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   Peter T. Daniels to The old geezer   
   Re: Why are The BB's BLACLISTED on FM Ra   
   26 Dec 05 23:36:15   
   
   From: grammatim@worldnet.att.net   
      
   The old geezer wrote:   
   >   
   > You'll hear all their surfin' & car songs on the "Oldies " stations but NEVER   
   > hear any BB tunes on "Classic Rock" stations.   
   >   
   > Recently, a new "Classic Rock" station started up here in the Rochester, NY   
   > area.....95.1  The Fox......playing favorites fron the '60's & '70's only!   
   > (Unfortunately, they still play the SAME OLD TIRED WORN OUT Tunes one always   
   > hears on CR Stations). But, they're ALWAYS asking for suggestions as what to   
   > play & please e-mail them in to their web site.   
   >   
   > So I e - mail them (numerous times) with some "suitable" BB tunes that were   
   > played on FM a LONG time ago (ie. H&V, Wild Honey, Surf's Up, Sail On Sailor,   
   > Johhny Carson...etc...etc) but still NO BB on the radio!!!  My Gawd, they   
   play   
   > Bread, Davis Essex, Tommy James, Elton John & Billy Joel (ad nauseum),   
   > Gordon Lightfoot, but   
   > NO FREAKIN' BEACH BOYS!!!!  What is it???  When did they become blacklisted   
   > like Frank Zappa????   
   >   
   > Any ideas?  Thoughts??   
      
   Something else to thank Mike for -- everything is so tied up in   
   litigation that ASCAP/BMI doesn't know who to pay their royalties to?   
   --   
   Peter T. Daniels                       grammatim@att.net   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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