KFOG, But Not 10@10

[darryl]

Re: TLAPD, at least the guy who won was enthusiastic and had fun with it.

Anyways, interesting article from Ben Fong-Torres about a panel that Dave Benson and Chris Mays (Alice) spoke on where they pooh-poohed the imminent death of terrestrial radio.  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/09/10/PKG0SJ71C91.DTL&type=tvradio

Excerpt:

"Our demise is largely overreported," Mays says. "We are the original content providers." The immediacy and localness of radio can't be matched by most Internet and satellite stations, she says, "and those are two of the things that will lead us into the future."

"Say that radio is dead," Benson says. "That's fine. We're going to keep on doing what we do. ... With all respect for the burgeoning digital world, there's an audience out there that we've had constant contact with for 40 years. We're in the audience business. While getting music digitally is a fantastic experience, we provide entertainment and community for an audience. As long as we do that very well, we'll be around."

[Gazoo]

Re: TLAPD, at least the guy who won was enthusiastic and had fun with it.

Anyways, interesting article from Ben Fong-Torres about a panel that Dave Benson and Chris Mays (Alice) spoke on where they pooh-poohed the imminent death of terrestrial radio.  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/09/10/PKG0SJ71C91.DTL&type=tvradio

Excerpt:

"Our demise is largely overreported," Mays says. "We are the original content providers." The immediacy and localness of radio can't be matched by most Internet and satellite stations, she says, "and those are two of the things that will lead us into the future."

"Say that radio is dead," Benson says. "That's fine. We're going to keep on doing what we do. ... With all respect for the burgeoning digital world, there's an audience out there that we've had constant contact with for 40 years. We're in the audience business. While getting music digitally is a fantastic experience, we provide entertainment and community for an audience. As long as we do that very well, we'll be around."

Benson inadvertently illuminates the problem: The decisions of Crap Channel et al have mostly eliminated what DJs are capable of bringing to the table (personality, entertainment and community)!  I don't understand why people in the radio business aren't absorbing this point.

[ggould]

I won tix this morning, but couldn't use tix!  We'll be in Pacific Grove that night!

[RGMike]

I won tix this morning, but couldn't use tix!  We'll be in Pacific Grove that night!

so you're offering them to one of us, right? :wink:

[mshray]

Hey did anyone else catch The Occasional Scoop this morning?  One of his best, kind of an anti-war/save the planet rant.

[RGMike]

Hey did anyone else catch The Occasional Scoop this morning?  One of his best, kind of an anti-war/save the planet rant.

maybe Scoop heard Inessa's set yesterday and was inspired!

[urth]

Hey did anyone else catch The Occasional Scoop this morning?  One of his best, kind of an anti-war/save the planet rant.

I did, and yes, one of his better efforts. He (or KFOG) should compile those somewhere--I don't think they keep them on the site forever.

Om shalom!!

[RGMike]

Wow, MTB, "Can't You See" has become a KFOG Playlist Katrina in record time.  I heard Big Rick play it a couple months back and thought "wow... that's cool, haven't heard that in ages". But they've played it a LOT since then, at least to my ears.

[ggould]

I won tix this morning, but couldn't use tix!  We'll be in Pacific Grove that night!

so you're offering them to one of us, right? :wink:

If you didn't hear it, they hung up on me after I asked what night of the week it was!

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Geoff-

That made GREAT radio!

Thank YOU!

-Dave


Original Message -----------------------
It was an honor to win the Jersey Boys contest this morning, even though my
wife and I will be out of town December 1, and would not have been able to
attend.  Keep up the good work,
Geoff

[Lightnin' Rod]

I just heard Dave back announce a set that included "the title track from Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy."

Which, as we all know, is on Physical Graffiti.

[mshray]

I just heard Dave back announce a set that included "the title track from Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy."

Which, as we all know, is on Physical Graffiti.

So, per the glossary, that makes it an MMB.

[RGMike]

another nice "Rock of Ages" surprise: in the '80s column this morning was Randy Newman's "I Love L.A.", which I haven't heard on the radio in ages -- I don't think it's even shown up on 10@10 much (if at all).

unfortunately it was followed by the Morning Show crew doing one of their tedious (and all-too-frequent) faux "arguments" about whether "ILLA" is a sincere ode to the city or sarcastic/ironic.

[urth]

another nice "Rock of Ages" surprise: in the '80s column this morning was Randy Newman's "I Love L.A.", which I haven't heard on the radio in ages -- I don't think it's even shown up on 10@10 much (if at all).

unfortunately it was followed by the Morning Show crew doing one of their tedious (and all-too-frequent) faux "arguments" about whether "ILLA" is a sincere ode to the city or sarcastic/ironic.

In the case of Randy Newman, I'd have to say it's both. He grew up there, so I think he really does have affection for the place, but as is his way, I think he was taking the piss out of the place at the same time.

[RGMike]

Yikes! KFOG just played Blind Melon's "No Rain" for the second time in 2-1/2 hours.

"I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today..."

Well, then pull up yer pants, bub!

[RGMike]

Just happened to turn on KFOG as Big Rick was intro-ing the nightly "Buzz Cut" (remember the nighttime jock named Buzz something-or-other who started that feature?)

Anyway, tonight's Buzz Cut was something new by Tom Waits.  I'm wondering if the Buzz Cuts show up on the Music Logs and if Darryl has any way of finding out how many Buzz Cuts end up in regular rotation (and how many get played once and then disapppear).