Some More Pictures from the 45th Anniversary Reunion Sh’bang

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It’s time to dip into some more pictures from the 45th Anniversary Reunion. Thanks to Steve Meisner, Ray Vallone, Kathleen Funk Linton, and John Amberg for the use of your snaps. Click any pic to enlarge.

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These three were there!

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So were these four!

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Hey look! These four people were there too!

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Four of these six guys were there. Oh wait, the other two made it too! But at least one of them was also on an entirely different plane at the same time (HINT: he’s not wearing a hat).

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And these two. They both made it. And here they are at Pinch Penny.

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Wait a minute – these people made it to the reunion too? And they were at the open house? The guy in the back appears to be stealing a bunch of albums.

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It wouldn’t be an IDB reunion without at least one fez. And there were several this year. And these two. They were there too. If you’re counting, I think the guy was on the right was in the picture above this one. The guy in the back was actually that blurry in real life. It was weird.

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These two guys were even on the TV! And they took calls. And there was spontaneous singing.

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It’s the Human Reunion Centipede. Hey wait a minute, we’ve already seen these three guys. And of course, there was a special visit from the Fezley Cup…

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That’s another taste of the 45th reunion. A whole boatload of pictures coming soon. Thanks again John, Kathleen, Ray, and Steve for the use of your pics. Looking forward to seeing even more pics taken at the reunion (keeping in mind the Iron Clad Agreement, of course).

Bowl-a-Thon Promo – March 1973

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The Daytona Beach/Spring Break trip had to be given away at the Bowl-a-Thon in March. The jocks got wasted and bowled, total pins only were counted, and the winner entry was the listener who came closest to guessing total pins. It was one of the first events that took the station into the community for entertainment purposes. Produced by Sam and Gary, this features Michael K. Murphy (now at WMVP), W. Clark Pettit (now farming in New Jersey), Michael J. Cheylewski, Sam and Keith Weinman, as well as Phil Hejtmanek.

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Airwaves Nightclub Spot – April 1983

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Throughout the ’90s (when we first posted this) it was not uncommon to hear a radio station promote itself with a vignette of song snippets that were decidedly NOT of their format, followed by a song in their style.
In the late ’70s thru the mid ’80s, conservatism in radio dictated that drawing attention to your competition this way was a bad thing and this type of promotion was practically non-existent.
This spot, produced by Tom, took the former approach to sell what was then the only all “new wave” club in town, and perhaps to also take pot-shots at the local CHR station. Airwaves was located in the basement of ABC Liquors and featured a 6″ high stage.
WIDB held the “Beat Night” promotion there on Thursdays beginning with the club’s opening in Fall 1982, and the club played host to the Circle Jerks, Violent Femmes and Ministry among others in 1983, as well as being the late-night hangout for many of our staff.
Does anyone know how long Airwaves stayed open?