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Lullabies and reveilles. Something for the late nighters and early risers.
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August 11, 2012: Just entertaining bigger kids
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Sat. 8/11/12 3:08am
Martyn:
Good morning Bill and all. A nice gentle start to the show. I guess it won't stay that way. | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 3:12am
Bill Mac:
Hi Martyn, no you're probably right.... so enjoy it while you can... |
Sat. 8/11/12 3:13am
Martyn:
I'll enjoy it whatever direction you take it Bill | |
Sat. 8/11/12 3:14am
Jay/ London:
morning morning what a day it's going to be last day of the games and Bill's show on Bliss also the sun is out 28c today :) .. cool bells to wake up to Bill ! | |
Sat. 8/11/12 3:26am
KP:
Hey Bill, remind me to get off at my stop. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 3:30am
Andy in Berlin:
Yipe, I just tuned in to find I missed Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll! | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 3:32am
Bill Mac:
Wow Jay, what happens when the Olympics are done? I would think since things have gone so well that it'll be a little sad to see them go. I've been exposed to it enough to feel a little wistful |
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Sat. 8/11/12 3:32am
Bill Mac:
I know what Andy likes now! |
Sat. 8/11/12 3:35am
jamesie:
Its an oasis of lovely listening -esp. Wyatt - thank you Bill | |
Sat. 8/11/12 3:36am
Andy in Berlin:
No one REALLY knows what Andy likes, not even Andy | |
Sat. 8/11/12 3:38am
Jay/ London:
well bill back to watching old films and catching up on the music i guess .... loved the last set :) | |
Sat. 8/11/12 3:42am
Stanley:
Morning Bill - you're drinking what exactly? | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 3:44am
Bill Mac:
Thanks, Jay....and Stanley, I'm drinking Tetley tea, generally run of the mill but tasting less... something... btw, I wanted to thank you again for the Viv show. I listened to more than 1/2 of it and learned a couple new things about the man. |
Sat. 8/11/12 3:45am
KP:
Sounds greeeet. Halfway there. | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 3:46am
Bill Mac:
KP Thanks dood... |
Sat. 8/11/12 3:51am
Andy in Berlin:
time to run down to the library and dig out the Blodwyn Pig | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 3:52am
Bill Mac:
Yeah! I got some of that on my ipod.... I'll revisit and share. |
Sat. 8/11/12 3:52am
jamesie:
the Tull track woke me up at 14 years none better | |
Sat. 8/11/12 3:54am
Brian in UK:
Mornin' Bill & folks. Early dog walk to beat the heat. KP Are we there yet? | |
Sat. 8/11/12 3:55am
Brian in UK:
The watery pink of old Island records. Paper Sun. | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 3:56am
Bill Mac:
Hey Brian - It's hot over there now? |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:03am
Brian in UK:
It is hot, Bill. Saw Blodwyn Pig supporting Love Feb '70. I think Mick Abrahams is still around. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:07am
Stanley:
Tetley - the working man's cuppa. Glad you're enjoying the Viv show. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:11am
Brian in UK:
How're you doing Jay? Getting back in the swing. Stanley. It occured to me this week that when I was young I used to listen on Saturday mornings to Childrens Favourites with a character called Uncle Mac talking in between records. Things have not changed much!!! | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 4:13am
Bill Mac:
Just entertaining bigger kids.... |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:17am
Jay/ London:
Hi Brian nice and hot here i have a chest pain going to a& e soon to have it checked out | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 4:17am
Bill Mac:
You guys know much about the Grey Whistle Test? |
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Sat. 8/11/12 4:19am
Bill Mac:
@Jay What's this all about? Is it severe? |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:22am
Stanley:
@Brian Family Favorites I remember but not Children's Favourites. There used to be a children's show on WFMU. It was very good. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:24am
Martyn:
Oh my, Childrens Favourites, Family Favourites, been there, done that. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:24am
jamesie:
There was a great show which used to run on BBC2 before Old Grey Whistle test called Disco 2 - Unlike the title it was v experimental with psychedelic visuals and 'head' music (progressive) as BBC used to call it. Pressing my eyelids up to the screen on the Sony Trinitron on acid | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:25am
Jay/ London:
@ bill just talking to the NHS phone service now | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:25am
Stanley:
The Old Grey Hairy Vest starring Whispering Bob - Bill that was all there was back in the day. Great show, bit old hippy but we we're were all a bit hippy then (and still are I suupose) | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 4:26am
Bill Mac:
@Stanley, Greasy Kid Stuff with Hova and Belinda |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:27am
Martyn:
Was Anne Nightingale on the OGWT too, or is my memory playing tricks again? | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 4:30am
Bill Mac:
I'm hoping that there's enough old footage out on youtube to watch some of the programming. I caught an Alex Harvey thing on there that made me wonder how much other stuff is out there that I can watch. It was probably on par with The Midnight Special here in the states. It's how I got my first look at Genesis with Peter Gabriel. |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:32am
Brian in UK:
Showing my age Stanley! I think the man's name was Derek McCulloch. Memory? The FMU show was fun. Bill, the OGWT ran for a long time playing 'serious' music. It was a good introduction to many styles of music. Live in studio playing. One cartoon to music per week for those stoned. The title came from the idea that if the doorman could whistle the tune it would be popular. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:33am
KP:
Thanks Bill, your a life saver, or a least a juicy fruit. | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 4:34am
Bill Mac:
That's just the kind of useless trivia I was looking to wring out of you Brian! Love the doorman detail. |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:35am
Stanley:
Bill - The Bonzos, Beefheart, all our favortes have at some time been on the show. It also ran a New Year's Eve review of the year and as a tender teenager I remember one year (1974?) They played that wonderful cartoon of 'Basketball Jones', check that out if you haven't seen it. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:36am
Stanley:
Mash it Up! | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:36am
KP:
Old Grey Whistle Test. I have alot on boots. Yeah, hippie but ... by far best on it, not even close, is John Cooper Clark. Beasley Street. | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 4:38am
Bill Mac:
That's me, KP, I'll be stuck on your shoe later... |
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Sat. 8/11/12 4:40am
Bill Mac:
@Stanley Basketball Jones by Cheech and Chong...I had a crazy music teacher that used to give us self control tests by playing us C & C records. If you laughed you failed |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:42am
Brian in UK:
Stanley, love what John Peel mentioned of Viv S ringing up the Captain for a chat. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:44am
KP:
Old Grey Whistle test was almost always live. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:44am
Stanley:
@Bill - did he say class, claass, claaas, CLAAAAAAAAAAAAS!!!! | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:44am
Jay/ London:
thihk there is a dvd box set of the OGWT | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:46am
Brian in UK:
@jamesie just remembered Colour Me Pop. Ring any bells? | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:48am
Andy in Berlin:
I don't know if there's a box set of Beat Club, but individual dvds are available. Great German rock show from back then | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:48am
Brian in UK:
Ariel Bender? | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:50am
M:
That Sharks Cd cover is freaky looking http://www.amazon.com/Jab-It-Yore-Eye-Sharks/dp/B005Q36XOI | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:53am
Brian in UK:
Did Chris Spedding have a hit with Motorbiking? | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 4:56am
Bill Mac:
another bizarre TV moment occurred last weekend. I saw a Womble movie... I thought I heard that Spedding was a band member.... ring any other bells? I do recall Motorbiking... he also did something called Rockers Jubillee where he mimicked stars of the days guitar licks. |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:57am
jamesie:
@brian yes cmp - once tuned in to 3 after 6 and saw the fugs leering into the b&w camera in 1965 doing crystal liaison live. sheer bliss - I was 11 but understood what was happening - i could not cope now. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 4:59am
Brian in UK:
I remember this cover getting a bit of stick at the time. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Below-Belt-Boxer/dp/B008EP7BUK/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1344675455&sr=1-1 Any artiste mentioning football will be paid off immediately. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:00am
Brian in UK:
@jamesie I was so much older then I'm younger than that now. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:06am
noob:
chris spedding was a womble - and produced first sex pistol demo - source recent visit wiki | |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:06am
Brian in UK:
Bill no one is going to admit Womble knowledge. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:06am
Stanley:
Jeez Bill - The Wombles, I've spent thousands on therapy due to them! | |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:07am
slugluv1313:
REMEMBER YOU'RE A WOMBLE!!! oh yes i DO remember them courtesy of Scott Muni's "Things From England" show on WNEW-FM, 1970s -- but WOW had NO idea about the Spedding connection!!! | |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:07am
KP:
Re: Nesmith and Monkees, apparently they are not buying Liquid Paper the way the used to. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:08am
Stanley:
Its the tea, Bill. Change your brand immediately. | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 5:10am
Bill Mac:
I dunno Stanley... it tastes awful but I think I'm channeling even more useless facts... |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:11am
Brian in UK:
I stand corrected. Scary. Stanley. Any time you want to talk........ I'll give you Mike Batt's number. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:11am
M:
do you have the Banana Splits theme song | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 5:14am
Bill Mac:
Seems that I've struck a nerve here... |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:17am
Stanley:
@Brian, Mike Batt's the sort of person that haunts us in our dreams. But I don't want to offend, as he's a friend of yours. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:20am
Stanley:
(Ahem.. change of subject) Now the Flying Lizards were an interesting band. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:22am
Stanley:
Jay - how you doing? | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 5:23am
Bill Mac:
I'll 2nd that... their first album was groundbreaking |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:24am
Brian in UK:
This was at a time when Virgin released interesting one-off singles. | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 5:24am
Bill Mac:
Yeah, where's Jay? |
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Sat. 8/11/12 5:27am
Bill Mac:
I know! I was committed to find any of the Virgin singles XTC released... |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:31am
M:
Bill do you remember this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS_TmRtoO2k ... Kaptain Kool & The Kongs | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 5:33am
Bill Mac:
That show was too cool for me.... |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:33am
KP:
Yee-haw, the jamboree! Super coolness. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:36am
KP:
Bet Leslie West was happy to be incuded in that company. | |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:38am
Andy in Berlin:
I always loved that organ number you're using. Patricia! | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 5:41am
Bill Mac:
People love this CD... I had backup copies in case this one meets an unfortunate demise.... or CD-napping |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:42am
Brian in UK (one of the bigger kids):
Great mix today, Bill. Have a peaceful weekend everyone. | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 5:43am
Bill Mac:
Brian, thanks for playing... be safe... see you next week |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:43am
KP:
I saw Spedding with Robert Gordon. When the tickets were sold it was supposed to be Link Wray with him. Maybe that was the negative. Spedding was very reserved, not the foil Gorden needed. But i love that track you played, maybe because he is a little conservative on it. | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 5:45am
Bill Mac:
Wow, nice... I'm trying to remember if Link was with Gordon when we saw him.... I wouldn't have been as impressed back then unfortunately |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:58am
Stanley:
Another great show, setting me up fine for the weekend. You take care bro'. Bye all. Tra-la-la! | |
Sat. 8/11/12 5:59am
KP:
Thank you, Bill! | |
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Sat. 8/11/12 6:00am
Bill Mac:
Another one for the books folks.... take care until next week! |
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