Gothamist: WABC Does the Time Warp Again

Brightliner

Tue, 29 May 2007 11:04:01 -0500

Ah, the ever-irritated (and some would say ever-irritating) hr. First of all, videogames aren't as exciting as you think. The Internet is only as useful as the sites you visit. Judging from your language, you don't do much more than visit Gothamist, WWE and MySpace. And excitement is overrated. That's the problem with today's teens and twentysomethings. Many of them have no idea how to kick back and relax. Sure, there's something to be said about excitement. But it's not the alpha and omega of life.

Tim N.

Mon, 28 May 2007 22:48:15 -0500

If I had xbox and the internet when I was listening to WABC and WNNNNNNNNNNNNNBC, my mind would have turned to goo, like most of the 15 year olds I know today. Then again, my parents thought my mind was turning to goo because I was listening to Dan Ingram and George Michael, so whatever. 'Course, we were a tad more polite.

hr

Mon, 28 May 2007 20:00:59 -0500

"Oh, for the summers spent listening to WABC at 770 but occasionally hopping over to WNBC at 660 when the music got boring. " what an f'ing crock. If you had xbox, the internet, and more exciting shit to do, you'd be doing it and not jerking off in front of an AM radio. god damn elderly.

Brightliner

Mon, 28 May 2007 14:27:29 -0500

We always loved the retro sound, even though we weren’t around to hear it when it was new, so we definitely will enjoy hearing how radio sounded back when mono AM radio was king – complete with jingles, news, and commercials. Whippersnappers. Between this and the story a couple of days ago about little girls reading Us, People and whatnot, I feel sorry for today's kids. They're missing out on the wonders of young innocence. Oh, for the summers spent listening to WABC at 770 but occasionally hopping over to WNBC at 660 when the music got boring. And while DJs talking over the beginnings and ends of songs was annoying at times, it gave a feeling of liveliness, immediacy, involvement and cohesiveness missing from today's homogenized, disconnected, centralized music.

Eric K/Sonic Parthenon

Mon, 28 May 2007 12:47:25 -0500

What I wouldn't give for them to make this their 24/7/365 format and be rid of Limbaugh and Hannity forever (I am sure there are some nice spots along side Savage at 710AM for them).

drewo

Mon, 28 May 2007 12:32:00 -0500

Thanks for the hit-radio WABC retro link. I remember those days well - before genre-based niche marketing ruined commercial radio. Now I'd love to hear similar rebroadcasts from WNEW-FM circa the early 1970's - the golden age of FM-rock radio.

KevinWalsh

Mon, 28 May 2007 12:02:02 -0500

I look forward to this every year. Great stuff... www.forgotten-ny.com