98.5 KOME – Fan Blog

The following is from the San Jose Mercury News ~
By Sal Pizarro

‘Beach Blanket Babylon’ tips its hat to San Jose’

ROCKIN’ GOOD TIME: About 30-plus years of South Bay music history got together Saturday night at Peachwood’s Steakhouse at Pasatiempo for a send-off of employees recently laid off by Clear Channel.

Among the musicians performing were Robert Berry, founder of Soundtek Studios in Campbell, San Jose Rocks founder Dan Orloff, session man Dale Okkerman,
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longtime Doobie Brother Tiran Porter, Greg Kihn and his morning show partner Chris Jackson, and three bands that have won KFOX’s Last Band Standing contest: the Groove Kings, the Megatones and the Sun Kings.

The crowd of 100 guests raised nearly $1,000 for Unconditional Love Animal Rescue. The party was dubbed “Lauriepalooza” in honor of longtime South Bay DJ Laurie Roberts, who said it may become an annual event.

I hope we will get to see photos of the event and more stories from the folks who attended. I am very glad to see a great turnout for Laurie and even happier to see such a great amount raised for Unconditional Love Animal Rescue. Our family believes wholeheartedly in saving all animals ( as can be seen in how many animals we have taken in over the last few years ourselves, we love kitties and puppies

Here in Kentucky, we love our summers. We love to get the boats out and get into some water, no matter where that water maybe we will travel to it and love every minute of the journey. Have you ever spent a day on the lake? How about a few days in a row? You get into this place where time almost stands still, and you begin to feel like you did when you were a teenager and all things were possible.

I loved our boat, I admit at first I was not so happy that we got it. My husband just kept saying give it a chance, lets see how you feel after a day on the lake and he was so right. My first day out was like a revelation, I had a total blast. Only thing we were missing was the tunes , maybe in the next boat.

But there is a serious side to boat ownership , it’s not all fun and games. You have to watch out for other boaters if you are out swimming. And you have to be on the lookout for swimmers if you are driving on the lake. And the weather, round these parts a storm can spring up in 10 minutes right over your head, so you have to be aware of that.

Sadly one of the biggest things that folks with boats do not always consider is the fact thatBoating and Alcohol Don’t Mix. We lose people here in Kentucky every year for this very reason. Who needs to be drinking on a boat anyway, the high is from skimming over the waves at light speed ( if you are in my husbands boat that is) the sun on your face and all the beauty of Kentucky Lake life surrounding you.

If you ever come to either northern Tennessee or southern Kentucky you take a few days and come boating at Lake Cumberland. You will literally be able to spend hours exploring each and every little inlet and be able to follow the lake all the way down to Tennessee via the river.
I can tell you this, sitting and soaking the sun in while watching you kids swim in the lake is a memory you will be glad you made! Just be careful okay?

And the first song I hear….. Superstitious by Stevie Wonder. Perfect song for my first listen to the guys! Oh that and Krusty that was weird, cool… but weird.

I have not heard the two together on air yet, I am so excited!

Sledgehammer……… you guys rock the radio just right. bakc later peeps, I have some work on the Welcome Home To Jericho Charity Event to work on, plz check it out if you have not yet. We have Esai Morales, and a few other awesome folks from the show coming… you never know if the list of attendees will grow!

Maybe I can get Blazy and Bob to go there?????