Remembering WBCN - July 22, 2009
WBCN goes off the air in August. I haven't gone near that end of the dial in decades, but at one time....
This was the station where I first heard Dr. John, Blue Cheer, The Velvet Underground, Zappa, Doo Wop and Coltrane's Love Supreme.
Charles, Mississippi, Sam Kopper, Little Walter and later Maxanne!!!
Sometimes we'd hook school and go on over to watch them after they had moved to the Pru. Max was the Queen. She turned me on to Big Star, Rock n Roll Love Letter [the original by Tim Moore], New York Dolls and so much more.
Late one night, I think it was December 1970, I heard John Lennon sing the word 'fuck' on the radio. That was a big deal! That was the revolution, baby. Now it's boring.
Another December night I had heard that John Lennon was shot and killed. What to do? Where to go? What happened?? Is it true???
I called the station from the phone booth in front of Jonathan Swifts and Oedi, who was doing a show then, told me that it was indeed true. "Do you want to come up?" "Yes. I'd like to be where the music is..."
The rest of that long, long night my friend and band mate Steve Gilligan and I sat in the studio listening, numb, getting records out of the library [records are made of vinyl and smell good] and talking, talking, talking. It was light out when we left 'BCN.
There was a time in the 70's & early 80's where your band could make a TAPE and get it on the radio. We made many of them and they ALL got played in heavy rotation. As did our records. Ken Shelton most championed our band.
It was long ago when the world was different.
Thanks for the ride "BCN
Ever been phoned in Upton Mass. for being a lucky nice guy?
Sal Baglio
This was the station where I first heard Dr. John, Blue Cheer, The Velvet Underground, Zappa, Doo Wop and Coltrane's Love Supreme.
Charles, Mississippi, Sam Kopper, Little Walter and later Maxanne!!!
Sometimes we'd hook school and go on over to watch them after they had moved to the Pru. Max was the Queen. She turned me on to Big Star, Rock n Roll Love Letter [the original by Tim Moore], New York Dolls and so much more.
Late one night, I think it was December 1970, I heard John Lennon sing the word 'fuck' on the radio. That was a big deal! That was the revolution, baby. Now it's boring.
Another December night I had heard that John Lennon was shot and killed. What to do? Where to go? What happened?? Is it true???
I called the station from the phone booth in front of Jonathan Swifts and Oedi, who was doing a show then, told me that it was indeed true. "Do you want to come up?" "Yes. I'd like to be where the music is..."
The rest of that long, long night my friend and band mate Steve Gilligan and I sat in the studio listening, numb, getting records out of the library [records are made of vinyl and smell good] and talking, talking, talking. It was light out when we left 'BCN.
There was a time in the 70's & early 80's where your band could make a TAPE and get it on the radio. We made many of them and they ALL got played in heavy rotation. As did our records. Ken Shelton most championed our band.
It was long ago when the world was different.
Thanks for the ride "BCN
Ever been phoned in Upton Mass. for being a lucky nice guy?
Sal Baglio