha tim. did you ever have the feathered hair? I did.
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Edgar from Maine:

Dy-no-mite
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Will thee Sound Guy:

🎼🎸🔥
  12:16pm
clarke:

@tim - dang that book is price-y!!
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Uncle Michael:

I had hair. I remember *that*.
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Will thee Sound Guy:

I wish i had a real bass clef emoji
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tim from washington:

Ha! TimSF - my hair was always too unruly even if a tried.
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Will thee Sound Guy:

These emojicons are treble
  12:18pm
clarke:

davies in the sewer!!!
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Edgar from Maine:

Sounds like EFD is in a subway tunnel.
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Uncle Michael:

We can rescue EFD...we can dig down parallel to the well and get him out!
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tim from washington:

clarke - yeah it is. I was fortunate to have a friend loan it to me. Try Interlibrary Loan through your local library if they don’t have it. That’s what I’ve done to read other Hozac books.
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Hoboken Jack:

Hello EFD, Will, Clarke, Will Clark, happy birthday Clarke!, McGroove, Handy, when's your bday Bagpipe, everybody!
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Edgar from Maine:

Just throw some autotuned music into the pit with him and that'll force him out.
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Jack McGuire:

Sadly, Loose Joints' "Pop Your Funk" was a tardy 1980 release.
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tim from washington:

clarke - yeah it is. I was fortunate to have a friend loan it to me. Try Interlibrary Loan through your local library if they don’t have it. That’s what I’ve done to read other Hozac books.
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McGroovey:

EFD is doing a remote from roller rink!

(I'm pretending that's true.)
  12:20pm
clarke:

jack!!!!

@tim - our library system barely exists, in LA
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Frank In Queens:

Hey hey!
  12:21pm
clarke:

fraaaank!!
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McGroovey:

Heya Jack, &allEweKidz
  12:21pm
clarke:

zappnin'??
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Krys O.:

Good afternoon!
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tim from washington:

I believe it, clarke.
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Hoboken Jack:

Hey Krys and Frank!!
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Singles going to 3PM!
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McGroovey:

The sun is out. I have a cat on my chest. I haven't had my coffee yet.
  12:22pm
clarke:

when i was in MA the library system is really great - they would order books you requested, etc.
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Krys O.:

Hi, Jack!
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WoodsOfMaine:

@clarke: You ever read Susan Orlean's The Library Book? The kinda sad story about the LA library system.
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Will thee Sound Guy:

Hi Hoboken Jack!
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tim from washington:

Whoa, efd would be the ultimate skate rink DJ!
  12:23pm
clarke:

not yet, Woods!
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Hoboken Jack:

HP Ken with his 45rpm pants!
  12:24pm
clarke:

@Woods - you still in maine??
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WoodsOfMaine:

@clarke: Yessuh! Permanently.
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TimSF:

@WoodsOf Maine: Yes, sad story about the fire...but great book all around.
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Frank In Queens:

Hi Jack!

@clarke, just got in from work. Home for the rest of the week!
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Handy Haversack:

Hey, Jack!

Bagpipe's bday is Feb 29 -- that way he'll live four times as long. Math is easy!
  12:25pm
clarke:

oh wow!! i was not apprised of this move!! cool.
  12:25pm
clarke:

cool, Frank!!!! missed ya on saturday!!
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Uncle Michael:

Too Many Cooks was my favorite '70s sitcom.

www.youtube.com...
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Yo, Jack!
  12:27pm
clarke:

i'm pretty sure it was all of Rockpile
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Carmichael:

Heya Evan. in and out of Zoom all day. Wow, Henry Gross; hope Casey Kasem doesn't get mad in the afterlife.
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tom from Manchester:

good afternoon EFD. i enjoy your vocal reverb plate
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Krys O.:

Hooray from a Scorpio! 11/21
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LesleyK:

Hi efd and everyone!
  12:28pm
clarke:

mmm...plate...
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tom from Manchester:

hi Unc. Michael, Krys, all.
  12:29pm
clarke:

hello ya'll!!
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G:

Haven't heard this Scorpio since 71...
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Handy Haversack:

Frank, really wish we could make it on Fri., but we have had tix to a show for months now. Missing another friend's band at Otto's the same night!

Hey hey, LesleyK!
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Carmichael:

Loved the movie Scorpio.
  12:29pm
clarke:

gregor!! it's been a WHILE!!
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nycmusicnerd:

Wow, that almost sounds like Bohemian Rhapsody. Or am I hallucinating?
  12:30pm
clarke:

G!!!!!
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Carmichael:

a LOT like BH.
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steveo:

i thought the same nycmn
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Hoboken Jack:

Hey boys, I'm seeing the Dictators tonight!
  12:31pm
clarke:

i'm sure the ref was very intentional.
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tim from washington:

I hear it, nyc.
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Hams:

everybody knows!
  12:31pm
clarke:

and it is hear-lucinating
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efd:

I always thought that if "Love Hurts" by Nazareth could be a big hit then that Dictators song should have been a big hit.
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Frank In Queens:

@clarke, I was down in NC last weekend.

@handy, we had to drop off the bill anyway on account of Matt's arm injury, so you'll just be missing Explorer's Club. I'm probably still heading down there though.
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nycmusicnerd:

I'm always afraid of sounding stupid when I listen to FMU. I'm glad I'm not the only one who hears it. Thanks, y'all & yinz!
  12:32pm
clarke:

nice, Frank - a good time to hit the blue ridge!!
  12:33pm
clarke:

except for the overrun of bikers.
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steveo:

oh this is suzi quatro hmm, wow; the things you miss when you're a kid
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Asheville Jon:

oooh, are we gonna hear John Stewart's "Gold"?
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Will thee Sound Guy:

The organ sounds a bunch like Daniel
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McGroovey:

@nycmusicnerd Why would you sound stupid while listening to WFMU? Do you make funny whooping noises?
  12:34pm
clarke:

and i wasn't saying nice about the arm injury - that sux.
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prof.fuzz:

hey y'all!
in the office. wurk and lurk mode activated
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Handy Haversack:

Ah, Frank -- bad news (and good for me?). Sorry to hear it!

Julie has been opening every ep. of Dark Night of the Soul with Suzi Quatro this year.
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herb.nyc:

Ahhh, my coffee and Rice Krispies treats taste so much better w sEVAN inch singles!
  12:34pm
clarke:

FuZZZZZZ lurks!!!
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Edgar from Maine:

Wow. Had no idea this was SQ. She sounds pretty good when she's not hollering.
  12:35pm
egould:

Suzi Qyachtro.
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tim from washington:

nyc, no need to feel stupid. In fact, half the shows on FMU encourage stupidity.

Similarly, I’d feel sheepish when I’d listen to Sheila B and half the contents of my sandwich would spill on my shirt.
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prof.fuzz:

clarkEEEEEEE burfs!!!
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nycmusicnerd:

McGroovey: I don't recognize about 75-80% of the stuff I hear when I listen to this station. Sometimes I *think* I know something about music, and then I tune in here (not just efd, but FMU in general) and I realize how much I don't know.
  12:36pm
clarke:

baaa!!!
  12:37pm
annette:

dont forget NRBQs
DUMMY
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Frank In Queens:

DUUUUUU CAAAAANNNNNN!!!!
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Hoboken Jack:

Ah, Frank, that's a bummer! Well, I'll be there, anyway.....
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McGroovey:

I'd feel stupid listening to a radio station where I recognized everything. If I only want to hear familiar music, I'll play my own records.
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Edgar from Maine:

There's always someone here who knows about the song NYC. I can't believe how much stuff I learn here.
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Frank In Queens:

@Jack, it happens. What can you do?
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Uncle Michael:

was this single from the album Ramma Damma?
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dale:

hey now. enjoy me some dave mason from time to time. alone together and headkeeper are great albums.
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LesleyK:

Hey Handy! What are you missing on Friday?
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McGroovey:

@nycmusicnerd not knowing a record already isn't stupidity; it's an amazing discovery!
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G:

@clarke 12:30 -- I'm here, but so is the dishwasher repair guy. Here on and off lol
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tom from Manchester:

too much ramma and damma here for my liking
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tim from washington:

Here’s another one for Joe Belock’s Trifecta show!
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Handy Haversack:

Lesley: I *was* going to miss the Elevator Operators playing. Now apparently I'm missing only the Explorers Club.

nycmn: As listener fred so aptly put it, we listen to WFMU to like what we hear, not to hear what we like.
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dale:

glad you're on the mend efd. wife and i had covid at the same time. thank god we stocked up soups and things so we didn't have to go out.
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McGroovey:

And an equally great thing about WFMU is, if you hear a record you've never heard it before, and if you hate it, you'll probably never have to hear it again anyway.
  12:42pm
clarke:

G - you around this week??
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LesleyK:

Gotcha Handy
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tim from washington:

efd hitting the post again!
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WoodsOfMaine:

@McGroovy: That's what my wife thinks in the middle of a Fabio show when he plays something that sounds like a malfunctioning refrigerator compressor.
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Edgar from Maine:

I hear some of the same duds more than once here but at least they're WFMU duds.
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steveo:

just tell her that it's much more interesting than a refrigerator compressor that's working properly
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WoodsOfMaine:

Ha. Good point.
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G:

@ckarke -- yep, wedding in Sewanee was last week, we are out of town for her work (Shreveport) this coming Sun/Mon, then to Los Angeles for me to give a talk late next week. But here in New Orleans till Saturday.
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Uncle Michael:

If I want to hear fridge compressors, I'll listen to Bryce.
  12:45pm
clarke:

check tim out -- learning!!
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McGroovey:

Conversely, the cool thing about a malfunctioning household appliance is that you can record it and send it to Fabio or Bryce, and they'll play it on the radio!
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Will thee Sound Guy:

A pinball in a paint can in a paint can shaker sounds more interesting than a smooth sewing machine
  12:46pm
clarke:

i might be in l.a. later this month, as well.
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Jack McGuire:

Was that the version of Don't Be a Dummy with Gary Numan on vocal, or by Msr Ducann?
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WoodsOfMaine:

What I tell her is "Look, at least it's not Jandek"

P.S. I saw Angel open for Styx back in the day
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tim from washington:

clarke - Hooked On Phonics was money well spent I tell you.
  12:47pm
gnarlz:

thoroughly enjoying this set. i havent heard ANGEL in prob 30 years? 40?
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prof.fuzz:

re: this angel song. i just read an article about orcas extracting and eating the livers of great white sharks.
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McGroovey:

Orcas are jerks!
  12:48pm
Dean:

Angel, Santa Monica Civic, c.'77: a very, very loud band.
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Cubicle Carl:

This Angel single came out about the same time their guitarist Punky Meadows was immortalized by Frank Zappa.
  12:48pm
clarke:

and Young Rascals like you are reading on the school's dime.
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prof.fuzz:

apparently great white livers are full of protein and very tasty
  12:49pm
K:

Sure'd be nice to hear some William Patrice.
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Handy Haversack:

Elgin Marbles (one of Dave Mandl's bands, also with Barba Yiorgi) have a great song about Rodney.
  12:50pm
JetLee:

That Angel tune my be my new favorite cover of all time.
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prof.fuzz:

plot pitch for jaws iv: willy the orca negotiates release from sea world in exchange for keeping the amity beach safe for summertime swimmers...
  12:50pm
clarke:

... and those pesky kids show up - mayhem ensues.
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efd:

@K don't have any, sorry!
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Carmichael:

Kitten Sparkles over on the Sheena Stream play s a lot of Bingenheimer.
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efd:

@JetLee it was the first version of that song I heard, and still my favorite!
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Will thee Sound Guy:

Gotta get back to work, keep funkin onn!!!
  12:52pm
clarke:

will!! l8r duuude!!
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steveo:

i think i remember this, and if i do, i probably have not heard it for 44 years
  12:52pm
K:

Great show as usual!!!
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prof.fuzz:

@clarke: the kids unmask the shark and it's really old man zuck from the social media company trying to monetize the beach...
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prof.fuzz:

sweet dreams will
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prof.fuzz:

OK. who has "5.7.0.5." as their PIN number?
  12:53pm
clarke:

and flipper saves the day, - not the band.
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Brian C.:

Must be 40 years since I've heard 5705. I can picture little clock radio, tuned into WPHD 103.3
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Handy Haversack:

PIN *number*? Oh, prof.fuzz.
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efd:

that was a segue that no music scheduling software would ever allow
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tim from washington:

Who told you, prof?
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Jack McGuire:

Woo. Brian P!
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G:

@clarke: I was figuring LA would work out eventually. The associated problem resolved itself, I guess!
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Uncle Michael:

You have Pinball on a 45? I have never been more envious.
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nycmusicnerd:

The beauty of free form radio!
  12:54pm
clarke:

city boy.
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Figgsrock:

@EFD--I'm not so sure. I have heard some crazier segues of late on a couple of the SXM channels.
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McGroovey:

I think Flipper-the-band is actually capable of saving the day, though.
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prof.fuzz:

it's an unforgettable number. i'm sure there are tons of "8675309" PINs out there.
  12:55pm
clarke:

@G - it appears that the climate has cleared.
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Carmichael:

My wife just this morning told me she hates "that Phaedra song". I told her she cannot hate Lee Hazlewood.
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G:

Got it lol
  12:55pm
tgrace55:

Never heard this song before, I dig it
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prof.fuzz:

@McG: agreed
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TimSF:

@tim from Wa: I regret not buying the "Hooked On Phonics werked for me" Tee shirt at St. Vincents in Port Orchard long time ago...
  12:56pm
clarke:

who told you FuZZ??
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Carmichael:

I bet no one on earth has a OU812 pin code.
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dday:

At this point in this set, Flipper the Dolphin can save the day
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Roberto:

My favorite Brian Protheroe song is the one with "sit your butt on a coconut."
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Hopey Sockmonkey:

I'm late! Hello efd and All. Loving these singles!
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WoodsOfMaine:

For a time my network pw was 12345678. Don't judge.
  12:57pm
zigzagorange:

My fave Protheroe- Changing My Tune
  12:57pm
clarke:

judging!!
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luka:

that prog show threw me for a loop because wasn't something else on the sched?
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luka:

(don't get me wrong, i love it)
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G:

@luka: Nothing can halt the power of prog lol
  12:59pm
FletcherNYC:

Damn. I missed Punky Meadows.
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prof.fuzz:

Lulu!
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Handy Haversack:

luka, yes, Dust on the Decks, a great folk song, field recordings type of show. DJ had family issues, though, and had to step away.
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McGroovey:

Was there ever an I81B4U pin?
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tim from washington:

TimSF - perfect in many ways!
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vinylmonkee:

Whoah... Nicko McBrain was a drummer for Stretch in the late 70s
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Handy Haversack:

But I have to say that Dave Mandl as Virgil in this Progaeneid is pretty damn great.
  1:03pm
K:

There's a great movie soundtrack here in this playlist. Any movie at all. Could be static shot of jello in a dish.
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luka:

@Handy oof, i was afraid a DJ might have had to drop like that. hope everything's OK.
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efd:

if I had "More More More" with me i'd have played it after that Stretch song. But I don't, for better or worse.
  1:04pm
clarke:

Handy - did Bagpipe get a lot of candy trick or treating??
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McGroovey:

I hope Dave M will do a show where he plays just 2 or 3 sidelong songs.
  1:04pm
clarke:

LRB
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tgrace55:

Haaaang on, help is on its way!
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luka:

Nicko is 70, hoping Maiden tours a little more. i missed the east coast awing last week. :(
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Carmichael:

Oh yeah, my wife is *begging* me to get Air Supply tix. Don't know how I feel about that ...
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McGroovey:

@Carmichael I suppose it depends on how much you like your wife. Me, I'd just say yes.
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Handy Haversack:

Apparently the Seattle show was great on this tour, luka.

clarke, he ate so much freaking pumpkin on carving night. Could have carved his poops and stuck a candle in *them*!
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Jack McGuire:

Was hoping for a Stretch to Andrea True segue for cowbell heavan. Not today.
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TimSF:

Carm...saying goes something like "happy wife, happy life?"
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Polyus:

I kinda forget LRB was all over the radio for a long time back then. For some reason they always seemed like an unlikely band to get that big.
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luka:

@Handy the setlist looked like three songs off Senjutsu and then all the usual hits. i'm really wanting one last "classics" tour with some deep cuts from 80-88.
  1:08pm
clarke:

ha ha ha HAndy!!
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Jack McGuire:

Heaven. Hail Satan.
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WoodsOfMaine:

Ah, the 1970's dual guitar solo thing....
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luka:

YES
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Carmichael:

YES!!!!
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Figgsrock:

@Carmichael--I saw Air Supply pre-pandemic, tagging along with two friends of mine that were HUGE fans. I figured it would be worthy a laugh, but you know what? They were excellent. Both those guys can still hit those high notes and the band of young players they had definitely gave those ballads a little more kick.
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Carmichael:

OK, you guys convinced me. Thanks, I guess ... 😤
  1:12pm
K:

OK YOU READ MY MIND! So glad you included This!
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Carmichael:

New Boots and Panties!
  1:13pm
K:

So WBCN 1977. It's a time shift of the most amazing kind.
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efd:

@K WBCN + WBZ (FM and AM) + JB-105, the top 40 station out of Providence. That's pretty much it.
  1:14pm
Pete:

hah i got in trouble in 5th grade for singing sex and drugs and rock and roll
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efd:

a sprinkle of WVBF for good measure
  1:14pm
Frank Zaatar:

If only Ian Dury got a check every time a journalist used that phrase...
  1:15pm
prudy:

hello all...I believe Tavares was from Fall River...
  1:15pm
K:

YOU HAVE NAILED IT. Suzy Quatro, Dave Mason, Ian Drury. I smell a movie.
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WoodsOfMaine:

Was Laquidera at BCN in 77? I didn't move into listening range until 1984,
  1:16pm
Susan See:

A really forgotten tune but I welcome it!! Wham Bam!
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efd:

@prudy Ah, thanks! So Angel really are the pride of New Bedford!
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Thin Slice:

The very first "grown up" record I ever owned was the 7" of Hamilton Frank & Reynold's Don't Pull Your Love.
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Figgsrock:

One of the best one hit wonders of 1976. Haven't heard this in so long.
  1:17pm
clarke:

noo beffaaah!!
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Fuzzy:

I forgot about WVBF, like everyone has forgotten about WCOZ.
  1:17pm
Kat in Chicago:

CRAP I missed “Pinball” when I was in a meeting? I love “Pinball.”
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Frank In Queens:

Yeah!
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Handy Haversack:

I think efd nailed the post three times in that one!
  1:18pm
clarke:

geaux saints!!
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efd:

@Kat I was looking for you!
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B R M:

@Thin Slice We can only hope for a small dose of some Dennis Lambert magic....
  1:18pm
JetBoy of Astoria:

Good day Mr Funk and all! Way to bring on the Saints!
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tim from washington:

I love the Saints!
  1:19pm
clarke:

we're playin' the ravens this week, tim!
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B R M:

The Rocket From The Crypt show at Frantic City re-established my love for horns in guitar driven post-punk rock and roll.
  1:20pm
clarke:

(see what i did there?)
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Carmichael:

Horn rock.
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tim from washington:

I’m glad you appreciate my support, clarke.
  1:22pm
JetBoy of Astoria:

@B R M - that RFTC set was excellent, I agree.
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Roberto:

I'm reporting this Monks track to HR.
  1:23pm
clarke:

@tim - always, pal!!
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Handy Haversack:

Shouldn't monks be beyond that sort of thing?
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Krys O.:

YES! Loved this Matchbox back then. It's been a long time since I heard it.
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Roberto:

If I'm not wrong, WFMU's HR dept consists of a single screaming goat.
  1:24pm
Andres:

Good afternoon. The Monks! Much loved in Canada!
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Carmichael:

The director of FMU HR is the talking egg.
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Roberto:

Well, it could be a married screaming goat, what do I know.
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DjLorraine:

Omg i love you commentors and EFringeD
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Figgsrock:

YESSSSSSSSS
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Hopey Sockmonkey:

Oh dang, Bad Blood! Great choice.
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efd:

@Krys I need to put that with my WNYU-era records!
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Thin Slice:

Whatever became of this back up singer?
  1:27pm
FletcherNYC:

Is that Elton on backup vocals?
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Alvy Singer:

Elton John on backing vocals??
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Krys O.:

LOL!!! This Sedaka now makes me think of Eugene Levy's spot-on imitation of Neil.
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Krys O.:

@Alvy: Elton's label too.
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efd:

@Thin Slice I think he finally hung it up this year. Gave it a good run though.
  1:28pm
clarke:

reg
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Carmichael:

Didn't Neil Sedaka get blowed up real good??
  1:28pm
clarke:

also: ian anderson on flute (just kidding).
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Krys O.:

The 'Loaf!
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RevWaldo:

Remeber Neil Sedaka appearing on Wonderama,singing this song with his son(?) singing the response. The kid was terrible.
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Carmichael:

Jerry Corbetta, baby.
  1:29pm
clarke:

don kirshner called, he wants his phone back
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Uncle Michael:

we got some points, some lousy joints, and all the glitter we can use
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Krys O.:

I definitely recall the 'Sedaka is Back' trend.
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Alvy Singer:

@efd--Any chance Bob Welch is gonna appear in today's set?
  1:30pm
clarke:

hot love, cold world
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Hopey Sockmonkey:

These two songs just made me feel like I'm in junior high again.
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₮ⱧⱤɆɆ₥ØØ₦₴ 🌛🌝🌜:

This entire set takes me back to listening to the radio while in the back seat of my folks' car as a wee one...especially that Little River Band and Neil Sedaka.....
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efd:

@Alvy oh man, I don't think I grabbed any Bob Welch this time!
  1:31pm
K:

Modern Lovers - Government Center.
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ledzeppelinsucks:

Drugs were invented to make this stuff sound good.
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McGroovey:

Re: The Monks:

Ford later commented in Mojo magazine that "it was a bit of a problem when it was a hit."
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Frank In Queens:

The Loaf!
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Carmichael:

I remember my dad's "company car" had an FM dial. He said it was for "eggheads" ...
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steveo:

this one really makes me wonder
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Figgsrock:

Thought for a second this was going to be "Stairway to Gilligan's Island."
  1:33pm
clarke:

hey Frank - see any movies on your trip??
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McGroovey:

You are right about that, EFD.
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Frank In Queens:

@clarke, none while I was away. But managed to watch Son Of Frankenstein and Diary Of A Madman on Monday when I got back.
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ledzeppelinsucks:

KJR and KING in Seattle used to play this stuff.
  1:35pm
clarke:

not seen either!!
  1:35pm
Tinley Park Randy:

WCFL and WLS in Chicago too
  1:36pm
clarke:

do kids trick or treat in Queens?? did u get any t'n't'r's??
  1:36pm
Andres:

Perfectly timed talk over!
  1:37pm
Dave M:

Holy cow, I haven't heard that Little River Band song in centuries.
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DjLorraine:

Sharing is caring
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Frank In Queens:

@clarke, I got in around 9, but Christina said it was pretty dead. We seem to have an alternating schedule where one year is dead and the next year is crazy. Makes buying the right amount of candy to hand out a bit of a challenge.
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Thin Slice:

This song was not played on Houston radio. Or not on any station I was listening to in the 70s.
  1:38pm
clarke:

yeah, i didn't get any candy for the first year EVER, and no one showed, either.
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Frank In Queens:

@clarke, Son of is the 3rd installment of Frankenstein. Mel Brooks took A LOT from this one for Young Frankenstein. Diary is Vincent Price losing his mind, which is always a treat.
  1:39pm
JetBoy of Astoria:

Funny was just thinking of “oh well” yesterday when trying not to think of work
  1:39pm
JetLee:

@ Frank In Queens, Son of Frankenstein is so perfectly atmospheric!
  1:40pm
clarke:

another vince flick - niiiice!! yer on a kick!
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prof.fuzz:

candy beggars were plentiful in our neighborhood. they cleaned us out early in the evening. or so i'm told. i had to teach until 10 on monday night...
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Carmichael:

Bob Welch territory, anyway
  1:40pm
clarke:

glad to hear that, FuZZZZZZ
  1:41pm
sweir:

this is a great show! thank you! Rockets!!
  1:41pm
clarke:

@frank - my favorite vincent price: His Kind Of Woman, if you haven't yet seen it.
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efd:

good point, Carmichael - Bob Welch adjacent for sure. I think I played "Hot Love..." last year, trying to mix it up a bit this year
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Asheville Jon:

that was way better than the fleetwood mac version
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Handy Haversack:

K8 had to chase some people down on the sidewalk to give them some candy. Kids around us just go to the stores on the main street. I thought about dressing up and seeing if I could run any sort of con on the liquor store, but it seemed like a lot of work.
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prof.fuzz:

@clarkEEEEE: glad that i not only had to teach late, and that there was no candy left for me when i got home?
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clarke:

strong disagree jon.
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HyperDose:

Was talking to my Uber driver yesterday and he also noticed kids don't go out for Halloween anymore. It was pretty much a ghost town around here.
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clarke:

as opposed to the con you run on the liquor store, daily??
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B R M:

I used to live right by 5th Ave and 3rd st in Park Slope, Brooklyn, which is the terminus of the Brooklyn Halloween Parade, and I would go through $250 Halloween candy in about 15 minutes. We moved south in the Slope in 2020 and now, maybe $60 worth all night? Location is all!
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K:

Grew up on 'BCN too. The sound was the only alternative around. Freed our minds. WBZ - AM was pop too but not quite as smart. Terrific show.
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Handy Haversack:

I mean, this one would have involved a costume.
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Asheville Jon:

my kids went to several houses that the people were so happy to see people show up that they literally dumped their candy bowls into my kids' bags.
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tim from washington:

My 6 year old daughter asked about MJ last week. Now she’s a full on MJ fan. Jackson 5 in the car and Thriller on the record player at home.
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Frank Zaatar:

Way to drain the humor and subtlety out of a perfectly good Peter Green song. Oh well, great show anyway @efd.
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HyperDose:

I guess kids can look up online where all the good candy spots are now
  1:45pm
clarke:

new orleans has a kid's crawl that is pretty popular
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efd:

@K thanks, I appreciate that!
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TimSF:

@HyperDose: funny. those houses that give little packets of baby carrots...well, not many trick or treaters.
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clarke:

orange food!!
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Carmichael:

I watched soccer mom vans pull up on my street, and kids jumping out and running everywhere. Definitely pre-meditated.
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Frank In Queens:

@JetLee, I hadn't seen it before. It gets shortshafted, I think, because it's not quite as good as the original or Bride. But it was a thoroughly enjoyable monster movie. Lugosi is great in it as well!
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Handy Haversack:

Seemed like the crazy rumor was that people were putting fentanyl in candy? I ask you: who has ever had enough drugs to just give them away to strangers?
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Frank In Queens:

@clarke, haven't seen that one. Will add it to the list!
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efd:

speaking of crazy rumors....
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Frank In Queens:

Oh shit, The Beatles!
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clarke:

ha ha ha ha
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WoodsOfMaine:

Oh Well: Joe Jackson did a great version of it on the Laughter & Lust tour -> www.youtube.com...
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Carmichael:

The Canadian Beatles.
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Frank In Queens:

@Handy, not to mention that kids are notoriously short on funds. You gotta buy them everything! What kind of drug dealer wants to attract customers who can't pay?!
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KevinfromBayRidge:

Macca Lurks here!
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efd:

that snare/handclap part is one of my favorite bits of recorded music ever
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observer:

Big time. Had to double check the track listing.
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clarke:

this show makes me want a fresca!!
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HyperDose:

@TimSF I'd rather go to a house that gives out king sized carrots. Heck, give me a bag!
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Rick from SC:

I am of that age.
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Handy Haversack:

For reals, Frank. It's like the crazy rumor industry doesn't even *get* capitalism.
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clarke:

funny carrots are my 'new' treat as well
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McGroovey:

I♥️Klaatu
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Handy Haversack:

Alice Cooper! We're not worthy!
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tim from washington:

This year we were invited to trick or treat in an affluent neighborhood where my partner’s friend lives. There were a number of houses with a basket of Candy and a sign that said to take just one piece and that you were on camera. Compare that to last year we went trick or treating in our not so affluent neighborhood and the kids were given handfuls of candy. Damn fat cats!
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Kat in Chicago:

This is Alice Cooper??
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tom from Manchester:

fun stuff today
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McGroovey:

Maurice Escargot
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efd:

@Kat it is!
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clarke:

well, at least they left something. and the baskets were still there, when you got there. they wouldn't be here.
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tim from washington:

I just listened to Muscle Of Love right before I turned on efd!
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Handy Haversack:

(I seem to be the only one who remembers Wayne's World, but I don't care. I'm going to keep saying that when AC is played on WFMU as long as there's breath in my body!)

(Party on, everyone. Party on forever!)
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TimSF:

@Hyperdose and clarke: hate to break it to you but "baby carrots" are just big carrots whittled down to look like baby carrots. Imposters.
  1:54pm
clarke:

holy muscle of love!
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Frank In Queens:

@Kat, this is what happens when you let Bob Ezrin run wild in the late 70s.
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clarke:

say it ain't so, TimSF!!
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HyperDose:

But that chlorinated water they're bathed in is addicting, Tim!
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ike-o:

@handy if you label me, you negate me
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Uncle Michael:

Did Alice lose a bet?
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clarke:

a golf bet.
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Thin Slice:

Is this from a star is born?
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Uncle Michael:

This is a Star Is Born track? Kris was portraying a character...other than Kris....
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tim from washington:

Uncle Michael - I think there was lots of alcohol involved. Literally.
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steveo:

just saw a tuftie out back!
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Uncle Michael:

Had no idea this was a single!
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efd:

yes, from A Star Is Born
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Carmichael:

Ha ha, Kristofferson ROCKS?! Makes no sense. He's more a gnarled country western semi-sober haggard.
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₮ⱧⱤɆɆ₥ØØ₦₴ 🌛🌝🌜:

Ugh gotta hop on a meeting, hope to be back soon.
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Kat in Chicago:

@Frank in Queens - plausible explanation
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Handy Haversack:

Exactly, ike-o.
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efd:

re the Coop, that song was on the same album as "You And Me," a pretty big soft rock IIRC
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tom from Manchester:

you've heard of Kris Kristofferson? well i'm Piss Pissedofferson
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Thin Slice:

That movie has the worst audience foley ever recorded
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Rich in Washington:

sorta enjoying listening to Alice Cooper's lost era records now.
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Uncle Michael:

Only Ears Bleed
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Carmichael:

@Handy, I saw Wayne & Garth in the crowd at the Browns/Bengals Halloween game.
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tim from washington:

Flush The Fashion, Rich!
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WoodsOfMaine:

The Watch Closely Now scene is all I remember from that movie. Might be time to revisit.
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Handy Haversack:

I wonder if they took in an NHL game, too, Carmichael.
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Frank In Queens:

@Handy, there were at last night's loss to the Isles ;)
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Uncle Michael:

When efd plays a single I didn't know existed, it doesn't have to be good to be fascinating.
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efd:

I admit I play this almost every year (maybe actually every year?) because I love to do the station ID over the intro
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clarke:

are the Isles improved this season, Frank?
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Uncle Michael:

the burnette cousins!
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Handy Haversack:

You deserve the treat, efd! Sounded great!
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Figgsrock:

I thought "Tired" was a 1980 song? or did it just take that long to become a Top 40 hit?
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Roberto:

towin' the lion
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clarke:

how can toein' be that tiring??
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Carmichael:

Wow, I sadly remember this song ...
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efd:

@Figgsrock the record says 1979. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
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steveo:

this isn't gary u.s. bonds? oh, the sands of time
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tim from washington:

efd - have Tommy James drag the line after this song since Rocky is tired of toeing’ the line.
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Carmichael:

"Toe the line" meets ready to fight. he's tired of fighting.
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Frank In Queens:

@clarke, seemingly, but it's still too early to know for sure. But they're 6-4 to start November, so I'll take it!
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clarke:

i don't think so.
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Carmichael:

*means
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efd:

@tim I had a different line in mind
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Uncle Michael:

Carmichael, Rocky's dad boxed, yes?
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tom from Manchester:

which line is it in "Hold the Line"
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Carmichael:

No idea, UM.
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Hopey Sockmonkey:

This Heatwave is such a jam.
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Figgsrock:

@EFD--I have done some research and it came out in the U.K. first in 1979, so that works for me!
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clarke:

yes, it is early Frank - just didn't know if there was marked improvement.
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Handy Haversack:

Freaks and Geeks alert!
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Uncle Michael:

Both Johnny and Dorsey Burnette were boxers and musicians. (Rocky and Billy's dads).
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tim from washington:

Much better choice, efd!
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Uncle Michael:

this segues nicely into Boogie Nights...just sayin'.
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TimSF:

@Handy: great show
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clarke:

roto-toms unite!!
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Rich in Washington:

yeah, this whole show is conjuring up tons of memories of listening to late 70s rock radio.
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Hoboken Jack:

Toe the line means to follow the rules, accept authority. The single was recorded in 79 and released in May 1980. Rocky's dad was singer Johnny Burnette.
  2:08pm
Kat in Chicago:

Groove Line is a single I definitely had, still might?
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clarke:

i think it just means putting one's toe on a piece of rope.
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clarke:

1980 is part of the seventies, anyhoo!!
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Carmichael:

"The scratch was the line marked across the ring in early 'toe-to-toe' boxing bouts. Anyone man enough to enter into such a contest was 'up to scratch' (see also: start from scratch). This version of the phrase was known in the USA by the early 19th century, for example, this piece from the Gettysburg newspaper The Peoples Press, from October 1835, in which the public was invited to put up or shut up in a wager about an election:

Come gentlemen "toe the scratch" or hereafter forever hold your peace."
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Uncle Michael:

"hold your piece" PEDANTRY!
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Kat in Chicago:

I don’t remember “You and Me.” Which is probably good.
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clarke:

i think dog WAS a donut!!
  2:12pm
johnk77:

excellent show today
lrb was great live in 1979
in non-wfmu news
amazon music entire library now included
for prime members
https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/1/23433585/amazon-music-prime-subscribers-library-songs-podcasts
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McGroovey:

My wife is a big Cat Stevens fan, but I don't think she has this record
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efd:

did not notice there was a thin crack (line?) in this record, sorry about that!
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WoodsOfMaine:

During a promo for the show Medium Rare on the local community station here WERU, she has this song playing and mentions its by Cat Stevens. "Yes, _that_ Cat Stevens."
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TimSF:

ever had a Goo Goo Cluster? good candy.
  2:15pm
clarke:

better than 'baby' carrots!
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Carmichael:

I get some Airplane/Starship vibe from this song.
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listener james from westwood:

Whomst among us hasn't picked up the odd crackle and pop since the 1970s? (Mostly in my knees.)
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TimSF:

clarke: yes. Southern confection. somebody says it stands for Grand Ole Opry?
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WoodsOfMaine:

@listener james from westwood: add "snap" to that as well
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clarke:

i know that tune!!! (more sean penn)
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Thin Slice:

Think these guys listened to Thin Lizzy?
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Carmichael:

Jim Capaldi had a cafe?!
  2:23pm
Danny in Poughkeepsie:

Thanks efd Deaf School!!!
  2:23pm
clarke:

they called it capaldi's.
  2:24pm
clarke:

andy pratt!!
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efd:

Andy Pratt's own version of this is also very good, but I don't have it as a single
  2:25pm
clarke:

i've got that, somewhere...
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Kat in Chicago:

I like Pratt’s better but this is good too
  2:26pm
artbrau:

So it’s a single but you don’t have the 45 it doesn’t count? Just trying to understand the rules.
  2:26pm
clarke:

isn't russ ballard on this?? think so.
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Susan See:

I second Pratt’s version. The original.
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tim from washington:

I’ve got to split. Thanks efd! Super fun show today!
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efd:

@artbrau I'm only playing actual 7" records
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efd:

weirdly I think I have the Pratt version as a 12"... ??
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clarke:

tim-o!! later man!
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efd:

keeping the piano-centric singles going
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efd:

thanks tim!
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Figgsrock:

Oh, I bet there are a couple of dramatic edits in the 7" version of this Al Stewart.
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Roberto:

In my household. every year is the Year of the Cat.
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clarke:

damn, i love this song - and the live performance for television is exquisite.
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listener james from westwood:

Adore this Stewart!
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Carmichael:

Al Stewart, very cool. Was this around the time he was backed by Shot in the Dark?
  2:30pm
clarke:

i think some of the guys from Shot In The Dark are on that tv performance.
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efd:

shockingly (to me) I've never played this on Singles Going Seventies before!
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clarke:

i'm a big fan of the string arrangement on this!
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Hughie Considine:

One of the great fancy-pants guitar solos of an era that loved its fancy-pants solos!
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Jack McGuire:

Alan Parsons production.
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JetBoy of Astoria:

@Roberto - right on! Actually it was National Cat Day a few days ago
  2:32pm
clarke:

hello hugh!
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Carmichael:

Peter White and Tim Renwick were on guitars here.
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johnk77:

the al stewart single went to #4pop us
very well-regarded within the 1976
california entertainment industry
  2:32pm
clarke:

and good work, that!
  2:32pm
kptcal:

Just reading 'Twentieth Century Boy" by Duncan Hannah; a diary of a very specific experience of music and art in NYC in the 70s. Not much cross-over from the music he talks about.
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ledzeppelinsucks:

Should have skipped the sax solo.
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WoodsOfMaine:

Dregs!!!!
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Carmichael:

I was guessing Mel Collins on sax, but it was actually Phil Kenzie.
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Uncle Michael:

Is it ok that I used love the album this Dregs track is from?
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Hughie Considine:

hey Clarke! Huge fan of Year of the Cat. Always brings me back. I actually have the Mobile Fidelity Lab edition. Does it sound sumptuous? Yes it does.
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clarke:

i was dubious about that sax, but kenzie NAILS it live!!
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Carmichael:

I saw Stewart about 10 times. Once, he opened with an acoustic version of Arnold Layne.
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Hughie Considine:

I think the sax solo is warranted in this case - it's so embedded in the arrangement.
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WoodsOfMaine:

@Uncle Michael: I listened to both that and Night of the Living Dregs many, many, many times...!
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clarke:

ATL - handy!! ha ha ha.
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ledzeppelinsucks:

A not flexible record story. A college football coach tried to get his team fired up by waving a record of the opponents fight song. He screamed we are going to destroy them then tried to destroy the record and it wouldn't break. He was banging it, prying it on lockers, between the toilet seat, jumping on it and his moment was ruined by the sturdy vinyl.
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clarke:

i saw al stewart once, and it was just he and alun davies on acoustics. neat show, tho.
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Stephen from Glasgow:

Take It Off The Top was the theme to The Friday Rock Show on BBC Radio 1 when I was a youngster.
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Handy Haversack:

What happened? I had stepped away (stupid work). Are we going to Atlanta?
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clarke:

EFD was playin' some Dixie Dregs, ha ha ha.
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Hughie Considine:

OMG. The Tymes! EFD, you just lifted me higher!
  2:40pm
clarke:

also have this single - b-side, i believe is the dub version??
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Krys O.:

Yay! Dooby-dooby-dooby....
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Handy Haversack:

I grew up with lots of Dixie dregs around ...
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Hughie Considine:

Yes suh!
  2:41pm
morphe':

"1976 "
12th February The Sex Pistols open for Eddie & the Hot Rods at the Marquee. It's the band's first public London date. Under a headline, "Don't look over your shoulder but the Sex Pistols are coming",

http://www.rockmine.com/Pistols/SexDates.html
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clarke:

i believe that.
they were godawful.
  2:42pm
clarke:

yesss!!!
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Krys O.:

Steve J. Morse (born July 28, 1954) is an American guitarist, best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the lead guitarist of Deep Purple from 1994 to 2022. Morse has also enjoyed a successful solo career and was briefly a member of the group Kansas in the mid-1980s. Most recently, Morse became a member of the supergroup Flying Colors.[2]
  2:43pm
clarke:

quite the find, here!!
  2:45pm
clarke:

they sure didn't know anything!!
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Roberto:

I'm not big on KISS, but this shreds.
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Imgur:

Oh man, this bass line!
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Cubicle Carl:

Kiss and Angel in one show. Give me back my teenage bedroom, EFD!
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Figgsrock:

I think this was one of the KISS songs that Wurster put on a mix called "You Wanted the Best...But You Got KISS" that he gave us after staying at his house while on tour.
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clarke:

and an assortment of shasta soft-drinks!!
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Carmichael:

I learned about the Dixie Dregs (and many other bands) when I left my sheltered life for the military. never knew any of these bands existed; kinda like finding FMU 30 years ago.
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slocker:

Yeah disco KISS is such a disaster on paper, but it's SO undeniable.
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Faux Jean:

O Kiss!
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Daybreak, just Daybreak:

Never been a KISS fan, but this caught my ears!
Hell yes!!!
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McGroovey:

This Kiss song sounds good to me now, but it sure wasn't what teenage-me (a big Kiss fan a few years earlier) wanted to hear in 1979.
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Karl Ward:

EFD rollin hard
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₮ⱧⱤɆɆ₥ØØ₦₴ 🌛🌝🌜:

Aaah, crap, missed KISS during my meeting...gah.
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Roberto:

See my comment above, Daybreak!
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Krys O.:

Golly, was just looking up Gary Valentine's literary career writing about the occult and fascism.

en.wikipedia.org...
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Alvy Singer:

Paul Stanley has been known to teach lead rhythm guitar classes out in LA.
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WoodsOfMaine:

I still have a couple of the Kiss Army sponges dropped from the ceiling at a show on the Dynasty tour in Cleveland.
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Carmichael:

Some Utopia would fit in real good here ...
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Traie:

Best KISS track hands down
  2:49pm
johnk77:

thanks again selecter
keeping w/1976 live shows
ramones first tour of california
august 1976
first gig in northern california
savoy tivoli sf
w/duck's breath mystery theatre
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nycmusicnerd:

If it ain't Stiff, it ain't worth a...
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clarke:

fuck.
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Carmichael:

Here you go, johnk: brokeassstuart.com...
  2:52pm
clarke:

omg!!
  2:52pm
johnk77:

@carmichael awesome thanx
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WoodsOfMaine:

I had this Pablo Cruise thing on 8-track
  2:53pm
johnk77:

most bands played in the back
  2:53pm
clarke:

pablo honey.
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Carmichael:

Oh good Lord, Pablo Cruise. They were the quintessential SoCal band of the 70s. They played every beach and festival for about 10 years, until everyone got tired of them.
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Handy Haversack:

Thanks, efd! We went all singly together!

Later on, pals.
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Cubicle Carl:

@WoodOfMaine I left my 8-track on my yacht.
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Hughie Considine:

When I close my eyes I see Hawaiian shirt patterns.
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efd:

don't forget, Lulu Lewis live set next week, plus a chat with Vic Martin from Rexy about the late Rex Nayman
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Carmichael:

Cory Lerios is probably still out there playing this song.
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clarke:

seek a licensed practitioner!!
  2:55pm
JetLee:

Fun show EFD! Especially that Angel track!
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radioronan:

Thanks Evan! Cheers y'all!
  2:55pm
johnk77:

bud cockrell rip
probably the most soulful cruiser
  2:56pm
clarke:

thanks EFD --- a brain blast!!
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Uncle Michael:

Thanks, EFD!
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Thin Slice:

Thanks efd! You've made me happy.
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Hopey Sockmonkey:

This song always reminds me of the Groovy Ghoulies cartoon
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Figgsrock:

Thanks EFD!
  2:56pm
JetLee:

OMG! Haven't heard this Daddy Dewdrop tune since it was a hit!
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Kat in Chicago:

*groans*
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nycmusicnerd:

Thanks efd!!
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Nick Vivid:

thanks evan - great set!
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Jack McGuire:

Greet! Show.
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Stephen from Glasgow:

Thanks efd. Really enjoyed this.
  2:57pm
Kat in Chicago:

Thanks Evan! Except for this one maybe…
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Alvy Singer:

The chorus of A Place In The Sun sounds a bit like Grand Funk Railroad Closer To Home.
  2:57pm
clarke:

i DO love it!!
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SeaCreature:

This one’s in my super hits of ‘71 fake book
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Hopey Sockmonkey:

Thanks for the memories and tunes, efd!
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Krys O.:

Thanks, efd!
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BLCKDGRD:

Chicka boom! Never heard this before, it's my New most hated song ever! laugh.

Great show, thanks!
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listener james from westwood:

Best part of a later '70s show this year is a sooner '70s show next year! Thanks, efd!
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Hopey Sockmonkey:

Oh, this Ronnie Montrose single was a big hit in the bay area.
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Roberto:

Great freakin' show, efd! Chow!
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vinylmonkee:

Super 70s Show, thanks EFD!
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luka:

gdi i missed “year of the cat”!!
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morphe':

Thanks efd and all !!!!
  2:59pm
clarke:

one of one hundred seconds
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DjLorraine:

Thanks EFD for helping me feel young, hip, confused, starry eyed and full of hope. You rock.
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brycepunk1:

As always, thank you for the fantastic set. :)
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₮ⱧⱤɆɆ₥ØØ₦₴ 🌛🌝🌜:

Thank you!
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Hopey Sockmonkey:

A bit of "proto-yacht"
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UncleMarty:

Thanx EFD
  3:01pm
clarke:

thnx!
  3:01pm
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Thank you efd, great show!!!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

~ TY Always DJ efd ~
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