Instrumental Invasion, 7/26/23 July 27, 2023

Let’s get the hard part out of the way first before all the stuff written in advance. Automation had difficulties throughout the day. I did not know this until turning on my reference monitors at 9:00 and hearing nothing. I contacted WCWP station manager Pete Bellotti and he told me just what I laid out in this paragraph’s second sentence. The good news is my show was joined in progress once automation was reestablished at 9:10 (after hearing random vocal rock songs for what felt like an eternity). The bad news is the show was joined only eight seconds in. Thus, it was the fifth time in the show’s Wednesday night history, and first time since November 4, 2021, where a show got cut off at 11:00. Five minutes and 19 seconds went unaired and will not be heard until the rerun, whatever date that ends up being. (9/14 UPDATE: It will rerun on September 27.) At least my last talk break aired in its entirety. I tip my hat to Pete for doing what he could to keep WCWP running.

Here is the joining in progress:

And the cutoff:

Now, the alternate reality where things ran smoothly:

The July 26 Instrumental Invasion on WCWP was recorded one hour per day on June 26 and 27 with pickups done on the 27th and 29th. I was getting over COVID at the time and the congestion returned to affect my voice after working on this show. You can hear it in the June 29 pickups.

The playlist was created between June 6 and 11, with annotations coming on the 13th and 15th. The talk break script was drafted June 16 and 19. That script allowed this show to air as an evergreen during an impending hiatus.

Two songs made their second appearance:

• “No Worries” by David Benoit (6/30/21)
• “Ridin’ the Wave” by Vincent Ingala (11/24/21)

Click here to download the scoped aircheck or listen below:

And click here for the backstory on “Ue o Muite Arukō,” a.k.a. [that other title].