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Re: the harsh fukin light of day
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To: Multiple recipients of list <ch-scene@listserv.oit.unc.edu>
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Subject: Re: the harsh fukin light of day
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From: Bob Boster <boster@mills.edu>
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Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 15:17:37 -0700 (PDT)
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In-Reply-To: <52gjd1$5u0@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
This anecdote is a perfect example of the Triangle area radio scene
microcosm. Some of the other food groups are left out, but in general the
sense of hostility and agrivation is exactly right...
On 27 Sep 1996, THarper48 wrote:
> So true---
>
> I recorded the new Connells album so I was very eager to see what it
> sounds like on the radio. I requested a song from it on RDU about a week
> ago... My conversation with the d.j. went something like this.....
> me: could you play something from the new Connells record.
> d.j.: almost anything but that
> me: what? does your Program director hate it or something?
> d.j.: well, we're doing a different kind of thing now
> me: what is that?
> d.j.: well, you tell me
> me: classic rock ?
> d.j.: yea, pretty much
> me: well, you guys used to play them and other local groups as well
> d.j.: not anymore, we've got a new approach
> me: so you don't support local music anymore
> d.j.: don't quote me on it but; yea that's pretty much right
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> I hung up and called XYC where the d.j. played a song but added some noise
> to it;
> ya know like playing two records at once--- he did play an old song from
> them
> later without any embellishment.
>
> Newt's congress has made it legal once again for HUGE companies to take
> over
> our radio. It is even posiible to buy frequencies from the FCC now. Pretty
> amazing what a republican congress can accomplish when they set their
> minds to it.
> VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE
>