Utah Phillips - Moose Turd Pie

One of my favorite stories from Utah Phillips. This was played frequently on the Dr. Demento radio program.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Utah
• Phillips
• Moose
• turd
• pie
• comedy
• Dr.
• Demento
• humor
• gandy
• dancing
• Santa
• Fe
• railroad

[sandman3383]

I remember listening to this on KFAT back in the day, never forgot about "moose turd pie". I wonder how it really tastes?

[Coastwizard01]

@sandman3383 Hahahahahahaha! Yeah, you go first, and let me know. ;-)

[Tsagiglalal]

-I first heard Utah Phillips in 1974 at Expo 74 World's Fair in Spokane WA. I was hooked. We became friends during the fair while I was a Folklife Volunteer. I learned much from Utah and the rest of the people on-site. I maintained contact with Utah after the fair was over and was in contact with him for many years following. I was greatly saddened when he died and still feel a void in my life. I am so thankful we have his recordings and that I have my memories from so long ago.

[Coastwizard01]

@Tsagiglalal And what great memories you have!! Thanks for watching my video, and thanks for sharing!!

[reperran]

Daddy, What's a train? Is it something I can ride? Does it carry lots of grown-up folks and little kids inside? Is it bigger than our house? Well how can I explain? When my little boy asks me, Daddy what's a train? (sung to chorus tune) When I was just a boy living by the track Us kids'd gather up the coal in a great big gunny sack, And then we'd hear the warning sound as the train pulled into view And the engineer would smile and wave as she went rolling through;

[Coastwizard01]

@reperran Never heard that before! Thanks for sharing! It brings back memories from my childhood!!

[Houdini774]

Thumbs up if you first heard this on Dr. Demento. We sadly lost a great American storyteller.

[pretzeldog67]

@Houdini774 Dr. Dememto, i used to listen to him EVERY sunday night on what once was 94.7 KMET, in Los Angeles. i was 13 yrs old, in 7th grade. 1980.

[MrSimonsaze]

sounds like my dirthole erupting

[d820m]

@pretzeldog67 up here in the Pacific Northwest we didn't have the good Dr., but we did have Mad Man Moskowitz and he always played this on his Music With Moskowitz show

[tombloom99]

I first heard this on a vinyl LP. Great story, but moose aren't common in Nevada. He was a great American, and I am very sorry we lost him.

[pietrobembo]

I've had a worse job. Chicken catching for Faccenda; fucking scum are lower than vermin!