Sunday, March 13, 2005

Sunday at WFMU

Unfortunately, X-Ray Burns & his lovely wife couldn't make the marathon program with Glen Jones today. I always enjoy seeing Sharon, & also missed the turkey & trimmings she cooks & brings every year. Maybe next week. So Ken Freedman took over co-host chores. A nice thing about Glen & X-Ray is when the show's over, they leave the stage. They don't need their egos stroked - well no more than any other WFMU staffers me included . Glen always acknowledges when I'm "In the house" & I appreciate the compliment.

Many "older" WFMU DJs draw directly from personal memories of classic AM radio, or from the great years of late night FM, so It was a treat watching Bill Kelly & Dave the Spazz working together, both of whom are talented practitioners of the former. Gaylord does a kind of pop-oriented program one might imagine existed in the Sixties but is in fact his own creation. Bob Brainen's low key, laconic mic presence may make one forget that he's always been one of the few WFMU DJs who knowledgeably & comfortably mixes pop/rock with artists such as Archie Shepp, Eric Dolphy & pre-electric Ornette Coleman.

At WFMU we wouldn't think twice about selling the Shroud of Turin to Donald Trump - for the right price. That's why we're auctioning a Miraculous Grilled Cheese Sandwich.

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