Favoriting Testify! with Larry Grogan: Playlist from June 5, 2019 Favoriting

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A roadmap that reveals the highways, byways, ley lines and subterranean tunnels connecting rock, soul, pop, folk rock, R&B, garage, punk, funk, jazz, world music, and soundtracks from the twilight of the 1950s to the dawn of the 1970s. Larry Grogan is a DJ, writer, podcaster, collector, and the man behind Funky16Corners.

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Favoriting June 5, 2019: Testify! May the Circle Remain Unbroken - Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format
Funky16Corners  Testify! Intro   Favoriting Best of Funky16Corners Volume One  Funky16Corners  2017  MP3 
The Spades  You're Gonna Miss Me   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Zero  1965  45 
The Clique  Splash1   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Cinema  1967  45 
Julian Cope  Levitation   Favoriting World Shut Your Mouth  Island  1986  EP 
Sir Douglas Quintet  You're Gonna Miss Me   Favoriting Live on Fridays!  Not on Label  1981  MP3 
 
13th Floor Elevators  You're Gonna Miss Me   Favoriting Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators  International Artists  1966  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  Reverberation   Favoriting Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators  International Artists  1966  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  Splash 1   Favoriting Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators  International Artists  1966  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  You Don't Know   Favoriting Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators  International Artists  1966  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  Don't Fall Down   Favoriting Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators  International Artists  1966  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  Kingdom of Heaven   Favoriting Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators  International Artists  1966  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  Tried to Hide   Favoriting Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators  International Artists  1966  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  Fire Engine   Favoriting Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators  International Artists  1966  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  Gloria   Favoriting Live on Sumpin' Else TV Show  Not on Label  1967  MP3 
13th Floor Elevators  The Word   Favoriting Live In San Francisco  Charly  1966  CD 
 
13th Floor Elevators  Slip Inside This House   Favoriting Easter Everywhere  International Artists  1967  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  Slide Machine   Favoriting Easter Everywhere  International Artists  1967  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  She LIves In a Time of Her Own   Favoriting Easter Everywhere  International Artists  1967  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  Nobody To Love   Favoriting Easter Everywhere  International Artists  1967  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  Dust   Favoriting Easter Everywhere  International Artists  1967  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  I Had To Tell You   Favoriting Easter Everywhere  International Artists  1967  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  Postures (Leave Your Body Behind)   Favoriting Easter Everywhere  International Artists  1967  LP 
 
13th Floor Elevators  Livin' On   Favoriting Bull Of the Woods  International Artists  1969  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  Till Then   Favoriting Bull of the Woods  International Artists  1969  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  Never Another   Favoriting Bull of the Woods  International Artists  1969  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  Scarlet and the Gold   Favoriting Bull of the Woods  International Artists  1969  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  Street Song   Favoriting Bull of the Woods  International Artists  1969  LP 
13th Floor Elevators  May the Circle Remain Unbroken   Favoriting Bull of the Woods  International Artists  1969  LP 
 
Rex Garvin and the Mighty Cravers  I Gotta Go Now (Up On the Floor)   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Like  1966  45 

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Gary:

Larry!
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Funky16Corners:

Gary!
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Matt from New Orleans:

I suddenly had a feeling and looked down at the lower right of my laptop screen and saw it turn to 9 so I quickly shut off mixcloud and hightailed it here. Thought I’d be late but was early.
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chresti:

Hello Testify!
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northguineahills:

It feels weird now not hearing Larry four times in the last week (well, it seemed that many).
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Matt from New Orleans:

Kris started out the same way last night
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Funky16Corners:

Matt! Chresti! NGH!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:03pm
Funky16Corners:

Well, I couldn't NOT play the OG
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chresti:

Like your new avatar.
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Erica:

I'm ready for the Roky Erikson tribute.
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fleep:

Greetings and way to begin
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Jeff Ash:

Good evening from Wisconsin!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:04pm
Funky16Corners:

@Chresti - Thanks!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:04pm
Funky16Corners:

Erica! Fleep! Jeff!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:06pm
Franco Twinkie:

The Roky Erickson appreciation society will now come to order.
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Erica:

Is this a temporary avatar Larry for this show or is this official?
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:07pm
Funky16Corners:

Temporary, I was experimenting making GIFs today (to make that banner). I'll go back to the old one soon.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:07pm
Funky16Corners:

Franco!
Avatar ♥ 10:09pm
Kris Holmes:

Tuned in. Passed on The Clique 45 the other week, it just can't measure up to the Elevators for me :(
Avatar ♥ 10:10pm
northguineahills:

Coping w/ Cope!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:10pm
Funky16Corners:

Kris!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:12pm
Franco Twinkie:

Oh,yes,yes,yes!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:12pm
Franco Twinkie:

Augie Meyers!
Avatar ♥ 10:12pm
Kris Holmes:

fingers of fury on the organ there lol
Avatar ♥ 10:13pm
Kris Holmes:

by Augie?
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:13pm
Funky16Corners:

I got to see Doug and Augie do this live a few times
Avatar ♥ 10:13pm
Kris Holmes:

very cool, i got to see neither, would have loved to see Doug
Avatar ♥ 10:14pm
Kris Holmes:

technically not too late for Augie still though
Avatar ♥ 10:16pm
Kris Holmes:

well said Larry!
Avatar ♥ 10:19pm
northguineahills:

Will be in and out, cleaning right now. Thanks for this tribute, definitely an episode clicky-star.!
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Franco Twinkie:

From the I still hit myself on the head dept: In 1975 Sir Doug was playing at the Palomino in north Hollywood. I thought I should go, then did something else, something really stupid I'm sure. Later, I read a review of the show in the L.A. Roky Erickson appeared like a spirit and shrieked You're Gonna Miss Me. A picture appeared of Roxy wearing a Jaurez tee shirt.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:21pm
Funky16Corners:

@Kris - Thanks!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:22pm
Funky16Corners:

@Franco - Amazing!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:22pm
Franco Twinkie:

L.A. Times, that is. Which didn't even have the balls to run an obit this week.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:23pm
Franco Twinkie:

I saw this in real time! With my mom, while she was ironing!
  10:24pm
Dean:

Uhm, https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-roky-erickson-obituary-20190601-story.html
  10:24pm
Dean:

Not that the LAT has balls.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:25pm
Funky16Corners:

Dean!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:32pm
Funky16Corners:

This may be my favorite song on the first album and it's not even written by the band
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:33pm
Franco Twinkie:

I was also with my mom..and dad...and sister when we were driving into San Francisco in August of 1966 when You're Gonna Miss Me came Booming out of the car radio, and then continued to be in heavy rotation, along with Got to Get You Into My life by The Beatles(Revolver had just come out) You Can't Hurry Love by The Supremes and What becomes Of The Broken Hearted by Jimmy Ruffin.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:34pm
Funky16Corners:

It really is a perfect AM car radio song. Short, sharp and to the point.
  10:35pm
Cal Zone!:

Thanks for doing this tribute, LG!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:35pm
Funky16Corners:

Cal! my pleasure entirely!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:37pm
Franco Twinkie:

Yes Larry, and my dad had just bought a new Oldsmobile that had a real good radio and speakers compared to our '56 Chevy.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:38pm
Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

13th Floor— Step Into This Housewares, electric jugs and eternity…
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:38pm
Funky16Corners:

I miss those radios, with the push-button tuning...
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:39pm
Funky16Corners:

Granny! Welcome!
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Kris Holmes:

we still had push button car radios in NZ through the 80s lol
  10:40pm
rw:

Hey.
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Franco Twinkie:

Delco radios.
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Erica:

Granny you changed your avatar again.
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Funky16Corners:

rw!
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Funky16Corners:

@Kris - I've been watching a NZ TV show called Nothing Trivial, sort of a dramedy, and in an episode today a 60-ish guy namechecked Ray Columbus and the Invaders!
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

Erica: this one is actually my noggin!
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Erica:

Ah yes the late Ray Columbus. I think he sang "The Crunch" with the band "The Challenge".
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Erica:

Haha Granny.
  10:45pm
rw:

A little bummed I got here late but will be here for the remainder. Hello congregation!
  10:45pm
rw:

And f16 too of course.
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Erica:

We're riding on the "Fire Engine" now rw.
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Kris Holmes:

Nothing Trivial!! That's some funny shit.
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northguineahills:

For reasons unbeknownst to me, I used to get Tom Rapp and Roky Erickson mixed up....
Avatar ♥ 10:48pm
Kris Holmes:

One of my old DJ friends played a character named "Scotty" on that show.
  10:48pm
Carmichael:

Tuned in wayyyy late to the awesomeness.
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Funky16Corners:

@Kris - I had to run it back to make sure I heard it right. He went to visit a woman and was impressed that she had an autographed Ray Columbus LP
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Kris Holmes:

Ray Columbus actually wrote the song The Crunch for The Challenge but did not appear on the record
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Funky16Corners:

@Kris - No shit? That's funny. I just picked it out at random on Prime!
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Funky16Corners:

Carmichael!
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Funky16Corners:

@NGH - Just listen for the lisp. That tells you you're listening to Rapp!
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Kris Holmes:

Ray Columbus is a household name for us, saying you have an autographed Ray Columbus LP is like you having an autographed Frank Sinatra LP?
Avatar ♥ 10:53pm
Kris Holmes:

He is not an underground figure like he is here in the US
  10:53pm
Carmichael:

Scanning the playlist, digging it all. Roky found peace somewhere, and we get to hear this again. All is well.
Avatar ♥ 10:54pm
northguineahills:

Thanks for the recommendation, need to watch what I can while I have amazon, Larry.
Avatar ♥ 10:57pm
Kris Holmes:

The drummer for the band I played with in West Texas had a High School band in Houston that opened up for the Elevators c.66/67.
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Franco Twinkie:

The Avalon my guess. But The Matrix did have an encredible room tone. Now it's a fancy restaurant.
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Funky16Corners:

@Kris - Did he share any stories?
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Funky16Corners:

@Franco - I can't believe the provenance isn't more solid. THe stuff I've heard is good quality.
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Funky16Corners:

@Kris - The first I heard of Ray Columbus was back in the late 80s/early 90s when someone issued his collaboration with an American band called the Art Collection
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northguineahills:

Considering trivia is the only thing I'm good at these days, and the only way I can drink (My team usually wins), the show looks like it will resonate w/ me.
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Funky16Corners:

It's interesting. More drama than comedy, but the characters hve really grown on me.
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Franco Twinkie:

The Avalon is not that big and has a lot of drapes hanging on the walls, so who knows.
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Franco Twinkie:

This is very old testament.
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Erica:

That's cool Kris. What was the band's name. Do you remember?
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Erica:

"Tryin' to, tryin to..."
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Kris Holmes:

he did tell me the name & it was something suitably ridiculously psychedelic but i have forgotten it
  11:10pm
Carmichael:

That electric jug is so friggin bizarre. I wonder how the guy doesn’t eventually pass out.
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Jeff Ash:

I am watching a John Wayne Western with the sound off and 13th Floor Elevators is the perfect soundtrack.
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Erica:

Ah well Kris. Still a cool fact.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:10pm
Funky16Corners:

You can hear he's winded when he talks on TV appearances
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Franco Twinkie:

The New York Times did a good piece on Roky this week AND that paragon of integrity, The New Yorker as well!
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Funky16Corners:

@Jeff - Which one?
  11:12pm
?:

How does that E-jug work anyway? Is it just a mic in a jug? I've always wondered.
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Funky16Corners:

It's him blowing the jug holding the mic right up to the opening. You can see him do it in some of the TV appearances on Youtube
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Jeff Ash:

@Larry -- Chisum.
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coelacanth∅:

hey Larry and all
been listening the whole time but in conversation
rest in peace Roky
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Funky16Corners:

Second mistake tonight...I quit...
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Funky16Corners:

Hey C!
  11:15pm
rw:

That above ? was me. I guess I should look more at the YouTube.
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Kris Holmes:

you can actually get pretty close just going "biddabiddabiddabiddabidda" with the sound of your voice into a mic without the jug :)
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Funky16Corners:

An answer record!
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Franco Twinkie:

I found an old ceramic jug full of spider webs in my moms garage, washed it out and gave it a whirl. Didn't work for shit, but then, I was not blazing on acid at the time.
  11:17pm
rw:

FT you need the acid to get all those tones. Otherwise you'll just get a single note.
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Kris Holmes:

it's all about technique, not just anyone can play the electric jug straight away
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Funky16Corners:

It really is pretty crazy when you think about it.
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Franco Twinkie:

I see.
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coelacanth∅:

he actually didn't blow into the jug like a jugband jug player but he sort of "scat"? sang into it
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coelacanth∅:

(...held the mic up next to his mouth)
  11:24pm
rw:

Oh! So the jug just created the Reverberation.
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coelacanth∅:

yes, the Reverberation
  11:24pm
Carmichael:

I always thought it was a Fishman style pickup that was inside.
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Funky16Corners:

I think so, though I wouldn't be surprised to discover that there was echo/reverb on the mic
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coelacanth∅:

for easter everywhere they put the mic in the jug
  11:27pm
Carmichael:

My band needs both rhythm and lead jugs.
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Funky16Corners:

I want a whole jug section
  11:31pm
Carmichael:

Acid makes you think of electrified jugs.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:35pm
Funky16Corners:

I'm fully willing to believe that Tommy Hall came up with the jug when he was flying on acid. Who knows, did he start with a garden hose, move on to a watering can and land on the jug?
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Erica:

When you're high, anything is possible, especially electrified jugs.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:37pm
Franco Twinkie:

That commercial is on Epitaph For A Legend, along with a goofy "interview" with Roky, that was broadcast on KSAN.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:38pm
Funky16Corners:

I got it off of the big 10 CD boxed set
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:39pm
Funky16Corners:

Is that the interview where he calls the band the 13th Floor Alleviators?
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:41pm
Funky16Corners:

That horn section is the weirdest...
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Franco Twinkie:

I can't remember Larry. But the DJ asks him what his favorite Sex Pistols song is and he says Hot Cars(!?!)
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:43pm
Funky16Corners:

C'mon, that's EVERYBODY'S favorite Sex Pistols song!
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Franco Twinkie:

He just said WINDOW PANE! I think.
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Funky16Corners:

Very Ennio Morricone/Allesandro Allesandroni
  11:51pm
rw:

I heard it. Don't know most of these songs though.
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Funky16Corners:

@Franco - He did indeed!
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chresti:

I heard window pane, earlier..
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Funky16Corners:

I walked down to the sidewalk, the night was crying rain
I heard wandering thunder like a crash in someone's tin
I can tell from the lightning's flashing that the storm would not refrain

The wind blew through the treetops and I saw some windowpane
I heard someone down in the alley a little voice called out my name
I saw the ghost of our wrecked romance it was lost in the pouring rain

Well I'm going back to the country
Up on the mountains up on the rising side
And if you should ever leave me
Send me a letter with some love inside

Where are you? Married? And in a good place?
I need to know to be satisfied

I walked on through the darkness, the night still pouring rain
The wind blew through the treetops and I saw some windowpane
I saw the ghost of our wrecked romance, it was lost in the pouring rain
One thing I have learned in my time in the skies and on the ground
All the fires changed motivation, yet I burned to love that sound
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Franco Twinkie:

This is acid torture.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:53pm
Funky16Corners:

This is Roky's first goodbye...
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northguineahills:

happy thanks as per usual, Larry!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:58pm
Franco Twinkie:

You pulled it, Larry. Now on to The Monster Movie years.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:59pm
coelacanth∅:

1/2 that set had no Roky on them. (more than 1/2 the album)
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:59pm
Funky16Corners:

Thanks NGH!
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Funky16Corners:

@FRanco - Hopefully someone on WFMU will dig into solo Roky
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chresti:

Thanks Larry! Goodnight!
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Erica:

See ya'll next week! Sorry I didn't chat much. Got lost in the music.
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Funky16Corners:

@C - Yeah, I talked about that. I think his spirit is there where he isn't
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Funky16Corners:

Nite Chresti!
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Funky16Corners:

Nite Erica!
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coelacanth∅:

Nate K played 3 hours of Roky, mostly not the elevators (last night?)
  12:01am
rw:

Thank you F16. Nice tribute. Take care Testifiers!
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Funky16Corners:

Oh, cool, I'll have to check that out
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coelacanth∅:

Larry (@12.00) yes i think that's true.
(i couldn't listen to any of the mic breaks)
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coelacanth∅:

Thanks!
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Funky16Corners:

Nite rw!
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Funky16Corners:

Thanks C!
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