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...