deltas69 said:
Far from it. He was hip, cool and you wanted to keep listening to see what he played next.
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Far from it. He was hip, cool and you wanted to keep listening to see what he played next.
He's 70 years old guys. I think it's cool that he's back on in Nashville. I listened to him way back when, too. Proof he has something charming and honest is he one of the few names that has enough longevity to even be remembered. He loves doing this. I can live with a few blunders vs. a perfect sounding voice with no heart and soul. Which one of those names will matter in three years, much less 30+? Real radio was full of dead air and constant blunders back then. Just listen to Coyote McCloud or Marc Chase on YouTube. Maybe we just didn't catch it back then. I dunno. Makes for a fun discussion!
Hey Pat, what should radio sound like in 2013? I mean we're older and while I ain't much more mature than when I was 11, some of the old radio screamers and antics are just to annoying too. What is a "happy place?" I get where you're coming from.
Hey Pat, what should radio sound like in 2013? I mean we're older and while I ain't much more mature than when I was 11, some of the old radio screamers and antics are just to annoying too. What is a "happy place?" I get where you're coming from.
My point is there is a better fit for the format than Spider..no slam on his talent, approach..etc..compared to the drive time jocks..he seems out of place..again..not dissing his ability as he certainly seems to have the passion for his craft..maybe if they would let him do his own liners and not repeat the same cue card over and over... ?? ...as for what is cool now..I would love to hear a great upbeat 60's/70's rock jock doing what they did when the music was fresh back then on today's stations...why not?? Your playing the music that we grew up with...why not present it as it was back then ?? The whole concept should be make it sound like you just found a station locked in a time warp..not someone announcing old songs.....growing old is mandatory :'(......growing up is not.. 
I can't speak for Pat, but my idea of a "happy place" is where there is a great mix of information, music, and entertainment. The percentages of each ingredient in this mix varies based on time of day and the relative significance of information. More information (traffic, weather, etc.) would be expected during drive time and more music at other times. However, the entertainment factor should be there all of the time. Coyote, Gerry, Mary Glenn, Carl P., and even Captain Midnight were able to entertain and make their listeners feel like an important part of their programs. Even though he's voice tracking, I still think Scott Shannon does a good job of relating to his audience on the True Oldies Channel. I only met Coyote once, when he was at 96.3, and never met the others, but they all still mean something to me. Gene Clark, John Young, Haril Hensley, Dick Buckley were great mid day talents at WMAK and WKDA and they weren't screamers.
Spider may be a great guy and love what he is doing, but I just can't seem to get that same kind of feeling listnening to him.
Spider may be a great guy and love what he is doing, but I just can't seem to get that same kind of feeling listnening to him.
That Happy Place is gonna vary for different listeners by age if nothing else..if you grew up with Dick, Kent, Coyote, Captain Midnight, etc that's what you most likely relate to..as well as the jocks at WLS..since that was about the only thing you could get at night down here in a top 40 format..If your a bit older and grew up with Carl P, and the KDF guys...then that's your relation factor..later Y 107 and the zoo crew..Coyote was lucky to be able to work at so many different places..and fit in exactly right at all of them because he was a pro..not that the rest of you aren't..but I think you get my point..Wherever the Happy Place is..it's not in Nashville...I do give big kuddo's for Hippie's extremely large library..and not afraid to play it...Best ever as far as that's concerned that's ever been in Nashville...
For me, it is not necessarily any of the people Pat or I mentioned, for their styles were all extremely different. It was more their quality of relating to the audience and how comfortable they seemed to be in communicating with their audience. For example, Captain Midnight was best at the midnight to six shift. I remember him trying morning drive time and he was horrible. He sounded so uncomfortable and unnatural in that time slot. Same thing with Carl P. and the Duke trying to do talk or whatevertheheck that was they did for a short time. I do agree with Pat about the Hippie's library and their willingness to play it. Their musical format really covers the baby boomers demographic and those a bit younger as well. I think Chris Lucky is working hard to do a good job in the mornings. But, I still just can't seem to like their air staff as much as Coyote, Bobby Knight, Mike Bohan, or Mary Glenn. Something about them made me feel that they really liked their audience. Perhaps it was their interaction with the audience on air. Still, the Hippie format and their music library gets me to listen. For my money, they've got that right, but I just can't seem to warm up to air staff enough to be a fan of any of them or their particular programs. Therefore, it's not a must listen every day type of station for me.
Seriously cool to hear all your thoughts on this subject. I was born in 1962 so I am half the age of Romer and Buddy is half my age. Or something like that! I remember listening to LAC and MAK way back. I remember Spider, Allen Dennis (thought he was hilarious with that background laugh). But then there was a period I don't remember as much. Wasn't til I had to do a newspaper article for my high school and went and met some of the morning DJs and the rest is history. Highlight was Steve McCoy (as CR can attest) and the 92-Q team. I was more into the age of FM evolving with KDF, KQB and for me Top 40 had a pulse with KX104, 92Q, Y-107 and even 96 Kiss. But as far as best music era, Hippie has it!
Oh, and the only format better than Hippie music would be Rupert Holmes, right? BTW, off the subject again, but if memory serves me correctly, Bryan Sargent is celebrating 27 or 28 years on the air here in Nashville! Way to go, my friend. (He hates me doing this) There couldn't be a better example of a VIP with a constant positive attitude, who takes it a day at a time and laughs along the way, just be yourself cool kinda dude!
But, I still just can't seem to like their air staff as much as Coyote, Bobby Knight, Mike Bohan, or Mary Glenn. ...Here's why..and nothing personal against them...but..they are NOT local..they are trying to sound local..but Spider's in L.A. or so I'm told..Can anyone verify for sure if Chris and Mark are in an actual studio in Town ??..Even if they are...they are still not natives to Nashville or this area as far as I know..the names mentioned above were for the most part local jocks..or at least so close they had an understanding of the Nashville and surrounding area..and what it was really like...I was told the office in town is just that..an office staffed with people previously not in radio..Radio is a unique animal..not like a car salesman..sell Toyota's today..Honda's next month...not a lot of difference...Radio is not like that..takes a special kind of "glutton for punishment" to get in and stay in..
The bigger problem with Hippie Radio (aside from the overuse of "all-new" and I have harped on that one myself here in the past) is their continuing to position themselves as the "new" kids on the block, or playing the underdog, underachiever, or whatever. "We're up to xxxx likes on our Facebook page now...blah blah blah...New listeners are still discovering us every day...blah blah blah..." How about throwing a bone to those of us who have been with you from the beginning? I don't look for them to drop the "radio for baby boomers" bit, since they have incorporated that into their advertising. I've even seen that on their billboards around town, as well as their business cards. (But not on their bumper stickers, for some reason.) At least they have not also incorporated "all-new" into their logo as well, so maybe there is hope for us after all! (About the only part that I like is their constantly taking digs at corporately-owned radio. But they are on Music Row, right next to all the Clear Channel stations, so how renegade can they be?)deltas69 said:
Agree with the earlier comments about Spider Harrison constantly saying that so-and-so "made it happen," but for me, Chris "motormouth" Lucky is their least listenable dj. Can't he even come out of a jingle following a commercial break without yakking over the intros of the songs? We don't need weather updates every five minutes when no serious weather is happening. :
And there is no need giving us title and artist of songs that we have been familiar with for 40 years, especially when you are stepping on the vocals of said songs! And laughing at your own jokes is just lame! I'm willing to take away his morning coffee if it means he does LESS talking over intros! And not every phone caller is engaging enough to be put on the air! :Sorry, I have taken a month off from posting. I just feel a need to rant here!
About the only jocks that I know are local are Keith Bilbrey and Joe Case. And even Case is voice-tracked, if I am not mistaken. Almost all the others are Hoosiers.deltas69 said:But, I still just can't seem to like their air staff as much as Coyote, Bobby Knight, Mike Bohan, or Mary Glenn. ...Here's why..and nothing personal against them...but..they are NOT local..they are trying to sound local..but Spider's in L.A. or so I'm told..Can anyone verify for sure if Chris and Mark are in an actual studio in Town ??..Even if they are...they are still not natives to Nashville or this area as far as I know..the names mentioned above were for the most part local jocks..or at least so close they had an understanding of the Nashville and surrounding area..and what it was really like...I was told the office in town is just that..an office staffed with people previously not in radio..Radio is a unique animal..not like a car salesman..sell Toyota's today..Honda's next month...not a lot of difference...Radio is not like that..takes a special kind of "glutton for punishment" to get in and stay in..
Well, thanks, but I was obviously not referring to the obviously syndicated guys.Tibbs2 said:Chris Lucky 6-10 Live. Lived in IN now here. Mark, mostly in IN. Weekend guys all live and local except of course Casey Kasem, Charlie Butcher. Even Stevens is local, too. Final honest answer, Firepoint.
But on that note, I wish they had a bonus airing or two of the old retro AT40 countdown programs. I am not always able to listen when Casey is on here. We have listened to him online on the Memphis station ('KQK) when Hippie had transmitter problems.
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