9:00 p.m. Eastern Time: THE SOUL EXPRESS is on the air!

[NightTrain]

Once again, I'm pumping out three hours of '60s and '70s soul music on Connecticut's college radio airwaves. You can catch the show live on the Web by going here:

http://whus.org/listen.htm

[Tom_Foolery]

1. You're pumping out the good stuff...

and I'm pumping out Country crap. Have fun!!!

[NightTrain]

3. Country music, huh?

I take it you don't mean Hank Williams and Johnny Cash....

[Tom_Foolery]

4. No, I mean the crap of today: McGraw, Jackson, Keith, etc...

I'd love to be a jock on a Classic Country station.

[NightTrain]

6. Bleah!

Music for people with green teeth. My heart truly goes out to you, brother!

[Tom_Foolery]

8. I knew that you'd understand. Have some fun for me tonight!! n/t

[mac56]

9. Hey Tom, I did that for a year and a half.

DJ on a "new country" station. After awhile I just had to shut off my music ears and regard it as background noise. That wasn't what I got into radio for, though, so I quit.

Do what you must to survive. And play a little Dwight Yoakum or Hal Ketchum for a kindred soul.

[Tom_Foolery]

18. I've been in this business for 20 years...

and that's exactly what I do when I work a format that I can't stand. You have good taste, my friend. I'll throw some Hal Ketchum on for you. I've already played my Dwight Yoakum for tonight.

[mac56]

19. Stay strong.

I'll soon be starting as PD at a station that plays what I would choose to play my ownbadself. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

[Tom_Foolery]

22. Good luck with the new gig. I've been trying to land a pd job, too...

No luck yet. I guess 20 years experience in this crazy business doesn't mean much. I've done every job there is to do, too.

[mac56]

23. Keep the faith.

Don't give up. I nearly did, and I'm glad I didn't.

[NightTrain]

24. I got out of the business in 1995 and returned to my college-radio roots.

Doesn't pay anything, but I can play whatever I want, AND they let me have a personality! :bounce:

[Tom_Foolery]

28. Man, a lot has changed in commercial radio since 1995...

It's all screwed up.

[NightTrain]

29. And all for the worse, I would imagine.

A buddy of mine who got into radio in '78 lost his overnight job to automation in 1999. Hasn't worked a day in the biz since, nor does he want to.

[Tom_Foolery]

30. Automation has killed me a couple of times...

but I keep keepin' on. My shift is over. Have fun!!!

[NightTrain]

31. I lost two jobs to satellite feeds and one to autmation.

That was in 1990 and '91. The handwriting was on the wall even then!

[Tom_Foolery]

26. Will do. Your song is up next. I'll turn it up to 11 so you can hear it.

[mike_c]

2. I'm listening....

Sounds good so far!

[tilsammans]

5. Listening in NJ!

The coolest stuff, NightTrain!

Do you take requests?

:yourock:

[davsand]

7. Sounding good!

Wish I'd had it on much earlier!

Laura

[davsand]

10. OMG!!! You are playing Etta!!

One of my favorites, too! I am so bummed that I've not listened before now...

I saw her live a few years ago and it was an amazing show. I couldn't sit still and finally gave up and danced in the aisle. She was laughing at that "crazy white chick" dancing up there in the aisle...


Laura

[NightTrain]

12. I'm here pretty much every Saturday night.

Feel free to check out the show whenever you're inclined! And pay my website a visit while you're at it:

http://www.soulexpressradio.com

[mac56]

11. tried to pull it in but couldn't

Damn Microsoft IE.

[mac56]

15. Woo hoo!

Got it!

You rawk!

Stevie Wonder! "Just Enough For The City"!

[tilsammans]

13. Check out the daytime Saturday soul on . . .

The Rhythm Revue on WBGO-FM (www.wbgo.org) in Newark, NJ.
Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

[NightTrain]

16. Felix Hernandez is back on WBGO?

Should've known he'd return to his old stomping grounds when Jammin' 105.1 changed format!

[tilsammans]

17. Indeed!

Felix is in the house!

[blondeatlast]

14. I'm so there!

Yes We Can-Can!

Words to live by!

Sounding sooooooooooooo good!

[blondeatlast]

20. Who did that incredible, kick-ass version of "Release Me?"

Effing incredible!

[NightTrain]

21. Johnny "The Tan Canary" Adams.

Man could sing his ass off!!!

[blondeatlast]

25. Un-effing-believable. nt

[tilsammans]

27. We're a Winner!

Sing it, Curtis babeeee!

Here's hoping We're a Winner on November 2!

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