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December 31, 2010
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| Artist | Selection | Album (Label / Recording date) |
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Theme Music: Sarah Webster Fabio |
Jujus: Alchemy of the Blues
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Jujus: Alchemy of the Blues
(Folkways 1976) |
| ECD |
In Tempo
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Major Force: The Original Art-Form
(Mo' Wax 1990) |
| Roy Richards |
Voo Doo Man (Listen: )
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b/w Version
(Coxsone 1966) |
| Denzil Thorpe |
The Monkey Speaks His Mind
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b/w Dudley Sibley: Gun Man
(Studio One 1966) |
![]() Higgs |
Who Brought Down the Curtains
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Life of Contradiction
(Micron 1975) |
| Jah Stitch |
Dread Locks History
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DJ Spots
(Bellaphon 1971) |
| The Stingers |
Give Me Power
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More Power
(Upsetter 1971) |
| E. Green & the Prophets |
Cookie Want Wood
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7"
(Miracle Productions 1975) |
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Talkover Music: Augustus Pablo |
Drums to the King
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Blowing With the Wind
(Shanachie 1978) |
| Blind Teddy Darby |
What Am I to Do (Listen: )
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b/w Lose Your Mind
(Paramount 1929) |
| Bill "Jazz" Gillum |
My Old Suitcase
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The Bluebird Recordings (1934-1938)
(Bluebird/RCA ) |
| John Lee Granderson |
Cold Dark Evening
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Hard Luck John
(Testament ) |
| Monister Parker |
You Gonna Need Me
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![]() Texas Country Blues 1948-1951 (Flyright ) |
| Silas Hogan |
I'm a Free-Hearted man
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Gonna Head for Home
(Flyright ) |
| Dorothy Lee, Norma Jean and Shirley Marie Johnson |
You Got to Give an Account
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Sorrow Come Pass Me Around
(Advent 1975) |
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Talkover Music: Bee Houston |
Blues for Rupez
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The Hustler
(Arhoolie 1968) |
![]() (Ola Belle Reed) |
Go Home Little Girl (Listen: )
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Ola Belle Reed
(Rounder 1972) |
| Texas Gladden |
The Devil's Nine Questions
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Ballad Legacy
(Rounder 1941) |
| Mary Gauthier |
Just Say He's a Rhymer
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Mercy Now
(Lost Highway 2005) |
| Catherine Irwin |
Hex
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Cut Yourself a Switch
(Thrill Jockey 2002) |
| Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter |
Grow Another Heart
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Oh, My Girl
(Barsuk 2004) |
| Karen Dalton |
Something on My Mind
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In My Own Time
(Just Sunshine/Light in the Attic 1971) |
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Talkover Music: Annbjørg Lien |
The Water Lily
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Felefeber: Norwegian Fiddle Fantasia
(Shanachie 1995) |
| Oscar Dennard |
Tangiers Blues (Listen: )
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The Legendary
(TOCJ 1958) |
| Shelly Manne |
Odd Ball
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Son of a Gunn!! More Music From Peter Gunn (Contemporary 1959) |
| Equal Interest |
Rondo for Jenny
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![]() Equal Interest (Omni Tone 2000) |
| Ken Vandermark / Paal Nilssen-Love |
Open too Close
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Seven
(Smalltown Superjazz 2005) |
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Talkover Music: Sonny Simmons |
Cosmic Funk
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Jewels
(Boxholder 2004) |
| Koo Mei |
The Girl Over There (Listen: )
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Koo Mei
(Pathé ) |
![]() Sonchai Mekwichian |
Khon Ngam Na Ngogn
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Khon Ngam Luem Dam Khieow
(?? ) |
| Khun Paw Yann |
Hopes and Goals
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Guitars of the Golden Triangle: Folk and Pop Music of Myanmar (Burma) Vol.2 (Sublime Frequencies ) |
| Pan Ron |
Tgnai Nih Reabka Khnyom (Today My Friend)
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Groove Club Vol. 2: Cambodian Rock Spectacular!
(Lion ) |
| ?? | Interrupt Power Gangsters (via Google Translate) |
Gangland War: Bloody Territories 1966-1971: World of Kobayashi (Hot Wax ) |
| Lee Jang Hee |
친구여 (Friend)
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그건 너! (Meet Me in a Room)
(World Psychedlia Ltd. ) |
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Talkover Music: Muslimgauze |
How Rustem, the Thief, Moves Through Fire
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Sufiq
(Soleilmoon ) |
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| Guitar Ray |
Ball and Chain (Listen: )
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b/w You've Got Something
(Hot Line 1967) |
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| The ZuZu Blues Band (Jessie Hill and Mac Rebennack) |
Zu Zu Man
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b/w Side Show
(A&M 1965) |
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| Doug Anderson |
I Won't Cry (I'll Just Laugh Myself to Death)
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![]() b/w Hey Mama Here Come the Preacher (Janus 1971) |
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| James Knight & the Butlers |
Save Me
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Black Knight
(Virgorian 1971) |
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| Ella Brown |
I Love You Baby
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b/w Frankie and Johnnie
(Adams 1967/8) |
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| Mary Jane Hooper |
I've Got What You Need
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7"
(Power-Pac 1968) |
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| Eddie Bo |
b/w Shake It Out
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b/w Shake It Out
(Seven 1967) |
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| Allen Toussaint (Vocal: Willie West) |
Black Samson Theme
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Black Samson
(Warner Bros. 1974) |
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| Zilla Mayes |
I Love You Still
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Confessing: Deep Soul From New Orleans
(Grapevine ) |
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| Robert Moore |
Everything's Gonna Be Alright
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b/w Can't Help Myself
(Saadia ) |
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| Jackie Avery |
Understanding
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b/w I Got Love
(Tail-Gate 1966/7) |
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Listener comments! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 8:01am
annie:
sweet! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 8:41am
Drummer Some:
Annie! What a pleasure to have your company. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 8:52am
texas scott:
hey.somebody left the backdoor open. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 8:55am
Drummer Some:
OK, Scott. Just leave the dead animal on the porch and stomp your feet first. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 8:57am
annie:
so glad you could do a show doug... sweetness persists! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:01am
Drummer Some:
Boy am I glad to be here, too. No place I'd rather be, ackshally. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:02am
listener james from westwood:
mornin' doug, and good day to all the gtds fans across the net! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:02am
Listener Bill:
Happy New Year, almost, at least in the NE US. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:07am
Drummer Some:
Weird things happening with the stream. Hold on tight. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:09am
annie:
fine here, doug.. the audio is good, at least | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:10am
Prof:
Yikes! Give the drummer some one mo' once!!! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:15am
Drummer Some:
I have run and end run around the lunacy. But the lunacy is hot on my heels. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:16am
Parq:
T'tell the truth, I'd rather be back in bed, but if I gotta be up, I'm sure glad to have your show to make it worthwhile. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:20am
Chris:
Perfect! Bless up! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:25am
annie:
you said ... bless up!! ...yay! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:26am
Drummer Some:
Bringing down the curtain on 2010. Here's to a wildly uneventful 2011! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:28am
Ruth:
Hi Doug a mouse ate my speaker cable.(slacker cats!)TGfor earbuds. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:30am
Drummer Some:
Hi Ruth! Yeah, what's up with the cats. Maybe they get this week off, what with the holidays and all. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:31am
Chris:
Another wicked piece ah tune! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:36am
Chris:
Do you know the name of this riddim, never heard it before. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:38am
Drummer Some:
For which, Dread Locks History or Give Me Power? The riddim for Dread Locks is Born With a Purpose. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:39am
Brian in UK:
Greetings and ting blood, Hugo specials? | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:41am
listener james from westwood:
Another GTDS episode, another deadline hit. BOOM. I love when my projects end on Friday mornings. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:41am
Glenn L:
@Chris. "Give me Power" was the bit hit on that riddim. Check Lee 'Scratch' Perry / Upsetters. Many many versions too. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:43am
Drummer Some:
All the snow gone, Brian? | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:43am
Brian in UK:
Seen this crazy not-download from Wrasse. http://www.wrasserecords.com/Fela_Anikulapo_Kuti_9/Complete_Boxset_276.html | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:44am
Glenn L:
That's "big" hit | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:44am
Chris:
IHey Glenn, thanks so much, thought there'd be an album, that riddim is huge! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:45am
Brian in UK:
You bet Doug, you're welcome to our cocktail partay ce soir here in the balmy UK. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:47am
Brian in UK:
Sorry folks no 'fence tended y'all are welcome. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:48am
Glenn L:
Chris, there's a great Trojan Lee Perry comp. called The Wonderman Years w/4 versions on that riddim. The dub, 'Tipper Special' is also really great too. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:51am
Chris:
Thanks again Glenn, my first musical mission of the New Year... | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:52am
Drummer Some:
Blind Teddy Darby's real name was Theodore Roosevelt Darby and Bill "Jazz" Gillum's real name was William McKinley Gillum. I did that completely by accident. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:58am
jill:
greetings, kids. Just checking in. Great blog this week, Drummer. It is filled with great links. Mmmmm, links. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:58am
Parq:
Reading the paper (virtually) while I listen. Apparently, it's front page news that there was a lot of slush yesterday. How could I live without the Good Grey? | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 9:58am
Drummer Some:
Hey there Jill. Nice to read ya. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:02am
Chris:
Hey Glenn, Just found a King Iwah dub of Give Me Power on a Trojan comp, amazing what you've got without realising it. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:13am
monica:
mornin', doug. nothing like texas gladden to liven up the proceedings! congrats on your awesome stream launch this year - look forward to lots more great music in the coming year. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:14am
Drummer Some:
Thank you ever so much Monica. I couldn't have done so much of it without you! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:17am
Brian in UK:
Everyone needs a little mercy now. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:19am
monica:
uh-oh, buffering probs. anyone else? | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:19am
Chris:
Me too | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:20am
jill:
silence... | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:20am
Listener Bill:
I'm also having streaming probs. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:20am
jesse:
yes, here too | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:20am
Brian in UK:
Yup | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:20am
Brian in UK:
Bryce in on early | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:21am
annie:
yup, now i'm noticing the winamp buffering | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:21am
Shaun:
Bufferimg and now it's back. Really great show. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:21am
Chris:
Back on | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:21am
Drummer Some:
Oh Jezzus, the computer at WFMU is doing some maintenance thing. Right fuck in the middle of the show. I don't know how to get around it. I will keep chipping at the ice. You all, hang on. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:22am
trss:
All's well. And how. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:23am
jesse:
I've heard the hex intro several times now, there it is again | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:24am
trss:
Or.. fadeout, rewind and there we go again on to the next year. Er, song. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:24am
Drummer Some:
If you only knew... | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:24am
Chris:
Grandmaster Flash? | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:33am
Shaun:
No cron jobs during Karen Dalton, please, sysadmin. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:35am
trss:
The clock has no mind... | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:39am
Drummer Some:
Here's that link to the Ola Belle Reed rekkid: a href="http://tinyurl.com/28wyk5b | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:45am
Chris:
Wow! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:46am
Drummer Some:
Breathe already, dammit! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:49am
Drummer Some:
Sorry about the crappy condish of this track. Sometimes you just gotta. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:55am
Chris:
It sounds great to me. Brilliant show, I've liked everything you've played - given me some work to do.. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 10:59am
Drummer Some:
FYI: Equal Interest is (was) a trio comprising Joseph Jarman, Leroy Jenkins and Myra Melford. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 11:11am
annie:
i AM listening now and then. not continuously, though sorry.. lots going on.. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 11:12am
Drummer Some:
Annie, freeform means never having to say you're sorry. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 11:14am
Frank MealsWheels:
Barbaric! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 11:17am
Drummer Some:
It's hard to comprehend that this is just two musicians. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 11:26am
Jonathan:
Will Tony's show will be archived? (That is GREAT news, btw!) | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 11:27am
annie:
freeform listening is like freeform skating?? and YAY for tony coulter!! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 11:28am
Drummer Some:
Jonathan, Yes, Tony's show will be archived just like it always was and on the same archives page as before: http://wfmu.org/playlists/TC Charlie Lewis's show, Busy Doing Nothing, is similarly archived. Here: http://wfmu.org/playlists/CL | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 11:30am
Drummer Some:
My plan for this stream is to bring many wonderful music obsessives on board for the ride. Some will be old WFMU hands, and some will be folks from other necks of the woods. Wish me luck. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 11:32am
trss:
Good luck and applause and thanks to go with it. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 11:49am
Drummer Some:
Eleven cheers for Ana-B at The Singing Bones for these eleven stone-cold ravers: http://tinyurl.com/2frk3ue | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 11:54am
Drummer Some:
The next track, by Doug Anderson, is a perfect addition to my next volume of Loony Tunes: Songs of Madness (if ever do a next volume). Don't miss it. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 11:56am
jill:
I LOVE this - Jessie Hill is an oft overlooked character - "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" and all that. Thanks for keeping my earholes very happy this year. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 11:58am
Drummer Some:
Thanks Jill, my pleasure. Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 12:00pm
Drummer Some:
Because of the technical problems at the start (and in the middle) of this endeavor, the show will continue for another 24 minutes (give or take). Party! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 12:07pm
Drummer Some:
All hail the massive NOLA drummer James Black, who burned that MJ Hooper track right up! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 12:08pm
Connie:
word | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 12:10pm
Chris:
That's the, erm, word I was looking for - top tune. | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 12:11pm
Drummer Some:
Three songs left in 2010 for Give the Drummer Some (sniff, sniff). | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 12:15pm
Chris:
But thousands of new tunes to discover in 2011, hey hey! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 12:19pm
Brian in UK:
Is that all there is????? | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 12:19pm
Drummer Some:
Be warm and happy everybody. Thanks SO much for a fantastic year (24 years) of doing this together. I'll be back Tuesday evening (6-7pm) with the 1-hour edition of GtDS. Woo! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 12:20pm
Bob:
Thank you for doing it! | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 12:20pm
Brian in UK:
Raise a glass to you tonight, Doug | |
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Fri. 12/31/10 12:21pm
Chris:
Yeah, big up the drummer - Happy New Year | |
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