The Peak, week of 3/7/16

[RGMike]

Mon 3/7/16: March 1972

Old man Neil; America's "Sandman" gets a BOS.

What's Up Doc --> Miss Rubina Flake, "First. Time. Evah!"

JoJo Gunne Gunne Gunne.

BOS2 ABB "Melissa"

also: Hot Tuna, Jackson Browne, Nick Drake, Badfinger, Yes "Heart of the Sunrise".

First time another deejay has sat in for Rob Arrow -- they usually play a rerun if he's not there.

ETA -- there was a comment on their FB page "I'm really gonna miss Rob"... and he seems to have disappeared from their website.

ETA2: this note on their FB page: "Sad day here. Rob's position was eliminated in budget cuts that affected the entire company. Nobody's choice here. The rest of us have to absorb his duties and Jimmy Fink will be the new host of the 10@10."  Man, corporate radio sucks. Here's hoping the show itself doesn't change too much. Jimmy Fink is roughly the same age as Rob (and myself) and also grew up in the NYC area so he had the same musical signposts.  Urth, like me, will remember him from early-'70s WPLJ.

[Tinka Cat]

Mon 3/7/16:
ETA2: this note on their FB page: "Sad day here. Rob's position was eliminated in budget cuts that affected the entire company. Nobody's choice here. The rest of us have to absorb his duties and Jimmy Fink will be the new host of the 10@10."  Man, corporate radio sucks. Here's hoping the show itself doesn't change too much. Jimmy Fink is roughly the same age as Rob (and myself) and also grew up in the NYC area so he had the same musical signposts.  Urth, like me, will remember him from early-'70s WPLJ.

aw, too bad.  I haven't listened to the Peak's 10 at 10 in a long while, but I liked Rob. Here's hoping the station keeps the same spirit alive in the show. I appreciate when they play regional hits --  Local Radio Rules! 

[Tinka Cat]

Mon 3/7/16: March 1972

I decided to listen:

1 Water Song - Hot Tuna
2 Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne
3 Pink Moon - Nick Drake
4 Baby Blue - Badfinger
5 Heart Of The Sunrise - Yes
6 Old Man - Neil Young
7 Sandman - America
8 First Time Ever I Saw - Roberta Flack
9 Run Run Run - Jo Jo Gunne
10 Melissa - Allman Brothers Band

[RGMike]

Mon 3/7/16: March 1972

1 Water Song - Hot Tuna
2 Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne
3 Pink Moon - Nick Drake
4 Baby Blue - Badfinger
5 Heart Of The Sunrise - Yes
6 Old Man - Neil Young
7 Sandman - America
8 First Time Ever I Saw - Roberta Flack
9 Run Run Run - Jo Jo Gunne
10 Melissa - Allman Brothers Band

A fine set; unlike AL who "mixes it up live", Rob planned and recorded 10@10s in advance so I'm guessing this one was already in the can and Mr. Fink just recorded a new intro/outro. I suspect it won't really change all that much going forward.

[RGMike]

Tue 3/8/16: March 1996

AIC "Heaven Beside You", one of their more tolerable numbers.

Garbage, "Happy/Rains", which KFOG has in heavy rotay lately. Pour your misery indeed.

More misery: Bush, "Machinehead"

another KFOG staple: "Champagne Supernova"

Also: RHCPs, Dog's Eye View "Everything Falls Apart" (which would make a fine AL bustout), SmashPumps, Spacehog, Gin Blossoms.

[RGMike]

Wed 3/9/16: March 1983

INXS "The One Thing"; Berlin "Sex"

also Ramones, Tony Carey, The Fixx, Dire Straits, TFF, Tubes, The Call, Thomas Dolby

[RGMike]

Thur 3/10/16: March 1968

Moodies in White Satin.

The Producers "I'm hysterical and I'm WET!" --> Balloon Farm "Question of Temperature". BOS1

Sly's gonna add some bottoms! And Dr John walks on gilded splinters -- BOS2.

also: Doors "Unknown Soldier"; LBJ won't run; Troggs; Cream; Otis; Beatles; Jimi.

[RGMike]

Fri 3/11/16: March 1987

Smiths unite shoplifters; Paul Simon in the bubble.

BOS1 JJ/Blackhearts doing Brooooooooce.

Max Headroom on how to dress --> PsyFurs "Heartbreak Beat"

NOOOOOOOOOO!! "Don't Dream It's an LN"

VHM a Patti Smyth rarity "Never Enough"

BOS2 Peter Wolf "Come as You Are", even tho' AL just played it last week

U2, "With or Without an LN"

VHM Winwood "Finer Things"

Also Greg Allman shows us his tattoo.