Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Well kids it's just about that time once again. In the United States Labor Day weekend is only a few days away and that is the unofficial end of the summer season here. It has been a great season for new music as well as live musical performances. Some of my favorite shows over the summer have been seeing Kerosene Halo and a week or so later David Mansfield with my old friend Phil Madeira at Dean & Tami's Fabulous Basement O' Sound. The radio show "Rock N Soul Gospel" will officially hit 35 years on the air at what is now officially called 88.1fm & WCWP.org. We are the public radio station located on the campus of LIU Post on the north shore of Long Island in New York. I have probably mentioned already that apparently we are the world's oldest rock n roll radio show on the air. That and $2.75 will get me on the subway in the city but the bragging rights are pretty cool anyway. I would love to be able to go for 40 years although this past week I have been thinking 50 years would be ever so much cooler. I am already playing music from the children of the artists who I featured when I first started the show. How much more awesome would it be to say I played their grandchildren too. Can I see myself doing this for another 15 years, you bet I can!!! With the quality of the music that is coming out these days it's almost a no brainer. In the almost 60 years that I have been listening to rock n roll and 48 years playing it on the radio, I can honestly say that I am more satisfied with the musical choices that I have now than ever before. and that includes the heyday of the famous British Invasion in the early '60's. Just this past weekend a friend from Illinois turned me on to a new band called Joseph, these three sisters are great. The musical hunt goes on and on for new tunes to turn you guys, generically speaking of course, on to. The thrill of the hunt never ends and I still never tire of it. be sure to check out the radio show every Friday from 9 till 11pm & Sunday from 5 till 9pm on 88.1& WCWP.org. Of course those are New York times.