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The 13th Floor Elevators  You're Gonna Miss Me   Favoriting International Artitsts 
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Kenny and the Kasuals  Journey to Tyme   Favoriting United Artists 
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Kit and the Outlaws  Don't Tread On Me   Favoriting Philips 
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The Undertakers  Unchain My Heart   Favoriting Studio 7 
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The Outcasts  1523 Blair   Favoriting Gallant 
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Neil Ford & The Fanatics  Shame on You   Favoriting Hickory 
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The Pandas  Walk   Favoriting Swingtime 
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The Moving Sidewalks  99th Floor   Favoriting Wand 
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Murphy and the Mob  Born Loser   Favoriting Talisman 
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The Stoics  Enough Of What I Need   Favoriting Brahms 
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The Barons  Don't Burn It   Favoriting Brownfield 
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The Botumles Pit  13 Stories High   Favoriting Psychadelic 
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The Outcasts  I'm in Pittsburgh (and It's Raining)   Favoriting Askel 
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The Wig  Crackin' Up   Favoriting Blacknight 
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Nobodys Children  Good Times   Favoriting GPC 
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Mouse and the Traps  Maid Of Sugar - Maid Of Spice   Favoriting Fraternity 
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The Five Canadians  Never Alone   Favoriting Domar 
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The Y'alls  Please Come Back   Favoriting Ruff 
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The Heard  Exit 9   Favoriting One Way 
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The Spades  We Sell Soul   Favoriting Zero 
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Listener comments!

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Richard Whig:

Welcome to the last Whig Out of this year's HELLLLLLLLLL-Raiser!!! muwahahaha
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Richard Whig:

Who's ready for some Lone Star Lambastahs???
Avatar 👻 7:58pm
MOM WHIG:

↳ Richard Whig @7:54
READY, STEADY GO SOOOOON
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:59pm
Stu Rutherford:

Hey Rychurd, Mom & all!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:00pm
Richard Whig:

Hey Stu! hey MW!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Stu Rutherford @7:59
HI THERE - GREAT OPENING TUNE = 13TH FLOOR
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:01pm
Woo:

Folks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:01pm
tim:

Richard, baby! I'm ready for the sides! In Texas, 7" 45s are actually 14" 45s. True story.
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MOM WHIG:

TIM - WOO - HEY
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:01pm
Richard Whig:

Hey Tim! LOL!! welcome Woo!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:02pm
tim:

Hey MOM, Stu and Woo!
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Stu Rutherford:

↳ tim @8:02
Hello tim!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Song: "You're Gonna Miss Me" by "The 13th Floor Elevators"
SUPER FUZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:02pm
Chili MacPagoda:

I’ve got LEVITATION, Rychurd
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:03pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

+ awlright +
  8:03pm
Snayle:

Groovy Greetings RW! MW! Everyone! Driving to hotel with the blastsbles on stun! Turning heads n lighting headlights! Vroom vroom!
Avatar 👻 8:03pm
MOM WHIG:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @8:02
HOW HIGH?? - GOOD EVENING
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:03pm
Richard Whig:

Hey Chili! Don't Come Down!
  8:03pm
Aitch:

Whiggin in the white room
On the mend
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MOM WHIG:

HEY THERE REV - SNAYLE - AITCH G'DAY
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:04pm
tim:

↳ Song: "You're Gonna Miss Me" by "The 13th Floor Elevators"
This is the first song my daughter responded to when she was a baby. She bounced up and down and started flapping her arms.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:04pm
Richard Whig:

Rev Rab! Snayle and Aitch! Glad yer all here!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:04pm
Chili MacPagoda:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:03
About Berkeley Hills high, dood. Hello there ✌️
Avatar 👻 8:04pm
MOM WHIG:

↳ Aitch @8:03
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN - DOING OK?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:04pm
Richard Whig:

↳ tim @8:04
raise em right!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @8:04
EXCELLENT PLACE FOR TUNES TO BE HAPPENING
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:05pm
tim:

Chili! Snayle! Aitch!
  8:05pm
Aitch:

As well as can be expected Mom W
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:05pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

↳ tim @8:04
How cute!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:05pm
Chili MacPagoda:

↳ Song: "Journey to Tyme" by "Kenny and the Kasuals"
Hear that Kinks “Come On Now” riff. Dis is bitchin
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Aitch @8:05
JUST GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU MATEY!!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Becky Ebenkamp @8:05
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:06pm
Chili MacPagoda:

↳ tim @8:05
Tim 🤘
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:06pm
tim:

↳ Becky Ebenkamp @8:05
Fun show tonight, Becky!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Song: "Don't Tread On Me" by "Kit and the Outlaws"
EXCELLENT FUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
  8:06pm
CC:

Texas.had some noteable productions back in the day...hi Rich and all... it feels nice to kick back and groove for a while... I was born in Oklahoma by the way...:)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:06pm
Richard Whig:

Becky!!!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ CC @8:06
HI THERE
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:07pm
Richard Whig:

Hey hey CC
  8:07pm
CC:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:07
Hi Mom... I don't think I ever asked you where you were born???...:)
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MOM WHIG:

↳ CC @8:07
HAWAII
  8:09pm
CC:

↳ Richard Whig @8:07
Hi Rich...:)
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Song: "Unchain My Heart" by "The Undertakers"
SUCH A FAB BEAT - KEEP THEM COMING
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:11pm
Chili MacPagoda:

We should collect Whiggy prizes if we’ve already clicked all of thee gold stars. A blastable monstah mashah or something like it.
Avatar 👻 8:11pm
MOM WHIG:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @8:11
LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE ALL CLICKED OFF HERE!! PLUS 10 MORE
Avatar 👻 8:12pm
MOM WHIG:

↳ Song: "1523 Blair" by "The Outcasts"
THIS ONE RIPS - FUZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:12pm
Richard Whig:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @8:11
How about a one eyed nauga like creature? The Whigclopse!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:13pm
Richard Whig:

Outcasts clocking in at a brisk 1:52.3!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Richard Whig @8:13
RECORD TIME
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tim:

Speaking of great Texas sides, I learned about this reissue label from Kris of Long Way Home on the drummer stream. pecosrecords.bandcamp.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:14pm
Chili MacPagoda:

↳ Richard Whig @8:12
Exactly, a mythological fuzzzzzzzzz beast. Or a Paul Revere & Thee Raiders colonial era powdered Whig.
  8:15pm
CC:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:08
It must have been nice all year with highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s???...:)
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @8:14
MAX WAS ON THIS ONE HERE NOW - THE PANDAS
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MOM WHIG:

↳ CC @8:15
EXACTLY
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:16pm
Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

Texas more fuzz pedals per capita in the 60's than anywhere else?
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Glynis GirlGroupGirl @8:16
GOOD EVENING - YES FOR THE TX FUZZZZZZZ
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:17pm
Chili MacPagoda:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:15
Good ol’ Max still chilling with us on thee Whig Out. I like it
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:17pm
tim:

↳ Glynis GirlGroupGirl @8:16
Sure sounds like it!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @8:17
OUR GUARDIAN FOR SURE
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:17pm
Chili MacPagoda:

Texas peoples wear fuzzzzzzzz pedals as belt buckles
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:17pm
Richard Whig:

Hey GGGG - standard issue!!
  8:19pm
CC:

Dig the Reverb too..:)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:19pm
tim:

↳ Song: "Unchain My Heart" by "The Undertakers"
Wow! From Amarillo!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @8:17
WISH I HAD THAT PILE OF 45'S IN THE PIC!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:21pm
Chili MacPagoda:

↳ Song: "99th Floor" by "The Moving Sidewalks"
Mastah Jedi level fuzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Song: "99th Floor" by "The Moving Sidewalks"
WOW THIS ONE HITS THE SPOT --- BLASTING!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:21pm
Richard Whig:

↳ tim @8:19
yep! and won't be the only one from Amarillo tonight!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @8:21
JINXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:21pm
tim:

↳ Song: "99th Floor" by "The Moving Sidewalks"
Love these guys! This 45s got legs!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:21pm
Chili MacPagoda:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:20
You run out of 45’s, homie?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:22pm
Chili MacPagoda:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:21
I’ll allow it but watch it bub, yr riding a thin line playing to the judges ;-) +66666666666666 points to you
  8:22pm
CC:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:20
Spreading them all out and making a high definition collage would be better...:)
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @8:21
DON'T THINK SO AT THIS POINT -- HOW ABOUT YOU??? SCORE POINTS - 666,666
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @8:22
ARE YOU IN MY HEAD AGAIN!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:23pm
tim:

↳ Richard Whig @8:21
I live in Lubbock for 9 months. I made the sojourn up to Amarillo a bunch.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:23pm
Chili MacPagoda:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:23
😂😂😂😂 too funny but expected at this point lol
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @8:23
AMAZING ALL THE SAME
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MOM WHIG:

↳ tim @8:23
WE LIVED IN SAN ANTONIO, TX BACK IN THE DAY LATE 50'S. BEFORE I KNEW GOOD MUSIC
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Song: "Enough Of What I Need" by "The Stoics"
THESE TUNES ARE BETTER THAN TX TOAST!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:26pm
tim:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:24
Oh wow! I still haven't been there. I'd like to visit someday.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:27pm
tim:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:26
Haha!
  8:27pm
CC:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:26
Especially if you cut off the crust...:)
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MOM WHIG:

↳ CC @8:27
EXACTLY!!!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @8:23
DANCING TIME HERE - PICK IT UP!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:29pm
tim:

↳ Song: "Don't Burn It" by "The Barons"
Do I hear some Doug Sahm here?
  8:29pm
CC:

Sometimes I wonder if Early Texas bands didn't invent Punk???...lol...:)
Avatar 👻 8:30pm
MOM WHIG:

↳ Song: "13 Stories High" by "The Botumles Pit"
LUV THIS LABEL
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:30pm
Richard Whig:

↳ tim @8:29
some influence I think, but I don't believe he was involved with them.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:31pm
tim:

↳ Richard Whig @8:30
Thanks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:32pm
tim:

Corrected band name on the label?
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:33pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "I'm in Pittsburgh (and It's Raining)" by "The Out...
Best Track Ever :D
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:33pm
tim:

↳ CC @8:29
Roky/13th Floor and Mayo Thompson/Red Crayola definitely are.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 8:33pm
Discotech Underground:

Hey Whigsters and People of Blastables!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Discotech Underground @8:33
KIP - GOOD EVENING
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:34pm
Chili MacPagoda:

↳ Song: "I'm in Pittsburgh (and It's Raining)" by "The Out...
Nuh uh, get aht - raining?? Bonus points for spelling Pittsburgh propyrlee - with thee H at the end.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:34pm
Richard Whig:

↳ tim @8:32
They were originally known as The Suedes, but changed their name as/after the record was pressed and stuck their own labels on them! The label fell off our copy and I can confirm it says The Suedes underneath
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @8:34
I SAW THAT TOO - RAINING THERE HOW INTERESTING!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:34pm
Richard Whig:

Hey Kip! welcome sir!
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tim:

↳ Richard Whig @8:34
Excellent! I love stuff like that!
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Discotech Underground:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:34
Hey MOM!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Chili MacPagoda @8:34
BLASTING OUT MY NEIGHBORS HERE TONITE FOR SURE!!
  8:36pm
CC:

↳ tim @8:33
Yeah... Riding High and smoking pot...:)
Avatar 👻 8:39pm
MOM WHIG:

↳ Song: "Crackin' Up" by "The Wig"
WITHOUT THE "H" - SO GOOD
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:40pm
Fatherflot:

Alright Alright!!!!! Hey RW
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:41pm
tim:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:39
Alright, taking the H out of Whig? These creative misspelling have gone too far now!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:41pm
Richard Whig:

Hey FF! Just in tyme for a snack!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ tim @8:41
YOU KNOW IT
  8:42pm
CC:

It's hard to compare Texas with California 49ers and Cowboys???...:)
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Fatherflot @8:40
HI
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:43pm
Fatherflot:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:42
Hi Mom. How are you doing?
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tim:

↳ Song: "Good Times" by "Nobodys Children"
Best lyrics of the show!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Fatherflot @8:43
ALL GOOD HERE
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Snayle:

↳ Song: "Good Times" by "Nobodys Children"
Checked in, Devices plugged in & Volume Set for Stunnnnnnnnnn!!!!! Hi again !!!

PS - This Nobody's Children vibe reminds me of... "You Ain't No Friend of Mine"?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:44pm
Richard Whig:

↳ tim @8:43
possibly EVER!!! Rivaled perhaps only by Like What, Me Worry!
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Song: "Maid Of Sugar - Maid Of Spice" by "Mouse and the ...
FAB BAND NAME
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:45pm
Snayle:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:44
Hi Mom !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice weathah you got here !!! ;)
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Fatherflot:

↳ MOM WHIG @8:44
😁
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tim:

↳ Richard Whig @8:44
Haha!
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Snayle:

Hi Everybody !
FF !! tim ! CC !! KiPPPPPPP!!!!
East Bay Batman!!!!!!!! Werd !!! Rev Rabbit ! GGGG !!!!! Aitch !
Diggin' the Tejas vibrations !
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:48pm
tim:

↳ Song: "Never Alone" by "The Five Canadians"
"Hi! We're the Five Canadians from Texas."
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:48pm
Fatherflot:

WYLDE
  8:48pm
CC:

Nobody ever lets anyone relax these days...:)
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Snayle @8:47
GLAD YOU MADE IT BACK FOR TUNES
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:49pm
Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

Hey Snayle
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Fatherflot:

↳ tim @8:48
Secretly Canadian records was based in Bloomington, IN
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:50pm
Richard Whig:

↳ tim @8:48
HA - I've often thought they picked the 5Cs as a nod to the Five Americans and to get their records next to the 5As in the bins....only to be thwarted by the Five By Five! haha
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:51pm
tim:

↳ Fatherflot @8:49
Ha!
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Fatherflot:

↳ tim @8:51
And IU Football is 8-0 and ranked above Alabama!
  8:52pm
CC:

Nice lyrics!!!...:)
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MOM WHIG:

↳ Richard Whig @8:50
STELLAR SHOW HERE TONITE - FEATURING THEE "BIG T" TUNES
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:52pm
tim:

↳ Richard Whig @8:50
Haha! I think the Five Canadians showed up on Joe Belock's premium of bands who were not from the place in their name.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:53pm
Richard Whig:

↳ tim @8:52
they were geographically deceptive!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:53pm
tim:

↳ tim @8:52
There was a really good article in NYT last week on the new coach.
  8:54pm
CC:

I guess Candy must have been busy tonight???...:)
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Discotech Underground:

↳ Fatherflot @8:52
Weird that IU is ranked in FOOTBALL! They're primarily a basketball school.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:55pm
Fatherflot:

Secretly non-Canadian
  8:57pm
CC:

It was fun Rich... I haven't heard some of those songs in ages..:)
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Harry Parmenter:

great theme show RW thx as always too for the (unexpected?expected?) plug. You da man.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:57pm
tim:

Thanks Richard! The greatness of tonight's show rivals the size of Texas!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:58pm
Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

Excellent show!
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Discotech Underground:

Thanks, RW, for the Texas twisters!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Total kick as ever.
~ TY Always DJ RW ~
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:58pm
Richard Whig:

Thanks all! stay weird this week when you can and we will be back next week! Cheers!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:59pm
Fatherflot:

↳ Discotech Underground @8:55
Tell me about it -- exactly one Rose Bowl appearance in history ---'67, when all the other Big Ten campuses were on fire/too stoned to play football
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:59pm
Snayle:

a YeeHAW and Salute for these Monster Tejax Toonzzz!!!! Have a Fantastic Week Y'all !!!! Keep it LOUD !!! Cheers !
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Candy-O'67:

Just caught the archive!! Fantastic blastables from my home state! Dug every single one of them! Thx, Richard!✌️🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🙌❣️
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