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>>>Just a quick note to mark the 13th anniversary of Rob >>>Durkee's first day working on AT40 (and I just put >the >>>show from cassette to CD-R!)!! >> >>Wow, lucky 13... way to go, Rob!! > >What a coincidence, I believe that was the first AT40 >show I ever heard. Like A Prayer was #1 right? Of >course, the first show I heard in its entirety was the >one where Rock On hit #1. The first few weeks I >listened on the stereo in the living room, and my dad >would turn off the radio or change the channel when >any song he didn't like came on (i.e. anything with >hard guitars or rap) I even remember the song that >was playing the very first time I heard AT40. I just >happened to turn the dial and land on it when "Rocket" >by Def Leppard was on, and I listened to the rest of >that show. I didn't even listen to a pop radio >station yet then, my favorite station (and really the >only one I listened to besides sports events on AM) >was Star 92 which was an AC station. The only >countdown I had heard prior to this week in 89 was >Countdown America with Dick Clark which came on Sunday >mornings on Star 92. AT40 was on KTAM, which was >actually broadcast on 1240 AM, but because my dad had >the stereo wired through the cable tv splitter, we got >their cable translation at 101.5 FM. (That's why it >took me awhile to find it when I tried to get on my >clock radio in my room, because I tried to find it on >101 FM and it was only on AM on a radio not hooked up >to the cable of course.) Also hindering me in finding >it was not knowing what time the show started. I >discovered that Countdown America ran from 6am-10am >and it was a top 30 countdown. So, doing a little >math, I figured if top 30 took 4 hours, then top 40 >would take 6 hours, or atleast 5. So, since I knew >AT40 ended at midnight on Sunday night, i tuned into >KTAM at 6pm sharp. (KTAM was rock oldies then, they >since then changed to adult standards and are now >Spanish.) Anyway, no AT40 came on at 6. Just regular >oldies music. So, I check back in at 6:30 just in >case it started then. Nope. So I check at 7pm. Some >other show comes on interviewing Heart. I start >getting disappointed thinking, "is it not on this >week?" I was just about ready to give up when around >8:05 or so, I suddenly hear the booming voice of >Shadoe Stevens saying "And now, American Top 40, >brought to you by.." I was so happy I had found it, >and could hear the beginning. Ah, the memories. :) > >By the way, as a historical note, Casey mentioned KTAM >on his final show as host of the original AT40 August >6, 1988 (which also happened to be my 12th birthday >heh heh) he said "your hometown radio station, 1240 >KTAM, Bryan, Texas." I thought that was really cool, >I have that on tape from when I taped the flashback >show last year off KMVL. (before they dropped >flashback :( ) > >Anyway, happy anniversary to Rob...and me too! heh >heh. What a wild 13-year ride it has been. > >later, > >Jeffster :)

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