Skating Back to ’76

Saturday night will soon be here, and I can’t wait to get back to the music that I love the most. Those Were the Days radio on WRCO will be featuring trivia and all of your requests and a snapshot of January 1976. That was a wonderful time to come of age. The farmland was frozen, but I could imagine I was Gordy Howe or Hans Brinker while skating on the farm pond and sometimes on Willow Creek (if it got cold enough). My radio connected me to the world, and I carried my Panasonic AM radio wherever I went. WLS from Chicago could be tuned in if I wasn’t too close to the Super 98 electric fencer. CB radio was all the craze, and I really wanted to get one so that I could start practicing being a radio announcer. My Uncle Ed had one and I could ride around with him and connect with exotic places such as Boaz. Some older ruffians told me that they were able to intercept the store intercom at Super Valu in Richland Center. They could drive by and say naughty things to the shoppers. I dreamed of playing pranks that would become legendary.

There were some stone cold rock and roll classics on the January ’76 music surveys. A few favorites of mine include Fox on the Run-Sweet, Rock and Roll All Nite (Live)-Kiss, Love Rollercoaster- Ohio Players, Evil Woman-ELO, Saturday Night-Bay City Rollers, Love Machine-Miracles, Over My Head-Fleetwood Mac, Slow Ride-Foghat, Golden Years-David Bowie, and You Sexy Thing-Hot Chocolate. You will hear a few of these on Saturday night between six and midnight courtesy of WRCO FM 100.9, WRCO.com or through the Civic Media app.

I hope to hear from you this weekend. You can always call the studio line or give us a text so that we can give you a song or a shout out. We have some cool trivia prizes to give away. It will be so nice to get back to our regular Saturday night schedule. That’s a big 10-4 good buddy!

Phil