16 Sept 2014: it's... 1982 (KFOG anniversary day)

[CapnJack]

Rodney Dangerfield pimps KFOG ---> Steve Winwood "Valerie"

[Here'sToYa!]

Square Pegs ---> Fleetwood Mac "Gypsy"

Is she making a conscious effort to play songs that were on KFOG's air at the time? Have past anniversary shows? If so, we're unlikely to get an Atomic Dog, say.

[CapnJack]

49ers ---> Translator "Everywhere That I'm Not"

[CapnJack]

Family Ties (I think) WKRP In Cincinnati ---> Romeo Void "Never Say Never"

[Here'sToYa!]

Square Pegs ---> Fleetwood Mac "Gypsy"

Is she making a conscious effort to play songs that were on KFOG's air at the time? Have past anniversary shows? If so, we're unlikely to get an Atomic Dog, say.

I guess another way to put it is, was KFOG's format at the beginning a mix of new wave and veterans playing, um, tasteful arena rock? Was anyone here listening to KFOG in the fall of '82?

[Here'sToYa!]

Did anyone else notice she used "sledgehammer" to describe the Worlds Away video she posted last night? Also, I thought I saw one of these  right after, but it's not there now (though the post was edited).

[RGMike]

Square Pegs ---> Fleetwood Mac "Gypsy"

Is she making a conscious effort to play songs that were on KFOG's air at the time? Have past anniversary shows? If so, we're unlikely to get an Atomic Dog, say.

I guess another way to put it is, was KFOG's format at the beginning a mix of new wave and veterans playing, um, tasteful arena rock? Was anyone here listening to KFOG in the fall of '82?

I think you're correct -- I wasn't here in '82 but I know that the general concept of KFOG then was "cool new songs" (which meant New Wavish stuff) combined with classics that were not overplayed (so, "She's the One" but not "Born to Run", for example).

Once again, I'm not too upset at having missed this one.

[urth]

Square Pegs ---> Fleetwood Mac "Gypsy"

Is she making a conscious effort to play songs that were on KFOG's air at the time? Have past anniversary shows? If so, we're unlikely to get an Atomic Dog, say.

I guess another way to put it is, was KFOG's format at the beginning a mix of new wave and veterans playing, um, tasteful arena rock? Was anyone here listening to KFOG in the fall of '82?

I think you're correct -- I wasn't here in '82 but I know that the general concept of KFOG then was "cool new songs" (which meant New Wavish stuff) combined with classics that were not overplayed (so, "She's the One" but not "Born to Run", for example).

Once again, I'm not too upset at having missed this one.

I was in Sacto, not SF at that time, but I remember listening to KFOG when visiting the city after hearing about it from friends. I recall they had a definite prog component, as I know I heard Genesis and Peter Gabriel and the like. They also played a bit of reggae, vestiges of which survived in the playlist until DC arrived. Kind of seems like that's been phased out in the last year or two.

[CapnJack]

Per AL on FB, 2-way tie for BOS between Romeo Void and Fleetwood Mac.

ETA: Today's (and yesterday's) sets haven't been uploaded to Soundcloud as yet.

[ggould]

Square Pegs ---> Fleetwood Mac "Gypsy"

Is she making a conscious effort to play songs that were on KFOG's air at the time? Have past anniversary shows? If so, we're unlikely to get an Atomic Dog, say.

I guess another way to put it is, was KFOG's format at the beginning a mix of new wave and veterans playing, um, tasteful arena rock? Was anyone here listening to KFOG in the fall of '82?

me

[CapnJack]

9/16/14 Tuesday!! KFOG's 32nd Birthday! Back Where We Started from in...1982!!

(KFOG "beautiful music" gets switched off and the new KFOG turned on!)
1. Stray Cats- Rock This Town
2. The Blasters- I'm Shakin'
(Movie: Diner "every one of these records means something to me!!")
3. Dire Straits- Industrial Disease
(News: Reagan says as "Dr on the case, the economy is no longer sick..")
4. Kim Wilde- Kids In America
(TV: Cheers)
5. Haircut 100- Favourite Shirt (Boy Meets Girl)
(TV: Square Pegs- introducing The Waitresses)
6. The Waitresses- I Know What Boys Like
(TV: Square Pegs- slow dance)
7. Fleetwood Mac- Gypsy (B.O.S-Tie!)
(Rodney Dangerfield on new radio station, KFOG)
8. Steve Winwood- Valerie
(Sports: 49'ers Superbowl!)
9. Translator- Everywhere That I'm Not
(TV: WKRP in Cincinnati)
10. Romeo Void- Never Say Never (B.O.S-Tie!)