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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.
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August 24, 2011: WRONG WORDS live set!
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There's a certain midwest power pop sensibility to the Wrong Words, despite the fact that the band is actually from Oakland. Think the Shoes or 20/20 with Andy Partridge of XTC on vocals and you might start to get the idea. But why think when you can just tune in and hear them?! And look for their self-titled debut LP on Trouble In Mind.
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Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | Comments | New | Approx. start time | |
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badfinger |
we're for the dark
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no dice | apple | 1970 | 0:00:00 () | |||
conspiracy of owls |
raving mad
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s/t | burger | 2010 | 0:03:27 () | |||
dukes of stratosphear |
vanishing girl
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psonic psunspot | geffen | 1987 | 0:09:00 () | |||
the laureates |
don't lose your cool
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spells | funambulist | http://laureatesmusic.com | * | 0:11:26 () | ||
boston spaceships |
chevy marigold
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let it beard | guided by voices inc | * | 0:14:36 () | |||
blue ash |
plain to see
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no more, no less | collectors choice | 0:16:57 () | ||||
zaine griff |
tonight
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7" | automatic | 1980 | 0:19:40 () | |||
sloan |
unkind
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the double cross | yep roc | 2011 | 0:22:51 () | |||
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efd theme song by Adam WarRock | 0:26:49 () | ||||||
live set from THE WRONG WORDS! engineered by Mike Sin Josh - vocals, guitar Ajax - bass, vocals Layla - drums look for their self-titled album on Trouble In MInd! Bay Area folks! See the Wrong Words live next Wednesday night at Thee Parkside! With White Wires, Personal & the Pizzas and Okmoniks! Keep up with them on Facebook for more upcoming live dates! |
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wrong words |
tonight
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live on WFMU | 0:34:27 () | |||||
wrong words |
tickin'
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live on WFMU | 0:37:07 () | |||||
wrong words |
lie detector
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live on WFMU | 0:39:34 () | |||||
wrong words |
just the right place
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live on WFMU | 0:41:13 () | |||||
wrong words |
how to keep a straight face
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live on WFMU | 0:43:54 () | |||||
wrong words |
wrong again
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live on WFMU | 0:46:08 () | |||||
wrong words |
what went wrong
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live on WFMU | 0:48:40 () | |||||
wrong words |
i will change your mind
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live on WFMU | 0:52:02 () | |||||
wrong words |
fire brigade
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live on WFMU | Move cover! | 0:55:18 () | ||||
wrong words |
i admit defeat
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live on WFMU | 0:57:40 () | |||||
wrong words |
summer's gone
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live on WFMU | 1:00:49 () | |||||
wrong words |
chat with efd
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live on WFMU | 1:03:07 () | |||||
gaz gaz |
faster
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7" | born bad | 2011 | 1:13:10 () | |||
limiñanas |
(i've got) trouble in mind
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7" | trouble in mind | * | 1:16:00 () | |||
art yard |
the law
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7" | ride the snake | vinyl reissue, orig 1982 | * | 1:19:23 () | ||
coathangers |
go away
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larceny and old lace | suicide squeeze | * | 1:23:04 () | |||
the ettes |
excuse
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wicked will | krian | don't miss the must-see new video for this song, directed by WFMU's own Tom Scharpling! | * | 1:25:53 () | ||
thunderbolt patterson |
life's rich pageant
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drug front | download it here! | * | 1:28:26 () | |||
the guitars |
piltdown man
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high action | no label | http://theguitars.bandcamp.com/ | * | 1:38:38 () | ||
the rokes |
when the wind arises
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va-real life permanent dreams | sanctuary | 2007 | 4 CD set | 1:41:14 () | ||
tamaryn |
sandstone
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the waves | mexican summer | * | 1:44:22 () | |||
foreign cinema |
velvet sky
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7" | vibraphone | * | 1:49:20 () | |||
visage |
fade to grey
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s/t | polydor | 1980 | 1:52:55 () | |||
humble pie |
i don't need no doctor
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rockin' the fillmore | a&m | 1971 | RIP Nick Ashford. who co-wrote this song with Valerie Simpson and Jo Armstead | 2:07:03 () | ||
the human instinct |
black sally
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stoned guitar | sunbeam | * | 2:16:04 () | |||
sureshot symphony solution feat. the mighty pope |
mr. fortune and fame
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7" | no label | can't stop playing this... | * | 2:23:02 () | ||
the blackbyrds |
walkikng in rhythm
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7" | fantasy | 1974 | 2:25:33 () | |||
ursula 1000 |
(you can't control) the spectrum soul
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mondo beyondo | 18th st lounge | * | 2:28:41 () | |||
night birds |
living in the middle
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fresh kills vol 1 | grave mistake | * | 2:40:39 () | |||
obn iiis |
heavy heart
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7" | tic tac totally | * | 2:42:46 () | |||
mickey |
summer night
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rock n roll dreamer | hozac | * | 2:45:45 () | |||
starz |
boys in action
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s/t | capitol | 1976 | 2:47:46 () | |||
starfuckers |
western man
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metallic diseases | holy mountain | vinyl reissue, orig 1989 | * | 2:52:59 () | ||
Listener comments! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:05pm
cheri:
good evening evan--- are'nt you glad that summer is almost over,,, as always i'm looking forward to a terrific show efd!!! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:11pm
mrmucho:
hey evan, your premium really smokes this year, been listening to it a lot. outstanding job | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:11pm
cheri:
evan,,before the fall schedule will you have another disco dance party,, i sure hope you will,, that was really funky!! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:19pm
efd:
mrrmacho, thanks! Glad you're enjoying it, and thanks for pledging! Cheri, if those disco shows happen too frequently they'll wear out their welcome. Maybe next year. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:19pm
Danne D:
Hi Funk Fans :) Hey EFD - awesome to hear Dukes of Stratosphear, especially Vanishing Girl which may be my very favorite of theirs. Heading to TN (by way of NC) tomorrow so I'll be in packing mode but I might comment later :) | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:25pm
Stevel:
I DO love Wednesday nights. Good to be here. Nice pace from the start. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:25pm
Fraser Stanton:
Bringing up that percentage of Canadian Content™. Sloan = thumbs up. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:26pm
efd:
Hi Danne, thanks for checking in! Hopefully the show will prove to be music to pack by. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:26pm
efd:
Thanks, Stevel! Fraser Stanton, I'm all about the Can-Con. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:28pm
Skirkie:
I had the EFD theme in my head today whenever The Mighty Mighty Bosstones weren't in my head. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:33pm
Mike Sin:
re: Blue Ash Youngstown, Ohio The Collector's Choice (RIP) CD is a straight reissue of their 1973 Mercury LP. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:35pm
efd:
ah! Thanks, Mike! I'll give myself a .500 batting average on that one. :) | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:38pm
Richard from Venezuela:
Good evening evan and all the listeners. Nice to checking in live. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:39pm
efd:
hi Richard, nice to see you here! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:40pm
12539:
O no, I have to run out. Great so far, Evan, I'll see you in the archives. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:51pm
efd:
12539, the archives will be there! Thanks for stopping by. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:53pm
Dave B:
Not too late for the fun(k), am I? | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:54pm
efd:
Dave, you are not! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:55pm
Dave B:
W00 H00! (I'd rather be there, than here) | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:57pm
Dave B:
NYC DOT decided to FINALLY repave my street. The only problem I have is that they only JUST started. Thanks Bloomie! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 9:59pm
Dave B:
I love the smell of asphalt in the evening It smells like... WINNING! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:00pm
efd:
At least they're using that extra-quiet nighttime paving equipment. I'm assuming. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:00pm
Joe B:
great Move cover! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:01pm
efd:
Yeah! I agree, Joe! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:02pm
Dave B:
Volume for The Wrong Words on EFD = 11 | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:11pm
Holly in NC:
Hello Evan & all! Sorry I missed the live set. Danne, are you going to spend any time in NC? | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:16pm
Trouble In Mind:
EFD! You are a man among men! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:16pm
Trouble In Mind:
or something. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:16pm
efd:
let the records show that the above comment was posted BEFORE I started playing the new Limiñanas single. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:17pm
Trouble In Mind:
or WAS IT??!?!?! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:18pm
Stanton Fraser:
Man, Trouble In Mind has been killing it lately with all these albums and 7"s. This Limiñanas is killer. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:19pm
Trouble In Mind:
Thanks! Just wait for the Mikal Cronin record next month! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:24pm
Fraser Stanton or Stanton Fraser?:
Oh man, and my favorite cut from the new Coathangers. You killin' it tonight EFD | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:24pm
Stevel:
Holly: Obviously you need a new job with a more acceptable schedule! Can't believe the Limiñanas hop-scotched over beautiful Fort Wayne last week. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:25pm
efd:
this new Coathangers is great! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:28pm
Stevel:
The Ettes may be my next, new, favorite band. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:28pm
Joan Crawford:
Those were some high grade wood coathangers right there! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:36pm
Kat:
Make that 498, I have one too :) | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:37pm
Danne D:
Dave B, it must be paving season as they'll be doing my street here in Jersey either today or tomorrow. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:38pm
Danne D:
Hi Holly, not too much time in NC proper. Heading there to meet my bro-in-law and nephew and then we're driving to Bristol the next morning. Returning to NC Sunday with a Sunday night flight. (Raleigh) | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:39pm
Danne D:
(assuming of course that the hurricane will not have eliminated NJ by that night) | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:41pm
Hurricane Irene:
When you see the storm surge coming, take a really deep breath. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:42pm
Hurricane Irene:
Ocracoke being evacuated. expect all of NC to be going glub glub glub by the weekend ;-) | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:44pm
Mo Tuffy:
HURRICANE SET!!!!! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:44pm
G:
"Real Life Permanent Dream" is from the title of a Tomorrow song that Steve Howe played guitar on during the psychedelic era. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:45pm
John L.:
I've never heard the Rokes before. This is great!!! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:46pm
efd:
you know, I wasn't even thinking of that Mo Tuffy. G, the version of "Real Life Permanent Dream" that's on that box set is by the Orange Machine, just fyi. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:48pm
mike east:
Checking in. Great show efd! Was that coathangers tune the one that said "life it must go on and on"? I was in the car when I heard it and missed the backannounce | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:51pm
PB:
That track by Tamaryn was really interesting. I heard a little Mazzy Star, Black Tambourine and My Bloody Valentine but also a pretty original (and very cool) sound. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:51pm
efd:
Thanks Mike! I didn't really catch the lyrics, to tell you the truth... it had a female vocal, if that helps? | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:53pm
G:
just for trivia lovers -- "Real Life Permanent Dream" by Orange Machine from the comp of that name is the same song as Tomorrow's song of the same title; I listed to the sample available online. The song is credited to Hopkins which is the real last name of Keith West, vocalist in Tomorrow and well known in the late 60s for his work on the Teenage Opera project that predated Tommy. On the Orange Machine sample I heard, the guitarist is redoing Howe's parts pretty closely. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:55pm
efd:
Thanks, G! Mike East, the Coathangers CD has a lyric sheet, it turns out, and that prhase is not in the song I played. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:56pm
PB:
Quick question for the listeners or Evan. Are any of the solo albums by former members of Pavement any good? | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:56pm
mike east:
Hmm...might been the one before it then. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:56pm
Mo Tuffy:
Almost all the Malkmus & the Jicks albums. Go for it! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:58pm
Julie:
Tamaryn is great! Dan Bodah turned me onto her (them?) | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:58pm
PB:
@ Mo. Thanks. I figured the albums by Malkmus would be the best. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 10:58pm
Mo Tuffy:
I KNEW you were going to give "Visage" a little bit of "Le Poisson Rouge" | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:00pm
G:
Yeah, cheapest copy I could find for that 4 CD set is $110! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:01pm
Mo Tuffy:
@PB if you like abject, completely wrong-in-the-right-way acid casualty weirdness, don't hesistate to check out Gary Young's Hospital also. Just make sure you don't pay any money for it. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:02pm
Joe B:
@ PB I recommend Monsoon by Preston School of Industry. They also played at WFMU on March 30, 2004! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:02pm
cheri:
hiya julie & danne ,,,killer show evan!!!! evan you always deliver!!! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:03pm
Calgon:
We're on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:06pm
cheri:
danne have a wonderful vacay!!! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:07pm
PB:
@ Mo and Joe B. thanks for the recommendations, I will check them out. Pavement was so great that I feel I need to get some of the former members solo stuff. "Wrong-in-the-right-way acid casualty weirdness" sounds good to me. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:09pm
Dave B:
I can never get enuff of the Pie.... | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:09pm
PB:
Didn't expect to hear Humble Pie on this show. Great track though. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:11pm
Danne D:
Thx cheri Great show tonight, Evan. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:12pm
Pie:
But this one goes to eleven. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:12pm
Richard from Venezuela:
Good travel Danne D. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:13pm
Danne D:
Gracias, Richard :) | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:15pm
cheri:
evan---you're the best in everything you do!!! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:16pm
blacktooth:
God bless whoever gets those Personal & the Pizza's tix. I wish I could make it. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:17pm
Dave B:
@Pie - November 11th this year = International Nigel Tufnel Day! 11/11/11 | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:17pm
Pie:
Elevenses, max kewl! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:18pm
Ike:
Two or three of those tracks between Guitars and Visage were nicely shoegaze-y and noisy but I lost track of which ones. I'll have to hit the archives later. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:21pm
Mo Tuffy:
I hope whoever got those tix opts for the special Maxwells' deal where you get a personal pizza w/ entry. although I am slightly concerned the pizza is not normally on the Maxwell's menu | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:22pm
efd:
Ike, the Tamaryn and Foreign Cinema tracks are probably the ones you're thinking of. Hi Julie, thanks for commenting/listening! I think Tamaryn is mainly a "her," assisted by some of "them." PB, blacktooth, and everyone else, thanks to you as well! cheri, you're too kind. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:26pm
mike east:
Wasnt that the freakonomics theme song? | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:28pm
efd:
Someone other than me will have to answer that question. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:29pm
molly:
i keep posting youtube links to all the songs you're playing here tonight on my facebook. while, of course, encouraging everyone to liven up their wednesday by tuning into WFMU!! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:31pm
cheri:
i have to head out now,, thnx for everything efd,, see you all real soon,, night!!!bye evan,,julie & danne | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:31pm
Mo Tuffy:
the freakanomics podcast theme song is "Hitch Hikers" by Mt. Fortune, or possibly "Mt. Fortune" by Hitch Hikers fun fact - the Conspiracy of Owls album is sold out and currently trading on discogs for 150 dollars. sigh. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:32pm
blacktooth:
EFD: master of FUNK-O-NOMICS! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:34pm
Dave B:
FUNK-TACULAR! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:37pm
Danne D:
will we have the rare EFD "throw" over to $c? | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:38pm
G:
@Danne: Listen and learn... | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:38pm
blacktooth:
ursula 1000 regularly D.J.s @ trophy bar in brooklyn. i've been there & it's worth checking out. relentless beats! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:38pm
Dave B:
tapping out. Thanks for the jams (and marmalades) EFD! Night all! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:40pm
Mo Tuffy:
just when you think Bon Iver could be more obnoxious, you find out his name is actually pronounced "BonEeever" | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:40pm
chanelling Tom S.:
Behoove ho! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:41pm
Holly in NC:
Ack! My crappy internet connection crapped out immed. after my initial comment, just came back. Gazing wistfully at the playlist as I love the Ettes, "Fade to Grey" & Billy T.K. @Steve1 - indeed @Danne - you'll be but a whisper from me! Evan - Bad Sports? | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:43pm
Holly's Internet Connection:
Crappy? That's the thanks I get?? Time to sulk. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:46pm
Holly in NC:
@Hurricane Irene - Only tourists evacuate. Rest of us grab snorkels & extra charcoal. And good scotch. glub glub glub! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:47pm
G:
I have relatives from Norfolk, VA down to Raleigh-Durham. Hurricane Party time!!!!!! | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:51pm
cubicle carl:
I saw Starz open for Kiss at the Garden in Dec. '77. I think Starz were working with the miniature Stonehenge set at the time. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:52pm
Holly in NC:
Yo internet connection! - If you don't stop sulking your face will freeze like that. And I'll have to drop you off at an ER in Nebraska. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:52pm
Danne D:
maybe another time Holly - I'm usually down there a couple times a year. Hoping my flight home doesn't get screwed up :( | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:52pm
Starz:
I made an inch mark when I meant to make a foot mark. DOH. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:53pm
Holly's Internet Connection:
Nebraska??? A fate worse than death. I'll try to behave better, Mistress. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:54pm
Holly in NC:
Spinal Tap. xoxoxoxox | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:56pm
Danne D:
Former Cy Young Award winner Mike Flanagan died :( | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:57pm
Holly in NC:
Nebraska's where (perhaps apocryphally) you can 'surrender' (ditch) kids up 'til the age of 18. A friend of mine uses that as a threat when his kids act up.... | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:58pm
Yankees Fan:
A J Burnett died too, his head just hasn't checked its email yet. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:58pm
Danne D:
(He won the award in 79 for the O's and was part of their 83 championship team). In that '79 series, the Orioles lost to the Pirates. Yes, the Pirates and Orioles really opposed each other in a World Series, though it seems impossible now. | |
Wed. 8/24/11 11:58pm
Danne D:
Anyhow, thanks for a great show EFD and have a great night everyone! Now kicking back to enjoy the "throw" | |
Thu. 8/25/11 12:00am
Holly in NC:
Starwankers :-) Bravo for best fcc-induced euphemism! | |
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