Gregg
December 22, 2006 / 21:08

Generations eh? Just finishing up listening to the podcast and I must say it was great to reminisce.
I am privileged to say I have had the pleasure… ok age… to listen to all three shows so I guess that makes me tri-camptual.
I have to say that Pete and Geets were my fav. Could be the innocence of youth and perhaps if I heard the show today I would think WTF??? I remember something about a simulcast on Cable 10 from some parking lot in a mall in Brampton. Or something like that or it could have been the mind enhancing pizza toppings which could also explain why I remember it as the best.
When Humble was hired I remember calling Jive and asking him ‘WTF are you guys thinking?’. I mean Freddie was the foundation that kept me listening. But over time Howard grew on me sort of like enjoying the taste of blue cheese. Some great memories, hilarious bits and I enjoyed their run indeed.
Maybe, as time went on I got more and more old and crotchety, but I heard Dean, Jason and Todd and I thought ‘well I guess ‘NY needs an answer to Stern’. To me it is like a car crash that you need to look at… kind of like when Juan Antonio Samaranch looking down upon those good Canadian kids he just screwed over huge and clapping like the bas…ta… r… never mind. Like Freddie, Jason is the foundation, glue, seminal fluids (that one was thrown in for the current morning show’s sake) to Don Juan’s blue cheese pizza and for some reason I keep listening. Again some hilarious bits and I do enjoy them each morning.
I guess each camp is blessed to have their own brand of morning radio and I am damn lucky to have experienced, enjoyed and sit in all three camps.
Cheers,
g

Mike Boon
December 23, 2006 / 08:19

I guess fitting three generations into 25 years is stretching it, eh?

I'll stick with the term "camps" and consider this is a work in progress.

It seems the very young only know of Blundell, those over 40 are die-hard Pete and Geets peeps and those in the middle are Humble and Fredders. Then, there are those like yourself. I'm going to design a chart to illustrate this wonderful new theory.

Mike Boon
December 23, 2006 / 14:42

Here's my quick and dirty work in progress chart.

Gregg
December 23, 2006 / 16:15

Ok, camps it is but I meant more musical generations rather than lineage… that said, my uncle introduced me to ‘NY many, many years back and my kids listen today.
Great chart. Throw a dart, hit the bull’s-eye and apparently there you find me.
Cheers,
g

Doug
December 25, 2006 / 23:49

But is it that simple?

I started listening to 'NY in the summer of 1980 but moved away a few years later for my first job.

Except for geography, I probably would have been a huge P & G fan.

Although I stuck with H &F thru til the end, musically, my heart is in the previous era.

I guess what I'm saying is that I identify more with "the Spirit" but H& F is (was) my morning show.

BTW, thanks for the podcast, Mike.

Mike Boon
December 26, 2006 / 08:13

In a world of 8 second sound bites, simplicity rules the roost. Unfortunately, nothing is that simple.

The podcast thing was fun and well received. I'm glad you liked it. I hope the guys decide to do more and that Dan's home one Saturday afternoon.