WFMU: Scott Williams: Playlist from October 7, 2020

Listener comments!
	🧩 3:00pm Handy Haversack: Skeleton Skott and the Wednesday Wunderbars! Happy greetings to you all! To some, this episode is devils. To others, angels ...
	3:00pm Yes: NICE. hello
	3:00pm Krys O.: HA! Good afternoon! And how did you know this song was going through my head on Sunday?
	3:01pm TDK60: Hi Scott. Groovy, aint a-heard the friggin' Ooo in a spell.
	3:02pm Bas NL: Hellohelllllllraisers!
	3:02pm listener monica: hi Scott! for a moment I thought it was Monday and you were filling in for Jim Price!
	🧩 3:03pm tim from champaign (now washington): Hey Scott! You got no reason to be underoptimistic either. Oh, wait....
	3:03pm listener monica: optimistic opening...
	🧩 3:03pm Handy Haversack: Hey, Bas! TDK60, it's like we're on the same subway car, seeing all the same stations. Always nice to ride with a friend.
	3:03pm Scott Williams: G'day friends! While I got no reason to be over-optimistic, seems to me it's time to try a little hope-infusion, ehh?? Y'all got any reasons to be cheerful? Oh, it's the HELLRAISER!
	3:04pm David in London: I don’t remember York Minster sounding as groovy as this. Evening all. Handy, TDK!
	3:04pm Bas NL: Hi Handy! Scott! All!
	3:05pm TDK60: Infuse us, DJ.
	3:05pm ami ad: Hello DJ. Hello all. Chirp Chirp.
	3:06pm p/b: See Me Hear Me thanks for Tommy / love from Brooklyn wear a damn mask
	🧩 3:06pm Handy Haversack: Must have been when the Danelaw was still a going concern, David. ami ad, I can see about fifty sparrows without turning my head. So far, they are appeased ...
	🧩 3:06pm Ken From Hyde Park: I am hopefully optimistic to hear a good show today.
	3:06pm Andrew_in_WI: Just curious... does the FCC mandate that station ids are done in english? Could you do it en espanol or Czech or whatever?
	3:07pm Scott Williams: @David in London, it's a different version; remixes and alt takes released last year
	3:07pm Hubig Pie: I feel a case of irrational exuberance coming on.
	🧩 3:09pm tim from champaign (now washington): I don't normally ask for requests (except for the Genesis tape) but could you play DOA by Van Halen? I understand if it's not in the cards.
	3:09pm TDK60: Handy, I've been standing a lot on the subway recently, only to avoid sitting too close to my other city brethren. (But not on the subway as often as Before.)
	3:10pm David in London: Hubig, have the animal spirits got the better of you?
	3:10pm Scott Williams: Hey Tim, VH is in the cards - which ones is TBD
	🧩 3:10pm Rev. Turnip Druid: who has carrot cake?
	🧩 3:11pm Handy Haversack: I have been on it only once since Before, TDK60, when we marched into Manhattan and found ourselves at Times Square and not really fancying another five or six miles of walking to get home. We have used the ferry to get to those things we had to do in Manhattan, which ... well, I have very mixed feelings. But it's open-air.
	3:12pm David in London: Scott, ha ha, I meant the actual York Minster, which I was in a year and a half or so ago. But thanks for the scoop on the release, this is really great.
	3:12pm Hubig Pie: DiL, perhaps that, or they could be spirits of the distilled variety
	🧩 3:12pm tim from champaign (now washington): Scott - I completely that we will be in good hands.
	3:14pm TDK60: Handy: Ah, I haven't tried the new municipal ferry yet!
	3:14pm David in London: Evening Reverend.
	3:15pm Scott Williams: Hhahaaa, David in London!
	🧩 3:17pm tim from champaign (now washington): I'm about to have a Sammy Davis Jr/My eye really hurts/I'm suave and smooth/Going.berzerk!
	3:18pm Marley P. Dogg: Scott!!!! Hope you’re well!
	🧩 3:19pm Handy Haversack: That's the problem, TDK -- it's not municipal. A private company heavily subsidized by tax dollars to VERY inefficiently move people around the city while also acting as a prop for the developers destroying the waterfront. So it lets the city and state continue to defund the MTA while paying something like $8 for every $2.75 ride on the ferry. Not to mention how crowded the river has become for us urban canoeists! But it's open-air.
	3:19pm Yes: JAMS
	3:21pm efd: Scott, can I assume you are going to discuss the details behind Will Powers?
	3:22pm The Oscar: Busy working, but that was INCREDIBLE.
	3:22pm TDK60: Handy: Didn't know that about the ferry. And don't know why those liberal pols defund our trains.
	3:23pm McGroovey: Will Powers: such an odd record. I've been forgetting to look for a good used copy for years, for the Todd Rundgren track(s?).
	🧩 3:23pm Devin B.: This new Santa Sprees is bonkers.
	3:24pm wendy del formaggio: Hi Scott Williams.
	3:24pm Jeff Moore: Pooeyflute, except not meant as such!
	3:25pm joe mulligan: saw the "silent disco" troop of middle-aged park slopers in prospect park this morning, dancing like nobody's watching. it's like watching Peanuts dance but grown-ups and no music
	3:25pm Scott Williams: EFD, yes, as far I can discern!
	3:26pm Jeff Moore: @ joe mulligan: Was it magical, or annoying? Without seeing it I can imagine either.
	🧩 3:26pm tim from champaign (now washington): This is definitely not the Crucifucks' Wisconsin.
	🧩 3:27pm Rev. Turnip Druid: [salutes David in Land of Real Ale & the full magnificent tribe gathered here]
	🧩 3:29pm Handy Haversack: Hi, Wendy del Formaggio! Hope all's well by you!
	3:29pm Yes: never heard this track. lovely
	3:29pm Bas NL: Oww, hi @efd.. Lewsberg on the 25th did a great show. The concert was split in short sessions, but it was a good half an hour.
	3:29pm Webhamster Henry: I thought this sounded familiar! Fayelord '66!
	3:29pm joe mulligan: @Jeff, it's amusing for sure - one was miming to juggle and another was throwing fists. I'm not a great dancer but sure funny to watch folks past their dancing prime (like me) walking laps in the park. it's a bit of a parade and something to see.
	🧩 3:29pm tim from champaign (now washington): Dang, I didn't know this was a 7"!
	3:29pm Carmichael: Heya Scott and people of the 'net.
	3:30pm McGroovey: Will Powers: " A phenomenal exercise of super-ego, this is both a Great Artistic Achievement and an unbelievably smug heap of horse puckey." (Trouser Press) I count that as a positive review.
	3:30pm Jeff Moore: @joe mulligan: Nice!
	3:31pm wendy del formaggio: Hey Handy! Mostly good, yes. I owe you and Kate emails. Other than listening to the radio and compulsively checking the weather report, I’ve been avoiding the online world. Hope y’all are doing well.
	3:32pm Krys O.: Hey, Wendy!
	3:32pm Jeff Moore: @Webhamster: Fayelord '66 was familiar before we even heard it! Fayelord '66 has always been there.
	3:33pm Bas NL: Hi Wendy!
	3:34pm wendy del formaggio: Krys O! Bas! ❤️❤️
	3:34pm zopa: Oh yes! Un Cuerpo Exquisito!
	3:34pm Ghost of Ian Dury: Reasons to be cheerful (part 3)?
	3:36pm Scott Williams: FRIPP SINGS
	🧩 3:37pm Handy Haversack: We're OK, Wendy! Kate had some scary dental stuff but is almost all recovered. I'm holding reasonable steady. And the WFMU boards to me pretty much is the online world. I find I have less and less use for the rest of the internet. Kate's even thinking of getting her own sign-in!
	3:37pm Bas NL: Jeezzz... where did you find that Scott?!
	3:38pm zopa: Beautiful girls used to come up to Rodney at dances and ask him to dance with them. And when Rodney, happy and pleased, stepped onto the dance floor The girls would run away and leave Rodney dancing on his own To make him look even more foolish than Nature had intended. Rodney was a very sad young man
	3:39pm efd: @Bas thanks for that update! Seems odd that they did two short sets like that, but better than nothing (i.e., our option here)!
	3:39pm Scott Williams: Bas, they've been quarantining really well! Look for "Robert & Toyah's Sunday Lunch" on youtube - that oughtta do some good damage to your algorhythm
	3:40pm McGroovey: I think I read an interview where Fripp admits that he's basically tone-deaf, and he attributes his success to practice-practice-practice. Practice-practice-practice, kids.
	🧩 3:40pm tim from champaign (now washington): Scott - I'd say this set has earned you the Free Form Freedom Medal! Take the rest of the day off! You earned it.
	3:40pm wendy del formaggio: Handy, please convey my “get well soon” wishes to dear Kate. And I support her getting her own playlist presence. Yay!
	3:41pm Bas NL: @efd It was all circumstances. Singer Arie told me they were so happy to be on stage at all.. it showed! ;) @Scott Will check that out, thanks!
	3:42pm Randy in NC: I like the version of Wild Thing that they did in full dinosaur costumes recently.
	🧩 3:43pm Handy Haversack: I will definitely do so, Wendy! It is almost the cocktail hour over here. Honestly, what the heck? It's my damn birthday, and I'm STILL working and NOT drinking! What gives?!?
	3:44pm Carmichael: Happy birthday, Handy. A shot of Paddy, an IPA, and a Hemingway cocktail.
	3:45pm Barbie: The debate tonight will make me happy
	3:46pm wendy del formaggio: Happy birthday, Handy! Hooray! Long-distance, socially-distanced hugs to you.
	3:46pm ParUbi: Mysterious time-lapses make me cheerful: www.youtube.com...
	🧩 3:47pm Handy Haversack: Carm, I like the way you think -- thanks! Thanks, Wendy! Hugs right back!
	3:47pm ParUbi: Happy birthday, Handy!
	🧩 3:49pm Handy Haversack: Many thanks, ParUbi! This is not the first board I have said it on today, and I bet it won't be the last. But I am touched, deeply and sincerely, by the kindness and well wishing of the folx on the accu. It's powerfully meaningful to me -- and Kate -- to have found such a wonderful community. I am grateful. You all are the best.
	🧩 3:49pm tim from champaign (now washington): Happy birthday, Handy.
	3:49pm ?: Scott: great job on the karaoke. But take it easy on yourself. You did not affect destiny.
	🧩 3:49pm Handy Haversack: Thanks, tim! Apparently, Will Powers is a mind flayer!
	3:49pm zopa: Happy Birthday Handy! I'll drink a pint to you tonight.
	3:49pm Bas NL: Great you celebrate with us, Handy! Happy birthday!
	3:51pm efd: The whole Will Powers thing continues to boggle my mind/tickle my fancy. So bizarre!
	3:51pm TDK60: I have reasons for hope. The youth who said "Enough!" this year, for one.
	3:52pm efd: Handy, it's your birthday?? Is it too much to hope that you'll be spending it in the Metal District? :D Hope you're having and will continue to have a great day, regardless.
	3:52pm Stanley: Happy birthday Handy. (Raises glass of brown ale in his honour)
	🧩 3:54pm Handy Haversack: efd! There is NO CHANCE of my missing Evan Snake Davies -- he escaped from New York, and now WATCH OUT! zopa, Bas, Stanley, thanks, pals! I have closed the work window and am getting out the jigger and making a cocktail!
	3:54pm David in London: efd, absolutely. Stevie Winwood was a part of it, too. Bonkers. Evening Stanley.
	🧩 3:56pm karlward: Evan SNAKE Davies
	🧩 3:56pm karlward: YESSSSSSSSS
	3:56pm Andrew_in_WI: I was going to see Horse Lords way back in March. Then COVID19 happened
	3:57pm Jim the Poet: Let's dance!
	3:57pm David in London: Sigh, Horse Lords are confined to the stable.
	3:57pm efd: 100% right about that influence, Scott.
	3:58pm Carmichael: Johnny Nash passed away as well.
	3:58pm Stanley: Hi David. EFD - Is hair metal what we used to call ‘rock’?
	🧩 3:59pm tim from champaign (now washington): The Metal District - If it's too loud, you're too young!
	4:00pm Gaylord Fields: Aw, I missed a spin of the ultra-mega-rare Fayelord '66 single (six copies in existence). Thanks for wearing out your rarity for the punters, Scott!
	4:01pm Tennessee Jeb: The Metallands
	4:01pm TDK60: Was never into V.H. much but Eddie surely made some great sounds. You can hear he was into /timbre/.
	4:01pm efd: @Stanley it certainly has 'rock' underpinnings.
	4:01pm Gaylord Fields: @tim from champaign (now washington): Haha! Funny 'cos it's true.
	4:01pm luka: perfect choice, i listened to all of Fair Warning like three times last night.
	4:01pm steveo: Thanks for that little chat I much enjoyed it and also how did you ever time it so perfectly with the back ing bed music?
	4:01pm Fox: Halllooooooo.
	🧩 4:02pm tim from champaign (now washington): @Gaylord - Damn kids!
	4:02pm ?: I don’t mean to pick but if evh was your age he would have been 11 when you saw him.
	🧩 4:02pm Ken From Hyde Park: Amen to all the words spoken on that mic break. Please pledge - pledge.wfmu.org...
	4:03pm Scott Williams: @? - didn't say he was my age
	🧩 4:03pm tim from champaign (now washington): @Luka - Fair Warning is like a tank rolling over you.
	🧩 4:04pm royvis: Bring it Scott! Thanks!
	4:04pm zak: Nice one Scott, I was wondering if any of the FMU djs work do a little Eddie tribute. Great first choice btw, really shows off the bounce and wit at the heart of his guitar playing and songwiting. He/they were so great
	4:04pm Fox: I got here just in time for the shredding!
	4:04pm Jim the Poet: Thank you, Scott. I loved Eddie Van Halen!
	4:04pm McGroovey: Crackles! Yay!
	4:05pm luka: @tim i think its their best and not really by a close margin.
	🧩 4:06pm tim from champaign (now washington): My personal favorites are Van Halen and 1984. Anything with Diamond Dave can do no wrong.
	🧩 4:07pm Handy Haversack: Kate very glad to hear you favor the DLR years. Though I'm not sure anyone doesn't! Bday martinis mixed!
	4:07pm Yes: feels like summertime again
	4:07pm Stanley: EFD - thanks. I’m sure your show will be as educational as it will be entertaining.
	4:08pm Roberto: Yeah I was telling my wife yesterday about EVH's passing and she said, did you say he was 55 or 65 and I said, am I the same age as EVH? (Hint: I am not.)
	4:08pm Tahoe Tim: Wow, that FM radio sheen (Ted Templeman speciality) coming through loud and clear. Am I in a Camaro in 1987? YES I AM Cool change of pace and nice for DJ's to acknowledge influences
	4:08pm bit rot: DLR is the only real VH. I reject all the other forms!
	4:09pm Krys O.: I have fond memories of watching Van Halen videos on MTV with Wm Berger and his roommate, Diane back in the 80s. Also listened to 1984 a lot in the record store I worked in. RIP, EVH.
	4:09pm Carmichael: This music is 40 years old ...
	🧩 4:09pm tim from champaign (now washington): I didn't realize until recently that there's a bit of ZZ Top boogie to VH's sound.
	4:09pm Krys O.: Yeah, I kinda loathe Hagar.
	🧩 4:09pm tim from champaign (now washington): YES!!!!!!
	4:10pm LAZCAD: YES!!!!!!
	🧩 4:10pm Handy Haversack: Scott, Kate points out that your pic in the FMU DJ card deck is in a VH T-shirt! Also, it turns out Kate really likes the DJ cards!
	4:11pm The Butterman: So good!
	4:11pm BH: MTV Classic, a cable channel that is watched by dozens (including me), has been airing only Van Halen videos since the news came out yesterday
	4:11pm David in London: Krys, no one-way ticket to midnight then?
	🧩 4:11pm tim from champaign (now washington): This is totally tougher than Achilles Last Stand.
	🧩 4:11pm Handy Haversack: Man, EVH was so young!
	4:12pm Yes: we're all in the convertible now
	4:12pm ami ad: @Handy Haversack:Made a healthy shot,so,Cheers to you.
	4:12pm p/b: I'm a spark on the horizon- how I survived my VH years I have no idea. Thank you
	4:12pm The Butterman: Was DLR really the only one to rule the streets at night?
	4:13pm McGroovey: I don't think I've intentionally listened to Van Halen since 1981. I've been busy with other things, I suppose.
	4:13pm Dugan: Holy crap. The Day WFMU played Van Halen.
	4:13pm luka: did you know: if you listen to "i'll wait" loud enough in a car it makes your hangover go away?
	4:13pm Roberto: My point was, Van Halen was at their peak when we were in middle school/high school, so I'm obviously not the same age as Eddie.
	4:14pm nickybones: I didn't get into actual VH albums til sorta-embarrassingly late (like 5 years ago). EVH had taste for days.
	🧩 4:14pm Handy Haversack: Cheers, ami! Yeah, luka, it's in the manual.
	4:14pm Roberto: I loved Diver Down. I don't think any album was more played on the stations I listened to in 1982.
	🧩 4:15pm tim from champaign (now washington): I don't like most of the bands who claim VH as an influence but Trans AM and Lightning Bolt carry the spirit on well.
	4:15pm efd: @Dugan This is not by any stretch the first time Van Halen has been played on WFMU (long-ass url incoming): wfmu.org...
	4:15pm JG: great tribute set. forgot how much I liked some of this stuff
	4:16pm efd: also, I forgot how much I liked "Little Guitars"
	4:16pm Scott Williams: thanks for taking that on, EFD!
	4:16pm AnAnonymousParty: I was always partial to Hear About it Later (Fair Warning?). Good to listen to, fun to play.
	🧩 4:16pm Ken From Hyde Park: @efd - Same.
	4:16pm Tommy in Neversink: I never followed Van Halen so this is interesting
	4:16pm efd: haha, and the ending just reminded me of a mix tape I made for myself that went from "Little Guitars" into "Urgent" by Foreigner.
	4:17pm dale: evan funk davies - i've been asking clay to play some teenage head for two years. thanks for making that happen. although disgusteen would have been my pick.
	4:17pm Tahoe Tim: Guy and band had undeniable cultural influence, and his fluency on guitar was trend-setting and at least some type of genius
	4:17pm Brian D: Well stated and curated tribute, Scott. Thank you!
	4:17pm McGroovey: Yeah, my buds and I spent many teenage hours sitting in a circle passing thoughts around while listening to Van Halen (and Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath, etc etc, and Olivia Newton John, because my friend had a crush on her).
	4:17pm Dugan: OK, you got me there. But I'll eat a goddamn bug the Day WFMU Plays Van Hagar.
	4:18pm efd: @Dale glad i could help!
	🧩 4:18pm Handy Haversack: Kate sang this in her one-gig wedding band -- it was so good!
	4:18pm BH: starts playing the opening of "Right Now" cc: Dugan
	4:18pm wendy del formaggio: Aww, this is a great set. Bon voyage, EVH. I was a young fan of VH. In 6th grade I bought “1984” on cassette. And when DLR left and [shudder] Hagar came in, it felt like such a betrayal.
	🧩 4:18pm tim from champaign (now washington): Can you imagine a day in the lilfe of David Lee Roth at the height of Van Halen's powers?
	4:19pm luka: YES. YES.
	4:19pm bit rot: I imagine cocaine.
	4:19pm Dugan: YYYYEEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!!
	4:19pm luka: THE SYNTHS I AM LEVITATING
	🧩 4:20pm tim from champaign (now washington): This is totally t he sound Trans AM based their whole career on.
	4:20pm dale: was phil collins drumming on this?
	4:20pm Dugan: Alex
	🧩 4:21pm tim from champaign (now washington): @dale - Dale Crover from the Melvins.
	4:21pm Dugan: Best solo by him maybe ever.
	4:21pm LAZCAD: ...one foot out the door too...?
	4:21pm LAZCAD: yes, TY!!!
	4:21pm AnAnonymousParty: Only EVH could turn a battery powered drill/screw gun into a musical instrument (Poundcake).
	4:22pm SlimWhitman: Woooooooooooooo
	🧩 4:22pm royvis: This solo tho.
	4:22pm ?: Jump?
	4:23pm wendy del formaggio: @Tim: regarding the VH-Trans Am connection. Goodness, totally. I never put that together. Thank you!
	🧩 4:23pm tim from champaign (now washington): Oh yeah! Another head crusher!
	4:24pm Scott Williams: Tim I join Wendy in saluting your spot on call re: Trans Am!
	4:24pm Bas NL: Just got my newspaper of today.. Eddie van Halen is on the front cover. "He was 'The Mozart of metal'".
	4:25pm West Trenton Vinnie: oh man, fresh news.... RIP EVH, my teens would've been a VERY different experience without you.
	4:25pm Krys O.: Can't forget the incredible backing vocals of Michael Anthony.
	4:25pm Doobois: This set is what's on fire! Dang, SW, a heck of a set.
	4:25pm Krys O.: Thanks, Scott.
	4:25pm Yes: i wish we were all at a pool party right now
	4:25pm zopa: Dweezil Zappa had some really nice things to say about EVH.
	🧩 4:25pm Handy Haversack: @Yes: YES!
	🧩 4:25pm tim from champaign (now washington): @Wendy - I made that connection when I took a 2 hour road trip to Detroit to see Trans AM and on the way I listened to a VH mix tape. During the show I realized "Wow, Van Halen sounds a lot like Trans AM, NO wait, it's the other way around!"
	4:26pm SJ: Alex remains underrated in my mind. Perfect drum sound at all times too.
	4:26pm luka: i have to take a call in 4 minutes and i am mad about it!!
	4:26pm Brian D: Friends of mine who were musicians -- both VH fans and not -- described both Eddie and Alex as "virtuosos" on their respective instruments.
	4:27pm Roberto: Same, luka!
	4:27pm Dugan: cowbell approacheth
	4:27pm Matt Warwick: My arms are tired from air guitaring
	4:27pm Wendy del Formaggio: @Tim: Haha, that's great. I can totally picture myself having the same thought, then the correction.
	4:28pm Scott Williams: MY NECK HURTS YEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH
	4:28pm McGroovey: @AnAnonymousParty well, there was Wendy O. Williams (no relation to Scott, I assume). But her chainsaw was gas-powered, I suppose. And then there's Eugene Chadbourne, who does it with non-powered hand tools. (Eek. That sounds off.)
	4:28pm Scott Williams: @Royvis, do you remember how impossible this song was to play???
	4:28pm Scott Williams: (did we try it?)
	4:29pm ?: Luka: just don’t argue anymore
	4:30pm Bas NL: Light metal?
	4:31pm nickybones: @McGroovey also Lee R on the 1st Sonic Youth EP.
	4:31pm McGroovey: Hey, EVH sounds just like Eugene Chadbourne on banjo! Well, except EC sounds funnier.
	4:31pm Fox: Did that start off with a Jack Benny riff?
	4:32pm McGroovey: Oh, that want EVH on banjo? Poo.
	🧩 4:32pm royvis: I don't think we even tried! Just now I sat incredulous listening to his beats. I don't think I could play it then, maybe not now! I dare say Van Halen is responsible for me wanting to play in a band. Thank you EVH and co.
	🧩 4:33pm Handy Haversack: What a great set and tribute, Scott!
	4:34pm andrewb: Ditto H.H.
	4:34pm luka: thank you, Scott! that was terrific.
	4:34pm LAZCAD: stellar tribute!
	4:34pm Dugan: You made my day sir
	🧩 4:34pm royvis: Eddie's father playing clarinet on Big Bad Bill
	4:35pm Yes: loss of control was fun
	4:36pm Dugan: from 1984? girl gone bad and house of pain tho!
	🧩 4:36pm tim from champaign (now washington): 1984 is no joke, buddy!
	4:37pm Keith in Vermont: Oh, but I love 1984! Panama is still my fav.
	4:37pm McGroovey: If their first record came out in 1978 (that does sound right), I was listening to VH between the ages of 16 and 18, until I discovered the Clash and decided VH was totally not cool. I was a country boy, not a suburban boy
	4:37pm ?: That's me too, the female version. First arena show ever 1981...(And yes, forget about Hagar)....GREAT LIVE SHOWS
	4:38pm ?: Thanks Scott. That was really cool
	🧩 4:39pm tim from champaign (now washington): Aw, jeeze, thanks Scott!
	4:40pm Keith in Vermont: Agreed. VH only made sense with Diamond Dave up front.
	4:41pm Brian in New Orleans: Saw Van Halen and AC/DC at the Cape Cod Coleseum way back in the day...Rest in Power EVH. Stay healthy DLR!!!
	🧩 4:41pm Rev. Turnip Druid: PRAIRIE EFFING DOGS.
	4:43pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): Enjoyed the EVH set
	4:43pm Tom Morgan: Great trib - in Portland OR - originally from Toms River
	4:43pm andrewb: The worst thing about VH is how many worthless hair bands they inspired.
	🧩 4:43pm Handy Haversack: Thanks, Scott -- I'm quoting Kate here, but the sentiment is general: "We love you, Scott! Rest in peace, Eddie Van Halen!"
	🧩 4:44pm tim from champaign (now washington): Thanks for the great VH set, Scott!
	4:46pm McGroovey: I hope the Crystallized Movement track portends more loud guitars. VH got me in the mood for that.
	4:47pm McGroovey: Crystalized My dumb autocorrect doubled the L
	🧩 4:47pm Ken From Hyde Park: That time VH became the one true religion: youtu.be...
	🧩 4:50pm Handy Haversack: This is super. Never heard Crystalized Movements before.
	4:51pm mb: Thanks for the VH and words about your VH experiences, Scott!
	4:52pm Scott Williams: Whoah! Thank you to whoever just sent us 6 kilos of Ruta Mayo whole bean coffee!!!!
	4:58pm steveo: What a great song
	🧩 4:59pm Handy Haversack: Amazing album title, too, steveo!
	4:59pm steveo: 6 kilos should hold you a couple of weeks
	4:59pm Jeff Moore: Wow, that Bridget St. John song was so compelling.
	4:59pm steveo: Oh wait I was thinking kilotons
	5:00pm Scott Williams: Jeff! I think you mean the Dory Previn, and hell to the yes to the that!
	🧩 5:00pm tim from champaign (now washington): Wow, this is a great song!
	5:00pm Yes: loved the dory previn track
	5:00pm coelacanthø: i love this album
	🧩 5:01pm tim from champaign (now washington): Scott, I've got to bail for a while so in case I don't make it back I'd like to say that this might be the best Scott Williams show of all time.
	5:03pm Jeff Moore: I'm just realizing that it probably was the Dory Previn song I meant!
	5:03pm TDK60: Infusing sequence of selections, Scott.
	5:04pm Scott Williams: Well golly Tim! Thank you, and thanks for hanging in today!
	5:04pm McGroovey: @Handy Crystalized Movements > Vermonster > Magic Hour > Major Stars (Magic Hour was "the other" post-Galaxy 500 band: 2 guitars from Crystalized Movements, rhythm section from Galaxy 500) All good stuff.
	5:04pm Scott Williams: Hahaa, Jeff - see my comment at 5:00 ^^
	5:04pm Guido from Cologne: Hi Scott and everyone!
	5:04pm Jeff Moore: @Scott: Yes. So we're in agreement then.
	🧩 5:05pm Handy Haversack: Ah, thanks, McGroovey!
	5:06pm McGroovey: Pollard from just after I lost interest in Pollard. He still writes a good song, but I realized realized then that I didn't need any more. Like fudge.
	5:09pm David in London: McGroovey, when the fun stops, stop.
	5:10pm McGroovey: Scott, I realized when you stopped playing loud guitar songs that I didn't want to hear loud guitar songs anymore. OK.
	5:11pm TDK60: A new-to-me Spirit track!
	5:13pm Scott Williams: @TDK60, it's a different Spirit
	5:14pm nickybones: Fuck yeah, this G-T Duo record.
	5:14pm sydnius: I miss Stereolab
	5:15pm TDK60: Scott, had me fooled! hee..
	5:16pm Yes: @nickybones, agreed
	5:16pm McGroovey: I suppose Spirit is one of those bands that never really want away, but no one noticed they were still making records? Like the Pretty Things: another band that keptb making not-bad and sometimes great records until just a free years ago.
	5:19pm Yes: dig this
	5:20pm sydnius: Dig alles , great show Scott
	5:23pm melinda: Hi Scott and all!
	5:25pm Krys O.: Scott, not sure if I ever mentioned to you that RSM knew of the Feminine Complex as they played the combo scene in Nashville back in the 60s. FC was a wee bit older than RSM and his band mates.
	5:25pm TDK60: Which band was this Spirit one? ..the Randy California et al crew?
	5:32pm wendy del formaggio: Daaaang. That segue into Cuddly Toys was fab. Yay Scott!
	5:35pm p/b: Lee Dorsey is my copilot
	5:37pm ultradamno: No Jamie's Crying? Just someone? Well. Hiya in-crowd!
	🧩 5:40pm Handy Haversack: ultradamno! Hey there!
	5:41pm ultradamno: Handy!
	5:41pm Bas NL: Nice! Journey To Manala Part II.
	5:46pm Carmichael: Does this qualify as "butt rockin' " music?
	5:50pm Carmichael: @TDK, from the Youtube video: "according to the Sea Dream (2001) liner notes, this was recorded in the mid 90's, written by Randy for his friend Paul Franklin and was found on a DAT tape containing ten takes, it goes on to say that this take is slightly slower and more loose than take 8 which Randy had highlighted; another version was actually released earlier than 2001 as a part of a promotional disc for the magazine Ptolemaic Terrascope - this according to Mick Skidmore who is/was compiling the posthumous Randy California recordings."
	🧩 5:50pm Rev. Turnip Druid: butt rockin' sounds dangerous
	5:52pm yippie: yes some culturcide
	5:52pm greatb: whoa
	5:52pm TDK60: Thankee, Carmichael.
	5:53pm prudy: great song rounding out a great program...thanks Scott and skeleton crew!
	5:53pm ultradamno: See, I heard they WERE the world. I'm so confused.
	🧩 5:53pm Ike: LOL. Thanks Scott!
	5:54pm ami ad: Thank you DJ,Crew.
	5:54pm yippie: but why didnt wfmu play houston lawman during all the protests this summer?
	5:54pm Scott Williams: WILLIE SAID! I listened
	5:54pm Bas NL: Thanks Scott! Excellent listening, this show!
	5:55pm Scott Williams: yippie. YUP
	5:55pm melinda: sing it willie
	🧩 5:55pm Handy Haversack: Scott, this has been one of my favorite shows of all time. LOVED it. Thanks so much! Loved it! Be well, all!
	5:55pm prudy: vote the orange clown out!
	5:55pm Krys O.: Many thanks, Scott! Take care!
	5:56pm yippie: did houston lawman get banned from the station or something?
	5:56pm greatb: oh Willie
	5:56pm BH: in the fine tradition of country music, this song is now fair game for a bunch of other people to try recording their own versions of this song.
	5:57pm Scott Williams: Thanks everybody! This was a real fun un. Thanks to everyone who pledged! See y'all next week, with the TUSK live set by Horse Lords!!
	5:57pm TDK60: Gracias Scott.
	🧩 5:57pm Ike: BTW, Cali commenters, please vote NO on Prop 22, and spread the word! Uber and Lyft are trying to buy an exemption from labor laws. Thanks! calaborfed.org...
	5:57pm JG: not familiar w the willie tune, is it new, relatively new , old?
	5:58pm Scott Williams: @JG, brand new PSA from Willie
	5:58pm JG: Thank you Scott. a great show!
	5:58pm BH: yeah, Willie released it in 2018 for the Beto campaign, IIRC
	5:58pm mb: Thanks Scott W!
	5:59pm fake will n.: Texan sanity over todays nutchase.
	6:00pm West Trenton Vinnie: amazing show!
	6:00pm coelacanthø: Tha ks Scott!
	9:54pm Marie: hey Scott, thanks for that kick-ass Van Halen set. I was in high school, living in the 'burbs when they were on top of the world. I still really like them. They have such a distinctive sound. It's straight-up rock and roll to me.

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October 7, 2020: HELLLLLLLLRAISER!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
The Who	1921 "1921" by "The Who"	live, July 7 1970			I got no reason to be overoptimistic...
Colin Potter	On Entering York Minster	A Gain	Joyful Noise Recordings	1982/2019			0:02:33 (Pop-up)
Ethan Persoff	Sammy Davis Nervous Breakdown	Live at Harry's Loft	Horse	2010			0:13:53 (Pop-up)
Will Powers	Dancing for Mental Health	Dancing for Mental Health	Island	1983			0:16:14 (Pop-up)
Santa Sprees	Twelve Imperfect Men	Sum Total of Insolent Blank	Santa Sprees			*	0:24:44 (Pop-up)
Frank Pahl w/ Immigrant Suns	Wisconsin	In Cahoots	Vaccination	1997			0:24:35 (Pop-up)
Fayelord '66	Like a Lover "Like a Lover" by "Fayelord '66"	7"	Gaylord Fields	2017	Fayelord returns to WFMU on Monday 10/12 as Gaylord Fields joins Faye's Domestic Partner		0:28:49 (Pop-up)
Un Cuerpo Exquisito	Girl from Ipanema	Universidad de Culos Expertos	Villa Villa Kula	1998			0:32:25 (Pop-up)
Robert Fripp & Toyah Wilcox	When I Fall In Love	Toyah & Robert's Sunday Lunch					0:35:22 (Pop-up)
Aurra	Checking You Out "Checking You Out" by "Aurra"	A Little Love	Salsoul	1982			0:38:16 (Pop-up)

RIP Eddie Van Halen "RIP Eddie Van Halen"
Van Halen	So This is Love "So This is Love" by "Van Halen"	Fair Warning		1981			1:03:00 (Pop-up)
Van Halen	Fools "Fools" by "Van Halen"	Women and Children First		1980			1:04:11 (Pop-up)
Van Halen	Atomic Punk "Atomic Punk" by "Van Halen"	Van Halen		1978			1:09:56 (Pop-up)
Van Halen	Little Guitars "Little Guitars" by "Van Halen"	Diver Down		1982			1:12:59 (Pop-up)
Van Halen	Dance the Night Away "Dance the Night Away" by "Van Halen"	Van Halen II		1979			1:16:53 (Pop-up)
Van Halen	Sunday Afternoon in the Park / One Foot Out The Door	Fair Warning		1981			1:19:40 (Pop-up)
Van Halen	On Fire "On Fire" by "Van Halen"	Van Halen		1978			1:23:21 (Pop-up)
Van Halen	Loss of Control "Loss of Control" by "Van Halen"	Women and Children First		1980			1:26:22 (Pop-up)
Crick Diefendorf	Eruption "Eruption" by "Crick Diefendorf"	Everybody Wants Some (Van Halen Tribute Album) V/a		1997			1:30:20 (Pop-up)
Van Halen	Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)	Diver Down		1982			1:31:58 (Pop-up)

Crystalized Movements	This Wideness Comes	This Wideness Comes	Twisted Village	1989			1:44:57 (Pop-up)
Greg Weeks	Tin Angel of Death "Tin Angel of Death" by "Greg Weeks"	Fire in the Arms of the Sun	Ba Da Bing!	1997/99			1:50:20 (Pop-up)
Dory Previn	Lady With The Braid "Lady With The Braid" by "Dory Previn"	Mythical Kings & Iguanas	UA	1971			1:54:52 (Pop-up)
Bridget St. John	Many Happy Returns	Ask Me No Questions	Dandelion	1969			1:58:56 (Pop-up)
The Cradle	One Too Many Times "One Too Many Times" by "The Cradle"	Laughing in My Sleep	NNA Tapes			*	2:01:08 (Pop-up)
Robert Pollard	Submarine Teams "Submarine Teams" by "Robert Pollard"	Kid Marine		1999			2:03:58 (Pop-up)
Spirit	Cages "Cages" by "Spirit"	Succour: The Terrascope Benefit Album (V/a)	Flydaddy Records	1996			2:08:38 (Pop-up)
Gunn-Truscinski Duo	Valley Spiral	Soundkeeper	Three Lobed			*	2:13:31 (Pop-up)
The Feminine Complex	Are You Lonesome Like Me?	Livin' Love	Modern Harmonic	1969		*	2:18:09 (Pop-up)

Cinder Well	Wandering Boy "Wandering Boy" by "Cinder Well"	No Summer	Free Dirt			*	2:27:08 (Pop-up)
Silvia Tarozzo	Mi specchio e rifletto	Mi Specchio e Rifletto	Unseen Worlds			*	2:29:48 (Pop-up)
Cuddly Toys	Someone's Crying "Someone's Crying" by "Cuddly Toys"	12" single	Fresh Records	1981			2:31:23 (Pop-up)
Bryan Ferry	The "In" Crowd "The "In" Crowd" by "Bryan Ferry"	Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1974	BMG	1974		*	2:33:57 (Pop-up)
Otherworld Ensemble	Journey To Manala Part II	Return From Manala	Edgetone			*	2:37:40 (Pop-up)
Rube Waddell	Go To Satan "Go To Satan" by "Rube Waddell"	Oh God! Mother Blood! Vaccination Records sampler	Vaccination	1997			2:43:50 (Pop-up)
Madeline Kenney	Picture of You "Picture of You" by "Madeline Kenney"	Sucker's Lunch	Carpark			*	2:47:01 (Pop-up)
Culturcide	They Aren't the World "They Aren't the World" by "Culturcide"	Tacky Souvenirs Of Pre-Revolutionary America	Culturcide	1986			2:51:13 (Pop-up)
Willie Nelson	Vote ‘Em Out "Vote ‘Em Out" by "Willie Nelson"	single				*	2:54:43 (Pop-up)
Ira Louvin	The Right Side of The Road	The Unforgettable Ira Louvin: The Last Recordings of a Great Country Star	Capitol	1965	his final recording session		2:56:53 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	🧩 3:00pm Handy Haversack: Skeleton Skott and the Wednesday Wunderbars! Happy greetings to you all! To some, this episode is devils. To others, angels ...
	3:00pm Yes: NICE. hello
	3:00pm Krys O.: HA! Good afternoon! And how did you know this song was going through my head on Sunday?
	3:01pm TDK60: Hi Scott. Groovy, aint a-heard the friggin' Ooo in a spell.
	3:02pm Bas NL: Hellohelllllllraisers!
	3:02pm listener monica: hi Scott! for a moment I thought it was Monday and you were filling in for Jim Price!
	🧩 3:03pm tim from champaign (now washington): Hey Scott! You got no reason to be underoptimistic either. Oh, wait....
	3:03pm listener monica: optimistic opening...
	🧩 3:03pm Handy Haversack: Hey, Bas! TDK60, it's like we're on the same subway car, seeing all the same stations. Always nice to ride with a friend.
	3:03pm Scott Williams: G'day friends! While I got no reason to be over-optimistic, seems to me it's time to try a little hope-infusion, ehh?? Y'all got any reasons to be cheerful? Oh, it's the HELLRAISER!
	3:04pm David in London: I don’t remember York Minster sounding as groovy as this. Evening all. Handy, TDK!
	3:04pm Bas NL: Hi Handy! Scott! All!
	3:05pm TDK60: Infuse us, DJ.
	3:05pm ami ad: Hello DJ. Hello all. Chirp Chirp.
	3:06pm p/b: See Me Hear Me thanks for Tommy / love from Brooklyn wear a damn mask
	🧩 3:06pm Handy Haversack: Must have been when the Danelaw was still a going concern, David. ami ad, I can see about fifty sparrows without turning my head. So far, they are appeased ...
	🧩 3:06pm Ken From Hyde Park: I am hopefully optimistic to hear a good show today.
	3:06pm Andrew_in_WI: Just curious... does the FCC mandate that station ids are done in english? Could you do it en espanol or Czech or whatever?
	3:07pm Scott Williams: @David in London, it's a different version; remixes and alt takes released last year
	3:07pm Hubig Pie: I feel a case of irrational exuberance coming on.
	🧩 3:09pm tim from champaign (now washington): I don't normally ask for requests (except for the Genesis tape) but could you play DOA by Van Halen? I understand if it's not in the cards.
	3:09pm TDK60: Handy, I've been standing a lot on the subway recently, only to avoid sitting too close to my other city brethren. (But not on the subway as often as Before.)
	3:10pm David in London: Hubig, have the animal spirits got the better of you?
	3:10pm Scott Williams: Hey Tim, VH is in the cards - which ones is TBD
	🧩 3:10pm Rev. Turnip Druid: who has carrot cake?
	🧩 3:11pm Handy Haversack: I have been on it only once since Before, TDK60, when we marched into Manhattan and found ourselves at Times Square and not really fancying another five or six miles of walking to get home. We have used the ferry to get to those things we had to do in Manhattan, which ... well, I have very mixed feelings. But it's open-air.
	3:12pm David in London: Scott, ha ha, I meant the actual York Minster, which I was in a year and a half or so ago. But thanks for the scoop on the release, this is really great.
	3:12pm Hubig Pie: DiL, perhaps that, or they could be spirits of the distilled variety
	🧩 3:12pm tim from champaign (now washington): Scott - I completely that we will be in good hands.
	3:14pm TDK60: Handy: Ah, I haven't tried the new municipal ferry yet!
	3:14pm David in London: Evening Reverend.
	3:15pm Scott Williams: Hhahaaa, David in London!
	🧩 3:17pm tim from champaign (now washington): I'm about to have a Sammy Davis Jr/My eye really hurts/I'm suave and smooth/Going.berzerk!
	3:18pm Marley P. Dogg: Scott!!!! Hope you’re well!
	🧩 3:19pm Handy Haversack: That's the problem, TDK -- it's not municipal. A private company heavily subsidized by tax dollars to VERY inefficiently move people around the city while also acting as a prop for the developers destroying the waterfront. So it lets the city and state continue to defund the MTA while paying something like $8 for every $2.75 ride on the ferry. Not to mention how crowded the river has become for us urban canoeists! But it's open-air.
	3:19pm Yes: JAMS
	3:21pm efd: Scott, can I assume you are going to discuss the details behind Will Powers?
	3:22pm The Oscar: Busy working, but that was INCREDIBLE.
	3:22pm TDK60: Handy: Didn't know that about the ferry. And don't know why those liberal pols defund our trains.
	3:23pm McGroovey: Will Powers: such an odd record. I've been forgetting to look for a good used copy for years, for the Todd Rundgren track(s?).
	🧩 3:23pm Devin B.: This new Santa Sprees is bonkers.
	3:24pm wendy del formaggio: Hi Scott Williams.
	3:24pm Jeff Moore: Pooeyflute, except not meant as such!
	3:25pm joe mulligan: saw the "silent disco" troop of middle-aged park slopers in prospect park this morning, dancing like nobody's watching. it's like watching Peanuts dance but grown-ups and no music
	3:25pm Scott Williams: EFD, yes, as far I can discern!
	3:26pm Jeff Moore: @ joe mulligan: Was it magical, or annoying? Without seeing it I can imagine either.
	🧩 3:26pm tim from champaign (now washington): This is definitely not the Crucifucks' Wisconsin.
	🧩 3:27pm Rev. Turnip Druid: [salutes David in Land of Real Ale & the full magnificent tribe gathered here]
	🧩 3:29pm Handy Haversack: Hi, Wendy del Formaggio! Hope all's well by you!
	3:29pm Yes: never heard this track. lovely
	3:29pm Bas NL: Oww, hi @efd.. Lewsberg on the 25th did a great show. The concert was split in short sessions, but it was a good half an hour.
	3:29pm Webhamster Henry: I thought this sounded familiar! Fayelord '66!
	3:29pm joe mulligan: @Jeff, it's amusing for sure - one was miming to juggle and another was throwing fists. I'm not a great dancer but sure funny to watch folks past their dancing prime (like me) walking laps in the park. it's a bit of a parade and something to see.
	🧩 3:29pm tim from champaign (now washington): Dang, I didn't know this was a 7"!
	3:29pm Carmichael: Heya Scott and people of the 'net.
	3:30pm McGroovey: Will Powers: " A phenomenal exercise of super-ego, this is both a Great Artistic Achievement and an unbelievably smug heap of horse puckey." (Trouser Press) I count that as a positive review.
	3:30pm Jeff Moore: @joe mulligan: Nice!
	3:31pm wendy del formaggio: Hey Handy! Mostly good, yes. I owe you and Kate emails. Other than listening to the radio and compulsively checking the weather report, I’ve been avoiding the online world. Hope y’all are doing well.
	3:32pm Krys O.: Hey, Wendy!
	3:32pm Jeff Moore: @Webhamster: Fayelord '66 was familiar before we even heard it! Fayelord '66 has always been there.
	3:33pm Bas NL: Hi Wendy!
	3:34pm wendy del formaggio: Krys O! Bas! ❤️❤️
	3:34pm zopa: Oh yes! Un Cuerpo Exquisito!
	3:34pm Ghost of Ian Dury: Reasons to be cheerful (part 3)?
	3:36pm Scott Williams: FRIPP SINGS
	🧩 3:37pm Handy Haversack: We're OK, Wendy! Kate had some scary dental stuff but is almost all recovered. I'm holding reasonable steady. And the WFMU boards to me pretty much is the online world. I find I have less and less use for the rest of the internet. Kate's even thinking of getting her own sign-in!
	3:37pm Bas NL: Jeezzz... where did you find that Scott?!
	3:38pm zopa: Beautiful girls used to come up to Rodney at dances and ask him to dance with them. And when Rodney, happy and pleased, stepped onto the dance floor The girls would run away and leave Rodney dancing on his own To make him look even more foolish than Nature had intended. Rodney was a very sad young man
	3:39pm efd: @Bas thanks for that update! Seems odd that they did two short sets like that, but better than nothing (i.e., our option here)!
	3:39pm Scott Williams: Bas, they've been quarantining really well! Look for "Robert & Toyah's Sunday Lunch" on youtube - that oughtta do some good damage to your algorhythm
	3:40pm McGroovey: I think I read an interview where Fripp admits that he's basically tone-deaf, and he attributes his success to practice-practice-practice. Practice-practice-practice, kids.
	🧩 3:40pm tim from champaign (now washington): Scott - I'd say this set has earned you the Free Form Freedom Medal! Take the rest of the day off! You earned it.
	3:40pm wendy del formaggio: Handy, please convey my “get well soon” wishes to dear Kate. And I support her getting her own playlist presence. Yay!
	3:41pm Bas NL: @efd It was all circumstances. Singer Arie told me they were so happy to be on stage at all.. it showed! ;) @Scott Will check that out, thanks!
	3:42pm Randy in NC: I like the version of Wild Thing that they did in full dinosaur costumes recently.
	🧩 3:43pm Handy Haversack: I will definitely do so, Wendy! It is almost the cocktail hour over here. Honestly, what the heck? It's my damn birthday, and I'm STILL working and NOT drinking! What gives?!?
	3:44pm Carmichael: Happy birthday, Handy. A shot of Paddy, an IPA, and a Hemingway cocktail.
	3:45pm Barbie: The debate tonight will make me happy
	3:46pm wendy del formaggio: Happy birthday, Handy! Hooray! Long-distance, socially-distanced hugs to you.
	3:46pm ParUbi: Mysterious time-lapses make me cheerful: www.youtube.com...
	🧩 3:47pm Handy Haversack: Carm, I like the way you think -- thanks! Thanks, Wendy! Hugs right back!
	3:47pm ParUbi: Happy birthday, Handy!
	🧩 3:49pm Handy Haversack: Many thanks, ParUbi! This is not the first board I have said it on today, and I bet it won't be the last. But I am touched, deeply and sincerely, by the kindness and well wishing of the folx on the accu. It's powerfully meaningful to me -- and Kate -- to have found such a wonderful community. I am grateful. You all are the best.
	🧩 3:49pm tim from champaign (now washington): Happy birthday, Handy.
	3:49pm ?: Scott: great job on the karaoke. But take it easy on yourself. You did not affect destiny.
	🧩 3:49pm Handy Haversack: Thanks, tim! Apparently, Will Powers is a mind flayer!
	3:49pm zopa: Happy Birthday Handy! I'll drink a pint to you tonight.
	3:49pm Bas NL: Great you celebrate with us, Handy! Happy birthday!
	3:51pm efd: The whole Will Powers thing continues to boggle my mind/tickle my fancy. So bizarre!
	3:51pm TDK60: I have reasons for hope. The youth who said "Enough!" this year, for one.
	3:52pm efd: Handy, it's your birthday?? Is it too much to hope that you'll be spending it in the Metal District? :D Hope you're having and will continue to have a great day, regardless.
	3:52pm Stanley: Happy birthday Handy. (Raises glass of brown ale in his honour)
	🧩 3:54pm Handy Haversack: efd! There is NO CHANCE of my missing Evan Snake Davies -- he escaped from New York, and now WATCH OUT! zopa, Bas, Stanley, thanks, pals! I have closed the work window and am getting out the jigger and making a cocktail!
	3:54pm David in London: efd, absolutely. Stevie Winwood was a part of it, too. Bonkers. Evening Stanley.
	🧩 3:56pm karlward: Evan SNAKE Davies
	🧩 3:56pm karlward: YESSSSSSSSS
	3:56pm Andrew_in_WI: I was going to see Horse Lords way back in March. Then COVID19 happened
	3:57pm Jim the Poet: Let's dance!
	3:57pm David in London: Sigh, Horse Lords are confined to the stable.
	3:57pm efd: 100% right about that influence, Scott.
	3:58pm Carmichael: Johnny Nash passed away as well.
	3:58pm Stanley: Hi David. EFD - Is hair metal what we used to call ‘rock’?
	🧩 3:59pm tim from champaign (now washington): The Metal District - If it's too loud, you're too young!
	4:00pm Gaylord Fields: Aw, I missed a spin of the ultra-mega-rare Fayelord '66 single (six copies in existence). Thanks for wearing out your rarity for the punters, Scott!
	4:01pm Tennessee Jeb: The Metallands
	4:01pm TDK60: Was never into V.H. much but Eddie surely made some great sounds. You can hear he was into /timbre/.
	4:01pm efd: @Stanley it certainly has 'rock' underpinnings.
	4:01pm Gaylord Fields: @tim from champaign (now washington): Haha! Funny 'cos it's true.
	4:01pm luka: perfect choice, i listened to all of Fair Warning like three times last night.
	4:01pm steveo: Thanks for that little chat I much enjoyed it and also how did you ever time it so perfectly with the back ing bed music?
	4:01pm Fox: Halllooooooo.
	🧩 4:02pm tim from champaign (now washington): @Gaylord - Damn kids!
	4:02pm ?: I don’t mean to pick but if evh was your age he would have been 11 when you saw him.
	🧩 4:02pm Ken From Hyde Park: Amen to all the words spoken on that mic break. Please pledge - pledge.wfmu.org...
	4:03pm Scott Williams: @? - didn't say he was my age
	🧩 4:03pm tim from champaign (now washington): @Luka - Fair Warning is like a tank rolling over you.
	🧩 4:04pm royvis: Bring it Scott! Thanks!
	4:04pm zak: Nice one Scott, I was wondering if any of the FMU djs work do a little Eddie tribute. Great first choice btw, really shows off the bounce and wit at the heart of his guitar playing and songwiting. He/they were so great
	4:04pm Fox: I got here just in time for the shredding!
	4:04pm Jim the Poet: Thank you, Scott. I loved Eddie Van Halen!
	4:04pm McGroovey: Crackles! Yay!
	4:05pm luka: @tim i think its their best and not really by a close margin.
	🧩 4:06pm tim from champaign (now washington): My personal favorites are Van Halen and 1984. Anything with Diamond Dave can do no wrong.
	🧩 4:07pm Handy Haversack: Kate very glad to hear you favor the DLR years. Though I'm not sure anyone doesn't! Bday martinis mixed!
	4:07pm Yes: feels like summertime again
	4:07pm Stanley: EFD - thanks. I’m sure your show will be as educational as it will be entertaining.
	4:08pm Roberto: Yeah I was telling my wife yesterday about EVH's passing and she said, did you say he was 55 or 65 and I said, am I the same age as EVH? (Hint: I am not.)
	4:08pm Tahoe Tim: Wow, that FM radio sheen (Ted Templeman speciality) coming through loud and clear. Am I in a Camaro in 1987? YES I AM Cool change of pace and nice for DJ's to acknowledge influences
	4:08pm bit rot: DLR is the only real VH. I reject all the other forms!
	4:09pm Krys O.: I have fond memories of watching Van Halen videos on MTV with Wm Berger and his roommate, Diane back in the 80s. Also listened to 1984 a lot in the record store I worked in. RIP, EVH.
	4:09pm Carmichael: This music is 40 years old ...
	🧩 4:09pm tim from champaign (now washington): I didn't realize until recently that there's a bit of ZZ Top boogie to VH's sound.
	4:09pm Krys O.: Yeah, I kinda loathe Hagar.
	🧩 4:09pm tim from champaign (now washington): YES!!!!!!
	4:10pm LAZCAD: YES!!!!!!
	🧩 4:10pm Handy Haversack: Scott, Kate points out that your pic in the FMU DJ card deck is in a VH T-shirt! Also, it turns out Kate really likes the DJ cards!
	4:11pm The Butterman: So good!
	4:11pm BH: MTV Classic, a cable channel that is watched by dozens (including me), has been airing only Van Halen videos since the news came out yesterday
	4:11pm David in London: Krys, no one-way ticket to midnight then?
	🧩 4:11pm tim from champaign (now washington): This is totally tougher than Achilles Last Stand.
	🧩 4:11pm Handy Haversack: Man, EVH was so young!
	4:12pm Yes: we're all in the convertible now
	4:12pm ami ad: @Handy Haversack:Made a healthy shot,so,Cheers to you.
	4:12pm p/b: I'm a spark on the horizon- how I survived my VH years I have no idea. Thank you
	4:12pm The Butterman: Was DLR really the only one to rule the streets at night?
	4:13pm McGroovey: I don't think I've intentionally listened to Van Halen since 1981. I've been busy with other things, I suppose.
	4:13pm Dugan: Holy crap. The Day WFMU played Van Halen.
	4:13pm luka: did you know: if you listen to "i'll wait" loud enough in a car it makes your hangover go away?
	4:13pm Roberto: My point was, Van Halen was at their peak when we were in middle school/high school, so I'm obviously not the same age as Eddie.
	4:14pm nickybones: I didn't get into actual VH albums til sorta-embarrassingly late (like 5 years ago). EVH had taste for days.
	🧩 4:14pm Handy Haversack: Cheers, ami! Yeah, luka, it's in the manual.
	4:14pm Roberto: I loved Diver Down. I don't think any album was more played on the stations I listened to in 1982.
	🧩 4:15pm tim from champaign (now washington): I don't like most of the bands who claim VH as an influence but Trans AM and Lightning Bolt carry the spirit on well.
	4:15pm efd: @Dugan This is not by any stretch the first time Van Halen has been played on WFMU (long-ass url incoming): wfmu.org...
	4:15pm JG: great tribute set. forgot how much I liked some of this stuff
	4:16pm efd: also, I forgot how much I liked "Little Guitars"
	4:16pm Scott Williams: thanks for taking that on, EFD!
	4:16pm AnAnonymousParty: I was always partial to Hear About it Later (Fair Warning?). Good to listen to, fun to play.
	🧩 4:16pm Ken From Hyde Park: @efd - Same.
	4:16pm Tommy in Neversink: I never followed Van Halen so this is interesting
	4:16pm efd: haha, and the ending just reminded me of a mix tape I made for myself that went from "Little Guitars" into "Urgent" by Foreigner.
	4:17pm dale: evan funk davies - i've been asking clay to play some teenage head for two years. thanks for making that happen. although disgusteen would have been my pick.
	4:17pm Tahoe Tim: Guy and band had undeniable cultural influence, and his fluency on guitar was trend-setting and at least some type of genius
	4:17pm Brian D: Well stated and curated tribute, Scott. Thank you!
	4:17pm McGroovey: Yeah, my buds and I spent many teenage hours sitting in a circle passing thoughts around while listening to Van Halen (and Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath, etc etc, and Olivia Newton John, because my friend had a crush on her).
	4:17pm Dugan: OK, you got me there. But I'll eat a goddamn bug the Day WFMU Plays Van Hagar.
	4:18pm efd: @Dale glad i could help!
	🧩 4:18pm Handy Haversack: Kate sang this in her one-gig wedding band -- it was so good!
	4:18pm BH: starts playing the opening of "Right Now" cc: Dugan
	4:18pm wendy del formaggio: Aww, this is a great set. Bon voyage, EVH. I was a young fan of VH. In 6th grade I bought “1984” on cassette. And when DLR left and [shudder] Hagar came in, it felt like such a betrayal.
	🧩 4:18pm tim from champaign (now washington): Can you imagine a day in the lilfe of David Lee Roth at the height of Van Halen's powers?
	4:19pm luka: YES. YES.
	4:19pm bit rot: I imagine cocaine.
	4:19pm Dugan: YYYYEEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!!
	4:19pm luka: THE SYNTHS I AM LEVITATING
	🧩 4:20pm tim from champaign (now washington): This is totally t he sound Trans AM based their whole career on.
	4:20pm dale: was phil collins drumming on this?
	4:20pm Dugan: Alex
	🧩 4:21pm tim from champaign (now washington): @dale - Dale Crover from the Melvins.
	4:21pm Dugan: Best solo by him maybe ever.
	4:21pm LAZCAD: ...one foot out the door too...?
	4:21pm LAZCAD: yes, TY!!!
	4:21pm AnAnonymousParty: Only EVH could turn a battery powered drill/screw gun into a musical instrument (Poundcake).
	4:22pm SlimWhitman: Woooooooooooooo
	🧩 4:22pm royvis: This solo tho.
	4:22pm ?: Jump?
	4:23pm wendy del formaggio: @Tim: regarding the VH-Trans Am connection. Goodness, totally. I never put that together. Thank you!
	🧩 4:23pm tim from champaign (now washington): Oh yeah! Another head crusher!
	4:24pm Scott Williams: Tim I join Wendy in saluting your spot on call re: Trans Am!
	4:24pm Bas NL: Just got my newspaper of today.. Eddie van Halen is on the front cover. "He was 'The Mozart of metal'".
	4:25pm West Trenton Vinnie: oh man, fresh news.... RIP EVH, my teens would've been a VERY different experience without you.
	4:25pm Krys O.: Can't forget the incredible backing vocals of Michael Anthony.
	4:25pm Doobois: This set is what's on fire! Dang, SW, a heck of a set.
	4:25pm Krys O.: Thanks, Scott.
	4:25pm Yes: i wish we were all at a pool party right now
	4:25pm zopa: Dweezil Zappa had some really nice things to say about EVH.
	🧩 4:25pm Handy Haversack: @Yes: YES!
	🧩 4:25pm tim from champaign (now washington): @Wendy - I made that connection when I took a 2 hour road trip to Detroit to see Trans AM and on the way I listened to a VH mix tape. During the show I realized "Wow, Van Halen sounds a lot like Trans AM, NO wait, it's the other way around!"
	4:26pm SJ: Alex remains underrated in my mind. Perfect drum sound at all times too.
	4:26pm luka: i have to take a call in 4 minutes and i am mad about it!!
	4:26pm Brian D: Friends of mine who were musicians -- both VH fans and not -- described both Eddie and Alex as "virtuosos" on their respective instruments.
	4:27pm Roberto: Same, luka!
	4:27pm Dugan: cowbell approacheth
	4:27pm Matt Warwick: My arms are tired from air guitaring
	4:27pm Wendy del Formaggio: @Tim: Haha, that's great. I can totally picture myself having the same thought, then the correction.
	4:28pm Scott Williams: MY NECK HURTS YEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH
	4:28pm McGroovey: @AnAnonymousParty well, there was Wendy O. Williams (no relation to Scott, I assume). But her chainsaw was gas-powered, I suppose. And then there's Eugene Chadbourne, who does it with non-powered hand tools. (Eek. That sounds off.)
	4:28pm Scott Williams: @Royvis, do you remember how impossible this song was to play???
	4:28pm Scott Williams: (did we try it?)
	4:29pm ?: Luka: just don’t argue anymore
	4:30pm Bas NL: Light metal?
	4:31pm nickybones: @McGroovey also Lee R on the 1st Sonic Youth EP.
	4:31pm McGroovey: Hey, EVH sounds just like Eugene Chadbourne on banjo! Well, except EC sounds funnier.
	4:31pm Fox: Did that start off with a Jack Benny riff?
	4:32pm McGroovey: Oh, that want EVH on banjo? Poo.
	🧩 4:32pm royvis: I don't think we even tried! Just now I sat incredulous listening to his beats. I don't think I could play it then, maybe not now! I dare say Van Halen is responsible for me wanting to play in a band. Thank you EVH and co.
	🧩 4:33pm Handy Haversack: What a great set and tribute, Scott!
	4:34pm andrewb: Ditto H.H.
	4:34pm luka: thank you, Scott! that was terrific.
	4:34pm LAZCAD: stellar tribute!
	4:34pm Dugan: You made my day sir
	🧩 4:34pm royvis: Eddie's father playing clarinet on Big Bad Bill
	4:35pm Yes: loss of control was fun
	4:36pm Dugan: from 1984? girl gone bad and house of pain tho!
	🧩 4:36pm tim from champaign (now washington): 1984 is no joke, buddy!
	4:37pm Keith in Vermont: Oh, but I love 1984! Panama is still my fav.
	4:37pm McGroovey: If their first record came out in 1978 (that does sound right), I was listening to VH between the ages of 16 and 18, until I discovered the Clash and decided VH was totally not cool. I was a country boy, not a suburban boy
	4:37pm ?: That's me too, the female version. First arena show ever 1981...(And yes, forget about Hagar)....GREAT LIVE SHOWS
	4:38pm ?: Thanks Scott. That was really cool
	🧩 4:39pm tim from champaign (now washington): Aw, jeeze, thanks Scott!
	4:40pm Keith in Vermont: Agreed. VH only made sense with Diamond Dave up front.
	4:41pm Brian in New Orleans: Saw Van Halen and AC/DC at the Cape Cod Coleseum way back in the day...Rest in Power EVH. Stay healthy DLR!!!
	🧩 4:41pm Rev. Turnip Druid: PRAIRIE EFFING DOGS.
	4:43pm Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever): Enjoyed the EVH set
	4:43pm Tom Morgan: Great trib - in Portland OR - originally from Toms River
	4:43pm andrewb: The worst thing about VH is how many worthless hair bands they inspired.
	🧩 4:43pm Handy Haversack: Thanks, Scott -- I'm quoting Kate here, but the sentiment is general: "We love you, Scott! Rest in peace, Eddie Van Halen!"
	🧩 4:44pm tim from champaign (now washington): Thanks for the great VH set, Scott!
	4:46pm McGroovey: I hope the Crystallized Movement track portends more loud guitars. VH got me in the mood for that.
	4:47pm McGroovey: Crystalized My dumb autocorrect doubled the L
	🧩 4:47pm Ken From Hyde Park: That time VH became the one true religion: youtu.be...
	🧩 4:50pm Handy Haversack: This is super. Never heard Crystalized Movements before.
	4:51pm mb: Thanks for the VH and words about your VH experiences, Scott!
	4:52pm Scott Williams: Whoah! Thank you to whoever just sent us 6 kilos of Ruta Mayo whole bean coffee!!!!
	4:58pm steveo: What a great song
	🧩 4:59pm Handy Haversack: Amazing album title, too, steveo!
	4:59pm steveo: 6 kilos should hold you a couple of weeks
	4:59pm Jeff Moore: Wow, that Bridget St. John song was so compelling.
	4:59pm steveo: Oh wait I was thinking kilotons
	5:00pm Scott Williams: Jeff! I think you mean the Dory Previn, and hell to the yes to the that!
	🧩 5:00pm tim from champaign (now washington): Wow, this is a great song!
	5:00pm Yes: loved the dory previn track
	5:00pm coelacanthø: i love this album
	🧩 5:01pm tim from champaign (now washington): Scott, I've got to bail for a while so in case I don't make it back I'd like to say that this might be the best Scott Williams show of all time.
	5:03pm Jeff Moore: I'm just realizing that it probably was the Dory Previn song I meant!
	5:03pm TDK60: Infusing sequence of selections, Scott.
	5:04pm Scott Williams: Well golly Tim! Thank you, and thanks for hanging in today!
	5:04pm McGroovey: @Handy Crystalized Movements > Vermonster > Magic Hour > Major Stars (Magic Hour was "the other" post-Galaxy 500 band: 2 guitars from Crystalized Movements, rhythm section from Galaxy 500) All good stuff.
	5:04pm Scott Williams: Hahaa, Jeff - see my comment at 5:00 ^^
	5:04pm Guido from Cologne: Hi Scott and everyone!
	5:04pm Jeff Moore: @Scott: Yes. So we're in agreement then.
	🧩 5:05pm Handy Haversack: Ah, thanks, McGroovey!
	5:06pm McGroovey: Pollard from just after I lost interest in Pollard. He still writes a good song, but I realized realized then that I didn't need any more. Like fudge.
	5:09pm David in London: McGroovey, when the fun stops, stop.
	5:10pm McGroovey: Scott, I realized when you stopped playing loud guitar songs that I didn't want to hear loud guitar songs anymore. OK.
	5:11pm TDK60: A new-to-me Spirit track!
	5:13pm Scott Williams: @TDK60, it's a different Spirit
	5:14pm nickybones: Fuck yeah, this G-T Duo record.
	5:14pm sydnius: I miss Stereolab
	5:15pm TDK60: Scott, had me fooled! hee..
	5:16pm Yes: @nickybones, agreed
	5:16pm McGroovey: I suppose Spirit is one of those bands that never really want away, but no one noticed they were still making records? Like the Pretty Things: another band that keptb making not-bad and sometimes great records until just a free years ago.
	5:19pm Yes: dig this
	5:20pm sydnius: Dig alles , great show Scott
	5:23pm melinda: Hi Scott and all!
	5:25pm Krys O.: Scott, not sure if I ever mentioned to you that RSM knew of the Feminine Complex as they played the combo scene in Nashville back in the 60s. FC was a wee bit older than RSM and his band mates.
	5:25pm TDK60: Which band was this Spirit one? ..the Randy California et al crew?
	5:32pm wendy del formaggio: Daaaang. That segue into Cuddly Toys was fab. Yay Scott!
	5:35pm p/b: Lee Dorsey is my copilot
	5:37pm ultradamno: No Jamie's Crying? Just someone? Well. Hiya in-crowd!
	🧩 5:40pm Handy Haversack: ultradamno! Hey there!
	5:41pm ultradamno: Handy!
	5:41pm Bas NL: Nice! Journey To Manala Part II.
	5:46pm Carmichael: Does this qualify as "butt rockin' " music?
	5:50pm Carmichael: @TDK, from the Youtube video: "according to the Sea Dream (2001) liner notes, this was recorded in the mid 90's, written by Randy for his friend Paul Franklin and was found on a DAT tape containing ten takes, it goes on to say that this take is slightly slower and more loose than take 8 which Randy had highlighted; another version was actually released earlier than 2001 as a part of a promotional disc for the magazine Ptolemaic Terrascope - this according to Mick Skidmore who is/was compiling the posthumous Randy California recordings."
	🧩 5:50pm Rev. Turnip Druid: butt rockin' sounds dangerous
	5:52pm yippie: yes some culturcide
	5:52pm greatb: whoa
	5:52pm TDK60: Thankee, Carmichael.
	5:53pm prudy: great song rounding out a great program...thanks Scott and skeleton crew!
	5:53pm ultradamno: See, I heard they WERE the world. I'm so confused.
	🧩 5:53pm Ike: LOL. Thanks Scott!
	5:54pm ami ad: Thank you DJ,Crew.
	5:54pm yippie: but why didnt wfmu play houston lawman during all the protests this summer?
	5:54pm Scott Williams: WILLIE SAID! I listened
	5:54pm Bas NL: Thanks Scott! Excellent listening, this show!
	5:55pm Scott Williams: yippie. YUP
	5:55pm melinda: sing it willie
	🧩 5:55pm Handy Haversack: Scott, this has been one of my favorite shows of all time. LOVED it. Thanks so much! Loved it! Be well, all!
	5:55pm prudy: vote the orange clown out!
	5:55pm Krys O.: Many thanks, Scott! Take care!
	5:56pm yippie: did houston lawman get banned from the station or something?
	5:56pm greatb: oh Willie
	5:56pm BH: in the fine tradition of country music, this song is now fair game for a bunch of other people to try recording their own versions of this song.
	5:57pm Scott Williams: Thanks everybody! This was a real fun un. Thanks to everyone who pledged! See y'all next week, with the TUSK live set by Horse Lords!!
	5:57pm TDK60: Gracias Scott.
	🧩 5:57pm Ike: BTW, Cali commenters, please vote NO on Prop 22, and spread the word! Uber and Lyft are trying to buy an exemption from labor laws. Thanks! calaborfed.org...
	5:57pm JG: not familiar w the willie tune, is it new, relatively new , old?
	5:58pm Scott Williams: @JG, brand new PSA from Willie
	5:58pm JG: Thank you Scott. a great show!
	5:58pm BH: yeah, Willie released it in 2018 for the Beto campaign, IIRC
	5:58pm mb: Thanks Scott W!
	5:59pm fake will n.: Texan sanity over todays nutchase.
	6:00pm West Trenton Vinnie: amazing show!
	6:00pm coelacanthø: Tha ks Scott!
	9:54pm Marie: hey Scott, thanks for that kick-ass Van Halen set. I was in high school, living in the 'burbs when they were on top of the world. I still really like them. They have such a distinctive sound. It's straight-up rock and roll to me.

Scott Williams: Playlist from October 7, 2020

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