98.5 KOME – Fan Blog

In the article – Radio in trouble – but not on the internet by Ben Fong-Torres we find mention of our intrepid duo:

And welcome back to Jeff Blazy and Bob Lilley, who’ve reunited for mornings on KXXX (Bob-FM, 96.7 in Sonoma County). “Blazy and Bob” were a popular team at KOME in San Jose from 1987 to 1994, when they broke up. Blazy worked on KSFO, then logged time in Tampa Bay, Fla., and Honolulu before landing in Santa Rosa at KXFX in 2001. Blazy also does stand-up comedy at local clubs. Now, Blazy and Bob are on Bob, 6 to 9 a.m.

I like the direction Ben takes in the article, we are not tethered as Ben correctly states it to our computers, sadly even us old fogies have learned to go where the stuff is that we want and if that means being online in some form to hear our fav DJs then so be it. We have alternatives to listening we do not have to be on the pc to get the radio we want. I just think its sad that actual over the air radio is now dyng off, becoming staid and devoid of character for the most part. We have been watching as the best and brightest of the on air personalities have been let go for such stupid reasons as money but really it is our own faults. We the listener when we got the iPod and all the other gadgets to have our favorite music at the ready stopped listening to the live radio.

Well, not me. If I were still in the Bay Area, I would have been the listener I have always been. To me, setting my radio to my beloved station has always been a part of who I am. I will listen online to hear those DJ’s I feel attached to but as they slip away off air, what am I to do?
Nothing will ever take away the memories of Blazy and Bob, Laurie Roberts, Dennis Erectus ( hey Dennis, hope your doing good bud!!) and all the other folks who made up my radio memories. Nothing but I need to hear what feels familiar and that now means listening online.

It is great that Blazy and Bob are back on the air in Sonoma though, and I bet all the listeners are getting a great show each morning , this is one time the listeners do win!

Speaking of Dennis, if you have a moment would you please drop Dennis a note at this link on Ted’s KOME website. He loves to hear from his fans And while you are there, check out the stories, the photos and just enjoy a walk back in time to when KOME ruled the Bay Area Radio waves!!

hint hint… check out the photo of Blazy and Bob on the story page link ….

Oh yeah, forgot…….. what am listening to right now? In My Time of Dying……… by LZ.