i am a loyal radio listener!

i dont have satellite radio, so all you fancy-tech-savvy kids, dont make fun of this post!

last week (or maybe, earlier this week) new york's very own k-rock was taken off the air. ive grown up listening to k-rock. back when howard stern was doing the morning show, all the way up to opie & anthony. i never could bother with z100, ktu or the other mainstream stations. krock was my jam!

however, this fall, i discovered a new station. i blogged about it. matt pinfield took over 101.9 and they were playing a nice assortment of indie, rock, dylan, etc. the spring standards were soon interviewed by the legendary matt pinfield, he performed a song with them - and i knew i had found a new home. a lovely new home with a bald friend.



at 8am every morning, i would hustle and bustle to be the 9th caller to spin matt's ipod and attempt to talk to him. that's all i wanted! to thank a man for playing such awesome music. i never made it through (although, i should never say NEVER, there is still time!) but shea did. i cried tears of happiness. there she was, talking to a man who was saving rock n roll!

slowly but surely, my love and devotion to krock diminished. i soon changed my alarm clock to no longer wake me up to opie & anthony, but to matt pinfield. i started calling myself a "pinhead". obsessed, i am. then came the news. krock was going. for good.

this morning, matt had some krock dj's on the air. i thought this was awesome. at one time competitors, they were all in a room together, talking to fans. he let them say a goodbye they were never able to say to their devoted listeners. they urged loyal krock fans to make the switch to 101.9. they spoke about how they are worried rock n roll may be dying. but in a state as great as new york - where you can go to a rock show every night of your life, that will never happen. they all sounded so sad, and mourned a station that allowed a station like 101.9 to even come into play.

i will miss krock. it was a staple for us alt-rock lovers. but i am comfortable with 101.9. give them a fair shot, they wont let you down. and you out of towners can even listen to them on the world wide web - fancy!