Favoriting Fool's Paradise with Rex: Playlist from March 1, 2025 Favoriting

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Favoriting March 1, 2025: The Harry Townes Memorial Playlist

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Artist Track Label Approx. start time
The Renaults  Rockin' With Joe   Favoriting Bryte  0:00:00 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Mickey Schoor and The Sure Shots  Jungle   Favoriting Leedon  0:05:31 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The String Shifters  Honky Tonk Guitars   Favoriting Nu-Sound  0:07:33 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Defiant Ones  Defiant Drums   Favoriting Essar  0:10:07 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Sonny Fisher  Sneaky Pete   Favoriting Starday  0:16:38 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Jimmy Wages  Mad Man (alt)   Favoriting Sun  0:17:25 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Al Hendrix  Young And Wild   Favoriting LaGree  0:19:50 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Billy Smith and the Jive Kings  Johnny Machine   Favoriting White Star  0:21:48 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Jackie Dallas and the Tiaras  Bull Moose   Favoriting Alliance  0:25:20 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Sonny Wallace  Black Cadillac   Favoriting Norton  0:26:25 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Tommy Sosebee  All Night Boogie   Favoriting Coral  0:28:46 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Vancie Flowers  Six Days A Waitin'   Favoriting Pike  0:31:30 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Bill Anderson  Three A.M.   Favoriting Decca  0:34:19 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Mercy Baby  Rock and Roll Baby   Favoriting Ace  0:43:14 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Junior Wells  You Don't Care   Favoriting Profile  0:45:11 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Joe Turner  Crawdad Hole   Favoriting Atlantic  0:47:14 (MP3 | Pop-up)
"Lucky" Leon Davis  Minor's Barbeque   Favoriting G & G  0:50:27 (MP3 | Pop-up)
J.B. Lenoir & His African Hunch Rhythm  I Feel So Good   Favoriting U.S.A.  0:54:07 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Big Moose  Rambling Woman   Favoriting The Blues  0:57:12 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Lorenzo Holden  Whipped Cream   Favoriting Mambo  0:59:36 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Fascinations  Doom Bada Doom   Favoriting Sure  1:04:25 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Devotions  Zindy Lou   Favoriting Roulette  1:07:00 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Vandels  Bumble Bee   Favoriting USA  1:09:38 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Dorsets  Pork Chops   Favoriting Asnes  1:12:03 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Pitter Pats  It Do Me Good, Pt. 1   Favoriting Instant  1:15:14 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Chord R Notes  Livin' The Life   Favoriting Fargo  1:22:32 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Pacers featuring Bobby Crawford  Diddley Diddley Daddy   Favoriting Razorback  1:23:23 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Birdwatchers  Wake Up Little Susie   Favoriting Tara  1:25:38 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Pasquale and the Lunar-Ticks  Moon Madness   Favoriting Dino  1:28:52 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Del-Rays  Fortune Teller   Favoriting R and H  1:30:24 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Skopes  She's Got Bad Breath   Favoriting USA  1:33:37 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Joe Mondo & His Combo  Doin' The Thing   Favoriting EPI  1:35:49 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Steve Allen  Mah-Mah Limbo   Favoriting Dot  1:37:53 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Belltones  Swingin' Little Chicky   Favoriting Olimpic  1:46:40 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Deltones featuring The Gypsy  Bow-Legged Annie   Favoriting Jubilee  1:48:34 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Chuck Forest  Pretty Little Woman   Favoriting Aldon  1:51:13 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Whyte Boots  Nightmare   Favoriting Phillips  1:53:45 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Clarko  Endless Sleep   Favoriting Trumpet  1:56:57 (MP3 | Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

  1:01pm
rx "rexy" scabin:

Good afternoon, Rex and Everyone.
  1:02pm
florida:

lovely color
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:02pm
Bruce S.:

Hey all,once again Rockin with Rex on a saturday afternoon
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Richie:

Hi all!
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Mailman Tom:

Ushering in the month of March with Rex and Fool's Paradise!
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Pedro in Arlington:

In "The Naked Alibi," Gene Barry climbs to the roof of the Rex Apartments for a final shootout with the cops. Hardly coincidence.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:05pm
luka:

home of the Puffy Pledging Taco
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The Butterman:

Ahoy Rex! Listening on the way to Sandy Hook with the Butterboy
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:06pm
Bruce S.:

Is it March again? It seems like we just had March about a year ago
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:08pm
mariano:

Oh no, David Johansen died. RIP.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:09pm
egould:

↳ Song: "Defiant Drums" by "The Defiant Ones"
Hell yeah!
Avatar 1:10pm
Don in Tampere:

Howdy Rex and all! Getting me a good dose of rock and roll before heading down the street to Vastavirta for some space rock.
  1:10pm
Fragonard:

Gots a Sandy Nelson vibe
  1:12pm
Fragonard:

Mama
Avatar 1:13pm
Richie:

So far so good with the bed music!
I'll have what she's having!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:14pm
Bruce S.:

I thought the orgy was supposed to be off mike
  1:14pm
Fragonard:

Dot Orgeee
Avatar 1:14pm
Johnny Walsh:

Let's rock, let's go
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:16pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Song: "Sneaky Pete" by "Sonny Fisher"
A big fat woman and a bottle of sneaky Pete, what more do you need
  1:17pm
Fragonard:

We Sure Are!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:18pm
Tony in Durham NC:

Hey, was that an orgy or somethin'?
  1:18pm
rich the greeb:

I thought this was Haze
for a second
Avatar 🌮 ♥ 1:19pm
Hubig Pie:

↳ Bruce S. @1:16
A half pack o' Lucky's ™ and wrastlin' on the TV.
  1:24pm
J in LA:

Young and wild......RIP David J!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:25pm
Tony in Durham NC:

RIP, Buster Poindexter.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:26pm
Bruce S.:

David Johansen was one of the great New Yorkers of my lifetime RIP Baby
Avatar 1:28pm
Don in Tampere:

I wonder just how many rock and roll songs there are about Cadillacs. The Blasters "Long White Cadillac" and whoever's "Pink Cadillac" (more pop than RnR) come to mind but there must be many more.
  1:29pm
rx "rexy" scabin:

@Don in Tampere any songs about Lincolns or Buicks or Pontiacs? They seem worthy of a song or two.
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Mailman Tom:

↳ Don in Tampere @1:28
"Welfare Cadillac" by Guy Drake
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egould:

↳ Don in Tampere @1:28
Cadillac shout out in ‘Hot Rod Lincoln’.
Brand New Cadillac
  1:29pm
rx "rexy" scabin:

This song is quite amazing.
  1:30pm
rx "rexy" scabin:

@egould indeed.
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Hubig Pie:

↳ Don in Tampere @1:28
The Clash cover of Brand New Cadillac is my fav.
Avatar 1:30pm
Don in Tampere:

Oh yeah, Hot Rod Lincoln. Then there was the David Lindley and El Rayo X songs about a Mercury. But are there any songs about Gremlins for Clay Pigeon?
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:31pm
egould:

‘Night of the Cadillacs’ by Generation X.
  1:32pm
ed:

David Johansen just died
  1:32pm
David Watts:

How long do you think what she was waiting for took?
  1:33pm
rx "rexy" scabin:

Is this on Chart Records?
  1:35pm
florida:

after hours club is open
  1:35pm
J in LA:

@Don in Tampere I had two Mercurys
  1:36pm
PC77:

poor Bill Anderson :(
  1:36pm
rx "rexy" scabin:

@rx "rexy" scabin Decca.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:37pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Song: "Three A.M." by "Bill Anderson"
where do you find these records?
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Hubig Pie:

In New Orleenz you can get a glass of bourbon with 2 sunny side-up at 3am.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:38pm
Tony in Durham NC:

↳ Don in Tampere @1:28
T.Rex did a number called "Cadillac"
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:38pm
egould:

The wolf goes “Aaahhoooooo!!”
The bubbles go “bloop bloop bloop!”
Rex goes “Momma!”
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:39pm
Bruce S.:

from the pen of bobby Darren
  1:39pm
ed:

David Johansen just died
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:40pm
egould:

↳ ed @1:39
Such a shame, to go that quickly.
  1:41pm
florida:

the word is thunderbird
  1:49pm
florida:

hot licks
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:49pm
Bruce S.:

Did he say swimps?
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:50pm
egould:

↳ Bruce S. @1:49
He said swimps.
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morphe':

The Harry Townes Memorial Playlist...

Internet Archive is a good free and advert free source for old flicks ... watched 1/2 of "Leave Her to Heaven" last night and will finish tonight ... echoes/photostat of a jealous ex....
  1:51pm
Don F.:

I'll take some Big Joe in memory of David Jo!
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Tony in Durham NC:

Bo Diddley's "Pills" would be good to remember Johansen
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:53pm
Bruce S.:

TOPT will probably do a david Jo tribute
  1:53pm
rx "rexy" scabin:

This.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:54pm
greg g:

Diggin it!!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:54pm
Bruce S.:

David Jo did a great version of Love Child
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Tony in Durham NC:

↳ Bruce S. @1:53
In his wheelhouse!
  1:57pm
rx "rexy" scabin:

Isn't Big Moose redundant?
  1:58pm
WM:

Who plays slide guitar of that Big Moose track?
  1:59pm
J in LA:

"I'm no lily ....my morals have no zipper"
🤣
  2:00pm
Fragonard:

Mama
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:00pm
choggie:

RIP David J
  2:03pm
WM:

Will have to check out more of Freddie Roulette.
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Hubig Pie:

B'ham, known for it's tasty weenees, magically appeared overnight.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:05pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Hubig Pie @2:03
wasn't there a band called Tasty Weenees?
  2:07pm
Fragonard:

ThereSHOULD be
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Mailman Tom:

↳ Song: "Rambling Woman" by "Big Moose"
It's on YouTube together with a picture of the label.
  2:08pm
Fragonard:

Now I want to hear Perez Prado for some reason (Twist)
Avatar ♥ 2:09pm
Mister Dobalina:

Door bell just rang, must be the postman with my supply of herbahStimulah.
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:12pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Song: "Pork Chops" by "The Dorsets"
this is one of the theme songs of my life
  2:13pm
Fragonard:

The drummer has some Chops
  2:13pm
spodiodi:

Greetings Rex and all
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Mister Dobalina:

↳ Song: "Pork Chops" by "The Dorsets"
I have a couple of chops in the freezer, maybe I'll fix those for dinner.
  2:16pm
Fragonard:

Pork chops need fixing? Accept them as they are!
  2:17pm
florida:

god dam beer ,cigs and great tunes , the planets must be aligned
  2:26pm
Richard Whig:

ooooo-la-la
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:26pm
Drunken Creep:

Always love to hear from Gerri Blank
  2:29pm
otto v:

lovin that Jungle FEVER!
feelin it all the way freom the island of Alameda
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:29pm
Tony in Durham NC:

Dadgum CD player. I have the same problem at WHUP here in NC, LOL
  2:30pm
florida:

top shelf liquor please and i b watchin
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:32pm
Bruce S.:

I get my fortune told for free
  2:32pm
Richard Whig:

one of those songs where no bad version exist!
  2:33pm
rx "rexy" scabin:

Thank you, Rex and Everyone. Enjoy your days.
  2:33pm
Lester Een:

I'd kiss her!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:34pm
Deano de los Muertos:

MAMA!
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:35pm
Bruce S.:

↳ Song: "Doin' The Thing" by "Joe Mondo & His Combo"
I wish my name was Joe Mondo
  2:35pm
Fragonard:

Had an FMU dj done a live ‘cast showing the record they’re playing as they play it? (I’m SURE it’s been done 1,000 times)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:36pm
spodiodi:

↳ Song: "Doin' The Thing" by "Joe Mondo & His Combo"
new favorite song
  2:38pm
Fragonard:

I recently re-watched The Thing (which scared me as a 9year-old). It was really NOT scary
  2:39pm
Fragonard:

Car 54
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:44pm
egould:

The Spazz is co-hosting next week? Bring a roll of paper towels.
  2:46pm
Audiocarp:

↳ florida @2:30
You mean the fmu brand scotch isn’t good enough for ya?
  2:49pm
florida:

i b a high falutin no brow, but thanks for wondering
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Deano de los Muertos:

can’t wait to clip my chips
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Hubig Pie:

Bring the kiddos out or see the chained and restrained criminally insane!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:52pm
Deano de los Muertos:

↳ Fragonard @2:38
What?! It holds up!
Avatar 🌮 ♥ 2:52pm
Mailman Tom:

A clip chip keeps them fresh and tasty!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:53pm
egould:

RIP the Skyvue Drive-In in New Castle, IN. I saw some really shitty movies there. And made out with my friend Michelle, which was awesome.
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:53pm
egould:

Thanks Rex. Keep it lunk everyone.
  2:53pm
rich the greeb:

These ladies would kill the shangriLas
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:54pm
spodiodi:

Thanks, Rex!
  2:55pm
florida:

this is where desanto got the idea for them whyte boots
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morphe':

Thanks Rex and all ...

How Staten Island got its name

Guy in Bklyn looked over and asked:

IsDat an Island????
  🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:56pm
Bruce S.:

Thanks Rex, another two hours well spent
Thanks All, Stay Cool
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Tony in Durham NC:

Welp, that's another 2 hours for the record books! Thanks, Rex!
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AMYGDALA:

We've arrived on our trip to nowhere!
Thanks Rex - great stuff!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:59pm
Deano de los Muertos:

Thanks Rex. BYE BYE!
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:59pm
Tony in Durham NC:

Thanks to everyone who pitched in some $$$
Avatar 🌮 Swag For Life Member ♥ 2:59pm
radioronan:

Thanks Rex...until next time..marathon!
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