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Favoriting October 24, 2022: State of the Station Chat with Ken and MicheLe

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Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:34pm
Michele with One "L":

Hi everyone! I'm here to keep Ken in line and of course field your questions which are welcome!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:59pm
Michele with One "L":

Question 1 - Why Prog and why now?!
  8:00pm
Panther:

Michele with one L RULES!!!!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:00pm
Aaron in Minneapolis:

YOUR BED MUSIC IS GONE
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:00pm
Will thee Sound Guy:

Hi Michele, and Ken, and all!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:00pm
G:

Concision is next to godliness.
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:01pm
Webhamster Henry:

Ken, you COULD do a little Eefing or Joiking for the Vocal Fry Fans, though!
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:01pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Short & long term future of Monty Hall. What kind of events might happen there going forward?
Avatar 8:01pm
Jeezy:

Is it me, or whenever there's a fill-in does it seem to go to a stalwart of the main schedule despite the alt-streams being filled with cool and interesting alternatives? Is this true, Ken, and if so, why?
Avatar 8:02pm
Richard S:

Hello! How the foot/leg/ankle, Michele?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:03pm
Michele with One "L":

@Richard - TERRIBLE
  8:04pm
P-90:

You knew “brains stolen from cadavers” was going to come up
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:04pm
Handy Haversack:

Evening, Ken, Michele, Freeformers.
  8:04pm
P-90:

Wait, there’s “good” news?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:04pm
brycepunk1:

I wish I could have afforded to give hundreds more. But I am so grateful for WFMU in my life :)
Avatar 8:05pm
skrapshak:

LOL. "sick" of COVID...
Avatar 8:06pm
Richard S:

(sends healing thoughts over to Michele) I've already sent money...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:06pm
Michael In Allston:

have pledged extra this year!
  8:06pm
P-90:

I guess our “Proposed Post Pandemic Prog Party” at Monty Hall will have to wait…
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:07pm
Ciggy:

Hi Ken & Michele
and listeners
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:07pm
Handy Haversack:

We go to shows. They are crowded. I think the key is that movies are bad!

Yay, Record Fair! The Brooklyn Expo Center is *really* a ninja gym!
  8:07pm
P-90:

I want a puppy named Ninja Jim!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:07pm
G:

@P-90: Too much of people breathing on each other during those 22-minute tracks.
Avatar 8:08pm
Jeezy:

I took my son and his younger brother(unrelated) to the Ninja gym last week and it was actually pretty fun.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:08pm
Michele with One "L":

Michael - I lived in Allston!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:08pm
brycepunk1:

I saw Muse at the Beacon Theater recently -- place was sold out. Packed, and a good show
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:08pm
JeremyB:

How many times do you have to go until you are officially considered a ninja?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:08pm
Mike Sin:

I think packed shows at Monty Hall with full-on booze sales would then require expenditures for security.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:08pm
DanFA:

Just pledged
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:09pm
Handy Haversack:

JeremyB, if you have to ask, are you sure you're ninja material?
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:09pm
Webhamster Henry:

Miche🐶e with one 🐶.
  8:09pm
Melissa:

Has the station applied to get a liquor license for Monty Hall? If not, why? Thanks you…
  8:10pm
P-90:

Oh jeez, now I have to pledge again? Why did I listen to this…?
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:10pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

That answered my Monty Hall question. Thanks!
Avatar 8:10pm
Joe B:

@melissa - it costs well into six figures in new jersey
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:10pm
JeremyB:

@ Handy: ha! probably not
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:10pm
G:

Behind the eigth ball means you have no good shot available in pool.
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:10pm
Handy Haversack:

Gotta amortize the cost of the Prog Detector that Ken bought!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:11pm
Michele with One "L":

If you are a swag for life member pledge 20$ or more and get this limited edition pin - mailchi.mp...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:11pm
Michael In Allston:

Michele! I have lived in Allston since 2004, so maybe we have met in a former life.
Avatar 8:11pm
Niall:

oh, poor Derek. i really liked that show.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:11pm
melinda:

I hope Dust On The Decks returns
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:11pm
Michele with One "L":

I only lived there until 1999
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:11pm
Handy Haversack:

Dust on the Decks was really good. Will miss it. But I'm psyched to have Dave Mandl's tour through prog!
  8:12pm
Dean:

Seems to me progressive rock deserves more than ironic love. I recall reading a review of Tales from Topographic Oceans that referred to the work's "Mahlerian proportions," which struck me as both overblown and yet apt.
  8:12pm
P-90:

“Prog-sensitive”!
  Swag For Life Member 8:12pm
Steve S. from Sunset Park:

I’m a swag for lifer for life. Love it. Love the station. But it’s not clear to me how I signal support for individual shows that I like. I remember doing so when I began swag for life. Not sure if it’s just me.
Avatar 8:12pm
Niall:

Prog-curious.
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:13pm
Webhamster Henry:

Hey Ken, when is the WFMU website going to treat the alternate streams as worthy of home page status? What's playing, schedule, etc.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:14pm
Aaron in Minneapolis:

Why cant you give that charming chap who uses text to speech a weekly slot? Only kidding
  8:14pm
Groover:

Speaking of prog rock, if anyone likes King crimson, they should watch my friend Toby Amies’s documentary called In The Court of The Crimson King! It’s out now and it’s awesome. Just posting because I loved it! :) I think you can stream it online. It’s also in some theaters in London.
  8:15pm
dreamyandseedy:

yes!!!! i wanna know this
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:15pm
Michele with One "L":

@steve - if you have specific questions you can email pledge@wfmu.org about Swag for Life
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:15pm
McGroovey:

How many prog rockers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
  8:16pm
P-90:

Is that the transmitter that was literally WWII surplus? Or Is that apocryphal?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:16pm
chresti:

Does wfmu have a large prog collection?
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:16pm
Will thee Sound Guy:

yea, go Jeremiah!
  8:16pm
P-90:

So you had to “hot-wire” the transmitter?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:16pm
G:

@McGroovey: a dozen, and they do it in 13/8 time.
  8:16pm
SeanG:

lived in Allston 98/99 Silhouette Lounge/ Model Cafe
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:16pm
DjLorraine:

With a gum wrapper and a paper clip
  8:16pm
?:

Is that the same Jeremiah that hosts Saturday overnight or a different one?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:16pm
Michael In Allston:

Can there be a WFMU premium that includes all the original theme songs and maybe popular bed musics for current/past shows?
  Swag For Life Member 8:16pm
Steve S. from Sunset Park:

@michele thanks!
  8:16pm
Andres:

Hello. With respect, if the Marathon goal has been met the last two years then why the need for a mid-year fundraiser? Secondly, how to expand the base and reach new donors?
Avatar 8:17pm
Niall:

really enjoying this transparency jag.
  8:17pm
P-90:

Frank!
  8:17pm
dreamyandseedy:

thank you for answering my question!!
Avatar 8:17pm
Jeff Moore:

Dammit, I miss FXO!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:17pm
Michele with One "L":

@? - Different Jeremiah. Not saxaphone Jeremiah.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:17pm
melinda:

aw that's a nice story.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:18pm
Bryant in TO:

I'm very fear-motivated. If there's a Hellraiser fundraising shortfall, what should I fear the station losing?
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:18pm
Webhamster Henry:

I hope we get a Wm. Berger Transmitter too. RISE, WILLIAM, RISE!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:18pm
Michael In Allston:

Ken must know about GIFAANISQATSI www.monkeon.co.uk...
  8:18pm
JetBoy of Astoria:

I love that you guys are doing a state of the station hour.
  8:18pm
P-90:

@Andres: the station’s budget requires both the Marathon and the “Silent Fundraiser”
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:19pm
McGroovey:

I wanna see if Ken or Michele Congress up with the correct answer.
  8:19pm
lazy pierogi:

where'd the cookies go ken??
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:19pm
Michele with One "L":

@SeanG: oh yeah - Silhouette was my jam!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:19pm
Mike Sin:

Three cheers for Frank O’Toole! That plaque sounds cool — so great to honor him!
  8:20pm
Melissa:

Has the station applied to try and get a liquor license fir Monty Hall?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:20pm
brycepunk1:

What did you do with Matt Warwick's copy of Heavy Metal? Did it get a plaque on the wall?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:20pm
DanFA:

Stop scaring Ken, Michele with One L
  8:20pm
SeanG:

hell yeah!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:20pm
Michael In Allston:

I live pretty close to the Silhouette, it's still going strong
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:21pm
McGroovey:

@brycepunk1 Matt W broke the record, but I don't recall what he did with the pieces.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:21pm
Destroit:

Some whale needs to buy that 1958 transmitter for big $$$ and put it next to a fancy art collection
Avatar 8:21pm
Ike:

@Melissa, IDK the intricacies of NJ liquor licenses but I know they're incredibly bizarre and complicated beyond belief... I'm sure Ken can explain further
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:21pm
Folsom:

It would be nice to have all the artwork for the marathon CDs on the site so you don't have to scan them in
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:21pm
Michele with One "L":

Good to know, I lived really close to there.
  8:21pm
Sam:

I used to go to the Silhouette!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:21pm
brycepunk1:

He broke it? Damn, I didn't know that. Thanks.
  8:21pm
dday:

Dropped some coin in the bucket Ken. Best I can do. Bad time for other bills
  8:21pm
Andres:

Thank you, Ken and Michele. Very clear answer. Sorry to those listening who were expecting a disrespectful question. ;)
Avatar 8:21pm
jt:

I have a money making idea for WFMU... let me tell you all about it...
Avatar 8:22pm
Niall:

This may be a dumb question,. but what's better for the station: monthly donations for a year, or the equivalent one-time payment?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:22pm
DanFA:

Predatory lenders are just big jerks.
  8:22pm
Noel:

Which expenditures comprise the bulk of the budget?
  8:22pm
Sam:

They had no choice but to go hat in hand to Uncle Vinny
  8:22pm
P-90:

Guido, Aldo, and Gino, the Predatory Lenders
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:22pm
McGroovey:

The autocorrect×no-glasses monster got me again

*I wanna see if Ken or Michele *COMES* up with the correct answer.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:22pm
melinda:

I didn't know about the predatory debt, yikes
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:22pm
PaulRobeson1922:

Good job!
Avatar 8:23pm
Jeezy:

Repeating my QUESTION: Is it me, or whenever there's a fill-in does it seem to go to a stalwart of the main schedule despite the alt-streams being filled with cool and interesting alternatives? Is this true, Ken, and if so, why?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:23pm
brycepunk1:

Ken, the mortgage news makes me very happy :)
  8:23pm
dday:

when I bought my home in 95, the interest rate wa 11.5%. 2.75% was unheard of
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:23pm
Webhamster Henry:

You interested folks can sit in on the public part of the board meetings if that's your thing.
  8:24pm
P-90:

That liquor license is such a key goal. There HAS to be a way…
  8:24pm
Rolando:

Predator Lenders !!
  8:24pm
wenzo toad:

What about the Monty hall cannabis dispensary
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:24pm
Webhamster Henry:

the Auricle board, that is.
  8:24pm
807:

why not have a brewery/ concert hall in Monty?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:24pm
JeremyB:

How hard is it to get a weed license? Turn monty hall into a dispensary!
Avatar 8:24pm
Richard S:

Monthly donations ("Swag for Life") allow for MUCH BETTER budgeting.
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:25pm
Handy Haversack:

Ken: can the Talking Egg have Its own show, and if so, will the Hour of Revelation be at hand?
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:25pm
PaulRobeson1922:

LOL YEAH KEN WHY NO BREWERY LOL
  8:25pm
dday:

Topic: Liquor License: https://www.greenbaumlaw.com/insights-alerts-NJ-Makes-Liquor-Licenses-Available-to-Nonprofit-Theaters.html
Avatar 8:25pm
Joe B:

@jeezy - in case Ken doesn't answer, I think it is because most of the alt-stream DJs are not in this area
  8:25pm
queems:

cost of doing business baby 😎 swag is crucial
Avatar 8:26pm
Niall Rhymes With Dial:

@michele: that explanation's kinda what I suspected. Thanks!
  8:26pm
P-90:

$30,000 is even more than MY t-shirt budget
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:26pm
PaulRobeson1922:

Thanks, MicheLe

Swag For Life! Swag for life! So good
  8:26pm
Sam:

Or just give an extra hundred and don’t pay the postage
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:26pm
Gaylord Fields:

@Jeezy: I can answer that one. Alt stream people are, by and large, not located in the Northern NJ/NYC area, and to do a show on the broadcast WFMU, you must be able to do your show live from WFMU's studios. To have a DJ from outside the area fill in means having to have a board operator to engineer the show in the studio while the remote DJ does the show. That means getting two people instead of one, and it's hard enough getting one fill-in normally — and that doesn't even factor in last-minute covid fill-ins.
Avatar 8:27pm
Joe B:

@dday - thanks, was not aware. certainly a different situation from 2014-16
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:27pm
Ryansterlingvirtue:

could there be more options for Swag For Lifers to make smaller one-time donations and get some swag during Hellraiser?
  8:27pm
Rolando:

Work for a mid size school, our business manager says the same thing, he likes a steady income.
  8:27pm
dday:

Hi Michele...That Liquor License topic was for you
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:27pm
Michele with One "L":

Thanks @Gaylord and Joe B!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:27pm
DanFA:

Might attract unwanted customers or attention.
  8:28pm
?:

@JoeB that's something I'd wondered, do all the stream live DJs run remote? Do that many run from the actual station?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:28pm
Fuzzy:

Gives new meaning to "Swag For Life..."
  8:28pm
dday:

@JoeB. My Pleasure
  8:28pm
wenzo toad:

How many wfmu DJ’s walk or bike to the station…
  8:28pm
Sam:

Way too much liability
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:28pm
Gaylord Fields:

@Michele: Joe and I are always happy to steal your thunder.
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:28pm
Webhamster Henry:

But NFTs are low overhead! 😛
  8:28pm
?:

Oh Gaylord answered most of my question
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:28pm
Michael In Allston:

Besides pledging, are there other ways for people to remotely volunteer/help WFMU?
  8:28pm
wenzo toad:

Yea true there’s not much money in it anymore… at least in MI weed is super cheap.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:28pm
Michele with One "L":

I have my hands full with Ken so happy to get thunder stolen!
  8:29pm
Dean:

I subscribe to a record label, Marston, such that I receive all of their new releases. They just announced increased pricing for product and postage. That's fine with me. But they're also toying with going exclusively with stream files. This deeply discourages me.

If WFMU wants to operate as a law firm, I'll take the NJ bar.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:29pm
Michele with One "L":

We miss you Gaylord!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:29pm
ironybread:

I'm 100% behind WFMU expanding into cat rescue a la @bodegacats, would be delighted for part of my pledge to go there #kitty
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:29pm
medson:

Could the front of Monty Hall become a full time/part time record and swag store?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:29pm
Mike Sin:

Seriously, re: Monty Hall, why not rent the space during specific hours? Something like a yoga studio could generate revenue during the AM hours. That would be better than trying run a WFMU business down there.
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:30pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

If there's a dispensary in the vicinity, Monty Hall can be the place to come to buy munchies. 🍟
  8:30pm
Sam:

Yoga! Yoga! Yoga!
  8:30pm
Dean:

Freedman, Colomer, Breckman & Dean

...nice ring to it!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:30pm
Summer and Michael and Sylvia:

Hey, guys! We're S4Lers and have been adding on for the Hellraiser but are alarmed to hear the station is running short. We'll re-up a bit, now. Vive la Freeform!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:30pm
DanFA:

How much does of the Hudson Valley does the 91.9 fm transmitter cover? I live in Albany NY and would love to be able to get the show on my car radio.
Avatar 8:30pm
Niall Rhymes With Dial:

Thanks for that fast Tune-In fix!
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:30pm
PigeonsAndRust:

You can tune in an app but you can't tune a fish
  8:31pm
?:

read Brian Brown’s Legalization Nation for what it takes to open a dispensary
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:31pm
DanFA:

How much of the Hudson Valley does the 91.9 fm transmitter cover? I live in Albany NY and would love to be able to get the show on my car radio.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:31pm
Gaylord Fields:

I miss you too, Michele (not to single you out, but as WFMU's spokesmodel du jour, you get all my station love to parcel out to everyone like so many fun-size candy bars).
  8:31pm
Sam:

Good luck getting a yoga license in this town!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:31pm
Michele with One "L":

@medson - We have thought about it but just don't have the staff or bandwidth for it right now.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:31pm
brycepunk1:

DanFA, as I am driving north from New Paltz on Rt 32 towards Kingston, it cuts out exactly in Tillson.
  8:32pm
?:

Oh I know, could you get Night Owl to appear on the main station?
  8:32pm
dday:

Good evening Gaylord. Good to see you here. How are you ?
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:32pm
PigeonsAndRust:

@Dan Kingston is pretty much the limit of fringe coverage for 90.1

After a gap in Rosendale there is some coverage into Woodstock and Saugerties if you are stationary and patient
  8:33pm
BH:

TuneIn has been a bit of a pain for people listening to commercial stations because TuneIn is inserting ads into streams. This has caused complaint tweets to their support team.

But I wish to report that TuneIn never airs ads to delay/interrupt WFMU. Last few times I've listened to WWOZ, they're not delaying it with ads.
  8:33pm
Sam:

You guys are such a powerhouse. I love WFMU so much.
  8:33pm
hugh:

Would Monty Hall work as record store? Steady, low volume stream of people with occasional low-key events. And bathrooms!
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:33pm
Webhamster Henry:

There are also lots of fill ins and there are the podcasts too - some of which aren't on any of the streams.
  8:33pm
Geo357:

Why have the record fair in Oct. when you already had one that had a blizzard and when it is still hurricane season?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:33pm
DanFA:

@Pigeonsandrust and Brycepunk1, thank you
  8:34pm
Dean:

So you're saying only climate change deniers should donate?
  8:34pm
dday:

Smart move Ken. Pro-active
  8:34pm
Sam:

You guys will be ok, I’ve cut back on my emissions like crazy.
Avatar 8:34pm
Joe B:

who would run/manage this record store?
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:35pm
Webhamster Henry:

You can get 90.1 if you are up on Overlook mountain in Woodstock and you are lucky.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:35pm
Gaylord Fields:

@dday: Hi! I'm enjoying two-day weekends for the first time in a long time.
  8:36pm
dday:

Excellent Gaylord. I do miss your Sunday show :)
  8:36pm
P-90:

“VACATE THE BUILDING”?!!!
Avatar 8:36pm
Jeezy:

Question: Is it me, or whenever there's a fill-in does it seem to go to a stalwart of the main schedule despite the alt-streams being filled with cool and interesting alternatives? Is this true, Ken, and if so, why?
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:36pm
Handy Haversack:

Silence about the Talking Egg says it all. In Its voice are all our forms freed.
  8:37pm
Snacks201:

Question: Why doesn’t Andy just write Rat Race 2 and just pay for everything?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:37pm
Michael In Allston:

@Jeezy, Gaylord answered your question upthread
  8:37pm
Sam:

The problem with the talking egg is you have to hit the dump button every 2 seconds.
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:37pm
Handy Haversack:

K8 just asked if one can still pledge after 10/31 -- I reassured her WFMU would be glad for it even then. Correct?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:38pm
Michele with One "L":

mailchi.mp...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:38pm
Fuzzy:

@Jeezy: I bet it has to do with location location location again, as previously explained.
Avatar 🚽 Swag For Life Member 8:38pm
Webhamster Henry:

You can Always pledge!
  8:38pm
dday:

Auction off the old transmitters..
  8:38pm
P-90:

Me, I’m still waiting for “Bilko Ii”
  8:38pm
dday:

The pin got me :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:39pm
brycepunk1:

How much would I have to pledge to get my own one-time 3-hour time slot?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:40pm
melinda:

love the boombox t-shirt
  8:40pm
P-90:

pin AND t-shirt for $50?
  8:40pm
Sam:

The apocalypse - based on a true story.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:40pm
Aaron in Minneapolis:

ASKING FOR A FRIEND: Why cant you give that charming chap who uses text to speech a weekly slot?
  8:40pm
Theo:

?: I know you are meticulous about your treatment of artists and musicians. How much does WFMU SPEND IN ROYALTIES & fees to stream music?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:40pm
Mike Sin:

@JoeB — Yes — I think anything happening in Monty Hall should be focused on solely revenue generating… I think going with rentals requires the lowest start-up costs. The last thing we need down there is anything that requires yet more listener donations to keep it functioning.
  8:40pm
Rick G:

Hello! Is Auricle’s non-profit status safe for the foreseeable future?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:41pm
Destroit:

Stashu should go a full year and work the uber-rich NYC art scene as an Anna Delvey type and get some sucker to pony up huge cash for the 1958 transmitter. Yup. That’s my plan.
  8:41pm
Dean:

I pledge to multiple shows, once, twice, or thrice to grab a t-shirt or CD, but otherwise declining the swag: all the money goes to the station.
Avatar 8:41pm
MarciB:

Have you considered re-issuing previous "vintage"designs for t shirts, bumperstickers etc? I donated to FMU back in 1980 (!!) and the design of that tee would be great re-issued for swag.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:41pm
DanFA:

Has the station ever considered partnering with the local NJ elementary schools to get the next generation hooked on that sweet fm?
  8:41pm
807:

how about giving that charming chap from minnie tts a show already!!!???
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:41pm
Destroit:

With ya Dean. I’m declining swag for awhile.
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Webhamster Henry:

@MArciB some of my legacy T shirts need image transplants onto new garments.
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chresti:

Super Blumin!
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dday:

Just realized I wasn't logged in (black radio on black background)
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Dean:

Isn't it so that higher contribution levels, regardless of their absolute value, help with grants? Is WFMU poised to work with grant money?
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Handy Haversack:

Marci: the bear shirt this time around is a reissue. And there are others that have come out for DJ premiums (like Joe B this year or last).
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sbw:

Where's the cadaver brain and the percentage? I wanna see it!
  8:42pm
Sam:

The t-shirts though are also free advertising. It’s good for the station to wear them. And bumper stickers. Use them to cover surveillance cameras.
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MarciB:

@WebHenry-yes!! that would be so great and new life to old designs!
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Ken From Hyde Park:

During the rewiring vacating times, if the studio was a box truck in the post office lot, that would be pretty neat.
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Ike:

Brycepunk1 said a ONE-TIME three-hour slot
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Chop Scott:

What about supporting station coverage of festival remote broadcasts ahead?
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Michele with One "L":

@MArcieB - We usually do a throwback during this campaign! The radio bear is about 12 years old. We did one from the 70s a year back.
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Dean:

True, Sam, but if you already have plenty of t-shirts, you don't necessarily need another one.

Heh, he said, "asscap"!
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steveo:

Also interested in Dean's question re: grants at @8:42
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Aaron in Minneapolis:

Lets be honest, I barely can do a monthly show
  8:44pm
Sam:

Mine are all so worn from wearing them so much and rocking out so hard
  8:44pm
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Think smaller, just buy your way into an appearance on Radio Row

Payola is back, baby!
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MarciB:

@Michelle-damn, I need to pay closer attention! Thank you! Love my FMU bumpersticker BTW
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brycepunk1:

Thanks Ike. Yeah, I couldn't ever do a weekly set, but a one-time set would be so fun.
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Destroit:

Lol @ Sam “rockin”
His t-shirts to dust. Werk that shit haha
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Niall:

What donation would entice y’all to throw the echo module in the DJ booth out with the trash (trash trash trash)?
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MarciB:

Sorry I mean @Michele!! I know better!
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Ike:

I always thought THAT idea -- to have a HIGHER QUALITY subscription-only stream (maybe 256k OGG or a FLAC stream or something) -- was a cooler idea, and I know that's been tossed around before.
  8:46pm
P-90:

No hurdles! The whole point of donations is that they are voluntary!
  8:47pm
LiXiviated Life:

Ken will never die
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Niall:

Good call, @ike.
  8:47pm
J. Fred:

Andy Breckman NFT
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Webhamster Henry:

@Ken: How are Kenzo's chat board enhancements coming along?
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sbw:

I give 'til it hurts, but I wouldn't pledge to a station that isn't open to all, including my neighbors who can't afford to pledge!
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Destroit:

And it makes me happy to hear Gaylord is enjoying his full weekend. You get to watch your Giants dominate buddy!
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Sam:

Hear hear sbw
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dday:

sbw: absolutely
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Fuzzy:

@Niall: Bingo! That Rock n' Soul reverb is a bit much -- hard to understand the DJs sometimes.
  8:48pm
P-90:

The IOS app has been impressively successful in my experience
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DanFA:

Mark is gonna freak
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Webhamster Henry:

You should start each show with Alexa and Siri commands.
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Handy Haversack:

Keep my speakers dumb!
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Gaylord Fields:

@Destroit: Thanks! My sympathy to you about the Lions.
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Richard S:

I tend to decline swag - I have more t-shirts than I can fit into my closet. But I do occasionally buy crap from the WFMU Store!
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sbw:

I'll work on an open source smart speaker!
  8:49pm
Tony:

I already just say “Alexa play WFMU” and it works.
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Webhamster Henry:

I approve of Giacomo!
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steveo:

whoa reply threads
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chresti:

Yay Kenzo!
  8:50pm
queems:

oh that’s a great feature!!!
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DanFA:

Yes!
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Aaron in Minneapolis:

WHAT KIND OF MIC BREAK IS THIS?
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Uhnnohn:

No need to say TuneIn to play on my Alexa?
I just say "Stream WFMU"
  8:50pm
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any plans for occasional video streams in the future? live performances?
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Joe B:

The Kenzo system is incredible. every other station's playlist is a nightmare/nonexistent
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Destroit:

@ Gaylord - absorbing Lions dipshittery on the regular is like breathing at this point. All good :)
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Handy Haversack:

I cling to confusion! It's my only camouflage!
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McGroovey:

Answer (how many prog rockers, etc)

None
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Michael In Allston:

Helraiser with one L
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brycepunk1:

Damn, call her out Ken
  8:51pm
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pay per online events?
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melinda:

@Michael haha
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steveo:

eelraiser
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ironybread:

On the streams, thanks to no FCC interference, we gleefully refer to this season as "Fuckraiser season".
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chresti:

Heckle raiser!
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Webhamster Henry:

Great Caesar's Ghost Raiser!
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Ike:

The only other comments/chat area in the NYC area that I really liked *was* the Gothamist comments, which used the Disqus system, but they just got rid of Disqus and replaced it with something crappy called OpenWeb, so... feh!
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Will thee Sound Guy:

Kenzo's system is amazing, thank you Kenzo for the gem you've coded!
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MarciB:

@Michael that's great! lol
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Dean:

I know, I know. The horse is out of the barn and has crossed the Rubicon. But I just don't get the net "convenience" of apps. I will never own a smartphone, and I will likely one day discard my stupid flip-phone. It shocks me that every technology you've mentioned--the array being "choice" bait--is "fairly stable." Nobody ever once ever said, "My telephone, the one hanging on the wall, is pretty stable."
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chresti:

Wow!
  8:52pm
Rolando:

Ken I’d like to know your thoughts about the future of independent freeform radio? Btw. I liked your article about College / Radio Stations. Ouch. Smart Speaker … Ooohh the TechTonic crowd will be grinding their teeth. 😀
  8:53pm
Andres:

In my head I say Heckraiser because it’s hella funny.
  8:53pm
ike-o:

Ooh the woof moo app is sick
  8:53pm
queems:

@ike they got rid of disqus???
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Jeezy:

Why was my question ignored?! :-() I even did a nice pledge!
  8:54pm
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?: When is Ken gonna die ?
  8:54pm
Sam:

I like fake swears like Heck and Jeepers and the like.
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dday:

@Dean: I have to agree. Sometimes simple is best
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Dean:

I assume "Heckraiser" is a euphemism for "Hellraiser," because "hell" is a bad word. So say, "Satanic Lust Raiser."
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steveo:

the big informative listing is just /schedule :
www.wfmu.org...
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Michele with One "L":

@Jeezy - Gaylord and Joe B did address this. Did you want more info?
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Webhamster Henry:

Yes - that was my verbiage "Big Informative" on the original site.
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MarciB:

thank goodness for the app - otherwise I wouldn't be able to listen. WFMU doesn't come in on any of my Tivoli radios.
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Michael In Allston:

Can there be more 1 minute show slots, like Jim Price?
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Ike:

@queems, yeah, it's not as bad as what happened to The A.V. Club, but still lame. There is now a Discord where a lot of people from there chat instead, but I don't use it much since I'm not part of their clique and don't really know them too well.
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Dean:

@Michael In Allston hit the jackpot! Make all shows 1 minute long!
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McGroovey:

Or more 5-second shows?
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sbw:

I still wanna know where to see the cadaver brain!
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Ciggy:

Ken's Show description:
Freeform radio for the chronically impatient. Avant-garde pop, poppy avant-garde, teutonic thump thump, loud guitars and guttural screaming. Playlists and photos posted in real time on the web so you can play along or comment at home or work.
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Dean:

Don't be ridiculous, @McGroovey.
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howard in nyc:

Here is Ken's Show description:

Wednesday 9 AM - Noon
Ken
Freeform radio for the chronically impatient. Avant-garde pop, poppy avant-garde, teutonic thump thump, loud guitars and guttural screaming. Playlists and photos posted in real time on the web so you can play along or comment at home or work.
.
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Michele with One "L":

cadaver brain is in the slider at wfmu.org
  8:56pm
queems:

@ike i met a bunch of them once and they were nice but yeah i get it
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Michael In Allston:

I would love it, unironically! re: one-minute shows
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melinda:

that's hilarious, all or nothing
  8:56pm
Dean:

Was one of the genres "generic"?
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Ken From Hyde Park:

3,000! Yay!
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Joe B:

we used to mail the schedule out on a postcard after each change
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DanFA:

Just hit 3K
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lazy pierogi:

<333
  8:57pm
P-90:

Who thought a “genres list” would work
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chresti:

Yay!
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McGroovey:

I'll be ridiculous if I want to be ridiculous, thank you.
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Jeezy:

Is it me, or whenever there's a fill-in does it seem to go to a stalwart of the main schedule despite the alt-streams being filled with cool and interesting alternatives? Is this true, Ken, and if so, why?
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Aaron in Minneapolis:

ABOUT TIME THE BED MUSIC RETURNS
  8:57pm
Sam:

Genre 1: Crap
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Destroit:

I truly do love all of you. Thank you!!!
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MyAcademy:

State of the Station is one of my favorite parts of pledge marathons. Thanks for doing it!
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Handy Haversack:

Thanks, Ken, Michele, and all WFMU for literally everything for for keeping this mad wonderful thing going!

I wouldn't be any other where.
  8:58pm
Dean:

I'm into crap. I'll listen.
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Sam:

Genre 2: Hippy Noise
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brycepunk1:

<3
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Ike:

@Jeezy, Gaylord explains that one above, scroll up
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Webhamster Henry:

The genre web page is still buried in the website!
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Joe B:

@jeezy, post it 5 more times
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Michael In Allston:

thanks everyone! <3
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Michele with One "L":

Sorry jeezy - I tried! Will see if Ken can address that next time.
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Tome:

beets !<>!
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DanFA:

What is this, rate your music?
  8:59pm
devlawn:

Beard-Rock?
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ironybread:

#BeardRock
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Destroit:

Lol Joe B
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howard in nyc:

Any list of genres that does not include 'Hippie Music' (as defined by Andy) cannot be valid
  8:59pm
Sam:

Sonic tomfoolery is gold
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Webhamster Henry:

wfmu.org...
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Handy Haversack:

@8:26, Jeezy.
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Dean:

I have all twelve of the Sonic Tomfoolery comps.
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Was 'prog' one of the genres?
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LiXiviated Life:

Thanks
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Gaylord Fields:

@Jeezy: Do you want the answer, or are you just looking for love from Ken and Michele? No shame in either answer.
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chresti:

hippity hoppity!
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steveo:

thanks for the state
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Andres:

Still not sure what yacht rock is but I think I like it maybe. Thanks again, Ken and Michele!
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Webhamster Henry:

That was fun!
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skrapshak:

Thanks Ken and Michele!!
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Michele with One "L":

Thanks everybody!
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Webhamster Henry:

Yacht rock washes up over the surf rock.
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Ike:

Thanks K&M!
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chresti:

I learned about yacht rock on wfmu
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chresti:

Thanks Michele and Ken!
  9:53pm
Corey:

Love you guys listening in from Ridgewood queens on an icom 8500 with a discone antenna
  10:08pm
P-90:

I’ve watched a few episodes of the sitcom “Scrubs” recently. It’s so packed with different kinds of sarcasm, you could almost describe it as a show ABOUT sarcasm.
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Jeezy:

Ah thanks guys! Sorry, I was not monitoring the comments...
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tom from Manchester:

in relation to the listener comment about adding a subscription fee for the stream: not everyone can live in Brooklyn. thank you for your continued commitment not to freeze out the world outside your immediate broadcast area — love, an overseas listener since 2004 xx
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Bas NL:

And here we are in the future.. +4800 pledges and WFMU made it's GOOOOAAAAALLLL!!! :) :) :)
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