Sitting here catching up on some work and listening to the replay. Noticed that the segue between See See Rider and I Fought the Law was pretty seamless--as if the two songs were one, almost. Very nicely played, AL.
I still miss Dave, but partly because he we'd gotten comfortable with him and he had that easygoing, avuncular style, and because he obviously loved what he was doing. But as we've figured out, he had his favorites for every year on the wheel, and he was loath to deviate from them more than maybe once or twice a week. She may eventually get into ruts of her own, but for now AL's really shown us how good this concept can be. We're getting to hear up to 6 or 7 songs per set that Dave just wouldn't play. (Maybe it's time to start lobbying again for Baby Got Back...Paging Beej Weir, white courtesy telephone.)
A good example of her autonomy is the fact that this is our second third trip to '66 in just over three months. In the previous 10 years we got only three '66 sets, period. I think we assumed that it was station management putting limits on how far back Dave could go, but why would they restrict him and then turn around and give AL free rein?
The one part I really do miss about Dave's sets is his backsells, with all sorts of asides, comments about callers, occasional stories and factoids, not to mention the outro music w/ Don Pardo. Oh, and also having a final tally for BOS voting at the end of the set. AL's sets often jump from the end of her backsell right into a commercial, and I still find that a little jarring.
