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"I listened yesterday. It's no reflection on you but I could'nt see where you were going or what you were going for. This early seventies thing did'nt get noticed the first time and you talk about friends of like Dealney and Bonnie who had records out like we're supposed to remember who they are. Then you play this long winded free jazz stuff that really grates on my nerves. And that noise without a beat and sounds like someones being pinched. Then you play a reggae song, I think you called it Dub, to what, be cool? You seem to really fetishize the whole folk thing too which is obnoxious to us who don't even care. I liked it when you played that punk song though. I like Joe Belock a lot." (Visit homepage.)

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Favoriting April 17, 2020

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Artist Track Album Year Approx. start time
Neil rolnick  Wake up   Favoriting     0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Lou Reed  Waves of fear   Favoriting     0:12:54 (Pop-up)
Bill bergman  You belong to the city   Favoriting Midnight sax  1986  0:15:45 (Pop-up)
Pharoah sanders  I want to talk about you   Favoriting Live in paris 1975    0:21:28 (Pop-up)
lindberg hemmer-foundation  Awwww   Favoriting     0:31:54 (Pop-up)
Michael gibbs  Feelings and things   Favoriting     0:37:16 (Pop-up)
Us girls  Born to lose   Favoriting     0:45:34 (Pop-up)
Mariette  Arde   Favoriting Going places    0:49:08 (Pop-up)
Sonny sharrock  Blind willie   Favoriting     0:55:14 (Pop-up)
Donald byrd  Return of the king   Favoriting Caracatures  1975  1:04:19 (Pop-up)
Emily remler  Antonio   Favoriting Catwalk    1:08:27 (Pop-up)
Jeff parker  Fusion swirl   Favoriting Suite for max brown  2020  1:13:07 (Pop-up)
Jan hammer  Voyage home   Favoriting     1:18:13 (Pop-up)
Simon popp  Lilac   Favoriting     1:21:32 (Pop-up)
Blacks myths  Upper south   Favoriting Blacks myths    1:26:07 (Pop-up)
Bill connors  Childs eyes   Favoriting     1:39:35 (Pop-up)
Wall matthews & biff rose  Fleta may   Favoriting     1:43:31 (Pop-up)
Gregory simon  Arctic sea   Favoriting     1:46:15 (Pop-up)
anla courtis  angry cat choir's annual jazz meeting   Favoriting     1:48:59 (Pop-up)
Blue Gene Tyranny & Peter Gordon  Machomusic   Favoriting     1:50:55 (Pop-up)
My solid ground  Devonshire streer W1   Favoriting     2:12:26 (Pop-up)
Quatermass  Punting   Favoriting   1971  2:12:50 (Pop-up)
Chip wickham  Blue to red   Favoriting     2:19:37 (Pop-up)
Yussef kamaal  Mansurs message   Favoriting     2:27:05 (Pop-up)
Nick malkin  Some kjazz eternity   Favoriting     2:29:38 (Pop-up)
Nick malkin  Another song   Favoriting     2:31:02 (Pop-up)
Ramzi  Bird again   Favoriting     2:33:41 (Pop-up)
Tim hardin  Country song   Favoriting     2:48:53 (Pop-up)
Larry jon wilson  Let me sing my song to you   Favoriting     2:47:40 (Pop-up)
Miighty flashlight  Ballet school   Favoriting     2:51:31 (Pop-up)
Sam burton  I can go with you   Favoriting     2:55:25 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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Aaron Working In Newark:

Good Morning JA
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karlward:

Rolnick interstellar overdrive engaged
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p20:

where's the JAZZ? :)
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Handy Haversack:

Morning, all. Back in a few. Gotta open up the laptop's guts ...
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Hugo (NL):

yes WAKE UP
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tom from Glasgow:

morning all
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John Allen:

By popular demand
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Rob (Jerzcity):

wake up...yeahhhhhh
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Marley P. Dogg:

Morning John! Morning everyone! Hope everyone well
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p20:

I played an experimental improv noise show several years ago. Perhaps because I was playing upright bass, some members of the audience had certain expectations, which were unmet. After the show a nicely dressed older lady approached me and said "I know what jazz is supposed to sound like, and THAT'S NOT JAZZ!"
Avatar 9:06am
John Allen:

Jazz denier
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karlward:

p20: give them the jazz they need, not the jazz they want
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p20:

haha. we never promised them jazz though, we used some weasely word like 'electroacoustic'
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09am
Rob (Jerzcity):

"I know what compliments are supposed to sound like, and THAT'S NOT NICE!"
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Malcolm:

hellohellohello
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stephen adams in the uk:

good morning, love wake up
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Acid Cazh:

!@!$!@$ not this song again. I'm glad folks appear to like it, but I'm turning off my radio for the next fifteen minutes until this is over.
  9:11am
David in London:

Greetings JA and all Allenites. Hey Handy, p20 et al. And jazz is as jazz does.
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Threemoons:

Good morning JA, fellow AMers. Just had the fastest shower of my life to make it to my desk by 9...
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:12am
WoodsOfNH:

“Jazz is stupid! I mean, just play the right notes!” ... favorite tee vee jazz-related quote ever.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:12am
karlward:

BLUE LOU
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karlward:

Quine destroys forever on this song
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:13am
George of Troy:

Howdy John
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p20:

my bass teacher once said "in jazz you're never more than a half-step away"
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:14am
karlward:

Listening to "Waves of Fear" in this context is really intense. Play it pretty for the shut-ins
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p20:

(we never got around to discussing microtonalism)
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John Allen:

Mornin george!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:15am
steveo:

Good morning!

Weird... whenever I turn off my radio, I assume it's because of some deficiency in myself and don't say anything.
  9:16am
DaveinPA:

wait...the radio has an 'off' setting...???
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DJ Guin:

"You belong to the Citi.. CitiBank."
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:18am
karlward:

Across the country, 1986 yearbooks are being dragged out from the box in the basement, old crushes recontacted, maybe that magazine cut-out picture of Don Johnson is going back on the bedroom wall, taped directly to the paint. Watch your back when the midnight sax is out in the daylight.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:18am
Marley P. Dogg:

This is great - haven’t heard this song in so long
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:20am
WoodsOfNH:

Is it time for the Felder yet?!!!! Oh shoot, wrong day. Sorry.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:20am
WoodsOfNH:

@p20 Plus, if you're off by a half-step you just repeat it and it's a riff!
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p20:

this proves (as if proof were needed) that Having A Saxophone Does Not Make It Jazz
  9:21am
David in London:

I’m rolling up the sleeves of my jacket and driving my speedboat across the sea towards a blazing neon sunset.
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p20:

@WoodsOfNH: Yeah, the slogan for that is "Repetition legitimizes"
  9:21am
DaveinPA:

so Bill Bergman played the sax in the Frey version also...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:22am
jmr3:

wow, the whiplash from Waves of Fear to ... Midnight Sax, is ... difficult
  9:23am
DaveinPA:

Pharoah Sanders and his secret embalming recipe...
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p20:

@WoodsOfNH: Or if you know enough music theory, you just call it a flat 9, or an augmented 6, or a tritone substitution or something. You can justify anything if you know enough terminology
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p20:

@JA: NOW THAT'S NICE! :)
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DJ Guin:

"Sax-amaphone...SAX-a-ma-phone..."
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Andrew_in_WI:

Actual jaZZ!
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p20:

his tone is just beautiful
  9:26am
Toothgrinder Tom:

Waves of fear pretty much sums up my life these days
  9:27am
Toothgrinder Tom:

@p20 you sound just like my guitar teacher
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jake6573:

Good morning
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jake6573:

Tuned in late ( sorry. was just going to say Lou Reed waves of fear is from blue mask.
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p20:

to be clear, at 9:26 I mean Pharoah Sanders' tone, not Bill Bergman's!
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jake6573:

Lou Reed , Day JFK died is also from Blue Mask if memory serves, thinking of that because Dylan recently released a JFK song.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:40am
Ken From Hyde Park:

Good morning, JA. Bright blue skies in your area this morning?
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John Allen:

Calm before the snow
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Snow: nature's pollen suppressor.
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Kevin-san:

DaveinPA @9:23 A+
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p20:

@jake6573: Yeah I was reminded of that Lou Reed song too when Murder Most Foul came out. At the risk of ridicule, I'll say I like the Dylan song better.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:47am
Handy Haversack:

That was a terrifying foray into the lands of How Little Handy Knows About Hardware. Sounds are comforting. Show sounds great, JA.
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p20:

@Handy: It helps to have 2 computers so you can use one of them to look up instructions while you fix the other :)
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Hugo (NL):

wow Dutch Jazz. never heard of her hehe
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jake6573:

@p20. no ridicule here, you are entitled to like/dislike what you want here. It's freeform radio. Ha. I'm just aggravated missed Dylan at the Beacon. Last time I saw Lou Reed was in the StonyBrook University gym. Early 80's . Hr was GREAT !
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 9:56am
Handy Haversack:

@p20: I figured that out *right* after I broke one of the little latches that can potentially hold the RAM upgrade I need. Life-time learner!
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Barney Grubbs:

@jake6573: I teach at Stony Brook now--no concerts like that in a long time, and now certainly not any time soon. The Stony Brook Gym is surrounded by temporary field hospitals www.reddit.com...
  10:09am
ami ad:

Hello D.J. Hello all.Greetings from the Bed-Stuy.Fine sounds,thanks.Play that Punky music....
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jake6573:

@Barney, sorry to hear it. The bands that have performed there over the decades, incredible ( The Who, etc) !
  10:12am
Jay Goges:

Get it JA! This is fantastic
  10:16am
Pete in London:

oooohhhh, this is nice
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:17am
Crudbringer:

We JAAMin.
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John Allen:

Hows’s everybody this morning? Late roll call
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:18am
Passaic River Blues:

I've probably heard every track off "Suite for Max Brown" between JA's and other FMU shows, and they've all been excellent.
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pzolla:

Woh this feels so good right now, guitar bath
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:20am
Crudbringer:

JA the only thing I'm missing right now is a Bob Ross GIF to go with this Jan Hammer track.
  Swag For Life Member 10:23am
justoffthebeach:

Usually commuting in via subway for part of this show, so it's been great catching it live every week. so add that to the small list of pros going on in the world
  10:34am
ami ad:

All as usual here...Working from home,flagging corporate "Jobs" on Craigslist.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:34am
WoodsOfNH:

@John Allen You need a woodstove in that barn!
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Davis:

blacks myths- amazing- never heard them
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:38am
tom from Glasgow:

dang i put that same Jeff Parker track in my show this week. good shout
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:38am
WoodsOfNH:

I love Parker. Got to see him do a solo set in New Hampshire a couple of summers ago. Fantastic.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:38am
Greg from ZONE 5:

Saw Jeff Parker in early March—had no idea that'd be the last show I see for God knows how long…
  10:39am
Polyus:

Wait John, you didn’t think Schon & Hammer was a duo for the ages?
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John Allen:

Hey Polyus-Who here hasnt been burnt badly by Jan at least once. Im sticking with this as his only airable song
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:49am
Crudbringer:

Now we're talkin.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 10:51am
Handy Haversack:

This is how I can tell my speakers aren't good enough. The cat behind me and the dog at my hip sleep on, unperturbed ...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:51am
TomDash:

Well, I missed Jan Hammer but I guess I’ll stay tuned in anyway...oh, and hey John!
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lukavino:

CAT JAZZ
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Malcolm:

those were some real cool cats
  10:53am
Polyus:

I thought we were getting some twisted cover of Shimmy Shimmy Ya for a moment there.
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WoodsOfNH:

Gah!! Skype meeting!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:54am
steveo:

¡más macho!
  10:57am
tim from Champaign (now washington):

Hey JA and fellow pandemic Jazz lovers.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:59am
Rob Weisberg:

Fantastic cyclical rave-up by two Lovely Music superstars (though I think this predates Lovely Music).
  11:02am
seaks:

Damn! Machomusic was fantastic
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Mike & Dusty:

You sound great today John, thanks for continuing on.
  11:13am
Toothgrinder Tom:

Great show today.
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John Allen:

Hey mike, thanks i was just telling board op Matt garbage man that i need constant validation, too many manual toggles in my studio. Great news though is that i ordered off ebay an old cart machine
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:18am
coelacanth∅:

'morning JA & AM PPL
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John Allen:

Hey C!
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Mike & Dusty:

@John carts as in like those chonky 8-track-looking things we used to put promos and PSAs on?
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John Allen:

Yeah!
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Mike & Dusty:

wow, ha ha ha ha
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Mike & Dusty:

’80s college radio stylee
  11:20am
testingwithfire:

Checking in late from Chile this morning, how y'all doing
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Handy Haversack:

Hey, coela!
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Barney Grubbs:

my class over zoom was optional this morning but I'm supposed to be available, so I'm going to have a sweet recording of a dog sleeping on a couch with a Chip Wickham soundtrack.
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Carmichael:

Heya JA and AMers. I love those old cart players. I would spend hours splicing tapes with razors to get the "clonk" just right. Show's gotta be TIGHT!
  11:29am
Snow in Chicago:

What a nice song, thanks
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Carmichael:

I take it people didn't care for the Hammer/Beck album either?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:32am
steveo:

2 questions:
how much was the cart machine?
how many carts ya got?
  11:33am
ami ad:

Are people gonna care for the Depp/Beck album?
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p20:

just got back from a snowy drive in Chicago - went to the deli to pick up an order of bagels and smoked salmon, yum
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Crudbringer:

Holding out for a Seagal/Berdimuhamedow release.
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p20:

The streets are really empty this morning. I listened to JA on the 'FMU app in the car. I toggled between that and a few local Chicago stations. Lumpen radio was playing something that sounded like Alice Coltrane. A real nice mix.
  11:37am
ami ad:

I'm hopeful for the Dylan/Cardi B collab.
  11:40am
airbornepizza:

I've never listened to this show before. That ramzi song was really cool. : )
  11:40am
ami ad:

@JohnAllen:What are the posters?Supreme leader?
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coelacanth∅:

howdy Handy!
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coelacanth∅:

(belated...was cooking)
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mariano:

Wow, that My Solid Ground album looks like a frame from Schoolhouse Rock: www.discogs.com...

Hi JA, everyone!
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p20:

@testingwithfire: How are things in Chile?
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Chud:

It's like a Br Bronner's bottle, "ALL-ONE! OR NONE GODHEAD"
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chresti:

Morning JA and all of you!
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Handy Haversack:

Hey, chresti, mariano!

Things are cooking here, too, @coela!
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Carmichael:

Heya Chresti. Where's you partner in crime?
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p20:

Anyone else experiencing brief but repeated dropouts in the 128k mp3 stream?
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chresti:

Hi Carmichael. He's sitting across from me inking a drawing and drinking coffee.
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Carmichael:

@p20. the pop-up is taking the occasional hit.
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jake6573:

what was the song where the vocals sounded like one, one,.sounded like clapton cream ?
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mariano:

Yeah, happened to me a few times, p20. Like 1-2 seconds tops. Using popup on a wired connection.
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coelacanth∅:

hi mariano & chresti
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p20:

Ok, no big thing. Just wondering if it was my internet connection or something upstream
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chresti:

Hi coel
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Mike & Dusty:

John. JOHN!

Miighty
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coelacanth∅:

p-20 yes
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Mike & Dusty:

(happy to be here for you btw)
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mariano:

Hey Handy, coela.
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p20:

hey airbornepizza!
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coelacanth∅:

i thought it was my connection here
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Handy Haversack:

I have been getting those dropouts, too, yes.

But also really enjoyed the show. Thanks, JA! Remote cartwork much appreciated -- and board well opped back in JC!

Thanks!
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chresti:

Yes, brief dropouts, here.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:56am
coelacanth∅:

yeah...a little different than the usual weak internet dropouts
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:56am
chresti:

Hi Handy.
  11:57am
Snow in Chicago:

Another awesome song. Thanks again
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mariano:

Thanks JA and crew!
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chresti:

My cd player does the same thing, I hit it when that happens.
  11:58am
testingwithfire:

@p20: near-constant downpour for the last 36 hours :-/ Official case count in this part of the country is still very low, probably because of neoliberal testing policies.
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mariano:

Thought it was a young Roy Harper!
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Jeezy:

FYI: correct spelling according to Spotify: Miighty Flashlight, Ballet SKool. Great stuff.
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listener 126464:

Thanks John
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chresti:

Thanks JA and skele-crew!
  11:59am
Karen eliot:

greAt show !
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chresti:

Sounding good in San Gabriel, CA
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Passaic River Blues:

Thank you, John!
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Mike & Dusty:

TY JA!
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coelacanth∅:

(but spotify spelled Bridget St.John's album "ask me know questions)
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coelacanth∅:

Thanks John! take care
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John Allen:

See yall in two weeks/ stay safe & well!
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p20:

@testingwithfire: Snowing here in Chicago, 2 days in a row. But it's keeping people inside their houses which is probably a good thing
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p20:

no, not 2 days in a row: Tuesday and Friday. Time has lost all meaning, the days are all jumbled up.
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Jeezy:

Yeah and spotify has the original version of Randy Newman's classic "guilty" under guity (!)
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