Favoriting The Funhouse with Harry Parmenter: Playlist from March 5, 2023 Favoriting

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Favoriting March 5, 2023: FOND ADIEU, DETECTIVE MUNCH

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Approx. start time
The Stranglers  The Waltzinblack   Favoriting The Gospel According To The Meninblack  EMI  1981  CD  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Lynn F. Kowal  Theme from "Homicide: Life on the Street"   Favoriting   YouTube  1993  Other  0:01:03 (Pop-up)
999  Homicide   Favoriting The Biggest Tour in Sport  Albion Records  1980  Vinyl  0:03:21 (Pop-up)
Bob Seger  Busload of Faith   Favoriting I Knew You When  Capitol  2017  CD  0:07:19 (Pop-up)
Bruce Springsteen  Wrecking Ball   Favoriting Wrecking Ball  Sony Music  2012  CD  0:11:26 (Pop-up)
Back Street Crawler  The Band Plays On   Favoriting The Band Plays On  Wounded Bird Records  2004  CD  0:17:48 (Pop-up)
AC/DC  What's Next To The Moon   Favoriting Powerage  Epic Records  2003  CD  0:22:07 (Pop-up)
 
Smog  Cold Blooded Old Times   Favoriting Knock Knock  Drag City  1999  CD  0:26:59 (Pop-up)
Serge Gainsbourg  Ford Mustang   Favoriting Comic Strip  Mercury/Polydor  1996  CD  0:31:14 (Pop-up)
Aimee Mann  Drive   Favoriting The Assassination of Gianni Versace Soundtrack  YouTubeMusic  2018    0:33:41 (Pop-up)
Du Blonde  Pull the Plug   Favoriting Homecoming  Daemon T.V./Singing Light Music  2021  LP  0:37:15 (Pop-up)
Jamie T  Zombie   Favoriting Carry on the Grudge  Virgin EMI  2014  CD  0:40:06 (Pop-up)
Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra  Do It With A Rock Star   Favoriting Theatre is Evil  8ft. Records  2012  CD  0:44:08 (Pop-up)
Super Furry Animals  The Man Don't Give A Fuck   Favoriting The Man Don't Give a Fuck  Creation  1996  CD  0:48:51 (Pop-up)
 
The Iguanas  Flame On   Favoriting Plastic Silver 9-Volt Heart  Yep Roc  2003  CD  0:55:27 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

  9:00pm
Luther Mahoney:

Luther is here Harry!
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Harry Parmenter:

oh boy, Luther!
  9:01pm
Alejandro Sentenat:

Good Evening, Harry!
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Harry Parmenter:

Hello Alejandro and welcome!
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medson:

Hey Harry and all ye Funhousers
  9:01pm
Luther Mahoney:

Belz was also a funny Stern guest back in the 80s and 90s
  9:02pm
Luther Mahoney:

999?
  9:02pm
Cali4nyaStreamin':

999
  9:02pm
rychurd:

hey all youse funhausers!
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Harry Parmenter:

hey medson good to see you. counting down to THE MARATHON. yes Luther.
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Harry Parmenter:

hey cali
  9:02pm
Luther Mahoney:

DamnI feel cool when I know this stuff!
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Harry Parmenter:

hello rychurd terrific show tonight
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medson:

↳ Harry Parmenter @9:02
yep tick tock
  9:04pm
Androu B.:

↳ Alejandro Sentenat @9:01
Ooops! Sorry Harry, that was my ACTUAL ID up there. (Let's keep that between us, OK?)
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Harry Parmenter:

keep what;)
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Luther Mahoney @9:01
truly great standup comic
  9:06pm
Androu B.:

I use "Androu B." for security purposes (and the FMU chatboards).
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MOM WHIG:

Hi all there
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Androu B. @9:06
capiche
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ MOM WHIG @9:07
Hi Mom!
  9:07pm
Luther Mahoney:

I forgot Seger covered this. Good choice
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Luther Mahoney @9:07
Munch at home listening to Lou's version I recall
  9:08pm
Cali4nyaStreamin':

New York was a great Lou Reed concept album. Saw the tour behind it live
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Soulstealer007:

Hey Harry and All
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Cali4nyaStreamin' @9:08
oh that mustve been a great gig. hey soulstealer!
  9:09pm
Cali4nyaStreamin':

saw Segar 1977 Florida
  9:09pm
Androu B.:

↳ MOM WHIG @9:07
Hi MW! (Incidentally,I was tuned in to The Whig Out while eating dinner, so couldn't comment.)
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Cali4nyaStreamin' @9:09
yeah saw him in LA few years later early 80s fantastic. you saw Alto Reed RIP I imagine
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Soulstealer007:

Howdy Mom
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Motobro:

Ello HP and gang.
Love that 999 track,
Richard if you’re here the show was great !
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Motobro @9:10
best version hands down
  9:11pm
Luther Mahoney:

I know you played this one for me!
  9:12pm
rychurd:

cheers motobro!
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Soulstealer007:

Sorry I missed the beginning of the show.
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Luther Mahoney @9:11
yeah and it's really grown on me. bet it's great live
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Soulstealer007 @9:12
you're here! that's all that matters but you'll want to check it out later
  9:13pm
Androu B.:

↳ Motobro @9:10
I've got a Punk compilation with that 999 track. Always brings me back to the glory days of college radio (80's, of course).
  9:14pm
Cali4nyaStreamin':

late 70's and early 80s yes the best
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Cali4nyaStreamin' @9:14
lotta great music then
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Will thee Sound Guy:

Hi Harry and all!!!
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Mike Sin:

I am quite happy to be back in the Fonhaus!
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Harry Parmenter:

Evening Will! And Mr. Sin! Thx everyone for stopping by
  9:18pm
patrick321:

Hey Harry and all
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ patrick321 @9:18
Welcome Prowler! Always a pleasure to see your name here
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Harry Parmenter:

Another guy here who photographed Belz
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Max Danger:

Enjoying the show, Harry! Hello Rocknsoulers!
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Candy-O'67:

Hey Harry and all! Getting to listen live tonight. I got to hear the Whig Out, too, but was driving back from Gonzales, TX
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Harry Parmenter:

Alright Max! And Candy O! Gonzales, TX, sounds deep in the heart of...
  9:20pm
Androu B.:

Howard Stern pays tribute to Belzer with a look back at all of his appearances on Howard's show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seu5RuJgGt8

I'll be viewing this later myself.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:20pm
Mike Sin:

↳ Song: "The Band Plays On" by "Back Street Crawler"
I’m thinking this is the first time I’m hearing BSC on WFMU. Cool selection. Of course Free has been played a million times.
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Candy-O'67:

↳ Harry Parmenter @9:20
You betcha, Harry! Cute little town east of New Braunfels
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Androu B. @9:20
cool! need to see that myself.
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David Shortell:

↳ Song: "Homicide" by "999"
Was 2003 at NYC’s Village Underground the last time 999 played in the US? Arturo Bassick kicked my stuffed spherical backpack across the stage like it was a soccer ball.
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Mike Sin @9:20
yeah this was a great debut album and then...Koss was gone soon thereafter sadly. second LP good too
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Fatherflot:

Hey Harry. Good to be in the phunhaus
  9:22pm
Prowler:

Dropping in a little late. Nice to see a tribute to Belz!
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Fatherflot @9:21
Hello Fatherflot! Thx for checkin in
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Candy-O'67:

↳ Fatherflot @9:21
Hey FF!
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Prowler @9:22
Indeed.
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Fatherflot:

↳ Candy-O'67 @9:22
Hi Candy - how are you?
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Fatherflot:

↳ Harry Parmenter @9:22
I'm a huge Homicide: Life on the Streets fan. I even use a soundclip from it in my opening --- a Frank Pembleton rant
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Aitch:

soothing sounds of Acca Dacca, was never the same with the new bloke
  9:24pm
Luther Mahoney:

↳ Fatherflot @9:23
if you're really a super fan then my name should be familiar to you!
  9:24pm
Androu B.:

↳ Song: "What's Next To The Moon" by "AC/DC"
ACCA DACCA! (As their fans in the land of Aus calls them)
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Soulstealer007:

God Bless Pembelton
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Aitch @9:24
If there's a better hard rock lyricist than Bon was I don't know him.
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Candy-O'67:

↳ Fatherflot @9:22
I'm.good. . Totally was enjoying the glorious spring weather here all weekend! We had absolutely perfect weather!!☀️🌻🌼🌸🏵️
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Soulstealer007:

Amen Harry
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Candy-O'67:

↳ Fatherflot @9:22
After that big storm Thursday night, brought fantastic weather after!
  9:25pm
Androu B.:

↳ Aitch @9:24
G'day, Aitch!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:26pm
Mike Sin:

↳ Harry Parmenter @9:24
You do know medson, though. But he calls himself a hard rock poet
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Soulstealer007:

AWESOME!
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Mike Sin @9:26
that's very true. alright Bon comes in second place.
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Fatherflot:

↳ Luther Mahoney @9:24
yes, the drug kingpin
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Fatherflot @9:28
they never nailed him, did they?
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Fatherflot:

↳ Candy-O'67 @9:24
Nice. It was actually sunny this weekend here too
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Candy-O'67:

↳ Fatherflot @9:29
That's great! Hope you got to get out and enjoy the sun, too
  9:30pm
bobob plasticland:

not to be confused with Golden Smog
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Candy-O'67 @9:30
cold and cloudy out here in not so sunny SoCal
  9:30pm
bobobobob:

hey y'all!!!!
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ bobob plasticland @9:30
don't know them well; good stuff?
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medson:

↳ Mike Sin @9:26
my ears were ringing haha
  9:32pm
Androu B.:

↳ bobobobob @9:30
Hi, bobobobob!
  9:32pm
Luther Mahoney:

↳ Harry Parmenter @9:29
pretty sure he was gunned down
  9:32pm
Luther Mahoney:

↳ Harry Parmenter @9:29
and then he was reincarnated as the coroner on The Wire
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Soulstealer007:

Is this the "B" side to "Bonnie & Clyde"?
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MOM WHIG:

Hi Candy - David S - Prowler - Luther M - Soulstealer - bobobbo - medson (again)
  9:33pm
Cali4nyaStreamin':

hi Mom
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Candy-O'67 @9:19
Yes The Lyres!
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Fatherflot:

↳ MOM WHIG @9:33
Hi again, ma
  9:34pm
Luther Mahoney:

oh man, I didnn't know she covered this
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Fatherflot @9:34
Yes hanging in here
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Luther Mahoney @9:34
nor did i; perfect for her
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Song: "Drive" by "Aimee Mann"
A really nice version of this song
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ MOM WHIG @9:35
it is isn't it
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Mike Sin:

↳ Song: "Drive" by "Aimee Mann"
This track is from that disturbing FX miniseries?
  9:36pm
bobobkbo:

Androu....my smartphone wants to keep putting in Android ... android must be my smartphones girlfriend???
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Fatherflot:

↳ Song: "Drive" by "Aimee Mann"
That's a great acoustic guitar sound
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Mike Sin @9:36
haven't seen it but will take your word for it and Yes
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:37pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ MOM WHIG @9:33
Hey Mom! Hope you've had a good Sunday!
  9:37pm
Luther Mahoney:

at first I thought Aimee ended her cover with a belch and thought, that's not like her
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Candy-O'67 @9:37
Good day here too - 65 & sunny (no winds today)
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Luther Mahoney @9:37
just to get you out of that introspective mood
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Fatherflot:

↳ Luther Mahoney @9:37
True, she's more of a loud farter
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Candy-O'67:

↳ MOM WHIG @9:37
Nice, Mom! We were in the '70's. Low humidity, sum, perfect!
  9:39pm
Androu B.:

↳ bobobkbo @9:36
Lol. feel you there! You can shut off AutoCorrect, but it might ask you to choose a second language on your keyboard options to do so.
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Woo:

My Internet was out and now it's in
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Mike Sin:

Was a nicer day in NYC today, but I still wore leg warmers under my muumuu.
  9:41pm
Luther Mahoney:

Aimee Mann could make You Shook Me All Night Long sound like a sad introspective ballad
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Mike Sin @9:41
LOL
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Soulstealer007:

HAH HAH Luther
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Luther Mahoney @9:41
Ironic since she was such a good slap bass player in her original band
  9:43pm
Cali4nyaStreamin':

"like the bastard lovechild of Billy Bragg and Mike Skinner doing his best Joe Strummer impression" WKI
  9:43pm
Cali4nyaStreamin':

Wiki sorry
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Cali4nyaStreamin' @9:43
that's pretty good
  9:44pm
Cali4nyaStreamin':

cracked me up had to share
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patrick321:

Hey again Harry and all
I was 9:18 "Prowler" from my phone—is that a new thing WTF?

Anyway, enjoying it all

RIP Belz
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ patrick321 @9:44
Indeed
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Motobro:

↳ Song: "Do It With A Rock Star" by "Amanda Palmer & The G...
I coulda been a contender….
  9:49pm
Androu B.:

↳ Song: "The Man Don't Give A Fuck" by "Super Furry Animals"
That Steely Dan sample again...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:49pm
Mike Sin:

↳ Song: "The Man Don't Give A Fuck" by "Super Furry Animals"
This song always plays when medson enters the movie.
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Motobro:

↳ Motobro @9:47
I chose stretching throttle cables instead
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Soulstealer007:

LOL Mike
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Androu B. @9:49
never saw em but guess this was their set closer
  9:50pm
Prowler:

Quite the eclectic mix tonight, Harry.
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Motobro @9:49
hey there
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MOM WHIG:

↳ patrick321 @9:44
HA HA hey there
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Prowler @9:50
yes happy to throw anything against the wall
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Fatherflot:

Belzer and Ned Beatty were such a great team. I loved that show from the start -- it was the first network show to feature phenomenally talented but not-conventionally-attractive character actors. Belz, Polito, Beatty, Yaphet Kotto, Melissa Leo in men's clothes and no makeup. LOVED IT!
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MOM WHIG:

Thanks for another FUN show at THEE FUNHOUSE
  9:52pm
Cali4nyaStreamin':

Steely Dan riff? poor people in the shade of the light something like that
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medson:

↳ Mike Sin @9:49
Unfortunately that only happens during the matinee showings these days
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Fatherflot @9:51
It was greatness.
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ medson @9:52
you guys crack me up, seriously.
  9:53pm
Prowler:

I worked on Homicide. It was Belz's agent who turned me on to the job. One of my favorite gigs.
  9:53pm
S33dy:

Tnx Harry P, the DJ Who Lived
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Fatherflot:

↳ Prowler @9:53
Down in Ball More?
  9:54pm
Cali4nyaStreamin':

you raise my musical consciousness Harry.
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Soulstealer007:

Great show!
R~I~P Belzer
Thanks Harry
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Cali4nyaStreamin' @9:54
friends sending stuff my way always helps but thx
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Will thee Sound Guy:

thank you Harry!!!
  9:54pm
Androu B.:

↳ Prowler @9:53
I was an extra on L&O SVU! Got to meet Judith Light AND Ludacris in person on the set!
  9:55pm
Prowler:

Great show-again! RIP Belzer. Thx Harry and goodnight all!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:55pm
medson:

↳ Harry Parmenter @9:52
Mika and I had a good run for a few decades there. Lots of good stories to tell
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Harry Parmenter:

thx all for listening and joining the chat! stay tuned for RAMA LAMA DING DONG
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medson:

Great show Harry
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ medson @9:55
I see Hope & Crosby-like movies
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Harry Parmenter @9:55
We'll be there in a few.........
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ medson @9:55
thx. over to you!
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Fatherflot:

↳ medson @9:55
What are you, Joe Scarborough?
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Mike Sin:

Excellent show.
  9:57pm
Androu B.:

Thanks, Harry! Decent tribute!
RIP to The Belz.
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Harry Parmenter:

↳ Mike Sin @9:56
much appreciated. good night and good week to all.
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Motobro:

↳ Harry Parmenter @9:55
Thank you HP, fun show.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:58pm
Candy-O'67:

Thx, Harry! Enjoyed the show!
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