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Mt. Adams 1972 - Michaels Everywhere

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Radio Fish Heads

Mt. Adams 1972 - Michaels Everywhere

So a black-Radio-Van pulls up into the Bar Parking lot and three guys get out ! Inside the Bar
"John Phillips" is spinning tunes ( real 45 rpm records ) ......
At a very loud table sit ; Randy Michaels , Dave Michaels, & Tom Michaels ( Tom Cat ) getting
blasted out of their skulls with blond bimbos'''''''hanging all over them.... I remember hearing
the waitress say All your last names are Michaels ? Around 1am - Randy Michaels takes them
all in the black radio van to Q-102 studios and gives them the 25 cent tour apon which they see
a poster on the back of the door with a picture of "Mike Fenwick" ( news ) with a very disparaging
remark in black magic-marker ...... Q-102 studio was no bigger than a bathroom ! Really !!
True story .. it is what it is .... The great & the near great ; btw --- where is John Phillips today ?
 
Re: Mt. Adams 1972 - Michaels Everywhere

Exact opposite atmosphere in that little Q102 studio--circa 1975, picture this image that's etched in my mind for life : Giving 2 ladies a quick tour and in comes Pat Barry in an undershirt for his shift. IIRC, Randy had the previous shift & was quite accommodating...Pat simply announced "I'm going to have to ask you all the leave as we do not have the facilities for a studio audience". To Pat's credit, his garment didn't stink...but his attitude did.
 
Re: Mt. Adams 1972 - Michaels Everywhere

Fish Heads - in 1972 WKRC - FM was just switching from classical to "Stereo 102" playing contemporary music. Q102 arrived circa 1975 - if your story is true the dates are wrong.

And yes, the original Q studio (in the old building at the base of the tower) was miniscule. But you can still generate a big sound from a small room.
 
Re: Mt. Adams 1972 - Michaels Everywhere

I visited the KRQ operation in Summer, 1974. This was just 6 months after Bill Todd had been canned and the " Listen We Think We Have Found You" logo was gone. They were still in the small building out back, but you would swear they had a large studio. I visited with Pat Barry and he was very gracious. I think it was later, in the 1980's that it appeared he got so full of himself that he seemed pretty arrogant. Just my take on the times folks
 
Re: Mt. Adams 1972 - Michaels Everywhere

When did the Carlson family sell the station?
 
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