Ken | Playlist | 18 November 2009

Wed. 11/18/09 9:05am From: dei xhrist

I pledged yesterday and will pledge again today

Wed. 11/18/09 9:06am From: Goyim in the AM

I gave it up on the overnight shift. GIVE IT UP; OTHER LISTENERS!!!

Wed. 11/18/09 9:06am From: Dan B

Good morning, Ken and Scott, and fellow listeners!

Wed. 11/18/09 9:07am From: Parq

YAY! By my count, Tom and Nachem alone put you over your goal. Everything else is gravy, including the pledge I'm about to make.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:07am From: trs

given, sent, paid
making up for my own shortfall last marathon

Wed. 11/18/09 9:09am From: Looms (Fr)

Morning all!

Dan, great broadcast last sunday (heard through the magical pop-up player)

Wed. 11/18/09 9:11am From: Swami

I gave last week, and will give on Thursday, as I am broke today. Does it count?

Wed. 11/18/09 9:11am From: Andy in Berlin

I'm pledging to you just in case I'm asleep for SSD

Wed. 11/18/09 9:11am From: dei x

Is anyone having the power lunch with you, Ken? And who pays for the meal?

Wed. 11/18/09 9:11am From: Dan B

Oh, Looms, I should let you know, I'm not Dan Bodha.. I really should come up with a better name for myself when commenting. Nah, I'm just a guy named Dan who lives upstate.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:12am From: dei x

Dan D'Upervilles?

Wed. 11/18/09 9:12am From: Looms (Fr)

No big deal, fellow listener!

Wed. 11/18/09 9:14am From: Andy in Berlin

Hey wait a minute...! Are you doing a soaking tonight with Andy?

Wed. 11/18/09 9:15am From: em

SOAKING!!

Wed. 11/18/09 9:16am From: David T.

hi ken, i have just pledged $50. it was not clear what my swag for the $50 would be. can you let me know. can i still ask for the swag?

Wed. 11/18/09 9:16am From: JCityJensen

morning all! HELLO SWEDEN - or perhaps west berlin NJ?

Wed. 11/18/09 9:17am From: Ne-guh-tor

Good Morning! I'll do everything I can to stay in touch with the world I love! Sweet fucking music! Ken, you were the second show I listened to on WFMU (Monica was first!) and since I listen every Wed. Scott W. came shorty after and now I listen to his show every week. What I'm trying to say is, you got my sad wallet and sad heart. I'm starting to feel like Bob Dylan's Little Drummer Boy.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:20am From: Cecile

I paid some $ already.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:20am From: JCityJensen

hey ken if we pledged online can we get in the running for those cool cds?

Wed. 11/18/09 9:22am From: Parq

Jensen, I happen to know, that's a yes.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:23am From: Cecile

David T, you get the worst of LCD book and a sticker. I, too pledged online earlier this week.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:23am From: fishmonkeystew

My pledge has officially been pledged via the internets! One meeeeeeeeeeeeeellllliooon dolllarrrrrrrrs! Well, no. One hundred, but still.

WFMU rocks the house.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:23am From: Cheri PI

I'm so excited to win a prize today! Come on LUCK!!!

Wed. 11/18/09 9:23am From: Cecile

hey, fms, good to see you!

Wed. 11/18/09 9:24am From: Ken

yes, online pledges made today (Wed 11/18) are in the running for all the prizes today.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:24am From: John from Oslo

Ken is the Pheidippides of freeform radio

Wed. 11/18/09 9:26am From: Cecile

you should give an "early bird" prize.

Just sayin'.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:27am From: Torbjørn

There, my pledge is in the can !
Now, I really expect to hear the whole, unadulterated, full length Bob Dylan Christmas record.
That's fair, right ?

Wed. 11/18/09 9:27am From: Ne-guh-tor

Merry Xmas, Bob Dylan!

Wed. 11/18/09 9:27am From: Dan B (from upstate)

What is it about the marathon that makes the music sound even better?

Wed. 11/18/09 9:27am From: Cecile

this betty is awesome!

Wed. 11/18/09 9:28am From: fishmonkeystew

Same to you Cecile! I'm always around. I just lurk lurk lurk a lot. And I was in the UK for 2 weeks.

I wanna go back. Edinburgh kicks some major butt.

Oh, and I went into a record shop (Intoxica) on Portobello Road in London, and they were listening to WFMU! I mentioned it to the clerk and made an instant friend.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:29am From: Cheri Pi

WFMU makes friends around the globe!

Wed. 11/18/09 9:30am From: dei x

fms, did you have the haggis?

Wed. 11/18/09 9:31am From: Cecile

nice, FMS!
Yes, Cheri, it's a WFMU World after all!

Wed. 11/18/09 9:32am From: BSI

bah! There's another london record shop I missed during my trip!

Wed. 11/18/09 9:34am From: Cecile

NICE. WFMU + SLASH = WIN.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:35am From: fishmonkeystew

dei x: I did indeed! My wife and I had dinner at the Dome on George Street, which is a fancy shmancy restaurant that used to be a bank. I figured that if I was going to have it, it might as well be there. It was served in a filo crust with an apple/mango chutney and actually pretty darn good. Not necessarily something that I'll search out to snack on, but not too bad!

The Scotch was pretty good, too. ;)

Wed. 11/18/09 9:38am From: dei x

< drool > I had mine at an old whiskey bar a short walk from the transit station, served w/ neeps & tatties. Trust the island to try to dress up a dish with a title you can even slur through a bottle of booze.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:39am From: Ne-guh-tor

You know, too bad Kenny G isn't fund raising for you this marathon. He used to bring in the BIG money!

Wed. 11/18/09 9:40am From: Andy in Berlin

Is that a picture of Ken before his hair went white?

Wed. 11/18/09 9:41am From: Hugo

Yeah, there are some other good shops in the Portobello area, Rough Trade (on a side street) and further up, Honest Jon's. Both of them run their own labels.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:41am From: Vicki - DO or DIY

do give out the international number to phone WFMU too - our forrinners do like to speak to you!

Wed. 11/18/09 9:42am From: Cecile

I think it's Ken's cousin: George Orwell Freedman.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:42am From: Cecile

Hey, travellers - is there a reasonably budget-friendly way to stay in the British Isles without doing the hostel thing?

Wed. 11/18/09 9:43am From: Hugo

It sure is.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:43am From: Ken

Too confusing Vicki! But if you want to call us from overseas, the number is 201-413-9368

Wed. 11/18/09 9:44am From: Vicki

enough to say it in the comments board :)

Wed. 11/18/09 9:44am From: LizGig

Cecile, you can always WWOOF: http://www.wwoof.org/ There's also couch surfing.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:45am From: Cecile

TODD

Ah, yes, if I had close friends ovah there...
but I'll look at wwoof...

Wed. 11/18/09 9:46am From: dei x

Look up short term rentals or corporate housing. These are especially popular in cities with big convention venues, like Düsseldorf. Which is not in the Isles. But is an example. um...

Wed. 11/18/09 9:47am From: BSI

Sorry Cecile, mine was the big 40th birthday vacation, so it wasn't on the cheap. Still paying for it. ... but I had to do a religious pilgrimage to the birthplace of Hawkwind and real ale...

Wed. 11/18/09 9:47am From: Andy in Berlin

Hey! I know this song! Something's obviously going wrong here.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:47am From: Vicki

Cecile - a lot of universities give over their student accommodation to tourists etc in the student holidays - at a very reasonable price

Wed. 11/18/09 9:47am From: Cecile

good idea, dei.
I saw that they had those in Montreal and Toronto, it should be just a matter of some digging

Ah, BSI. Did you visit Stonehenge?

Wed. 11/18/09 9:48am From: Cecile

Yes, Andy in Berlin, it is Aerosmith's Dream on.
Good call!

Wed. 11/18/09 9:48am From: dei x

BSI, now that's a reason for travel. I toured Baltimore for Divine related sites and was sad to see no commemorative plaques.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:48am From: Hugo

Bed and breakfast can be recommended. We stayed at B&B in Durham and York. Better and cheaper than hotels. Another advice: Avoid London if you want to save a little cash.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:48am From: dc pat

ha! is George the guest dj today?

Wed. 11/18/09 9:49am From: Andy in Berlin

See? You wait long enough...

Wed. 11/18/09 9:49am From: Dan T

Cecile: You can also try http://www.couchsurfing.com - people offering up their spare rooms for people passing through. I've been a host and been hosted and am pleased to report zero freaks.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:50am From: Cecile

Have to go to London. Husband is a WWII buff.

Thanks, Dan T.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:50am From: Janet H

Ok, I just donated for the very first time.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:52am From: BSI

Cecile: No time for Stonehenge, but we did rock the train up to Newcastle (excellent) but back in London, as soon as I smelled the curried air of Brick Lane, I knew I'd have to sell all my organs until I could afford to move there...

Wed. 11/18/09 9:53am From: Dan T

If you ever come back BSI, then Manchester has a suburb every bit the equal of Brick Lane; Rusholme and its Curry Mile are absolutely unreal.

Wed. 11/18/09 9:55am From: JCityJensen

Wearing my WOOFMOO Tshirt in show of support in addition to my online pledge...... CANADA ROCKS

Wed. 11/18/09 9:57am From: Janet H

Thats ME!! from Indiana!!

Wed. 11/18/09 9:57am From: ken freeman

wait! wait! wait! a minute........ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_freeman

Wed. 11/18/09 9:59am From: Andy in Berlin

I always had you pegged for a Distinguished Visiting Scientist

Wed. 11/18/09 9:59am From: dei x

congrats Janet! You should go buy a lotto ticket while your luck is high

Wed. 11/18/09 10:06am From: BSI

bringin' the weenie!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:06am From: Dan B (from Upstate)

Why is it I never get tired of Corn Weenie remixes?

Wed. 11/18/09 10:07am From: Ne-guh-tor

HELL, YEAH! Nobody's wasting anybody!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:09am From: dei x

Is this mix on the mini-marathon premium?

Wed. 11/18/09 10:10am From: BSI

this remix tempo goes well with dancing space lizard gif...

Wed. 11/18/09 10:10am From: fishmonkeystew

Cecile, we stayed here: http://www.unique-cottages.co.uk/cottages/south/edinburgh/dowies_mill_studio in Edinburgh, which was awesome and cheap cuz we were there during the off season. We stayed here: http://www.carolinaguesthouse.co.uk/ in Cambridge, which was more humble, but still very nice. In London, we stayed at a place a couple blocks from Portobello Road, but it was overpriced, especially for what you got. I recommend searching out a b&b or cottage in the London area. You may end up with a better deal that way. The Edinburgh and Cambridge places were 1/2 the cost for twice as much as the London place.

Wed. 11/18/09 10:10am From: Cecile

it is! as are mine and BSI's and Genghis Jung's and BIlly Jam's and People Like Us's

Wed. 11/18/09 10:11am From: Cecile

wow, thanks fms!
I'll be checking those out.
I would just like to get to the UK sooner rather than later. IT might be a few years, but I'd still like to go.

Wed. 11/18/09 10:11am From: bbell

The silver suited lizard is dancing to corn weenie!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:12am From: trs

The wfmu tshirts have put other tshirt prizes to shame.
Women's cut, womens' fit. Ding.

Wed. 11/18/09 10:12am From: bbell

oops somebody already said that about the lizard!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:13am From: bbell

oops somebody already said that about the lizard!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:14am From: Janet H

yes! jet ear party!!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:15am From: R!SKY

GO KEN!!!!!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:15am From: Andy in Berlin

I think it refers to Agfa film - some kind of pun

Wed. 11/18/09 10:15am From: Vivian

Agfer is a german photography supply company. Ken, I will donate but I can't do it before noon. I will later today, I promise!!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:16am From: Luther

Warriors.....come out and pledge....

Wed. 11/18/09 10:17am From: bbell

Can't wait to do yoga to the Corn Weenie remix cd later today! Love the cover art, too.

Wed. 11/18/09 10:18am From: Ne-guh-tor

I love Fatty Jubbo, too!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:26am From: Chris

WFMU turned me on to Big Blood...that alone was worth my 20$ donation (I did mine early)...wish Ihad more to give.

Wed. 11/18/09 10:27am From: LizGig

That poor dog!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:28am From: Looms (Fr)

Yes, this is torture...

Wed. 11/18/09 10:28am From: BSI

CUPCAKE DOG!!!!!
I'VE NEVER ABANDONED YOU, MY LIEGE!
I SHALL AVENGE THEEEEEEEE, CUPCAKE DAWG!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:36am From: Cecile

Cupcake Dog! How we've missed you!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:36am From: -max-

Late start, came into work to find emptied bank accounts, so there is a mad scramble on to get a client to wire-transfer in some money to keep this company going. And now, cupcake dog! Oh, the humanity!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:40am From: Michelle

Damn. I want cupcakes now.

Wed. 11/18/09 10:42am From: bw

Kubin and Ken! I'll pledge my love and support for that!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:44am From: bw

the POOR DOG! the guy in the Bkground look like he has yuppie Dreads!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:45am From: John McCabe in LA

http://humanvise.tumblr.com/post/248537058 Ken in comic strip form

Wed. 11/18/09 10:45am From: -max-

Breaking our donation into two, half for Ken's show and half for 7SD. Hope they have the Wheel of Fate turning tonight! Oh, Fortuna!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:47am From: BSI

We devotees of the One True Cupcake Dog appreciate this sacred moment and will now stare weirdly into the middle-distance, in silent non-contemplation.

Also, that Felix Kubin track was incredible...

Wed. 11/18/09 10:48am From: LizGig

Ken! No! I have to save my pledge for Maria and Doug! NOT BOB!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:49am From: Cecile

thinking of royal icing.

YAY Bob!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:49am From: Dum Dum Guy at the Gates of Dawn

I like the Dylan CD. I won't phone.

Wed. 11/18/09 10:49am From: Scratch Cracker

Hey I pledged online take this sh*t off!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:49am From: Dum Dum Guy at the Gates of Dawn

Bring on the polka tune!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:50am From: MelB

NOT BOB! NOOOO!!!!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:50am From: -max-

Damn! I just web-pledged! I could have called and saved us all. Oh, the humanity!!!!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:51am From: Ronzi

Oh Little Town of Bethlehem is my favorite!

Wed. 11/18/09 10:53am From: Christmas Carol

I pledged but Dylan's Christmas album is perfect I wanna hear more

Wed. 11/18/09 10:54am From: dc pat

what?! I missed Bob? Damn fire drills...

Wed. 11/18/09 10:54am From: Cecile

Saw that Dylan vid.
He had a hot date with a flatiron, for sure. And love the bar fight in the middle.

Wed. 11/18/09 10:55am From: LizGig

Hey, Ken, have you any Mrs. Miller? You could do a Bob's Christmas plus Mrs. Miller special.

Wed. 11/18/09 10:56am From: Steely Damn

Oh, pleeeaase have the Wheel of Fate on SSD tonight. Please make sure it has "Peanut Butter Underpants" on it, and please, please please make sure this befalls Andy. I will pledge extra to make sure it does.

Wed. 11/18/09 10:59am From: JCityJensen

Mr, Ken - "I'm waiting and diversing
I'm collecting...diversing information...
Liberation...
Bob Dylan wrote propaganda songs!
Bob Dylan wrote propaganda songs!
Manifesto on my window and my fruit...
Rotation...admiration...outline my root...
Bob Dylan wrote propaganda songs!
Bob Dylan wrote propaganda songs "

Wed. 11/18/09 11:02am From: Hugo

Our neighbour offered to play us the Dylan Xmas ablum. We politely declined. As far as croakers go, Tom Waits has the edge.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:03am From: forked tongue

Jeez, I pledged last night but I'm gonna take it back if you don't stop dissing Bob.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:07am From: Michelle

I just pledged online and must thank you for the validation that I've done a "marvelous thing". Thanks. I needed that.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:10am From: dc pat

Tom Waits fits his croakiness where as Dylan has no clue what to do with it.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:11am From: listener mark from Bloomingburg

I pledged by phone for the IBJ. And also for Ken's show. Can't forget the Ken.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:14am From: c lav

Just donated online. More Flipper at 11AM! More craziness! 4everrrr!

Wed. 11/18/09 11:15am From: Carmichael

Good morning Ken and formerly wealthy people.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:17am From: Lizardner Dave

I donated pre-marathon. Which DJ gets the credit for that? Is it based on the premiums?

Wed. 11/18/09 11:19am From: Janet H

Chi-town!

Wed. 11/18/09 11:20am From: Hugo

Just wondering: Has the recession affected real estate prices in the NY area, considering that prices probably are higher than anywhere else in the US? Or are they unaffected by the economic downturn?

Wed. 11/18/09 11:23am From: Cecile

Hugo, Stingy was saying that unsold condos in NYC were renting now for excellent prices. He said he got a good deal on his new place.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:23am From: dc pat

Ike, could you tell Ken it's "whole other" not " whole nother"?

Wed. 11/18/09 11:27am From: Ken

Nuh Uh, DC Pat. It is indeed Whole 'nuther."

Wed. 11/18/09 11:28am From: dc pat

Well, really I was just alerting Ike--he likes to keep track of these things...

Wed. 11/18/09 11:29am From: Ralphine

What ever happened to The Sorcerer's Apprentice? Anyone know when that's coming out?

Wed. 11/18/09 11:29am From: R!SKY

GREEN DOOR!

Wed. 11/18/09 11:29am From: Chris - Bristol

Hey Ceclie, you could possibily visit London for free if you are comfortable with the idea of swapping homes with someone: http://www.guardianhomeexchange.co.uk/.

Glad to pledge - Can't wait for the t-shirt!

Wed. 11/18/09 11:35am From: Ken

Sorcerer is due out July 2010

Wed. 11/18/09 11:35am From: Hugo

Prices certainly have fallen in Spain which is - if you like - the Florida of Europe. The construction sector is in the doldrums and employment is sharply up. Many around here have bought condos which is convenient for us as we can always find a place to rent for a couple of weeks.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:37am From: Cecile

Chris Bristol, we'd have to do a lot more work on our house, but that has crossed our mind as well.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:39am From: Janet H

if i had 3 grand...i would give it to ya!

Wed. 11/18/09 11:40am From: LizGig

Mrs Miller, Ken, Mrs Miller!

Wed. 11/18/09 11:40am From: Carmichael

Awesome croaking! AWESOME!!!

Wed. 11/18/09 11:40am From: Cecile

this isn't any worse than Leon Redbone records.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:40am From: dc pat

YEAH, O Little Town!!

Wed. 11/18/09 11:41am From: Cheri Pi

People of the World! Please pledge to rid us of this Bob Dylan!

Wed. 11/18/09 11:41am From: dc pat

holy shit this IS bad.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:42am From: Tom ( The Bactrian Support NetWork )

Bill O'Reilly applauds you Ken and so do I ( Hands Scott tissures"

Wed. 11/18/09 11:42am From: AnAnonymousParty

Why is Nick Nolte singing Christmas music?

Wed. 11/18/09 11:43am From: Ronzoni Sonobuoni

Oh Little Town of Bethlehem is perfect material for BD"s current vocal condition. Hark the Herald Angels is likewise.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:44am From: Lizardner Dave

I'm glad I pledged already because I don't want to make this stop. The more Ken plays the Dylan CD the more I like it. Go figure.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:45am From: Lizardner Dave

Then again, this is one of the two good Flipper songs.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:45am From: Carmichael

They call him Flipper, Flipper
Faster than lightning.
No one, you see,
is smarter than he.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:46am From: Michelle

I think that's Stockholm Syndrome, Lizardner Dave...

Wed. 11/18/09 11:47am From: dc pat

Waiting Room never gets old. I miss Fugazi.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:48am From: -max-

Favorite band promo from the punk era: Flipper's can of tuna fish. We've got one in our archives.

Wed. 11/18/09 11:49am From: Lizardner Dave

And here's the other good Flipper song. Hurray!

Wed. 11/18/09 11:55am From: C

you should give the bob dylan cd to the person who pledges $1000

Wed. 11/18/09 11:57am From: Carmichael

At this rate, I'll be DEAD by Christmas.

Wed. 11/18/09 12:00pm From: Listener Dave from NH

This Dylan Christmas album really is impressive. It starts out terrible and just gets more and more painful.

Wed. 11/18/09 12:01pm From: Carmichael

If Root Boy Slim were alive, his Xmas album would sound like this.

Wed. 11/18/09 12:01pm From: dc pat

what's weird is I think Ken's selling me on the Dylan album, I think I'm going to buy a 12 pack for Xmas presents...

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