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Favoriting January 24, 2013: The Dandy Dozen - 12 Recent LP Acquisitions - Fabio - Callers

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  Hello, my dear friends, and welcome to another Dusty Show Accuplaylist entry. It has been a while since I neglected my archives, but now, it has happened.

Checking the archives themselves, it seems that this archival neglect initially occured from Sept. 2008 through February of 2009. A five month span of failing to tend to the archives, of dropping the ball, of being too busy to keep up. And now, it's happening again. I'm falling behind. Let's pinpoint where it happened. December 13th, maybe? And ever since. Over a month. I keep waiting to snap out of it, but life is interceding. I must find a way to work around work. We all must.

This week's show was originally supposed to feature a lengthy story I wrote last weekend while on retreat. However, I have experienced a number of computer problems after dropping mine on it's edge on the concrete. It worked fine for a week, but now I see that te back panel is half-loose and slightly bent. My cursor has a mind of its own, and I find that whole sections of my story were oddly altered by the injured brain of my computer. Perhaps its brain isn't injured. Perhaps it is a simple malfunction of the typing mechanism. At any rate, I'm sure it will cost in excess of $500 and I don't want to spend that right now. They will say something about possible hard-drive damage and start bellowing on and on about data retrieval and additional costs and lack of warranty and might take three to four weeks and .... I'm going analog again. That's all there is to it. AND. That's IF I ever get out on the streets again. Haven't done a proper interview since the slump began. Maybe it's been some type of post-election letdown. I'm not sure, but I'm running on creative fumes and sucking up valuable airspace that some youngster could use to launch him/her self to wherever they dream of being launched to. The moon! I say we go to the moon in this de-cade and do the other thing!

I found these 12 LP's upstate in my secret antique store. $1.50 ech. Buy 5, get one free. It had been a while since I lost my mind and bought too many crappy albums. I really did it this time. Here are the Dandy Dozen. 12 picks that each intrigued me on some level and promised (at least to me) to deliver at least 15-seconds each of something transcendant.

Fabio sits in with me at the beginning of the show, and then bails as he often does to meet 'a friend' somewhere. Later in the show, I take some listener calls. Hope you enjoy this episode. Things aren't as they once were, but ... they never are.

CPnyc12413

 
Jo Jo Gunne talk with Fabio.
Jo Jo Gunne  Rhoda   Favoriting Bite Down Hard  Asylum  1973    Featuring Jay Ferguson of "Thunder Island" fame   
 
Turntable Three - Total FAIL! Missing a Channel. Ground Wire Dangling
 
Again ... Jo Jo Gunne
  What intrigued me about Rhoda was the thought that it was a BAND composition, as opposed to a Jay Ferguson composition, so everyone in the group puts their two-cents in. Drum solo, guitar work-out - unusual prog time-signatures. A throw down Jo Jo Gunne jam! Of course, it's relegated to the last track on the LP, where good songs often wind up. I like this track and think it worthy.
 
Fabio predictably trashes the drum solo.
 
5-Minutes a Song
 
Fabio Dislikes It
 
AccuPlaylist Comments
Parker McGee  Talkin' 'Bout Loving You   Favoriting Parker McGee  Big Tree  1976  LP  McGee wrote big hits for England Dan and John Ford Coley   
 
I had never heard of Parker McGee before, but guessed that it would sound pretty much as it does. Mid-'70's soft-rock, a format I mostly enjoy. Parker wrote some big hits, and this is no doubt his chance to shine as a performer AND writer.
 
Fabio Mocks the Synth Solo
 
Yoke Shirt and Latticed Piano Music Holder
 
This Sucks!
 
Dan Fogelberg Discussed
  We actually did play a lot of Fogelberg on our retreat. He has many sturdy and sometimes moving songs. Sad he died of cancer not long ago. Dan Fogelberg, of Peoria, Illinois, always remembered, on Dusty.
 
Fabio ... Hardened Old Reptile
The Rings  It's Not Enough   Favoriting The Rhythm Method  MCA  1981  LP  Boston band?   
  This Rings sounds pretty damned good to me. I like it. Nice ambient drum sound. A hook. Pleasant tones. Accepted into my library with a 6 rating, sax solo and all. I am letting sax back in because the hating of it is fascist. Blow, Danny! (Rick James)
 
Fabio Hates It
 
Stink Banned
Nancy Sinatra  Long Time Woman   Favoriting Nancy  Warner/Reprise  1969  LP  Featuring many Wrecking Crew members   
 
Co-Ramp
  Something touches me about this Nancy track. Pretty melody. Evocative of the past to me. Makes me feel a little sadness that isn't altogether unpleasant. .
Johnny Most and Glenn Ordway  Excerpt   Favoriting Not To Be Denied -The Road to the Boston Celtics 15th NBA World Championship  Columbia Special Products  1984  LP  Celtics Championship Commemorative LP   
 
Sports Talk with Fabio
 
Santorum
 
Bacon Thins@ How I Miss Them
Trevor Rabin  Red Desert   Favoriting Trevor Rabin  Chrysalis  1978  LP  Fabio Says Farewell   
  Cool effort from a young South African man bound for bigger glories. Pretty ambitious. Interesting where it led. Worthy, I'd say. Doesn't mean I love it, but it interests me. You? dusty@wfmu.org
 
My Imaginary Mind
 
Humpy Talk
Engelbert Humperdinck  Too Beautiful To Last   Favoriting In Time  London  1972  LP  I love humpy!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdalton/4434076369/in/photostream 

 
 
Fabio Returns to Say Goodbye ... Again ... and get Humpy with it.
The Dodgers  Don't Know What You're Doing   Favoriting Love on the Rebound  Polydor  1978  LP  I was too lazy to actually flesh out the story of The Dodgers Badfinger roots. I'll leave that to you.   
  I do notice a definite Mott The Hoople influence on this song. The guitar tone (Ariel Bender or Mick Ralphs .... more Mick-Like) and the song structure. SOunds like Marionette from "The Hoople." Then it sounds like Day Tripper, and then it gets psychedelic and backwards. I guess that's all GOOD! The Dodgers!
 
Dodger Talk with the Lingering Fab
 
The Dandy Dozen
 
Lobo ... real name?

Kent LaVoie

Lobo  Thinking Of You   Favoriting A Cowboy Afraid of Horses  Big Tree  1975  LP  Lobo ... of Me and You and a Dog Named Boo fame.   
 
What Is It About Lobo? I ask for calls and am DENIED. :>(
 
That Intangible Thing
 
Thoroughly Modern Thursday
  Really There
 
A Call From Steve on the Car Phone
 
"Short Circuit" Movie Referenced
 
He Doesn't Remember Lobo
 
Tough Guy
 
Guns
 
Haymakers
 
Bowling Ball
 
Seals/Green Beret
 
Too Much
  No, this show does NOT mark the end of OWS as was posited on the AccuPlaylist.
 
Constructive Criticism from Steve
 
Harnessing the Power ... Again .... but ... Spent ..... Spent!
Cock Robin  When Your Heart Is Weak   Favoriting Cock Robin  Columbia  1985    U.S. band, big in Europe in the mid-'80's. I like the singer's voice. Peter Kingsbery, A female vocalist, Anna LaCazio, shares lead vocal duties. Steve Hillage-produced. I like their unusual song-structures on the record. Pop production, but unorthodox tuneflow, ala Pet Shop Boys.   
 
Phonedeth™
 
Stuff - Red Sauce - War - AWB -
Sky King  Secret Sauce   Favoriting Secret Sauce  Columbia  1975  LP  Someone informed me that this was the Tower of Power horns on this track. I just like how CRAZY it is, even though it's not my 'type' of music. Still have to appreciate the freneticism! !!!!   
 
Kim From New Jersey Calls ...
 
Kim Shares Opinions About Me ... Fabio ...
 
Do You Like Me? dusty@wfmu.org
 
Fabio ... an Intimidating Character
 
I am Compared to Dumbo
The Rascals  It's Wonderful   Favoriting Once Upon A Dream  Atlantic  1969  LP  LOVE this song. Reminds me of my big brother, Scott, bringing records home from North Texas State in the late-''60's.   
 
Extended DUSTY!
 
The Legal
 
Where Is Sandy?
 
The Thrill of Radio
 
Sandy calls from Nearby. Running Towards the Station.
 
Extended Dusty Caller ... Sean from Morristown
 
Psyched!
 
Makin' Hay
 
Union?
 
Carryin' Watermelons
 
Almost Average
 
Sean Loves Kelly
 
Accepting His Weaknesses
 
Dirty
 
Jag
  Things go South
 
Dizzy Request
 
Sandypant™
 
Dagguerotype?
 
Pounding Certs to Fight The Sauer
  That's it for another episode of The Dusty Show. Thanks for listening, and for your continued support. I know it's been a while since I did interviews, and the show has been a bit more thrown-together than usual. I'll admit it, the 'job' gets in the way a bit, but I have to do it. Bills and all. Just like you. Still, I'll try to do my best and I hope you'll keep listening when you can. Fun times ahead, I'm sure. You enjoy these cold winter months and tune in next week, my friend. Until then ... take care and ...

Always Remember ...

Clay Pigeon - NYC


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Listener comments!

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Clay Pigeon:

Hay
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Pine:

Hey everybody!
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Matt from Springfield:

Re Do Gunne!
Hay Clay! Always Remember...to activate a playlist! :)
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Fredericks:

Hot cha.
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Cecile:

This is kinda noodle-y, Clay and not in the best way.

Oh, well. Hope you are having a great day!
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Ken From Hyde Park:

The sounds of peace and love.
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glenn:

drum solos bite.
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Timb:

"I hate drum solos." You gotta love Fab!
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Matt from Springfield:

Turntable 3 is important for playing LPs backwards, but that didn't sound too good. I was about to report only the R channel was coming through.
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david:

hi all
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glenn:

love spirit. jo jo gunne, not so much.
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northguineahills:

Stares at my leftover ramen noodles.....
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Nardo:

It was bland.
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Matt from Springfield:

Well coloUr me DANDY! That's a new dozen.
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Andrew Waterloo:

The drum solo is always the groan and sigh segment of the song
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Sem Chumbo:

"Parker McGee is a very nice album for fans of Seals & Crofts, Linda Ronstadt, and other Top 40 performers and songsmiths who ruled radio in the mid-'70s." itunes
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Matt from Springfield:

Hi david! And hi Nardo, Andrew, NGH, glenn, Timb, Ken from HP, Cecile, Fredericks!, Pine, and every Dustyteer!
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Cecile:

okay, this sucks
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Have you played Dan Fogelberg's "The Power of Gold" lately? That's one that got played a lot in its day and you hardly hear it anymore.
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Matt from Springfield:

Yep. This is heavily 70s A/C chart material. Natural fit for England Dan Seals & John Ford Coley.

RIP Dan, younger bro of Jim Seals from Seals & Croft. ARd, on the Dusty Show...
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dinatekno:

This was the stuff I hated back in the 70's!!!! Those synths are horrible. Sorry Dusty.
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Matt from Springfield:

Fabio: Synth-O-Sizer™
Fromage-Generateur! :D
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sFrances from VA:

Oooops, I was so busy griping about the lack of equal rights for women, that I'm late for the show! Hello all!!
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steve:

the phrase "corporate rock" comes to mind
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Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Keep it coming, Clay!
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Matt from Springfield:

There's a lack of equal numbers of women on this playlist--and most others!! ;)

HELLO Frances!
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Matt from Springfield:

Well, +1 to Boston so far--it's not sounding like ALL THEIR OTHER SONGS, so, so far so good then.
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sFrances from VA:

Nothin' like the Dusty Show to turn my mood around.

HEY MATT!! I'm often listening to WFMU even if I'm not on the accuplaylist. Lurker am I ~!
  6:15pm
TDK60:

Fabio, Dusty: Jay Ferguson's earlier band, Spirit's first 3 LPs are of interest.
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Matt from Springfield:

Pro-fesh-in-nell

If not commenting, at least lurk!
  6:16pm
swamihouse:

cue the 80 's teen movie montage
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Timbrocks:

Oh no! Sax solo!
  6:16pm
Nardo:

That last was a bit saccharine-y (and not in the best way). This one is an improvement, if you like Foreigner. I do not.
  6:17pm
Sr_Hairy_hymen:

Check this link out Really good tune and hits home an many levels
http://lauracatlow.bandcamp.com/download_tralbum
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Matt from Springfield:

New Order: "It's NEVER enough! It's NEVER enough, until your heart stops beating..."
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sFrances from VA:

In re: what's happening in the studio: PHOTOS, Fabio/Dusty, photos!
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Matt from Springfield:

Nardo: Foreigner derived.
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glenn:

don't worry sfrances, the catholic church is on your side. jezebel.com...
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steve:

Clay bust out that Arthur Russell 12 you found at the flea market!
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Matt from Springfield:

@Frances: Next Fabio-Clay battle, I want a USTREAM in the studio! :)
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Matt from Springfield:

"Butterfly of Love" -- extremely One Hit Wonder.
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Fredericks:

Come on, Clay. Something good this time?
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swamihouse:

Nancy 5
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david:

double ramp
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Timbrocks:

You gotta love Nancy.
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dale:

hudson valley in the house
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sFrances from VA:

@glenn, today in New Mexico: www.forbes.com...
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dale:

did anyone see nancy in playboy a decade or so back? it was beyond airbrushed - it was like a titian painting
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Matt from Springfield:

@glenn: HA! Of course Catholic hospitals are often incorporated independent of the Church, and can be just the assholes the rest of the medical industry is...but what a stunning obvious hypocrisy!
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sFrances from VA:

I do love Titian (great exhibit in DC eons ago) and Lee Hazelwood....
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bruce:

fyi It was Mark Andes in Spirit,not Mathew.They were the sons of actor Keith Andes.Jay Fergeson lived in Begonia gardens(Topanga Canyon)back in the day.Dennis Weaver played Chester on Gunsmoke& was fantastic in the Orson Wells film with Janet Leigh & Moses.You are a wonderfull radio personality Clay but your taste in music is nonexistent
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_david:

still me, had to set an untaken nickname...
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_david:

easy cheez
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Matt from Springfield:

Yeah! I *hope* cheez whiz does not = "santorum"!
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sFrances from VA:

www.youtube.com...
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Fredericks:

Parakeet training records are good.
  6:24pm
TommyT from Rivercity:

Santorum?
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Someone go get Evan "Funk" Davies to hear the Boston sports highlight recordings.
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glenn:

yep, i posted a link to that new mexico whackiness earlier.
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Matt from Springfield:

@TommyT: Let's keep it clean on the playlist, so.... ;)
en.wikipedia.org...
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swamihouse:

Styxian
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Fredericks:

I blame Uriah Heep for this crud.
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glenn:

matt - who's the world's largest producer of birth control pills? upjohn. who's the biggest shareholder in upjohn? that'd be your friendly neighbourhood vatican.
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Cory:

Who is this again?
  6:29pm
Luther:

BTW: Carol Kaye HATES the whole Wrecking Crew handle, says there was no such things. She HATES it. Follow her on Facebook Carol Kaye II and you will see.
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glenn:

santorum
1. That frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the by-product of anal sex.
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glenn:

i work dirty, matt.
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Cory:

If you liked that Trevor Rabin tune, check out Brian Scary.
  6:32pm
ume:

Fabio Laurel / Dusty Hardy
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Matt from Springfield:

Dirty glenn :)

I could see the investments in "Upjohn", if they defined the best "birth control" as "going UP John" :D
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glenn:

i put the pedal to the bondo. :)
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Matt from Springfield:

Glenn Dirt Itch, yummy Single Malt!
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sFrances from VA:

i prefer to think of it as 'working blue'. ;)
  6:33pm
Marmalade Kitty:

does this music mark the death of OWS?
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dale:

from wikipedia

His big break as a singer came in 1965. It was at this point that Gordon Mills, the then manager of Tom Jones, gave Arnold the new name of Engelbert Humperdinck, which is also the name of a 19th century German composer
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cklequ:

Of all the WFMU DJ's, Clay Pigeon has the weirdest taste in music.
  6:34pm
Nardo:

Mom ... MOM! Please change the station. Oh, sorry. I was having a flash back.
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Carmichael:

Some good pop tunes on a good-lookin' Thursday here at WFMU, where we reach the beach and rule the pool!!
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Matt from Springfield:

Oooh, this is pretty good!
Definitely a Power Pop Badfinger feel to it.
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sFrances from VA:

Clay: Speaking of Power Pop + Dodgers, you might want to check out Artful Dodger

@MarmKitty: I don't want to speak for Clay, but I'm guessing that having a job now = less time to spend on the streets doing interviews.

I hate The Man!
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dinatekno:

I'm liking the Badfinger guy's song.
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Matt from Springfield:

Hey Carm! Keep up that pool reachin' and beach rulin'!
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glenn:

catsinsinks.tumblr.com
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Carmichael:

I remember a band called Baseball in the 70s.
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glenn:

jeb bush.
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Matt from Springfield:

@Kitty: That and, besides the 1 year anniversary last September, I don't know if they have that many demos in Manhattan.

But rest assured, Occupy Sandy and other formations were very active where it counts, helping out those devasted by the Hurricane a couple months ago.
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sFrances from VA:

@Glenn, my cat on rug: www.flickr.com...
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glenn:

when and where did clay get a job? nobody told me.
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northguineahills:

I've been in NYC for 1/3 of my life, but I still consider myself a Floridian, for better or worse. (mostly worse?)
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steve:

i saw in some old LCD programming guide a full 2-3 hour music show hosted by someone named Clay... did Clay have a music show on fmu at some point?
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sFrances from VA:

@glenn: you must've missed some recent shows (before Xmas at least)
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Matt from Springfield:

@glenn: Shhhh! Keep this on the DL. Clay's now a superhero, fighting crime and radio mediocrity in NYC.
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dale:

the bitch got the dog in the separation?
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sFrances from VA:

"what is about Lobo....."
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glenn:

yeah, i was working 11 hour days from june through to xmas.
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Matt from Springfield:

@dale: And all he got was an answer song to a Lobo song.
  6:42pm
BSI:

any relation to the sherriff?
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Snortley:

Steve: That could have been the Pounding System; different clay.
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dale:

i just think we were simpletons. how else could you explain the popularity of music like that and shows like three's company?
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Matt from Springfield:

The "Thoroughly Modern Thursday"! There's a stage musical to unite the TNP!
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dinatekno:

Sorry you guys are sufferning in the cold. I always hated the cold when I was growing up in Jersey City. Living in SW FL now, the cold is the one thing I DON'T miss.
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sFrances from VA:

@glenn: ouch, hopefully you'll have the time to enjoy some archival episodes~~
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steve:

lobo... lobo... bring back sheriff lobo
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steve:

@Snortley - yup, that's what i was thinking of.
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Timbrocks:

That's Short Circuit 2, actually. I'm ashamed to know that.
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Carmichael:

Kent LaVoie (sp) ....
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Pine:

Short Circuit 2 is such a great movie, 1 is just kind of a tech demo
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northguineahills:

My avatar is pertinent to this conversation.
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Matt from Springfield:

YEAH!! No Sensitive Guitar Man Music!

But seriously, that stuff can be good...and "Guitar Man" is NOT Lobo, it's BREAD, you philistine!!!
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sFrances from VA:

i TOTALLY remember & loved "me & you and a dog named boo" when it came out, tho I had it on a KTel type record by a band called SMILE doing early 70s hits...
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Matt from Springfield:

@NGH: AH! "Lobo" wolf, huh? :)
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dale:

what's your waist size listener? do you wear trousers or slacks?
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northguineahills:

si, matt!
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Matt from Springfield:

BOOOOOO!! If you were really in the Navy SEALs, you were NOT a "Green Beret"!! Totally different, and Army!
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andes:

hey Clay , where do you hang in the Catskills?
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Carmichael:

West Coast Soft Rock. Walter Egan, David Gates, America ... Those were the days.
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glenn:

afghanistan is fucked. nobody will ever beat the afghanis. just cut your losses and pull out now.
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Carmichael:

You got a live one, Clay.
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sFrances from VA:

One of my favorite books about Afghanistan is from the 80s/early 90s, Doris Lessing's "The Wind Blows Away our Words". Some people her age at the time would retire, instead, she went to afghanistan to find out what the US & Russia were fighting over.
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Timbrocks:

He's right Clay. You're a phenomenal improvisor. I really enjoy the call-in shows, and especially the crossovers with Fabio.
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northguineahills:

and again, what matt said....
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Matt from Springfield:

Oh, I've actually heard of Cock Robin! Were they German?
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Matt from Springfield:

Oh wow! Actually from here, but only really famous in Europe: "Cock Robin is an American pop rock band, mostly popular in the 1980s, particularly in continental Europe where they became famous. The band was founded by singer-songwriter Peter Kingsbery in 1982, disbanded in 1990, and reformed in 2006."
  6:52pm
seang:

seductive sounds
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Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Clay, it's all great.
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glenn:

When the 'arf-made recruity goes out to the East
'E acts like a babe an' 'e drinks like a beast,
An' 'e wonders because 'e is frequent deceased
Ere 'e's fit for to serve as a soldier.
Serve, serve, serve as a soldier,
Serve, serve, serve as a soldier,
Serve, serve, serve as a soldier,
So-oldier OF the Queen!

Now all you recruities what's drafted to-day,
You shut up your rag-box an' 'ark to my lay,
An' I'll sing you a soldier as far as I may:
A soldier what's fit for a soldier.
Fit, fit, fit for a soldier . . .

First mind you steer clear o' the grog-sellers' huts,
For they sell you Fixed Bay'nets that rots out your guts --
Ay, drink that 'ud eat the live steel from your butts --
An' it's bad for the young British soldier.
Bad, bad, bad for the soldier . . .

When the cholera comes -- as it will past a doubt --
Keep out of the wet and don't go on the shout,
For the sickness gets in as the liquor dies out,
An' it crumples the young British soldier.
Crum-, crum-, crumples the soldier . . .

But the worst o' your foes is the sun over'ead:
You must wear your 'elmet for all that is said:
If 'e finds you uncovered 'e'll knock you down dead,
An' you'll die like a fool of a soldier.
Fool, fool, fool of a soldier . . .

If you're cast for fatigue by a sergeant unkind,
Don't grouse like a woman nor crack on nor blind;
Be handy and civil, and then you will find
That it's beer for the young British soldier.
Beer, beer, beer for the soldier . . .

Now, if you must marry, take care she is old --
A troop-sergeant's widow's the nicest I'm told,
For beauty won't help if your rations is cold,
Nor love ain't enough for a soldier.
'Nough, 'nough, 'nough for a soldier . . .

If the wife should go wrong with a comrade, be loath
To shoot when you catch 'em -- you'll swing, on my oath! --
Make 'im take 'er and keep 'er: that's Hell for them both,
An' you're shut o' the curse of a soldier.
Curse, curse, curse of a soldier . . .

When first under fire an' you're wishful to duck,
Don't look nor take 'eed at the man that is struck,
Be thankful you're livin', and trust to your luck
And march to your front like a soldier.
Front, front, front like a soldier . . .

When 'arf of your bullets fly wide in the ditch,
Don't call your Martini a cross-eyed old bitch;
She's human as you are -- you treat her as sich,
An' she'll fight for the young British soldier.
Fight, fight, fight for the soldier . . .

When shakin' their bustles like ladies so fine,
The guns o' the enemy wheel into line,
Shoot low at the limbers an' don't mind the shine,
For noise never startles the soldier.
Start-, start-, startles the soldier . . .

If your officer's dead and the sergeants look white,
Remember it's ruin to run from a fight:
So take open order, lie down, and sit tight,
And wait for supports like a soldier.
Wait, wait, wait like a soldier . . .

When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
Jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains
An' go to your Gawd like a soldier.
Go, go, go like a soldier,
Go, go, go like a soldier,
Go, go, go like a soldier,
So-oldier of the Queen!
rudyard kipling.
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sFrances from VA:

I think Clay is just having fun saying Cock Robin....
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Matt from Springfield:

@NGH: The SEALs or someone who was one has a website on mistakes SEAL poseurs make, ranging from some small things no inside would claim, to really obvious ones--that guy made a really obvious one!
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Clay Pigeon:

Glad you guys were here. Gotta go. AR!!!!!
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Nardo:

I remember spinning the Cock Robin at the record store I worked at back in '85 - not my cup of tea though.
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dale:

i can't get into the beat of this secret sauce
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Matt from Springfield:

@glenn: Orwell didn't share the worldview of Kipling, but had a lot of positive things to say about him. Check out that essay sometime.
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sFrances from VA:

Sky King was also the name of a really great homeless guy in Georgetown/DC circa late 70s /early 80s. I have vivid memories of him walking around with a scraggly beard & one piece women's bathing suit.
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Nate:

This one's a winner! Love it
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Matt from Springfield:

Nominate this for most annoying Dusty selection ever? ;)
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Timbrocks:

That reminded me of Joe Tex. Funky!
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Nate:

Jaw harp action
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northguineahills:

My father was an officer in the Navy, and I lived overseas for 3 years as a wee one. Being a glutton for the trivial, I absorbed all sorts of crap from all lines from all branches of the military.
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TommyT from Rivercity:

Winter malaise. You will re-energize.
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Matt from Springfield:

Actually I love Clay in all his settings--alone, or with Fabio (or ANY other DJ!) all sides of his personality RAWK!
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Greg from VA:

The music this hour is historically important Clay, for without it, the kids would not have run to the edge of the musical universe to create Punk, Death Metal, Rap...etc,.. .otherwise, well otherwise there would be no FMU! With Clay, the universe meets in the middle and harmony is achieved, peace ensues!
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Matt from Springfield:

Cool NGH. Italy? Japan? Or other?
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northguineahills:

ditto, Clay is awesome all the time!
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steve:

i agree with this woman
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Timbrocks:

Disagree. You and Fab have a great chemistry.
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Carmichael:

That was the Topwer of Power horn section, by the way.
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sFrances from VA:

She speaks the truth!
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Matt from Springfield:

Agree...With Timbrocks!
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Andrew Waterloo:

Clay and Fabio are always great together
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Matt from Springfield:

Anyways, that was another fun episode!
Take and give care, Clay and all the Claytonites!

Always Remember, Always Be Aware!
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dale:

please end with some ken griffiin on the organ
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Parq:

This terrific Rascals track was worth waiting for.
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Nate:

Damn goovy CP
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steve:

i agree only that Clay needs to rely less on Fabio when doing an in studio show... i do love the Fabio and Clay shows
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Matt from Springfield:

@Greg: I LOVE "peace ensues"! Peace should "break out" sometime!

Agree, Parq!
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Greg from VA:

74,498 babies were born in the world during this show, ... this means something, not sure what, but see you later.
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Matt from Springfield:

WOOOHOOOO!!! Dusty-stention™!!!
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sFrances from VA:

I'll say it: it would be great to hear Kenzo call in.
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Matt from Springfield:

Powdered SAND donut! Get him one anyway, Sandy!
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Carmichael:

Oh, pizza tonight, by the way. Piled up veggies and some sausage.
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glenn:

do you like mark wahlberg? what the fuck?
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Matt from Springfield:

@Carm: When this show ends, doing the best thing possible with some leftover lamb: cooking it with some rogan josh sauce! Boil basmati rice and salad on the side!
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Matt from Springfield:

Sean + Kelly! Happy Early Valentine's!
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Matt from Springfield:

Taylor ham egg and cheese!! Solid North Jersey. Where's Danne D to chime in on this right now?! :)
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Timbrocks:

You're a jag? Are you from Pittsburgh, Clay?
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Matt from Springfield:

Good night, people! Stay tuned, for Night People!
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