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Options January 9, 2013: annual-ish show dedicated to my high school friend Jimmy Mack

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Back in October 2006 I dedicated my first show on the regular WFMU weekly schedule to Jim McIntyre, a/k/a Jimmy Mack (pictured, lower right, in Billboard in August 1980) who was one of my best friends in high school. I've talked to a lot of people over the years who credit a cool uncle, older sister, or other family member for steering them in the right musical direction. That's what Jimmy was for me. We met in high school and became friends through a shared love of music while working together on the school newspaper, but somehow in the pre-Internet mid-'70s Jimmy was able to sniff out cool music that wasn't yet -- or, sometimes, ever -- part of the mainstream.

Jimmy started working at WBCN, the leading rock radio station in Boston, while we were still in high school. He began as a volunteer but soon had paying jobs as Assistant Music Director and Music Coordinator. His excitement, enthusiasm and passion for discovering and sharing new music was matched by his generosity - nearly every time I saw him he'd present me with a bag of extra (or rejected) promo records. Several of the bands he introduced me to are still my favorites to this day: Cheap Trick. The Dictators. The Ramones. The Stranglers. Ultravox. Foreigner. Television. (I said SEVERAL, not ALL.) Imagine being in your teens and having a friend turn you on to just ONE of these bands. Now increase that impact tenfold or more, and you start to get an idea of the importance of Jimmy's friendship.

In the summer of 1985, Jimmy learned he had AIDS. A year later he passed away, at the age of 25. Generous until the end, he spent his last year and half or so volunteering on the Boston AIDS Action Committee's hotline and working with the AIDS Action Council and the National Association of People with AIDS, where he was elected to the board shortly before he was hospitalized in 1986. Regrettably I had lost contact with Jimmy by this time, and didn't hear of his passing until later that year.

When I got on the regular schedule at WFMU I wanted to acknowledge Jimmy's impact on my life, and especially on my musical tastes. In recent years I've dedicated the first show of the WFMU fall schedule to Jimmy, since his influence is never too far from what you hear me play on my show. There was no schedule change this past fall because of issues related to Sandy, so I'm using this first new-music-based show of the year as an opportunity to once again remember Jimmy and to thank him for his role in shaping my musical taste.


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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments New Approx. start time
bandit  one way love   Options 7"  ariola  1978  produced by Matthew Fisher of Procol Harum    0:00:00 (Pop‑up)
elvis costello  tiny steps   Options 7"  radar/wea        0:03:10 (Pop‑up)
the limiñanas  mobylette   Options 7"  trouble in mind      *   0:05:42 (Pop‑up)
allah-las  tell me (what's on your mind)   Options s/t  innovative leisure      *   0:09:33 (Pop‑up)
cajmere  percolater (remastered original mix)   Options va-only 4 u: the sound of cajmere & cajual records 1992-2012      new 2CD collection  *   0:12:56 (Pop‑up)
art brut  dc comics and a chocolate milkshake   Options art brut vs. satan  downtown  2009      0:17:40 (Pop‑up)
dexy's midnight runners  there, there my dear   Options searching for the young soul rebels  emi america  1980      0:21:25 (Pop‑up)
 
twerps  work it out   Options knock knock knock 7" ep  chapter      *   0:37:53 (Pop‑up)
uv race  wire strainer   Options split 7" with native cats  ride the snake      *   0:41:03 (Pop‑up)
the ampersands  catalyst soup   Options this is your adventure too  ampersands    http://www.thisisyouradventuretoo.com/  *   0:42:14 (Pop‑up)
mazes  my drugs   Options mazes blazes  sanzimat      *   0:45:38 (Pop‑up)
woollen kits  all sorts   Options four girls  trouble in mind      *   0:49:27 (Pop‑up)
 
andy human  the one   Options freeze  cwr      *   0:58:48 (Pop‑up)
gap dream  a little past midnight   Options ali baba 7"  suicide squeeze      *   1:01:44 (Pop‑up)
tim maia  bom senso   Options world psychedelic classics 4: nobody can live forever  luaka bop    orig early '70s, new CD collection  *   1:06:18 (Pop‑up)
tommy hunt  loving on the losing side   Options 7"  spark uk  1976      1:11:21 (Pop‑up)
mucca pazza  monster tango   Options safety fifth  electric cowbell    Mucca Pazza heading east! Tomorrow in Philadelphia at Underground Arts; January 11th in Washington, DC at the Black Cat; Saturday the 12th at Littlefield in Brooklyn; and Sunday at Webster Hall for globalFEST 2013!  *   1:14:32 (Pop‑up)
 
the ribeye brothers  cowards way   Options call of the scrapheap  mainman      *   1:24:30 (Pop‑up)
the godfathers  when am i coming down   Options birth school work death  epic  1988      1:27:52 (Pop‑up)
sweet chariot  wildside   Options va-man chest hair  b-music    orig early/mid 70s  *   1:32:35 (Pop‑up)
fletcher & johnson  small town   Options salutations  burger        1:36:12 (Pop‑up)
hammered satin  quasar queen   Options digital single  no label  2012  It's here --> http://soundcloud.com/hammered-satin    1:40:04 (Pop‑up)
 
games  different times   Options s/t  hozac    playing live on the show on Weds Jan 30!  *   1:48:57 (Pop‑up)
lamps  h.b.d.   Options under the water under the ground  in the red      *   1:51:41 (Pop‑up)
glitter wizard  big sur   Options hunting gatherers  captcha      *   1:56:31 (Pop‑up)
jon spencer blues explosion  ice cream killer   Options meat and bone  mom + pop    don't miss them at the WFMU benefit this Sunday at the Bell House!  *   2:04:45 (Pop‑up)
 
major stars  no attraction   Options decibels of gratitude  important      *   2:16:59 (Pop‑up)
pussy  lady ella   Options invasion  vintage/rockadrome  2012  orig early '70s, cd reissue    2:23:00 (Pop‑up)
testors  hey you   Options complete recordings 1976-79  swami  2003      2:26:09 (Pop‑up)
warm soda  in another world   Options 7"  southpaw      *   2:29:10 (Pop‑up)
dave hamilton  party time   Options va-the detroit funk vaults  bgp  2012      2:32:25 (Pop‑up)
black joe lewis with the soul distributors  boogaloo on clark street   Options 7"  papa bill      *   2:37:09 (Pop‑up)
the jam  the bitterest pill   Options the gift (deluxe edition)  polydor/universal    new 2CD reissue  *   2:40:24 (Pop‑up)
the cry  modern cinderella   Options va-pdx pop now! 2012  pdx      *   2:43:43 (Pop‑up)
 
t. valentine with daddy long legs  bald-headed benny   Options the vampire  norton      *   2:52:35 (Pop‑up)
swingin' neckbreakers  hail to the baron   Options return to rock  telstar  2000  Neckbreakers, Daddy Long Legs, Reigning Sound and Piggies this Friday at the Bell House to benefit Norton Records! Postponed until March due to illness!    2:55:32 (Pop‑up)
 

Listener comments!

  9:04pm Danne D:

Hi Funk Fans :)
Hi EFD :)
God bless Jimmy Mack
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:04pm G:

Not my first Evan Mack show...
  9:05pm Amanda:

Iodine for your baby's gashes / Little tombs for your baby's ashes
  9:05pm Danne D:

Tiny Steps - always love hearing Costello
  9:07pm keving:

LOVE this song! Got me to get out of bed and turn the volume up.
  9:07pm Rick from WO Town:

You are a good dude, EFD.
  9:07pm steve:

hi efd! that's a really beautiful tribute.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:08pm G:

New color scheme. Knew something more than Mack was different.
  9:11pm Lisa Jane P.:

Hi, Evan-Andy and I are enjoying listening to you on the road. Right now just outside of Baker, CA.
  9:11pm other david:

Beautiful tribute, great opening set. Don't often get to tune in to WFMU at this hour - but this is great.
  9:12pm Holly in NC:

As a listener, this is my 3rd Jimmy Mack show, thank you efd. Always very special.
Back within the hour!
!!!!
Oooohhh , one of my very fave songs of 2012 xoxoxoxoox (allah-las)
  9:12pm Lisa Jane P.:

I love your "Jimmy" shows.
  9:14pm PB:

I'm a little late to the party regarding the Allah-Las but defintely on my to buy list.
  9:15pm map:

i need to get a flac of this
  9:15pm steve:

whoa, never thought i'd hear its time for the perculator on the show!
  9:16pm Kat in Chicago:

@steve I was just typing the EXACT SAME THING
  9:18pm Barkevious Shabazz:

I'm poikulatin'
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:19pm G:

@cajmere: I think I get the message. :)
  9:20pm Danne D:

yay art brut :)
  9:20pm steve:

high five kat... as a Chicagoan you me be especially pumped to hear some Cajmere
  9:20pm Kat in Chicago:

Cajmere into Art Brut. Only on WFMU!
  9:21pm Holly in NC:

omgosh I love this art brut, need to get home!
  9:21pm Kat in Chicago:

@steve oh yeah. although it got kind of ridiculous at North Coast Festival a couple of years ago when I heard three different DJs reference it in the course of a day
  9:23pm SteveL:

Beautiful set. Not surprised. Always good to be back.
  9:23pm Barkevious Shabazz:

This Dexy's kicks ass.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:23pm efd:

Whoa, so many people to say hi to already! Thanks for tuning in PB, G, LJP & AZ, Kat, Danne D, Holly, steve, other david, um, um, keving, Amanda, Rick!! I think that's all of you!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:24pm efd:

oh and Barkevious of course!
  9:24pm emily:

efd you are the man in 2013
  9:25pm Barkevious Shabazz:

You know it.
  9:26pm Danne D:

now it's timeee for the funk :)
  9:26pm Kat in Chicago:

Now, where the heck did I put those young soul rebels?
  9:26pm SteveL:

Oh yeah!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:27pm G:

twin spin!
  9:27pm map:

pulling a John Peel on us?
  9:27pm steve:

i never knew that Dexy's Midnight Runners actually kicked ass!
  9:29pm Aharon:

There is absolutely nothing wrong with this.
  9:29pm Eric:

yeah DMR rocks, check out Braking down the Walls of heartache
  9:29pm Kat in Chicago:

I bet this song ruled live.
  9:30pm Lisa Jane P.:

Yay!! Andy wanted to pull over and thank you for the repeat but we have to get home so he asks that I tell you: Thank you!! He also dares you to play it for the next 2 1/2 hrs.)
  9:30pm keving:

A friend of mine has recommended Dexy's Midnight Runners to me before, but I was a little puzzled, having only ever heard their big hit. This song makes a pretty convincing case! I understand there's a new album coming out soon.
  9:30pm Pine:

Yeah!
  9:30pm Mike:

Killer Dexy tune!
I thought it was an camped up Roxy Music track.....
Play it AGAIN
  9:31pm Danne D:

whoa an Aharon sighting
  9:35pm PB:

Roxy Music is another band whose best known song (Love Is The Drug) is probably their all-time worst.
  9:36pm steve:

i miss Michael Goodstein... guy was was savior every year at the record fair
  9:36pm Barkevious Shabazz:

Kudos to EFD for the correct use of penultimate.
  9:36pm Fuzzy:

My first Jimmy Mack show -- so far, so great! Didn't know efd was a Boston homie!
  9:36pm steve:

was *my* savior
  9:37pm gregory:

Evan , I am almost positive you played that song , probably the week it came out in 1980 on NYU. And there after.You are the best DJ.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:38pm G:

@PB: Due to living in the UK in the early 70s, I always have a soft spot for Virginia Plain...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:39pm G:

@Fuzzy: Wait till baseball season. All doubt will be removed.
  9:39pm PB:

@G, like or dislike Virginia Plain?
  9:39pm Mike:

True, PB. Live version of Roxy's Pyjamarama is tops.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:40pm G:

sentimental favorite, PB -- Radio One, Top of the Pops, early puberty... imprinted...
  9:41pm PB:

@Mike. From Viva? I haven't listened to Viva in years but remember it as being really good.
  9:42pm Fuzzy:

@G: I hope so, now that Valentine's been 86'd! :-)
  9:43pm PB:

G - love Virginia Plain. Great song. Favorite Roxy album is still Country Life but all the early stuff was great.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:43pm G:

No arguments here, PB :)
  9:45pm ?:

You never forget those that gave you your ears.
And isn't Jimmy Mack a really cool name?
Thanks Jimmy!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:49pm efd:

gregory, that's kind of you to say that; thanks for continuing to listen after all this time! I may well have played that song when it first came out, but it since got pushed out of my head.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:51pm efd:

Thanks and hellos (helloes?) to Fuzzy, SteveL, Mike, Aharon and the mysterious ?
Really appreciate you tuning in and commenting!
  9:53pm Mike:

@PB.
Si , Viva is a good listen from start to finish .
I like to follow Pyjamarama with a slightly sped up Marquee Moon.
  9:54pm Mildred:

New GBV today- 'cause they can't won't stop:
http://thefirenote.com/2013/01/08/guided-by-voices-copy-zero-stream-pre-order-new-ep-now/
  9:58pm Kat in Chicago:

Mazes are from Chicago (at least the Mazes you played are - I think there might be a couple of bands by that name). They include a couple ex-members of the 1900s, who I used to like a lot.
  10:00pm Holly in NC:

Reporting for duty, sir! Hello everyone!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:02pm efd:

cool, thanks Kat! Welcome (back), Holly! And greetings Mildred!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:04pm G:

@Holly: To get a full 3 hours of listening credit, you must listen now 50% more intently during the remaining 2 hours :P
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:04pm Matt from Springfield:

Hi Evan and Funk Fans!
Wonderful tribute to Jimmy Mack, I've been listening from the first set.
  10:04pm sweet cheri:

hi there evan, as always i really love your shows! and great tribute to jimmy mack..
  10:06pm sweet cheri:

hiya danne & holly.
  10:10pm Holly in NC:

Hello Cheri, hope you're well. Will be quietly enjoying wonderful, batshit crazy Tim Maia while I eat dinner (carnitas,oh yeah...)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:11pm G:

bom senso = good/common sense (Portuguese)

the lyrics say he's done a lot of stupid stuff in the past but is learning...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:11pm efd:

Hi Matt, and thanks! Hi cheri, and happy carnitas Holly.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:11pm Matt from Springfield:

"world psychedelic classics", excellent!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:12pm efd:

whoa, nice work G! That is in line with the notes on the back of this promo CD.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:12pm Matt from Springfield:

@G: That's right, you once lived there--I doubt if you remember hearing this one from Brazilian radio though? :)
  10:13pm Danne D:

Hiya cheri :)
  10:13pm john:

Hey Evan...great show tonight! I was hoping to hear some of the Tim Maia somewhere along the way. Sadly, he didn't learn quite soon enough.
  10:16pm sweet cheri:

evan-this is why i call you "the king of wednesday nights"!!! true fact!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:16pm G:

nope, matt -- in 1975ish "a difusora" the big Sao Paulo top 40 station played US pop/rock/soul -- rock the boat, barry white, the air that i breathe LOL
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:18pm Matt from Springfield:

I should note that I have recently coined a term: "Muccapazzesque"™, for Mucca Pazza or music that resembles them :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:19pm Matt from Springfield:

Interesting G!
  10:21pm Barkevious Shabazz:

The Mummers have there Mucca Pazza moments. But involving more beer and vomit.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:21pm Matt from Springfield:

Friday @9, The Black Cat in NW DC, just south of U St! Heck, I'm free that night, I may as well go there!
  10:23pm Kat in Chicago:

I can vouch for Mucca Pazza live. Super fun!
  10:23pm Kat in Chicago:

I can vouch for Mucca Pazza live. Super fun!
  10:23pm mildred:

Happy New Year to you EFD and thanks, as always, for the great songs.
  10:24pm steve:

wow... i just looked up the Littlefield site... if this picture of Mucca Pazza is accurate they have 30 members!
  10:24pm sweet cheri:

evan let the people deside, is efd "the king of wednsday nights"? or "funkmaster of the night"?
  10:24pm Mike:

Only a hundred hits of acid?? Must have been a small studio!
  10:25pm Pine:

Will check it out, had a radio free holiday
  10:25pm Fiveash:

Evenin' Evan. Always glad to hear a mention of WBCN on WFMU, especially if it has nothing to do with the J. Geils chipmunk Christmas record. Loving both the concept and execution of tonight's episode. Jimmy sounds like a great guy.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:26pm G:

Oh goody, Evan is out of practice on pronouncing Ticket Salad Sandwich Time (rubs hands gleefully)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:27pm efd:

steve, Mucca Pazza played on my show a few years ago! 30 members is correct, and we crammed them all into our live room upstairs.
  10:27pm Uncle Michael:

Hello F'mooers.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:28pm efd:

Hey Matt! Yeah, he was a good one alright, and gone way way too soon.

Hey john, Pine, and Uncle Michael!
  10:29pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

Woohoo! The Godfathers!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:30pm Matt from Springfield:

@UM: Woof moo!
@Fiveash: Thanks for the kind words!

And thanks Kat and EFD for the recommend--I oughta see MP!
  10:30pm Uncle Michael:

I wonder if a casual FB friend of mine got to BCN while Jimmy was still around. Lisa Traxler...
  10:30pm sweet cheri:

evan which do you perfer? "the king"? or "funkmaster"?
  10:30pm SteveL:

Oh, the guitars of the Godfathers!

"I never count the seconds, I haven't got the time."
  10:31pm Michael from the Left Coast:

Forgot how great the Godfathers were (saw them at least twice)
  10:31pm steve:

whoa! thats amazing about MP. hope i can make it to one of their shows.
  10:33pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

I still have this record and the live promo LP "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." I flew up to Chicago a few years ago for their first U.S. show in 10+ years.
  10:36pm Loretta:

Hi Evan.... great show tonight! lots of emotion ~ thanks....
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:37pm efd:

Hi there BGZ and Michael ftLC! Nice to see you!

Uncle Michael, he was there til the earlyish 80s, not sure exactly when he left.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:37pm Matt from Springfield:

"Va-Man Chest Hair"? Is that the chest hair of a Virginia man? A Veterans Administration man's chest hair? Or "Various Artists: songs about man chest hair"?...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:38pm efd:

Matt, the last one is the closest. Kind of.

Hi Loretta, thanks for saying hi!
  10:39pm Uncle Michael:

@efd. Lisa got there around that time. I'll ask if she crossed paths. I had a crush on her voice when she was on radio in my neck of the woods, prior to her Boston sojourn.
  10:40pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

@Matt: http://www.finderskeepersrecords.com/discog_fkr064lp.html
  10:40pm Holly in NC:

Joe McG recently played the Godfathers, we agreed that both of us totally overplayed back in the mid 80s. How could one not? ;-)
  10:40pm sweet cheri:

well i have to head out evan,i'll see you soon,, night all and thank you so much evan!!
  10:41pm sweet cheri:

g'night danne & holly!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:42pm efd:

Joe McGasko knows what's up.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:42pm efd:

goodnight cheri
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:43pm Matt from Springfield:

@BGZ: There we go! Thanks!

"Quasar Queen"!! This f'in rocks!!
  10:46pm Michael from the Left Coast:

what station was he DJ'ing on?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:46pm Matt from Springfield:

Whoa, this is a NEW song! And new to EFD, I'm surprised you didn't know about this already! ;) TYM EFD!
  10:47pm Danne D:

goodnight cheri
  10:47pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

Iris Records?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:47pm Matt from Springfield:

WFM New Bin
  10:48pm Barkevious Shabazz:

Hammered Satin. A good name, but still bested by Wicked Lady.
  10:48pm Holly in NC:

Quasar Queen, yes
Back to Godfathers - I just found out about the Sid Presley Experience a couple of years ago - that's the band that mutated into the Godfathers, also excellent, who knew? I guess everyone but me...
  10:49pm tim:

Great show, Evan. Happy MMXIII.
  10:50pm steve:

oh, airhorn... i will never tire of you
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:52pm efd:

@Michael, KXLU (I think?). He's going to be on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 6am-9am Pacific time.
  10:52pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

@Holly: I have a few Godfathers bootlegs. I think I may have one or two Sid Presley Experience boots as well.
  10:53pm steve:

i dont want to steal anyone's thunder, but im gonna get that airhorn sample and play it out of my phone every time i say anything important
  10:54pm Uncle Michael:

It would make a fine ringtone.
  10:54pm Michael from the Left Coast:

Thanks EFD--the morning is the only time I've never listened to KXLU
  10:54pm Barkevious Shabazz:

Different Times? Different keys! That Games track is ace.
  10:59pm Holly in NC:

@bgz - Hi, Sensei! ;-)
efd, thanks for Lamps
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:59pm efd:

I would like to inform you that the name of the drummer in Glitter Wizard is Fancy Cymbals.
  11:00pm Michael from the Left Coast:

Now that is a stage name!
  11:01pm Holly in NC:

@efd - that is beautiful. Are other monikets equally fitting?
  11:02pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

Therese played this Sunday night. When I saw Glitter Wizard I was hoping it was Electric Wizard playing stoner rock versions of Gary Glitter songs.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:05pm efd:

I really should have saved this for the ticket giveaway.
  11:05pm Danne D:

Big whoop about Fancy Cymbals - not like his middle name is "Hunk" or anything
  11:12pm Julie:

Does that mean we can't leave before 5 either..oooh scary
  11:12pm Danne D:

I plan to be there :)

Hiya Julie Dark :)
  11:14pm Michael from the Left Coast:

Come to think of it does Glitter Wizard know the Upper Crust?
  11:14pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

Hi Julie! Hi Danne!
  11:15pm Julie:

hmmm...the board is REALLY hard for me to read tonight, the comments seem pale
  11:15pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

William Shatner is a special guest on the episode of "The Six Million Dollar Man" that's on right now.
  11:15pm Julie:

Hi BGZ & Danne!
  11:17pm Danne D:

BGZ :)
  11:18pm Holly in NC:

Hi Julie! I have your recent dance party show saved on my phone, has soundtracked my errands this week :-)
  11:20pm Julie:

Oooh neat Holly. That was a fun one!
  11:20pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

If I lived up there I would be trying to score tix to one of those James Moore shows. I'm a total Zorn nerd.
  11:23pm Matt from Springfield:

Hey there Julie!
  11:24pm Matt from Springfield:

I do think the blue type should be...a little darker maybe, hard to read!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:25pm efd:

thanks for the color feedback Matt and Julie! I was wondering if there wasn't enough contrast over on this side; I'll tweak it before next week's show.
  11:26pm Holly in NC:

@Julie - Fizzy Human Bomb on repeat!
  11:27pm steve:

go for some earth tones. they're very 70s.
  11:27pm Julie:

ah! so I'm not going blind after all
  11:28pm Uncle Michael:

I thought the low contrast theme was designed to keep old farts like me out.
  11:28pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

The comments board makes me think of Velvet Underground's "Pale Blue Eyes."
  11:29pm Holly in NC:

Did anyone else have Earth Shoes?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:30pm efd:

I want to keep these basic colors for the winter at least, but I'll change the text to more of a navy blue. Or maybe cornflower. #Crayola
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:30pm Matt from Springfield:

@BGZ: i i i i i :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:30pm efd:

yes I just hashtagged a playlist comment. #dealwithit
  11:31pm Fuzzy:

@Holly: Nah, was wearing Jox by Tom McCann back when these tunes came out!
  11:31pm Danne D:

The color scheme on the comments does give off an inverted commodore 64 vibe
  11:31pm Charles Osgood:

Oh yes.
  11:31pm Danne D:

Forgot to hash it #c64
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:32pm G:

My sister had earth shoes in Ann Arbor in the mid/late 70s. They were *sooooo* necessary :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:33pm G:

what about #lovewhining :-)
  11:33pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

Thanks for playing that Testors track. It reminded me taht I needed to order the Sonny Vincent & The Bad Reactions 7-inch on colored vinyl since they're almost sold out.
  11:33pm Danne D:

#BGZ is now trending on the Evan Funk Davies comments board :)
  11:33pm Droll:

Holly, We had Moon Boots. By "We" I mean other twerps, I had Colorado Hiking Boots with the soles that scuff really broad black strokes.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:34pm Matt from Springfield:

Great ending to "in another world"!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:36pm efd:

text should look a little better the next time your page refreshes
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:36pm efd:

Oppa Osgood File!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:36pm G:

much more contrast. i foreswear whining!
  11:37pm Holly in NC:

@Fuzzy - I had TM Jox, also royal blue suede! I thought they were the shit, 'til all the rich kids got those newfangled Nikes.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:37pm G:

will everyone get that incredible popculture pun efd? :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:38pm efd:

Only the people who matter, G.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:38pm G:

[raises hand]
  11:39pm Fuzzy:

Oh yeah -- I can see agin!
  11:39pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

Black Joe Lewis!
  11:39pm john:

ProKeds here, along with all the other Connecticut b-boys. And Wallabees.
  11:40pm Julie:

ohhh yay thats much better thank you EFD
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:40pm Matt from Springfield:

My "pale blue i's" are now less pale!
Thanks EFD!

Black Joe Lewis again today! Like the band name "The Soul Distributors".
  11:42pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

Did anyone own a pair of Zips? I wanted a pair when I was a kid because the commercial pretty much told you you would run faster if you wore Zips.
  11:43pm Julie:

Oooh reissue of The Gift! So excited!
  11:45pm Holly in NC:

Wooden Dr Scholls. And Candees that I can't believe I was allowed to wear. Later, LL Bean duck boots, as per preppy handbook - no wait, that was Tretorns ; -)
  11:46pm Michael from the Left Coast:

what's on the second CD of the Gift?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:47pm efd:

"singles, b-sides and demos." Mostly demos.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:47pm Matt from Springfield:

PDX Pop Now! No seriously, I mean RIGHT NOW! Get your PDX Pop ON!
  11:49pm john:

Oh right, this was totally Tretorn country. Ever the iconoclast, I wore Pumas on the tennis court.
  11:49pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

PDX Pop, get your butt in the car. NOW!
  11:50pm Julie:

30 years? Ack
  11:50pm Kat in Chicago:

For a minute I thought that was "I met a nun on the bus"
  11:51pm Uncle Michael:

I heard "I met a gnome on the bus."
  11:51pm john:

It wasn't?
  11:53pm Julie:

can a gnome be a nun?
  11:54pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

That song was about Mr. Chomsky. "I met Noam on a bus."
  11:54pm steve:

wait... what was the lyric? i met a (??) on the bus?
  11:54pm Fuzzy:

@Julie: If they're Catholic or Buddhist, sure.
  11:55pm Holly in NC:

@John, I always forget that you were a REAL preppie! You must have found the handbook both amusing & disconcerting
  11:55pm Fuzzy:

Carmelite Gnomes is so my new band name...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:56pm Matt from Springfield:

@Julie: Sure a gnome can be a nun--but can a gnome, be a Nomi??
  11:56pm Uncle Michael:

Klaus Gnomey
  11:56pm bald little Benny:

I'm sooooo skinny
  11:56pm bald little Benny:

I'm sooooo skinny
  11:56pm steve:

i saw Klaus Nomi on the bus
  11:57pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

mr. Gnome?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:57pm Eskimo:

I'm begging you all, Nome Oar!!!!
  11:58pm Aharon:

Yes! We need more Malta-themed music up in here.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:58pm Nomah:

Did somebody call me?
  11:58pm john:

@Holly, it was more than a little scary. I had to check to make sure someone wasn't living in our attic and coming out at night to poke around the closets. I'm still not entirely sure.
  11:58pm Uncle Michael:

Nome Oar Garciapara?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:59pm efd:

Well this show is ending just in time! Thanks for listening, everybody! See you next week!
  11:59pm BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

How does the Travelocity mascot row a boat?

With a gnome oar.
  11:59pm Danne D:

@BGZ I think DJ Jazzy Jeff and the fresh prince pretty much killed any desire to have zips :)

Thanks for a wonderful show, EFD and RIP Jimmy Mack!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:00am Matt from Springfield:

Noam and Nomi were having quite the conversation on the bus!
  12:00am Uncle Michael:

Great show, Evan. Thanks.
  12:00am Holly in NC:

@uncle michael for the win
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:01am Matt from Springfield:

Excellent show again, EFD! Jimmy Mack, Always Remembered...on the Evan "Funk" Davies Show!

Take care, Funk Fans!
  12:01am BadGuyZero (Dallas, TX):

Great show as always, Evan! Seeya next week...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:01am Roberto Durán:

Noam Ahs!
  6:40pm Ajax:

The cool thing about the archive is that a Dexy's twin-spin can very easily be turned into a QUAD-SPIN. Great show as usual EFD !
  11:06am Paula M.:

Hey Evan,
Really great to see the pics. in the Billboard, especially Jimmy. That's Sunny Joe White from KISS radio, next to Jimmy and at the top is Matt when he had all that great hair. He was big at WBCN and helped a lot with Jimmy's wake, setting up and playing all the music. Jimmy would have loved it! Thanks, Pau
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