It's that time of year again, that annual fortnight when I come to you, faux-fur Alpine hat in hand, to beg you for money for the great radio station that I am privileged to have been able to call my base of operations since 1994: WFMU.
WFMU is a listener-supported gem of a station with lots of life-alteringly fantastic programming (have you followed my advice to check out Kevin Nutt's "Sinner's Crossroads," Thursday nights at 7, or Rex's "Fool’s Paradise," Saturday afternoons at 1?). Every March, we ask our listeners to give something back. Think of it as a simple symbiotic relationship: We offer you amazing programming all year long; you fork over a little bread to keep that happening. The money we raise covers our operating costs. Our goal this year is $1.2 million.
And we make it worth your while by giving away all kinds of cool prizes and premiums. This year I'm offering a CD I’ve assembled called CATS GOT THESE CATS’ TONGUES: 26 WORDLESS OBSCURITIES FROM MR. FINE WINE’S VAULTS.* Get it? It's all instrumentals, those tracks that I'm always talking over--to the annoyance of a lot of you, judging by your e-mails. Well, here they are without the chatter, yours for a tax-deductible pledge of $75 during my show. At the risk of sounding immodest, I'd say this CD is essential listening for all residents of the greater Soulville area.
Do you listen to podcasts of my show? Those are available thanks to the generosity of WFMU's listeners. Has a song you've heard me play on the radio made you bounce around in your car seat or take your toddler for a twirl around the kitchen? Your pledge pays for our transmitter upkeep and makes that possible. Are you a record collector in a foreign land who's heard me play something obscure via our live stream or our archives and subsequently decided that you simply must add that 45 to your collection? Please consider making a donation--and I'll do my best to ensure that you add a zillion more items to your wants list in the coming year!
Please bear in mind that as of this June, I will have been providing you with soul for SIXTEEN YEARS! Care to offer the station, say, a hundred bucks a year as thanks? Don’t worry: We’re happy if you can spare just $15, too.
Thank you for all past and future pledges.
Your soul-slinging vinyl fetishist whose life runs at 45 revolutions per minute, Mr. Fine Wine
My Marathon shows: Friday, March 5, with cohost Michael Shelley Friday, March 12, with cohost Laura Cantrell 7 to 8 p.m. U.S. Eastern time (I’ll also be cohosting Kevin Nutt's gospel show Thursday, March 11, from 7 to 8 p.m.)
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*Track listing:
1 Cozy Cole • Cozy and Bossa (Bethlehem) 2 Tim Whitsett and the Imperials • Monkey Man (Ace) 3 Sir Stan and the Counts • Soulin’ (Magnum) 4 Les De Merle • Bulldozer (Tournament) 5 The Night Hawks • Rockin’ Hawk (Alon) 6 Jimmy and the Groove Boys • Headin’ South (Spino) 7 Mario and the MDs • Duck Soup (Venture) 8 Twistin’ Kings • Congo Pt. 1 (Motown) 9 The Jaybees • Jaybee (Soul Bros) 10 Chip and Dave • Seventh Round (Sure Star) 11 The Sounds of Jack Downes • Monkey Mash (D’lux-Char Burger) 12 Toussaint McCall • The Monkey People (GRC) 13 The Moroccos • Muzik Megaton (Greenstar) 14 Noble Watts • Teen-Scene (Clamike) 15 Guitar Murphy • Sufferin’ Soul Pt. 1 (Emerson) 16 Nip and Tuck • Breakout (Brownfield) 17 Cold Water Army • One Time Around (Iron Beat) 18 Frankie Luv • Frankie’s L.A. Stomp Pt. 1 (Chancellor) 19 Natural Resources Band • The Joker (Way Out West Ltd.) 20 Johnny Guitar Watson • South Like West (Okeh) 21 Booker T. Averheart • I Wanta Be President (Soultex) 22 Soul Chargers • In Between (American) 23 The Chocolate Glass • Joseph Holly (Judnell) 24 The Tears • 1808 East Broad (Chord) 25 Stone Love • Stone Spanada (Lofton) 26 The Knights • Tipping Strings (Tragar)
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