Favoriting Fool's Paradise with Rex: Playlist from January 21, 2023 Favoriting

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Favoriting January 21, 2023: The Louise Currie Memorial Playlist

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Artist Track Label Comments Approx. start time
Wes Dakus and The Rebels  Dog Food   Favoriting Gallio    0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Tony (Robot) Alamo  Mr Machine   Favoriting Little Mark    0:07:09 (Pop-up)
The Continental Four  Jack The Ripper   Favoriting Fortune    0:08:30 (Pop-up)
Carl Newman  Tom Tom   Favoriting Trio    0:10:15 (Pop-up)
Jimmy Haggett  Rabbit Action   Favoriting Sun  The Year Of The Rabbit!!  0:15:26 (Pop-up)
Johnny Powers  Rock Rock   Favoriting Fox  RIP  0:16:29 (Pop-up)
Rocky Holman with Morty Wise and the Wiseman  Wild Boy   Favoriting Sierra    0:18:09 (Pop-up)
Lou Josie and the Spinners  Why Did You Leave Me   Favoriting Argo    0:19:57 (Pop-up)
Scottie Stuart  Little Rocker   Favoriting MMC    0:22:29 (Pop-up)
Katie Sweet (three years old)  I Love To Rock   Favoriting Deck    0:24:27 (Pop-up)
Billie and Mark  Deep Down   Favoriting Demon    0:26:40 (Pop-up)
Melvin Shiner  Ball And Chain Boogie   Favoriting Decca    0:28:40 (Pop-up)
The Texas Troubadours  Honey Fingers   Favoriting Decca    0:31:19 (Pop-up)
Porter Wagoner  Banks Of The Ohio   Favoriting RCA Victor    0:33:42 (Pop-up)
Hylo Brown  Danged If I Do   Favoriting King's Music City    0:44:04 (Pop-up)
Mohawk and the Red Necks  Enchanted Forest   Favoriting Montel Michelle    0:44:54 (Pop-up)
Cecil Bowman  Curse Of Wine   Favoriting D    0:47:14 (Pop-up)
Carl Dean  Another Skid Row Joe   Favoriting Arch    0:49:08 (Pop-up)
Dave Baker  Lisetn To The Devil Laugh   Favoriting Varsity    0:52:20 (Pop-up)
Chuck Higgins  Eye Balllin'   Favoriting Dootone    0:57:57 (Pop-up)
Billy Wright  Have Mercy Baby   Favoriting Carrolton    0:59:56 (Pop-up)
Detroit Junior  Money Tree   Favoriting Bea & Baby    1:02:18 (Pop-up)
Sonny Terry  Sonny Is Drinking   Favoriting RCA Victor    1:06:19 (Pop-up)
Joe Turner and His Blues Kings (feat. Elmore james)  Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop   Favoriting ATlnatic    1:07:33 (Pop-up)
Danny Bell and The Bell Hops  Chili With Honey   Favoriting Fraternity    1:10:43 (Pop-up)
Andy and the Gigolos  The Bug   Favoriting Universal    1:16:13 (Pop-up)
Their Singing Bodies  Diagnosis Neurosis   Favoriting Back Stage    1:20:09 (Pop-up)
Mike Post  Blood Hound   Favoriting Northridge    1:21:52 (Pop-up)
Little Bill and the Adventurers and the Shalimars  Louie Louie   Favoriting Topaz    1:25:12 (Pop-up)
Jack E Lee  Love That Louie   Favoriting RCA Victor    1:26:46 (Pop-up)
The Dawnbreakers  Chop Suey   Favoriting Cenury Limited    1:29:45 (Pop-up)
John Amory  Bad   Favoriting Gulfstream    1:37:19 (Pop-up)
James Wood  Hey! Bo Diddley   Favoriting Kid Glove    1:38:18 (Pop-up)
The Dreamers  Shot Gun   Favoriting Valley    1:40:49 (Pop-up)
The Fanatics  Googly Googly Eyes   Favoriting Skyway    1:43:06 (Pop-up)
Wee Willie & The Pals  We're Gonna Dance   Favoriting Cedwicke    1:45:25 (Pop-up)
The Rockin' Kids  Black Stockings   Favoriting Dot    1:47:58 (Pop-up)
The Rockets  Caveman Love   Favoriting Jan    1:50:53 (Pop-up)
Sir Frog & The Toads  The Frog   Favoriting Downey    1:51:57 (Pop-up)
Fat Daddy Holmes  Chicken Rock   Favoriting Jet    1:54:23 (Pop-up)
Suzanne  You May Never Know   Favoriting Liberty    1:56:29 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:01pm
Greg from ZONE 5:

Afternoon, Rex & Fools!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:02pm
Bruce S.:

What Did We Come Here For? To Rock And Roll!
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Don Gorden:

Huston we have a problem !
Avatar ♥ 1:04pm
Don Gorden:

I'm a Rexican
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Currie for breakfast it is...
Good w/ looking @ this face for a few hours...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:05pm
McGroovey:

↳ Song: "Dog Food" by "Wes Dakus and The Rebels"
Ruff!
  1:05pm
morphe':

How Staten Island got its name:

Italian guy gets off the boat and his cousin meets him .. after a good lunch they go for a walk down the Battery and are lookin' seaward and the Newbie asks his cousin:
Is That An Island
Avatar ♥ 1:05pm
Don Gorden:

hey Rex play Piggly wiggly
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:06pm
McGroovey:

↳ morphe' @1:05
I learn some new history every day here!
  1:06pm
egould:

Right into the lunkhead rock n roll. Nice.
  1:08pm
egould:

Listening from a hotel room in Vancouver, BC. Cold and drizzling. Perfect weather for walking around looking at stuff and getting cocktails.
Avatar 🌮 ♥ 1:09pm
Mailman Tom:

Louise Currie appeared in 1947's the Chinese Ring, a Charlie Chan mystery starring Roland Winters as the great detective!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:09pm
Pedro in Arlington:

Another Corea deal fell through. We're stuck with Rex.
Avatar 1:11pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @1:04
...tho we might take points off cause her wigkey page reveals nothing notably salacious ...she had associations with Bela Lugosi so we'll let it pass...
  1:11pm
bobobob fabtriplasticland:

@)@@REX We heard Taptap tap dancin' on the Radio...I'm expecting some good card tricks from you lol...haha funny🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎵🃏🃏🃏🃏🃏🃏🃏
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:11pm
Bruce S.:

Great First set this week
  1:12pm
RevPhil:

May I place here a tribute to a legendary DJ from the past who past away yesterday at 82 JERRY BLAVAT
RIP JERRY
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:13pm
luka:

{wolf howls}
  1:13pm
bobob.fabulontrip,,,:

🃏🃏🃏🃏🃏
Avatar 1:14pm
Annette:

Hi Rex!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:14pm
Bruce S.:

Phenominally unimportant Radio
  1:16pm
morphe':

↳ McGroovey @1:06
Correction
Not: Is That An Island
IS; Is Dat An Island

ps Rex is or sometimes Resides in SI .. I yell out his Name Leaving St George on the bus to the Hinter SI Lands..

PSs. FMU is an Edumacational place and as such:" ...We don't Pay no stinkin' taxes..."
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:17pm
Bruce S.:

Johnny Powers is a true Rock and Roll Hero
Avatar 1:19pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

GUNG HAY FAT CHOY
☆ All Blessings & Great Fortune in Year of the Water 🐇Hare ☆
wfmu.org...
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:19pm
Bruce S.:

I Wish My Name Was Bruce Powers
  1:19pm
egould:

Rawrrr! Rawwwwrrrr!!!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:24pm
The Butterman:

Hey Rex, hey folks. This is duh shit! Go Rex, go.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:26pm
Greg from ZONE 5:

↳ Song: "I Love To Rock" by "Katie Sweet (three years old)"
This right here is why I pledge my hard earned money to WFMU.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:26pm
bobsmart567:

↳ Song: "Little Rocker" by "Scottie Stuart"
Sounds boozy
Avatar 1:27pm
ledzeppelinsucks:

My peeve is being inflamed. Tots in advertising and entertainment bug the fu(k out of me.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:28pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Song: "I Love To Rock" by "Katie Sweet (three years old)"
This is another Kiddie Klassic
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KingOfJunk:

Soundz good in the Underground Cave!
Avatar 🌮 ♥ 1:29pm
Tony in Durham NC:

Sounds like we're DEEP DOWN
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:30pm
The Butterman:

You know, come to think of it- I haven’t had an outburst in quite some time and feel I should have one soon. You know, like a therapeutic one.
Avatar 1:30pm
ledzeppelinsucks:

Or tots at work. People that have babies or tots babbling in the background while they work from home. I phone vendors that owe me money and there is a cute sounding kid in the background saying 'mommy....' and the liar owes me money. It's really screwed.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:31pm
The Butterman:

↳ ledzeppelinsucks @1:27
Micah loves kids singing in his cult songs as per Music of Mind Control.
  1:33pm
egould:

Irked? Bugged? Crotchety? Try applying vodka to what’s bothering you. It works every time.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:35pm
bobsmart567:

↳ Song: "Banks Of The Ohio" by "Porter Wagoner"
Sheesh!!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:35pm
Bruce S.:

Porter Wagoner is a real Weirdo
  1:36pm
Jimf:

300th or so time hearing that Little Murders sample got me wondering … are there even still obscene phone callers? How do those people get off now?
Avatar 1:36pm
KingOfJunk:

↳ Tony in Durham NC @1:29
🖤👍🏿☠️😎
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ledzeppelinsucks:

Banks of the Ohio is where Mothman was flying.
Avatar 1:36pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Bruce S. @1:35
We venerate Authenticity here.
  1:37pm
Cooh John:

Hello Rex and fools. O-H.....
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:37pm
The Butterman:

No LSD involved in that murder song…I’m not interested. If it’s not a LSD murder ballad, I’m out.
  1:39pm
egould:

I-O!
Avatar 1:40pm
Annette:

↳ Song: "Honey Fingers" by "The Texas Troubadours"
Big fan of Grady Martin 💜!
Avatar 1:41pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ The Butterman @1:37
...chemically induced psychosis could go some distance in explaining why MurderBallads are notably short on exposition of Motive
..."he stabbed her 90 times [🎼3/4 LA 🎵 LA 🎵 LA] jus' tooo pass his time"...
  1:42pm
doobie:

Yeh "The Ape Man" is time better spent than being a poetry major. lol
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:42pm
dave miss:

Fietje!
Oh, damn. Wrong show. Currie!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:44pm
Bruce S.:

I'm Danged if I Do and Danged if I Don't
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:44pm
Dave the Spazz:

Cross-eyed midget!
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RevComX:

↳ Song: "Danged If I Do" by "Hylo Brown"
Best song ever, gol' dang it!
Avatar ♥ 1:46pm
Don Gorden:

My dad was childhood friends with John Carridean , they ues to put little plays on Ah la little rescales
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:46pm
dave wuz here:

occularly compromised small person
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:50pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Dave the Spazz @1:44
Dave The Wand-ers were absolutly fantastic on Thursday,great show
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Mister Dobalina:

ﾶ0ﾶ ﾶ@
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Tony in Durham NC:

"fine way to end married life!" - dude sounds like David Lynch
  1:53pm
momma:

I'm both drunk and disgusted. who needs a bath?
Avatar 🌮 ♥ 1:54pm
Tony in Durham NC:

...still waiting for that SpazzCo boxed set from Bear Family
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:54pm
Greg from ZONE 5:

↳ Tony in Durham NC @1:53
Or if Hearty White decided to be a huge bummer.
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Mailman Tom:

I collect WFMU tee shirts
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Mister Dobalina:

Eye ballin' aint no crime...hahhah! Love it!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:00pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Song: "Eye Balllin'" by "Chuck Higgins"
Eye Ballin, My Favorite Passtime
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Mister Dobalina:

Don't be wreckless eye ballin' though ....
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Mister Dobalina:

The story of my life right now, this song is hittin' right!
  2:08pm
wenzo:

What’s up with the daniels bros.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:09pm
D Rok:

I love that guy so much; pitching his herabal secs stimuluh and such.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:12pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Song: "Chili With Honey" by "Danny Bell and The Bell Hops"
Love the Las Vegas Grind Stuff
Avatar 2:12pm
Mister Dobalina:

Did someone say secs stimulah?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:15pm
Aaron Working In Newark:

Good afternoon
  2:16pm
Richard Whig:

this is family listening at the Whig Wam!
Avatar 2:17pm
Mister Dobalina:

Saturday hotness is what this show is about!!!
  2:17pm
Th' Lunkhead:

let's rock n roll people!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:21pm
dave miss:

Brows waxed
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:21pm
Bruce S.:

Diagnosis Neurosis? oh, God, a New level of stupidity has been acheived
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:21pm
DjLorraine:

↳ morphe' @1:05
I will remember that
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:23pm
DjLorraine:

↳ morphe' @1:16
And this! Hehe
  2:26pm
Mikey:

i think theres 4 stages when listening to these songs:
1. this is the greatest song i never heard
2. how did this ever get recorded?
3. is this guy in jail?
4. i DO need help with that dream i had tomorrow night
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KingOfJunk:

↳ Bruce S. @2:12
🖤👍🏿😎☠️
  2:28pm
WM:

The only version of Louie Louie I've heard in which I can understand the lyrics.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:28pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Song: "Love That Louie" by "Jack E Lee"
never heard this before, WOW this is Great thanks Rex
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:29pm
bobsmart567:

↳ Song: "Love That Louie" by "Jack E Lee"
What a hot mess!
Avatar 2:30pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "Love That Louie" by "Jack E Lee"
...if we put a few notes in Minor key ...but do everything else *identically* ...why ...it's completely Original ...surprising huh...
Avatar 2:32pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ WM @2:28
We could've saved the taxpayer some money if the FBI had just consulted *you*.
  2:32pm
Richard Whig:

love it when someone cashes in / rips off their own record under a weak pseudonym!!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:33pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

I would rather be a No Brow than a Toe Brow, I have decided.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:33pm
The Butterman:

Hey! this Rex stuff is great.
Avatar 2:34pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Wolfman Jack
Born: Robert Weston Smith, January 21, 1938, Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Died: July 1, 1995, Belvidere, North Carolina, U.S.
Avatar 2:36pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @2:34
...20 y.o. in 1958 (!)...
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:40pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @2:36
Rev Rab could you write a little about the significance of July 15, weren't several significant people born on that day?
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:45pm
The Butterman:

Is this chick related to Barney Google?
Avatar 2:45pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "Googly Googly Eyes" by "The Fanatics"
Could be Jonathan Richman.
Avatar 2:46pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Bruce S. @2:40
No idea ! You could websearch the date - look @ the pages for what they call 'Personology' that combines the signs & numerology for each day of the year.
Avatar 🌮 ♥ 2:46pm
Tony in Durham NC:

I got a prescription for my Googly Googly Eyes...
  2:47pm
Cosmic Caveman:

Googly Googly Eyes goes out to Aubrey Plaza.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:48pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @2:46
Sorry I thought You Wrote about it last year, Johnny Thunders Roky Erickson and others all born on the same date
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RevComX:

↳ Song: "We're Gonna Dance" by "Wee Willie & The Pals"
That was the best jaw harp solo I have ever heard
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:49pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Song: "We're Gonna Dance" by "Wee Willie & The Pals"
Super Cool Record
Avatar 2:50pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Bruce S. @2:48
Aha ! You may have a point there. Some Rawkin' ♋︎Cancerians.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:51pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @2:50
I Think it was St. Tubbins Day or Something
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:52pm
Deano de los Muertos:

MAMA! 🌭🐀
  2:52pm
WM:

@RR Nov63: Yes. Read the book by Dave Marsh Louie Louie: The History and Mythology of the World's Most Famous Rock 'n Roll Song.
  2:52pm
Cosmic Caveman:

Aubrey is hosting SNL tonight, should be a hoot.
Avatar 2:53pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Bruce S. @2:51
St. Swithins Day - indicates Weather iirc...
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:54pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @2:53
Rev Rab you are ze Best
  2:56pm
Cosmic Caveman:

↳ Ken From Hyde Park @2:33
Thanks Rex!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:56pm
Bruce S.:

Rex Great Show to Start a Great Football weekend'Giants Eagles Playoff game Tonight In Philly,GO GIANTS!, thanks again Rex
  2:57pm
Cosmic Caveman:

Oops!
  2:57pm
Cosmic Caveman:

Thanks Rex!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

~ TY Always DJ Rex ~
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Tony in Durham NC:

Suzanne, you TEASE.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:58pm
The Butterman:

Thanks Rex you kept me company whilst doing weed, vacuuming, and doing chores
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:59pm
Greg from ZONE 5:

Goodbye, Cosmic Man!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:59pm
DjLorraine:

Thanks Rex! See ya next week
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:59pm
Deano de los Muertos:

Thanks Rex!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:00pm
dave miss:

There's a mardi gras krewe called Petit' Rex coming up
  3:00pm
Cosmic Caveman:

↳ Ken From Hyde Park @2:33
Hey Ken, not used to the new system here.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:00pm
dave miss:

or Tit rex
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Don Gorden:

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK , DON'T CHICKEN OUT!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:00pm
bobsmart567:

Have a great afternoon, Rex!
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