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Hey, don't worry about it. Nest full of vampires, you come get me, okay. Box full of puppies, that's more of a judgement call.

Jonathan ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'

Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan

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There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.

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katefate - May 19, 2004 11:01:38 am PDT #2700 of 10003

Frail my heart apart and play me a little Shady Grove

Happy Birthday, Hayden!

Terry Gross had a salute to Fats Waller on the centennial of his birth. (Born May 21, 1904)

Fats and my dad are inextricably linked in my heart. He first heard Fats perform live on WKRC radio in Cincinnati, and became a fan for life. He had numerous “Fatsy” (as Daddy called him) LPs, and would put a stack on the big console stereo whenever we had housework to do. That peppy piano and almost smart-ass voice got the old energy level up. I can still remember the smile my dad would have when he heard those first few chords.

Jon B. - May 19, 2004 11:07:44 am PDT #2701 of 10003

A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

WKRC radio in Cincinnati

There's a WKRC in Cincinnati? Weird. I mean, it even rhymes...

katefate - May 19, 2004 11:10:47 am PDT #2702 of 10003

Frail my heart apart and play me a little Shady Grove

There's a WKRC in Cincinnati? Weird. I mean, it even rhymes...

There was in the '20 and '30s. Steph will know if it's still there. The rhyming thing tickled me after the show came on the air. One of my all-time favorites, "The Phone Police" was can't-breathe funny.

Steph L. - May 19, 2004 11:11:06 am PDT #2703 of 10003

I look more rad than Lutheranism

Yeah, yeah. We've heard all the jokes, buddy. Keep movin'; nothing to see here....

Steph will know if it's still there.

Hell yeah, it is. It's an AM station -- used to be the Voice of America, and at one time it was powerd by so many watts that -- quite seriously -- people could pick it up in other countries. And not just the close ones, like Canada. But, like, Australia.

katefate - May 19, 2004 11:14:26 am PDT #2704 of 10003

Frail my heart apart and play me a little Shady Grove

Hell yeah, it is. It's an AM station -- used to be the Voice of America, and at one time it was powerd by so many watts that -- quite seriously -- people could pick it up in other countries. And not just the close ones, like Canada. But, like, Australia.

Dang. So little Frankton, Indiana, was essentially in the backyard. It's a wonder anybody could receive other stations.

Steph L. - May 19, 2004 11:16:49 am PDT #2705 of 10003

I look more rad than Lutheranism

I had to double-check, but yeah -- it was 50,000 watts. That is not a typo. Fifty THOUSAND.

Jon B. - May 19, 2004 11:19:38 am PDT #2706 of 10003

A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Lots of commercial stations are 50,000 watts. Many, especially in more rural states, are even more than that.

Steph L. - May 19, 2004 11:21:48 am PDT #2707 of 10003

I look more rad than Lutheranism

I was coming back to edit -- sorry -- a different AM station -- WLW -- was 500,000 watts. I knew 50,000 didn't sound right.

katefate - May 19, 2004 11:24:47 am PDT #2708 of 10003

Frail my heart apart and play me a little Shady Grove

500,000 watts

All your radio waves are belong to us.

Jon B. - May 19, 2004 11:41:33 am PDT #2709 of 10003

A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

500,000 watts

OK, that's a lot o' watts.

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