Listener comments!

Thu. 1/29/09 9:01am From: annie

morning trouble...

Thu. 1/29/09 9:01am From: Cupcake Dog

Bow wow! First comment!

Thu. 1/29/09 9:02am From: Vodka Filled Bubble Lady

hiccup!

Thu. 1/29/09 9:04am From: texas scott

what a modern world this is.
top o' the mornin to ya, trouble
and everyone fortunate to hear this show!

Thu. 1/29/09 9:04am From: dale

hello trouble! for what it's worth, today is Claudine Longet's 67th birthday (I new it was icy for a reason).

Thu. 1/29/09 9:04am From: listener mark

Good Morning Trouble
Good Morning to the Modern World
Stupid dial-up modem,
slow as molasses on a cold morning.

Thu. 1/29/09 9:08am From: trouble

good morning!

Thu. 1/29/09 9:19am From: listener mark

I think the internet froze up last night.
I'll just pour some hot water on the wires.

Thu. 1/29/09 9:25am From: dale

yea! this is the best album. I love leather and lace, too

Thu. 1/29/09 9:31am From: trouble

thanks dale for the heads up on claudine...

Thu. 1/29/09 9:31am From: Andy in Iowa City

Great tunes as always, Trouble.
Really feeling this playlist and hate to leave for work.
Will catch up later on the archive.
Good day to all!

Thu. 1/29/09 9:32am From: annie

!@#$%^&*(()&*(&^&^%. blasted g-damn bugs.. i wish i knew what causes the "browser-window-open- the-flood-gate" event.

Thu. 1/29/09 9:33am From: annie

oh, and john updike passed if anyone would like to know.

Thu. 1/29/09 9:37am From: Sven Svensson

Lee Hazlewood och Nina Lizell fran Sverige(Sweden)!!!!!!!!
Det var jetta bra!!!! Tack sa mycket!!!!

Thu. 1/29/09 9:38am From: Parq

Annie, are you saying the two are related?

Thu. 1/29/09 9:39am From: dale

that album sounds like it was recorded off the TV when it was being aired. It needs a proper mastering.

Thu. 1/29/09 9:40am From: annie

well, it happened just as i was reading the der spiegel feed, after i read the scientific american story on updike.. i smell a conspiracy.. i hate when that happens. wish i could figure it out..

Thu. 1/29/09 9:43am From: annie

found this funny little ditty last night... aphex twin featured..!

Thu. 1/29/09 9:44am From: annie

http://moviesfoundonline.com/rubber_johnny.php

Thu. 1/29/09 9:46am From: Laurie

Oh god, that Rubber Johnny movie freaked me OUT when it first made the rounds of the internet. :(

Thu. 1/29/09 9:47am From: annie

that website has the best stuff!! i was merely cruising it. now and then they add new stuff..

Thu. 1/29/09 9:49am From: ellen museum girl

oh my god i'm still asleep...thank goodness for some trouble in the morning

Thu. 1/29/09 9:50am From: GP

Annie,
That video is insanely scary. If you really want the full freak fest check out some of the artists other work..I'll leave the intertubes denizens to do their own searching as I don't want to be responsible for the mind warpage.......good day all.

Thu. 1/29/09 9:51am From: dale

sounds like france gall on helium!

Thu. 1/29/09 9:52am From: texas scott

yes annie ...creepy stuff,indeed!

Thu. 1/29/09 9:53am From: ?

that baby in the video is scary. check out these babies- they cook! got to do the cooking by the book:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQp5l4-sfFA

Thu. 1/29/09 9:54am From: annie

yeah, i'll have to check that out. the one thing that stays in my mind is the eyes of the dog..

Thu. 1/29/09 10:02am From: ellen museum girl

what a cool name, minnie riperton. seriously?

Thu. 1/29/09 10:03am From: nasoj

that's some maria carey range up there.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:04am From: michael

i had not seen rubberjohnny, thank you for posting the link. of course, i'm an eraserhead fan too.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:05am From: PKNY

That Minnie track is really really good, thank you. Mariah and her ilk have nothing on her.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:07am From: annie

i loved eraserhead.. the blacker, the better..

Thu. 1/29/09 10:08am From: GP

Useless daily trivia:
Minnie Ripperton is Mya Rudolphs ( form Saturday Night Live) mom.
Thank you...now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:09am From: Laurie

I had to look up Minnie Riperton on wikipedia to confirm that she is the singer of "Lovin' You." Yes, as if it isn't kind of obvious. ALSO: She's Maya Rudolph's mommy!

Also, personally, I prefer David Lynch's daily weather updates. You know, to Rubber Johnny and Eraserhead and things of that ilk. I'm kind of a wimp.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:09am From: michael

my brother's been struggling to get through it. i told him to stop. if it's that much work, don't bother.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:14am From: annie

i still hold "validation" up there with pretty damn cool.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:15am From: ellen museum girl

yum...accordion.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:19am From: GP

Yummm. Claudine!
Merci beaucoup!

Thu. 1/29/09 10:19am From: dale

Maria Muldaur is also a bit more interesting than 'Midnight at the Oasis' implies. She was in the Jim Kweskin jug band before her solo career...

Thu. 1/29/09 10:20am From: Scott M.

LOVING your show this morning, trouble. thx.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:21am From: 55rpm

This beto villares is so smooth, nice touch trouble.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:21am From: trouble

thanks scottm!

Thu. 1/29/09 10:21am From: e-card

[snicker] trouble is smitten [and snicker again]

Thu. 1/29/09 10:23am From: Spider Sabich

Well, at least the skiing is good where I'm at.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:23am From: annie

i trying out the snowshoes for the first time today...

Thu. 1/29/09 10:24am From: Cecile

Anyone have any good remedies from memory improvement? I'm a space cadet lately.

Awww. annie, that sounds great.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:27am From: dale

snowshoeing is fun and a workout for the calfs (calves?). I like looking at all the critter tracks in the fresh snow and hearing the woodpeckers banging away. Enjoy!

Thu. 1/29/09 10:28am From: annie

cecile, i hate to say this but mental exercise helps me alot. and i try to do math in my head everytime. seems to keep the barin sharp, otherwise, perhaps your mind is rejecting useless information.. oh, and crossword puzzles!!

Thu. 1/29/09 10:29am From: annie

of course only MY barin should remain sharp, you might want to focus on your "brain" ...(i really have to start using my glasses for typing).

Thu. 1/29/09 10:30am From: fishmonkeystew

I too have a pretty poor memory. Knocking out alcohol, eating better, and trying to get more exercise have also helped, in addition to reading alot (especially books that challenge me). Not the most exciting stuff, but (much to my wife's delight) it's worked so far.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:30am From: Cecile

I'm doing sudoku and crossword puzzles and weird modern solitaire games, and errrrrrrrrrr.
I got into this tiff with DH because I was convinced he never gave me this one Shirley Collins/Albion Band CD to rip, but not only did I get it from him, I loaded it like...twice...already. And that's not useless information - it's a great album!

Thu. 1/29/09 10:31am From: Cecile

Sorry - DH = dear husband. Other board terminology.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:31am From: ellen museum girl

take fish oil, that helps tha brain. but the small catch fish are best- less mercury for you, more fish for the ocean.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:31am From: annie

senility is not pretty

Thu. 1/29/09 10:31am From: Anatoly

I find that smoking lots of weed and eating candy corn helps keep me sharp.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:32am From: ratel

cecile, first thing (for me) is not accepting to forget : when I don't remember, I try to reconstruct the "knowledge context" until I finally get it - and don't give up until it's done

Thu. 1/29/09 10:32am From: ellen museum girl

Nice, anatoly!

also, watching this video helps:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQp5l4-sfFA

Thu. 1/29/09 10:35am From: annie

ellen, wonderful!!!

Thu. 1/29/09 10:35am From: Bad Ronald

Yay Steve Miller!!

Thu. 1/29/09 10:35am From: annie

trouble, i have to say that this show has been sweet sailing this morning..

Thu. 1/29/09 10:36am From: listener mark

Oh wow!
Where did that go?
I typed a comment and it vanished.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:36am From: Mooose

'Weed' and NYTimes crosswords.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:36am From: Cecile

Oh, Christ.
Play Paul (Tuvan Blues) Pena's original version at least.

Sorry, too much late SMB in my youth.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:37am From: Cupcake Dog

Ginkgo Biloba and Gotu Kola help the memory, supposedly.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:37am From: annie

cecile, i was just thinking that...

Thu. 1/29/09 10:37am From: GP

Steve Miller...one of the best song intros ever...plus he is from Texas...double bonus.

Annie..are you requesting Christopher Cross?

Thu. 1/29/09 10:37am From: Ken

Funky "kicks?"

Thu. 1/29/09 10:38am From: trouble

thanks annie!

Thu. 1/29/09 10:38am From: Roger

Most excellent segue in my opinion

Thu. 1/29/09 10:38am From: Cupcake Dog

Funky kicks goin' down in the city. Always.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:39am From: Cecile

Ken,
it's funky sh*t on the album version.
Paul Pena's version is even swearier.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:39am From: annie

it's this: i love whatever comes out of these speakers. sure GP...

Thu. 1/29/09 10:39am From: lovich

Do I have to say: "I love WFMU!"

Thu. 1/29/09 10:39am From: Bad Ronald

radio edit

Thu. 1/29/09 10:40am From: BSI

WHOO!
LITTLE SPOTTED KIWI IN DA HOUSE!

Thu. 1/29/09 10:40am From: ellen museum girl

glad you liked it, annie! rock on!

Thu. 1/29/09 10:40am From: Cupcake Dog

My bad. Only heard the radio version.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:41am From: Bad Ronald

remember nothing and you will not forget anything!

Thu. 1/29/09 10:41am From: Parq

Wait, the Steve Miller Band did "Aqualung"?

Thu. 1/29/09 10:41am From: Cecile

I thought Steve Miller was from Milwaukee. Him and Boz Scaggs were like high school buds there I thought.

See, I can remember this crap, but I can't even think to look at what's on my iPod.

Aqualung sucks too. As does Abracadabra.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:41am From: ellen museum girl

I like that...little spotted kiwi in da house. nice.

awesome show, trouble. as always!

Thu. 1/29/09 10:42am From: listener mark

It wouldn't be Thursday without The Modern World

Thu. 1/29/09 10:42am From: GP

Steve Miller..from Dallas went to St. Marks school up there.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:43am From: Cecile

Got it! So not a "native milwaukeean" as the Milwaukee Journal used to say.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:43am From: fishmonkeystew

I tried Ginkgo Biloba and it just made me scatter-brained. I was so disappointed.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:45am From: Drunken Paul Weller

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1103291/Shambolic-Paul-Weller-pictured-lying-gutter-drunken-night-young-lover.html

Thu. 1/29/09 10:45am From: annie

FMS- it is not for everyone. might even be harmful to some..

Thu. 1/29/09 10:45am From: BSI

fishmonkeystew:
i've heard buckshot has the same effect.
use with caution.
or not at all.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:45am From: GP

Cecile. just looked him up on Wiki.He is indeed from Milwaukee...moved to Texas later..hmmm. Thank you Wikipedia.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:47am From: Steve Miller

I don't remember where I'm from.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:48am From: Cecile

You're such a space cowboy, Miller.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:48am From: Laurie

FYI, Ginkgo biloba apparently increases blood lead levels in women. Not so great actually!

Thu. 1/29/09 10:50am From: Steve Miller...also

Some people call me Maurice

Thu. 1/29/09 10:50am From: Cecile

good to know Laurie.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:52am From: Pompetus of Love

You have to be careful with all of these herbal remedies.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:52am From: Sean Daily

Woo Hoo!

Thu. 1/29/09 10:52am From: BSI

A related herbal product, Ginko Biloba Baggins, leads to hairy feet and an unnatural obsession with a certain piece of gold jewelry.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:53am From: dale

that has to be the best station ID i have ever heard, right down to the echo.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:54am From: Bad Ronald

Rocky Biloba will leave you feeling punch drunk...

Thu. 1/29/09 10:55am From: trouble

not to sound like a total earth mama, but sometimes memory loss is because there is too much happening for the brain to hold it all in. slow down...

Thu. 1/29/09 10:57am From: Cecile

thanks trouble, but if I go any slower, the snails and slugs are going to pass me up...;)

Thu. 1/29/09 10:57am From: Maurice

Oil of pompetus will make you a picker, a grinner, a lover, a sinner, and make you moody if you don't get out to play your music in the sun.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:57am From: Bob Dobbs

Achieve total slack.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:58am From: Cecile

but you're probably right, trouble, I could stand to shuck off a few more piles of mental junk.

B-Dobbs, that's your answer for everything.

Thu. 1/29/09 10:59am From: listener mark

post it notes help.
I've got one next to the bed.
pants first, then shoes.
it really helps.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:00am From: annie

and keep in mind you could always attach little memo magnets to your computer!!

Thu. 1/29/09 11:01am From: Meher Baba

A mind that is fast is sick. A mind that is slow is sound. A mind that is still is divine.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:04am From: Adrian in London

If you do want to learn a language, I can recommend using Michel Thomas CDs as a starting point.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:05am From: Sean Daily

Not even close to first comment! Woo hoo!

Thu. 1/29/09 11:05am From: Drunk Paul Weller

A good memory is overrated. I forget what I was drinking to forget.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:07am From: patrick

hey trouble! sounds like you need to upgrade to a mac....

we got about 8 inches of snow yesterday then about 2 inches of crusty ice on top... yuck!

see the wrestler yet?

Thu. 1/29/09 11:08am From: Mooose

I always wondered about that Paterson Plank road. Assumed it had been made of planks for some reason, and now I know the reason!

Thu. 1/29/09 11:09am From: Ike

"Why does everything break and not work if it's supposed to be digital?" Because it's made in China.

Patrick, Macs are too expensive, and I don't like anything that takes years to put in a right-click function. Just be careful what you put on your PC.

I wondered about Paterson Plank Road too!

Thu. 1/29/09 11:10am From: Drunk Pompetus of Cupcakes

I saw a North American Great Horned Owl once while riding my bicycle through the Potomac River bird sanctuary. When it took off, it's wingspan was well over four feet. It looked like it could carry off a small child.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:10am From: trouble

patrick! i have a mac and hi speed cable connection, that is until it goes out for the day due to "repairs" in the nabe.

warm hellos to you...

Thu. 1/29/09 11:14am From: annie

i was blassed by the sight of a peregrine falcon the other day driving home.. sitting right by the road on a tree-branch..

Thu. 1/29/09 11:14am From: michael

Macs are the best! They've had right mouse functionality for years, you just needed to get a two or three button mouse. Now they have their mighty mouse so no need. Price-wise they're pretty comparable, feature for feature.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:15am From: Cecile

I love my Mac. no probs for the most part.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:16am From: ellen museum girl

Oh my god, the Wrestler was so good, Patrick! I'm in love with Mickey Rourke!

Thu. 1/29/09 11:16am From: annie

my son will use nothing but a mac, anymore..

Thu. 1/29/09 11:17am From: fishmonkeystew

Yeah, I dropped that Ginkgo right away. I'm an estimator at an electrical contracting firm and can't afford to be too scattered. WFMU playlist comments distract me enough.

I've heard a few times that events need to make an impression on you in order to be remembered. If you purposely commit something to memory (repeat it in your mind), you will be more likely to remember it.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:18am From: Irin

Hey trouble. Great show!
just wanted to let you know that the White Birch album is called "Star is just the Sun"

Thu. 1/29/09 11:19am From: BSI

There's a pair of red-tailed hawks nesting in a large tree not far from this keyboard (franklin square, downtown dc) -- good to see 'em. .. proof of life outside the cubes. etc.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:20am From: risky!

darn missed the sic alps.... morning all!

Thu. 1/29/09 11:21am From: annie

the hawks that got evicted then returned to that co-op. i forget their names.. great story!!

Thu. 1/29/09 11:21am From: Ike

Michael, I strongly beg to differ on price, for those able to put together a PC themselves. Also, I dislike VLC and the evil, evil, evil iTunes.

Mark, I'll have to resort to Post-It notes soon. I can't remember anything and my life is already very slow. And Ginkgo just makes me really... well... let's just say it's a good non-prescription substitute for a certain blue pill, at least in my experience.

Great show!

Thu. 1/29/09 11:22am From: Cecile

Yeah, fms, I will have to start doing that.
My mind used to be better at remembering things with just a scrap of info, that's not the case.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:23am From: Cecile

now, now that's not the case now.

Reely I cn rite gud.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:23am From: annie

cecile, between you, me, and the wall, my memory returned as soon as i was menopausal...

Thu. 1/29/09 11:26am From: michael

Ike, I've also got a home built Linux box. I was strickly talking retail pricing. Don't like VLC? What about Mplayer?

iTunes? Why use that when there's eMusic?

There are plenty of options, I just forget them right now.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:29am From: Cecile

I only use iTunes for apps now.
Amazon's mp3s sound better, and you can copy 'em. And emusic is great, too.

Annie - I'm hoping. I just started, shall we say, the long voyage to cronedom.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:29am From: Pompetus S

Ike: so I'm not the only one who feels that way about iTunes.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:30am From: Ii'l bobby

Hey trouble, lovin' the show this morning! Hope my ue-benefits continue for a while longer...I could get used to this.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:30am From: listener mark

I hang a suet cake on a tree outside my window. Fixed it so the starlings can't get it. The small birds can hang upside down and eat. The starlings can't or at least don't like it that way.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:31am From: dale

you folks who build your own pcs: could you direct me to a good site showing me how? I'd like to build a Linux unit with a steampunk-inspired case. I'm sick of Apple not supporting their older stuff (4 years old is ancient to the computer industry). My PowerBook was NOT worth the money I spent on it...

Thu. 1/29/09 11:34am From: Parq

With due respect to Ike and his {understandable} "everything mainstream sucks" orientation, I converted to Mac last summer and am completely pleased. Ike's approach is fine if you're willing to immerse yourself in the digital DIY culture. I dig that, and wish I had time for it, but I don't. The extra money for Mac is well worth the savings in agita.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:35am From: Shana

Thanks such a lot for this great show today, Trouble! You bring so much awesome.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:36am From: annie

rest assured cecile, it does get better.. as i said before, life begins at 50!

Thu. 1/29/09 11:37am From: Chris

thanks Trouble. You are making the march toward lunch actually enjoyable

Thu. 1/29/09 11:37am From: michael

Trouble, fantastic show this morning! adeus.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:38am From: Patrick

i have been using eMusic for about 2 years, its such a good deal. i just with the sight was a little easier to navagate. boy the wrestler was a good movie... i would give to nod to Sean Penn i milk though.

there are plenty of other resources for Mac users other then apple, i have found great success with Oldapps.com

sorry to make this into a "Tec Talk" segment.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:38am From: annie

if i ever had to go back to work, i would make sure that i could bring FMU with me. no radio-ee, no work-ee..

Thu. 1/29/09 11:39am From: Ike

Everything mainstream does not suck. That's Irwin's mischaracterization of me. PCs are pretty mainstream after all. And I like Tom Petty.

I'm not great at DIY or putting things together. A friend gave me instructions. It wasn't hard. Admittedly I was unemployed then, though, so I had time for trial and error. Anyway, sorry to start another PC-Mac war. This is pointless; we'll never agree. But I love the music right now!

Thu. 1/29/09 11:42am From: risky!

CHIRP!
CHIRP!
GREAT SHOW!

Thu. 1/29/09 11:42am From: Adrian in London

Annie, I'm at work and had to use a stupid PC with no way of listening to the first half of this show. Now I'm back on a Mac and it's coming through loud and clear. I listened to the MR Finewine podcast in the interim, but it's not the same. Work without music is impossible. Earphones are a great way of ignoring your dull workmates too!

Thu. 1/29/09 11:42am From: Parq

Well, I think tht everything mainstream sucks, so if that was your attitude, I'd agree with you. And just for clarity, my hat's totally off to those with the time and the smarts to stay off the Gates/Jobs grid.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:45am From: annie

not that i am self-patting here, but one of the things that used to keep people shopping in my store was the fact that i played music no else played.. and fmu was integral, to be sure!

Thu. 1/29/09 11:45am From: The Mainstream

Happy balls suck

Thu. 1/29/09 11:46am From: Happy Fun Ball

Don't taunt Happy Fun Ball

Thu. 1/29/09 11:50am From: c

that andrew bird song is lovely

Thu. 1/29/09 11:51am From: annie

hey i won't be listening tomorrow am, so hope you all have a great weekend. stay warm and toasty!

Thu. 1/29/09 11:51am From: BSI

Cupcake Dog is integral.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:52am From: Cecile

you too, annie!

Thu. 1/29/09 11:53am From: florian

Oh, Barbara... merci Trouble...

Thu. 1/29/09 11:54am From: Parq

Annie, we'll give the Friday gang your best. Miss T, many thanks for playing the "barbara" track, a favorite of mine.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:54am From: Doug from DC

BSI, now it can be told, I wrote the Cupcake Dog poem. If you work around Franklin Square, we should get lunch sometime.

Thu. 1/29/09 11:54am From: annie

cecile, soon i will be brushing the snow off the coldframe...

Thu. 1/29/09 11:57am From: BSI

Doug....HA! Evil genius mit der cupcake dog pome!
Everything about yesterday is burned into my brain for all time.
Someone is trying to make noise somewhere...
cupcake dog. corn weenie.
future lunch is a go. I'm at thomas circle. A stone's throw from the hawks in Franklin Park. Not that I'd throw stones, of course...

Thu. 1/29/09 11:57am From: Ike

Cupcakes are integral. Never mind the dog. Gimme the cupcakes. Get the cupcakes. I'll punch somebody in the dog's butt for some cupcakes.

Adrian: That PC needs Foobar2000.

Wow, ghostly music! Nice!

Thu. 1/29/09 11:58am From: Cecile

Doug - I blogged your genius effort at:
www.dowdydiva.blogspot.com

Thu. 1/29/09 11:59am From: Doug from DC

Cool! BTW, I posted one of the Dunn Loring tracks to www.myspace.com/rococopagoda, with a blog entry about it.

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