WFMU: Busy Doing Nothing with Charlie: Playlist from September 24, 2023

Listener comments!
	11:58am Stork: Thank you for being you, Charlie - and today: for being ME!!
	12:02pm Yvang: Hi Charlie and busy people.
	12:02pm vicki people like us WFMU: Listening in the car!
	12:02pm Charlie: Stork! I'll try and do you proud;)
	👻 12:02pm doctorjazz: Hello Charlie, too busy here, will drop everything and do nothing RIGHT AWAY!
	12:03pm Charlie: Hi Yvang, and Vicki! Music for driving:)
	12:03pm chresti: Hi busy Charlie and busy buddies!
	12:03pm Charlie: Howdy, doctorjazz! and chresti!
	12:04pm Charlie: ↳ chresti @12:03 Busy buddies! love it:)
	12:04pm Jeff Golick: Time to get busy!
	12:04pm Michael: Puts down the Globe Sports section - Hello Charlie!
	12:05pm Franco Twinkie: Hi Charlie! I'm doing nothing until I figure out what to do.
	12:06pm Charlie: Big BDN welcome Jeff, Michael, Franco!
	👻 12:06pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "That's Where It Is" by "Billy Taylor" What does he sound like AFTER he's warmed up, I'd like to know...
	12:07pm 1MT: Hi Charlie!
	12:11pm adamdoesit: Hi Charlie and busybodies! Why spoil a nice Sunday by doing something?
	12:11pm Charlie: One Mike Tango! Hi adamdoesit:)
	👻 12:12pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals" by "... Love Raymond Scott music! (so jazz, wothout actually being jazz)
	12:13pm 1MT: Raymond Scott was amazing then, and then went on to do amazing electronic stuff...
	12:18pm Charlie: ↳ 1MT @12:13 Indeed, 1MT! and before that he had a more trad big band that did great stuff too. The electronic stuff is amazing...
	12:18pm Andres: Good aft, Charlie. Doing nothing is one of my favourite things to do.
	12:19pm Roberto: Charles!
	👻 12:20pm doctorjazz: Got too much to do to be able to do nothing today. But I'll listen, and fantasize that I am doing nothing...
	12:21pm tom tom the pipers son: hello charlie, folks...
	12:21pm Charlie: Hello, Andres, and Roberto!
	👻 12:23pm doctorjazz: Announcement a bit low volume (on my end)
	12:25pm Webhamster Henry: Hiya Charlie!
	12:28pm Roberto: ↳ Song: "Holding On to the Earth" by "Sam Phillips" I remember falling asleep watching Ruby in Paradise, then awakening to the closing credits and this song playing.
	12:29pm Charlie: ↳ doctorjazz @12:23 thanks drjazz, will try to boost for next one:)
	12:29pm Charlie: Hi Henry!
	👻 12:30pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Charley's Prelude (John Kirby cover)" by "Don Byron" This is GREAT! (used to love Byron's stuff, haven't seen or heard his name much in a while).
	12:33pm katharsis: Hello kings and queens of nothhing
	12:34pm Stork: Hi doc and all you Nothing-Doers!! Zounds!Sweet soundz!!
	12:34pm Sem: Good afternoon, Charlie, and those who value the infinite value of doing SFA, and those w/ second thoughts on the matter.
	👻 12:35pm doctorjazz: ↳ Stork @12:34 Hey Storkeleh! Sounds like you're having a great time-Good for you!
	12:35pm Charlie: ↳ katharsis @12:33 Hi katharsis! Kings and queens of nothing! heh heh:)
	👻 12:35pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Calypso Major" by "Abdullah Ibrahim" My man, Abdullah Ibrahim (have tickets to see him in November, looking forward to it).
	12:36pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Song: "Calypso Major" by "Abdullah Ibrahim" this calypso... takes its own time
	12:37pm Charlie: Howdy Sem, and belated hi tom tom (and low tom and mid tom)
	12:37pm Charlie: ↳ doctorjazz @12:35 wow, exciting to get to see him!
	12:37pm Roberto: ↳ Song: "Teacher" by "Cynthia Hilts" Now, this would make excellent hold music.
	👻 12:39pm doctorjazz: ↳ Charlie @12:37 Seen him a bunch of times, but he's getting on in years, not sure how much longer that will be an option...(hopefully for a long time, but, you know...)
	👻 12:39pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Teacher" by "Cynthia Hilts" Don't know Hilts, this is lovely! (and a nice segue from Ibrahim).
	12:41pm Charlie: ↳ doctorjazz @12:39 Hilts is from Tucson, lived and played in NYC for years. Had her play at my library recently. She said this song was inspired by Ibrahim.
	12:43pm Roberto: ↳ Roberto @12:37 I mean that sincerely. Places of businesses need to put more thought into their hold music, especially if they plan on making their clients wait a while.
	👻 12:44pm doctorjazz: ↳ Charlie @12:41 It does sound like South African jazz is at the root of it. (seems to be a hard CD to come by now, don't see it available on a quick Google search)
	12:44pm Wendy del Formaggio: It's the hardest working man in show business, Mr. Fill-In himself, Charlie Lewis!
	12:44pm Wendy del Formaggio: 1MT!
	12:45pm Charlie: Wendy! Hola!
	12:46pm chresti: I've been on hold forever!
	👻 12:47pm doctorjazz: ↳ doctorjazz @12:44 I did find a used copy, should be coming to ChezJazz at some point...
	12:48pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Song: "Moon Goin' Down (from Three Delta Blues)" by "Sol... I thought this sounded familiar! Old SSQ faves!
	👻 12:48pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Moon Goin' Down (from Three Delta Blues)" by "Sol... Delta Blues as string quartet music, interesting/jolting sound, cool!
	12:49pm 1MT: hiya Wendy!
	12:49pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Webhamster Henry @12:48 "Sequence Girls" itself is a classic!
	👻 12:51pm doctorjazz: Dave Soldier had a feature in The New Yorker a few months ago, interesting fellow... www.newyorker.com...
	12:51pm Charlie: ↳ Webhamster Henry @12:49 Love the whole album! Been thinking of Dave Soldier as I've been in a Kropotkins mood lately.
	12:52pm Doug Schulkind: ↳ doctorjazz @12:51 I'm reading Dave's excellent book: cup.columbia.edu...
	12:53pm Charlie: Hiya Doug! Didn't know about that book. Looks fascinating!
	12:53pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Song: "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" by "Nina Simone" so this is what nobel prize lyrics sound like...
	👻 12:56pm doctorjazz: ↳ Doug Schulkind @12:52 That does sound intetresting, will check it out, thanks Doug!
	👻 12:57pm doctorjazz: (Been an expensive morning, between DO Radio, now Charlie, just hitting the buy button...)
	1:01pm chresti: ↳ Doug Schulkind @12:52 Looks interesting!
	1:01pm Stork: Kropotkins!!! Dave Soldier, Mo Tucker, Charles Burnham, Jonathan Kane, and Lorette Velvette on vox. Amazey-Wazey!!
	1:02pm Webhamster Henry: Music Math & Mind was edited by Handy Haversack I think.
	👻 1:03pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Reed Song" by "Will Holshouser Trio" This is lovely! Have to cut out, will check the rest out in the Archives, thanks Charlie!
	1:04pm Charlie: Seeya, doctorjazz! Thanks for tuning in:)
	1:08pm frenchee: Charlie! So good to hear you on a gloomy NYC day
	1:09pm Charlie: frenchee! thanks for brightening up my day:)
	1:10pm spodiodi: woohoo! greetings, Charlie and all!
	1:11pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Hullo ! Thx for Filling In.
	1:11pm Charlie: hey, spodiodi, pull up a seat!
	1:12pm Charlie: Revolution Rabbit! Thx for Tuning In;)
	1:13pm tom tom the pipers son: idk if the two comments i made read sarcastically, if they did sound that way, sorry, it was unintended
	1:16pm Charlie: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @1:13 no worries, tom tom
	1:16pm Greg g: Wonderful soundtrack for an overcast autumn day.
	1:17pm WR: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @1:13 no worries, tom tom, we get you. And hello, still doing kitchen cleanup post lunch but I took 5 to catch up on the comments. Fortunately I am still able to listen to WFMU and clean and put away dishes at the same time.
	1:18pm spodiodi: ↳ Charlie @1:11 🪑 all set!
	1:18pm Charlie: Hi, Greg g, and WR!
	1:20pm Wendy del Formaggio: Aww, I gotta skip out now. Catch you on the archives, Charlie! xoxo p.s. I owe you some emails. Been a bit overwhelmed lately.
	1:21pm Charlie: ↳ Wendy del Formaggio @1:20 All good, Wendeleh! Nice to see you, if briefly. We'll catch up soon:)
	1:22pm Erik (VT): @nuttin’: I 💜 the cut of your audio jib !
	1:23pm Charlie: Haha, Erik! Thanks for that;)
	1:26pm chresti: Pacific time here!
	1:29pm chresti: Sunny as all getout!
	1:33pm tom tom the pipers son: thanks charlie, wr...
	1:37pm ?: Loving this! Listening to this and half watch an early Columbo episode! Stereo at its finest .
	1:38pm Charlie: ↳ @1:37 Radio + Columbo = heaven! Thanks for checking in, ?
	1:38pm Ruth: That's me, Ruth L watching Columbo and listening to you. Multi tasker!
	1:38pm spodiodi: ↳ Song: "Snake Charmer" by "Bradford Reed" long live the pencilina
	1:38pm Charlie: ↳ Ruth @1:38 Ruth! So glad you dropped by:)
	1:39pm spodiodi: love Bradford Reed
	1:39pm Stork: ↳ Song: "Snake Charmer" by "Bradford Reed" Another WFMU memory! Bradford driving an overstuffed van with me riding shotgun - way too fast around NY circa '95. Scary, but a really fun, interesting guy. Was performing with Blue Man Group when I met him.
	1:40pm Ruth: ↳ Roberto @12:43 Yes!
	1:40pm Charlie: ↳ spodiodi @1:38 It's an amazing instrument! I used to see him play on the street in NYC, and at 'FMU once at an early marathon finale.
	1:41pm spodiodi: and long live base-2
	1:41pm Stork: ↳ Song: "Inchworm" by "Dick Shawn" THAT'S OUR INCHWORM!!!
	1:42pm Charlie: ↳ Stork @1:41 Haha!
	1:42pm Ruth: Inchworm is EVERYTHING!
	1:42pm 1MT: This guy is brilliant. He was amazing in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
	1:43pm Ruth: Butterfly!! Gorgeous 😍
	1:43pm Charlie: ↳ 1MT @1:42 Haven't seen that in ages. He's funny in everything:)
	1:44pm spodiodi: that's cool, Charlie! i've only seen him once (in '99 at a King Missile).
	1:44pm Charlie: Hey, Stork, did Bradford Reed ever play on the Stork Club?
	1:44pm spodiodi: ↳ spodiodi @1:44 at Bottom of the Hill (in sf)
	1:44pm Stork: ↳ Charlie @1:44 He did! I think it was a pre-tape.
	1:45pm Ruth: I'm back in my childhood bedroom, 8 years old, rocking out to Butterfly. I thought I sounded exactly same as the singer. I was SOOOO COOL.
	1:45pm tom tom the pipers son: dick shawn www.haaretz.com...
	1:47pm chresti: ↳ Song: "Nobody Knows What's Going On (In My Mind But Me)"... Psyche Chiffons!
	1:48pm chresti: ↳ spodiodi @1:44 hi spodi!\\//
	1:50pm spodiodi: ↳ Song: "Elusive Butterfly" by "Carmen McRae" hi chresti!\\//
	1:50pm spodiodi: love 3 Clubmen
	1:50pm chresti: ↳ Ruth @1:45 I was that way with the First Edition, and Diana Ross and the Supremes.
	1:50pm David Shortell: ↳ Ruth @1:38 "Étude in Black" with guest-killer John Cassavetes?
	1:51pm Ruth: ↳ chresti @1:50 What a riot Christi! Glory days!
	1:51pm Ruth: I meant Chresti!
	1:52pm Ruth: Yes
	1:53pm Ruth: David, I don't know Etude in Black but will hunt it down for sure!
	1:54pm Stork: I strived for weekly live performances - had to do a lotta pre-tapes, and some re-runs. But always live content.
	1:54pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Song: "Popular Troublesome Heartache Plan (live on the S... yeah Baby Steps
	1:54pm Stork: This is surreal and wonderful, Charlie ❤️
	1:55pm Ruth: Anyone else have Covid now? It sucks! Don't mean to put a damper on this lovely group.
	1:55pm David Shortell: ↳ Ruth @1:53 The Season 2 premiere.
	1:56pm Ruth: Surreal and wonderful, absolutely! Also, great for my math skills. A challenge with every post!
	1:56pm Charlie: ↳ Ruth @1:55 Ugh, do you have it, Ruth? Yuck. It's on the up-tick. Stay safe, everyone!
	1:57pm Ruth: Thanks David!
	1:58pm chresti: ↳ Ruth @1:55 So far, so good..
	1:59pm David Shortell: ↳ Charlie @1:43 Including his role as Bing Bell in "Evil Roy Slade", a made-for-TV western spoof that predates "Blazing Saddles" by a couple of years.
	2:00pm Charlie: ↳ David Shortell @1:59 Belated hello, David! Thanks for the film and TV comments!
	2:04pm spodiodi: ↳ Song: "Questionnaire" by "Butterscott" <3
	2:06pm Andres: ↳ Song: "Questionnaire" by "Butterscott" Fun tune reminding me there are some feedback surveys waiting for me in my inbox.
	2:07pm chresti: Did Solid Eye perform live on the Stork Club?
	2:07pm Ruth: Love the phone ringing in background of What is my life like! Old fashioned phone ring.
	2:08pm chresti: ↳ Song: "Coming Down to Earth" by "Krystyna Olsiewicz (wit... Krys O!
	2:09pm Charlie: ↳ Andres @2:06 Haha, so tired of surveys! After every appointment and shopping experience. Throw them out!
	2:10pm Charlie: ↳ Ruth @2:07 Ruth, I was at that show! At Tonic, a great former club in NYC. Yes, you'd hear the phone, blenders, etc.
	2:11pm Ruth: That is such a charming touch, hearing the good ol' background noises! Most refreshing.
	2:12pm Ruth: I think I need a show r a show-lette at FMU!
	2:13pm Ruth: Wow, early Steely Dan!! Cool.
	2:14pm Charlie: ↳ Ruth @2:12 Ruth, you need an outlet, that's for sure! (You do some nice painting, I'll say that:)
	2:15pm frenchee: Every song you play is making me dance, laugh, or glee-scream, Chazzzzz!
	2:15pm Ruth: I think Covid is making me extra chatty, especially since I can chat here without speaking which is difficult for me!
	2:17pm Charlie: ↳ frenchee @2:15 Just the thought of you glee-screaming!
	2:20pm tom tom the pipers son: the association always surprise me when the pop up on fmu
	2:23pm Stork: I taught that bum everything he ever knew !
	2:27pm Stork: "Production" work!! Probably rolling joints.
	2:31pm Charlie: ↳ Stork @2:27 Well, that's a production!
	2:32pm adamdoesit: ↳ Song: "Poinciana" by "Ahmad Jamal" When they hear that Poinciana beat, even dead folks tap their feet.
	2:33pm tom tom the pipers son: miles davis in the 50's claimed jamal as a big influence, you can hear similarities between jamal and davis' chosen pianist of the time, bill evans
	2:35pm Charlie: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @2:33 good point. lots of space in their playing styles.
	2:35pm Uncle Michael: Charlie, you've been out on a 24 mile bike ride. How do you feel?
	2:36pm Charlie: Wobbly, Uncle Michael, wobbly! How 'bout you?
	2:37pm Sem: Busy Sunday afternoon, groovin' to Charlie doing nothing, We must be in heaven, man.
	2:37pm Uncle Michael: ↳ Sem @2:37 Very impressed with you!
	2:37pm Ruth: Sam, yes, Heaven!
	2:39pm Uncle Michael: ↳ Uncle Michael @2:37 Meant to tag Charlie!
	2:42pm chresti: I hear that stretching is important.
	2:43pm tom tom the pipers son: sumatran ladies wearing hats as oulawed by gov't...reminds me of a story covered by currents the other day that chinese government is outlawing clothing that hurts the 'feelings' of the chinese people
	2:44pm Charlie: ↳ Uncle Michael @2:39 Got it!
	2:45pm Charlie: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @2:43 that sounds pretty hard to quantify
	2:46pm tom tom the pipers son: the chinese people of course being synonymous with chinese government
	2:47pm spodiodi: ↳ Song: "Babalu (Orooney)" by "Slim Gaillard" w00t!
	2:47pm 1MT: Babarooney!
	2:47pm Sem: Babalu! Greatest hits of all-time time!
	2:48pm tom tom the pipers son: whatever hurts xi's 'feelings'
	2:48pm fred: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @2:46 Bears should wear pants, that's non-negotiable
	2:48pm 1MT: Gotta go- have a good rest of the show Charlie. It was great, especially the Slim Gaillard . O Vouty!
	2:49pm Charlie: bye, 1MT! Thanks!
	2:50pm Charlie: Vouti!
	2:50pm adamdoesit: Thank you for the fill-in, Charlie. All vout, no McVouty.
	2:50pm chresti: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @2:46 Uniforms?
	2:50pm spodiodi: ↳ Charlie @2:50 indeed!
	2:50pm Charlie: ↳ fred @2:48 "underwear must be changed five times a day, and it must be worn on the outside, so we can check!"
	2:51pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ chresti @2:50 i guess that's an implication
	2:51pm chresti: ↳ Charlie @2:50 Haha!
	2:51pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ fred @2:48 bears are perverts
	2:51pm LadyChanticleer: DUDE!!! This is sick
	2:52pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ LadyChanticleer @2:51 she in the pocket
	2:52pm Sem: Re: Babalu: "...originally written in Spanish creole, the singer wonders aloud what to do with a statue of Babalú Ayé, now that a Santería rite had been invoked by others.[1] He suggests that seventeen candles be lit up, in the shape of a cross, and that a cigar and aguardiente be brought to him, as to pay homage to the deity. He then requests good luck, love from his beloved woman, and safety and protection to both." via wikithingy
	2:53pm Stork: All Hail The Great Charlie of Lewis!! Thank you, Chollie!
	2:53pm tom tom the pipers son: thank you charlie, look forward to your next show
	2:53pm LadyChanticleer: OMG this song. I'm tearing up.
	2:54pm spodiodi: ↳ Song: "Pass the Dutchie" by "Musical Youth" XD
	2:55pm LadyChanticleer: I found this sound when I was like... 11. You can imagine. I wanted to BE Musical Youth.
	2:55pm chresti: ↳ Song: "Pass the Dutchie" by "Musical Youth" Weee!
	2:55pm Charlie: Hi LadyChanticleer! Everyone stay tuned: Ritual Music is next. Playlist here: wfmu.org...
	2:56pm spodiodi: fantastic fill-in arooni Charlie!!! how do you pack so many great song in one show!?!? 👏
	2:56pm Sem: Worn out from all the nothing, but in a good way, like after biking 24 miles. Thanks, Charlie, good to hear you here once again.
	2:56pm LadyChanticleer: Thank you Charlie. This has been magical.
	2:57pm fred: ↳ LadyChanticleer @2:55 And you ended up being Lady C. Our win, no matter how you feel about it
	2:58pm chresti: Thanks Charley! You Will be back soon, right?
	2:59pm spodiodi: they really are.
	2:59pm Ruth: Thank you Charlie!
	3:00pm Charlie: Thanks everyone! See you 'round:)
	3:01pm RSTVMO: ↳ Song: "Life Like" by "R, Stevie Moore" Much obliged <!>
	3:03pm Charlie: Steve! A classic:)
	3:04pm WR: Many thanks.

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from Extra Fabulous Comics, by Zach M. Stafford

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Approx. start time
Stan Getz	A House Is Not a Home "A House Is Not a Home" by "Stan Getz"	What the World Needs Now	Verve	0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Billy Taylor	That's Where It Is "That's Where It Is" by "Billy Taylor"	Warming Up!	Riverside	0:03:55 (Pop-up)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm	I Can't Break the Habit of You	The Middle Years, Part 1 (1936-38)	Jazz Heritage	0:06:33 (Pop-up)
Raymond Scott	Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals	Reckless Nights and Turkish Twilights	Columbia/Legacy	0:09:54 (Pop-up)
Silver Apples	You and I "You and I" by "Silver Apples"	Contact	Kapp; MCA	0:12:21 (Pop-up)
Tinarawen	Kek Alghalm "Kek Alghalm" by "Tinarawen"	Amatssou	Wedge	0:15:54 (Pop-up)
Sam Phillips	Holding On to the Earth	The Indescribable Wow	Virgin	0:19:06 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Tipsy	Bunny Kick "Bunny Kick" by "Tipsy"	Uh-oh!	Asphodel	0:23:33 (Pop-up)
Don Byron	Charley's Prelude (John Kirby cover)	Bug Music	Nonesuch	0:27:18 (Pop-up)
Abdullah Ibrahim	Calypso Major "Calypso Major" by "Abdullah Ibrahim"	No Fear, No Die	Enja	0:29:55 (Pop-up)
Cynthia Hilts	Teacher "Teacher" by "Cynthia Hilts"	Lyric Fury	Blond Coyote	0:34:50 (Pop-up)
Chick Corea	Song for Sally "Song for Sally" by "Chick Corea"	Piano Improvisations Vol 1	ECM	0:42:17 (Pop-up)
Soldier String Quartet	Moon Goin' Down (from Three Delta Blues)	Sequence Girls	Rift	0:45:55 (Pop-up)
Nina Simone	Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues	To Love Somebody	RCA	0:48:44 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: World Standard	The Lonely Driver 1952	Country Gazette	Asphodel	0:53:29 (Pop-up)
Will Holshouser Trio	Reed Song "Reed Song" by "Will Holshouser Trio"	Reed Song	Clean Feed	0:59:40 (Pop-up)
Mark-Almond	Monday Bluesong "Monday Bluesong" by "Mark-Almond"	Rising	Columbia	1:04:16 (Pop-up)
Lianne La Havas	Courage "Courage" by "Lianne La Havas"	Lianne La Havas	Columbia	1:08:29 (Pop-up)
Dick Hyman & Mary Mayo	For All We Know	Moon Gas	MGM	1:12:03 (Pop-up)
Julia Jacklin	Ignore Tenderness "Ignore Tenderness" by "Julia Jacklin"	Pre Pleasure	Polyvinyl	1:15:19 (Pop-up)
Portishead	Glory Box "Glory Box" by "Portishead"	Dummy	Go! Discs/London	1:18:19 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Las Comadrejas	Oaxacatelas "Oaxacatelas" by "Las Comadrejas"	We Are Ugly, But We Have the Music	Comad	1:23:08 (Pop-up)
Shocking Blue	The Butterfly and I	At Home	Pink Elephant; Repertoire	1:27:50 (Pop-up)
The 3 Clubmen	Green Green Grasshopper	The 3 Clubmen EP	Burning Shed	1:31:41 (Pop-up)
Bradford Reed	Snake Charmer "Snake Charmer" by "Bradford Reed"	Live! At Home	Ft.Lb. Records	1:35:01 (Pop-up)
Dick Shawn	Inchworm "Inchworm" by "Dick Shawn"	Sings With His Little People	20th Century Records	1:39:21 (Pop-up)
Carmen McRae	Elusive Butterfly "Elusive Butterfly" by "Carmen McRae"	Portrait of Carmen	Atlantic	1:41:37 (Pop-up)
The Chiffons	Nobody Knows What's Going On (In My Mind But Me)	7-inch single	Laurie	1:44:34 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Shudder to Think	pH Balanced "pH Balanced" by "Shudder to Think"	High Art (soundtrack)	Velvel	1:46:50 (Pop-up)
Baby Steps	Popular Troublesome Heartache Plan (live on the Stork Club, 9/14/97)	Live Music From a Dead Campus: Even More Live Music From WFMU (various artists)	WFMU	1:52:46 (Pop-up)
The Kropotkins	Crazy Hannah "Crazy Hannah" by "The Kropotkins"	live on the Stork Club, WFMU, 1997-06-01		1:57:50 (Pop-up)
Butterscott	Questionnaire "Questionnaire" by "Butterscott"	live on the Stork Club, WFMU, 1999-01-17		2:01:27 (Pop-up)
R, Stevie Moore	Life Like "Life Like" by "R, Stevie Moore"	Live at Tonic, 6 September 1998	R. Stevie Moore	2:04:04 (Pop-up)
Krystyna Olsiewicz (with Chris Butler and R. Stevie Moore)	Coming Down to Earth	Encyclopediac 2		2:06:14 (Pop-up)
Steely Dan	Sign In Stranger "Sign In Stranger" by "Steely Dan"	The Royal Scam	ABC	2:10:51 (Pop-up)
Elvis Presley	I Forgot to Remember to Forget	The Sun Sessions	RCA	2:15:07 (Pop-up)
The Association	Like Always "Like Always" by "The Association"	Greatest Hits	Warner Bros.	2:17:40 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Obeng Ungu & Jalan Buntu with Group	Menyelam Pakai Pipa Udara	1951: Sumatran Ladies Wearing Hats as Outlawed by Government	Hot Air	2:20:38 (Pop-up)
Ahmad Jamal	Poinciana "Poinciana" by "Ahmad Jamal"	Complete Live at the Pershing Lounge	Argo/Chess	2:29:09 (Pop-up)
Rob Swift	Salsa Scratch "Salsa Scratch" by "Rob Swift"	Sound Event	Tableturns	2:37:05 (Pop-up)
Leida La Madrid	Tondero - Mi Burrito	Traditional Music of Peru Vol. 8: Piura	Smithsonian Folkways	2:41:10 (Pop-up)
Slim Gaillard	Babalu (Orooney) "Babalu (Orooney)" by "Slim Gaillard"	Laughing in Rhythm: The Best of the Verve Years	Verve	2:44:57 (Pop-up)
Queen Latifah	Princess of the Posse	All Hail the Queen	Tommy Boy	2:48:28 (Pop-up)
Musical Youth	Pass the Dutchie "Pass the Dutchie" by "Musical Youth"	7-inch single	MCA	2:52:15 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Johnny Beecher (aka Plas Johnson)	Sax Fifth Avenue	45 played at 33	Warner Bros.	2:55:31 (Pop-up)

(cartoon by Daniel Kanhai)

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Listener comments!
	11:58am Stork: Thank you for being you, Charlie - and today: for being ME!!
	12:02pm Yvang: Hi Charlie and busy people.
	12:02pm vicki people like us WFMU: Listening in the car!
	12:02pm Charlie: Stork! I'll try and do you proud;)
	👻 12:02pm doctorjazz: Hello Charlie, too busy here, will drop everything and do nothing RIGHT AWAY!
	12:03pm Charlie: Hi Yvang, and Vicki! Music for driving:)
	12:03pm chresti: Hi busy Charlie and busy buddies!
	12:03pm Charlie: Howdy, doctorjazz! and chresti!
	12:04pm Charlie: ↳ chresti @12:03 Busy buddies! love it:)
	12:04pm Jeff Golick: Time to get busy!
	12:04pm Michael: Puts down the Globe Sports section - Hello Charlie!
	12:05pm Franco Twinkie: Hi Charlie! I'm doing nothing until I figure out what to do.
	12:06pm Charlie: Big BDN welcome Jeff, Michael, Franco!
	👻 12:06pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "That's Where It Is" by "Billy Taylor" What does he sound like AFTER he's warmed up, I'd like to know...
	12:07pm 1MT: Hi Charlie!
	12:11pm adamdoesit: Hi Charlie and busybodies! Why spoil a nice Sunday by doing something?
	12:11pm Charlie: One Mike Tango! Hi adamdoesit:)
	👻 12:12pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals" by "... Love Raymond Scott music! (so jazz, wothout actually being jazz)
	12:13pm 1MT: Raymond Scott was amazing then, and then went on to do amazing electronic stuff...
	12:18pm Charlie: ↳ 1MT @12:13 Indeed, 1MT! and before that he had a more trad big band that did great stuff too. The electronic stuff is amazing...
	12:18pm Andres: Good aft, Charlie. Doing nothing is one of my favourite things to do.
	12:19pm Roberto: Charles!
	👻 12:20pm doctorjazz: Got too much to do to be able to do nothing today. But I'll listen, and fantasize that I am doing nothing...
	12:21pm tom tom the pipers son: hello charlie, folks...
	12:21pm Charlie: Hello, Andres, and Roberto!
	👻 12:23pm doctorjazz: Announcement a bit low volume (on my end)
	12:25pm Webhamster Henry: Hiya Charlie!
	12:28pm Roberto: ↳ Song: "Holding On to the Earth" by "Sam Phillips" I remember falling asleep watching Ruby in Paradise, then awakening to the closing credits and this song playing.
	12:29pm Charlie: ↳ doctorjazz @12:23 thanks drjazz, will try to boost for next one:)
	12:29pm Charlie: Hi Henry!
	👻 12:30pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Charley's Prelude (John Kirby cover)" by "Don Byron" This is GREAT! (used to love Byron's stuff, haven't seen or heard his name much in a while).
	12:33pm katharsis: Hello kings and queens of nothhing
	12:34pm Stork: Hi doc and all you Nothing-Doers!! Zounds!Sweet soundz!!
	12:34pm Sem: Good afternoon, Charlie, and those who value the infinite value of doing SFA, and those w/ second thoughts on the matter.
	👻 12:35pm doctorjazz: ↳ Stork @12:34 Hey Storkeleh! Sounds like you're having a great time-Good for you!
	12:35pm Charlie: ↳ katharsis @12:33 Hi katharsis! Kings and queens of nothing! heh heh:)
	👻 12:35pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Calypso Major" by "Abdullah Ibrahim" My man, Abdullah Ibrahim (have tickets to see him in November, looking forward to it).
	12:36pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Song: "Calypso Major" by "Abdullah Ibrahim" this calypso... takes its own time
	12:37pm Charlie: Howdy Sem, and belated hi tom tom (and low tom and mid tom)
	12:37pm Charlie: ↳ doctorjazz @12:35 wow, exciting to get to see him!
	12:37pm Roberto: ↳ Song: "Teacher" by "Cynthia Hilts" Now, this would make excellent hold music.
	👻 12:39pm doctorjazz: ↳ Charlie @12:37 Seen him a bunch of times, but he's getting on in years, not sure how much longer that will be an option...(hopefully for a long time, but, you know...)
	👻 12:39pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Teacher" by "Cynthia Hilts" Don't know Hilts, this is lovely! (and a nice segue from Ibrahim).
	12:41pm Charlie: ↳ doctorjazz @12:39 Hilts is from Tucson, lived and played in NYC for years. Had her play at my library recently. She said this song was inspired by Ibrahim.
	12:43pm Roberto: ↳ Roberto @12:37 I mean that sincerely. Places of businesses need to put more thought into their hold music, especially if they plan on making their clients wait a while.
	👻 12:44pm doctorjazz: ↳ Charlie @12:41 It does sound like South African jazz is at the root of it. (seems to be a hard CD to come by now, don't see it available on a quick Google search)
	12:44pm Wendy del Formaggio: It's the hardest working man in show business, Mr. Fill-In himself, Charlie Lewis!
	12:44pm Wendy del Formaggio: 1MT!
	12:45pm Charlie: Wendy! Hola!
	12:46pm chresti: I've been on hold forever!
	👻 12:47pm doctorjazz: ↳ doctorjazz @12:44 I did find a used copy, should be coming to ChezJazz at some point...
	12:48pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Song: "Moon Goin' Down (from Three Delta Blues)" by "Sol... I thought this sounded familiar! Old SSQ faves!
	👻 12:48pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Moon Goin' Down (from Three Delta Blues)" by "Sol... Delta Blues as string quartet music, interesting/jolting sound, cool!
	12:49pm 1MT: hiya Wendy!
	12:49pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Webhamster Henry @12:48 "Sequence Girls" itself is a classic!
	👻 12:51pm doctorjazz: Dave Soldier had a feature in The New Yorker a few months ago, interesting fellow... www.newyorker.com...
	12:51pm Charlie: ↳ Webhamster Henry @12:49 Love the whole album! Been thinking of Dave Soldier as I've been in a Kropotkins mood lately.
	12:52pm Doug Schulkind: ↳ doctorjazz @12:51 I'm reading Dave's excellent book: cup.columbia.edu...
	12:53pm Charlie: Hiya Doug! Didn't know about that book. Looks fascinating!
	12:53pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ Song: "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" by "Nina Simone" so this is what nobel prize lyrics sound like...
	👻 12:56pm doctorjazz: ↳ Doug Schulkind @12:52 That does sound intetresting, will check it out, thanks Doug!
	👻 12:57pm doctorjazz: (Been an expensive morning, between DO Radio, now Charlie, just hitting the buy button...)
	1:01pm chresti: ↳ Doug Schulkind @12:52 Looks interesting!
	1:01pm Stork: Kropotkins!!! Dave Soldier, Mo Tucker, Charles Burnham, Jonathan Kane, and Lorette Velvette on vox. Amazey-Wazey!!
	1:02pm Webhamster Henry: Music Math & Mind was edited by Handy Haversack I think.
	👻 1:03pm doctorjazz: ↳ Song: "Reed Song" by "Will Holshouser Trio" This is lovely! Have to cut out, will check the rest out in the Archives, thanks Charlie!
	1:04pm Charlie: Seeya, doctorjazz! Thanks for tuning in:)
	1:08pm frenchee: Charlie! So good to hear you on a gloomy NYC day
	1:09pm Charlie: frenchee! thanks for brightening up my day:)
	1:10pm spodiodi: woohoo! greetings, Charlie and all!
	1:11pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Hullo ! Thx for Filling In.
	1:11pm Charlie: hey, spodiodi, pull up a seat!
	1:12pm Charlie: Revolution Rabbit! Thx for Tuning In;)
	1:13pm tom tom the pipers son: idk if the two comments i made read sarcastically, if they did sound that way, sorry, it was unintended
	1:16pm Charlie: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @1:13 no worries, tom tom
	1:16pm Greg g: Wonderful soundtrack for an overcast autumn day.
	1:17pm WR: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @1:13 no worries, tom tom, we get you. And hello, still doing kitchen cleanup post lunch but I took 5 to catch up on the comments. Fortunately I am still able to listen to WFMU and clean and put away dishes at the same time.
	1:18pm spodiodi: ↳ Charlie @1:11 🪑 all set!
	1:18pm Charlie: Hi, Greg g, and WR!
	1:20pm Wendy del Formaggio: Aww, I gotta skip out now. Catch you on the archives, Charlie! xoxo p.s. I owe you some emails. Been a bit overwhelmed lately.
	1:21pm Charlie: ↳ Wendy del Formaggio @1:20 All good, Wendeleh! Nice to see you, if briefly. We'll catch up soon:)
	1:22pm Erik (VT): @nuttin’: I 💜 the cut of your audio jib !
	1:23pm Charlie: Haha, Erik! Thanks for that;)
	1:26pm chresti: Pacific time here!
	1:29pm chresti: Sunny as all getout!
	1:33pm tom tom the pipers son: thanks charlie, wr...
	1:37pm ?: Loving this! Listening to this and half watch an early Columbo episode! Stereo at its finest .
	1:38pm Charlie: ↳ @1:37 Radio + Columbo = heaven! Thanks for checking in, ?
	1:38pm Ruth: That's me, Ruth L watching Columbo and listening to you. Multi tasker!
	1:38pm spodiodi: ↳ Song: "Snake Charmer" by "Bradford Reed" long live the pencilina
	1:38pm Charlie: ↳ Ruth @1:38 Ruth! So glad you dropped by:)
	1:39pm spodiodi: love Bradford Reed
	1:39pm Stork: ↳ Song: "Snake Charmer" by "Bradford Reed" Another WFMU memory! Bradford driving an overstuffed van with me riding shotgun - way too fast around NY circa '95. Scary, but a really fun, interesting guy. Was performing with Blue Man Group when I met him.
	1:40pm Ruth: ↳ Roberto @12:43 Yes!
	1:40pm Charlie: ↳ spodiodi @1:38 It's an amazing instrument! I used to see him play on the street in NYC, and at 'FMU once at an early marathon finale.
	1:41pm spodiodi: and long live base-2
	1:41pm Stork: ↳ Song: "Inchworm" by "Dick Shawn" THAT'S OUR INCHWORM!!!
	1:42pm Charlie: ↳ Stork @1:41 Haha!
	1:42pm Ruth: Inchworm is EVERYTHING!
	1:42pm 1MT: This guy is brilliant. He was amazing in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
	1:43pm Ruth: Butterfly!! Gorgeous 😍
	1:43pm Charlie: ↳ 1MT @1:42 Haven't seen that in ages. He's funny in everything:)
	1:44pm spodiodi: that's cool, Charlie! i've only seen him once (in '99 at a King Missile).
	1:44pm Charlie: Hey, Stork, did Bradford Reed ever play on the Stork Club?
	1:44pm spodiodi: ↳ spodiodi @1:44 at Bottom of the Hill (in sf)
	1:44pm Stork: ↳ Charlie @1:44 He did! I think it was a pre-tape.
	1:45pm Ruth: I'm back in my childhood bedroom, 8 years old, rocking out to Butterfly. I thought I sounded exactly same as the singer. I was SOOOO COOL.
	1:45pm tom tom the pipers son: dick shawn www.haaretz.com...
	1:47pm chresti: ↳ Song: "Nobody Knows What's Going On (In My Mind But Me)"... Psyche Chiffons!
	1:48pm chresti: ↳ spodiodi @1:44 hi spodi!\\//
	1:50pm spodiodi: ↳ Song: "Elusive Butterfly" by "Carmen McRae" hi chresti!\\//
	1:50pm spodiodi: love 3 Clubmen
	1:50pm chresti: ↳ Ruth @1:45 I was that way with the First Edition, and Diana Ross and the Supremes.
	1:50pm David Shortell: ↳ Ruth @1:38 "Étude in Black" with guest-killer John Cassavetes?
	1:51pm Ruth: ↳ chresti @1:50 What a riot Christi! Glory days!
	1:51pm Ruth: I meant Chresti!
	1:52pm Ruth: Yes
	1:53pm Ruth: David, I don't know Etude in Black but will hunt it down for sure!
	1:54pm Stork: I strived for weekly live performances - had to do a lotta pre-tapes, and some re-runs. But always live content.
	1:54pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Song: "Popular Troublesome Heartache Plan (live on the S... yeah Baby Steps
	1:54pm Stork: This is surreal and wonderful, Charlie ❤️
	1:55pm Ruth: Anyone else have Covid now? It sucks! Don't mean to put a damper on this lovely group.
	1:55pm David Shortell: ↳ Ruth @1:53 The Season 2 premiere.
	1:56pm Ruth: Surreal and wonderful, absolutely! Also, great for my math skills. A challenge with every post!
	1:56pm Charlie: ↳ Ruth @1:55 Ugh, do you have it, Ruth? Yuck. It's on the up-tick. Stay safe, everyone!
	1:57pm Ruth: Thanks David!
	1:58pm chresti: ↳ Ruth @1:55 So far, so good..
	1:59pm David Shortell: ↳ Charlie @1:43 Including his role as Bing Bell in "Evil Roy Slade", a made-for-TV western spoof that predates "Blazing Saddles" by a couple of years.
	2:00pm Charlie: ↳ David Shortell @1:59 Belated hello, David! Thanks for the film and TV comments!
	2:04pm spodiodi: ↳ Song: "Questionnaire" by "Butterscott" <3
	2:06pm Andres: ↳ Song: "Questionnaire" by "Butterscott" Fun tune reminding me there are some feedback surveys waiting for me in my inbox.
	2:07pm chresti: Did Solid Eye perform live on the Stork Club?
	2:07pm Ruth: Love the phone ringing in background of What is my life like! Old fashioned phone ring.
	2:08pm chresti: ↳ Song: "Coming Down to Earth" by "Krystyna Olsiewicz (wit... Krys O!
	2:09pm Charlie: ↳ Andres @2:06 Haha, so tired of surveys! After every appointment and shopping experience. Throw them out!
	2:10pm Charlie: ↳ Ruth @2:07 Ruth, I was at that show! At Tonic, a great former club in NYC. Yes, you'd hear the phone, blenders, etc.
	2:11pm Ruth: That is such a charming touch, hearing the good ol' background noises! Most refreshing.
	2:12pm Ruth: I think I need a show r a show-lette at FMU!
	2:13pm Ruth: Wow, early Steely Dan!! Cool.
	2:14pm Charlie: ↳ Ruth @2:12 Ruth, you need an outlet, that's for sure! (You do some nice painting, I'll say that:)
	2:15pm frenchee: Every song you play is making me dance, laugh, or glee-scream, Chazzzzz!
	2:15pm Ruth: I think Covid is making me extra chatty, especially since I can chat here without speaking which is difficult for me!
	2:17pm Charlie: ↳ frenchee @2:15 Just the thought of you glee-screaming!
	2:20pm tom tom the pipers son: the association always surprise me when the pop up on fmu
	2:23pm Stork: I taught that bum everything he ever knew !
	2:27pm Stork: "Production" work!! Probably rolling joints.
	2:31pm Charlie: ↳ Stork @2:27 Well, that's a production!
	2:32pm adamdoesit: ↳ Song: "Poinciana" by "Ahmad Jamal" When they hear that Poinciana beat, even dead folks tap their feet.
	2:33pm tom tom the pipers son: miles davis in the 50's claimed jamal as a big influence, you can hear similarities between jamal and davis' chosen pianist of the time, bill evans
	2:35pm Charlie: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @2:33 good point. lots of space in their playing styles.
	2:35pm Uncle Michael: Charlie, you've been out on a 24 mile bike ride. How do you feel?
	2:36pm Charlie: Wobbly, Uncle Michael, wobbly! How 'bout you?
	2:37pm Sem: Busy Sunday afternoon, groovin' to Charlie doing nothing, We must be in heaven, man.
	2:37pm Uncle Michael: ↳ Sem @2:37 Very impressed with you!
	2:37pm Ruth: Sam, yes, Heaven!
	2:39pm Uncle Michael: ↳ Uncle Michael @2:37 Meant to tag Charlie!
	2:42pm chresti: I hear that stretching is important.
	2:43pm tom tom the pipers son: sumatran ladies wearing hats as oulawed by gov't...reminds me of a story covered by currents the other day that chinese government is outlawing clothing that hurts the 'feelings' of the chinese people
	2:44pm Charlie: ↳ Uncle Michael @2:39 Got it!
	2:45pm Charlie: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @2:43 that sounds pretty hard to quantify
	2:46pm tom tom the pipers son: the chinese people of course being synonymous with chinese government
	2:47pm spodiodi: ↳ Song: "Babalu (Orooney)" by "Slim Gaillard" w00t!
	2:47pm 1MT: Babarooney!
	2:47pm Sem: Babalu! Greatest hits of all-time time!
	2:48pm tom tom the pipers son: whatever hurts xi's 'feelings'
	2:48pm fred: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @2:46 Bears should wear pants, that's non-negotiable
	2:48pm 1MT: Gotta go- have a good rest of the show Charlie. It was great, especially the Slim Gaillard . O Vouty!
	2:49pm Charlie: bye, 1MT! Thanks!
	2:50pm Charlie: Vouti!
	2:50pm adamdoesit: Thank you for the fill-in, Charlie. All vout, no McVouty.
	2:50pm chresti: ↳ tom tom the pipers son @2:46 Uniforms?
	2:50pm spodiodi: ↳ Charlie @2:50 indeed!
	2:50pm Charlie: ↳ fred @2:48 "underwear must be changed five times a day, and it must be worn on the outside, so we can check!"
	2:51pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ chresti @2:50 i guess that's an implication
	2:51pm chresti: ↳ Charlie @2:50 Haha!
	2:51pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ fred @2:48 bears are perverts
	2:51pm LadyChanticleer: DUDE!!! This is sick
	2:52pm tom tom the pipers son: ↳ LadyChanticleer @2:51 she in the pocket
	2:52pm Sem: Re: Babalu: "...originally written in Spanish creole, the singer wonders aloud what to do with a statue of Babalú Ayé, now that a Santería rite had been invoked by others.[1] He suggests that seventeen candles be lit up, in the shape of a cross, and that a cigar and aguardiente be brought to him, as to pay homage to the deity. He then requests good luck, love from his beloved woman, and safety and protection to both." via wikithingy
	2:53pm Stork: All Hail The Great Charlie of Lewis!! Thank you, Chollie!
	2:53pm tom tom the pipers son: thank you charlie, look forward to your next show
	2:53pm LadyChanticleer: OMG this song. I'm tearing up.
	2:54pm spodiodi: ↳ Song: "Pass the Dutchie" by "Musical Youth" XD
	2:55pm LadyChanticleer: I found this sound when I was like... 11. You can imagine. I wanted to BE Musical Youth.
	2:55pm chresti: ↳ Song: "Pass the Dutchie" by "Musical Youth" Weee!
	2:55pm Charlie: Hi LadyChanticleer! Everyone stay tuned: Ritual Music is next. Playlist here: wfmu.org...
	2:56pm spodiodi: fantastic fill-in arooni Charlie!!! how do you pack so many great song in one show!?!? 👏
	2:56pm Sem: Worn out from all the nothing, but in a good way, like after biking 24 miles. Thanks, Charlie, good to hear you here once again.
	2:56pm LadyChanticleer: Thank you Charlie. This has been magical.
	2:57pm fred: ↳ LadyChanticleer @2:55 And you ended up being Lady C. Our win, no matter how you feel about it
	2:58pm chresti: Thanks Charley! You Will be back soon, right?
	2:59pm spodiodi: they really are.
	2:59pm Ruth: Thank you Charlie!
	3:00pm Charlie: Thanks everyone! See you 'round:)
	3:01pm RSTVMO: ↳ Song: "Life Like" by "R, Stevie Moore" Much obliged <!>
	3:03pm Charlie: Steve! A classic:)
	3:04pm WR: Many thanks.

Busy Doing Nothing with Charlie: Playlist from September 24, 2023

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