I'll buy it then. I see from the UofTexas website that it's not just
about XERF, though it was THE biggest and baddest. Where can I find any
of the airchecks (online or CD)??
Thanks,
Phillip
Karl Miller wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, phillip holmes wrote:
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>> They ran at 500KW, IIRC. I think there's a book called "Border Radio"
>> about this station. This is where Wolfman Jack could be heard. I heard
>> that the fence around the station would glow at night.
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> Written by Gene Fowler and Bill Crawford and published by the University
> of Texas press. I worked with them a bit when we were thinking of
> producing a CD or two of some of the surviving airchecks. There is also a
> film of the same name.
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> Some of the airchecks are wonderful...my favorite being exorcisms
> done live on radio.
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> And, on a somewhat related note, author of the phrase "Keep Austin Weird,"
> a librarian I might add, and a terrific guy, and the author of a soon to
> be published book with the same title...did a wonderful radio series which
> was a parody of the religious programs aired on those radio programs.
>
> If you have not heard the expression "Keep Austin Weird" and are curious,
> you can visit their website. I am a proud owner of one of their original
> bumperstickers.
>
> Karl (Austin Texas)
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