Trip Inside This House and Pop! The Beat Bubble Burst to swap hosts for one week

I can’t say for certain, but if I had to guess I would say that many programmers here at KDHX have a longing to fill in on other shows at the station. Hard to say how many, but I’d guess it may be somewhere in the neighborhood of 73%. I’ve heard fellow programmers on many occasions say, “Man, I’d love to fill in for so and so”. I must confess that I too have designs on many of my fellow programmers’ shows. I’ve already had the privilege of filling in for so many wonderful shows on KDHX; Afternoon Delight, Back Roads, Down Yonder, Emotional Rescue, Feel Like Going Home, International Pop Overthrow, Memphis To Manchester, Record Sto and The Underworld.

Recently, I was chatting with valis who brings 40 years of psychedelia to the airwaves every Tuesday morning from 5 -7am on Trip Inside This House. We had already expressed our mutual appreciation for each others’ shows and had said that if either needed a sub we’d call the other first. So, I’m not saying we’re like the Cal Ripkens of radio or anything, but neither one of us has ever missed a shift – I’ve got streak of 45 going and valis is right behind me with right around 40 or so. I know, I know that’s less than a year of shows each. So valis suggests we not wait for one of us to need a sub, that maybe we should just switch for one week – in fact we had each already begun putting together playlists so we’d be prepared when called upon. He’d do Pop! The Beat Bubble Burst and I’d do his Trip Inside This House. So, we ran it by the Management who agreed to let us do it this once.

I tend to like those occurrences when I hear a well-prepared, enthusiastic sub on one of my favorite shows – especially if it’s someone from another show I like. I really dig the blending of the two shows – keep the core from the show you’re subbing for, but try and mix in something of yourself that still falls within the parameters of that show. And that is what I will attempt to do on Trip Inside This House on Tuesday July 7th, and being familiar with valis’ show I know he has the knowledge and appreciation for what I do to keep listeners of Pop! The Beat Bubble Burst more than happy on Thursday, July 9th.

So tune in between 5 and 7am on July 7th and 9th to hear…Trip Inside This Beat Bubble House or…Pop! The Bubble House Tripped or…just tune in please.

Posted by | June 25, 2009 | KDHX, Music | Comment 

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