More things to come

Thanks to everyone who donated to the fund drive for KKFI. It's the only homegrown community station we have, and our city is better for it. This was the best fund drive ever, and if you were a part of it, you should be proud of yourself. Congratulations to Robert Keyserling, who matched my $100 pledge and copped a pre-release box set of the history of Hightone Records. Thanks also to Bridgett Ellis, station manager of WCNI in New London, Ct., who, not only pledged money to the show, but also did a phone-in pledge pitch on air. Major thanks to Lonesome Cowboy Bill and Harry Linder, who co-hosted the pledge drive show with me and all the folks who took the phone calls that day. We had a ball, as those of you who listened heard. In other matters, here's a sneak preview of the next three weeks: there will be a regular free-form show next week. I'm going to concentrate on newer stuff this time. I've just started on it, so it really hasn't taken form yet. November 12th, I'll do a British Invasion garage band show. There was some kick ass rock and roll recorded during those years; most of it didn't reach the ears of American listeners during that time, so I've resurrected some cool tracks for you. There will be some unreleased live Rolling Stones, as well as a rare Beatles track or two amongst other great songs. November 19th will be a show some of you may have heard about during the summer: a rarities show of all local and regional music. Got lots of goodies to share with you, including a rare Fabulous Flippers single, an unreleased Arthur Dodge performance, and the first music recorded by the Experimental Instrument Orchestra, whom you've read about in the Pitch and the Star. After that, who knows? I'm open to suggestions. If there's any artists you want to hear, any songs you have in mind that would blow some minds out there, let me know, and I'll try my best to incorporate them. Listeners who have called to request stuff have been very understanding when I explain how I prerecord and sequence the music for the show. It leaves no time for requests, and even if it did, it's not likely I'd have the requested tune with me. Of course the KKFI record library is not open on weekends, anyway, so, unless I stumble onto the secret lock code, I'm not getting in there. But, I DO take requests, there's one in this week's show, for example. You will just have to be patient to hear the songs you request because it will be a week or two until they get on air (assuming I have them or can find them.) After all, this show is intended be a long-term project unless get rich and move to Bora Bora or something...

yes, it's that time, again...

the semi-annual kkfi fund drive is upon us. i've only been back for a short time and i don't think most of the listeners have me figured out yet, but i remain optimistic that SOME of you will pledge to the show. hightone records has kindly given me a box set to give away with a $100 pledge. it has three cds of great stuff as well as a dvd with videos from folks like rosie flores, dave alvin, and others. i've also roped lonesome cowboy bill and harry to come down and join in the fun. we're going to wing the music as i usually do when i work with bill, but don't worry, it will be good, we're used to doing it that way. in spite of the loud p.a. sound filtering in to the studio last week, we had a boatload of musicians playing live for you. i will post up some sets from that show to the website. you will find them in the next few days in the mp3 portion of the home page. still working on getting the wilders to come play on the show. i've also talked to mark smeltzer about having the experimental instrument orchestra play live for you. if you've been reading the kc star lately, you will know that these folks create their own instruments out of everyday discarded items and make music with them. they are hopeful of travelling to london to be filmed by the bbc. i've got a cd of the show they did where they were discovered by the esteemed british network and i'll air a track from it when i do the local music rarities show in november. in case anyone out there still wants to submit cds of rare or unreleased material to me for the show in november, you better get them in soon. contact me through this blog by posting a comment and i'll get in touch. leave your email address or some other way for me to contact you. been working on two shows simultaneously for the post pledge drive shows. one is called "dreamscapes" and will be the musical equivalent of a dream state (i hope) and one with caroline, my wife and former kkfi dj, that she will do with me the week after the dreamscape show. once again, remember this show come sunday and thank all of you that have contributed to the show and station in the silent fund drive. kkfi is the best there is in KC and let's keep it that way.