Flipping Hippo: Ken's show

Listener comments!

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6:05am Ken:

Morning folks. Hug?

6:28am Jack Tourette:

Hug? Looks more like dry-humping.

7:35am cory:

i'm fine with both

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7:39am Ken From Hyde Park:

Off to work I go. Hoping the car doesn't freeze up! 4 F here this morning.

7:54am Robert:

Can we assume 2014 & earlier archives have been removed to an archive page?

8:03am Dan B From Upstate:

Robert, below the playlists, there is a list of years going all the way back to 1996. Click on a year to see that year's playlists. //

Started the car at -5 this morning. Some people coming from up north said it was about -20 this morning.

8:05am Jack:

@Dan B. - where's upstate? I'm in southern Orange county, and it is too cold.

8:06am Robert:

Thanks, Dan B. I'm working from home. Haven't been concerned with cold winter starts since last car gave up 6 yrs. ago.

8:10am Dan B From Upstate:

The Utica area, Jack. "Up north" is Old Forge.

8:32am listener james from westwood:

Ken, I dreamed last night I attended a pre-Marathon all-DJ meeting. You were especially emphatic about on-air swearing and keeping up w/ the station cleaning schedule. I'm guessing at least part of this is from having seen Sex & Broadcasting!

8:34am groucho:

Morning. I just bought tickets for Sleaford Mods in York because of you. 75 miles away. I'll have to sleep in the car. it'll be cold. I can't wait!

8:34am groucho:

:( I wanna see Sex & Broadcasting

8:37am listener james from westwood:

I can quote one part of it:
Ken: "Goddammit."

8:38am listener james from westwood:

(And it really was an eye opener on how the musical sausage is made. Do get a look when chance affords a viewing.)

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8:40am Ken:

We got a new record from one of my favorite bands of all time and it's actually really good!

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8:41am Ken:

Sex and Broadcasting is coming to San Francisco in Feb, and Birmingham UK in March.

8:45am Marcel M:

Wow.. that Chris Christie is delightfully disturbing. Morning Ken and all.

8:46am Dan B From Upstate:

I'll get to see it eventually, as long as the kickstarter backing level that I pledged for a DVD copy of the film will still be able to go through. Sometimes the people who run those projects have a hard time getting those pledge level rewards out. I'm optomistic, though.

8:47am Marcel M:

@Dan B: My parents way upstate reported -15... oy.

8:48am cory:

hey all, about halfway through a really neat interview with Henry Rollins via You Made It Weird w/ Pete Holmes

8:49am adrian in mpls:

morning!!

8:52am common:

hippo! hey ken and all!

8:53am SeanG:

Yo people

8:55am groucho:

192 miles to Birmingham... If I donate the petrol money to the station instead can you send me a cheeky pirated copy? Maybe I should just wait.

8:57am Asheville Jon:

good morning one and all

9:02am pierre:

would Sex and Broadcasting come to Paris (France) also ?
Or should I see if people here would be interested in programming it ?

9:03am paula pc:

unbelievable

9:04am pierre:

ah, and, sorry; Bonjour Ken and everyone!

9:05am F‰F‰ (:

Good morning, Ken and good people!

9:09am jan:

i'm listening on line. Is the Funkadelic song FCC approved or is there a 7 second delay for the FM broadcast?

9:09am MD:

Je Suis WFMU...

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9:13am Ken:

FCC approved Jan. It was "funk" not fuck. So sayeth I.

9:13am Marcel |\/|:

Funk fuck

9:14am F‰F‰ (:

SCHLAAAAAAAAAMMPEITZIGER!!!!

9:15am jan:

Then it is I with the dirty mind. Great track any way.

9:17am probablyjohn:

I guess he must've been saying "show my Rick Medusa" as well? Dang, I'm gonna be saying schlammpeitziger to myself all day now.

9:17am Snortley:

Nice new pic on the home page. Chris T. looking like a serial killer.

9:18am Snortley:

Of course, that look was all the rage back then.

9:19am paula pc:

Thanks for R Wyatt always Ken...

9:19am SeanG:

eno is all over this song

9:19am pierre:

i'm afraid my wfmu comment window will crash because of the gifs, but i still like it, it's like pistachios. This much can't be good but still is…

9:20am adrian in mpls:

oh, i love this Wyatt song soooo much

9:21am Michael:

Last months Uncut had a story with Wyatt where he more or less says he's done with recording.

And Hi Ken.

9:22am Laura L:

A Schlammpeitziger is a kind of fish--a "pond loach," whatever that is!

9:24am Mark S:

Robert Wyatt is also the subject of "Different Every Time: The Authorised Biography of Robert Wyatt" by Marcus O’Dair

9:25am Dan B From Upstate:

I was hoping the gif for this song would be something more like this: img.photobucket.com...

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9:27am Ken:

Dan B, nothing against cat GIFS per se, but that GIF is terrible.

9:28am Dan B From Upstate:

Oh, I agree whole heartedly. Not necessarily THAT gif, just something along those lines.

9:29am Brendan:

Kitty is in the sandbox

9:29am F‰F‰ (:

Perhaps the cat GIF is terrible buy you cannot deny kitten's amazing drumming skills.

9:30am F‰F‰ (:

"but ONE cannot deny..."

Danm your auto-correckt!

9:30am probablyjohn:

Laura, Misgurnus fossilis, www.youtube.com...

9:33am pierre:

Was there a Robert Wyatt song ?
Did I miss a RW song ?

9:33am SeanG:

yes

9:34am pierre:

which one ?

9:34am Sam:

Des canards enchaines?

9:34am thedunkel:

attack ducks - genius!

9:34am SeanG:

heaps of sheeps

9:38am Marcel M:

Little Jimmy Dickens!

9:39am Marcel M:

I went to the Grand Ol' Opry when I was in Nashville and I JUST missed Little Jimmy Dickens... I was pissed man.

9:39am F‰F‰ (:

First, the fleet of spy WFMU drones

Now, the WFMU attack ducks.

See the pattern?

9:41am Dan B From Upstate:

Drones, Ducks.... Didgeridoo? Is an all Didgeridoo show coming, Fofo?

9:41am Polyus:

Flipping hippo made me point at the screen and emit a really stupid-sounding laugh.

9:44am F‰F‰ (:

if i'm not mistaken in a very old SSD episode (not this one) Ken and Andy made some advance obituaries and I think they also got one right. But I don't remember who's the celebrity.

9:45am EzSezz:

Strong flashback to when Kenny G devoted a show to talking with Ken about Ron Asheton's death.

9:47am trs:

Good reading that R. Crumb article; thanks for posting -- http://observer.com/2015/01/legendary-cartoonist-robert-crumb-on-the-massacre-in-paris

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9:48am Ken:

Ezsezz - That Ron Asheton deaths how is part of Vicki Bennet's Radio Boredcast: wfmu.org...

9:49am Irwin:

Yay Tony Seymour!

9:49am trs:

Excellent reading from the start-

Q: No other journalists have called you? Really?

A: No, you’re the only one. You don’t have journalists over there anymore, what they have is public relations people. That’s what they have over in America now. Two-hundred and fifty thousand people in public relations. And a dwindling number of actual reporters and journalists.

9:51am F‰F‰ (:

Dan B,

Well, I think WFMU didn't had the budget to buy the stealthy apache helicopter needed to protect the building from radio pirates.

9:51am thedunkel:

en.wikipedia.org...

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9:53am ken:

Aaron, Thank You! You would not believe how many people dont know about Attack Ducks and think it some big joke.

9:55am the Canterbury wood-elf:

That's one seriously evil looking Billy Joel...

9:57am Michael:

Billy Joel, new record holder.

9:58am F‰F‰ (:

Who is Aaron? Who are the attack ducks? This is getting freaky and scary.

9:59am Cecile:

GOD DAMM
NEW FUNKADELIC?!?!!

10:02am SeanG:

WOW

10:05am sphere:

G. Clinton & co. sound pretty damn sweet, too.

10:09am F‰F‰ (:

Talking about attack ducks I remembered a weird man that used to take a rooster to work on a leash. He named it 'Attila the Hun'. The most disturbing thing was that the leash was made of the most rudimentary yucca fibre.

10:11am jolene:

so what time is the live show Friday? starts at 7 or 8?

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10:13am Ken:

It starts at 7pm Friday night. For the children.

10:15am Lizardner Dave:

When is the X-rated over 35 adult only show again? Not seeing that on the site yet.

10:15am jolene:

ok is that in stone? the newsletter last week said 8! Me and my kid don't want to miss it.

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10:15am Ken:

I had to ban somebody from the comments board yesterday, and I reviewed my last few bans. They were all creepy guys making threatening and sexual remarks to female DJs. Not unlike comicsgate and all that...

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10:16am Ken:

Yes, Andy insists that it start at 7pm. It's in stone. Well it's fake stone but it really looks like stone!

10:19am Planet Tyler:

Hookworms sure have been getting a lot of WFMU air time - not complaining! They are pretty great!

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10:21am Ken From Hyde Park:

I was driving a bit ago and flipped it on WVKR. The DJ mentioned Little Jimmy Dickens and then played "Out Behind the Barn."

10:22am Asheville Jon:

what live show?

10:22am SeanG:

this song is like chocolate for the ears. yummy.

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10:23am Ken:

Seven Second Delay, Live from Monty Hall this Friday night, doors at 6:30, show at 7pm.

10:23am Asheville Jon:

oh, cool. too bad i am in nc.

10:23am F‰F‰ (:

Is it possible to ban based on IP address?

10:24am Andrew Waterloo:

@Ken, I've noticed that Andrea is plagued by them.

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10:25am Ken:

Yes that's how we ban f0f0. Ive banned VERY few people in the last five years. But most who do get banned were making creepy remarks to women.

10:25am Hot Mess:

Mr. Natural beheading Jihadi Joe or whatever the name is...that would have worked for me.

10:26am DAM:

Niagara!

10:27am common:

yay!

10:27am Roberto:

Well, it is below 25 degrees in NYC.

10:28am adrian in mpls:

YES!!!

10:28am Mark S:

This song makes me cry every time

10:28am Cecile:

KNUCKLE

10:28am Polyus:

Per Niagra's website there is yet another DAM/Dark Carnival comp coming in April 2015, for the Easy Action label.

10:29am Dan B From Upstate:

Knuckles!

10:29am F‰F‰ (:

It hurts me to know, Andrew. Andrea rocks!

10:29am blee:

Killdozerrrrrrr!

10:29am rsj:

this always get me teared up

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10:30am Ken:

This Destroy All Monsters comp on Munster is really good. The best one yet. It has stuff from their art days and their Niagra days, and some great unreleased live stuff too.

10:32am Roberto:

Knuckles the Dog (Who Mutilates Cabbage)?

10:33am Cecile:

I've had a few people say sleazy stuff to me.

10:33am Nick from Indy:

Great show today!

10:35am Marcel M:

they're psychin' out

10:35am Cecile:

My husband just said "this guy sounds like Barney Gumble"

10:36am F‰F‰ (:

Who, Cecile!? I don't have attack ducks thou but me and my rubber ducky we'll manage to hunt them down and kick their butt.

10:36am Sam:

No Barney's voice is much higher pitched

10:36am Andrew Waterloo:

There's another video of a pitbull going nuts over a pineapple.

10:37am Okasa:

I just popped on and read Ken: "Yes that's how we ban f0f0." Oh noes! Imagine my relief. Commas are important, Ken!

10:38am Mark S:

That dog is eager to start making the cole slaw

10:39am Cecile:

S'cool fofo.

10:40am Sam:

Tonetta and Khlam should both cover this song

10:40am ottovonbqe:

How old are you again Mark?

10:40am sphere:

at the same time?

10:41am Sam:

Probably separately

10:41am Cecile:

He ain't 50 anymore.

10:42am Sam:

"I'm a fifty year old man, What are you gonna do about it??"
I'll wait, that's what I'll do. LOL.

10:42am F‰F‰ (:

Thanks, Okasa if you meant to say you were relieved I was NOT banned. Otherwise, me and my attack rubber duck will hunt you on your sleep.

10:43am Dan B From Upstate:

Is this Ken's cigarette and an apple song?

10:44am Okasa:

Looks like I missed R Crumb talk. However, if anyone gets a chance to pick it up, his book "Heroes of Blues, Jazz, & Country" is awesome.

10:44am Listener Andy (DC):

What about the Fall's work after 50 years old?

10:45am Okasa:

@F‰F‰ - Of course my meaning was that I was relieved that you were NOT banned. And your threats of rubberized nocturnal attack had nothing to do with this clarification.

10:54am Rev. Turnip Druid:

.....in time for Faust!
Who has th'bloody CARROT CAKE?!?!?

10:56am Nick from Indy:

Why Don't You Eat Carrots?

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10:56am Ken:

What're they talking about Pierre?

10:56am Hot Mess:

Or...R Crumb being twisted into a pretzel by some zeppelin-breasted terrorista in a burka and Doc Martens.

10:58am F‰F‰ (:

Sam,

That's a good idea.

My dream band would feature:

Female singer of Flying Lizards as the lead singer
Khlam's singer as the chorus singer
Tonetta in the guitar
Kim Fowley on the drums
Helga Schneider as the writer of the songs

They would all dress like the Bee Gees, dance like Madonna and would only play a humpa version of Ravel's bolero with lyrics in German. And Neil Young would be the manager.

That would be my dream team band.

10:58am AARP:

At 50+ Pere Ubu & The Fall/Faust &Gong Still Rule!

10:59am Mark:

Whatever one's feelings may be about the music, there's no denying that Ken's Show has the finest GIFs in the land. BTW, I just did a little research and learned that GIF is pronounced "JIF." No wonder all the millenials are snickering at me.

10:59am Dr. Goot:

Morning all!

11:00am PMD:

Did someone leave the carrot cake out in the rain?

11:01am Lewis:

speaking of small and simple animations: any advice on good (simple yet powerful) software for creating gifs?

11:01am ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ:

I am not a fan of carrot cake, so I understand anyone named Jenny sabotaging the recipe. You show 'em Jenny!

11:02am Marcel M:

I ordered that Destroy All Monsters box.. super excited.

11:03am groucho:

Black Mirror on BBC?

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11:05am Ken:

That's the one Groucho.

11:05am Lewis:

The one Black Mirror episode I watched (the one involving the prime minister and a pig) was mind blowing!

11:06am Scott Williams:

I love the Robin Gibb warble she gives it

11:06am quinn:

The Christmas special gave me flashbacks to sleepless adolescent nights pondering infinity and nothingness. GAHHHH

11:07am sphere:

Like a Team just lay it out here - how gorgeous!

11:07am Dan B From Upstate:

Another guy was mentioning it on Facebook last night. I'll have to check it out. I was saying recently that TV is currently missing a quality anthology series, and it looks like this will fit the bill.

11:08am F‰F‰ (:

This version of Lonely Sea is one of those rare instances where the cover is better than the original.

11:09am sphere:

from what I understand, Netflix will stop carrying BBC shows at the end of the month:

www.avclub.com...

11:10am Dan B From Upstate:

It's not that they'll stop, it's that the contract is up, and will almost likely be renewed. I wonder if Broadchurch and Black Mirror are included as one is an ITV show and the other is Channel 4, both separate from the BBC.

11:12am motleyfoo:

hello Ken from motleyfoo, aka tom chiu from the FLUX Qt, from this wknd's great party..... this MBV tune is aging quite well !!!!

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11:12am Ken:

Everybody should drop what theyre doing and Watch all 7 episodes of Black Mirror. Best shit Ive seen since The Wire or Breaking Bad.

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11:13am Ken:

Hey Tom Chiu! Great to have you. When you gonna start doing shows here?

11:13am Asheville Jon:

does that mean we should stop listening to your show?

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11:15am Ken:

Yes Asheville Jon, that's what it means.

11:17am Asheville Jon:

hmm, but today's show has been so enjoyable. i am not sure i can make that leap right now

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11:17am Ken:

<whispering> psst.. hey everybody... i told Asheville Jon that that's what it meant... </whispering>

11:19am Asheville Jon:

are you SURE that's what it means? i can really try to go now, but i dunno.

11:19am Polyus:

I went into Black Mirror without prior knowledge and started thinking it was going to be like MI5 or something. . .when the pig thing happened I was all 'No way. NO WAY!" But now I get it, so I need to catch up with the rest.

11:20am Mister DobbaLina:

I miss Arthur Russell !

11:21am Parq:

I don't know who that drawing accompanying Like A Team depicts, but it looks like the middle-aged son of David Bowie and DeForest Kelly.

11:21am trs:

Oh! I saw Lonnie Holley play recently. Didn't know his stuff. Loved the set.

11:21am motleyfoo:

....as soon as i finish my khlam cover album !!!

11:22am name not needed, OK:

Hi Ken. Great show!!! Txs.

11:22am Hot Mess:

Yes pig episode! "Ladies and Gentlemen, in a few moments the prime minister...."

11:22am βrian:

I think that stationary flapping bird is a Ruffed Grouse. Do you concur?

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11:24am Ken From Hyde Park:

@βrian - For a moment, I thought it was listener JakeGould's avatar.

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11:24am Ken:

Tom, hurry up and master that shit!

11:24am βrian:

No "Black Mirror" for NetF*x DVDs, sadly.

11:27am Hot Mess:

Corgi vs. Cabbage.

11:27am F‰F‰ (:

The problem with the Lonnie Holley songs is that they disregard the observance of the laws of songs which requires writing songs that last no more than 3 minutes.

11:27am Reedr:

The song you played with Bob Hund is actually called "Ett fall & en lösning". Love your show

11:29am βrian:

This should be on the Indecorous Hippo label.

11:31am still b/p:

@ parq -before I saw your post I was thinking there was a glummer shade of Donald O'Connor in the portrait, but, you're right -- definitely some Bones in that Bowie.

11:32am Dan B From Upstate:

Mrs. From Upstate hates "Ding." I should play this for her some time.

11:32am Fashion Tashjian:

Shake well before you use, amen.

11:32am Nick from Indy:

Special Request: Jäh Division - Transmission Dub

11:34am r i s k y:

Oww go Ken!! We're boogieing down over here at my work place!

11:35am Mister DobbaLina:

YaYyyyyyy!

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11:36am Ken:

Mr. BOB Dobalina?

11:39am Mister DobbaLina:

Correct-O-Mundo, señor Ken!

11:40am still b/p:

And this active Bowie g-g-gif is about "Ch-ch-ch..."

11:44am F‰F‰ (:

Sorry to disturb all of you but this needs to be shouted at the shoutest way possible.

MOOOUSE ON MAAARS AND SCHLAAAMMPEITZIGER!!!!

11:47am oks:

thank you Ken, great show as always!!

11:48am Sam:

First you stole my money clip
Then you stole my honey dip
Mr. Dobalina is a serpent
Don't you agree?
The little two-timer resembles Aunt Jemima

11:49am Sam:

Yay, tabled! Free public transit for all of my friends!

11:49am Asheville Jon:

NO IT IS NOT KEN!!!

11:49am Asheville Jon:

thanks for TODAY's show
thank you NOT for the 3 hour bohemian crapsody show

11:51am still b/p:

Nice Rhapsody closer there from Charlie Brown's teacher.

11:51am F‰F‰ (:

Members of the public have spoken, Jon. So bring the encore 9-hour special Bohemian Rhapsody show!

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11:51am Ken:

Sorry Asheville Jon. The people have spoken. It's time for Bohemian Rhapsody, Part Deux

11:51am Asheville Jon:

when did i miss the vote?

11:52am Dan B From Upstate:

The Bohemian Rhapsody show: www.wfmu.org...

11:53am Brendan:

I've got the dang fever and the only cure is Ken

11:54am james:

I second the Bohemian Rhapsody vote. Also Ken, where did you hear the horrible PATH plan was tabled?

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11:55am Ken:

James - it was on nj.com

11:55am chris:

NGOZI \m/

11:56am Mark S:

Thank you for the Bohemian Rhapsody show

11:56am Mister DobbaLina:

Just drop the N and Ken will make a house call to see what ails you! Thanks Brendan.

11:56am Polyus:

Only some of the Christians will go to paradise?

11:58am Sam:

Given that 1) another Bohemian Rhapsody show would be the greatest, and 2) it would be greater if it existed than if it didn't exist, it must therefore exist, by ontological necessity. Ken just has to bring it into this dimension for us.

11:58am ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ:

Blow that whistle!

11:58am cory:

i think the calvinists' said seating capacity in Heaven is around 24,000

11:58am Paul D:

These gifs, again. So good.

11:59am pierre:

I GUESS you were talking about the FAUST song Ken ?

11:59am F‰F‰ (:

Jon, you will not be able to escape the next Bohemian Rhapsody show, Your IP address has been collected. Expect a WFMU Radio Drone hovering near you soon. The Attack Ducks will prevent you from taking it down .

11:59am egal:

The rest of the Christians will go to Walmart.

12:00pm F‰F‰ (:

Sam the Wise Philosopher has spoken. The second Bohemian Rhasody show is now a fact.

Thanks, Ken! Till next episode everyone!

12:00pm Brendan:

Gracias Ken

12:01pm Dan B From Upstate:

This three hours has flown by this week. Good show.

12:02pm Dan B From Upstate:

A mountain of lo mein sounds both delicious and horribly impractical.

12:02pm cory:

great show thanks ken

1:53pm james:

Thanks Ken!

10:56am dc waters:

Watched all the Black Mirrors. Liked most of them quite a lot. Jessica Brown Findlay is the pictured "Black Mirror actress" above. Better known as Downton Abbey's Lady Sybil.