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That was Empty Pages - Traffic, If 6 was 9 - Hendrix, I'm Going Home - Ten Years After, and Room to Move - John Mayall…
Scott Muni, WNEW FM NY, weather in a word nasty…back in 60 seconds.

Reminiscing about the days we sat in a circle and shared our views of the world listing to Scott…loud, demonstrative, obnoxious people were frowned upon, you had to be mellow and laid back to hang out.

LOL, this is 8th grade for me, bell bottoms, Indian moccasins and granny glasses.

I'd have to leave early to go to hockey, football or baseball practice.

Yup, bored
 
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That was Empty Pages - Traffic, If 6 was 9 - Hendrix, I'm Going Home - Ten Years After, and Room to Move - John Mayall…
Scott Muni, WNEW FM NY, weather in a word nasty…back in 60 seconds.

Reminiscing about the days we sat in a circle and shared our views of the world listing to Scott…loud, demonstrative, obnoxious people were frowned upon, you had to be mellow and laid back to hang out.

LOL, this is 8th grade for me, bell bottoms, Indian moccasins and granny glasses.

I'd have to leave early to go to hockey, football or baseball practice.

Yup, bored
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37 years old...I was born too late. I wish I grew up during those days. Read a good book recently "Never a Dull Moment: 1971 The Year Rock Exploded"
 
My favorite was Bayonne Butch Vin Scelsa, who turned me on to some great music in the late 70's early 80's like the Flying Lizards, Tom Robinson Band, The Ramones, etc. He once gave a lecture at the College Ave student center that was as funny as anything I have ever seen.

I used to love his Sunday morning Idiots Delight show, especially when he would read the l letters of Me and Razoo Kelly, 2 guys from the Village who would tell weekly of their exploits. I had read that they were putting out a book of the letters but I never found out if they did or not.
 
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Reminiscing about the days we sat in a circle and shared our views of the world listing to Scott…loud, demonstrative, obnoxious people were frowned upon, you had to be mellow and laid back to hang out.

LOL, this is 8th grade for me, bell bottoms, Indian moccasins and granny glasses.

I'd have to leave early to go to hockey, football or baseball practice.

Yup, bored
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Pictures?
 
we were so cool and laid back then. great times. I would even venture to say a thinking generation...how did we frack this whole thing up?
 
Dr. Demento

Probably couldn't use that moniker today. Would be demeaning to ...... ???

Anybody for a pumpkin spice latte?
 
Plenty of scottso airchecks online if you google them. During the blackout of 1977, he took great lengths to keep broadcasting. Think about how much more central to people's lives radio was then. During Superstorm Sandy, I got a taste of that feeling for the ten days we had no power. Sure cell phones worked if you could charge them, but battery powered radio was the way to go.
 
zappaa said:
That was Empty Pages - Traffic, If 6 was 9 - Hendrix, I'm Going Home - Ten Years After, and Room to Move - John Mayall…
Scott Muni, WNEW FM NY, weather in a word nasty…back in 60 seconds.

Reminiscing about the days we sat in a circle and shared our views of the world listing to Scott…loud, demonstrative, obnoxious people were frowned upon, you had to be mellow and laid back to hang out.

LOL, this is 8th grade for me, bell bottoms, Indian moccasins and granny glasses.

I'd have to leave early to go to hockey, football or baseball practice.

Yup, bored
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I miss that. You could hear whole album sides at a time, obscure but great songs/bands. Great music. Even if you didn't like the music (I did) the program format and lack of commercials was spectacular. Thinking about this reminds me of The Kinks song "On the Dial" where a great FM DJ disappeared (symbolic of FM DJs and that radio, not just a single DJ.) I remember Scott on a.m. WABC prior to WNEW.
 
Ah, the era of the great FM stations. WNEW New York. WMMR Philly, WBCN Boston. Play lists that were loose. Not afraid of something new.
 
phs73rc77gsm83 said:
I miss that. You could hear whole album sides at a time, obscure but great songs/bands. Great music. Even if you didn't like the music (I did) the program format and lack of commercials was spectacular. Thinking about this reminds me of The Kinks song "On the Dial" where a great FM DJ disappeared (symbolic of FM DJs and that radio, not just a single DJ.) I remember Scott on a.m. WABC prior to WNEW.
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17:05, I think!
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I find it hard to believe but Wikipedia says the In-A-Gadda-Da-Vidda lp has sold more than 30 million copies. :flushed:
 
Who would have known Dave Herman was a pedo..Too bad he croaked before facing justice. Would have loved to see him marched off to prison in handcuffs with his Obama hat.
 
RUaMoose said:
Who would have known Dave Herman was a pedo..Too bad he croaked before facing justice. Would have loved to see him marched off to prison in handcuffs with his Obama hat.
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Way to suck the Feel Good out of this thread. You have a dark mind Moose !
 
pigmasty83 said:
My favorite was Bayonne Butch Vin Scelsa, who turned me on to some great music in the late 70's early 80's like the Flying Lizards, Tom Robinson Band, The Ramones, etc. He once gave a lecture at the College Ave student center that was as funny as anything I have ever seen.

I used to love his Sunday morning Idiots Delight show, especially when he would read the l letters of Me and Razoo Kelly, 2 guys from the Village who would tell weekly of their exploits. I had read that they were putting out a book of the letters but I never found out if they did or not.
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Who shot Vin Scelsa? (when the Dallas cliffhanger was who shot J.R.) Carol Miller thinking she could sing like Stevie Nicks.
 
You can still hear Richard Neer. He does sports on the weekends on the WFAN. Allison Steele was my favorite.

The flutter of wings, the shadow across the moon, the sounds of the night, as the Nightbird spreads her wings and soars, above the earth, into another level of comprehension, where we exist only to feel. Come, fly with me, Alison Steele, the Nightbird, at WNEW-FM, until dawn.
 
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Still great to hear Carol Miller on Sirrius XM. To think I thought she was old back in the day LOL.
 
Growing up and attending high school South of the Mason Dixon line in NJ during the 70's and then continuing into the 80's I lived and breathed WMMR out of Philly. Some great characters back then, one of which, Pierre Robert, is still around and chill as ever.

Great time (70's/80's) for rock and roll. Especially when you could get into bars/clubs when you were 18 !

Awe crap now I feel old .......
 
rubaseball78 said:
You can still hear Richard Neer. He does sports on the weekends on the WFAN. Allison Steele was my favorite.

The flutter of wings, the shadow across the moon, the sounds of the night, as the Nightbird spreads her wings and soars, above the earth, into another level of comprehension, where we exist only to feel. Come, fly with me, Alison Steele, the Nightbird, at WNEW-FM, until dawn.
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She was one of the best - lots of new music "goodie box" if I remember correctly.
Also liked Pete Fornatelle for playing the Beach Boys when everyone was playing Iron Butterfly.
But the best was Zacherly - particularly his "Read the News"
 
Isn't there a recent book on WNEW heard something besides the Pedo thing. Maybe Carol Miller and an other DJ having an affair? Don't remember all of this (Was Little Steven's show on WNEW late in the game?

I remember just as much WPST in Trenton. Also had a Jersey focus at times. I remember promoter Kal Rudman had a show/segment and remember distinctly him saying we have this new guy Bryan Adams from Canada whos gonna be big!

My senior year in high school there was a contest for Todd Rundgren's "Rock and Roll Dreams Come True" album where you had to send in your rock fantasy on at postcard. 1st place was a record catalog for a YEAR! I sent in my fantasy-a charity beach concert where the "hat was passed" to raise funds for an environmental cause, yada (maybe with Bruce). Charity concerts had happened but I don't think they were popularized at that point. It was 1980-81 (Live Aid which I attended was 4 years away. There had been Kampuchea but I hadn't heard of it. "NO Nukes" had not or just happened and the Beach Boys for free on the AC beach (Shields told me he saw this show) after their skirmish with Interior Secretary James Watt was still a few years down the road?). Anyways I won 2nd place-a Rundgren promo album. Thanks to my buddies on this board blowing me off after tipping THEM off about the Kenny Chesney concert on the beach in Wildwood and losing pretty much everything (ncluding all of my album and cd collection in storage because of a lack of help) I still have yet to see a beach concert!

Vaguely remember hearing "Runaway" for the 1st time by local artist Bon Jovi (John Bongiovi from Sayreville) and of course WNEW turned me on to much to Bruce.

My 1st real exposure to rock was WABC (77 AM). When I first listened I believe the top songs were "Crocodile Rock" by Elton, "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon, "Radar Love"?, "Don't Rock The Boat"? and "Rocky Mountain High". I was kind of sheltered
as had no older sibling to turn me on. Then Bruce did and it was fairly much BRUce from 1981-1984 (MY 1st Bruce show and full length concert-and 1st of of about 70 Bruce shows was the Opening of the Byrne Arena just after my HS graduation on July 2,1981). I was so sheltered to an extent when John Bonham passed I asked "Was he in our graduating class?"
At least later on I got to see a "reunited" Zepplin at Live Aid (even as Zepplin took the stage media and fans were talking about rumors that Bruce was ready to jump on stage) and Plant with that country type female singer??? at "The Theatre at MSG" with Piscataway Mike"

Maybe my 2nd show was the 1-year anniversary of the arena show with Southside and the Jukes (have seen several shows with Piscataway Mike and brother since. My 1st non full length show was on a family trip to "Jungle Habitat" n edast Milford with my family, Aunt (a big RU fan) and developmentally disabled daughter (a BIG Elvis fan who had all the original albums and a framed birthday pic with note and signed by Elvis himself).
 
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Those were the days when stations like SOU played obscure music too missed the real stations. Scott was a legend
 
AshSaturday said:
Isn't there a recent book on WNEW heard something besides the Pedo thing. Maybe Carol Miller and an other DJ having an affair? Don't remember all of this (Was Little Steven's show on WNEW late in the game?

I remember just as much WPST in Trenton. Also had a Jersey focus at times. I remember promoter Kal Rudman had a show/segment and remember distinctly him saying we have this new guy Bryan Adams from Canada whos gonna be big!

My senior year in high school there was a contest for Todd Rundgren's "Rock and Roll Dreams Come True" album where you had to send in your rock fantasy on at postcard. 1st place was a record catalog for a YEAR! I sent in my fantasy-a charity beach concert where the "hat was passed" to raise funds for an environmental cause, yada (maybe with Bruce). Charity concerts had happened but I don't think they were popularized at that point. It was 1980-81 (Live Aid which I attended was 4 years away. There had been Kampuchea but I hadn't heard of it. "NO Nukes" had not or just happened and the Beach Boys for free on the AC beach (Shields told me he saw this show) after their skirmish with Interior Secretary James Watt was still a few years down the road?). Anyways I won 2nd place-a Rundgren promo album. Thanks to my buddies on this board blowing me off after tipping THEM off about the Kenny Chesney concert on the beach in Wildwood and losing pretty much everything (ncluding all of my album and cd collection in storage because of a lack of help) I still have yet to see a beach concert!

Vaguely remember hearing "Runaway" for the 1st time by local artist Bon Jovi (John Bongiovi from Sayreville) and of course WNEW turned me on to much to Bruce.

My 1st real exposure to rock was WABC (77 AM). When I first listened I believe the top songs were "Crocodile Rock" by Elton, "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon, "Radar Love"?, "Don't Rock The Boat"? and "Rocky Mountain High". I was kind of sheltered
as had no older sibling to turn me on. Then Bruce did and it was fairly much BRUce from 1981-1984 (MY 1st Bruce show and full length concert-and 1st of of about 70 Bruce shows was the Opening of the Byrne Arena just after my HS graduation on July 2,1981). I was so sheltered to an extent when John Bonham passed I asked "Was he in our graduating class?"
At least later on I got to see a "reunited" Zepplin at Live Aid (even as Zepplin took the stage media and fans were talking about rumors that Bruce was ready to jump on stage) and Plant with that country type female singer??? at "The Theatre at MSG" with Piscataway Mike"

Maybe my 2nd show was the 1-year anniversary of the arena show with Southside and the Jukes (have seen several shows with Piscataway Mike and brother since. My 1st non full length show was on a family trip to "Jungle Habitat" n edast Milford with my family, Aunt (a big RU fan) and developmentally disabled daughter (a BIG Elvis fan who had all the original albums and a framed birthday pic with note and signed by Elvis himself).
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When I was in high school (early 80s), we would occasionally put on WPST -- I loved the Chicken Man segment.
 
Their summer shows on the Asbury boardwalk were great. John Mayall, Joan Jett etc. Even got to meet Scotso there. The Neer bros and Elsas were pretty good softball players. They would play a charity game in various towns, including Pershing Field in JC.
 
zappaa said:
That was Empty Pages - Traffic, If 6 was 9 - Hendrix, I'm Going Home - Ten Years After, and Room to Move - John Mayall…
Scott Muni, WNEW FM NY, weather in a word nasty…back in 60 seconds.

Reminiscing about the days we sat in a circle and shared our views of the world listing to Scott…loud, demonstrative, obnoxious people were frowned upon, you had to be mellow and laid back to hang out.

LOL, this is 8th grade for me, bell bottoms, Indian moccasins and granny glasses.

I'd have to leave early to go to hockey, football or baseball practice.

Yup, bored
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Went to bed with the "night bird" and woke up with dave Herman

Do you remember "something old, new, borrowed and blue"

Where rock lives

What a great station and time in rock and roll history!
 
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I was the only 5th grader at Sacred Heart Vailsburg who listened to WNEW-FM, all others listed to top 40 on WABC. My brother was 4 years older than me and we shared a room so he controlled te hradio.

Loved Dave Herman in the morning (morning Bruce Juice) too bad he ended up an old pervert.

Scelsa was my other favorite in the evening. His group therapy session the night that John Lennon was killed was radio as good as it gets.
 
I met A Steele many years ago. My cousin knew her. She was absolutely stunning in person which only made her voice even sexier.
 
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