Utah Phillips - Moose Turd Pie

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

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  Comedy

[soside619]

I remember this on KMET LA.

[Coastwizard01]

That's where I first heard it! They played all the good ones!!

[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]

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

[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]

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.

[392hemia100]

Fat was where it's at, FATHEAD FOREVER!!!!

[sequoia lansford]

Thanks to my parents for raising me around great music. Love Utah Phillips.

[berighteous]

My GOD! THAT'S MOOSE TURD PIE! ... It's good though...

[Jim Hill]

I remember buying that album (vinyl) from Phillips one time back around 1980 or so when he played at the "coffeehouse" in the college where I was going at the time. Great stuff.

[screwyootube1]

Yeah! Dr. Demento! Most people outside of L.A. don't know that the good doctor did his show live on KMET! And it was a 4-hour show, not 2-hours! Also, it was a Top 10, not a "Funny 5"! I remember telling my cousin in Virginia that his show was live in L.A. on KMET, and she wouldn't believe me! LOL!

[OtterWater528]

Then it was 97.1 KLSX when I was 13 in... 87 or 88

[er10b]

RIP Utah Phillips.

You gave me one hell of a dessert idea, though.

[Jim Ford]

it's good, though

[Richard Kwiatkowski]

Some of you will remember this, the rest WILL remember forever. Listen all the way thru....