Favoriting Fool's Paradise with Rex: Playlist from April 1, 2023 Favoriting

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Favoriting April 1, 2023: The New WFMU

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Artist Track Label Comments Approx. start time
The "New" WFMU        0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Link Wray And The Raymen  Commanche   Favoriting Epic    0:27:10 (Pop-up)
Curtis Carrington  I'm Gonna Catch You (Cutting Out On Me)   Favoriting Fury    0:31:56 (Pop-up)
Roy "Mr. Guitar" Gaines  Worried 'Bout You Baby   Favoriting Groove    0:32:19 (Pop-up)
Tommy Louis (Kid Thomas)  Wail, Baby, Wail   Favoriting Cardinal    0:35:05 (Pop-up)
Mr Charles Berry  Nadine   Favoriting Chess    0:36:51 (Pop-up)
Jerry McCain  Steady   Favoriting Rex (no relation)    0:41:12 (Pop-up)
Ben Harper and the Penetrators  Which-A-Way   Favoriting Skylark    0:41:56 (Pop-up)
Ike Turner and His Orchestra  She Made My Blood Run Cold   Favoriting Federal    0:45:21 (Pop-up)
The Ebonettes  Wild Man Walk   Favoriting Ebb    0:47:47 (Pop-up)
Don & Dewey  Baby Gotta Party   Favoriting Specialty    0:54:45 (Pop-up)
The Du Droppers  Somebody Work On My Baby's Mind   Favoriting RCA Victor    0:55:53 (Pop-up)
The Four Sounds  Mama Ubangi Bangi   Favoriting Ran-Dee    0:58:24 (Pop-up)
The Jewels  Natural, Natural Ditty   Favoriting Imperial    1:01:44 (Pop-up)
The Silouettes  Headin' for the Poorhouse   Favoriting Ember    1:03:43 (Pop-up)
Don & Dewey  Sweet Talk   Favoriting Specialty    1:05:58 (Pop-up)
Del Shannon  Move It On Over   Favoriting Amy    1:17:24 (Pop-up)
The Sherwoods  The Penguin   Favoriting Scepter    1:18:59 (Pop-up)
Steve and the Board  Giggle-Eyed Goo   Favoriting Spin    1:21:16 (Pop-up)
Bobby Jameson  Okey Fanokey Baby   Favoriting Talamo    1:23:28 (Pop-up)
The Fowls  The Bird Is The Word   Favoriting Rotten Rat    1:27:20 (Pop-up)
Johnny Valor with Prince Valiant and The Knights  Green Weenie Dog   Favoriting St Clair  Go Bucs!  1:33:16 (Pop-up)
Carole Coby  Memphis Calling New York City   Favoriting Columbia (New Zealand)    1:35:19 (Pop-up)
The Play-Mates  She Drives Me Ape   Favoriting Century    1:37:41 (Pop-up)
Duck Flowers  Wicked Chicken   Favoriting Cool    1:40:17 (Pop-up)
Murray Cohen with The Cohencidentals  Twistin' Boogie   Favoriting Co-Encidental    1:43:54 (Pop-up)
Ronnie and the Delinquents  Bad Neighborhood   Favoriting JC    1:48:01 (Pop-up)
Benny Spellman  Slow Down Baby (Don't Drive Too Fast)   Favoriting Watch    1:50:23 (Pop-up)
Chris Kenner  Anybody Here Seen My Baby?   Favoriting Instant    1:53:26 (Pop-up)
Chuck Willis  Whatcha Gonna Do (When Your Baby Leaves You)   Favoriting Atlantic    1:55:01 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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Ken From Hyde Park:

Rex and April Fool's Paradise! 📆
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The Butterman:

Ha ha ha. I get the feelin’ I’m being cheated.
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listener phat in Lincoln:

Lol
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

🤡 FOOOZ 🤡
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Rick from SC:

My first April fool of the day
  1:05pm
Brez:

Har.
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Juke Joint Jonny:

That opening had me fooled! For a minute I thought the rebrand wasn't going to happen
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:05pm
Alan in Marblehead:

You got me, Rex! Chapeau!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:06pm
G:

April Fools -- not a Rex wheelhouse tune.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:06pm
Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Potty Bear just used the joy buzzer on me and is threatening the cat!
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RevComX:

Some evil DJ has kidnapped Rex
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:06pm
Bruce S.:

They used to play this every five minutes on the radio when it came out
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PatrickMC:

All-request Saturday with Rex!
  1:06pm
Mike:

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
  1:06pm
Brez:

At least it's not Billy Hole
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:06pm
luka:

🎶 i’m not talkin bout the linens
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Hubig Pie:

Well this certainly qualifies as shlock
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:07pm
egould:

Yacht’s Paradise
  1:07pm
HM:

Too soon.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:07pm
Slamtonio:

no way! No!
  1:07pm
morphe':

Was confused that Loggins & Messina were playing ..
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MFlynn:

What’s going on????
  1:07pm
Otto:

More rock less talk!!
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Juke Joint Jonny:

Mellow intensifies…
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:07pm
jmd:

The soft sounds from deep in the underground.
  1:08pm
Otto:

A new best friend
  1:08pm
Cooh John:

Fooled in a fool's paradise.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:08pm
steveo:

REX REX SNAP OUT OF IT MAN

LOLOL
  1:08pm
DRATSUMN:

WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:08pm
nnaavvaall:

Too good to be true.
  1:08pm
Don F.:

Funraiser still goin on?
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:08pm
Dave the Spazz:

Finally!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:08pm
egould:

Thank you for playing these two songs together. They’re the same song right?
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chris dot com:

this is cracking me up hahaha.
  1:08pm
ed:

Ha! Shouldn't this be a an AI driven DJ?
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RevComX:

Looks like Rex is suffering from a case of the whim-whams
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:08pm
G:

motto: Soft Rock, Soft Rex
  1:08pm
noisejerk:

well, me and the wife are singing along!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:08pm
Joe R.:

I’m thinking Captain Yacht-o-yachty Todd is going to be mad that you stole his schtick
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:08pm
Bruce S.:

Believe it or not George isn't at home
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MFlynn:

Did I dial up the wrong station??
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:08pm
swivs:

I had the suit and wig as a child.
  1:09pm
Chad From Philly:

Too funny!! You got me hahaha
  1:09pm
HungFreaks:

I'm sticking around until he plays "Qyuando, Quando, Quando"
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RevComX:

Or perhaps he's been mixing whiskey and LSD
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PatrickMC:

Waiting for The Pina Colada Song
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:09pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

↳ egould @1:07
Captain & Tennille on deck!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:09pm
luka:

still qualifies as lunkhead
  1:09pm
Brez:

Even Pinky's confused!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:09pm
G:

Jack FM has hijacked Rex's slot.
  1:09pm
DRATSUMN:

Ooops, I lost the instructions!
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Hubig Pie:

This music comes from the time when we almost lost the cold war
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:09pm
dave wuz here:

first i sit on a whoopie cushion, now this
  1:09pm
HungFreaks:

No ine told me there was gonna be MATH!
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Juke Joint Jonny:

↳ Brez @1:09
Hahahahaha
  1:09pm
Biba McLurex:

Painful Memories by Rex.
  1:09pm
commentern:

Hey, great mix! Can I request the "Hill Street Blues" theme song?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:10pm
JimB:

Hey Rex, just how many of these records do you actually own?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:10pm
Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Rex is gone and Sedaka is back
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

☁️ 💐 ☁️ 😍 ☁️ 💐 ☁️
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:10pm
jmd:

trading in fur-lined fallout shelter for shag carpets on the bathroom floor.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:10pm
James in ATL:

This cracked my ass up. Can't stop laughing!
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Don Gorden:

I'm not sure it's a radio thing ???
  1:10pm
ed:

And here's I thought Rex was all geared up to play his rare collection of Country April Fools themed 45s.
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Tony in Durham NC:

"I'm not talking about meridian..."
  1:10pm
Mike:

Stole the playlist from my childhood dentist's office :(
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Hams:

pledge!
  1:10pm
morphe':

Can't believe it ???

SI Ferry is delayed??
  1:10pm
Cooh John:

America's greatest DJ
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Mailman Tom:

Centuries ago, April 1st used to be the first day of the calendar year. Then, for some strange reason, it was moved to January 1st. Those folks who still thought that April 1st was the start were called "April Fools"
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:11pm
G:

Not-so-easy easy listening
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Tony in Durham NC:

...SMOOOOOOOOOOOOTH....
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Joe R.:

↳ ed @1:10
Well, we can’t stop him from broadcasting…
  1:11pm
Sylvia's Mother:

Now I really want Dave Lubiner to have a career in radio.
  1:11pm
Deano de los Muertos:

Mama!
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listener phat in Lincoln:

Just occurred to me that that's an awful lot of intensity for some gum.
  1:11pm
longish:

“Going down to Jamaica”!
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Tony in Durham NC:

Yes, this is the DARK SIDE...
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PatrickMC:

You don't play enough Steven Bishop
  1:11pm
DRATSUM:

I should buy a boat.
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Juke Joint Jonny:

Put a scented candle in the window, Mother
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:11pm
Bruce S.:

Oh God Rex you really know what shlock is
  1:12pm
maria c.:

Disco Duck ! Please !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:12pm
egould:

Theme from “Family Ties”.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:12pm
Slamtonio:

Would it bother you if the radio played! Yea! It does!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:12pm
luka:

i see these jams aren’t actually getting recorded on the playlist so as not to taint the records
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Tony in Durham NC:

I think I'm gonna cry
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Hams:

is this still michael shelley?
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:12pm
G:

When does the hygienist come in to do my x rays? I've been sitting in this stupid chair for 13 minutes.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:12pm
Sweet Corn Lizzie:

At her house, the radio always played.
Schlock.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:12pm
luka:

↳ Hams @1:12
lmao
  1:12pm
Vertual:

I'd like to request Key Largo by Bertie Higgins. Or maybe Sailing by Christopher Cross please.
  1:12pm
Ligs:

I actually tried to reload the stream
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:12pm
Joe R.:

↳ Bruce S. @1:11
…without the rock and bop
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:12pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

↳ morphe' @1:10
I heard there's a mule on the dock and the ferry can't moor until they catch it.
  1:12pm
ed:

Too be honest, I thought for a moment that maybe Jonesy had taken over the Saturday slot.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:12pm
steveo:

Please Rex I'm going to tear my eardrums out
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:13pm
The Butterman:

Double Mint? Now I gotta go buy some. It’ll go on my shelf next to my Pink Pussycat wine
  1:13pm
Pax:

↳ Dave the Spazz @1:08
Do you mean, finally your kind of radio. or do you mean, finally Rex has snapped.
  1:13pm
Jack from Boston:

Rex has been abducted by B-movie space aliens, apparently
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:13pm
Bruce S.:

↳ ed @1:12
lol ed
  1:13pm
morphe':

↳ Vertual @1:12
Calypso songs by white men next ...
  1:13pm
Sylvia's Mother:

Can you make it fast? You're not making it fast.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

☁️ 🥀 😇 🥀 ☁️
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common:

heeeeee. 1981
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Pedro in Arlington:

"Seasons in the Sun" please. Love the new format. Old 91 sucked.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:13pm
ironybread:

Aw Rex, we're so glad you finally found a respectable format, we knew you were really such a nice boy
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Hubig Pie:

...these sounds also emanated out from the "I hate music" era.
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Mailman Tom:

The torture never stops
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Don Gorden:

Calling Rex calling Rex, come in Rex!!!
  1:14pm
PJ:

WFMU finally lets me answer the musical question “Have you never been mellow?” with a blissful affirmative.
  1:14pm
ed:

OK OK...i'll send in my marathon donation! please stop...
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PatrickMC:

Got any Leo Sayer on tap?
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:14pm
G:

Brandy You're a Fine Girl after that.
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egould:

How about that one song by Michael Murphy that sounds like that onre song by Michael Murphy?
  1:14pm
Jeech the Jooch:

This is too cruel even for April Fool's.
  1:14pm
Vertual:

Thank the radio gods a good consultant got a hold of this station!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:15pm
listener phat in Lincoln:

This is causing me physical pain.
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G:

↳ egould @1:14
Wildfire!!!
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JimB:

The REAL Rex Doane.
  1:15pm
DRATSUM:

I just spat out my coffee
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Has Talbot taken over?
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PatrickMC:

Ok so it's not a bad song. Point taken
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mlsgrrl:

This sounds just like running errands in the car with my parents.
  1:15pm
Deano de los Muertos:

Rex is King!
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Juke Joint Jonny:

I was skeptical, but the boys in sales really made the case for the new format
  1:15pm
commentern:

A short distance dedication.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:16pm
egould:

Or that Michael Murphy song by that other guy who ripped off Michael Murphy.
  1:16pm
Scott from Boston:

Rex you genius. Probably the best show in radio history.
  1:16pm
Vertual:

Pina Colada song PLEEZ!
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skrapshak:

I wish the playlist was updating, so I could get all this GOOD STUFF on Spotify! lolol
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:16pm
G:

When are the birthday dedications? and also the G.D. dead pet dedication?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:16pm
Zipperhead7:

I am SO excited to have the new WFMU as a new friend in my life! I can't stop believing!
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MFlynn:

A great joke there Rex!!!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

🦋 ☁️ 👨‍❤️‍👨 ☁️ 🦋
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PatrickMC:

Now you gotta play Michael Mcdonald
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HeyJimbo66:

Having my baby by Paul Anka up next
  1:16pm
ike:

This is the first time I’ve ever posted (and I’ve been a listener since the 80’s) but this is hilarious👏🤣👏
  1:16pm
Don F.:

With friends like this who needs enemies. Play Dr. Pepper spot I mixed w/ Bill Withers on the lead, pls.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:17pm
nnaavvaall:

May I request "Muscrat Love" Dear DJ? It's been too long...
  1:17pm
crispo:

it hurts, it really hurts!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:17pm
Bruce S.:

On and on he just keeps on trying and he laughs when he feels like crying on and on on and on on and on
  1:17pm
longish:

I’m alarmed that Rex has such depth in this genre.
  1:17pm
morphe':

Ages ago ... WBAI "radicals" hijacked the transmitter in the Empire State Building and did alternative broadcasts .. Rex may be ..... Next Station Manager???
  1:17pm
Vertual:

What a [April] FOOL BeLEEEVES
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:17pm
mlsgrrl:

↳ Vertual @1:17
kudos
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egould:

↳ PatrickMC @1:16
Michael McDonald. That’s the clown. I guess I blocked his name out of my memory.
  1:17pm
wawagrin:

W"AM"U
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listener phat in Lincoln:

That sitar really added a lot.
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Juke Joint Jonny:

↳ longish @1:17
Returning to his Northern California roots. They still play this crap out there
  1:18pm
Deano de los Muertos:

“The NEW WFMU”
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G:

The Best Music... On The Best Station!
  1:18pm
noisejerk:

the wife, 6 yrs younger than me, this is skating at the Roxy 78-82
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:18pm
evancuts:

WPAT was my go-to station when WFMU had a DJ I didn't like. Their transmitter turns out is in my neighborhood just over the Montclair border. They were the KINGS of easy listening 70s hits. www.j-hawkins.com...
  1:18pm
Brez:

You're breaking me, Rex.
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PatrickMC:

I liked this one when it came out
  1:18pm
toots:

plumpin' up over here!
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G:

Baby I'm A Want You
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jmd:

Where's my can of Pepsi Lite?
  1:19pm
DRATSUM:

Preparing myself for phase 2 of a gag that goes on too long... the "how long can this go on?" phase. Then excited for phase 3 where I just start laughing uncontrollably for the remainder of the show.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

🌸 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 🧠 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 🌸
  1:19pm
ButtWeenies:

Ok Rex we get it... we should have pledged more to your show. You can stop now.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:19pm
listener phat in Lincoln:

Jesus God I think I hate Climax. Like, with a red hot rage.
  1:19pm
Deano de los Muertos:

Imagine Matt Warwick getting in on this cheese
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:19pm
Bruce S.:

David Mascavich has finally taken over as station manager
  1:19pm
morphe':

↳ jmd @1:18
FRESCA .... and a Virginia Slims ...
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Juke Joint Jonny:

MORE TALK FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:19pm
JimF:

Playin' the #1 Shits!
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Alan in Marblehead:

Give us Toby Beau - My Angel Baby.
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RevComX:

My complaints to the FCC finally worked!
  1:19pm
ButtWeenies:

Bartles and James coolers at my house tonight.
  1:19pm
HM:

I take real enjoyment in good music.
  1:20pm
Vertual:

Amazingly sounds compressed just awfully right for the era.
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Tony in Durham NC:

If easy listening is outlawed, only outlaws will have easy listening...
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Tony in Durham NC:

K-TEL HELL!!!
  1:20pm
Hudson Valley:

What is going on? Rex - please we need you back?!
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Juke Joint Jonny:

They're making me hate soup now! Soup!
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Don Gorden:

Do you like Pina coladas?? woop woop
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Ramona:

Time for a word from our sponsors!
  1:21pm
?:

Is it scary how many of these songs I can sing along with? April Fools smooth Rock for the win.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:21pm
Zipperhead7:

I am SO happy to hear "Precious and Few!" When I gave Laurie a promise ring when we were six years old, this was our song! And now we've been married 75 years!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:21pm
dratsum:

I love our new future at WFMU
  1:21pm
egould:

Boom! Facts!
  1:21pm
maria c.:

I gonna have to listen "Metal Machine Music" to cleanse myself of this aural assault.
  1:21pm
Pax:

I'm betting that Rex won't be able to keep up this April fool's facade through the whole show. He's just going to need to get his sex stimulah, no brow, etc fix. You'll see, he'll break.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:21pm
Brian in New Orleans:

Look…the reason we know all these songs is because they are very very good. If they weren't they would still be anonymous like a lot of music
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:21pm
steveo:

Looking forward to the segue into In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
  1:21pm
morphe':

Yes .. you could eat it with a fork, but use a spoon to get the last drop... ... different soup brand .. same goop ..
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:21pm
nnaavvaall:

You know this really is much better than what I normally hear at this time...
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:21pm
jmd:

↳ morphe' @1:19
it's over there, sitting on top of a paperback copy of Illusions, next to my pet rock.
Avatar 1:22pm
PatrickMC:

This is starting to work
  1:22pm
ButtWeenies:

Let's get some heavy rock playing and throw on some Donald Fagan
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:22pm
Bruce S.:

This is the Definition of Boring Radio
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annexia:

My new best friend! Happy Aprils Fool!
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RevComX:

....hoping for a Pat Boone double play!
  1:22pm
Vertual:

I had to endure this every visit at the orthodontist for the 4 years I wore braces. They should have paid me for coming in for those rubberbands.
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Don Gorden:

now I got my money's worth JHahaha
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:22pm
The Butterman:

Hey, at least it’s not 2 hours of just one bad song. Now THAT’S WFMU.
  1:22pm
morphe':

↳ Pax @1:21
Pax Called it ..

"... this April fool's ...."
  1:23pm
egould:

Oohhh to kiss you all over…
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:23pm
medson:

Took long enough for this to happen
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:23pm
listener phat in Lincoln:

I may actually have to sign off. Lol
  1:23pm
maria c.:

your pledges hard at work. Happy ? Now what have we learned ?
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Juke Joint Jonny:

Does Stockholm Syndrome work over the radio?
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Ramona:

Love the joke and trip down memory lane. :-)
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RevComX:

I see WFMU used our donation money to update the record library
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:23pm
JimF:

I can't ... I just can't ... [[sobs]]
  1:23pm
Cool Hands Luke:

PLEASE DEAR GOD ARCHIVE THIS SHOW!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:23pm
common:

this is giving me horrifying flashbacks. thank you rex!
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Bucksomcounty:

Lovin' the song selection Rex. Perfect for the day - we've got it turned way way up and are singing our hearts out. Thank you!
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G:

What? no You Light Up My Life?
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

🍭 💘 🎀 ☀️ 🎀 💘 🍭
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Ramona:

Second!
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Zipperhead7:

I hope hope hope we get to hear "Havin' My Baby!" That is my favorite song EVER
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The Butterman:

↳ Juke Joint Jonny @1:23
It does because this song makes me want to hear “on the wings of love”
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Jack from Boston:

"... the Grebulon leader ended up having a very bad month after all. It was pretty much the same as all the previous months except that there was now nothing on the television anymore. He put on a little light music instead." -- Douglas Adams, "Mostly Harmless"
  1:24pm
Dug Deep:

Not sure if this sounds more like KKSF or KOIT...
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JimB:

The station's ratings are shooting way up and will drop precipitously at 3:00.
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Bklyn_Dutch:

When are you going to hit Bobby Caldwell? You know he passed recently and no revisit to my busboy days in the early 80s would be complete without those smooth sounds....
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Brian in New Orleans:

Kenny G > Albert Ayler
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Bruce S.:

Did you see alice dosen't live here anymore, when they are driving to California and Daniel by Elton John keeps playing over and over again
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nnaavvaall:

You know the longer this goes on the harder it will be to turn back...
  1:25pm
Cool Hands Luke:

ShaaY-mo c'mon...
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jmd:

KFRE, Fresno, CA.
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RevComX:

My parents took me to see The Starland Vocal Band back when I was 10 years old and I hope you can help me relive that memory
  1:25pm
Otto:

This is a sweet show. Two hours of the best music ever made.
  1:26pm
Don F.:

This is the most fun since Soupy Sales started to use Barbisol instead of whipped cream pies!
  1:26pm
morphe':

There was that fairly good Alan Arkin movie where he is yelling about "..Hawaiian Music in the elevator.." and now DDS.Archives.com
  1:26pm
Cool Hands Luke:

Play the full length "American Pie"
  1:26pm
ed:

For some reason I feel the need to visit my local mall elevator.
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Ramona:

Love this song!
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PatrickMC:

Oh wow you're going back to WABC now. Playground of my Mind
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G:

It's April 1, 1973.
  1:27pm
ledzeppelinsucks:

Sounds like Seattle radio. Ranch dressing, Camaros and lousy clothes.
  1:27pm
Jeff formerly from Rahway:

I used to record these songs off of WABC with my tape recorder
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Greg g:

Theme from Arthur please.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

🌈💕👪 🇺🇸🐷💯🐷🇺🇸 👨‍👩‍👧💕🌈
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listener phat in Lincoln:

I swear the EQ and compression are messed up too.
  1:27pm
Cool Hands Luke:

Any Carpenters coming up?
  1:27pm
egould:

Why am I not drinkng?!?! I need to remedy that.
  1:27pm
Vertual:

It hasn't been a half hour and already feels like 3 hours have passed. I may not survive this.
  1:27pm
maria c.:

If it were a nicer day, I'd go for a drive, roll down the windows and put this on Full blast.
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DouglasInDallas:

Soft rock = soft c%ck.... 🤮
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Don Gorden:

holy smoke , this is a throwback hahahaha
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Brandy’s just too dumb to understand
  1:28pm
Jeech the Jooch:

This more like W-AM-U radio.
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Vivian:

↳ Cool Hands Luke @1:26
nooooooooooo!!!!
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PatrickMC:

Momna!
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DG:

Ohgod, not THIS song....years ago I met a publicist for a story I was doing on a TV host/fix-up guy. I asked her who some of her other clients were & she mentioned Clint Holmes (who I think had a talk show then). I said oh yeah, he had that big hit Playground In My Mind. She had no idea what I talking about.
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Juke Joint Jonny:

Ahhhhhhhhh
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Brian in New Orleans:

Praise jerseys
  1:28pm
PJ:

NOOOOOOO!!!! Bring back the lite rock!
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steveo:

Ahhhh
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HeyJimbo66:

The torture is over
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nnaavvaall:

Oh..... you backed off. Good for you.
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steveo:

↳ Juke Joint Jonny @1:28
Jinx!
  1:29pm
egould:

This sounds nice and greasy. Lunkhead incoming!
  1:29pm
will bur:

↳ morphe' @1:26
"Deadhead Miles"?
  1:29pm
Vertual:

Phew! We've been saved!
  1:29pm
Pax:

HA ! Told you he'd break !
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Mailman Tom:

My ears thank you
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Ramona:

And now back to your regularly scheduled programming!
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ironybread:

Aw man, I bet you didn't even wait for the Arbitron to see whether the format was a hit
  1:29pm
yad:

Nicely Done Rex!!
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G:

More than 30 minutes would have been a Geneva Convention violation.
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Don Gorden:

and now back to our pregame, woop woop
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "The "New" WFMU"
That was the funniest thing in like forever.
  1:29pm
Jeech the Jooch:

I was just getting into that!
  1:29pm
Chad From Philly:

Cleansed by Link at last... whew
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chris dot com:

WHAT A PALATE CLEANSER!!!
  1:30pm
Vertual:

We've been saved!
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Zipperhead7:

Waaaah. That was such nice music.
I'm taking back my pledge now, darn it
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Juke Joint Jonny:

That was ten more minutes longer than I was led to believe. Was really starting to worry, Rex, old buddy.
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Don Gorden:

↳ Jeech the Jooch @1:29
me too hahah
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dratsum:

I WAS READY FOR MORE
  1:30pm
maria c.:

WAAAHHHHHH !! I was enjoying it. Watch it, he might relapse.
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DouglasInDallas:

Yikes. Bought out the 8-tracks for that set.... 😌
  1:30pm
ed:

Even Rex couldn't stomach what he was playing.
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Bklyn_Dutch:

Your April Fool.
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common:

↳ dratsum @1:30
same!
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luka:

and we’re back
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JimF:

Shucks, KUSF managed to keep it up until the 5:30 ethno block when they pulled this back in the day.
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Don Gorden:

wow that was kinda great hahahaha
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Tommy in Neversink:

I actually liked the 70s schmaltz ,guess cause I wasn't expecting it
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luka:

time for a song called “tornado”. possibly with indian noises.
  1:32pm
ledzeppelinsucks:

The 70s were a boring mess. Toxic suburbs, acid rain, disco, macho men, streakers, jello salad, ranch dressing, Tab, disco, Scotch Guard and worse.
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Zipperhead7:

"Turtleneck and shades" . . . don't forget the Jay Sebring razor cut!
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nnaavvaall:

I'd still like to hear "Muscrat Love" Dear DJ...
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Sweet Corn Lizzie:

↳ Dug Deep @1:24
KEZR
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Don Gorden:

that's more like it
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Bruce S.:

I don't think even people who are into light Rock listen to that shit anymore
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luka:

BURN K-DOE
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Fuzzy:

Pinky: Hey Wolfman, I want you to play "Tin Man" for me...
  1:34pm
Don F.:

Like the 3 stooges in 'Space Ship Sappy', it was all just a sci fi nightmare.
  1:34pm
kahuna666:

I oddly found myself singing along to the 70's easy listening.
  1:35pm
commentern:

I'm still waiting for the Paul Harvey "Rest of the Story" segment
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ kahuna666 @1:34
...Stockholm Syndrome...
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rich the greeb:

I was sickeningly hoping Rex could keep it up whole show
  1:36pm
Listener Jumpy in Brooklyn:

"... a prolonged practical joke..."
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dave miss:

Chef’s kiss
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Bucksomcounty:

Oh you got me - More fool am I!
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Bklyn_Dutch:

What, no more Fresca????
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annexia:

So that is what FMU keeps in the sub-basement library…
  1:41pm
dano59:

… a turtleneck? Not a satin shirt & pukka shells?
… per the set, if it wasn’t so funny it’d be offensive.

— I took the same tack with part of my show for today; making like a soft-rock AM DJ.
Great minds
  1:43pm
Cosmic Caveman:

Hi ya Rex!
Had me for a sec, what the HECK? Then realized the date today.
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Bruce S.:

OK I think my Psyche is getting back to normal now
  1:45pm
morphe':

↳ ledzeppelinsucks @1:32
"
ledzeppelinsucks:

The 70s were a boring mess. ...

Forget not The Killer African Bees invading from Mexico ... Orangeman/Convict T could not even make that up ...
  1:47pm
morphe':

I recorded that whole opening so in case Rex ever tries to up sticks and also get a gig at some other radio - we'll send it as part of his portfolio so they know the True Rex ... No Exit from FMU !!!!
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Annette:

Bring it Ike!! Hey Rex!
  1:51pm
morphe':

FYI: Paz called it early on as April's Fools ...

David Garland [WNYC 1979?=>][Spinning on Air?]used to do great 1.IV shows .. where I first heard Shatner and Spock and ....
  1:53pm
egould:

It’s *very* imbecilic. That’s why I am drinking. Bourbon and soda.
  1:55pm
Mack Truck Davis:

Had me scared at the top of this here set 🤪
  1:55pm
Cosmic Caveman:

↳ morphe' @1:45
...Shell no pest strips.

The Orange Reptile wanna-be mob boss/dictator
  1:56pm
Cosmic Caveman:

What is normal, you don't know do I?
  1:57pm
ledzeppelinsucks:

70s suburban kids would get cheap K Mart shoes or windbreakers and parents would get a can of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Scotch Guard to turn the cheap shit into rain boots and winter parkas.
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Dave the Spazz:

A Mr. Anthony reference!
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Bruce S.:

Fools Paradise has a totally normal audiance
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Minky:

↳ Song: "Mama Ubangi Bangi" by "The Four Sounds"
Wicked tune! Any song with wild percussion and animal noises is right on with me!
  2:02pm
lerzeppelinsucks:

I had a red plastic Sears AM Radio that clipped onto my bicycle handle bars. It had a yellow horn button on it.
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G:

↳ lerzeppelinsucks @2:02
"We used to have a proper country" lol
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Minky:

↳ lerzeppelinsucks @2:02
You must have been the coolest kid on your block.
  2:10pm
dave:

Arooooooo!!
  2:12pm
Jeech the Jooch:

↳ morphe' @1:45
But out of that boring mess we got Punk Rock - an exciting mess.
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skrapshak:

↳ lerzeppelinsucks @2:02
i.pinimg.com...
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Juke Joint Jonny:

I did that pal. Check your fmu mail
  2:13pm
MelindafromAustin:

The 7 sisters are hoodoo / voudon legends from New Orleans. But I think maybe your question was rhetorical.
  2:14pm
Hub:

Rex, respectfully suggest you try a screenshot to make a jpeg image of the pesky file that won't otherwise import.
  2:15pm
p_glow:

7 Sisters is also conspiracy about Standard Oil & the illuminati
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DjLorraine:

↳ Bruce S. @2:00
Haha
Greetings Fools
  2:15pm
Dean:

Please tell me that this is not the future of WFMU. DONT GET ME WRong I love 70s top forty. but I also love avant-garde jazz and nyc hip hop
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Bruce S.:

Hey DjLorraine!
  2:16pm
Dean:

April 1st. yah got me
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Mailman Tom:

Lon Chaney JR!
  2:19pm
MelindafromAustin:

When the 7 sisters are mentioned in old blues songs it’s about the hoodoo & voudon practitioners in New Orleans who were popular in the 20’s through 40’s & were said to own a Botanica. There is a historical landmark that corresponds & many modern iterations of the goods their legend reports they invented.
  2:22pm
Bob plasticlandfab u lon:

Del fukkkkkin rocks
  2:22pm
Cooh John:

🙋DjLorraine. Back to normal foolishness.
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The Butterman:

↳ Song: "The Penguin" by "The Sherwoods"
Ooooo a favorite from, Turn the Hi-Fi Down!
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Bruce S.:

I Didn't know Penguins wiggled
  2:27pm
Robm:

@Dean you do know what day this is don’t you
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Bruce S.:

Apropo of nothing, I'm starting to think that Thee Headcoatees are the All Time best Female Rock and Roll Band
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RevComX:

↳ Song: "The Bird Is The Word" by "The Fowls"
Must have been the signature song for a band called The Fowls
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Tommy in Neversink:

I blast the no brow thing so my neighbors know who they are dealing with
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DjLorraine:

↳ Cooh John @2:22
🙋 i will check the archives for sure.
  2:33pm
Kristin:

Rex!! Just want you to know you really got me on the 70’s mellow gold joke
  2:33pm
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the bird song was Larry Bird’s tune when he played for my Celtics back in the day
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Brian in New Orleans:

Ok now im signed in …
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luka:

earl weaver - manager’s corner youtu.be...
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Bruce S.:

↳ Song: "Green Weenie Dog" by "Johnny Valor with Prince Va...
OK a new level of stupidity has finally been reached
  2:36pm
Jimi B:

I hope the "new" WFMU is a April fools joke because I feel like a fool for listening!
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RevComX:

The other great baseball escapade video on YouTube is Dock Ellis explaining the day he pitched a no-hitter on LSD www.youtube.com...
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Dave, lost in SLC:

Did not expect the mellotron on that Green Weenie track
  2:39pm
Robm:

@Jimi B i guess some people are gullible
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Brian in New Orleans:

youtu.be...

Larry in his prime
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rx scabin:

Good afternoon, Rex and Everyone. It's our day.
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Hubig Pie:

Time for some M A M M A
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Hubig Pie:

err, I mean t M O M M A
  2:51pm
John:

gotta say you "GOT" me this am - tho i recognized ALL the songs i was HORRIFIED that the format changed - did you play "Wildfire"? seemed like it would have fit in - i LOATHED the skate key song THEN AND NOW!!!! Well Played sir....
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The Butterman:

Thanks Rex, even though you owe us a 1/2 hour.
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Hubig Pie:

They stole the wheels offa Benny 's cadillac. Wuz indeed a bad n'hood
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Bruce S.:

Fun show today Rex, Thanks I really thought WFMU went all Schlock all the time for awhile there, great show as always
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RevComX:

Thanks for the April Fool's Paradise today!
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Annette:

Bye Rex! Nice Foolin' around with ya!
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Joe R.:

If I punched up the right Wild Bill Hagy vid, it also features “Surfin’ Bird” in the background as he walks into he bar—sort of afraid to watch the rest given the other Baltimore connection with that song…
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radioronan:

Thanks for being our king every Sat. afternoon...until next time.. ubangi bangi, mama..
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

~ TY Always DJ Rex ~
  2:57pm
Robm:

I love how you are all so gullible on this day
  2:59pm
Jeech the Jooch:

Goodbye Cosmic Man
  3:15pm
skid:

That was just “the best”
  10:06am
Peter W:

Boy, talk about committing to a bit! Well done Rex. bring back way too many bad Jr. High memoirs.
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