Listener comments!

Tue. 11/20/07 9:09am From: jonathan

ah yes...thank you ever so for playing the grifters!

Tue. 11/20/07 9:14am From: Mike Lupica

You are welcome, Jonathan. I often forget how great they are, with that record inparticular being a terminal fave.

Tue. 11/20/07 9:15am From: jonathan

crappin you negative is also quite good.

Tue. 11/20/07 9:17am From: Not Tripp

Get outta that spaceship and fight like a man!

Tue. 11/20/07 9:23am From: Kosta

Jakolando has brought the sun to a very cold wet and grey london - thanks!

Tue. 11/20/07 9:26am From: Mike Lupica

Awesome, Kosta! Happy to have helped. We're still battling grey, cold skies here in the NYC region, but I will do my best to blow it out over the next 2.5 hours.

Tue. 11/20/07 9:29am From: Parq

Yeah baby, Mike's on the air! I'm gonna comb my hair up high! Okay, it's too late for that, but I'm gonna pretend...

Tue. 11/20/07 9:30am From: SueB

yay - this is my favorite Bowie song!

Tue. 11/20/07 9:44am From: frenchee

yeeeeeesssssss, Lupica is back on the airwaves. it's gonna be a good day. hey Mike, what's the deal w/the DJ nite at Mag. field Friday?

Tue. 11/20/07 9:47am From: frenchee

re: Parq: it's not a good day for high hair anyway. Humidity...

Tue. 11/20/07 9:49am From: Zipgun Fanatic

Mike Lupica fill-in. Yes!!! I actually caught myself pumping my fist in the air when I saw that you were on this morning. Good to have you back.....

Tue. 11/20/07 9:51am From: Jonathan

G'morning, big MIIIKE!!
Seconding the Grifters motion by the OTHER Jonathan!!

Tue. 11/20/07 9:54am From: Vivian

Love Love LOVE the National song. Never heard them before. What a treat! Makes slugging through this chore called work bearable.

Tue. 11/20/07 9:59am From: Mike Lupica

I agree, Vivian. The National seem to be pretty huge, and I only know one other song by them, which is also really good, so I'm hopeful that they're not just a trendy-at-the-moment band. (From Brooklyn, right?)

Tue. 11/20/07 10:01am From: Irwin Chusid

Finally managed to get away from that mountain of legal briefs on your desk and sneak back in front of a microphone, eh, Lupica? Will the partners notice your absence?

Tue. 11/20/07 10:02am From: Mike Lupica

Shhh, don't blow my cover, Chusid. Act casual. Say nothing.

Tue. 11/20/07 10:02am From: pat

Wow, weird to hear Syd's voice. I've been on a Syd Barrett kick lately--actually a crazy-rock-guy kick. Saw the Roky Erikson movie last week. What a nut.

Tue. 11/20/07 10:06am From: Ike

The 2005 and 2007 albums by the National are strong, particuarly the songs "Fake Empire" and (from the '05 album) "Karen" and "Lit Up." Anyway, that track by Studio was also killer. Never heard of 'em before.

Tue. 11/20/07 10:10am From: alyssa

DOS! Listening from Cleveland. Nice choice.

Tue. 11/20/07 10:18am From: pat

recently I found a sad letter in one of my Howlin Wolf records. My girlfriend and I were splitting up and she wrote a letter that she hoped I would find some day. Happy ending, we got back together and got married...

Tue. 11/20/07 10:23am From: Mike Lupica

Wow! OK, that easily trumps finding ten bucks in a Syd Barret record.

Tue. 11/20/07 10:24am From: Neil

I also like what's written on record covers. I recently found a whole bunch of lp's where the young lady who gave them to her boyfriend carefully laid out tape on the covers and wrote inscriptions on the tape. I was musing over her shopping in the store and coming upon her discarded gifts. Why I did not buy them all I am still trying to figure out.

Tue. 11/20/07 10:25am From: Kosta

WIRE!!!!!!!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHHHHHH!!!!!!

Tue. 11/20/07 10:27am From: pat

my wife (see above) has a bunch of records with little anarchy symbols on the backs. I never asked her what that meant...

Tue. 11/20/07 10:33am From: Daniel

Ah, how I love to hear Joe Frank's calming, bizarre voice.

Tue. 11/20/07 10:42am From: Pamela

Can you actually buy Big Blood albums?

Tue. 11/20/07 10:43am From: Mike Lupica

Good question, Pamela. Probably directly from them, I'd imagine. I'm actually streaming this song from YouTube, hence the dodgey sound q, but man -- WHAT a song!

Tue. 11/20/07 10:44am From: (mta) Tony

We're with you, Daniel, we love Joe Frank's voice. Can you (or anyone) advise whatever happeded to his show on fmu? We don't see it anymore and we enjoyed it so much when we could. Happy Thanksgiving, Lupe..

Tue. 11/20/07 10:46am From: Daniel

That Big Blood thing is lovely, and so much cooler to know it's just some exquisite web flotsam.

Tue. 11/20/07 10:47am From: Irwin Chusid

Your program's so great I decided to just stay in bed all morning and watch the radio.

Tue. 11/20/07 10:50am From: Mike Lupica

Irwin, I will honor the moment by playing some reggae for you to re-light your pipe to.

Tue. 11/20/07 10:51am From: (mta) Tony

Pamela, regretfully, it appears I bought the last Big Blood CD they had available. They have them distributed by only 3 CD sellers, and this I know because I was told the whole story by Caleb, the Big Blood man himself. However, you can write to him and ask him at: BigBlood24@Yahoo.com Should all else fail, I just supplied another listener with copies of their albums.

Tue. 11/20/07 10:53am From: Irwin Chusid

amazing colors!!!
(damn, I had to resubmit this comment 3X 'cos I kept screwing up the math question)

Tue. 11/20/07 10:54am From: Ike

Hey MTA Tony, believe it or not, WNYC-AM 820 carries Joe Frank locally on Sundays at 11 p.m. That seems out-of-character for them, to say the least!

Tue. 11/20/07 10:55am From: Pamela

Thanks Tony - I just emailed them. I prefer to buy, so we'll see what they say...

Tue. 11/20/07 10:55am From: (mta) Tony

Smoke a little more, Irwin. Try gettin' outta bed and wash your face. It'll help you add three and one. (tee hee)

Tue. 11/20/07 10:59am From: (mta) Tony

Yes, Pamela, I'm like you, I always prefer to buy my music and support the artists. That's how my library has grown to 5,000 + factory-pressed discs! But when all else fails, we do what we gotta do. If it'll make you feel any better, and they can't supply you with "Sew Your Wild Days Tour 1 and 2" my copies will satisfy you and donations are accepted by Caleb for his new baby daughter.

Tue. 11/20/07 11:06am From: (mta) Tony

Irwin, how do you stay in bed and monitor the Comments at the same time? Do you have your computer in bed with you? Brings Internet Addiction to a new level.

Tue. 11/20/07 11:10am From: (mta) Tony

Thanks Ike! Do they stream their show on the net? If so, do you have their website address? That's funny, we don't even HAVE an AM radio to tune it in with!

Tue. 11/20/07 11:21am From: kwhitehead

As much as I enjoy hatch's program you sir, are making my morning. Thanks.

Tue. 11/20/07 11:22am From: pat

wow, this Linus Pauling tune is really nice....stupid band name though. and I second the "making my morning" comment.

Tue. 11/20/07 11:24am From: irwin Chusid

laptop, dude. perched on my horizontal chest. damn, used my last match, gotta get up and scrounge for a lighter. right back. (double-damn: fuckin' math quiz again)

Tue. 11/20/07 11:30am From: Melanie

This is a great track! Come back Mike Lupica.

Tue. 11/20/07 11:30am From: (mta) Tony

Oh, I see. By the way, Happy Thanksgiving to you too, Irwin!

Tue. 11/20/07 11:34am From: Parq

Yes, WNYC streams its AM (and FM) signals, tho I don't know about archives. And Irwin, nice to know someone else is arithmetically challenged. (492 + 4 = 494? 7? Dang!)

Tue. 11/20/07 11:36am From: Kosta

...but a great tune - nice riffage.

Tue. 11/20/07 11:39am From: frenchee

I'd be surprised (tho pleasantly) if WNYC archived Joe Frank. On his website, joefrank.com, you can purchase CDs and even catch a little bit of new content.

Tue. 11/20/07 11:40am From: Larry

Really surprised to know that anyone outside the 610 loop has any idea who the Mike Gunn was!

FYI according to H-Town lore, Mike Gunn was their pot dealer in high school.

Tue. 11/20/07 11:40am From: (mta) Tony

Thanks Ike, I'll listen to Joe Frank with you for an hour Sunday night at 11. Your tip was much appreciated. My girl will be thrilled and surprised to hear his voice again.

Tue. 11/20/07 11:42am From: (mta) Tony

Thanx for the info, Frenchee! Will check it out...

Tue. 11/20/07 11:51am From: Kosta

ta for info Larry - may the green always burn

Tue. 11/20/07 11:51am From: Ike

MTA Tony, I myself haven't tuned in to Joe Frank on WNYC-AM in a long time -- I keep forgetting. Not normally in the habit of tuning in NPR at home when I have so much FMU goodness to absorb. But WNYC's web site shows that it's still on their schedule. Hopefully the web page isn't outdated.

Tue. 11/20/07 11:57am From: Marcus

What's the story with this song, did they release it twice? It's also the 1st song on "Taking Drugs To..." as Sound of Confusion, right?

Tue. 11/20/07 4:11pm From: peteski

tell me all about it.

Tue. 11/20/07 8:06pm From: Dennis

It would be cool for you to play any song from The Doughboys new CD release...i.e. Black Sheep, I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore, etc.

Wed. 11/21/07 12:08pm From: Mike Lupica

Jebus Chrispy, the Doughboys are still together??! I have actually been looking for their first album for many years w/ no success. Anybody have a copy they want to part with?

Wed. 11/21/07 12:16pm From: Ramon_LP4

Larry,
Actually Mike wasn't a drug dealer but we did smoke a hella lot of dope in high school with him and more often than not raided his mom's fully stocked fridge.

Oh and Pat, yes the Lp4 IS a stupid band name but the runner ups were even worse. Trust me, that for us is as clever as it gets. ; )

Thanks WFMU.

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