Listener comments!

Tue. 8/25/09 11:03pm From: Laurie

Oh, hey Eric "Fun" Davis.

Tue. 8/25/09 11:07pm From: slouchy

Oh here is the April Wine. Yeesh.

Tue. 8/25/09 11:07pm From: Geddy

All Canuk opener, eh?

Tue. 8/25/09 11:09pm From: claire

loving the track

Tue. 8/25/09 11:11pm From: Greg Lief

Never heard of April Wine, but "Sheila" is terrific!

Tue. 8/25/09 11:11pm From: sabrina lane

how was everybodys summer?? great i hope,,evan please play more 70s tunes 2nite,

Tue. 8/25/09 11:11pm From: john

Hmm, a non-Canadian, though Thunder Island could be an awfully Canuck-sounding place name.

Tue. 8/25/09 11:14pm From: efd

oh boy Greg, you might be about to come in for some (good-natured) abuse! NIce to see you!

Geddy, the all-canuck opening [two songs] was purely coincidence, I assure you.

Tue. 8/25/09 11:17pm From: sabrina lane

efd,,i hope you had one hell of a summer cause i sure did,,,

Tue. 8/25/09 11:18pm From: Greg Lief

HA! I don't mind abuse... it won't be the first time. "Chokin'" is cool... I would have sworn that was vintage mid-60s R&B.

Tue. 8/25/09 11:20pm From: efd

hi Laurie! In Martha's defense let me just say that you can't spell "funk" without "fun."
Claire, not sure now which track you were loving but I'm glad that you were!
Sabrina, welcome back. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you're the latest incarnation of Toni Daytona/Cheri/Rachel/etc.

Tue. 8/25/09 11:21pm From: Brian

Ack! We just tuned in, missing a double-shot of primo CanCon!

Tue. 8/25/09 11:22pm From: claire

I loved "sheila"
never heard of the band either but the song was awesome.

Tue. 8/25/09 11:24pm From: Joe

I think the only proper response to this track is a prolonged, heartfelt "LOL WUT?"

Tue. 8/25/09 11:25pm From: efd

clearly I have a distorted sense of April Wine's popularity among the WFMU listenership.... thanks in no small part to you, Brian, I'm sure! I might have to play more Guess Who, that song didn't really scratch the itch properly.
Hey, it's Joe! Hi Joe! and hi John!

Tue. 8/25/09 11:25pm From: slouchy

Yep.

Tue. 8/25/09 11:25pm From: dumbstruck

April Wine in 2006? and it didn't suck? when did they get good? they were kind of a joke in the 80s.

Tue. 8/25/09 11:28pm From: Geddy

Two EFD listeners who do not know how April Wine likes to rock (journey to the stars, etc.)? The legendary EFD April Wine Quotient needs a little stimulus package, methinks.

Tue. 8/25/09 11:29pm From: Laurie

Ooh yeah, Outrageous Cherry!!!!!!!!!

Tue. 8/25/09 11:31pm From: sabrina lane

evan--could you please play my ultimate fave burton cummings tune "STAND TALL", thank you evan.

Tue. 8/25/09 11:32pm From: Brian

This is at least the second time EFD has played some good April Wine of recent vintage -- the other was "I am, I am, I am", that one forced me to reevaluate them. And when they last came through Vancouver, they played a real nightclub, not the casino like Loverboy does...

And of course Evan, you are playing the Guess Who on every mic break (took me a while to realize it was via Lordz of Brooklyn)...

Tue. 8/25/09 11:35pm From: Joe

you should've -asked-

Tue. 8/25/09 11:43pm From: Joe

Perhaps a segue into "Little Green Bag?"

Tue. 8/25/09 11:44pm From: Laurie

Miami's finest.

Tue. 8/25/09 11:44pm From: Joe

Nevermind, this is infinitely better.

Tue. 8/25/09 11:46pm From: efd

could've worked at *45* too, i guess

Tue. 8/25/09 11:51pm From: Lang

The Upper Crust love The Young brothers...and so do I

Tue. 8/25/09 11:51pm From: sabrina lane

efd will you please play that cewl burton cummings tune for me 2nite?? ty ever soo much,,

Tue. 8/25/09 11:54pm From: efd

sorry Sabrina, no solo Burt C tonight. But I do like that song also.

Lang, you are 100% correct!

Tue. 8/25/09 11:56pm From: Lang

"During the recording of Trippin' with Howlies, Fowley required that everyone involved eat nothing but junk food, insisting that 'if you start eating sushi it won't be rock'n'roll.' "

Tue. 8/25/09 11:57pm From: Joe

GOOD MAN, Davies. I was worried my constant hyping of this band was getting annoying.

Lang that is awesome where did you get that from.

Tue. 8/25/09 11:58pm From: Lang

If I tell you, you'll make fun of me

Tue. 8/25/09 11:58pm From: Lang

Ok, it was from Spin

Wed. 8/26/09 12:00am From: Joe

Its okay, I'm not too cool for Spin. Well, I mean, I totally am, but, it's still cool.

I am not too cool to actually be wearing my newly aquired Howlies t-shirt at the moment.

PS - go see the Howlies. Do it. -DO IT-

Wed. 8/26/09 12:02am From: Lang

Well, they and Mr Fowley ( as gross as he can be) make a good point. Sushi does not a good rock and roll make. More like tequila and cheeseburgers

Wed. 8/26/09 12:06am From: Joe

Fat sandwiches and Pabst Blue Ribbon

Wed. 8/26/09 12:06am From: Laurie

Dave Hill, of King of Miami fame.

Wed. 8/26/09 12:17am From: efd

Joe, I should have given you an on-air hat-tip for turning me on to the Howlies... but I didn't. Lang, thanks for the KF quote!

Wed. 8/26/09 12:25am From: yorgi

that song in the back is jammin hard yo.got my sour pickle face on

Wed. 8/26/09 12:29am From: Laurie

Michigan Cherry Queen.

Wed. 8/26/09 12:29am From: efd

finally, an episode of The "In" Sound with a message for the girls!

Wed. 8/26/09 12:30am From: efd

yorgi, I'm going to go ahead and assume that the sour pickle face is a good thing.

Wed. 8/26/09 12:33am From: Joe

Unnecessary Evan, but there's always next time - I do hope you're down with the whole record, even though Smoke is definitely the track that fits best with your show. I hope you watched the whole video for Aluminum Baseball Bat - it's a total scream.

Man... how bout those Righteous Brothers.

Wed. 8/26/09 1:00am From: Danne D

Hey there Funk Friends :) Hey EFD, got in the car right as the Harry Harrison was starting - you were right it surely did not disappoint and was one of the best ones yet!

Wed. 8/26/09 1:02am From: Spoony

There we go!

Wed. 8/26/09 1:02am From: randy in NC

Ah, the Bare Wires fix...

Wed. 8/26/09 1:03am From: efd

man, you guys were really waiting!

Wed. 8/26/09 1:04am From: Danne D

LOL Evan, if only that was what they used for the emergency broadcasting system it might actually get paid attention to :)

Wed. 8/26/09 1:04am From: Danne D

(the emergency broadcasting system that is)

Wed. 8/26/09 1:14am From: efd

hey Danne! glad you picked up on my EAS reference. (and that you enjoyed tonight's installment of the "in" sound)

Wed. 8/26/09 1:16am From: Danne D

My bad, the Emergency Alert System. Showing my age :)

Wed. 8/26/09 1:18am From: Joe

Oh man, Alan Parsons Project was one of those prog-rock bands I used to totally bash on when I was a teenage punk rocker.


Now you gotta go make me look all stupid.

Wed. 8/26/09 1:22am From: efd

you'll just have to bash them more selectively *koff*eyeinthesky"*koff*

Wed. 8/26/09 1:24am From: Danne D

I yam the i in the sky lookin at yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Wed. 8/26/09 1:25am From: Danne D

oops didn't mean to do that to the margins. Clearly the Alan Parsons vibe cannot be contained by mere chat boxes!

Wed. 8/26/09 1:27am From: efd

there you go coloring outside the lines again, Danne.

Wed. 8/26/09 1:27am From: claire

your smooth music is really helping soothe some anger
thanks!

Wed. 8/26/09 1:28am From: Joe

I am getting hipper all the time. Anytime you can say "I like <band> except for <album>" you are instantly mad hipper than you were before.

PS this sounds like the Beta Band

Wed. 8/26/09 1:31am From: efd

Claire, glad I can help - although I should forewarn you that the music is going to get a little rougher in the next set.
Joe - the inverse also applies ("I can't stand <band> except for <album>").

Wed. 8/26/09 1:32am From: Danne D

Hope things get happier for you soon Claire! :)

Wed. 8/26/09 1:34am From: Laurie

You Can't Hide Your Love Forever? I'm assuming that's a reference to Comet Gain??

Wed. 8/26/09 1:37am From: Danne D

Hrm, looking at that twitpic it looks more like "Tales that involved a high school book report for me"

Wed. 8/26/09 1:39am From: Adrian H.

Awesome show tonight EFD. Not sure if you're doing songs on-the-fly, but the news just broke that Ted Kennedy passed - can you do an impromptu dedication?

Wed. 8/26/09 1:39am From: Danne D

:(

Wed. 8/26/09 1:40am From: Joe

This just in

Ted Kennedy is dead

Wed. 8/26/09 1:43am From: efd

aw man, that sucks. thanks Joe & Adrian for the update; not sure if i can think of anything appropriate off the top of my head, though.

and nobody better say The Dead Kennedys.

Wed. 8/26/09 1:45am From: Joe

Massachusetts

Uber Alles

Massachusetts Uuuber Alles

Wed. 8/26/09 1:45am From: Joe

You know what, I'm a bad person.

Wed. 8/26/09 1:50am From: Joe

I take it back, YOU'RE a bad person. Yeeeeesh.

Wed. 8/26/09 1:51am From: efd

let's just say we're both imperfect people.

i just thought of another one, though.

Wed. 8/26/09 1:52am From: Adrian H.

Daaaaaaamn. But, let's just chalk that up to a game-time decision.

Wed. 8/26/09 1:53am From: Spoony

That's awful.

Growing up in an Irish family, I was taught to REVERE them. Everyone in school was named Bobby or Robby. Only one Ted though.

Wed. 8/26/09 1:53am From: Danne D

Rush's new bumper music?

Ah, much better, Evan with the Lion Sleeps Tonight.

Wed. 8/26/09 1:53am From: efd

this is better, right? the lion of the senate....?

ok, so much for extemporaneous tribute attempts.

Wed. 8/26/09 1:54am From: Joe

I WAS JUST GONNA SUGGEST THIS.

Wed. 8/26/09 1:54am From: Joe

But the Tokens version, from The Sandlot. Not this super cool version.

Wed. 8/26/09 1:57am From: Adrian H.

Yeah, this works. Good comeback, considering the circumstances -- it's not like radio can be like newspapers and have tributes ready in advance.

Wed. 8/26/09 1:58am From: Joe

Well, they could, theoretically. Evan Davies loses points for not covering his bases! MAD POINTS.


Great show, and goodnight

Wed. 8/26/09 1:59am From: Danne D

A sincere mistake holds no dishonor Evan, s'ok.

It's those out there who will post vile hateful things on message boards that I have scorn for.

I remember when he first fell ill and FoxNews had already taken to talk about him in the past tense - now that was infuriating.

We surely aren't perfect. It reminds me of a story my brother told me. He cashiered the soda vendors at the meadowlands. Anyhow he gives change to one of the vendors and it falls on the floor. My brother says: "What do you have a hole in your hand" and which time the vendor holds up his hand to show that he is missing 2 fingers in the middle of his hand.

And with that I bid good night Evan, and good night Funk Faithful and most of all RIP Senator Kennedy!

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