RFW SPEAKS!

 Radio as a career, like real life, has been for me a world populated by heroes and villains, friends and foes and times of great happiness and deep sorrow!

I have been having radio dreams lately. Many of them have not been of the pleasurable variety. Last night's dream actually dictated most of this tome. It certainly had something to do with me knowing that today was the start of the 6th year of Radio Free Wohlman. But it also is reflective of the bigger picture and the ultimate questions - Who am I(?), What am I doing here(?), What is my purpose in life(?)!

Answering a reoccurring question I receive from the RFW Family, Radio Free Wohlman is Wohlman Radio Free of Assholes, Bureaucrats, Consultants, Deadlines, Envy, Formats, Games, Hostility, Insurrection, Judas', Knownothingism, Lemmings, Management, Nepotism, Owners, Pessimism, Quotas, Restrictions, Stress, Timidity, Ultimatums, Villainousness, Wankery, Xenophobes, Yelling and Zenophobes.

Although most, if not all of these words are still occasionally applicable in my life, when I enter the world of RFW they have no relevance. When words lose their relevance, they lose their meaning. Words with no meaning cease to exist!

I am extremely lucky to have found something that gives me such pleasure, satisfaction and peace. The past 5 years have been incredible and I'm very thankful that you have found time in your busy life to listen to these Transmissions. It would not be the same without you.

We are Radio Free Wohlman!

Dave RFW

Transmission 10911

Good news - the final show of RFW's fifth year is still under warranty - so all is free of charge! It also contains a 1st (look under the hood to find your surprise). The parts in-stock include The Nocturnes, Sula Bassana & The Nasoni Pop Art Experimental Band, The Residents, Gary Numan, Neon Indian, The Flaming Lips, The Teddy Bears, I++, Chickenfoot, Jacuzzi Boys, Blink-182 and Mastodon!

T10911 is a 60.7mb 128k mp3 1:06:23 in length made loud to be played louder!

"everything is black, if you look behind"!

RFW

*The complete title of the included  song by The Flaming Lips is "Butterfly, How Long It Takes To Die" from "#7: Strobo Trip".

Transmission 10811

We keep it all in the family with husbands, wives, sisters and brothers! The music is relative with brood beats of the kindred kind from The Jonah Jones Quartet, Evelyn Knight & The Stardusters, Richard & Linda Thompson, Paul & Linda McCartney, Pleasure Seekers, Suzi Quatro, Fanny, Michael Quatro, The Stanley Brothers, The Everly Brothers, The Wood Brothers, The Neville Brothers, The Kinks, Dave Davies, Ray Davies, Beady Eye, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Oasis!

T10811 is a 67.2mb 128k mp3 1:13:28 in length made loud to be played louder!

"I wish they all were mine"

RFW

*Today's image comes from the collection of  parental memorabilia of Fran Bennett, one of the most talented broadcasters I have the privilege to count on my short list of close friends. It pictures her mom, who as recording star Evelyn Knight scored a number of hits including "A Little Bird Told Me" preformed with The Stardusters which topped the charts at #1 in 1949 and whose endless well of talents and beauty earned her one of the original 1500 stars on the Hollywood Boulevard Walk Of Fame. As if that was not enough premium stock in the gene-pool, Fran's dad Johnny Lehmann was one of the great song writers of his day, penning numerous hits by a variety of artists and the oh-so-cool "I Dig Chicks" recorded by The Jonah Jones Quartet in 1959!

Transmission 10711

Moolah, a girl named Caroline and pink pearl obsessions occupy the themes explored in our show that sports sounds from Pink Floyd, The Pineapple Thief, Radiohead, White Stripes, Splitsville, Harry Nilsson, Neil Diamond, Temple Of The Dog and Pearl Jam!

T10711 is a 63.5mb 128k mp3 1:09:22 in length made loud to be played louder!

"I think I need a Lear Jet"

RFW



Transmission 10611

There is something about seeing the sheet music for "Boogie Oogie Oogie" that just legitimizes the entire genre. It's an endless boogie with Wynonie Harris, Lucille Bogan, Louis Gordon, Canned Heat, Chris Spedding, Led Zeppelin, Mott The Hoople, Alberto Y Los Trios Parionias, Blue Oyster Cult, Jeff Beck, Dr. Ross, Flamin' Groovies, Johnny Burnette Trio, Hound Dog Taylor & The House Rockers, King Biscuit Boy, Little Feat, Danko Jones, Slickers, Kool & The Gang, Eddie Kendricks, A Taste Of Honey, Savoy Brown, Foghat and John Lee Hooker!

T10611 is 2-part  128k mp3 made loud to be played louder.

Part 1 is 51.3mb and 56:02 in length.

Part 2 is 62.5mb and 1:08:16 in length.

"we're gonna Boogie Oogie Oogie 'till we just can't boogie no more"

RFW

Transmission 10511

Music to kick-start your Friday Night - dig the driving beat of The Favourite Sons, Tom & Jerry-O, J. Geils Band, Mitch Ryder, Detroit, Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs, Lindsey Buckingham, Okervil River, Neil Young, Ben Harper & Relentless 7, Gary Clark Jr., ZZ Top and Joe Bonamassa!

T10511 is a 56.7mb 128k mp3 1:02 in length made loud to be played louder!

"never trust a woman who loves the blues"

RFW