Perfect photo considering yesterday's blogging topic. Reading the journals made me miss Hopkins so much, what an experience being friends with him was. I wish I would have kept even better accounts of the times spent with him. I plan to use one time I remember as a scene in the book. One night Doug came over to KV's house and the three of us got into this huge long discussion over the first promo photo taken of the Blossoms. It had 4 out of 5 of them in flannel(which was pre-grunge days) We argued with him over why the photographer let the pix happen with them all looking pretty similiar in the photo. He agreed with us eventually but it took several hours of arguing that it was not how they normally dressed. I don't think I can properly describe Hopkin's unusual style of dialect and way of expressing himself. He had his own language, his own phrases that half of the Tempe musicians copied. I have never seen someone so idolized as he was in the local scene, he did no wrong even though he had times when he was the bastard he called everyone else. He had such a distinctive deep voice also, it always warms me to listen to an old interview. I had an interview with them on KUKQ the night before a Qfest. I had it labelled the Blossoms interview from hell. I listened to it a few months ago, I am guessing it was the first time I did. I was so ticked at the time because I was newer to my full time shift and had worked hard to get ready for the interview. Several things were bound to happen, first off, 4 out of 5 showed up, too many in the studio, second, They knew me too well so trying to act all professional wasn't being taken seriously. Robin wasn't going for it and giving me all sorts of heck on the air. The reason I bring it up was the best discovery I found by listening to it again 16 years later was that Doug was trying to help me get things back on track, he recognized the value of acting professional on the air. Much as I loved Robin, that was not a good night. Of course later, Robin ended up doing tour reports weekly on the air with me, all of which are an incredible chronicle of the early days of the Blossoms (ding ding ding...suddenly a lightbulb appears over Leah's head...get out the tour reports for research!..I saw the compilation I made for Robin in the shoebooks I found the travel tapes in)
I must report about last night's BBQ with the Dean for the Cronkite Village kids. There were only little snafus,like the Dean being late but no biggy problems like I feared. I have to just mention I had a nice warm feeling after, partially because I put together a successful event but also because I bonded with a few of them I hadn't yet. One in particular whose last name is ...ironically Sloan. She and I had not had much of a chance to talk. Turns out she loves to write, we got in the conversation of her writing a play her high school plans to perform. I mentioned I was writing a novel. She asked me if I had it all plotted out and I said I did but sometimes thing head a differnt direction. She said exactly what I feel, the characters lead you sometimes, not you leading them. I was so impressed how she had experienced the same thing, it was even incredible how she expressed it, she made it sound as mysterious as I find it to be, it's impossible to explain how it happens. I saw it in her face when she brought it up. The same group started talking about which director jobs they wanted at The Blaze which also made my heart warm. I will be pleased if some of my first CV kids end up running the station a few years from now. I beam with pride again over both my groups of kids.
I didn't listen to CFOX today, shocking eh? I heard "It doesn't really matter" on BOB this morning along with some Colin James. Today I have been fine just enjoying The Blaze. Thinking I will listen to London for a while to hear adds for the show I can't go to.
Product review of today are Le Nature Dazzlers (couldn't find a photo) Dan has been working there for the last few months. He brought home a bunch of flavors to try. They are plenty sugary like koolaid, no skimping on flavor. I don't deal well with Splenda so I avoid those but the raspberry, lemonade and orange have been stellar little bottles to grab as a drink on the way to work. The green punch and grape were not as impressive to me. Maybe the grape reminded me a little of the might "Funny Face" brand koolaid - legendary stuff!
Oh sure....Blaze is playing "London Calling" of course..... The right time to see Sloan again will present itself...but I love London..sniff...
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