FM - No Static At All!

Posted By wbilancio on January 16th, 2007 @ 8:15 am. | Posted in Fun Stuff, Personal | Comments Off

I was kind of board yesterday afternoon and decided to see what free
movies were on “On Demand” and found one of the best “Radio” movies
around “FM”.  It has a great sound track and 2 great concerts in the
movie.  The first being Jimmy Buffet and the other a Linda Ronstate
concert.

I have been trying to find this movie on DVD for a
while now.  Netflix use to have it but was on my wish list so long that
they dropped it from there movie list, the local Blockbuster had it and
I grabed it off the shelf, but it was a bad copy and wouldn’t play.

The film perfectly captures the feel of the late 1970s. The casting is
great, with a passionate performance by Michael Brandon and a very
funny one by Martin Mull. The background music is just right and the
concert appearances of Jimmy Buffett and Linda Ronstadt add to the late
1970s atmosphere. A young Tom Petty gets interviewed at the radio
station. REO Speedwagon also appears at a record store signing. If
you’re a fan of WKRP, then check out this movie.

This
movie captures what needs to happen again in radio today..the jocks
need to take over the station and make the listeners and the music the
focus of the station.  As I have said before and I will say it
again…Big business is killing radio and it’s time for the people to
take back the air waves…

So to see what radio should be like today check out “FM”.

Happy New Year

Posted By wbilancio on January 1st, 2007 @ 8:36 pm. | Posted in Family, Personal | Comments Off

It’s
been a busy few weeks. I went to the LISA conference in DC at the
beginning of December. Christmas came real fast. Every one seemed to
have a good time. My folks were down for the holiday. He ordered a
Turducken for the holiday feast. We cooked it on the grill and it
turned out great. We got it from a place in Louisiana. It was a great
idea and I thank my dad for coming up with the idea. My mom and I
cooked up great side dishes for the meal. My aunts, uncle and cousins
w/ girlfriends were over for the feast.

My uncle from Mich. and my 2 cousins came down for a few days after
Christmas. We had some good Thia and the annual pizza night.
Unfortunently my dad was feeling real bad with a cold so he and my mom
headed back to Bath a few days early and missed pizza night. :)

NYE was a blast..spent a few hours at Smed’s house and got home
before midnight to spend it with Avery and Carolyn….who were already
in bed. :)

So have a happy New Year and I will try to keep updates a little more regular.