Mudcat CD's on WFDU

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: katlaughing
Date: 15 Jan 03 - 05:32 PM

FWIW, I've got a set up which allows for decent quality recording to cassette tape, over the phone.

Tangerine,
She is all they claim
With her eyes of night and lips as bright as flame
Tangerine,
When she dances by
Senoritas stare and caballeros sigh
And I've seen
Toasts to Tangerine,
Raised in every bar across the Argentine
Yes, she has them all on the run
But her heart belongs to just one
Her heart belongs to Tangerine,

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: khandu
Date: 15 Jan 03 - 06:03 PM

Tweedster and Bobert, just from reading the posts of Ron Alaska, I gather he is not a man to take a bribe, no matter how enticing it is. So don't spect no under the table dealings with this man. He comes across as a most honorable, upright, decent, honest sort of fellow. I am sure he could not be bribed even if I, the King of Mississippi, offered him First Dukeship. Hmmmmm....The First Duke of Mississippi, Duke Alaska. Has a nice ring to it, don't you think. Almost as nice as the "Mudcat CD Featuring the Two Submitted Songs of King khandu Hour" on the radio! Hmmmm....

Of course, being the First Duke has a lot of Fringe Benefits. He would get to ride in the official First Dukemobile, driven by an official First Duke Buxom Tart. Of course, there are the official 1st Duke Massage Parlors, maintained by the brest, er, uh...best Female massage therapists available.

That is just a wee sample of what the First Duke gets.

Not that I am offering the First Dukedom to Mr Otasco for the radio time. I just wanted to let him know what he could have if such a deal were made.

King khandu

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Amos
Date: 15 Jan 03 - 06:09 PM

Whew! Fer a minute there I thought khandu was up to something. Sorry for being suspicious, k!

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Stephen L. Rich
Date: 15 Jan 03 - 08:36 PM

Ron, I agree. evidently my attempt at sarcasm fell flat. All of this does raise another question, however. Do we really WANT major corporate sponsorship? Grants from outfits like Exxon-Mobil tend to have an awful lot of strings attached.

Stephen Lee.

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 15 Jan 03 - 08:43 PM

Good point. As I said early, I doubt any of us would want to attend a GE Folk Festival.

Perhaps it is not the corporations, perhaps it is just the organizations that aren't pursuing the $$ from the corporations.   You may have hit on the answer!

Ron

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Amos
Date: 15 Jan 03 - 09:54 PM

Wonderful hint there, Kat~ I think I got it, if you're not being too subtle for me...which is always a possibility!!

I have no objections to the name.


A

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Tweed
Date: 15 Jan 03 - 10:50 PM

Deer Mr.Olesku,
After sum thout and considerable mental abuse I've come to the reelzation thet I may hab finally crost the bownds of good taste in makin' these obfused overchurs on me an my cohords' behalves. I kno now thet to try and tempt you wif these psaltry and meeger payoffs I hav only sallied the movement and beg yore forgibness. I hav ben in contak wif both of my idjit frends and they concur an agree it mite be bes for us to ease up wif this high preshurr approach to self agrandmiserment and just go with the flow wherever that may take us.

No need to worry about the fellers from Noo Jersey showin'thar faces either az I have contacted them boys and called the whole thing off. They iz agreed to leave off from phoning pore Amos and will stay clear of yore station, but seemed perdy positiv thet now I owed them a favor of sum sort. I don't know how they come up wif that ideer but mebbe customs up that way iz different than in these parts. We'll see how thet develops later on, I'm shore.

We would like to wish you grate sucess fer the show on the 19th ob the monph coming up and we assure you thet we will be lissenin to you over the wireless down at Rufus' doublewide on the big nite.
Of corse Wildcat Holler iz too dang far away fer normal reception but we got together and have devized a plan to build a radio tower of considerable hite from 3/32" diameter balsa wood strips. Me an Boberdz ar mixin' the concreke now fer the footers and King Khandu of corse is jest standin' there as iz his wont, givin' orders to all who hav ears to hear. He iz a king after all, I reckon, ...so he sez anyhow, but I sumtimes wonder about thet clame. Personaly I think ef he were enny sort of royalty at all he'd tak hiz lazy bohonkuss down to one of the local distilleries and brang back sum refrashment.   

Ennywaz, we will be tuned to 89.1 on Januwery 19 to WFDU and hope thet thez other Catters will be tuned in thar too. You are all invited down to the doublewide ef you need to plug into the tower when its done. I cain't wait get the airplane warnin' lites wired up an' wirkin. Hit shud be a perdy thang to behold.
Yerz,
Tweedzrdzz

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Bobert
Date: 16 Jan 03 - 11:10 AM

Small probelm there, Tweezer. Sum of der Jersee boyz din't get der message an' well... 'tween me an you, ahh... well, you know..

Boberdz

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: bflat
Date: 16 Jan 03 - 12:16 PM

I'll tune in for the chance to hear Amos.

Ellen

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Amos
Date: 16 Jan 03 - 12:36 PM

Aw, thanks, bflat!! You southern boys are a real crackup! Prolly cuz you spend too much time kissing the grass, or sompn, huh? LOL!!

A

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Bobert
Date: 16 Jan 03 - 01:17 PM

A

Yeah, sompn...

But no grass kissin' in my parts. We ain't got no grass. 'Cept in der flour potz in der closet wid the growed lites an all... An' we donz kiss dat stuff neider. No sir...

Boberdz

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Ron Olesko
Date: 16 Jan 03 - 01:27 PM

Can we drop these terrible attempts at Southern accents?? Jeesh!! (At least I'm assuming that is what everyone is trying to do!) The joke is no longer funny!!! I'm reminded of the scene in Austin Powers where he keeps coming up with bad puns and is finally told to shut up!! We get it!!!!

Speaking of bad accents, I'm from NJ and when anyone meets me and finds out where I'm from they always say "How youse doin?"    I've lived here for 45 years and never heard anyone talk like that! Actually our lives are more closely related to the TV show "Ed" instead of the Sopranos. Ed actually shoots in the neighborhood and I drive by Stuckey Bowl each day.

Okay, I've gone off on a meaningless tangent and it is time I get back to work. I hope that many of you will join us this Sunday!

Ron

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Stephen L. Rich
Date: 16 Jan 03 - 02:08 PM

There's nothing wrong with meaningless tangents, Ron. besides, it didn't happen until we had all digressed anyway.*G*

Stephen Lee

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Genie
Date: 16 Jan 03 - 03:01 PM

Ron, I just realized the show will be broadcast right in the middle of a jam session some of us hold on Sundays at a local coffeehouse. (So I won't have internet access while you're broadcasting.)

Will the broadcast be archived so it can be listened to on the net later? (I hope that's not a dumb question, but I'm a novice when it comes to internet radio.)

Genie

PS
It's not the music I need to hear -- I have all 5 of the CDs -- but the interview, with Amos telling the story of the project and your comments, etc.

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Ron Olesko
Date: 16 Jan 03 - 03:34 PM

Genie,

WFDU does not archive programs.   I have talked with Max and he is hoping we can archive it hear on Mudcat. There have been some issues with the server but we have our fingers crossed! I will let you know if it works.

Ron

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Bobert
Date: 16 Jan 03 - 05:59 PM

Well, gol-danged, Tweezer. Now look whad youz done to poor ol Ron? Got hem wantin to throw der Enklish book at us and dat's bad, bad, bad.

Yo Ron: Nice thing about the Catbox is that little mousey thing and, hey, if ya' don't like someone's style, ya' just scroll on past it. As fir the few of us who mess around with the language, I'd suugest that Mark Twain wouold not have been as interesting to read if he had written in *high* English.

The stories that we tell are enhanced, at least to us, by the language. Actually, I live in West Virginia (Wes Ginny) and I have picked up a comfortable mountain dialect which suits me for certain situations. Especially when telling stories.

And its not like their a bunch of us. It's just Tweezer, Spawzer, khandu, Amos and myself so it ain't like the entire joint has been sucked into HeeHaw-dom.

Now, come on Ron. Just throw us a "shucks", 'er a "danged", 'er an "ain't" and all will be wonderful. And you'll feel this sense of freedom. Your Toyota will get better gas mileage. Your wife will start looking at you differently... ahhhh... strike that one.

Give me an "ain't", bro...

Bobert

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: khandu
Date: 17 Jan 03 - 01:01 PM

Mr. Bobert,

As the honorable King of Mississippi, I am rather dismayed at the inclusion of my name in your list of miscreants. Perhaps, had you omitted "Spawzer", I would not have taken offense. Nonetheless, My Royal subjects are not as refined as their King, and upon reading the erroneous post, they may develop an inaccurate idea.

Howbeit, the deed is done. Therefore, I make a request. In future mentionings. I prefer that you refer to me as "King khandu", His Royal Highness, khandu" of something along those lines; someting bearing the dignity of my position.

I trust you will attend to my request!

However, if'n you doant, I'z gonna git my roffle down, lode it up and start faring it in yore drekshin. And I ain't gonna quit til I'z seein' blud poring frum yore arse!!!

And doant fergit to lizzen to WFUD Sundy!!!

A'ight?

Kk

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Ron Olesko
Date: 17 Jan 03 - 01:16 PM

I'm just teasing Bobert.    But you have to admit, it gets a little stale after awhile. At least Mark Twain was clever and funny!!

Dialect is very tricky to do well and I've never been a big fan of using it. It is very easy to make it sound like mockery and fall into sterotypes. But you are right, it can add color and make a story interesting when done right.

Hmmm... my wife drives a Toyota and I drive a Nissan. I also love good BBQ, which you can't find here in NJ!!   Maybe I've been living a lie all these years!

Ron

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: khandu
Date: 17 Jan 03 - 01:20 PM

I did not see the first "heck", "danged" or "ain't" in that post!!

Seriously, thank you, Ron, for the support of our Mudcat CD series. If only there were a few thousand more like you!

Ken

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Tweed
Date: 17 Jan 03 - 01:27 PM

Deere Mr.Oleskew,
We ar not smart men az yoo may hav imagined but we dew no thet thar iz no sucha thing az bad pubisity, tharfore we (me and the other two idjits, boberzd & that Khenny who thinks he iz a King fer some reason) must implode you to seeze an desert this holy unwarnted attak on us, who ar yore mos staunchest supportorz. Summhow you hab misconcerted ar attempts at keepin this thread alive an in the top forty or fifty all the time. By ar palpitations yoo are gonna hav mor ears glued to yore broadcast nex Sunday thne at any other time in yore show'z history an we ar doin ar part to help you out az best we air able. But enuff of serus and kwarlsome talk an on to mor constrictive areas of converzion.

Az wuz fomerly reported the Boberzd, King Khandu an myself are building a antena to beat all antena's entirely from 3/32" balsa wood strips so thet the peeples here in Wildcat Holler ar able to lissen in on thar Zeniths. Most fokes hab comperterz donated by the county but they ain't got much in the way of lectericity ore even a foneline so they ar fairly useless cept to block up the vista cruiser over at Rufusez doublewide and are summwhat lighter than cement blocks to carry, so they are gude in that way I reckon.

We ar happy to report thet the tower iz coming along reel gude. Me an the boberzdz, an Khandu, ef you want to count him az help, fineshed up the footers for it late last nite and hab almos compleeted the first section which iz about level wif the double wides baffroom winder. I had to come down after inadversity gettin a good look at Retha May az she took her shower az it wuz fairly troublesum to my constitushun. She might dress out at about 650 but iz a good cook so I reckon thatz how them two stays together so long.

Anyhow, Khandu sed it wouldn't bother him none so he went up thar perty quick an we got a little wirk outta hiz lazy no-good self. He of corse spent much time hollerin down at us below to git more this an that and whar's the hammer etc.

Lately hiz condishun haz worsened an he's taken to wearin' one o' them Cherokee headresses all the time. Th local inspektor showed up this afternoon an wanted to see ar buildin' permit fer the thing and me and boberzd tole him to go ax the feller in the feathers 'cause he thinks he'z the chief, so I reckon it iz a good thing in that way az we were at a loss fer wordz. An I don need to tell yoo thet me an boberzdz had a gud chuckle over it too! Hiz Lordship tole the inspekert some nonsense an' that man walked backwardz clear to hiz car, which waz parked consedrably fur don the rode. I kin only hope thet nothin' awful comes from all of this in spite of ar gud intenshunz.

Thet's about all the nooz for now, so I will close wif yet another plug fer the station an' a plee to all wif ears to hear to
remember to set aside sum time an lissen to Mr. Ron's program and heer Amos talk and Mudcatters sang on it, either on this internet ore at the Doublewide in the Holler cawz thet anteana shud be able to pick up publik radio from here to Kingdomkhan when hitz finshed.

Yerz in gud fathe,
Tweezdrzzz
PS. WFDU Mudcat Special Sunday the 19th at 5:00PM EST (US) be there or be square.

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Ron Olesko
Date: 17 Jan 03 - 01:29 PM

Thanks Ken!

Heck, if there were only a few thousand more Mudcatters like you and the folks on the CD's!!!!   Danged if you ain't the ones that are keeping this music that we love alive!

I have to go find a Moon Pie and an RC cola.

Ron

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Bobert
Date: 17 Jan 03 - 01:53 PM

Now, din't that feel good, Ron? Come on and give it up, brotha. Dat felt good and you know et! Welcomez to der gang an' yer memmershep kard ez in der mail.

Yo, Tweezer, me an der Rufe went down to der Sweet Springs fir a six pak of Iron City an' when we got back, der royel heiney hisseff was gone but I amember passin der Jeffisin Countee Chariffz car on der way in der driveway....

Nver you mindz, we gotta dis atenner up fir der big shoow in Sunderday by 5:00 Easter Time in der pm. Ahhh, whadz pm stan fir, Tweezer? Is dat like diet pms ir pms Lite? Ef so, why would no womanz want to do pms whend day could jus do pm? Answer me dat one, will ya!

'Zactly whad is WFDU an' is Johnny Asscroff gonna sing dat rousing version a "Onwhard Christan Soldeerz"?

Now everybody bee shure ti lizzen, ya hear..

Boberdzz

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Ron Olesko
Date: 17 Jan 03 - 01:56 PM

Bobert - You Canadians crack me up! You have a different word for everything!

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: khandu
Date: 17 Jan 03 - 02:03 PM

As King, I am privy to info the common fellers don't have.

I got it on good 'thority that WFDU stands fer "We'z Fer Dem Underdogs". That purty well splainz it.

Bobertz, I thank you have dun a good thang. Ole Ron'll never be the same.He done said "dainged" ain't" "heck" "moon pi" and "RC" in the same perrygraff.

Since you helped to turn the boy around, I withdraw my Royal kermand and say you kin use mah name in any list you wantto!

Y'all be shore to lissen. WFDU Sundy!

King k

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Genie
Date: 17 Jan 03 - 03:02 PM

Good, Ron. I hope it will be archived (or taped) by someone, so those of us who have to be off-net on Sunday afternoon can hear it later.

Genie

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 17 Jan 03 - 07:10 PM

We are working on getting it archived. I will keep you posted!

Thanks again to everyone!

Ron

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: khandu
Date: 17 Jan 03 - 07:21 PM

Excellent!! Thanks to you, Max and everyone involved!

Ken

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: khandu
Date: 18 Jan 03 - 01:50 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Amos
Date: 18 Jan 03 - 10:50 AM

Hey -- it's gonna be tomorrow!

Yippeee!


A

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Tweed
Date: 18 Jan 03 - 01:41 PM

And we got the raddio tower finished rite on time too.
**CLIKHEER**

Yerz,
Tweezdrdzz

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: khandu
Date: 18 Jan 03 - 04:29 PM

I explained to the good officer who I was so he apologized and let me go. I am tickled that the tower is working now, even though I was not available at the completion.

You did the King and The Mudcat Cafe proud, Second Duke Tweed!!!

King khandu (looking forward to tomorrow!)

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Tweed
Date: 18 Jan 03 - 07:50 PM

Thank you Your Majesty. It is done and I am now struggling to regain my former "only semi-illiterate fool" status before I slip into "fullblown illiterate fool" character permanently.
Yerz,
Tweed

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Bobert
Date: 18 Jan 03 - 09:45 PM

Yeah, let's be good fir a few days, Tweezer. Poor ol' Ron's got that look on his face like maybe he's reconsdierin' fillin' out the application and mecomin' a member. And, heck, ain't oo many of us so we can't afford to scare none off. Right? That's why I looked up every work in this post in the Wes Ginny dictsunary, an all. And didn't dangle no corpusules either.

Ahhh, You sure this antenna gonna work? And can I come down now?

Bobert

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 18 Jan 03 - 10:40 PM

Wow! I'm very impressed Tweed! You can do some work on our tower in Alpine, NJ when you get to our neck of the woods.   In fact it is in the middle of the woods with lots of deer, racoons, possum and a few skunks running around. Hmm, sounds like a buffet!!

Incidently, WFDU's tower is the historic Armstrong tower where Majore E.H. Armstrong invented FM radio. All these years later we are doing our best to make his idea work!   There is a famous picture of Armstrong climbing up the tower - legend has it he was up there installing our antenne, which is still in use!   If you would like to see the tower, there is a picture on our website - www.wfdu.fm .

Don't forget, you can listen to the show from that same website - 5pm Eastern Time!

Thanks again Tweed for your effort! It is really nice!

Ron

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Margaret V
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 10:23 AM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Tweed
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 10:55 AM

Our pleasure Ron and on behalf of the rest of the cast and myself, we thank you kindly for getting some airplay and hopefully more sales for the MudCat Sampler. Our next project in the works involves salvaging the surplus computer/carblocks and building a super server for Max to use in storing the enormously valuable Digital Tradition files, but more on that later.

Today's the day folks. Stay close to your homesets and tune into WFDU at five PM EST for good music and the play by play from our MainMan Amos who went the distance and then beyond.

Here's a **World Timeclock** for the folks who aren't in the US and are wondering what time 5:00 PM EST translates to in their fair lands.

Also you'll need Windows Media player to listen in and here's a link just in case some of you don't have it loaded.
**Free Windows Media Download at Microsoft**

Yerz,
Tweed

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 01:33 PM

Could someone confirm the transmission time for this in the UK?

Thanks

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: michaelr
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 01:48 PM

Guest -- that would be 10 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time.

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: katlaughing
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 04:03 PM

Just listening, early, now and it sounds great! Just heard a live promo of the Mudcat CD, etc. Wonderful, Ron, thanks!!

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 04:22 PM

Thanks, michaelr

I'm listening now, and have 'Total Recorder' ready to catch the whole thing.

Just hope everything holds up...

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Tweed
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 04:46 PM

Gettin' close now! Feller called Robert Hill just went absolutely wild on Long Black Train. Darn good stuff, even if he ain't a Catter;~)
Who else is tuned in?
WFMU

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 04:50 PM

That's WFDU, not WFMU - www.wfdu.fm

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 04:53 PM

The internet feed here in the UK is starting to get a little 'stuttery' A lot better than nothing, but still a shame

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Amos
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 05:03 PM

Sounding good, Ron -- like your style!!

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Tweed
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 05:10 PM

Yow! Yore right guest, but the link was okay. Thanks!
Sounding good on there Amos!! YAHOO!

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Amos
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 05:15 PM

There goes that beautiful Margaret!! Jaysus, I do love it so!!

A

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Amos
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 05:30 PM

There's Jeannie's "Deep Shady Grove", and that sterling Skipper Morse rolling through with "Rolling Home"!!

Holy Moly, it sounds so sweet to hear these gems coming back!! Wheeoooo!

A

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Jeri
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 05:41 PM

Amos, you're posting AND talking on the phone! Ooh - and now you're singing! It's magic...

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: katlaughing
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 05:50 PM

Thanks so much, Ron. Great show. I can't wait to hear all of the other Mudcatters on your show from time to time.

Subject: RE: Mudcat CD's on WFDU
From: Amos
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 05:51 PM

Closing out with Sandy and Caroline doing "All the Good People"...wow, Ron, what a kick!! Thanks for a nice show!!

A