tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post2195645991418180724..comments2024-03-19T18:38:03.821-07:00Comments on KFXM Tiger Radio & K/MEN 129 in Doug's Stuff Room: K/men returns 3/10/2008KFXM Tiger Radio and K/MEN 129 in Doug's Stuff Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509004175043817757noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-30836402079995358302008-08-24T16:56:00.000-07:002008-08-24T16:56:00.000-07:00There's a new posting at this blog (Aug 24, 2008),...There's a new posting at this blog (Aug 24, 2008), asking for input about the song. Maybe there be an answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-27690710178477744202008-08-24T14:18:00.000-07:002008-08-24T14:18:00.000-07:00You say the first song on KMEN was Chip Chip. I be...You say the first song on KMEN was Chip Chip. I beg to differ. As I recall, it was Johnny Angel by Shelly Fabres to kick off Huckleberry's show at 6:00 a.m. Of course, I'm quite willing to be wrong and I wasn't listening but remember hearing this second hand (from Bill Watson?) but that's my recollection. <BR/><BR/>I was a quick convert to KMEN right from the get go. My friends and I wired the governors on the dials on our phones so we could dial the contest number more quickly (681-1291) and just hit the return once for the ones. It got so we'd win so many contests they wouldn't put us on the air any more, just give us the movie passes. I don't think I paid for a movie throughout high school. (Ramona, '67). <BR/><BR/>But I also remember the first night I heard KFXM. I was eight and my folks were out with some friends of theirs so I was bunked in with the friends' 15-year-old. He had on Gary Price's show and I remember hearing Tequila for the first time. <BR/><BR/>My exposure to radio at KFXM and KMEN triggered a love affair with the medium that lead to a 15 year career that started at UCR's campus station, then to KPRO in Riverside, KFRC-FM in San Francisco, and KSJO and KPSJ in San Jose before I moved to British Columbia and switched from being a DJ to news. <BR/><BR/>And it was all because of guys like Huckleberry, William F. Williams, Bill Watson, Brian Lord, Mark Denis (with whom I stayed in contact for years, R.I.P.) and Gary Price (whom I ended up working with when I was at KFRC-FM in San Francisco and he was also with RKO). <BR/><BR/>Lots of fond memories, here. Thanks. <BR/><BR/>Tim PerrinTim Perrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333383127249377684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-15215282096654388502008-05-15T19:29:00.000-07:002008-05-15T19:29:00.000-07:00DannyWow! I would love to hear that and get a copy...Danny<BR/>Wow! I would love to hear that and get a copy of that aircheck.<BR/>I have a half hour unscoped William F Williams aircheck from April 1963. <BR/>I could make a cassette or CD of it if you want to trade.<BR/>I also have a few snippets of your shows on KFXM from about 1968 or 1969 I could also copy.<BR/>Go to the section at the top of my blog and send me an email through there if you're interested.<BR/>Thanks, DougKFXM Tiger Radio and K/MEN 129 in Doug's Stuff Roomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509004175043817757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-80348796232518289882008-05-15T01:13:00.000-07:002008-05-15T01:13:00.000-07:00I was listening to K/MEN before it was K/MEN, when...I was listening to K/MEN before it was K/MEN, when they were promoing<BR/>"the new sound coming". The first time I tuned in on 3/10/62 they were playing a Frank Sinatra song that was popular at the time and I thought...oh,no...it's not a rock 'n roll format, but of course I was wrong. I have an unscoped hour of the Bill Watson show from June, 1962, taped in the KFXM production studio where I found it one day. Danny DareAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-18651180168910881852008-02-25T17:18:00.000-08:002008-02-25T17:18:00.000-08:00I discovered K/men on the eveningof 3/10/62. Brian...I discovered K/men on the evening<BR/>of 3/10/62. Brian Lord playing"Ginny Come Lately".Loved K/men right from the start!<BR/>Bob HarlowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-79868573903730879972008-02-23T19:44:00.000-08:002008-02-23T19:44:00.000-08:00Lots of good ideas there.Eagerly anticipating ther...Lots of good ideas there.<BR/>Eagerly anticipating the<BR/>rebirth of K/Men129.<BR/><BR/>I found it on the radio on<BR/>3/11/1962. What grabbed me was<BR/>the many many people they<BR/>were putting on the air.<BR/>Callers who phoned in requesting<BR/>this or that song. Nice gimmick.<BR/>Let's hope they can make<BR/>their own niche again, much<BR/>like it did in the 60s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com