WFMU: LoriHajiTura with DJ GeorgyGirl: Playlist from January 13, 2020

Listener comments!
	5:00pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Hello all! :-)
	5:02pm Martinibomb: Helloooooooooo DeeeeeeJaaaaaay GEooorGY Giiiiiiiirl
	5:02pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Hey MB! :-)
	5:02pm Mr Fab: Hello to Lori, Haji AND Tura. Its even cold here in LA, looking forward to some steamy exotica to heat things up. Ungawa!
	5:03pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Let's get some hips swaying!
	5:03pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Don't forget to stick around after the show for a second helping of Mr fab on the decks - woo hoo! :-)
	5:04pm Martinibomb: YAY straight up Exotica. Some times you just have to do it.
	5:04pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Exactly - line up the bongos, set out the Tiki mugs, and go for it. :-)
	5:08pm Mark R: George Girl I really enjoyed your Bowie show!
	5:08pm DJ GeorgyGirl: The weather outside is horrific - we have gale force winds and lashing rain, so this music is helping me feel a little warmer!
	5:09pm Mr Fab: Ha, yep, throw pineapples on your burgers at your backyard bbq "luau," boom, it's Hawaiian style.
	5:09pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mark R - thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :-)
	5:09pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mr Fab - whenever I think of "Polynesian Ham" it makes me chuckle ;-)
	5:10pm DJ GeorgyGirl: This was The Beachcomber: www.critiki.com...
	5:13pm Linda Lee: you heard me asking heaven for 'fave show' notifications! thank you dear! hi hi! this is lovely.
	5:13pm Linda Lee: have you horrific weather? ours is weirdly.. springlike.
	5:13pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @LL - hello! I remembered you asking about exotica/easy listening shows and stations some weeks ago, and I made a note then to make sure to do a show asap :-)
	5:14pm Linda Lee: fantabulous. I do love it.
	5:14pm DJ GeorgyGirl: You're in for a treat! ;-)
	5:15pm Linda Lee: beautiful. :-)
	5:17pm CC: Hey GG and all..!.. bet you got some Jungle Fever lined up by the Chakachas, eh???
	5:18pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Hi CC!
	5:18pm Martinibomb: I love my Chihuahua! Don't think I've heard this track totally going in the car
	5:19pm DJ GeorgyGirl: It's one of my faves :-)
	5:20pm Martinibomb: My Chihuahua is going to be 16yrs old in a month! Gotta throw him a sweet 16th bday
	5:21pm DJ GeorgyGirl: He's so cute - I remember seeing a picture of him :-)
	5:21pm Martinibomb: yes he is the most adorable he's very tiny and has a great personality
	5:22pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I do miss having a fur person around
	5:22pm Martinibomb: I got him by accident totally didn't want another dog and I HATED yappy Chihuahua's at the time.. but now it's a different story. He's like my best buddy EVER! totally crazy.
	5:22pm Linda Lee: I do also, GG. they really do add something so lovely to any home.
	5:23pm DJ GeorgyGirl: That's the universe for you - you clearly needed to be together :-)
	5:24pm Linda Lee: do love the idea of bullfrog & crow noises signifying 'jungle'..
	5:24pm DJ GeorgyGirl: We lost our cat Cleo about seven and a half years ago, and we still can't quite bring ourselves to find a new fur person. We'll get there.
	5:24pm Martinibomb: @GG speaking of the universe I have to say this adopted dog we just got the universe was defiantly speaking to me - I'll have to tell you about it. hard to explain but I was like.. what is going on?
	5:24pm Linda Lee: there are plenty around in need, always.
	5:24pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @LL - I think it's hilarious that this is the accepted "jungle noise" ;-)
	5:25pm Mr Fab: In Hawaii you can hear real life tropical bird calls, like on ezorica records.
	5:25pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @MB - I have moments where I actively open up to the universe. Put myself over to it. And the most extraordinary things happen. Good things. :-)
	5:25pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mr Fab - I would love to go to Hawaii :-)
	5:27pm Mr Fab: "exotica" records, meant to say, ha ha. Supposedly, hearing the birds tweating in the background inspired their use. Denny or Lyman said that.
	5:27pm Linda Lee: Yma!!!!
	5:30pm Linda Lee: love the Joe Loco, though. delicious.
	5:31pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mr Fab - I'd heard it ages ago, so I watched about five different videos and they all said slightly different things, so I put in the caveat "so I've heard" because I couldn't figure out what was what ;-)
	5:31pm Martinibomb: I'm not familiar with Joe Loco
	5:31pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Yma is a goddess tho - that's a fact :-)
	5:32pm Martinibomb: It think we need to do a SHeena's Jungle Room Live From Hawaii. Maybe WFMU can get it in their budget for next year? Lol
	5:32pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Speaking of Martin Denny ... ;-)
	5:33pm Martinibomb: ^Play the MOOG version next!
	5:33pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @MB - WOW! All of us decked out and cocktailed up ;-)
	5:33pm Linda Lee: I'm actually hearing our northeast forest birds in 'quiet village'! :-D
	5:33pm Martinibomb: I love that Martin Denny Moog record that Midnight Cowboy cover on that is most excellent
	5:34pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I do love the Denny Moog album too :-)
	5:34pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Didn't Les Baxter do one as well? I'm sure I've got that on my hard drive somewhere.
	5:35pm Martinibomb: Hilariously enough I was at the Pot store down the street and this old guy started chatting with me about my WFMU shirt and it turned out he was the guy I bought that Martini Moog record from back in the 90s he had a store in SF I used to go to.
	5:35pm Linda Lee: what I've heard of the Moog record is really lovely.
	5:35pm Martinibomb: Yeh baxter did Moog Rock
	5:36pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @MB - that's wild. What are the odds of bumping in to someone like that? :-)
	5:36pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Moog Rock! That's the one!
	5:37pm Linda Lee: I adore Esquivel.
	5:37pm DJ GeorgyGirl: This week - take a drink every time I say "a thing" lol
	5:37pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @LL - I do love a bit of Esquivel :-)
	5:38pm ParUbi: Hey guys, just joining. Hi GG!
	5:38pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Hi ParUbi! :-)
	5:39pm Linda Lee: ParUbi! :-)
	5:40pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I preface this by saying that my geography is APPALLING - but where is Hawaii in relation to the US?
	5:41pm Linda Lee: far, far into the Pacific Oean, GG.
	5:41pm ParUbi: Hi Linda! I just discovered Korla Pandit the other day, speaking of exotica. He apparently used to have a show on the LA station, KTLA
	5:41pm Otis Fodder: Did someone say Mai Tai? Hello everyone!
	5:41pm DJ GeorgyGirl: <----------- the person who thought Tripoli was in Italy.
	5:41pm Linda Lee: hit California & keep sailing. :-)
	5:42pm Martinibomb: I hear Otis has some Rum
	5:42pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @ParUbi - Korla! Fascinating back story as well :-)
	5:42pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Hi Otis! :-)
	5:42pm Linda Lee: I'm not sure I know Korla Pandit. I guess I should! hi Otis!
	5:42pm Martinibomb: @GG Hawaii is West of ORegon/California between us and Japan.
	5:42pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @LL - that explains why the Brady Bunch go there. Got it :-)
	5:43pm ParUbi: Right, how he couldn't get work as an African American, so used the American interest in exoticism to get work as an Asian "Indian"
	5:43pm Martinibomb: It's just slightly north of the equator
	5:43pm Rich in Washington: The Korla Pandit movie is well worth your while, if you can find it.
	5:43pm Martinibomb: It's about 3hr flight from Portland.
	5:43pm Otis Fodder: My bar is under 12 steps away from the office desk. Spiced or Cuban Rum? I'll pull out both bottles.
	5:43pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I guess that explains the Hawaiian weather as well. makes sense.
	5:44pm ParUbi: @Linda-- here's a sample-- www.youtube.com...
	5:44pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I'll take a Sailor Jerry if you have it :-)
	5:44pm ParUbi: I'll have to check that movie out, @Rich
	5:44pm Linda Lee: got. any blow? :-D
	5:45pm Martinibomb: ^ Hah Lol
	5:45pm Rich in Washington: The Korla Pandit show aired on Portland TV back in the day. I remember my mom once waxing nostalgic about early, often live, TV and she described his show, although couldn't recall his name. Just some guy in a turban playing the organ and making eyes at all the housewives watching it.
	5:45pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Hi Rich! Gorgeous pictures of your new grandbaby! <3
	5:45pm Linda Lee: oh my. he was magnificent!
	5:45pm ParUbi: He does have a smoldering stare!
	5:46pm Rich in Washington: Why, thank you, GeorgyGirl! He's a keeper!
	5:46pm Otis Fodder: Congrats Grandpa Rich!
	5:46pm Linda Lee: hi Rich!!! you're both adorable. :-)
	5:46pm DJ GeorgyGirl: He's adorable :-)
	5:46pm Rich in Washington: I'm gonna get him a turban and a little electric organ.
	5:46pm Linda Lee: we're doing it again, GG..
	5:47pm DJ GeorgyGirl: ;-)
	5:47pm Rich in Washington: Aw,thanks everybody! I think I was born to be an old coot grandpa.
	5:47pm DJ GeorgyGirl: This poor lady appears to have some kind of stomach complaint ;-)
	5:48pm Linda Lee: I've never heard of Bas Sheva! clearly twitching into Yma's footsteps.
	5:48pm Rich in Washington: I was thinking the same thing, GeorgyGirl! Although I love that record.
	5:49pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Why is there an Irish bird in the Enchanted Tiki Room???? lol
	5:49pm Otis Fodder: I love that album, Bas Shiva's The Passions - produced by Les Baxter! Leda Annest is the third point on the triangle with Yma rotating above my head in the heavens.
	5:50pm Mr Fab: The Passions" - one of the albums i display on a shelf in my office. A 10" boxed set.
	5:50pm Linda Lee: that was pretty darn fabulous
	5:50pm Martinibomb: I'm going to use that AI deepfake shit to have Yma do Bas and vice a versa
	5:50pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Does anyone remember the photo when Lounge Laura meet Yma Sumac? I've never seen anyone look so happy :-)
	5:50pm Otis Fodder: Me too Fab. 10" box sits on my bar!
	5:51pm Linda Lee: who was Lounge Lauura?
	5:51pm Linda Lee: I'm sorry, my texting is trash tonight.
	5:52pm CC: I think I've heard some of these songs on the old Ernie Kovacs show or maybe Benny Hill!!!
	5:52pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Laura goes back to 90s Exotica days - DJ, singer, huge presence on the Loungecore scene :-)
	5:52pm Otis Fodder: I would love to see that photo, I can picture her meeting Yma... she's been programming some killer radio for decades down south.
	5:52pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @CC - probably Benny Hill ;-)
	5:52pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Otis - she was THRILLED :-)
	5:53pm Mr Fab: I met Korla Pandit when he used to play around town in the 90s. He had us all fooled.
	5:53pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mr Fab - Wow!!! I'm impressed! Was he a nice chap?
	5:53pm Otis Fodder: Still going to thrift stores and record fairs. ;)
	5:53pm Linda Lee: we started picking up on thrift shop exotica in the mid 80s. it was everywhere thrifting. the visuals!!
	5:53pm Martinibomb: ^ fucking awesome Fab!
	5:54pm Otis Fodder: LL - Me too, started in 1986 in High School. Still remember the Salvation Army I would hit in San Diego.
	5:54pm Martinibomb: A friend of mine had a surf band in the 90s called Galaxy Trio and they specifically ripped of Korla's look and would perform like that.
	5:55pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I met some dudes back in the 90s called Otis and MB and Jan. Not sure what they're up to now ;-)
	5:55pm Linda Lee: oh yes. it was lovely.
	5:55pm Mr Fab: Yeah, Ernie Kovaks used to use Esquivel in his sketches. And he had Yma Sumac and prepared-piano era Ferrante and Teischer as guests.
	5:55pm Martinibomb: Yep it's true I know GG from trading illegal mp3s Lol
	5:55pm Linda Lee: how were you fooled, Mr F?
	5:56pm Martinibomb: Gawd I LOVE earnie Kovaks! That show is super good
	5:56pm Otis Fodder: And it actually started for me thanks to Throbbing Gristle thanking Martin Denny on Greatest Hits... I put 2 and 2 together in high school and that was one of my first exotica sparks.
	5:56pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @MB - ;-)
	5:57pm Mr Fab: "Korla" was very nice and sweet, softly speaking to me in his fake but convincing Indian accent.
	5:57pm Otis Fodder: Those Kovac shows are killer. Has anyone seen the 1980s bio-doc on Kovacs starring Jeff Goldblum as Ernie. So good.
	5:57pm Martinibomb: who knew we'd all be DJn together 20yrs later insane thanks Universe!
	5:57pm Linda Lee: I'm having trouble remembering the name of the band who did the Nairobi Trio song 'Solfeggio'
	5:57pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mr Fab - I'm glad he was nice :-)
	5:57pm Linda Lee: wow, he kept it up! amazing!
	5:57pm Rob: I love Billy May and this is from one of my fave musicals. He arranged some great Sinatra lps
	5:57pm Rich in Washington: I pretty much buy any Yma Sumac record I run across, even if I already have it, but once bought a LP version of Xtabay and was delighted to find a libretto/program from a live performance by her inside. But when I looked more closely, it was Emcee'd by Penn Gillette! It was from the 80s. Oh well, it's still cool!
	5:58pm Mr Fab: Spacebrother Greg may have been at that show Rich!
	5:59pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I think it's wild how we've all converged and reunited here :-)
	5:59pm Linda Lee: the magic vortex.. :-D
	6:00pm Otis Fodder: The Exotica mailing list was a great kickstart.
	6:00pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Otis - oh God! Absolutely!
	6:01pm Martinibomb: @Otis you told me about it but I have yet to find a copy
	6:01pm Otis Fodder: Gonna drop a link here for posterity sake, www.studio-nibble.com...
	6:01pm DJ GeorgyGirl: <happy sigh>
	6:02pm Rich in Washington: This show is delightful, GG!
	6:03pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Thank you, Rich! :-)
	6:03pm DJ GeorgyGirl: WOW! My old show is still on the Lounge Ring! lol
	6:03pm Linda Lee: it is. love the arnaud!
	6:04pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Fifth link down :-) hub.yourtakeonmusic.com...
	6:04pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Thank you, lovely Linda :-)
	6:05pm Rich in Washington: Martinibomb and I were attempting to bring one of our fellow Portland DJs over to the dark side and Sheena's Jungle Room - a guy who did a tiki/lounge/exotica show here in Portland for the last couple of decades. He jumped ship on his station and is doing who knows what now.
	6:05pm Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them): hello, beautiful creatures!
	6:05pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Rich - yes! I saw your post about him! He sounds a perfect fit :-)
	6:05pm Otis Fodder: The ol' Kitsch and Sync. I remember her well!
	6:06pm Rich in Washington: We haven't heard anything. Maybe that's it for his show. I don't know.
	6:06pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Happy times - me with a telephone headset thingy, WinAmp and Real Producer ;-)
	6:06pm Otis Fodder: Waiting for the 'web ring' revival. That, and... animated under construction website gifs.
	6:06pm Linda Lee: hi Granny!!!
	6:07pm Otis Fodder: Hi Granny!
	6:07pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Hello Granny!!!
	6:07pm ParUbi: Hi GST!
	6:07pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Otis - as many flashing gifs as humanly possible ;-)
	6:08pm Martinibomb: @Rich he renamed his show Tiki Cha Cha again I saw just podcasting it. I guess he has no interest in Djn here? As he never responded much to my emails.
	6:08pm Linda Lee: I always thought animatronics were creepy ~ even as a kid.
	6:09pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @LL - they scare the shit out of me.
	6:09pm Martinibomb: ^ cause they are!
	6:09pm Mr Fab: Would add Quite Village and Taboo as most covered exotica standards.
	6:09pm ParUbi: Geocities!
	6:09pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mr Fab - yep. Agree! :-)
	6:10pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Dear old Geocities. We remember you well, and all who sailed in it. :-)
	6:10pm Mr Fab: Rainforest Cafe?
	6:10pm ParUbi: I remember some of those pages even had little midi players on the bottom.
	6:10pm Rob: I went to the Tiki Room on my visit to Disneyland last spring. are you referring to the Rainforest Cafe?
	6:10pm Linda Lee: wasn't it Rainforest Cafe'?
	6:10pm Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them): i feel so welcome! Sheena's is the friendliest!
	6:10pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Rainforest Cafe! Of course! Duh!
	6:11pm Linda Lee: a truly awful vibe. plastic.
	6:11pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I got into the "must talk on the mic" zone and went completely blank.
	6:11pm Otis Fodder: Tripod!
	6:11pm Otis Fodder: Compuserve!
	6:11pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Angelfire. lol
	6:12pm CC: My brother-in-law ...God rest his soul...kinda dug listening to Cal tjader... when the mood was right..!..
	6:12pm Linda Lee: well, we miss you when you're not around, Granny.
	6:12pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I love Cal Tjader!!!!
	6:12pm Linda Lee: of course we are!
	6:13pm Rob: I have loved Damn Yankees since I was a wee thing
	6:13pm Mr Fab: Going back to Hawaii would be cool, but I wanna hit Easter Island. Now THAT would be a primo spot for a Sheena's remote!
	6:14pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Rob - I always forget it's from that! Of course!
	6:14pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mr Fab - well .... we could do the US DJ's at Easter Island ... and the European ones at Stonehenge if the theories are true ;-)
	6:14pm Rob: btw, I believe the Rainforest Cafe at Downtown Disney has closed
	6:16pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I. Love. This. Track. :-)
	6:16pm Linda Lee: I do too. magnificent!
	6:16pm Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them): it seems sinful not to dance to this, but i'm just drowsily lying here with a cat
	6:16pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Time for my chair bop ;-)
	6:17pm Linda Lee: that sounds just perfect to me, Granny.
	6:17pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Granny - I'll swap with you :-)
	6:18pm Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them): cat swap!
	6:19pm DJ GeorgyGirl: You dance, I'll snuggle :-)
	6:19pm Linda Lee: this 'oye negra' is insane.
	6:20pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @LL - wild, isn't it? :-)
	6:21pm Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them): this is my most Sheena's Jungle Room avatar
	6:22pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Granny - FABULOUS!!! :-D
	6:22pm Linda Lee: adorable! :-)
	6:23pm Linda Lee: i'm not sure i have one. maybe i should.
	6:23pm Mr Fab: Got my hardcover copy of Kon Tiki w dust cover on display! Tho I've never read it. Have any of you?
	6:23pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I really want some pineapple now
	6:24pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Never read it - only seen the film. I should do that!
	6:25pm Linda Lee: I'll bet most people bought it for display purposes. :-)
	6:25pm Otis Fodder: Read Kon-Tiki in the late 90s, paperback. Need to read it again to refresh but enjoyed it.
	6:26pm Linda Lee: .. sort of like "the Joy of Sex"
	6:26pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I'm wondering if the biopic is any good?
	6:26pm CC: My grandfather was on the aircraft carrier The Wasp..luckily he didn't eat breakfast the morning that it was bombed...
	6:26pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Otis - it's you!
	6:26pm Otis Fodder: This guys a freak.
	6:27pm Mr Fab: That version of Magnificent 7 was funny. It's like, what's the most unlikely song we can turn into a chacha?
	6:27pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Nope - my parents' copy of "Joy Of Sex" was definitely not a display copy. <shudder>
	6:27pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mr Fab - exactly! I think that's why I love it so much. It's just so ... random :-)
	6:29pm Otis Fodder: Reading Kon-Tiki was a passage, slightly akin to Tropic of Cancer or Junkie & Naked Lunch. The books to dig into.
	6:30pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Wow - Tropic of Cancer. My parents' slightly more sophisticated friends had a copy of that. ;-)
	6:30pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I remember seeing it and wondering what it was.
	6:31pm Linda Lee: here's a beautiful 'Tunisia'!
	6:31pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I'm bopping again ...
	6:33pm Otis Fodder: Big fan of that Tino Contreras album, Percusiones Mexicanas. All killer, no filler.
	6:33pm DJ GeorgyGirl: His cover of Brazil was fabulous
	6:35pm Dave in St Albans UK: A copy of "Tropic ..." did the rounds in secondary school. The pages fell open at all of the best bits! :-) Kon Tiki and The Ra Expiditions were faves of mine and still sit on my Book shelves. PS Hi everyone.
	6:35pm Linda Lee: the gods have been angered by joy, so it rains. talk about screwy!
	6:36pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Hi Dave!
	6:36pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @LL - tons of rain here. Wish I could send it to Australia :-(
	6:37pm Otis Fodder: Hi Dave. Great recollection!
	6:37pm Linda Lee: & now I hear about arrests for arson..?
	6:40pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Basically, no - I don't think it's racist. In a nutshell.
	6:40pm Linda Lee: the thing about asking the question is, always, it has to be asked of the right people!
	6:40pm Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them): i would ask some indigenous Polynesians what they think!
	6:41pm Linda Lee: exactly!
	6:41pm CC: A groovy beat that moves your soul is kinda Universal.??
	6:41pm Linda Lee: not for us to say really.
	6:41pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Granny - good point. What I was stumbling to say was that I think it comes from an admiring place. It's not meant to poke fun or incite hatred. Completely the opposite.
	6:42pm Rob: People understandably have a problem with the word "exotic" I do not think that the music that is called Exotica is racist
	6:43pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Rob - another excellent point.
	6:45pm DJ GeorgyGirl: It's like my mum putting pineapple in the dish and calling it "Polynesian". It always was because she thought it was interesting and something different and enjoyable. It came from a good place.
	6:46pm Linda Lee: I'm wondering how much cultural appropriation actually took place ~ or if exotica isn't more akin to jazz than anything else. you don't really say someone like Gerry Mulligan, say. is dong cultural appropriation..
	6:46pm Linda Lee: it's just an evolving hybrid form.
	6:47pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @LL - I think that Exotica really is just such a mish-mash that it's a thing in and of itself in the end.
	6:47pm Linda Lee: that's what I'm thinking too.
	6:47pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Jesus - I just typed in the next record and it suggested "UK Disco Mix". When you see what it is ... lol
	6:47pm Linda Lee: & in another sense, all music is cultural appropriation.
	6:48pm DJ GeorgyGirl: And now ... I have to find the "UK Disco Mix" ;-)
	6:48pm CC: To try and emulate something that strikes you as far out and groovy is simply a compliment.. whether you make money off of it or not???
	6:48pm Linda Lee: .. but it's such a common language that the term loses meaning..
	6:49pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @CC - basically, yep. :-)
	6:49pm Linda Lee: maybe it's really about acknowledgement.
	6:49pm DJ GeorgyGirl: A friend of mine mentioned an article he'd read about whether or not Exotica was racist and I said "absolutely not", and I thought I'd put it out there.
	6:50pm DJ GeorgyGirl: THIS is the track that apparently has a disco mix ...
	6:51pm Linda Lee: Bali Hai?
	6:51pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Yep
	6:51pm Mr Fab: Curse those black Americans for "appropriating" guitars from the Spanish to make blues, and British band instruments to create jazz! Buncha thieves, apparently!
	6:52pm Martinibomb: great mix today really enjoyed it
	6:52pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Here it is: optimomusic.bandcamp.com...
	6:52pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Thank you, MB! :-)
	6:53pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Guess who's next? ;-) wfmu.org...
	6:53pm Mr Fab: Oh yeah, I have that Bali Hai 12" dance version. Might have added it to the Sheena stream?
	6:54pm CC: I always dig how Jimmy Hall blows some of his black brother's away!!!..(:
	6:54pm Otis Fodder: Nice selection selector! Have a great eve GG!
	6:55pm Linda Lee: now i see what i migh've done as a younger person instead of what i did. :-D
	6:55pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Thank you Otis! :-)
	6:55pm Aaron in Minneapolis: E word? Elevator music is two words Georgey
	6:55pm Rob: Thanks for the great music, as always!
	6:55pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Aaron - possibly ;-)
	6:56pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Thank you all for listening! :-)
	6:56pm Dave in St Albans UK: Another fab show. Thank you DJGG!
	6:56pm CC: Cheerz all..!..
	6:56pm Mr Fab: Fan-tiki-tastic!
	6:56pm Martinibomb: Time fo some Mistah Fabtastic
	6:56pm DJ GeorgyGirl: See you all over at Mr Fab's! :-)
	6:57pm Martinibomb: I think there is a perry mason episode with Jack Costanza ever seen that one? Is he in anything else?
	6:58pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Perry Mason? Wow!
	6:58pm Linda Lee: latin fever al italiana!! superb.
	6:59pm Aaron in Minneapolis: Lucy get away from those bongos!
	7:01pm Aaron in Minneapolis: Mr fab sounds like a hip cat indeed
	7:05pm Aaron in Minneapolis: Mr fab do you always sound that fab?
	7:08pm Aaron in Minneapolis: Mr fab do you always sound so hip?
	7:09pm Aaron in Minneapolis: Why are my comments being deleted?
	7:10pm Aaron in Minneapolis: Happy to be here
	6:42am Stanley: Great show. Love Exotica and no, it's not racist. It could be presented in a racist way, demeaning the culture it drew on but by and large it isn't, unlike, for instance The Black and White Minstrel Show. It could be accused of being a bit expoitative but it shows respect to the source influences. As for 'cultural appropriation'? Yeah, we should all stick to our own cultures and not allow any others to be influenced by them. NEVER!

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January 13, 2020: LoriHajiTura #029 - Exotica!

Pour yourself a Mai Tai or several for today's LoriHajiTura with DJ GeorgyGirl as she goes full-on Exotica with artists like Perez Prado, Les Baxter, Martin Denny, Yma Sumac, Dick Hyman, and many more!

5 pm to 7 pm EST/10 pm to midnight GMT

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#NowSound #EasyListening #Lounge #SunshinePop #LibraryMusic #Exotica

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Artist	Track	Approx. start time
Bobby Stevenson & Henri Rose	Cumana	0:00:00 (Pop-up)

Julie London	Sway "Sway" by "Julie London"	0:07:27 (Pop-up)
Walter Wanderley	A Nega Se Vingou	0:10:14 (Pop-up)
Rolley Polley	Blue Rhumba "Blue Rhumba" by "Rolley Polley"	0:12:57 (Pop-up)
Luis Oliviera & His Bandodalua Boys	Chihuahua	0:16:43 (Pop-up)

80 Drums Around The World	Caravan	0:22:59 (Pop-up)
Yma Sumac	Malambo No 1 "Malambo No 1" by "Yma Sumac"	0:25:57 (Pop-up)
Joe Loco	Moderna Muchacha "Moderna Muchacha" by "Joe Loco"	0:28:51 (Pop-up)
Martin Denny	Quiet Village "Quiet Village" by "Martin Denny"	0:31:53 (Pop-up)

Dickie Harrell	Rock-Rock-Cha-Cha "Rock-Rock-Cha-Cha" by "Dickie Harrell"	0:39:21 (Pop-up)
Chick Floyd & His Orchestra	Hana Maui	0:41:38 (Pop-up)
Bas Sheva	Lust "Lust" by "Bas Sheva"	0:44:58 (Pop-up)
Don Swan	Hooray For Hollywood (Cha Cha)	0:48:31 (Pop-up)

Billy May	Hernando's Hideaway "Hernando's Hideaway" by "Billy May"	0:55:00 (Pop-up)
Rinky Dink & The Crystal Sets	Choo Choo Cha Cha	0:57:26 (Pop-up)
Dick Hyman	Caravan "Caravan" by "Dick Hyman"	0:59:47 (Pop-up)
Leo Arnaud	Taboo "Taboo" by "Leo Arnaud"	1:02:19 (Pop-up)

Les Baxter	Whatever Lola Wants "Whatever Lola Wants" by "Les Baxter"	1:10:25 (Pop-up)
Dean Martin	Cha, Cha, Cha, D'Amour	1:12:59 (Pop-up)
Tito Rodriguez	The Magnificent Seven	1:15:15 (Pop-up)
Terry Snyder	Oye Negra "Oye Negra" by "Terry Snyder"	1:17:30 (Pop-up)

Perez Prado	Zelda's Theme "Zelda's Theme" by "Perez Prado"	1:24:06 (Pop-up)
Tino Contreras	Brazil "Brazil" by "Tino Contreras"	1:26:34 (Pop-up)
Latin Jazz Sextet	A Night In Tunisia	1:30:10 (Pop-up)
Jackie Davis	Manana "Manana" by "Jackie Davis"	1:34:37 (Pop-up)

John Buzon Trio	Diga Diga Doo "Diga Diga Doo" by "John Buzon Trio"	1:40:56 (Pop-up)
Chuy Reyes	Oink, Oink Mambo "Oink, Oink Mambo" by "Chuy Reyes"	1:43:15 (Pop-up)
Laurindo Almeida	Desafinado "Desafinado" by "Laurindo Almeida"	1:46:27 (Pop-up)
Tak Shindo	Bali Ha'i "Bali Ha'i" by "Tak Shindo"	1:49:58 (Pop-up)

Jack Costanza	Latin Fever "Latin Fever" by "Jack Costanza"	1:56:18 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	5:00pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Hello all! :-)
	5:02pm Martinibomb: Helloooooooooo DeeeeeeJaaaaaay GEooorGY Giiiiiiiirl
	5:02pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Hey MB! :-)
	5:02pm Mr Fab: Hello to Lori, Haji AND Tura. Its even cold here in LA, looking forward to some steamy exotica to heat things up. Ungawa!
	5:03pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Let's get some hips swaying!
	5:03pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Don't forget to stick around after the show for a second helping of Mr fab on the decks - woo hoo! :-)
	5:04pm Martinibomb: YAY straight up Exotica. Some times you just have to do it.
	5:04pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Exactly - line up the bongos, set out the Tiki mugs, and go for it. :-)
	5:08pm Mark R: George Girl I really enjoyed your Bowie show!
	5:08pm DJ GeorgyGirl: The weather outside is horrific - we have gale force winds and lashing rain, so this music is helping me feel a little warmer!
	5:09pm Mr Fab: Ha, yep, throw pineapples on your burgers at your backyard bbq "luau," boom, it's Hawaiian style.
	5:09pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mark R - thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :-)
	5:09pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mr Fab - whenever I think of "Polynesian Ham" it makes me chuckle ;-)
	5:10pm DJ GeorgyGirl: This was The Beachcomber: www.critiki.com...
	5:13pm Linda Lee: you heard me asking heaven for 'fave show' notifications! thank you dear! hi hi! this is lovely.
	5:13pm Linda Lee: have you horrific weather? ours is weirdly.. springlike.
	5:13pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @LL - hello! I remembered you asking about exotica/easy listening shows and stations some weeks ago, and I made a note then to make sure to do a show asap :-)
	5:14pm Linda Lee: fantabulous. I do love it.
	5:14pm DJ GeorgyGirl: You're in for a treat! ;-)
	5:15pm Linda Lee: beautiful. :-)
	5:17pm CC: Hey GG and all..!.. bet you got some Jungle Fever lined up by the Chakachas, eh???
	5:18pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Hi CC!
	5:18pm Martinibomb: I love my Chihuahua! Don't think I've heard this track totally going in the car
	5:19pm DJ GeorgyGirl: It's one of my faves :-)
	5:20pm Martinibomb: My Chihuahua is going to be 16yrs old in a month! Gotta throw him a sweet 16th bday
	5:21pm DJ GeorgyGirl: He's so cute - I remember seeing a picture of him :-)
	5:21pm Martinibomb: yes he is the most adorable he's very tiny and has a great personality
	5:22pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I do miss having a fur person around
	5:22pm Martinibomb: I got him by accident totally didn't want another dog and I HATED yappy Chihuahua's at the time.. but now it's a different story. He's like my best buddy EVER! totally crazy.
	5:22pm Linda Lee: I do also, GG. they really do add something so lovely to any home.
	5:23pm DJ GeorgyGirl: That's the universe for you - you clearly needed to be together :-)
	5:24pm Linda Lee: do love the idea of bullfrog & crow noises signifying 'jungle'..
	5:24pm DJ GeorgyGirl: We lost our cat Cleo about seven and a half years ago, and we still can't quite bring ourselves to find a new fur person. We'll get there.
	5:24pm Martinibomb: @GG speaking of the universe I have to say this adopted dog we just got the universe was defiantly speaking to me - I'll have to tell you about it. hard to explain but I was like.. what is going on?
	5:24pm Linda Lee: there are plenty around in need, always.
	5:24pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @LL - I think it's hilarious that this is the accepted "jungle noise" ;-)
	5:25pm Mr Fab: In Hawaii you can hear real life tropical bird calls, like on ezorica records.
	5:25pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @MB - I have moments where I actively open up to the universe. Put myself over to it. And the most extraordinary things happen. Good things. :-)
	5:25pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mr Fab - I would love to go to Hawaii :-)
	5:27pm Mr Fab: "exotica" records, meant to say, ha ha. Supposedly, hearing the birds tweating in the background inspired their use. Denny or Lyman said that.
	5:27pm Linda Lee: Yma!!!!
	5:30pm Linda Lee: love the Joe Loco, though. delicious.
	5:31pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mr Fab - I'd heard it ages ago, so I watched about five different videos and they all said slightly different things, so I put in the caveat "so I've heard" because I couldn't figure out what was what ;-)
	5:31pm Martinibomb: I'm not familiar with Joe Loco
	5:31pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Yma is a goddess tho - that's a fact :-)
	5:32pm Martinibomb: It think we need to do a SHeena's Jungle Room Live From Hawaii. Maybe WFMU can get it in their budget for next year? Lol
	5:32pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Speaking of Martin Denny ... ;-)
	5:33pm Martinibomb: ^Play the MOOG version next!
	5:33pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @MB - WOW! All of us decked out and cocktailed up ;-)
	5:33pm Linda Lee: I'm actually hearing our northeast forest birds in 'quiet village'! :-D
	5:33pm Martinibomb: I love that Martin Denny Moog record that Midnight Cowboy cover on that is most excellent
	5:34pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I do love the Denny Moog album too :-)
	5:34pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Didn't Les Baxter do one as well? I'm sure I've got that on my hard drive somewhere.
	5:35pm Martinibomb: Hilariously enough I was at the Pot store down the street and this old guy started chatting with me about my WFMU shirt and it turned out he was the guy I bought that Martini Moog record from back in the 90s he had a store in SF I used to go to.
	5:35pm Linda Lee: what I've heard of the Moog record is really lovely.
	5:35pm Martinibomb: Yeh baxter did Moog Rock
	5:36pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @MB - that's wild. What are the odds of bumping in to someone like that? :-)
	5:36pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Moog Rock! That's the one!
	5:37pm Linda Lee: I adore Esquivel.
	5:37pm DJ GeorgyGirl: This week - take a drink every time I say "a thing" lol
	5:37pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @LL - I do love a bit of Esquivel :-)
	5:38pm ParUbi: Hey guys, just joining. Hi GG!
	5:38pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Hi ParUbi! :-)
	5:39pm Linda Lee: ParUbi! :-)
	5:40pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I preface this by saying that my geography is APPALLING - but where is Hawaii in relation to the US?
	5:41pm Linda Lee: far, far into the Pacific Oean, GG.
	5:41pm ParUbi: Hi Linda! I just discovered Korla Pandit the other day, speaking of exotica. He apparently used to have a show on the LA station, KTLA
	5:41pm Otis Fodder: Did someone say Mai Tai? Hello everyone!
	5:41pm DJ GeorgyGirl: <----------- the person who thought Tripoli was in Italy.
	5:41pm Linda Lee: hit California & keep sailing. :-)
	5:42pm Martinibomb: I hear Otis has some Rum
	5:42pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @ParUbi - Korla! Fascinating back story as well :-)
	5:42pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Hi Otis! :-)
	5:42pm Linda Lee: I'm not sure I know Korla Pandit. I guess I should! hi Otis!
	5:42pm Martinibomb: @GG Hawaii is West of ORegon/California between us and Japan.
	5:42pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @LL - that explains why the Brady Bunch go there. Got it :-)
	5:43pm ParUbi: Right, how he couldn't get work as an African American, so used the American interest in exoticism to get work as an Asian "Indian"
	5:43pm Martinibomb: It's just slightly north of the equator
	5:43pm Rich in Washington: The Korla Pandit movie is well worth your while, if you can find it.
	5:43pm Martinibomb: It's about 3hr flight from Portland.
	5:43pm Otis Fodder: My bar is under 12 steps away from the office desk. Spiced or Cuban Rum? I'll pull out both bottles.
	5:43pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I guess that explains the Hawaiian weather as well. makes sense.
	5:44pm ParUbi: @Linda-- here's a sample-- www.youtube.com...
	5:44pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I'll take a Sailor Jerry if you have it :-)
	5:44pm ParUbi: I'll have to check that movie out, @Rich
	5:44pm Linda Lee: got. any blow? :-D
	5:45pm Martinibomb: ^ Hah Lol
	5:45pm Rich in Washington: The Korla Pandit show aired on Portland TV back in the day. I remember my mom once waxing nostalgic about early, often live, TV and she described his show, although couldn't recall his name. Just some guy in a turban playing the organ and making eyes at all the housewives watching it.
	5:45pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Hi Rich! Gorgeous pictures of your new grandbaby! <3
	5:45pm Linda Lee: oh my. he was magnificent!
	5:45pm ParUbi: He does have a smoldering stare!
	5:46pm Rich in Washington: Why, thank you, GeorgyGirl! He's a keeper!
	5:46pm Otis Fodder: Congrats Grandpa Rich!
	5:46pm Linda Lee: hi Rich!!! you're both adorable. :-)
	5:46pm DJ GeorgyGirl: He's adorable :-)
	5:46pm Rich in Washington: I'm gonna get him a turban and a little electric organ.
	5:46pm Linda Lee: we're doing it again, GG..
	5:47pm DJ GeorgyGirl: ;-)
	5:47pm Rich in Washington: Aw,thanks everybody! I think I was born to be an old coot grandpa.
	5:47pm DJ GeorgyGirl: This poor lady appears to have some kind of stomach complaint ;-)
	5:48pm Linda Lee: I've never heard of Bas Sheva! clearly twitching into Yma's footsteps.
	5:48pm Rich in Washington: I was thinking the same thing, GeorgyGirl! Although I love that record.
	5:49pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Why is there an Irish bird in the Enchanted Tiki Room???? lol
	5:49pm Otis Fodder: I love that album, Bas Shiva's The Passions - produced by Les Baxter! Leda Annest is the third point on the triangle with Yma rotating above my head in the heavens.
	5:50pm Mr Fab: The Passions" - one of the albums i display on a shelf in my office. A 10" boxed set.
	5:50pm Linda Lee: that was pretty darn fabulous
	5:50pm Martinibomb: I'm going to use that AI deepfake shit to have Yma do Bas and vice a versa
	5:50pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Does anyone remember the photo when Lounge Laura meet Yma Sumac? I've never seen anyone look so happy :-)
	5:50pm Otis Fodder: Me too Fab. 10" box sits on my bar!
	5:51pm Linda Lee: who was Lounge Lauura?
	5:51pm Linda Lee: I'm sorry, my texting is trash tonight.
	5:52pm CC: I think I've heard some of these songs on the old Ernie Kovacs show or maybe Benny Hill!!!
	5:52pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Laura goes back to 90s Exotica days - DJ, singer, huge presence on the Loungecore scene :-)
	5:52pm Otis Fodder: I would love to see that photo, I can picture her meeting Yma... she's been programming some killer radio for decades down south.
	5:52pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @CC - probably Benny Hill ;-)
	5:52pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Otis - she was THRILLED :-)
	5:53pm Mr Fab: I met Korla Pandit when he used to play around town in the 90s. He had us all fooled.
	5:53pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mr Fab - Wow!!! I'm impressed! Was he a nice chap?
	5:53pm Otis Fodder: Still going to thrift stores and record fairs. ;)
	5:53pm Linda Lee: we started picking up on thrift shop exotica in the mid 80s. it was everywhere thrifting. the visuals!!
	5:53pm Martinibomb: ^ fucking awesome Fab!
	5:54pm Otis Fodder: LL - Me too, started in 1986 in High School. Still remember the Salvation Army I would hit in San Diego.
	5:54pm Martinibomb: A friend of mine had a surf band in the 90s called Galaxy Trio and they specifically ripped of Korla's look and would perform like that.
	5:55pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I met some dudes back in the 90s called Otis and MB and Jan. Not sure what they're up to now ;-)
	5:55pm Linda Lee: oh yes. it was lovely.
	5:55pm Mr Fab: Yeah, Ernie Kovaks used to use Esquivel in his sketches. And he had Yma Sumac and prepared-piano era Ferrante and Teischer as guests.
	5:55pm Martinibomb: Yep it's true I know GG from trading illegal mp3s Lol
	5:55pm Linda Lee: how were you fooled, Mr F?
	5:56pm Martinibomb: Gawd I LOVE earnie Kovaks! That show is super good
	5:56pm Otis Fodder: And it actually started for me thanks to Throbbing Gristle thanking Martin Denny on Greatest Hits... I put 2 and 2 together in high school and that was one of my first exotica sparks.
	5:56pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @MB - ;-)
	5:57pm Mr Fab: "Korla" was very nice and sweet, softly speaking to me in his fake but convincing Indian accent.
	5:57pm Otis Fodder: Those Kovac shows are killer. Has anyone seen the 1980s bio-doc on Kovacs starring Jeff Goldblum as Ernie. So good.
	5:57pm Martinibomb: who knew we'd all be DJn together 20yrs later insane thanks Universe!
	5:57pm Linda Lee: I'm having trouble remembering the name of the band who did the Nairobi Trio song 'Solfeggio'
	5:57pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mr Fab - I'm glad he was nice :-)
	5:57pm Linda Lee: wow, he kept it up! amazing!
	5:57pm Rob: I love Billy May and this is from one of my fave musicals. He arranged some great Sinatra lps
	5:57pm Rich in Washington: I pretty much buy any Yma Sumac record I run across, even if I already have it, but once bought a LP version of Xtabay and was delighted to find a libretto/program from a live performance by her inside. But when I looked more closely, it was Emcee'd by Penn Gillette! It was from the 80s. Oh well, it's still cool!
	5:58pm Mr Fab: Spacebrother Greg may have been at that show Rich!
	5:59pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I think it's wild how we've all converged and reunited here :-)
	5:59pm Linda Lee: the magic vortex.. :-D
	6:00pm Otis Fodder: The Exotica mailing list was a great kickstart.
	6:00pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Otis - oh God! Absolutely!
	6:01pm Martinibomb: @Otis you told me about it but I have yet to find a copy
	6:01pm Otis Fodder: Gonna drop a link here for posterity sake, www.studio-nibble.com...
	6:01pm DJ GeorgyGirl: <happy sigh>
	6:02pm Rich in Washington: This show is delightful, GG!
	6:03pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Thank you, Rich! :-)
	6:03pm DJ GeorgyGirl: WOW! My old show is still on the Lounge Ring! lol
	6:03pm Linda Lee: it is. love the arnaud!
	6:04pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Fifth link down :-) hub.yourtakeonmusic.com...
	6:04pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Thank you, lovely Linda :-)
	6:05pm Rich in Washington: Martinibomb and I were attempting to bring one of our fellow Portland DJs over to the dark side and Sheena's Jungle Room - a guy who did a tiki/lounge/exotica show here in Portland for the last couple of decades. He jumped ship on his station and is doing who knows what now.
	6:05pm Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them): hello, beautiful creatures!
	6:05pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Rich - yes! I saw your post about him! He sounds a perfect fit :-)
	6:05pm Otis Fodder: The ol' Kitsch and Sync. I remember her well!
	6:06pm Rich in Washington: We haven't heard anything. Maybe that's it for his show. I don't know.
	6:06pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Happy times - me with a telephone headset thingy, WinAmp and Real Producer ;-)
	6:06pm Otis Fodder: Waiting for the 'web ring' revival. That, and... animated under construction website gifs.
	6:06pm Linda Lee: hi Granny!!!
	6:07pm Otis Fodder: Hi Granny!
	6:07pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Hello Granny!!!
	6:07pm ParUbi: Hi GST!
	6:07pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Otis - as many flashing gifs as humanly possible ;-)
	6:08pm Martinibomb: @Rich he renamed his show Tiki Cha Cha again I saw just podcasting it. I guess he has no interest in Djn here? As he never responded much to my emails.
	6:08pm Linda Lee: I always thought animatronics were creepy ~ even as a kid.
	6:09pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @LL - they scare the shit out of me.
	6:09pm Martinibomb: ^ cause they are!
	6:09pm Mr Fab: Would add Quite Village and Taboo as most covered exotica standards.
	6:09pm ParUbi: Geocities!
	6:09pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mr Fab - yep. Agree! :-)
	6:10pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Dear old Geocities. We remember you well, and all who sailed in it. :-)
	6:10pm Mr Fab: Rainforest Cafe?
	6:10pm ParUbi: I remember some of those pages even had little midi players on the bottom.
	6:10pm Rob: I went to the Tiki Room on my visit to Disneyland last spring. are you referring to the Rainforest Cafe?
	6:10pm Linda Lee: wasn't it Rainforest Cafe'?
	6:10pm Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them): i feel so welcome! Sheena's is the friendliest!
	6:10pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Rainforest Cafe! Of course! Duh!
	6:11pm Linda Lee: a truly awful vibe. plastic.
	6:11pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I got into the "must talk on the mic" zone and went completely blank.
	6:11pm Otis Fodder: Tripod!
	6:11pm Otis Fodder: Compuserve!
	6:11pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Angelfire. lol
	6:12pm CC: My brother-in-law ...God rest his soul...kinda dug listening to Cal tjader... when the mood was right..!..
	6:12pm Linda Lee: well, we miss you when you're not around, Granny.
	6:12pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I love Cal Tjader!!!!
	6:12pm Linda Lee: of course we are!
	6:13pm Rob: I have loved Damn Yankees since I was a wee thing
	6:13pm Mr Fab: Going back to Hawaii would be cool, but I wanna hit Easter Island. Now THAT would be a primo spot for a Sheena's remote!
	6:14pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Rob - I always forget it's from that! Of course!
	6:14pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mr Fab - well .... we could do the US DJ's at Easter Island ... and the European ones at Stonehenge if the theories are true ;-)
	6:14pm Rob: btw, I believe the Rainforest Cafe at Downtown Disney has closed
	6:16pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I. Love. This. Track. :-)
	6:16pm Linda Lee: I do too. magnificent!
	6:16pm Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them): it seems sinful not to dance to this, but i'm just drowsily lying here with a cat
	6:16pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Time for my chair bop ;-)
	6:17pm Linda Lee: that sounds just perfect to me, Granny.
	6:17pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Granny - I'll swap with you :-)
	6:18pm Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them): cat swap!
	6:19pm DJ GeorgyGirl: You dance, I'll snuggle :-)
	6:19pm Linda Lee: this 'oye negra' is insane.
	6:20pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @LL - wild, isn't it? :-)
	6:21pm Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them): this is my most Sheena's Jungle Room avatar
	6:22pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Granny - FABULOUS!!! :-D
	6:22pm Linda Lee: adorable! :-)
	6:23pm Linda Lee: i'm not sure i have one. maybe i should.
	6:23pm Mr Fab: Got my hardcover copy of Kon Tiki w dust cover on display! Tho I've never read it. Have any of you?
	6:23pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I really want some pineapple now
	6:24pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Never read it - only seen the film. I should do that!
	6:25pm Linda Lee: I'll bet most people bought it for display purposes. :-)
	6:25pm Otis Fodder: Read Kon-Tiki in the late 90s, paperback. Need to read it again to refresh but enjoyed it.
	6:26pm Linda Lee: .. sort of like "the Joy of Sex"
	6:26pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I'm wondering if the biopic is any good?
	6:26pm CC: My grandfather was on the aircraft carrier The Wasp..luckily he didn't eat breakfast the morning that it was bombed...
	6:26pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Otis - it's you!
	6:26pm Otis Fodder: This guys a freak.
	6:27pm Mr Fab: That version of Magnificent 7 was funny. It's like, what's the most unlikely song we can turn into a chacha?
	6:27pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Nope - my parents' copy of "Joy Of Sex" was definitely not a display copy. <shudder>
	6:27pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Mr Fab - exactly! I think that's why I love it so much. It's just so ... random :-)
	6:29pm Otis Fodder: Reading Kon-Tiki was a passage, slightly akin to Tropic of Cancer or Junkie & Naked Lunch. The books to dig into.
	6:30pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Wow - Tropic of Cancer. My parents' slightly more sophisticated friends had a copy of that. ;-)
	6:30pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I remember seeing it and wondering what it was.
	6:31pm Linda Lee: here's a beautiful 'Tunisia'!
	6:31pm DJ GeorgyGirl: I'm bopping again ...
	6:33pm Otis Fodder: Big fan of that Tino Contreras album, Percusiones Mexicanas. All killer, no filler.
	6:33pm DJ GeorgyGirl: His cover of Brazil was fabulous
	6:35pm Dave in St Albans UK: A copy of "Tropic ..." did the rounds in secondary school. The pages fell open at all of the best bits! :-) Kon Tiki and The Ra Expiditions were faves of mine and still sit on my Book shelves. PS Hi everyone.
	6:35pm Linda Lee: the gods have been angered by joy, so it rains. talk about screwy!
	6:36pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Hi Dave!
	6:36pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @LL - tons of rain here. Wish I could send it to Australia :-(
	6:37pm Otis Fodder: Hi Dave. Great recollection!
	6:37pm Linda Lee: & now I hear about arrests for arson..?
	6:40pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Basically, no - I don't think it's racist. In a nutshell.
	6:40pm Linda Lee: the thing about asking the question is, always, it has to be asked of the right people!
	6:40pm Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them): i would ask some indigenous Polynesians what they think!
	6:41pm Linda Lee: exactly!
	6:41pm CC: A groovy beat that moves your soul is kinda Universal.??
	6:41pm Linda Lee: not for us to say really.
	6:41pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Granny - good point. What I was stumbling to say was that I think it comes from an admiring place. It's not meant to poke fun or incite hatred. Completely the opposite.
	6:42pm Rob: People understandably have a problem with the word "exotic" I do not think that the music that is called Exotica is racist
	6:43pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Rob - another excellent point.
	6:45pm DJ GeorgyGirl: It's like my mum putting pineapple in the dish and calling it "Polynesian". It always was because she thought it was interesting and something different and enjoyable. It came from a good place.
	6:46pm Linda Lee: I'm wondering how much cultural appropriation actually took place ~ or if exotica isn't more akin to jazz than anything else. you don't really say someone like Gerry Mulligan, say. is dong cultural appropriation..
	6:46pm Linda Lee: it's just an evolving hybrid form.
	6:47pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @LL - I think that Exotica really is just such a mish-mash that it's a thing in and of itself in the end.
	6:47pm Linda Lee: that's what I'm thinking too.
	6:47pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Jesus - I just typed in the next record and it suggested "UK Disco Mix". When you see what it is ... lol
	6:47pm Linda Lee: & in another sense, all music is cultural appropriation.
	6:48pm DJ GeorgyGirl: And now ... I have to find the "UK Disco Mix" ;-)
	6:48pm CC: To try and emulate something that strikes you as far out and groovy is simply a compliment.. whether you make money off of it or not???
	6:48pm Linda Lee: .. but it's such a common language that the term loses meaning..
	6:49pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @CC - basically, yep. :-)
	6:49pm Linda Lee: maybe it's really about acknowledgement.
	6:49pm DJ GeorgyGirl: A friend of mine mentioned an article he'd read about whether or not Exotica was racist and I said "absolutely not", and I thought I'd put it out there.
	6:50pm DJ GeorgyGirl: THIS is the track that apparently has a disco mix ...
	6:51pm Linda Lee: Bali Hai?
	6:51pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Yep
	6:51pm Mr Fab: Curse those black Americans for "appropriating" guitars from the Spanish to make blues, and British band instruments to create jazz! Buncha thieves, apparently!
	6:52pm Martinibomb: great mix today really enjoyed it
	6:52pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Here it is: optimomusic.bandcamp.com...
	6:52pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Thank you, MB! :-)
	6:53pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Guess who's next? ;-) wfmu.org...
	6:53pm Mr Fab: Oh yeah, I have that Bali Hai 12" dance version. Might have added it to the Sheena stream?
	6:54pm CC: I always dig how Jimmy Hall blows some of his black brother's away!!!..(:
	6:54pm Otis Fodder: Nice selection selector! Have a great eve GG!
	6:55pm Linda Lee: now i see what i migh've done as a younger person instead of what i did. :-D
	6:55pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Thank you Otis! :-)
	6:55pm Aaron in Minneapolis: E word? Elevator music is two words Georgey
	6:55pm Rob: Thanks for the great music, as always!
	6:55pm DJ GeorgyGirl: @Aaron - possibly ;-)
	6:56pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Thank you all for listening! :-)
	6:56pm Dave in St Albans UK: Another fab show. Thank you DJGG!
	6:56pm CC: Cheerz all..!..
	6:56pm Mr Fab: Fan-tiki-tastic!
	6:56pm Martinibomb: Time fo some Mistah Fabtastic
	6:56pm DJ GeorgyGirl: See you all over at Mr Fab's! :-)
	6:57pm Martinibomb: I think there is a perry mason episode with Jack Costanza ever seen that one? Is he in anything else?
	6:58pm DJ GeorgyGirl: Perry Mason? Wow!
	6:58pm Linda Lee: latin fever al italiana!! superb.
	6:59pm Aaron in Minneapolis: Lucy get away from those bongos!
	7:01pm Aaron in Minneapolis: Mr fab sounds like a hip cat indeed
	7:05pm Aaron in Minneapolis: Mr fab do you always sound that fab?
	7:08pm Aaron in Minneapolis: Mr fab do you always sound so hip?
	7:09pm Aaron in Minneapolis: Why are my comments being deleted?
	7:10pm Aaron in Minneapolis: Happy to be here
	6:42am Stanley: Great show. Love Exotica and no, it's not racist. It could be presented in a racist way, demeaning the culture it drew on but by and large it isn't, unlike, for instance The Black and White Minstrel Show. It could be accused of being a bit expoitative but it shows respect to the source influences. As for 'cultural appropriation'? Yeah, we should all stick to our own cultures and not allow any others to be influenced by them. NEVER!

LoriHajiTura with DJ GeorgyGirl: Playlist from January 13, 2020

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