The Deal Is!

40 years ago this weekend, Sullivan County New York was invaded by enough people match the current metropolitan population of Seattle. Yeah, it was Woodstock.
I find it strange that not that many people are making a buzz about it this weekend. Sure, some people thought it was nothing more than a sea of mud soaked [...]

This might be wishful thinking, but I think Seattle’s KIXI AM may be the new popular oldies station in town before too long.
After the horrid, stupid and just plain dumb transition of Seattle oldies station KBSG to FM talk format, I sent a message to the staff at KIXI (I am a member of the [...]

From CNN:
(CNN) — Ventures lead guitarist Bob Bogle, whose fretwork on such instrumental hits such as “Walk — Don’t Run” and “Hawaii Five-O” influenced countless bands, died Sunday in Vancouver, Washington.

Bob Bogle (second from left) co-founded the Ventures, the highly influential instrumental band. He was 75.

The cause was non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, according to Don Wilson, who [...]

…And remind everyone how absolutely lousy Seattle-Tacoma radio entertainment is. I just got back from attending one of my son’s wedding in Albuquerque last weekend. I had a cool radio in the hotel room. It was a Hyatt, after all. After listening to the stations there, I almost didn’t want to come back. Now, dig [...]