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| From | "Holmes Online" <bholmes_fm@msn.com> |
| Subject | Re: WNEW-FM |
| Date | Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:58:24 -0400 |
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> For the most part, I couldn't stand their DJs, as they came off as supreme
> know-it-alls, and they did so all so smugly; you could plainly hear in
> their voices "yeah, I have this cool job, and YOU don't!". Nevertheless,
> after my first trip to the UK in November 1979 I decided to call the
> station to speak to the one guy who played the most obscure pop, Vin
> Scelsa (he was the one who'd played Shoes), and tell him about some of the
> cool finds I'd made there (including Chris Rainbow, who was recently
> brought up on the list), and wanting to get together with him to share
> what I'd found. His response was "I don't meet people". To which I said,
> very cleverly, "oh".
I had quite the opposite experience at the time - I often called WNEW, WPLJ
and others. Of course, I was probably skewing more on the Alison Steele side
of the fence (had many late night chats with her during my insomniac days)
but I also recall talking to Dennis Elsas, Pete Fornatale and Scott Muni
several times and all were like me - insatiable music hounds.. Over the past
few years Vin Scelsa and I have exchanged a few emails as well, so maybe
he's mellowed.
cheers
b
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