KFOG, But Not 10@10

[RGMike]

BTW, I see no mention of "Blackberry" on KFOG's New Releases page. But they are playing a cover of "Fat man in the Bathtub" by (gawd help us) Dave Matthews with Little Feat.

It's part of a show on ABC stations called Fame Games. They listed The SJ KFOG call letters (but not the SF ones) on their page that lists stations taking part.

Hmmm. Seems weird that one of the KFOG frequencies would be an ABC affiliate but not the other. Still, if they say so....

they're an ABC affiliate for this show only. I'm guessing it airs in the middle of the night.

[mshray]

Annalisa just tipped listeners to this article about Dave's departure.  Some interesting tidbits.

[RGMike]

Annalisa just tipped listeners to this article about Dave's departure.  Some interesting tidbits.

they mentioned that one this morning as well as this one from the SJ Merc:

http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainmentheadlines/ci_11220773?nclick_check=1

this one says Webster will host the Morning Show "for the time being"... and I love this bit about 10@10:

If you're already a fan of the segment — a collection of pop songs, vintage radio jingles, and news and pop-culture snippets that Morey skillfully produces in real time, all while taking feedback from listeners — just wait until it gets his undivided attention.

"I'll tell you one thing: The shows are going to be really, really, really, really good, because it's the only thing I'm going to be doing," says Morey, an unapologetic music and radio geek. "I love doing that show, and it pisses me off sometimes that I don't have really enough time to prepare it and think it out ahead of time. So I'm really jazzed."

[mshray]

Annalisa just tipped listeners to this article about Dave's departure.  Some interesting tidbits.

they mentioned that one this morning as well as this one from the SJ Merc:

http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainmentheadlines/ci_11220773?nclick_check=1

this one says Webster will host the Morning Show "for the time being"... and I love this bit about 10@10:

If you're already a fan of the segment — a collection of pop songs, vintage radio jingles, and news and pop-culture snippets that Morey skillfully produces in real time, all while taking feedback from listeners — just wait until it gets his undivided attention.

"I'll tell you one thing: The shows are going to be really, really, really, really good, because it's the only thing I'm going to be doing," says Morey, an unapologetic music and radio geek. "I love doing that show, and it pisses me off sometimes that I don't have really enough time to prepare it and think it out ahead of time. So I'm really jazzed."

That's what he told me & Wayback when we got his autograph on our LFTA's in Walnut Creek.

and here's another write-up from the Marin Independent-Journal

[darryl]

Hey, anybody roll tape on the last couple of morning shows?

I'm going to be out of town Thu-Sun, so I've set up ye olde Mac to try and record from 5:55AM-11:15AM tomorrow through Friday and then pickup the 10@10 marathon on Saturday morning.

Hopefully it'll work, and I'll throw the MP3s up somewhere for anybody interested.

But it'd be nice to hear some of the goodbye interviews like with Raquel this morning and whatever the name of the woman who was on yesterday who has to type up the 10@10 lists each week.  It was nice stuff.

--Darryl

[RGMike]

Hey, anybody roll tape on the last couple of morning shows?

I'm going to be out of town Thu-Sun, so I've set up ye olde Mac to try and record from 5:55AM-11:15AM tomorrow through Friday and then pickup the 10@10 marathon on Saturday morning.

Hopefully it'll work, and I'll throw the MP3s up somewhere for anybody interested.

But it'd be nice to hear some of the goodbye interviews like with Raquel this morning and whatever the name of the woman who was on yesterday who has to type up the 10@10 lists each week.  It was nice stuff.

--Darryl

Greg says they'll be posting a 'scoped version (without songs or commercials) of Friday's show on the website early next week.

[ggould]

any statement on when we find out Dave's replacement?  [Geoff shudders at the possibilities]

[RGMike]

any statement on when we find out Dave's replacement?  [Geoff shudders at the possibilities]

they're keeping mum (as it should be, this week is all about Dave) and I'm guessing no announcement until after New Year's. But apparently we'll be treated to Webster for a couple of weeks

[urth]

any statement on when we find out Dave's replacement?  [Geoff shudders at the possibilities]

they're keeping mum (as it should be, this week is all about Dave) and I'm guessing no announcement until after New Year's. But apparently we'll be treated to Webster for a couple of weeks

Which probably means it ain't Annalisa. (Sound of much rejoicing in the Tinka household)

[Davefish]

Please note that the old player doesn't work any more.  The KFOG website is completely revamped and launches a different player.  I'm thinking it sounds better than the old one, but haven't heard much music to evaluate it.  Also, it doesn't quite work on Firefox.  It plays, but I can't adjust the volume.  Apparently you need a plugin which I may not have.  So there.

[urth]

Please note that the old player doesn't work any more.  The KFOG website is completely revamped and launches a different player.  I'm thinking it sounds better than the old one, but haven't heard much music to evaluate it.  Also, it doesn't quite work on Firefox.  It plays, but I can't adjust the volume.  Apparently you need a plugin which I may not have.  So there.

It's been buffering a bit this morning, too, which it hadn't done before this.

[RGMike]

another 9:00 Pop Quiz, another rant about how stupid Fogheads are. Jeez, if you can't guess Andrew Lloyd Webber from these clues:

"Ho-sanna-hey-sanna-sanna-sanna-ho"
"Don't Cry For Me Argentina"
"I Don't Know How to Love Him"
"Memory... all alone in the moonlight..."

then you've lived in a cave for the last 35 years.

[RGMike]

Webster's making an appearance right now (he's from Michigan too). What a suck-up!

[urth]

Webster's making an appearance right now (he's from Michigan too). What a suck-up!

And they're tippy-toeing around the fact that he's gonna replace Dave without quite actually saying it. Oy vey.

[darryl]

Aw, I listened to Webster on Alice, and I don't find him so bad.  OTOH, I'm about 10 years younger than most of y'all, right?   ;-}

I called in a few months ago when I first heard him on KFOG (I'd missed his earlier slots) and he was very friendly, forthcoming about the move, about what happened to Mike Powers (moved down to L.A.), and happy about being at KFOG.

But yeah, he's no Dave.  Whatchagonnado?

Speaking of commercials... I hope my taping catches what is by far the worst commercial I've ever heard on KFOG.  It's the "12 days of Christmas" but people are getting things like 3 potato chips, and 7 sliced up pieces of hot dog.  It's so earnestly done, I thought it was a joke, and then the voiceover comes on and it's a commercial for the SF Food Bank or somesuch.  The listener immediately feels like a shmuck for laughing at the opening.  Super-annoying spot.