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12:11pm
Sean in Bristol UK:
Lucky enough to see Thomas Dolby last night in Bristol, an epic evening
12:11pm
Peter K.:
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Sean in Bristol UK @12:08
I guess "cock up" means something different in Britain than it does in the U.S. (And for the record, I think the run would have scored even if the ball had been fielded cleanly.)
12:12pm
Summer and Michael and Sylvia:
Good evening from France, Irene!
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12:12pm
David (in London):
Sean, James, bradford, smit, redk, Peter, Andrew, Mx Beekins again!, S&M&S - hello everyone.
Sorry for my local colloquialisms But that statement might be construed a something rude!. But yes the run would have scored, but would have been a close play
the oddest thing, as I drove up to the monument center a few years ago, is how all of the trees are the same age/size now. it made my eyes wiggle and water
oh I am so looking forward to it! I’ve never seen Dolby live. I watched a concert video from recent years and realized I had to go, even though I must travel to another state
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12:22pm
Irene Trudel:
Greetings, Mxter Baba and S&M&S!
I will never ever ever get enough of “The Golden Age of Wireless.” I still listen to the old crackly vinyl copy I bought when it came out—almost exactly two years after the volcano erupted!!
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12:25pm
Irene Trudel:
That Mt. St. Helens eruption must've been quite a wild experience for all. Several years later I saw the mountain from afar on a trip to Seattle.
I remember playing at a cavernous venue in Leipzig many years ago. It was winter and freezing. The corner of the venue had this MASSIVE stove, and the organisers chucked a whole load of wood and assorted old floorboards into it, and an hour later the place was like a furnace. Incredible.
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12:29pm
Mxter Baba:
thank you, Irene, if I didn’t already have a ticket to see Dolby, I would have had to get one right now!
Just to hack me off, Mr Keepnews but were you toasty and warm yesterday? The weather looked fabulous. Just a little testy here as the weather has been crap, yearning for some warm weather which I might experience as I am heading to Exeter, Devon to run a 10 K this coming Sunday. Looking a little warm for doing silly things like running 6.6 miles!!
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12:39pm
Mxter Baba:
thanks, Irene and friends—it’s time for me to toodle on into some rounds of errands and such—grateful that WFMU is here to be a safe harbor in this weird wild world…
My vinyl doesn't have Leipzig but it does have Mr. Dolby's autograph. I bought it at the old 4th Street Tower Records on a day when he was doing an in-store signing. Nice man, had a quick chat with him about Girls At Our Best! (on whose LP he guested.) My sister still thinks of him as ‘that guy who's married to Kirby from Dynasty’ (Kathleen Beller.)
Hey HesperusWrercked,
Hope all s well. Got great memories of visiting Tower Records in New York and London. A franchise that would be so welcome to have back which is not an impossibility. Vinyl and CD is back!
Hello Sean. April showers seem to know no end this year. Trust you are keeping well.
1:04pm
HesperusWrecked:
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Sean in Bristol UK @12:58
Thanks, Sean. Tower Records really had an impressive selection for a big chain store. They also had a great magazine and zine section. They made a lot of $$$ off me. Well worth it though.
1:05pm
Andrew in Toronto:
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Brian in UK @1:02
Hi there, Brian!
1:09pm
Peter K.:
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Song:
"Waltzing's for Dreamers" by "Richard Thompson"
This is one of my all-time favorite Richard Thompson songs. Which is saying quite a lot!
Purchased a great documentary via Amazon called ‘This Things Must Pass, The Rise and Fall of Tower Records’. A great watch on a franchise that was to become no more. Well, except for Bend, Oregon
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1:12pm
Sean in Bristol UK:
Sorry the title is, ‘ All Things Must Pass, The Rise and Fall of Tower Records”
4th St sure seemed like a cathedral, especially compared to the indie shop across the street, Other Music, which was like a crowded living room. And which also made a lot of $$$ off me.
1:19pm
Peter K.:
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Song:
"All the Things You Are" by "Django Reinhardt and ...
This set is transcendent, even by Irene's own very high standard.
1:20pm
HesperusWrecked:
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Sean in Bristol UK @1:12
Well I'm just going to have to look that one up and have a watch. Thanks again, Sean.
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1:24pm
smit:
With these old classic tunes, has anyone heard this youngster, itsaronofficial on Instagram? He's an old soul and writes a lot of tunes in the crooner style, has a beautiful voice, and is a great guitar and piano player. The dude is great, as are sooo many singer/songwriters I've come across on Instagram!
He's got this very sensitive vocal delivery and kinda lives within that sound. Most importantly, not corny, but some of the lyrics may bring one back to a different era. He's pals with mei_semones who was at Big Ears this year. They sound great together.
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Song:
"Night Shade" by "Julian Lage (featuring John Mede...
Stupendous track, thank you Irene
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2:26pm
Santos L. Halper:
Saw Julian Lage & co play that tune and others a few weeks ago, fantastic. And another fantastic show from you Irene, thanks!
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2:32pm
Irene Trudel:
Thank you, Santos! Glad you got to see Julian live. I love his playing.
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2:47pm
coelacanth∅:
Good afternoon Irene and others
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2:50pm
doctorjazz:
Been a great show, Irene (busy as usual at the office, not commenting). Have you ever heard the Keith Jarret folk-rock singer album, Restoration Ruin? I just got it, very interesting (but not required listening). Also just got Carla Bley's Joyful Noise Live In Hamburg 1984; I'd say that IS required listening...
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Song:
"All Is, As It Was. (feat. Aja Monet)" by "Annahst...
i was thinking that Annahstasia song's guitar part sounds a lot like "in limbo" on kid a.
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2:53pm
smit:
Great show, as always, Irene...Wish me luck, back in the studio on Wednesday, and Sean, there will hopefully be a B3 on at least a tune!
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2:55pm
Irene Trudel:
Alas, it's time for me to float away from the stream. Glad you could join me today! Kim Sorise takes over at 6pm, and I'll be back next Monday at noon. Hope you all have a great week!
Listener comments!
: Good afternoon Irene, hello one and all
listener james from westwood: Good Monday and good afternoon, Irene and all!
bradford: Hello Irene & all!
smit: Hey, Irene, and all!
redkayak: Happy Monday, all!
David (in London): Afternoon Irene and assembled cool cats.
Sean in Bristol UK: Hey James, Bradford, redkayak and smit
Irene Trudel: Welvome, Sean, james, bradford, smit, redkayak, David, and all listening in today!
Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ David (in London) @12:02
Good afternoon Davidredkayak:
↳ Sean in Bristol UK @12:02
Howdy Sean :)Peter K.: Happy Irene Day, everyone!
P.S. to Sean: We were at the Mets-Yankees game yesterday. What a finish!
bradford:
↳ Sean in Bristol UK @12:02
Hey there, Sean!redkayak:
↳ Peter K. @12:03
Peter, baseball is relevant in Chicago these days.....quite a thing to behold...Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Peter K. @12:03
I am so envious, I tuned in and went mental bottom of the 9th!!Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Irene Trudel @12:02
Hi there, Irene, and all others!Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @12:05
Hey Andrewsmit:
↳ Sean in Bristol UK @12:02
Hey, Sean!redkayak: Happy Anniversary to Mt.St.Helens BTW ;)
Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Sean in Bristol UK @12:05
Greetings, Sean!Andrew in Toronto:
↳ bradford @12:04
Hi, bradford!Irene Trudel:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @12:05
Hi there, Andrew!Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Peter K. @12:03
The bottom of the 10th, wtf! One a wonderful cock up between Chisholm and Volpe.Mxter Baba:
↳ Song: "Mountain Pose" by "Janel Leppin - Ensemble Volcan...
salutations on this 46th anniversary of the eruption of Mt St Helens (which I can see from various points in my city)bradford:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @12:07
Good afternoon, Andrew!Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Mxter Baba @12:08
Salutations MxterMxter Baba:
↳ Mxter Baba @12:08
and, as a 10 year-old child that day, I recall the strangeness of seeing everything covered in ash!Irene Trudel:
↳ Peter K. @12:03
Happy day, Peter! Yes, what a Mets game yesterday, and sorry Yankees fans!redkayak:
↳ Mxter Baba @12:08
Many yrs ago hiked a bit around the south side - post eruption. Quite amazing...Mxter Baba:
↳ Sean in Bristol UK @12:08
hello, SiB to the UKkins!Sean in Bristol UK: Lucky enough to see Thomas Dolby last night in Bristol, an epic evening
Peter K.:
↳ Sean in Bristol UK @12:08
I guess "cock up" means something different in Britain than it does in the U.S. (And for the record, I think the run would have scored even if the ball had been fielded cleanly.)Summer and Michael and Sylvia: Good evening from France, Irene!
David (in London): Sean, James, bradford, smit, redk, Peter, Andrew, Mx Beekins again!, S&M&S - hello everyone.
Mxter Baba:
↳ Sean in Bristol UK @12:11
ahhh wonderful! I just got tix for Dolby in Phoenix in July! any highlights???smit:
↳ David (in London) @12:12
Hey, David!Mxter Baba:
↳ David (in London) @12:12
D(iL)kins! qǐng-qǐng!(Mr) Bill: Hello from Caroline Township in Tompkins County, New York, U.S.A.
redkayak:
↳ David (in London) @12:12
Hey David :)Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Peter K. @12:11
Sorry for my local colloquialisms But that statement might be construed a something rude!. But yes the run would have scored, but would have been a close playSean in Bristol UK:
↳ Song: "desinhumano" by "Juana Molina"
Thank you, Irene, still fresh in the memory of a wonderful concert last monthSean in Bristol UK:
↳ Song: "desinhumano" by "Juana Molina"
Just love this albumMxter Baba:
↳ redkayak @12:10
the oddest thing, as I drove up to the monument center a few years ago, is how all of the trees are the same age/size now. it made my eyes wiggle and waterMxter Baba:
↳ Song: "The Meeting Place" by "XTC"
cranking it UP!!Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Song: "The Meeting Place" by "XTC"
The whole concert, Mxter, he pretty much played tracks from his back catalogueSean in Bristol UK:
↳ Song: "The Meeting Place" by "XTC"
Stop this, Ms Trudel, getting reduced to quivering wreck! What a set to start the show!redkayak:
↳ Mxter Baba @12:17
Wow. I was up there like 25 yrs ago w/ my brother. I was like walking on the moon (I guess). Would like to revisit one day to see what's come back!bradford:
↳ David (in London) @12:12
Hello David!Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Song: "The Meeting Place" by "XTC"
And Mr Rundgren producing this fine albumsmit:
↳ Song: "The Meeting Place" by "XTC"
XTC might just be the most underrated band...ever!Mxter Baba:
↳ Sean in Bristol UK @12:18
oh I am so looking forward to it! I’ve never seen Dolby live. I watched a concert video from recent years and realized I had to go, even though I must travel to another stateIrene Trudel: Greetings, Mxter Baba and S&M&S!
Mxter Baba:
↳ Sean in Bristol UK @12:20
every track is perfection!Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Mxter Baba @12:21
This was my second time of seeing Mr Dolby. What is your favourite album?Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Song: "Leipzig" by "Thomas Dolby"
THANK YOU, IRENEMxter Baba:
↳ Sean in Bristol UK @12:22
I will never ever ever get enough of “The Golden Age of Wireless.” I still listen to the old crackly vinyl copy I bought when it came out—almost exactly two years after the volcano erupted!!Mxter Baba:
↳ Song: "Leipzig" by "Thomas Dolby"
now I’m going to cry!Irene Trudel: That Mt. St. Helens eruption must've been quite a wild experience for all. Several years later I saw the mountain from afar on a trip to Seattle.
Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Mxter Baba @12:24
I think this my favourite album, so many classic tracksIrene Trudel:
↳ (Mr) Bill @12:14
Hello (Mr) Bill!Mxter Baba:
↳ Irene Trudel @12:25
ys, you can see it from many spots on the interstate— a bit flatter than the other mountains (Hood, Adams, Rainier, Baker…)Irene Trudel:
↳ Mxter Baba @12:24
Love that Dolby album. I have the original LP version with a different cover.Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Song: "Leipzig" by "Thomas Dolby"
This is a version I havent heard before, thank you, IreneDavid (in London):
↳ Song: "Leipzig" by "Thomas Dolby"
I remember playing at a cavernous venue in Leipzig many years ago. It was winter and freezing. The corner of the venue had this MASSIVE stove, and the organisers chucked a whole load of wood and assorted old floorboards into it, and an hour later the place was like a furnace. Incredible.Mxter Baba: thank you, Irene, if I didn’t already have a ticket to see Dolby, I would have had to get one right now!
Mxter Baba:
↳ David (in London) @12:28
oh that sounds wild!Sean in Bristol UK: Guessing it’s a tad warm in the Tri-State area?
Mxter Baba:
↳ Sean in Bristol UK @12:25
I need to find the remastered collectors edition. Seriously, I could live in that albumDavid (in London): Partridge and Rundgren in combination was never going end happily.
doctorjazz: Hi Irene, Irene-ophiles!
Mxter Baba: @Irene—looks like Dolby will be in your neck o’ the woods in early August!
Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Peter K. @12:03
Just to hack me off, Mr Keepnews but were you toasty and warm yesterday? The weather looked fabulous. Just a little testy here as the weather has been crap, yearning for some warm weather which I might experience as I am heading to Exeter, Devon to run a 10 K this coming Sunday. Looking a little warm for doing silly things like running 6.6 miles!!Mxter Baba:
↳ David (in London) @12:33
as a friend said in a crowded kitchen on holiday evening—“Too many tops!” LOLSummer and Michael and Sylvia: Hi, David!
Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Summer and Michael and Sylvia @12:37
Hey doc, hope all is wellMxter Baba: thanks, Irene and friends—it’s time for me to toodle on into some rounds of errands and such—grateful that WFMU is here to be a safe harbor in this weird wild world…
Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Summer and Michael and Sylvia @12:37
Bonsoir, S, M & S, comment vas-tu??: Julieta!!... a perfect time to check in again (from where she and I live)
alanr: one need to sign in first! lol.... saludos de Ciudad de Mexico
Michael 98145: Sweet set.
Hellos, Everyone.
Michael 98145:
↳ redkayak @12:06
Oh, my. Almost forgot.HesperusWrecked:
↳ Song: "Leipzig" by "Thomas Dolby"
My vinyl doesn't have Leipzig but it does have Mr. Dolby's autograph. I bought it at the old 4th Street Tower Records on a day when he was doing an in-store signing. Nice man, had a quick chat with him about Girls At Our Best! (on whose LP he guested.) My sister still thinks of him as ‘that guy who's married to Kirby from Dynasty’ (Kathleen Beller.)Mxter Baba:
↳ Song: "Deja la vida volar" by "Ani Cordero"
popping back in just to say this is glorious and I am cranking it UP!Michael 98145:
↳ Irene Trudel @12:25
I still have a jar of ash from an aunt in Yakima.Mxter Baba:
↳ HesperusWrecked @12:45
ha ha!!!Irene Trudel: Saludos, doctorjazz, alanr, Michael and Hesperus Wrecked!
Mxter Baba:
↳ Song: "Communion" by "Josephine Foster"
how am I ever going to get out of the house?redkayak:
↳ Michael 98145 @12:44
Were it not fr social media I would've, lol....Mxter Baba:
↳ Mxter Baba @12:47
(not that I don’t have every single Josephine Foster record on vinyl in my home, but all the beautiful segues are mesmerizing)Mxter Baba:
↳ Song: "Pantalla azul" by "Mabe Fratti"
see what I mean????doctorjazz:
↳ Sean in Bristol UK @12:38
Hey Sean, doing OK, hope you're OK too!redkayak:
↳ Mxter Baba @12:50
Heck of a show today. Glad that the rain forced me indoors for a spell...Irene Trudel:
↳ Mxter Baba @12:49
This is such a beautiful new album from Josephine!Brian in UK: Hello Irene & folks.
Brian in UK:
↳ redkayak @12:51
Are you a waterborne wizard?Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ HesperusWrecked @12:45
Hey HesperusWrercked,Hope all s well. Got great memories of visiting Tower Records in New York and London. A franchise that would be so welcome to have back which is not an impossibility. Vinyl and CD is back!
redkayak:
↳ Brian in UK @12:56
Dodging the raindrops today, sir ;)Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Brian in UK @12:56
Hey Brian, greetings, my friendBrian in UK:
↳ Sean in Bristol UK @1:00
Hello Sean. April showers seem to know no end this year. Trust you are keeping well.HesperusWrecked:
↳ Sean in Bristol UK @12:58
Thanks, Sean. Tower Records really had an impressive selection for a big chain store. They also had a great magazine and zine section. They made a lot of $$$ off me. Well worth it though.Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Brian in UK @1:02
Hi there, Brian!Peter K.:
↳ Song: "Waltzing's for Dreamers" by "Richard Thompson"
This is one of my all-time favorite Richard Thompson songs. Which is saying quite a lot!Michael 98145:
↳ HesperusWrecked @1:04
I still remember my first visit to the Tower Records in San Francisco. Like a pilgrimage to a cathedral.Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ HesperusWrecked @1:04
Purchased a great documentary via Amazon called ‘This Things Must Pass, The Rise and Fall of Tower Records’. A great watch on a franchise that was to become no more. Well, except for Bend, OregonSean in Bristol UK: Sorry the title is, ‘ All Things Must Pass, The Rise and Fall of Tower Records”
Brian in UK:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @1:05
Andrew, is all well north of the border?Irene Trudel: Greetings Brian!
Peter K.:
↳ Sean in Bristol UK @1:12
I am so relieved to know that the title did not contain an egregious grammatical error. (Actually, we've seen the documentary. It's very good.)Brian in UK:
↳ Song: "Waltzing's for Dreamers" by "Richard Thompson"
Linda Thompson recorded a song called Love's for Babies & Fools on her Won't Be Long Now album. No relation!!!Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Peter K. @1:13
And you get to see Elton John having a time to spend a ton of cash before the store opens!Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Brian in UK @1:12
You bet.Thanks.
(Mr) Bill:
↳ Song: "How Long Has This Been Going On?" by "Julie London"
So underappreciated, Julie London is. This recording is magnificent.Michael 98145:
↳ (Mr) Bill @1:16
YesHesperusWrecked:
↳ Michael 98145 @1:09
4th St sure seemed like a cathedral, especially compared to the indie shop across the street, Other Music, which was like a crowded living room. And which also made a lot of $$$ off me.Peter K.:
↳ Song: "All the Things You Are" by "Django Reinhardt and ...
This set is transcendent, even by Irene's own very high standard.HesperusWrecked:
↳ Sean in Bristol UK @1:12
Well I'm just going to have to look that one up and have a watch. Thanks again, Sean.smit: With these old classic tunes, has anyone heard this youngster, itsaronofficial on Instagram? He's an old soul and writes a lot of tunes in the crooner style, has a beautiful voice, and is a great guitar and piano player. The dude is great, as are sooo many singer/songwriters I've come across on Instagram!
Irene Trudel:
↳ smit @1:24
I have not heard of him until now, smit! Someone to look up later.Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Song: "Wansuta" by "Samite"
This is so nice, thank you, Irenesmit:
↳ Irene Trudel @1:27
He's got this very sensitive vocal delivery and kinda lives within that sound. Most importantly, not corny, but some of the lyrics may bring one back to a different era. He's pals with mei_semones who was at Big Ears this year. They sound great together.Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Song: "Gentle Hum" by "The Finn Brothers"
Beautiful,Sean in Bristol UK: Hammond Organ, best sound ever!!
Sean in Bristol UK:
↳ Song: "Night Shade" by "Julian Lage (featuring John Mede...
Stupendous track, thank you IreneSantos L. Halper: Saw Julian Lage & co play that tune and others a few weeks ago, fantastic. And another fantastic show from you Irene, thanks!
Irene Trudel: Thank you, Santos! Glad you got to see Julian live. I love his playing.
coelacanth∅: Good afternoon Irene and others
Irene Trudel:
↳ coelacanth∅ @2:47
Good afternoon, coel!doctorjazz: Been a great show, Irene (busy as usual at the office, not commenting). Have you ever heard the Keith Jarret folk-rock singer album, Restoration Ruin? I just got it, very interesting (but not required listening). Also just got Carla Bley's Joyful Noise Live In Hamburg 1984; I'd say that IS required listening...
coelacanth∅:
↳ Song: "All Is, As It Was. (feat. Aja Monet)" by "Annahst...
i was thinking that Annahstasia song's guitar part sounds a lot like "in limbo" on kid a.smit: Great show, as always, Irene...Wish me luck, back in the studio on Wednesday, and Sean, there will hopefully be a B3 on at least a tune!
newton: thanks Irene!
Irene Trudel: Alas, it's time for me to float away from the stream. Glad you could join me today! Kim Sorise takes over at 6pm, and I'll be back next Monday at noon. Hope you all have a great week!
bradford: Thank you, Irene.
Peter K.: Another gem.
Sean in Bristol UK: Thank you, Irene, yet another wonderful show
coelacanth∅: did not realise how late it is.
Thanks Irene
David (in London): Thanks Irene.