Favoriting Fool's Paradise with Rex: Playlist from January 4, 2025 Favoriting

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Favoriting January 4, 2025: The Lenny Randle Memorial Playlist

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Artist Track Label Approx. start time
Ronnie Kae  Drums Fell Off A Cliff   Favoriting Band Box  0:00:00 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Teddy and the Rough Riders  Path Finder   Favoriting Huron  0:05:07 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Narvel Felts  Rocket Ride   Favoriting Mercury  0:07:13 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Hi-Fives  Son Of Raunchy   Favoriting Bell  0:13:37 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Bolean Barry  Long Sideburns   Favoriting Fabor  0:16:14 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Bobby Sisco "The Singing Farm Boy"  Go, Go, Go   Favoriting Chess  0:17:54 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Dinky Harris and The Spades  She Left Me Crying   Favoriting Fad  0:20:25 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Hank The Drifter and His Drifting Hillbillies  I'm Gonna Spin My Wheels   Favoriting New England  0:23:00 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Dick Robinson & The Make-Believers  The Boppin' Martian (Gibo Miban Gibo)   Favoriting MCI  0:25:29 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Lawson Rudd  Blues On The Run   Favoriting Starday  0:28:08 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Dewain Olby  Ironworkers Blues   Favoriting Soma  0:29:34 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Johnny Stills  Run Run Run   Favoriting Alvera  0:32:42 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Ann Clark  A Girl That Works in a Bar   Favoriting Pantage  0:35:34 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Lenny Randle and the Ballplayers  I'm A Ballplayer   Favoriting Ballplayer  0:46:58 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Lenny Randle and the Ballplayers  Kingdome   Favoriting Ballplayer  0:48:50 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Lord Luther  A Thinkin' Man's Girl   Favoriting Imperial  0:50:40 (MP3 | Pop-up)
George Young  You Can't Stop Me   Favoriting Mercury  0:52:18 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Oscar Moore's Combo feat Frankie Ervin  Hot Rod   Favoriting Blaze  0:54:44 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Big Jack Reynolds  Made It Up in Your Mind   Favoriting Mah's  0:57:40 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Mr Charles Berry  Welcome Back Pretty Baby   Favoriting Chess  1:00:33 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Johnny "Guitar" Watson  She Moves Me   Favoriting RPM  1:03:20 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Joe (Guitar) Tubbs  Loaded Guitar   Favoriting Epic  1:06:28 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Billy Ward and His Dominoes  My Baby's 3-D   Favoriting Federal  1:12:10 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Carousels  Drive-In Movie   Favoriting Jaguar  1:14:06 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Bobbettes  Rock and Ree-Ah-Zole (The Teen Age Talk)   Favoriting Atlantic  1:16:36 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Huey P. Smith & The Clowns  If it Ain't One Thing It's Another   Favoriting Ace  1:18:23 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Rolling Crew  Home On Alcatraz   Favoriting Aladdin  1:21:06 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Dorsals with The Gatormen  Namu   Favoriting Camelot  1:27:02 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Just VI  Bo-Said   Favoriting Wax  1:28:18 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Gentrys  Wild   Favoriting Kado  1:31:15 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Obvious  I Don't Believe   Favoriting Cheetah  1:33:54 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Los Solitarios  A La Boa Le Gusta El Rock   Favoriting Audio Mex  1:37:00 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Gold Dust Twins  Glub Glub Thing   Favoriting Edit Record  1:38:57 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Mr Wiggles  Fat Back (Pt. 1)   Favoriting Cameo Parkway  1:46:24 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Upsetters  Let's Get A Good Thing   Favoriting Little Star  1:49:04 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Billy Guy  Here I Am   Favoriting ABC-Paramount  1:51:18 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Art Lassiter  It's Alright   Favoriting Symbol  1:54:00 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Rivingtons  Deep Water   Favoriting Liberty  1:56:43 (MP3 | Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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Mister Dobalina:

Blow the ball, blow it !
  1:01pm
Greg from ZONE 5:

Afternoon, Fools!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:02pm
The Butterman:

Ahoy, Rex! Thar she blows!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:03pm
Bruce S.:

well blow me down, hey Rex,gang
Avatar 🌮 1:05pm
Mailman Tom:

I'd love to see a Richard Erdman Memorial Playlist sometime. A criminally overlooked character actor!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:05pm
WallCharger360:

2025: Dawn of the No-Brow
Avatar 1:09pm
Mark T:

Afternoon everyone
  1:09pm
bobobob plasticland:

Mailman T...your on your way!!!!!
  1:10pm
Jeech the Jooch:

This music makes me wiggle,twist, bob my head. Its the most exercise I've gotten all week.
  1:11pm
bobob palindrome:

q:are we havin a Ho Down .....a:We sure as fuck are !!!!!!!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:11pm
Garrity:

Good afternoon, Rex and assorted fools!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:12pm
JG:

Hi Rex. Hi Fools.
  1:15pm
bobobob:

MailMan Tom watchin the stopwatch on the T zone
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:19pm
Bruce S.:

speaking of WFMU I recieved a great card from Glen Jones and Gina this morning,reallyclassy,great stuff
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:21pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Bruce S. @1:19
Jonesy has turned into a phenominal DJ, he dosen't seem as saccharine,morbid and overly sentimental anymore
Avatar 1:22pm
Mark T:

It’s a great fools day here in South Jersey. Down near Cherry Hill that is. A bit of snowflakes on occasion.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:25pm
JG:

↳ Bruce S. @1:21
Saccharine, morbid and sentimental are under rated.Love Jones. Love getting the Holiday card
Avatar 1:26pm
Mark T:

Yeeeeee Hah, Billy Bob!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:27pm
Bruce S.:

↳ JG @1:25
I listen to Jones every sunday,I think he does a great show
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:28pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Bruce S. @1:27
well when the Giants don't have a 1:00game
Avatar 1:29pm
Mark T:

OMG. While it’s before my time, the 50’s Martialn subject novelty songs are so cool. And it’s great to be able to favorite songs and shows here on ‘FMU to listen later. Been off work for two plus weeks and listening to WFMU like and addict. Woo Hoo!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:30pm
egould:

↳ Song: "Blues On The Run" by "Lawson Rudd"
Better to have the blues on the run, than to have the runs on the blues.
Avatar 1:30pm
Mark T:

↳ Bruce S. @1:28
Looking forward to the Giants - Eagles 🦅 game tomorrow. Go Birds!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:31pm
blakney metalworks:

↳ Song: "Ironworkers Blues" by "Dewain Olby"
hey now
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:31pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Mark T @1:30
you said it, fly Eagles fly
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:33pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Bruce S. @1:31
the Eagles will probably lose tomorrow just to screw us again
  1:34pm
Saltonstall:

Rex- I’ll be making a pilgrimage to 1025 W. 63rd Street- formerly Nell’s Grille- tomorrow afternoon.

I’m not on any sort of social media- where can I email you a picture?
Avatar 1:36pm
Mark T:

↳ Bruce S. @1:33
It’s going to be interesting with Tanner McKee in for Jalen. Unless they’re playing Jalen. I dunno. Enjoy watching but don’t follow all the details on a daily basis.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:38pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Mark T @1:36
well it's definitly the last Giants game of the season,THANK GOD
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:38pm
egould:

“And walked off with some young tart” would have been a good rhyme too.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:40pm
egould:

↳ Mark T @1:36
I imagine Hurts, Barkley, and the entire starting o-line will have the day off tomorrow.
  1:41pm
berbo:

yet another 'Run Run Run' song - been a banner day on WFMU.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:44pm
Deano de los Muertos:

Rex!
  1:45pm
lentils:

What was the name of the author you mentioned who wrote all those books about 1970s baseball ? Thanks Rex !
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:46pm
DaveMiß:

Hear we go
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:46pm
Deano de los Muertos:

“Can we hear it?” Was my next question
Avatar 1:46pm
Mark T:

↳ egould @1:40
True, true. One thing is for sure. It’s going to be cold as fuck and windy down on that field. Glad I’ll be watching at home
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:46pm
egould:

↳ lentils @1:45
Milton Shapiro www.thriftbooks.com...
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:48pm
JG:

↳ Song: "I'm A Ballplayer" by "Lenny Randle and the Ballpl...
Gonna have to disagree with your assessment here Rex This IS great
Avatar 1:48pm
Mister Dobalina:

The Ballplayer label, they put out some real hits.
Avatar 🌮 1:48pm
William Hellfire:

Erin likes it!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:49pm
JG:

↳ lentils @1:45
I was gonna ask the same question. Anybody catch that author's name?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:49pm
DaveMiß:

↳ Song: "I'm A Ballplayer" by "Lenny Randle and the Ballpl...
I think I’m gonna need this more often than I want to admit
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:49pm
egould:

↳ Mister Dobalina @1:48
Haha! I was gonna try and start a pun thread. Think I’ll just sip my mimosa instead.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:50pm
egould:

↳ JG @1:49
Milton J Shapiro www.thriftbooks.com...
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:52pm
JG:

↳ egould @1:50
Thank you egould !
  1:52pm
florida:

yung and no brains, dig it[lord luther]
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:53pm
DaveMiß:

KDoe was as crazy
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 1:54pm
egould:

↳ JG @1:52
A better link for Milton J Shapiro www.abebooks.com...
Avatar 1:57pm
Mister Dobalina:

I could go for some grits, eggs and bacon...yum !! Wonder if Nell's has that?
  1:58pm
Saltonstall:

The Nell’s Grille is still standing!!
Avatar 1:58pm
Rex:

↳ Saltonstall @1:58
Tell 'em Big Bill Hill sent ya!
  2:00pm
Saltonstall:

Will do Rex…

..now if I could only procure a beat-up orange crate…
  2:01pm
greg g:

Where is Nell’s Grill?? Chicago? & sounding good Rex! Thanks and Happy New Year all!!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:02pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Song: "Welcome Back Pretty Baby" by "Mr Charles Berry"
there is no end to great Chuck Berry records
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:02pm
DaveMiß:

Anyone have the chili mac recipe?
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:05pm
The Butterman:

No waaaaaaaaaas, only woooooooooooooooooooos.
  2:06pm
FleetwoodMacbeth:

JGW is the tops, Frank knew
  2:06pm
Audiocarp:

↳ greg g @2:01
I’m guessing New Orleans because that is where he did his radio shows from
Avatar 🌮 2:08pm
Mailman Tom:

Welcoming the new year with Fool's Paradise!
  2:08pm
Saltonstall:

Nell’s Grille was in Chicago. The building still stands!!
Avatar 2:10pm
Mark T:

So Dave with the “eszett”. How often do people inquire?
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:13pm
Bruce S.:

yeah I think the Fools Paradise/hound show thing has been going on for almost forty years now which proves that Rock and Roll will never die
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:21pm
Greg from ZONE 5:

↳ Song: "If it Ain't One Thing It's Another" by "Huey P. S...
PRE-CLICKED
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:22pm
DaveMiß:

I wish Nell’s was in Nola
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:27pm
Greg from ZONE 5:

↳ Song: "Namu" by "The Dorsals with The Gatormen"
Whale rock > Yacht rock
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:28pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Song: "Namu" by "The Dorsals with The Gatormen"
I'm digging this Go Namu!
  2:30pm
PC77:

Yeah baby- groovy!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:32pm
Deano de los Muertos:

Dave Lubner could not, in fact, dig it.
  2:32pm
thesecoronalives:

we still gotta find out what happened to dave lubner y'all..
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:33pm
Deano de los Muertos:

↳ thesecoronalives @2:32
lookin for a shovel
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:34pm
The Butterman:

WILD! X-Ray lives!
  2:35pm
Pinky:

hey y'all, Dave Lubner thought my peaches were sweet and we've been together ever since!
Avatar 2:38pm
Listener Bop Monroe:

just a line to say that the blowing of the ball over the line is incredible! thnx! l8tr DJR!

"do you love me?"
"i love you to death."
  2:39pm
Audiocarp:

↳ Pinky @2:35
How old is Dave lubner?
  2:40pm
Pinky:

Dave Lubner is 69...and devine!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:40pm
Deano de los Muertos:

↳ Listener Bop Monroe @2:38
It’s a great gif
  2:40pm
Audiocarp:

↳ Pinky @2:40
I’m glad for both of you
  2:41pm
Audiocarp:

He must have been awfully young on that phone call?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:42pm
DaveMiß:

↳ Pinky @2:35
Aww pinky
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:43pm
DaveMiß:

Fietje!
Avatar 🌮 2:44pm
Mailman Tom:

↳ DaveMiß @2:43
The young Dutch bride!
  2:44pm
Pinky:

he grew to full length at a young age
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:44pm
Bruce S.:

will the real Dave Lubner please stand up
  2:44pm
Jeech the Jooch:

is there such a thing as a mid-brow?
  2:45pm
Dave L:

Pinky's got me excited. I'm gonna need a minute before I can stand.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:46pm
The Butterman:

I’m right next to Westfield, nj, Rex. I can meet ya there.
  2:46pm
Saltonstall:

Gentry’s featuring legendary pro wrestling manager “Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart!
  2:46pm
Richard Whig:

I subscribe to a Mid-Brow lifestyle!
  2:48pm
pottybear:

I would like to have a cupcake please.
  🌮 2:48pm
von Stroheim Family:

dancin' and packin' up the holiday decor! thanks Fool's Paradise
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:49pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Song: "Fat Back (Pt. 1)" by "Mr Wiggles"
I never knew Mr Wiggles was on cameo parkway
  2:51pm
bobobob plasticland:

was that Jimi Hendrix in guitar 🎸..with Mr Wiggles..?? anybody??
Avatar 2:55pm
morphe':

Thanks Rex and all ....
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:55pm
DaveMiß:

Rex! Again! Happiest 12th night. Mardi Gras starts!
Avatar 2:55pm
Kitschy Mama:

↳ Song: "It's Alright" by "Art Lassiter"
this rekkid here…
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:56pm
The Butterman:

Thanks for warming up our afternoon, Rex. Here’s to a great year!
  2:57pm
Audiocarp:

↳ DaveMiß @2:55
Oh right, Jan. 5 th is the twelfth day of christmas
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:57pm
egould:

Thanx Rex!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:57pm
Bruce S.:

thanks as always Rex and HAPPY NEW YEAR
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:57pm
DaveMiß:

↳ Song: "Deep Water" by "The Rivingtons"
A burner!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:59pm
Deano de los Muertos:

Thanks Rex!
  2:59pm
greg g:

Thanks Rex!!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 2:59pm
Deano de los Muertos:

Thanks Rex!
  2:59pm
Jeech the Jooch:

I think that "Go home, go home" clip is either from Rebel Without a Cause or The Blob. Yes?
  3:00pm
Audiocarp:

Can’t be rebel
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member 3:00pm
Deano de los Muertos:

confounded technology
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:00pm
DaveMiß:

↳ Jeech the Jooch @2:59
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