neal@weitek.UUCP (Neal Bedard) (05/18/85)
In article <282@petfe.UUCP>, evan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus) writes: > As long as we are doing Louie Louie related stuff, I heard a rumor here on > the Right Coast, that some radio station on the Left Coast had a Louie- > Louie-thon, where they played 100 (1000?) different versions of the song > over a weekend...consecutively. Can anyone verify this? Does anyone have > a list (even a partial list) of what they played?? > > --Evan Marcus The number was somewhere around 440, and the radio station was KFJC, Foothill Junior College's noncommercial offering in Los Altos. Weeks beforehand as part of last year's `Month of Mayhem' promotion they solicited tapes from listeners as well as collecting as many known published versions as they could. Some of the more obscure included a version by Patti Smith and one by the Dead Kennedys. Very strange two days of programming... If a playlist exists, your best bet would be to write to KFJC at 12345 El Monte Rd. Los Altos, CA. (sorry, i can't remember the zip) or call them at 415/941-2500. The individual that organized this event is station manager Jeff Riedle (sp?) a.k.a `Stretch'. Notes for Bay Area folks: KFJC is a excellent substitute for the soon-to-be-defunct (as the rumor goes) KQAK. New Wave (most of the time) with *NO COMMERCIALS*. Hardcore punk sometimes, and a good progressive (read: synth music) show on Sunday afternoons. Blues on Monday morning, just then you need them. Even though they don't have a killer transmitter, their antenna is located such that virtually the whole Bay Area is covered. While I'm on the subject, nobody thus far has mentioned KFOG vs Quake as filling the decent airwaves gap. KFOG has M. Dung (aaayywweeeeeyy...) and Scoop Nisker - listening to Scoop brings back fond memories of the pre-C&W KSAN. For that matter, KFOG in general seems to bring back the same sort of style and respect for the audience that old KSAN had. Too bad for Quake, they sounded pretty good when they weren't playing MTV fare constantly. Sorry to bore Right Coast people with this Quake stuff. We Left Coasters on the Lunatic Fringe of the Continent take our radio seriously. Cheers. Neal B. "same as it ever was, same as it ever was..."
faunt@hplabs.UUCP (Doug Faunt) (05/20/85)
> In article <282@petfe.UUCP>, evan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus) writes: > > As long as we are doing Louie Louie related stuff, I heard a rumor here on A related note: I heard that Louie, Louie is the Washington state "Official Rock Song". -- ....!hplabs!faunt faunt%hplabs@csnet-relay.ARPA HP is not responsible for anything I say here. In fact, what I say here may have been generated by a noisy telephone line.
fair@dual.UUCP (Erik E. Fair) (05/21/85)
KALX (UCB's student radio station) did a marathon Louie, Louie session about two years ago. Erik