Once again Brian Smith nails it! What a wonderful article about Dave LaRussa who did so much to bring new music to the masses, especially here in Tucson. Whenever I heard the opening chords of Tom Petty's "Anything that's Rock and Roll" on Tuesday nights on KWFM, I knew that a great time listening to new music awaited me. I liked the show so much, I would record it on cassettes every week and listen to them over and over again in my car and at home. In fact, I still have boxes of cassettes of the show in my shed somewhere. Not only would Dave cover new national and international bands on the show, but he would also play tunes by local bands, and then I would go out and catch their shows around town. Dave and his show influenced my taste in music for decades to come and I owe a great debt of gratitude to him for turning me on to such great music so long ago. Thanks Dave!
Excellent writing as usual, Brian. Pity is something that perhaps we should not be feeling for these people, but like the cat you describe so well, it's hard not to. And another thing,in my various travels, I've always wondered why is it that East Indians and Pakistanis seem to run all the old motels in this country?
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