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cepheidus

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Jul 29, 2002 11:33

Deep within the Eaton facility -- the areas in which I slave my youth away painting walls the rainbow shades of white, grey, and darker grey -- only two radio stations can penetrate. One is heavy metal. The other is Oldies. To keep my mind from complete numbness, I hover between ( Read more... )

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oldies, but goodies skinnieb42 July 29 2002, 17:02:05 UTC

I know what you mean. I typically like oldies, but whenever I ride w/ Nic Gunning somewhere, usually to Battle Creek or something, we ALWAYS listen to oldies, and I find myself wanting to open the door and jump from the moving vehicle. With a long drive, you usally do hear the same song every 8 minutes.

Then again, that is true w/ almost every station. Except most every other station plays very good songs. I do like oldies though..

cepheidus July 29 2002, 19:47:59 UTC

The few and far between classical/jazz stations are the only guys who escape the trap.
Sure, having several hundred years of music from which to choose helps a touch.

And I don't believe I've even once heard Beethoven's Fifth over the radio.

Bless you NPR.

Now, what are these "good songs" you speak so fondly of?

OLDIES RADIO madush69 November 18 2003, 07:56:50 UTC

For a wider variety of Oldies, at least in the Saline/Ann Arbor area, try AM 1290 HONEY RADIO. http://www.honeyradio.com

It has the Oldies people expect, but it also has songs that required an archeology degree to unearth. Right now I hear Jim Lowe's GREEN DOOR from 1956. You'll never hear this gem on 104.3 out of Detroit.