KCRW Guest DJ Bingo: Margaret Cho

NERD ALERT: This episode made me very nostalgic for Survival Kit on WNYC.

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song (.5)

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5

Learned about the band from an older sibling +.5

Gushing about KCRW +.5 (.5)

Wild card: Aspirations to be something else +.5 per song (1.5)

Total: 2.5

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Margaret Cho

KCRW Guest DJ Bingo: Elon Musk

You could power that rocket on all the sincerity.  At least I assume so from reading the transcript, joke's on me if all that stuff he said about Santa Claus was delivered in a sardonic and contemptuous voice.

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song (1)
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5

Learned about the band from an older sibling +.5

Gushing about KCRW +.5

Wild card: America!!!!!! +.5 (1)

Total: 2

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Elon Musk

KCRW Guest DJ Bingo: Tim Heidecker

Last year one of my resolutions was to get this up by Thursday night every week.  Obviously that didn't happen. Starting fresh in 2012!

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song (.5)
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1 (1)

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song (1)

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5 (.5)

Learned about the band from an older sibling +.5

Gushing about KCRW +.5

Wild card: Song with intentionally or unintentionally weird delivery +.5 (1)

Total: 4
 

KCRW Guest DJ Project:  Tim Heidecker

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Mae Whitman

Oh honey, you just play your ukulele and sing your heart out!

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song (.5)
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song (.5)

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5 (.5)

Learned about the band from an older sibling +.5

Gushing about KCRW +.5 (.5)

Wild card: References to guest's youth +.5 (1)

Total: 3

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Mae Whitman

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Bret McKenzie

Are these produced out of sequence or did Dan Wilcox clean up drastically between the Mike White episode and this one?

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song (1.5, including high school play)
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1 (1, New Zealand basically being a small town of a nation)

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song (.5, high school play)

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5

Learned about the band from an older sibling +.5

Gushing about KCRW +.5

Wild card: Mentions of "Muppets" in reference to a single song +.5 (2)

Total: 5

KCRW Guest DJ Bingo Project: Bret McKenzie
 

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Mike White

Maybe it's fitting that someone with a name that is ordinary to the point of parody should be a little twisted.

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 (1, blanket point for overall tone of darkness)

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1 (1)

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5

Learned about the band from an older sibling +.5 (.5, not counting the sister's book about rock music being the devil)

Gushing about KCRW +.5

Wild card: Reference to the devil +.5 per song (1.5)

Total: 4
 

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Mike White

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Michael Govan

KCRWGDJPB will probably just as late next week.  Happy Thanksgiving!

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song (1.5)

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5

Learned about the band from an older sibling +.5

Gushing about KCRW +.5 (.5)

Wild card: Cultural learnings +.5 (1.5)

Total: 3.5

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Michael Govan

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Justin Bua

Dance fights! He really is gritty.

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song  (.5)
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1 (1)

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1 (1)

Reference to live performance +.5 per song (.5)

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5

Learned about the band from an older sibling +.5

*New item: Gushing about KCRW +.5

Wild card: Fight, real or dance +.5 (1)

Total: 4

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Justin Bua

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Stana Katic

Voyeur!  Also, This American Life background music!  Also, maybe this is a sign I need to get my TV hooked up!

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1  (1)
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song (1)
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5

Learned about the band from an older sibling +.5

Wild card: Hanging out in Europe +.5 per song (1.5)

Total: 3.5

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Stana Katic

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Brett Ratner

Brett, all your new women aren't going to be as impressed by your song now.

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song (1.5)
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1  (1

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 (2)

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5

Learned about the band from an older sibling +.5

Wild card: Mack on. +1 (2)

Total: 5.5

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Brett Ratner

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Kyle Abraham

Goes down like a nice dose of Robitussin? I like more of a Dayquil sound myself.

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song  (1)
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song (.5)

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5

Learned about the band from an older sibling +.5 (.5)

Wild card: "emotion"- in a SINGLE answer +.5 (1.5)

Total: 3.5

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Kyle Abraham

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Colin Hanks

Low score for Colin Hanks, another feeler.

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5

Learned about the band from an older sibling

Wild card: Physical reactions to song +.5 ("jaw-dropping", "goosebumps", "hitting me in a weirdly emotional place", "sideswiped").

Total:2

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Colin Hanks

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Cat Cora

They opened a bottle of champagne as they drove away from their wedding? Is that allowed?

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1 (1)

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song (.5)

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5 (.5)

New item: Learned about the band from an older sibling

Wild card: Songs from parties +.5 (1.5)

Total: 3.5

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Cat Cora

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Mike O'Malley

As Mike O'Malley sees it, being an artist is no bed of roses.  One could say it takes...GUTS?

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song

Heartbreak +1 (1, generic)

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5

*New item: Learned about the artist from an older sibling +.5 per song 

Wild card: The creative life +.5 per song (1)

Score: 2

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Mike O'Malley

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Stephanie Gilmore

"Pro-surfer and Australian", I think that should be on her business card.

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song (.5)
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song (.5)

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5

Wild card: Songs that directly or directly came to her through her sister +.5 (1)
Total: 2

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Stephanie Gilmore

 

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Seth Meyers

Ayeeee so tardy! And when Seth Meyers obviously did diligent research in preparation for his appearance.

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1 (-1)
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song (.5)
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1 (1)

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 (1)

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 (1, Amy Poehler)

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song (.5)

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5

Wild card: Writer's strike +1 (2)
Total: 5

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Seth Meyers

 

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Sam Trammell

You were ALIVE when there were only CDs?  Also, how many more True Blood cast members do you think will come on?

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1  (+1, sitting home alone being sad)

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song (.5)

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5

Wild card: References to an educational institution +.5 (1)
Total: 2.5

KCRW DJ Project: Sam Trammell

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Kristoffer Diaz

Afraid to be cheesy, Kristoffer Diaz?  You'll have to try harder than that to compete with some of the KCRWGDJB titans.

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song (1)
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1 (1)

Reference to live performance +.5 per song

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5

Wild card: Very energetic songs that refer to sitting alone in a room typing +.5 (1)
Total: 3

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Kristoffer Diaz

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Zach Galifianakis

There's not a lot of drama in my life, I could find emotional resonance in a song about a new refrigerator.

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song (1.5)

Heartbreak +1 

LA Shoutout +.5 per song

Driving song +.5 per song

Song is by one of the guest's friends +.5

Wild card: Slight non sequitur +.5 (1: headgear, belt)
Total: 2.5

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Zach Galifianakis

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Angelo Sotira

How many of these songs do you think Angelo Sotira paid for?

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song (1.5)
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1 (1, counting age 18 or under)

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song

Heartbreak +1(1, "that emo-ness")

LA Shoutout +.5 per song (.5)

Driving song +.5 per song

*New: Song is by one of the guest's friends

Wild card: Songs from a period when he was stressed out about work +5 (1)
Total: 5

 

KCRW Guest DJ Bingo: Angelo Sotira