Favoriting Rotations: Playlist from July 28, 2022 Favoriting

Rotating like a spinning record, this eclectic group of DJs based out of New York City, Washington DC and Copenhagen trade-off every week to bring you an hour of music straight out of their personal collections.

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Favoriting July 28, 2022: Rotations with Les The DJ #3

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Artist Track Approx. start time
Vivien Goldman  Launderette   Favoriting 0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Rexy  Running Out Of Time   Favoriting 0:05:45 (Pop-up)
Saâda Bonaire  You Could Be More As You Are   Favoriting 0:07:59 (Pop-up)
Carol  Breakdown   Favoriting 0:12:56 (Pop-up)
Lizzy Mercier Descloux  Hard Boiled Babe   Favoriting 0:16:52 (Pop-up)
Chandra  Kate   Favoriting 0:22:08 (Pop-up)
Maximum Joy  Do It Today   Favoriting 0:27:26 (Pop-up)
 
The Slits  I Heard It Through The Grapevine   Favoriting 0:31:38 (Pop-up)
Delta 5  Mind Your Own Business (Man Ray Radio Edit Remix)   Favoriting 0:35:42 (Pop-up)
Essential Logic  Wonderful Offer   Favoriting 0:38:03 (Pop-up)
ESG  My Love For You   Favoriting 0:42:34 (Pop-up)
Bush Tetras  Too Many Creeps   Favoriting 0:46:33 (Pop-up)
Mo-Dettes  White Mice   Favoriting 0:49:14 (Pop-up)
Kleenex  Ain't You   Favoriting 0:54:25 (Pop-up)
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The Raincoats  Animal Rhapsody   Favoriting 0:59:25 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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MOM WHIG:

It's time................GOOOOOOOOOO
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Will a Sound Guy:

Hi Les and all!!!
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Les The DJ:

Hello
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Les The DJ:

Ahh! Now the chat works! Hi Will and Mom! Mom - have you stepped out this evening? It's nice out!
  8:02pm
Daisy:

Hey Les! Mom! Will!
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MOM WHIG:

Hi there Will & Les the DJ
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OhJay:

Hi Les
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Les The DJ:

Hi OhJay
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MOM WHIG:

Les - we just got a shower here -- but sort of sunshine in the background - might get a Rainbow
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Will a Sound Guy:

Hi Mom Whig, Daisy, and OhJay!
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MOM WHIG:

Hi there Daisy - OhJay
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Les The DJ:

Daisy! Good to see you!
  8:03pm
OhJay:

Hi Mom
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Stu Rutherford:

Hello Les & everyone! I'm back from my walk and ready to rock!
  8:04pm
OhJay:

Hi Will
  8:05pm
Crypt digger:

Hey les the Dj & mom Whig & daisy
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Les The DJ:

Hey hey Stu and Crypt Digger! Episode a bit different from my last two. Hope you all enjoy!
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Will a Sound Guy:

Hi Stu Rutherford and Crypt digger!
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Stu Rutherford:

Hey Will!
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Les The DJ:

Ok so I can't eat crab and radio at the same time hahaha
  8:07pm
Matt Clarke:

Hi Les! Hi all!
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Les The DJ:

Hi hi Matt!
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Will a Sound Guy:

Hi Matt Clarke!
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MOM WHIG:

Hey there Stu - Crypt Digger, Matt Clarke
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Les The DJ:

MOM, I was just saying how nice it's been and now it's raining LOL
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Les The DJ:

I guess this is a proper song for this weather
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MOM WHIG:

Les the DJ - rains stopped - a "Short-Lived" downpour
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Les The DJ:

It's still raining here, MOM!
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MOM WHIG:

Les - FUNNY!
  8:14pm
Banksylog:

<3
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Les The DJ:

We're close-ish in location but raining!
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Les The DJ:

HI BANKSYLOG! Now I want some bangsilog
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Fatherflot:

Hi Les! Digging this start
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MOM WHIG:

hi there Banksylog too
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Will a Sound Guy:

Hi Banksylog and F²!
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MOM WHIG:

Hi there F2
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Les The DJ:

Thank you, FF! I thought you might dig some of these tracks
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Fatherflot:

So G4 is back next week, between KM and Rotations?
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Fatherflot:

Les: I yam!
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Les The DJ:

FF what is a G4 and a KM
  8:18pm
OhJay:

Lizzy!!!
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Les The DJ:

Yes, OJ!
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Fatherflot:

G4 =Glynnis Girl Group Girl (Crayons to Perfume)
KM =Kitschy Mama (Retro Obscuro)
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Chili MacPagoda:

Sounding FANTASTIC, Les. Digging the rotations so far!
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Fatherflot:

Hey Stu and will
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Les The DJ:

AHHHH! Thank you, FF!
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Les The DJ:

Chili! Good to see you and thank you! Haha these are some of my fave songs
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MOM WHIG:

Hey there Chili
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Chili MacPagoda:

Mom Whig, my main homie, good to see ya!
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Les The DJ:

I have to wait til the top of the hour to finish eating my crab and shrimp. What are you all having for dinner?
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Fatherflot:

Les. We will have a Thursday nite block of must listen radio from 5-11pm EST
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Fatherflot:

Chicken shish kebab with couscous
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Will a Sound Guy:

Hi Chili MacPagoda!
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Chili MacPagoda:

Uh…I want crab and shrimp! I was born part otter so seafood…mmmmm. Later this evening I’m ordering pizza, too lazy and tired to cook
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Les The DJ:

We are so lucky to have this block!
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Chili MacPagoda:

Hey hey Will!!
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MOM WHIG:

Well, dinner was Salmon, rice & peas.
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Les The DJ:

FF, mmm that sounds good! Chili - Maryland crabs are pretty good! I also love pizza
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Stu Rutherford:

Hello FF!
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MOM WHIG:

Les - I make Excellent Crab Cakes!
Stu is in the house too
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Les The DJ:

Mom, let me know when you're ready to take orders. I need more crab cakes in my life!
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Chili MacPagoda:

If Mom Whig says she makes excellent crab cakes, you KNOW they’re legit. Send crab cakes! Hahahaha
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MOM WHIG:

Les -- very funny! I do send cookies - just ask anyone here
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Les The DJ:

Mom I know and I am jealous. I cannot eat dairy - my tummy cannot handle :(
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MOM WHIG:

Les - that's too bad!!
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Les The DJ:

I know... thankfully I can eat crab hahaha
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Stu Rutherford:

Hello Mom!
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Chili MacPagoda:

Les, this playlist is dope. Can imagine Jean Michel Basquiat and Lydia Lunch gettin down to this in ‘82 NYC
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mikecmusic:

*sax emotes*
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Les The DJ:

HAHAHA! Mike C.!!!
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Les The DJ:

Chili - that is the vibe!
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MOM WHIG:

hi mikecmusic
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Les The DJ:

Hey.. LOL
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mikecmusic:

Hey there MOM WHIG and everybody. Digging this amazing set!
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mikecmusic:

Super cool stuff Les The DJ!
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Les The DJ:

PLEASE FORGIVE MY VG- 7"
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mikecmusic:

Air drumming over here...
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Fatherflot:

It's like I'm freebasing at the Mudd Club again!
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Woo:

Hello. I missed Lizzy Mercier Descloux. Loved that her version of Fire was used in a commercial. Her estate must have approved it.
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Les The DJ:

LOL FF. That is also the vibe
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Les The DJ:

Mike C, you gotta check out Fatherflot's show afterwards!
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Les The DJ:

Woo - I was surprised to hear that! That 12" was in the stack of records I prepared but ended up with Hard Boiled Babe
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Will a Sound Guy:

Hi mikecmusic and Woo!
  8:35pm
OhJay:

Hi mikecmusic
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Woo:

@Les, when I did radio in college I used to play Lizzy a lot. Long time ago.
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Fatherflot:

Hey Woo. Hey Mike. This was in a TV commercial recently, no?
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Fatherflot:

For DuckDuck Go -- pushing privacy app?
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Les The DJ:

Woo - we love Lizzy in our household <3 You have any of your shows online?
  8:36pm
JoelQ:

Hi Les!
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mikecmusic:

Howdy Will a Sound Guy and OhJay and Fatherflot!
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Les The DJ:

!joel Welcome in!
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JoynAl:

Hay Les! Joy and I chillin on the couch listening. Tunes are sweet.
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Fatherflot:

Les is More . . . . . Badazz!
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mikecmusic:

Well hello there Mr. JoelQ...
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Les The DJ:

In less than 30 minutes, I can resume eating Maryland crab and shrimp hahaha
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Chili MacPagoda:

This is the soundtrack playing while you ride yr Akira style neon super bike thru Neo Tokyo. On the way to eat crabs n shrimps, of course.
  8:38pm
JoelQ:

Ummm, how do I listen? haha
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Fatherflot:

. . . and cold Natty Bo's????
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Les The DJ:

OH! Joel - click on pop-up!
  8:39pm
JoynAl:

The crab place in Annapolis closed. Wah
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Les The DJ:

Sorry, I post about instructions
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Les The DJ:

You are too kind, FF! I am just... BAD haha
  8:39pm
JoelQ:

Thanks! Now, how do I send bits? Hi MikeC!
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Woo:

@Les, no shows online, some just preserved from tape to CD. WRIU at the University of Rhode Island, 50,000 watts
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Les The DJ:

Joy and al! Welcome in! Oh no! Which crab place? I do love the crabcakes from Chris Marketplace at Dupont Circle Farmers Market
  8:40pm
JoelQ:

Keeps making me do math! I didn't sign up for this. haha
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Les The DJ:

Joel - Hahaha! *sax emotes*
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meesterenriquez:

Les!
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Fatherflot:

Hey Joel. Welcome
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OhJay:

Love these tunes
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Les The DJ:

Woo - I hope it can be archived somewhere! CDs deteriorate also :(
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Woo:

JoelQ, create an account and no more math problems. It's fun and easy to do.
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Les The DJ:

Meesterenriquez!! Are you still on a boat? Welcome in
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dave wuz here:

good stuff
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Les The DJ:

Sorry, Joel! I am also still figuring stuff out
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Les The DJ:

Thank you, Dave!
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Fatherflot:

I wish you could have DJ'd my wedding!!
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Les The DJ:

FF I would have loved to! You know I DJ weddings, yes? I have a 5/5 rating on weddingwire.com LOL
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Fatherflot:

That's OK. I'll get remarried just to make it happen!
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mikecmusic:

Hi meesterenriquez!
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coelacanth∅:

greetings Les the dj and all
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meesterenriquez:

Hi MikeC!
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Fatherflot:

Les - I didn't know you did. Great to know. Unfortunately, I'm in a different part of the country. Got married in a suburb of Cleveland, OH in 2005. . .
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Will a Sound Guy:

Hi JoelQ, meesterenriqez, dave wuz here, and coelacanth!
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Les The DJ:

coelacanth∅ welcome in!
  8:44pm
JoynAl:

Annapolis Seafood Market. We used to drive all the way to Annapolis for it
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Fatherflot:

Hey Coelacanth0
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Chili MacPagoda:

Cannot imagine ESG not getting a wedding crowd moving. Even an Amish wedding, this is just too damn funky.
  8:44pm
Banksylog:

Imagining the percussions on this song as tinikling
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Les The DJ:

I travel to DJ, FF! I'm in Washington, DC but headed to NY next week for DJ gigs and hopefully will meet Matt, Vee Vee and Christina!
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coelacanth∅:

hey Will!
and Ff!
  8:45pm
P-Love:

Hey y’all!
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MOM WHIG:

hi there coela & P-Love
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Les The DJ:

Welcome in, P-Love!! Maraming salamat for tuning in!
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Fatherflot:

Les: Good to know! Hope the Rotations crew has a killer nite out.
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Les The DJ:

I'm DJing an outdoor block party in Chinatown in NY. It's gonna be funnnn (unless it rains)
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meesterenriquez:

Hi Will! JoelQ, P-Love!
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Fatherflot:

I think Lesley K played this one 2 weeks ago maybe?
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Will a Sound Guy:

Thank you Les The DJ, great Rotation show
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Les The DJ:

This is a fave jam, FF! These are some of my fave songs to play at my old DJ night that lasted for 17 years called Taking The Piss
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Les The DJ:

Aww! Thanks for tuning in, Will!
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Fatherflot:

This show is INSTANT PARTY!
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Les The DJ:

FF, a friend spilled her damn Guinness on my 7" bag that included this and thank goodness the sleeves didn't get messed up.
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Les The DJ:

FF! YESS
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MOM WHIG:

Les - yes thanks for having us all join you here tonite - GREAT FUN!!
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meesterenriquez:

Great show, Les!
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Les The DJ:

Thank you so much for being here, Mom <3
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Fatherflot:

Did the friendship endure?
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Les The DJ:

Salamat, meesterenriquez <3
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Chili MacPagoda:

Getting a few ideas for the next trip to Tunnel Records. Def going to hit up a spot for crab congee.

Lots of great tunes tonight, thanx Les
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Les The DJ:

FF - yes and I'm glad I didn't hold it against her coz she died of cancer. RIP, Nancy! She loved that 7"
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Fatherflot:

Les ---- sorry to hear that.
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Les The DJ:

CHILI! I love Tunnel!!! Everything priced well. They had a Lizzy record on the wall last time I visited. Jealous of the crab congee! Where do you go?
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Les The DJ:

FF it was an accident, I couldn't really get mad :)
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Fatherflot:

Playing guitar to this. Makes me want a cheap 80s solid state amp with a RAT pedal plugged in
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Chili MacPagoda:

There are a couple of places along the way to the beach in the Outer Sunset that have crab congee. Kevin’s Noodles & Bbq, so old school. The vat of congee on slow simmer 24hrs a day.
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Les The DJ:

Hah! I have a RAT pedal!! FF
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Les The DJ:

Chili... I miss SF already!
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Les The DJ:

HAHAHA Balow yur mynd
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Les The DJ:

Thanks everyone for tuning in! Please stay for FF's show!
  8:57pm
Matt Clarke:

Thank you Les!!!
  8:57pm
P-Love:

Awesome set Les!
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Les The DJ:

Thank you so much, Matt and see you IRL next week!
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Fatherflot:

Thanks Les. Epic throwdown. Now tuck into them crabs and let me drive. . .
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Les The DJ:

Salamat, P-Love! Will post the archive when it's up :D
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Les The DJ:

Hahahaha yessir FF! Gonna wash my hands now to dive into these fatty crabs
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coelacanth∅:

Thanks Les!
  9:01pm
OhJay:

Thanks Les!
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