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Favoriting October 30, 2021: Bob Brainen & Pete Tomlinson Present Music From The Bay Area

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Artist Track Album Year Comments Approx. start time
Hank Levine Orchestra w/ Timothy Leary  Image, Part One / The Psychedelic Experience   Favoriting   1961 / 1966    0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Jessie Fuller  San Francisco Bay Blues   Favoriting San Francisco Bay Blues  1963  One of many versions Jessie Fuller, the one man band, recorded of his signature song. The first recording was in 1954.  0:02:21 (Pop-up)
Grateful Dead  Cream Puff War   Favoriting Grateful Dead  1967    0:05:20 (Pop-up)
Rovers  Ichi Ban Tami Dachi   Favoriting The Music City Story  1954 / 2011  VAR
3 CD set of this Berkeley label  		0:08:38 (Pop-up)
Bobby Freeman  C'mon And Swim   Favoriting   1964  His 2nd hit on the Autumn label.
Co-writing, production and guitar by Sly Stone  		0:11:08 (Pop-up)
Pony Poindexter w/ Booker Ervin  4-11-40   Favoriting Gumbo  1963  Prestige label album, also a single  0:13:52 (Pop-up)
Golliwogs  Walking On The Water   Favoriting   1967  Scorpio label 45 by pre-Creedence band  0:16:44 (Pop-up)
Rose & Cal Maddox w/ Jack Wayne Band  Gotta Travel On   Favoriting   1959  Black Jack label  0:19:58 (Pop-up)
Big Brother & The Holding Company  All Is Loneliness   Favoriting Big Brother & The Holding Company  1967  cover of a Moondog song  0:22:19 (Pop-up)
Swanee River Quartet  Brother Noah   Favoriting San Francisco Bay Gospel  1951 / 1987  VAR  0:24:52 (Pop-up)
Residents  Guylum Bardo   Favoriting Meet The Residents  1974    0:27:33 (Pop-up)
unknown  Petulia - movie trailer excerpt   Favoriting   1968  filmed in S.F. w/ Grateful Dead & Big Brother  0:28:57 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
"frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's Ranch" 
 
 
 
 
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Beau Brummels  Triangle   Favoriting Triangle  1967    0:43:21 (Pop-up)
Sopwith Camel  Frantic Desolation   Favoriting Sopwith Camel  1967    0:45:36 (Pop-up)
Charlatans  32-30   Favoriting The Amazing Charlatans  1967 / 1996  Archival comp.
This was the b-side of their one and only single on Kapp  		0:47:43 (Pop-up)
Mystery Trend  Mambo For Marian   Favoriting Mambo For Marian  1967 / 1999  Archival release - 3 song EP  0:50:13 (Pop-up)
We Five  You Were On My Mind   Favoriting You Were On My Mind  1965    0:52:11 (Pop-up)
Vince Guaraldi Trio  Linus & Lucy   Favoriting A Charlie Brown Christmas  1965    0:54:44 (Pop-up)
Johnny Mathis  Wonderful! Wonderful!   Favoriting   1956  His first hit  0:57:44 (Pop-up)
Jefferson Airplane  It's No Secret   Favoriting Takes Off  1966  Their first single, Skip Spence drums  1:00:35 (Pop-up)
Dave Brubeck  Unsquare Dance   Favoriting Time Further Out  1961  in 7/4  1:03:08 (Pop-up)
Thelonious Monk  San Francisco Holliday   Favoriting Live In Italy  1961  First recorded at The Blackhawk in 1960 under the title "Worry Later."  1:05:04 (Pop-up)
Gayteens  Ding Dong   Favoriting The Music City Story  1956 / 2011  VAR  1:10:57 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
"frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's Ranch" 
 
 
 
 
1:13:29 (Pop-up)
 
Five Transplanted Bands
Sir Douglas Quintet + 2  Song Of Everything   Favoriting Honkey Blues  1968    1:28:15 (Pop-up)
Mother Earth  Revolution   Favoriting Revolution  1968  Fabulous OST w/first recordings of this band as well as Quicksilver and Steve Miller Band  1:33:01 (Pop-up)
Steve Miller Band  Seasons   Favoriting Brave New World  1969    1:35:16 (Pop-up)
Youngbloods  All Over The World (La La)   Favoriting Youngbloods  1967    1:39:07 (Pop-up)
Electric Flag  Peter's Trip   Favoriting The Trip  1967  OST
Their 1st album, billed as "An American Music Band"  		1:42:16 (Pop-up)
Lenny Bruce  Psychopathia Sexualis   Favoriting The Sick Humor Of...  1959    1:44:52 (Pop-up)
Little "E" & The Mellotone Three  Cherry Apple Red Impala   Favoriting   1960  Little "E" is Emil Richards
song 'borrows from' The Purple People Eater  		1:47:17 (Pop-up)
Graham Connah's Sour Note Seven  Tiddlywinks   Favoriting Guerney To The Lincoln Center Of Your Mind  1997    1:49:22 (Pop-up)
Sue Thompson  Norman   Favoriting   1961    1:53:48 (Pop-up)
Bob McFadden And Dor  The Beat Generation   Favoriting   1959  written by Rod MuKuen who sings on it  1:56:02 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
"frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's Ranch" 
 
 
 
 
1:58:19 (Pop-up)
Moby Grape  Hey Grandma   Favoriting Moby Grape  1967    2:12:58 (Pop-up)
Quicksilver Messenger Service  Pride of Man   Favoriting Quicksilver Messenger Service  1968    2:15:39 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Prelude To A Kiss   Favoriting Bright Moments  1973  Recorded at The Keystone Korner  2:19:45 (Pop-up)
Jellyfish  Russian Hill   Favoriting Spilt Milk  1993    2:24:48 (Pop-up)
Tin Hat Trio  Fear Of The South   Favoriting Hellium  2002  Carla Kilstedt-violin
Later used in the film ""Everything Is Illuminated"  		2:29:34 (Pop-up)
Sly & The Family Stone  Somebody's Watching You   Favoriting Stand!  1969    2:33:36 (Pop-up)
Country Joe & The Fish  Thursday   Favoriting I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die  1968    2:36:51 (Pop-up)
Kenneth Patchen With The Chamber Jazz Sextet  Do The Dead Know What Time It Is?   Favoriting Kenneth Patchen Reads With The Chamber Jazz Sextet  1957    2:39:30 (Pop-up)
Edwin Hawkins Singers [w/Dorothy Combs Morrison]  O Happy Day   Favoriting Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord  1969    2:42:57 (Pop-up)
San Francisco Yiddish Combo  Der Heyser Bulgar   Favoriting   2019  Live  2:48:03 (Pop-up)
D'Vonya White  Kasavuba Waltz   Favoriting The Music City Story  ? / 2011    2:51:12 (Pop-up)
Flamin' Groovies  You Tore Me Down   Favoriting Shake Some Action  1976    2:53:36 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
"frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's Ranch" 
 
 
 
 
2:55:52 (Pop-up)
  Special Thanks To Gene Sculatti & Graham Connah


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Listener comments!

  11:01am
Robbie White:

Have fun today Bob
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WR:

Time!
  11:01am
listener James from Westwood:

Morning, Bob and all!
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Andrew in Toronto:

Hi there Bob, Pete and all other listeners!
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Bob Brainen:

Thanks Robbie, you too!
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Bob Brainen:

Hey WR!
  11:02am
Jeff:

Good Morning Bob, Doc Rock + fellow music lovers.

Rest in peace, Tony Falco - founder and visionary at the Falcon up in Marlboro, NY
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Bob Brainen:

Morning listener James from Westwood!
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wmfromdumont:

Morning Bob and Pete. Frisco bound!
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Bob Brainen:

Hi Andrew!
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Bob Brainen:

Good morning Jeff!
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SmokinJ:

Mornin' bb & all! 8-)
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Gina Bacon:

Morning, Bob & everyone!
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Bob Brainen:

Hey SmokinJ!
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Bob Brainen:

Morning Gina Bacon!
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Bob Brainen:

Hey wmfromdumont!
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TDK60:

Morning Bob! Great to hear Jesse Fuller. He had a special toe-tappin' bass he made, what was its name?
  11:05am
dan:

Good morning
  11:06am
gene sculatti:

Off to a great start! The benediction: "CPW."
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doctorjazz:

A Dead morning to all!
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TDK60:

Cream Puff War! Fave early Gratefuls cut.
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listener 126464:

Yeah! Hi Bob, Pete, everyone.
  11:07am
dan:

It would be perfect to segue this with Sweet Cream Ladies
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Bob Brainen:

Hey TDK60, we just were reading up on that, the fotdella?
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Bob Brainen:

Hey dan!
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TDK60:

Found it! Fuller called it the fotdella - the bass.
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Bob Brainen:

Hey Gene, thanks! Yeah, had to include this track!
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Bob Brainen:

Hey doctorjazz!
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Bob Brainen:

Hi listener 126464!
  11:09am
dan:

Are these the Irish Canadian Rovers?
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TDK60:

I think I first heard S.F. Bay Blues by Richie Havens' version.
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Bob Brainen:

dan, a little left of there!
  11:12am
Jeff:

Bobby Freeman - did Sly produce this one?
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wmfromdumont:

The Swim was included on the San Francisco Roots comp. from way back. Great stuff.
  11:13am
Kpx not in Cincinnati:

Morning Bob and brainiac. Question, is Jesse Fuller related to Bobby Fuller
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Bob Brainen:

Morning Kpx not in Cincinnati!
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Bob Brainen:

Wm, the brown cover LP? That was a real education, it filled in a lot of gaps!
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wmfromdumont:

That's the one Bob.
  11:17am
gene sculatti:

Great choice: beats the CCR version, I think.
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Pauly from Clifton:

Good morning, Bob, Pete, folks!
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Doug Schulkind:

Peace and love, y'all!
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Bob Brainen:

Good morning Pauly from Clifton!
  11:21am
dan:

Hee-Haw time
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Bob Brainen:

And to you, brother Doug.
Terrific show yesterday!
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TDK60:

This BB&H choice is choice.
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Doug Schulkind:

Thanks, Bob!
  11:23am
dan:

The unmistakable voice of Janis
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PT:

Good Morning all, Pete Tomlinson here. #Jeff: Sly (then doing business as Sylvester Stewart) did indeed produce and co-write C'mon and Swim, as well as a ton of other sides for the Autumn label.
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TDK60:

Moondog loved rounds.
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Gina Bacon:

Morning, PT!
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PT:

Hey, #Gina Bacon!
  11:29am
Jeff:

Thanks Pete!
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wmfromdumont:

Petulia: great soundtrack (mostly John Barry)/ film meh.
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(Mr) Bill:

Sorry to be late—took a long time to get those flowers into the hair I have left.
  11:38am
DCR:

Any chance we'll hear Lu Watters live from Hambone Kelly's? The venue is now a bank.

The Music City space is now a Spanish-language preschool.
  11:42am
prudy:

Good morning all. thanks to you Bob and Pete...the historical background you're giving to the music is fascinating...thanks for putting the show together...what a pleasure!
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Bob Brainen:

Hey (Mr) Bill!
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Bob Brainen:

DCR, we'll see...only so much time, but a good choice, and thanks for the venue/changes info!
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TDK60:

There was no "San Francisco sound" really. Bands were usually different, maybe some similarities here and there.
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Bob Brainen:

Hey prudy, thanks so much!
  11:46am
bigplanetnoise:

Morning Bob & Pete! Sounding great!!
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Bob Brainen:

Hey bigplanetnoise, thanks!
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wmfromdumont:

The Mystery Trend is fantastic.
  11:54am
PeterT:

Such wonderful snare work on this !
  11:56am
dan:

As great as the Peanuts theme is, and as cute as Snoopy and Woodstock are, the character of Charlie Brown really pisses me off.
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TDK60:

PT: Yeah, the We Five tune is interesting -rhythms, guitar, singing; has it all.
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PT:

#PeterT (my fellow PeterT!): if you're referring to We Five, doesn't the drumming drive that song? And there's a Vince Guaraldi connection.
  11:59am
gene sculatti:

Your seguing instincts are fully on display here. Great song choice too.
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PT:

#gene, I was just marveling at Bob's segueing skills myself.
  12:00pm
PeterT:

PT, yes the We Five track. The snare just propels it along, compliments the vocals beautifully. And what's the Guaraldi connection ?
  12:01pm
gene sculatti:

Yeah!
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Bob Brainen:

The segues and choices are totally a 2 man team!
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PT:

None more "Sixties stereo"-sounding than this Airplane track.
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Bob Brainen:

PeterT, we will reveal!
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Bob Brainen:

The astounding Joe Morello!
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wmfromdumont:

Gotta go mono on the first Airplane LP.
  12:08pm
Docrock:

Hello Bob, Pete Jeff and everyone listening to the show.
I had a rough couple of hours here this morning
but I’m here with you all now.
Really digging the sounds.
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Bob Brainen:

Welcome docrock, hope yer day gets better!
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WR:

One of, if not the first, jazz club shows I went to was Lee Morgan with Benny Maupin at the And / Or club in San Francisco in June of 1969.
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TDK60:

Let me guess a few other bands who moved to the Bay: Commander Cody &HLPA, Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag. [?]
  12:32pm
dan:

Sir Douglas Quintet, The Beau Brummells and The The Buckinghams. British sounding Americans
  12:35pm
PeterT:

Tracey Nelson. What a great voice.
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PT:

#TDK60: Cody and the Flag for sure, but I think the Butterfield band moved to Woodstock instead (following their mgr A Grossman). Oh, but I just remembered: Elvin Bishop moved to SF. So Bloomfield & Bishop went West, at least
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TDK60:

Oh yeah, Miller went from Chicago. Good track here.
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wmfromdumont:

The Chicago/San Fran connection is interesting.
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TDK60:

Thanks PT. I did read that the Butterfield band was well-regarded in the Bay.
  12:38pm
dan:

Brave New World was Steve Miller’s underrated masterpiece
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TDK60:

That's right, the Youngbloods too. Left the Village.
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SmokinJ:

Lovin' this set you guys! 8-)
  12:43pm
PeterT:

Ahhhhh. I was hoping Mike Bloomfleid would creep in here somehow !
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WR:

PS: my visit to SF and seeing Morgan was 70, not 69. Just keeping the record straight.
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doctorjazz:

No sour notes to me, new to me, liked that track!
  12:56pm
DCR:

Here's the second Richard Hell allusion.
  12:58pm
listener James from Westwood:

Ahhhh, always good to hear this one.
  1:13pm
PeterT:

Was racking my brain to think who Sue Thompson and 'Norman' sounded like, and finally got it: Blossom Dearie (singing "My Attorney Bernie").
  1:15pm
Gerry from Miami:

BOB, yes, Cyril Ritchard (an Aussie) played Captain Hook to Mary Martin's Peter Pan on Broadway in the early 50s. Won a Tony for the role.
  1:17pm
DCR:

Were any of the original Santana band originally from San Francisco?
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TDK60:

Both the M.G. and Q.M.S. tunes were such auspicious debut tracks.
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PT:

The photo of John Cipollina on the back cover of QMS' first album epitomized San Francisco cool for this 14-year-old (though the cigarette stuck in his guitar's headstock was a regrettable choice in retrospect)
  1:21pm
Gerry from Miami:

John Cipollina, the lead guitarist for Quicksilver, was a monster.. Garcia, Kaukonen, Cipollina----the SFO super players!
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TDK60:

Country Joe' & the Fish's Barry Melton was also a great guitarist.
  1:29pm
CalZone!:

Great sets BB & PT! Enjoying the show!
  1:29pm
Jeff:

If I don’t hear some Sly & the Family Stone, Santana, Flamin’ Groovies and Rubinoos in the next half hour, you two gotta shake some action and do this again. Diggin’ the show nonetheless !
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Bob Brainen:

Hey Calzone!
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PT:

#Jeff: Workin' on it...
  1:33pm
Gerry from Miami:

Speaking of the Fish, BOB, how 'bout a tune from Country Joe and the boys! And It's a Beautiful Day recorded some great numbers.
  1:34pm
Jeff:

Thanks guys!
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wmfromdumont:

The Fish's debut one of the few albums recorded in the Bay Area (Berkeley)
  1:39pm
dan:

Gimme An F, Gimme A U, Gimme a C, Gimme a K, What’s that spell????
  1:44pm
DCR:

https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/oh-happy-day-sister-act-2-edwin-hawkins-oakland-16319955.php
  1:49pm
Joe W.:

Loved the show. Thank you both!
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watchpocket:

Nice work today, lads!
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doctorjazz:

Great show, Bob and Pete, thanks!
  1:50pm
KryPt-X:

Well bugging out now, happy Halloween tomorrow one and all.
😈☠️🎃🕷️🧟🦇👺👻⚰️🦹🕸️🍬💀🌙
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Frank Zaatar:

Thanks for playing this. Don't forget that the Klezmer Revival started in Berkeley with the Klezmorim.
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TDK60:

What? No Tony Bennett, left his heart in SF? Gracias Bob y Pete!
  1:52pm
DCR:

Should be San Francisco Yiddish Combo.
  1:54pm
dan:

Great show Bob and Pete
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Bob Brainen:

Thanks DCR
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(Mr) Bill:

Thanks for everything and more, Bob and Pete....
  1:56pm
Listener Robert:

Yay! Though I missed some in the middle while out shopping for groceries.
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wmfromdumont:

Great one Bob and Pete!
  1:56pm
gene sculatti:

Great job, you guys!
  1:56pm
Jeff:

Thanks Bob and Pete!
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Andrew in Toronto:

Thanks for a great show you two!!
  1:57pm
Listener Robert:

Dan, it spells "FAUCK" the way you did it.
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listener 126464:

Thanks Bob, thanks Pete!
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listener 126464:

Thanks Gene & Graham!
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WR:

Thank you Bob & Pete. Interesting episode.
  1:59pm
bigplanetnoise:

Awesome! Thanks guys!
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PT:

Thanks for listening and commenting, everyone!
  2:01pm
KryPt-X:

Bob the disembodied brain, and Pete Moss, there you guys go. Those are your Halloween names
  4:25pm
roger:

This show was enormously enjoyable.
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