Keep Your Ears Peeled ... If That's Physically Possible

Anyway, I have some exciting news. I ... will ... be ... having ... a ... special ... SHOW! 3 hours on the air in a little over a month! And what's more is that it'll be on my birthday! HUZZAH! A special 3 hour birthday show! Stay tuned for more info! Allonsy!

Looking Towards the Spring

Well, I hope that everyone reading this has good plans for the next month or so. I know that I do. Home for roughly 3 weeks and Florida for 1 week, not necessarily in that order. Anyway, on to the good news.
I am an officially cleared DJ at WHRW! I don't know when my show will be next semester, but once I get slotted, I'll post it here. Also, I'm planning on expanding on the social networking sites. I might make a Twitter for the show and I have signed up for a BlogTV account in case I want to live-broadcast the show from in the studio. I'll probably set up a Facebook group for the show as soon as I get on my feet at the start of the Spring semester.
Well, happy holidays to all, and to all a good night.

The Final Show (The Holiday Show)

Of the semester, that is. And as an apprentice.
The show went well today. No problems, though I thought I might have a little extra time. Anyway, I also had a little flub. I said that John Lennon's death was December 7th. I meant December 8th. My younger brother said that it was an epic fail. No, Craig, it wasn't an epic fail. An epic fail is having a tow truck crash into your car.

The Playlist:
snippet of Alice's Restaurant (Arlo Guthrie)
Working on a Dream (Bruce Springsteen)
Happy Christmas (John Lennon)
Step Into Christmas (Elton John)
I Believe in Father Christmas (Greg Lake)
Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24 (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
Chinese Food on Christmas (Brandon Harris Walker)

No Shows

Okay, listeners! Because of the Jazz Marathon this weekend and the Thanksgiving break next weekend, I will be back on the air on December 6th, 2008 at 5 PM Eastern.
So, your mission, if you choose to accept it, will be to tune in then and listen!
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Damn faulty wiring! Later.

11/15/08 *8th Episode* "A Few Requests and 80s Music"

On a wet and rainy day, there's nothing better than listening to some great 80s rock. Over all, a good show. A major American Psycho reference before "Hip to Be Square". Two calls: one from my cousins in New Jersey, requesting What I Like About You; the other was from Elijah about American Psycho.

The Playlist:
Dolly Dagger by Jimi Hendrix (for Mitch Mitchell)
Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer
Maxwell's Silver Hammer by The Beatles (Twitter request from coyotesqrl)
The Brazilian by Genesis (Twitter request from chronic_rift)
What I Like About You by The Romantics (for my family in NJ)
Hip to Be Square by Huey Lewis and the News

11/8/08 *Seventh Show* (Requests and Others)

Today's show went well. Craig called in to hear more Chicago. Otherwise, I didn't get any more calls. Oh, and sorry that 25 or 6 to 4 got cut short.

The Playlist:

Blue Orchid by the White Stripes (for my friend, Mike)
Saturday in the Park by Chicago (for my brother, Craig)
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go by Wham! (for a dorm mate, Constantine)
Career Opportunities by the Clash (for an old school friend, Duncan)
Keep Yourself Alive by Queen (a birthday song for another friend, Angela)
Dimension by Wolfmother (I was in the mood to play some Wolfmother.)
Four Sticks by Led Zeppelin (Going out to Wil Wheaton)
25 or 6 to 4 by Chicago (Another Chicago song for my brother.)

11/1/08 *Sixth Show* (The Pre-Election Day Show)

Today went well, except for one hiccup. I was going to start off with When the Levee Breaks, but I pushed the button for the left turntable instead of the right turntable, causing Gimme Some Money to begin playing. Oh well. Next week's show is going to be requests, so post your requests in the comments! :)

The Playlist:

Gimme Some Money by Spinal Tap (Money is what greases the wheels in DC. And it's what Dick Cheney bathes in.)
When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin (Bush's legacy.)
Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel (For Sarah Palin, the VPILF.)
I'm Alive by ELO (For John McCain. Don't know how much longer he has.)
Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man) by Randy Newman (For the campaigners still working.)
All I Want is You by Barry Louis Polisar (For Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston.)
Ohio by CSNY (In memory of Kent State.)
Fortunate Son by CCR (A great political anthem to close out the show.)

Vote on November 4th!!!!

10/25/08 *Fifth Show* (The Halloween Show)

Hope everyone who listened enjoyed the show today. Sorry about the sound of "Season of the Witch" and "Boris the Spider". The turntable that was playing those songs was on the wrong setting. And I didn't check. So, this show featured my younger brother, Craig, for a little, and included a shout out to my friend, Mike, from back home. Anyway, ...

The Playlist:
Season of the Witch by Donovan
Superstition by Stevie Wonder
Boris the Spider by The Who
Witchy Woman by The Eagles
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen by Santana
Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group
Spooky by The Classics IV

Next week: Election songs!

No Show for 10/18/08

Sorry, folks. The DJ I'm apprenticing under went away for the weekend and no cleared DJs showed up to fill in the airtime. But don't worry, I'll be back next week with a very spooky show! :)

10/11/08 *Fourth Show*

Pretty good today. I played most of the songs from LPs.

The Playlist:
The Zombies- Time of the Season
Bruce Springsteen- Born to Run
Billy Joel- Stiletto
The Grateful Dead- Friend of the Devil
David Bowie- Life on Mars
The Fratellis- Flathead
Tina Turner- Simply the Best

And I got a call as the final song was ending from another DJ at the station. He said that he enjoyed hearing Life on Mars on the radio without it being requested. Quite cool!

10/4/08 *Third Show*

Not quite bad. I did feel that I could've planned things out a bit better today. Anyway ...

The Playlist:
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head (BJ Thomas): for Paul Newman
Werewolves of London (Warren Zevon): October song of the week
Homeward Bound (Simon and Garfunkel): for those who were/are/will be on break
Money Talks (AC/DC): The bailout and the new AC/DC album and tour
Mercedes Benz (Janis Joplin): in memory of her passing
You are the Sunshine of My Life (Stevie Wonder): request from my mom
Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band)
Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)

No video recordings of this show. I'm going to see if I can do a live show on Stickam next week.

9/20/08 *Second Show*

It was pretty good.

The Playlist:
- Great Gig in the Sky in memory of Rick Wright.
- I Got a Line On You because of Burn After Reading. And it's one of my new favorite songs.
- What Time is It? for my high school band teacher, Randy Schwartz.
- 5:15 because it was 5:15.
- Shambala because I was in the mood.
- Lawyers, Guns, and Money because of recent political happenings.
- Three Little Birds for people having hard times.

I actually got 3 calls. The first was from Mad Man Mark, in response to why I chose to play Great Gig in the Sky. The second was dead air. The third was a request for Umbrella by Rhianna from a guy named Steve. He ended the call with "You suck." I didn't play it. There was also a request on AIM for Burnin' Up by the Jonas Brothers. I didn't play it. And I had to hit the Dump Switch because of a curse in Lawyers, Guns, and Money. Totally my bad.

I'll be at home late next week on Rosh Hashanah break, but I'll be on campus for Yom Kippur break, so I'll definitely be on the air then. If you listened, thanks! If you didn't listen, you have two weeks to get ready.

Highlights from today's show:

9/13/08 *First Show*

First off, let me say that this was a long day. I started off by having brunch around 11. I did some homework until about 3:30, when I grabbed a bit to eat, then headed over to the radio station for my first apprenticing lesson/radio slot.  The time passed quickly and was quite enjoyable.


The map of listeners worldwide.


At the guest mic.


Starting my block off with Freedom Rider by Traffic.


Continuing with Empty Pages by Traffic and Pump It Up by Elvis Costello.


Squeeze's Another Nail for My Heart, Zep's Good Times Bad Times, and They Might Be Giants's Birdhouse in Your Soul.


Ending with ELO's Mr. Blue Sky.

And I have a rocking show!