Listener comments!

  6:31pm
: Hi Charlie! ♥ 7:00pm
Webhamster Henry: I'm for the nothing doing! ♥ 7:00pm
Yvang: Charlie! ♥ 7:01pm
Yvang: I am ready to get Nothing done! ♥ 7:01pm
newton: hi Charlie - I just got a bunch of stufff done! ♥ 7:01pm
Charlie: Hey, early-bird nothing-doers! Good to see you, Andrew, Henry, Yvang, Newton! ♥ 7:02pm
Charlie:

↳ newton @7:01

Good to get the something out of the way to make time for nothing! ♥ 7:03pm
adamdoesit: Hey Charlie and nonedones. Wow, don’t think I’ve ever heard the verse. ♥ 7:04pm
Listener Gregory: What the heck!   7:04pm
Andrew in Toronto:

↳ newton @7:01

Hi newton! ♥ 7:05pm
Listener Gregory: All in for the nihilism. ♥ 7:05pm
Charlie: Howdy adamdoesit, Gregory! ♥ 7:06pm
tom tom the pipers son: hi charlie…. just hold on a minute … i have to make a bowl of fruit and yogurt… i’ll be right back , i swear … goda honeat truth ♥ 7:06pm
Charlie:

↳ adamdoesit @7:03

I love when people sing the verse:) ♥ 7:07pm
newton: hello AiT! ♥ 7:08pm
Charlie:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:06

Hi tom tom -- you gotta be nourished for this;) ♥ 7:09pm
Webhamster Henry:

↳ Song: "Artificial Flowers (from Tenderloin)" by "Bobby D...

Tenderloin: p. 267 ff in Not Since Carrie. ♥ 7:11pm
tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Charlie @7:08

i’m back but i need the bathroom … i’ll be right back   7:12pm
Jeff g., via app: Yikes! ♥ 7:12pm
tom tom the pipers son: present…! ♥ 7:13pm
adamdoesit: Following Molly Malone in my mind: I know a man, his name is Lang, and he has a neon sign, and Mr. Lang is very old, so they call it Old Lang’s Sign. I’m sorry. I was poisoned early.   7:13pm
Jeff g., via app: (Complimentary.) ♥ 7:14pm
Charlie:

↳ Webhamster Henry @7:09

Holy cow, I've gotta get that book! ♥ 7:14pm
Charlie:

↳ Jeff g., via app @7:12

Hi Jeff g! ♥ 7:15pm
tom tom the pipers son:

↳ adamdoesit @7:13

friend of guy lombardo... ♥ 7:16pm
adamdoesit:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:15

wut ♥ 7:16pm
newton: Randy Newman not so unround hisself ♥ 7:17pm
newton:

↳ Song: "Little Match Girl" by "Danny Kaye"

hmm, not Tubby the Tuba ♥ 7:17pm
tom tom the pipers son:

↳ adamdoesit @7:16

a new years eve master of ceremonies for many years... ♥ 7:17pm
Webhamster Henry:

↳ Charlie @7:14

Sadly, it needs updating with all the flops since 1991... ♥ 7:18pm
Listener Gregory:

↳ Song: "Little Match Girl" by "Danny Kaye"

Hmm, it began with the Aquarium section from Carnival of the Animals, if I’m not mistaken. Very eerie music. ♥ 7:19pm
Charlie:

↳ Webhamster Henry @7:17

Do you know this book? It's utterly brilliant! us.macmillan.com... ♥ 7:19pm
Charlie: "The Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built" by Jack Viertel ♥ 7:20pm
Listener Gregory:

↳ Song: "Little Match Girl" by "Danny Kaye"

Wonderful story for little children. ♥ 7:20pm
Webhamster Henry:

↳ Charlie @7:19

Nope, another for the Acid Jazz Bookshelf! ♥ 7:21pm
tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Charlie @7:19

that story is coming from the horses mouth   7:21pm
Jeff g., via app: Beat that, Toy Story 5. ♥ 7:23pm
tom tom the pipers son: i believe the film maker ari kaurusmaki did a take on the little matchstick girl… match factory girl... ♥ 7:24pm
Charlie:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:23

I'd love to see that! ♥ 7:24pm
tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Song: "Wouldn't It Be Loverly (from My Fair Lady)" by "S...

there was an opportunity for a “hilarious” album cover that was missed here ♥ 7:25pm
Webhamster Henry:

↳ Listener Gregory @7:20

There's a great heart-tugging animation of this by Mintz Studios: en.wikipedia.org... ♥ 7:27pm
Yvang:

↳ Charlie @7:24

Not a musical but great en.wikipedia.org... ♥ 7:27pm
tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Charlie @7:24

i saw one or two films by him that were quite good…. i think i saw match factory girl but retained little about it… doesn’t mean it wasn’t good ♥ 7:27pm
Listener Gregory:

↳ Webhamster Henry @7:25

Thanks! I have the feeling I’ve seen an adaptation somewhere, but probably not this one. There’s a recent classical music rendition of the story too, maybe done by one of the Bang On a Can composers. Can’t look it up right now. ♥ 7:27pm
Webhamster Henry: The Charlie-friendly track from this show would be The Rhythm of Life. The movie features Sammy Davis, Jr. ♥ 7:28pm
Charlie:

↳ Webhamster Henry @7:27

love that track! It's a fave of station manager Ken too:) ♥ 7:29pm
tom tom the pipers son: very sexy pic of liza... ♥ 7:31pm
Charlie: only 1/2 hr into the show and I already have tons of follow-up links to follow! ♥ 7:31pm
tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Song: "Love for Sale" by "Liza Minnelli"

but i find this song a little painful coming from her ♥ 7:34pm
newton: I love fiorello ♥ 7:35pm
newton: little tin box is very good ♥ 7:39pm
Webhamster Henry: Step RIGHT UP! ♥ 7:40pm
adamdoesit: My better half, who has choreographed Hey Big Spender, says Charity is not in it. ♥ 7:42pm
Charlie:

↳ adamdoesit @7:40

Thank you, adam, haven't seen it in a minute! ♥ 7:42pm
newton: arent conduit sheets embarrassing on their own, what could be embarrassing stains? ♥ 7:43pm
Dan S: Still the greatest song about advertising!

Hey, Charlie, fellow listeners! I am so busy doing nothing, I never rest.

  7:43pm
KWilde: The thing I always liked most about Busy Doing Nothing: brilliant segues ♥ 7:44pm
Charlie:

↳ newton @7:42

contour sheets? ♥ 7:44pm
Charlie:

↳ Dan S @7:43

Hi Dan S! also KWilde! ♥ 7:47pm
Dan S:

↳ Song: "The Bob and Ray Portable Collapsible Picket Fence...

Do they smaller ones for city apartments? ♥ 7:49pm
Webhamster Henry: Are we going to get some Ralph Spoilsport and other bogus ads from the Firesigns? ♥ 7:49pm
tom tom the pipers son: it was proposed inthe 1950’s that people should have there own personal wearable picket fence ♥ 7:51pm
tom tom the pipers son:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:49

they were sortof like hoop skirts ♥ 7:52pm
tom tom the pipers son:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:51

invented by the person who invented the hula hoop ♥ 7:53pm
Charlie:

↳ tom tom the pipers son @7:49

now we just call that "PPE" ♥ 7:53pm
Charlie:

↳ Webhamster Henry @7:49

maybe some bogus commercial or other;) ♥ 7:54pm
adamdoesit:

↳ Charlie @7:53

I don’t leave home without taking a PPE ♥ 7:55pm
Charlie:

↳ adamdoesit @7:54

tee hee! ♥ 7:56pm
tom tom the pipers son:

↳ adamdoesit @7:54

yeah don’t ppe on my picket fence….or your little dog too ♥ 7:57pm
Listener Gregory:

↳ Song: "Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? (from the 1932 mus...

Stan meeting the moment here. ♥ 8:01pm
adamdoesit: So much to dislike about Jay Z and still this kills. ♥ 8:02pm
tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Song: "She's Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina" by "The ...

sparks were/are much more popular in england than here…the kinks set the table for that i think, or the irony is just embedded in the english sensibility ♥ 8:03pm
Webhamster Henry: Must follow with Knowing When to Put Down the Gun by Dirt Bacharach. ♥ 8:04pm
Webhamster Henry: Or Rather WfMU's own R.I.A.A. ♥ 8:07pm
Charlie:

↳ Webhamster Henry @8:03

Don't know that one! ♥ 8:10pm
Webhamster Henry: Well, playing a little Chris Butler isn't too bad. ♥ 8:13pm
newton: not that jay gorney ♥ 8:25pm
Listener Gregory: Are there any tramps nowadays? ♥ 8:26pm
Maulydaft: I had some Disney album when I was a kid and this song was on it, I listened to it SO MUCH LOL I don't think I really understand...   8:26pm
Todd Norlander: just got in from a hike around Vilcabamba and am pleased to hear you doing a show ♥ 8:28pm
Listener Gregory:

↳ Listener Gregory @8:25

I think they’ve gone the way of the hobo. ♥ 8:29pm
Dan S:

↳ Song: "Love Power" by "Dick Shawn"

He sings it with such conviction! ♥ 8:30pm
Maulydaft:

↳ Dan S @8:29

LOL I love it ♥ 8:31pm
Maulydaft: This was a funny movie... I didn't even know existed until it popped on my Youtube or Hoopla or something... ♥ 8:31pm
Charlie:

↳ Todd Norlander @8:26

Hi Todd! Great to see you:) Hi also Maulydaft! ♥ 8:33pm
Webhamster Henry:

↳ Song: "Fools Rush In" by "Charlie (your host) sings"

More karaoke! ♥ 8:33pm
Maulydaft: Im impressed :D ♥ 8:34pm
Maulydaft: This is the part where you drink water or something? ♥ 8:36pm
Listener Gregory:

↳ Song: "Fools Rush In" by "Charlie (your host) sings"

Excellent! ♥ 8:38pm
Webhamster Henry:

↳ Song: "The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues" by "Gene Nel...

I tried auditioning with this song once... nope! ♥ 8:44pm
Listener Gregory:

↳ Webhamster Henry @8:38

That’s the song you sing after you’ve lost the part. ♥ 8:45pm
Listener Gregory:

↳ Song: "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" by "Dick Shawn"

B-side of Love Power. ♥ 8:47pm
tom tom the pipers son: thanks, charlie…. ♥ 8:47pm
Maulydaft: This is quite the mix of music, and it goes so well together... this is what human DJs are all about... ♥ 8:48pm
Charlie:

↳ Webhamster Henry @8:38

That's a killer song to sing! ♥ 8:49pm
Dan S:

↳ Maulydaft @8:47

Yes! ♥ 8:49pm
Charlie:

↳ Maulydaft @8:47

Thanks, Maulydaft! I *do* feel a bit human today;) ♥ 8:50pm
tom tom the pipers son:

↳ Song: "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing" by "Pe...

never associated pet shop boys and belle and sebastien before... but i just did ♥ 8:55pm
Listener Gregory: I spent a long time cooking dinner, and I’m NOT going to clean up. So shoot me. ♥ 8:56pm
tom tom the pipers son: rebel…. ♥ 8:57pm
Dan S:

↳ Song: "Almost Like Being in Love" by "The Unknown Crooner"

Is The Unknown Crooner a relative of The Unknown Comic from The Gong Show?🤣 ♥ 8:57pm
newton: well that was some nothing ♥ 8:57pm
Listener Gregory:

↳ Song: "Almost Like Being in Love" by "The Unknown Crooner"

Half-speed Bobby Darin. ♥ 8:57pm
newton: thanks charlie! ♥ 8:58pm
Dan S: Excellent show, Charlie! Thanks!

BTW, there's no show after this one, so you can run over a few minutes.

♥ 8:59pm
schmutz: oh so late but lookin forward to catching up in the archive. thanks charlie! 💗 ♥ 8:59pm
Yvang: Thanks Charlie! ♥ 8:59pm
Webhamster Henry: Thanks for nothing! ♥ 9:00pm
Listener Gregory: Echoing: excellent show, Mr C.! ♥ 9:00pm
Dan S:

↳ Webhamster Henry @8:59

I want plenty of nothing! ♥ 9:01pm
Roberto: FUUUUUUUUCK I missed it. ♥ 9:02pm
Roberto:

↳ Roberto @9:01

See you on the 28th! ♥ 9:03pm
Charlie: Thanks everyone! You're all awesome:) Thanks for hanging out here with me today and doing a whole lotta nothing!   9:04pm
Listening Out There: Thanks!