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Music Appreciation

mahatmakanejeeves

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4. I can't recall with certainty either, but it must have been at a Penguin Feather or a Kemp Mill Records.

Reply to 50 Shades Of Blue (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 13, 2025, 06:37 PM

Jan 2025

I mean, who else?

Most likely this was in 1982 or the first half of 1983.

I went into this subject on another forum last week. I'm sure I can find the answer in the Washington City Paper archives. Barring that, I can email someone who will know.

Weasel is still alive. He retired from WTMD a while back. I could write him.

Happy new year.

Edited to add:

Someone at that other forum said that the closest station he had found to WHFS was KEXP, the student-run station at the University of Washington. It's interesting. You can find it online.

https://www.kexp.org/

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On January 12, 2005, WHFS dropped its alternative programming and became "El Zol 99.1 FM." [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 OP

That was a sad, sad day! Even though WHFS was only a shadow of its old self by then. 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2025 #1

I went to that event too. Damian and Weasel were both there. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 #2

Do you remember when it was? I'm wracking my brain and can't come up with more than early-ish '80's. 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2025 #3

I can't recall with certainty either, but it must have been at a Penguin Feather or a Kemp Mill Records. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 #4

Oh, that would be great if you could find out! Thanks so much! 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2025 #6

In the DC area, "The Gamut," which I have on now in the next room, comes really close to sounding like WHFS. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 #7

Thanks, I had not heard of them! I don't have an HD radio either so I will try it a different way. 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2025 #8

HD radio is interesting. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 #9

Thanks for the info -- I had no idea this even existed until now! Kinda reminds of when I was a kid 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2025 #10

the view from suburbia: Dead Kennedys, Washington DC, 6-5-83 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 #5