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Tim McDermott
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Public defender, former owner of Scooter’s Records in Hermosa Beach, KXLU dj since 1988. The Bomb Shelter airs Fridays from 8-9 pm, PST on 88.9 FM in Los Angeles & kxlu.com.
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#1001CoverSongs
Song # 28: Lee Moses brings more funky breaks per minute on this rendition of "Reach Out I'll Be There" than anyone else who ever did a Four Tops tune.
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Reach Out I'll Be There
YouTube video by Lee Moses - Topic
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December 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Reposted by Tim McDermott
reverenddan.bsky.social
Some vintage KXLU for a Sunday afternoon. From May 14, 1989, a live set from the Afro Sisters with Vaginal Davis!
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AFRO SISTERS LIVE ON KXLU MAY 14, 1989
YouTube video by Reverend Dan's Music For Nimrods
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November 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
BOTD, 1938: Sandy Nelson (d. 2022).
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Sandy Nelson - Let There Be Drums
YouTube video by 45RPMbyMikeEvans
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December 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
Happy 75th birthday to Gary Panter!
www.artforum.com/columns/gary...
Gary Panter
Gary Panter talks about his life and art
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December 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
BOTD, 1933: Lou Rawls (d. 2006).
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Dead End Street
YouTube video by Lou Rawls - Topic
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December 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Happy 66th birthday to Billy Childish!
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Can't Seem to Love That Girl
YouTube video by The Milkshakes - Topic
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December 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
#1001CoverSongs
Song # 27: LA's own Hepcat doing justice to Brenton Wood, reggae style:
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Gimme Little Sign
YouTube video by Hepcat - Topic
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November 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
I see a lot of AI hate on this site and wonder why; I mean just look at how great he was in his prime:
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November 26, 2004: Philadelphia's Allen Iverson with the steal and game-winning layup against the Wizards in OT.

Iverson finished with 28 PTS/13 AST and Kyle Korver added 26 PTS (10-17 FG/6-12 3P)/8 REB in the 76ers' 116-114 win. Antawn Jamison had 27 PTS/15 REB for Washington.
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
Remembering J.J. Barnes on the 72nd anniversary of his birth (he died in 2022). This Ian Levine production shows him lip syncing to the original version of "Our Love Is In the Pocket."
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J.J. Barnes - Our Love Is In The Pocket
YouTube video by IanLevine
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November 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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BOTD, 1937: Luther Ingram (d. 2007).
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Luther Ingram - If It's All The Same To You Babe
YouTube video by JimHebSoul
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November 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Happy 72nd birthday to Shuggie Otis!
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Shuggie Otis - Aht Uh Mi Hed
YouTube video by any16dotcom
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November 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Happy 53rd birthday to Pigeon John!
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Pigeon John - "The Bomb" [Official Video]
YouTube video by [PIAS] France
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November 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
Happy 74th birthday to Leroy Smart!
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LEROY SMART - Mirror Mirror [1974]
YouTube video by Bionic Dub
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November 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
For more great Billy Strayhorn content, tune in to the Sunday Profile from 2 - 7 pm EST today on WKCR, 89.9 fm in NYC; biographer David Hajdu will be on at 4. Listen online at:
www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
Signing off with a Husker Du cover of the Byrds.
#1001CoverSongs
Song # 26.
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Eight Miles High
YouTube video by Husker Du - Topic
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November 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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KINGS WIN! Toldja "I am rhe walrus" is a good omen, just like it is at Dodger games.
Kings players congratulate each other after beating the Canucks 2-1, in overtime.
November 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
Dieter Ruehle just played I am the walrus.
Good omen.
#GoKingsGo
November 30, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Reposted by Tim McDermott
notlakings.bsky.social
END P2 | #LAKings 1, Vancouver 1

The visitors find the net on a breakaway to tie it up after 40

#GoKingsGo
November 30, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Happy 98th birthday to the late, great Vin Scully. From his earliest days as a broadcaster to his last, Vin was the Dodgers - and will remain so always. Not a more beloved individual in franchise history. As long as it’s time for Dodger baseball, he will never be forgotten.
November 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
#GoKingsGo
Kings-Canucks begins in 15 minutes, broadcast on KCAL channel 9 as well as cable tv.
LA Kings players go through a warmup drill prior to their game against Vancouver.
November 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
#1001CoverSongs
Song # 25: the Soulful Strings deliver a chill rendition of the Rolling Stones' "Paint it Black."
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Paint it Black - The Soulful Strings.wmv
YouTube video by wbparrish
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November 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
#1001CoverSongs
Cover song # 24: the Four Amigos do "Miserlou," an eastern Mediterranean tune of unknown authorship, best known to surf music fans as a Dick Dale tune.
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The Four Amigos - Misirlou (Capitol) 1968
YouTube video by DJ Pete Pop
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November 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
#1001CoverSongs
Cover song # 23:
Joe Bataan, doing the title song from "Shaft" that Isaac Hayes made famous.
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Joe Bataan - Shaft (1972)
YouTube video by veewee
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November 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
Remembering Billy Strayhorn on the 110th anniversary of his birth. He died in 1967.
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BILLY STRAYHORN sings and plays LUSH LIFE!
YouTube video by Giorgio Cùscito
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November 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM