Instrumental Invasion, 8/16/23 August 17, 2023

The August 16 Instrumental Invasion on WCWP was my last show before going on hiatus. It was recorded from July 12 to 14: the first hour on the 12th, the first segment of hour 2 on the 13th, and the last two (and a pickup) on the 14th.

An additional pickup was recorded on the 23rd. I was dissatisfied with my “to South Central while drinking your juice in the hood” add-on to the long title of The Jazz Crusaders album Old Socks, New Shoes…New Socks, Old Shoes.

The playlist was created on June 19, annotated over several unknown days after that, and scripted on June 30, July 1, and before recording on July 12.

This was yet another show where I built up a time surplus from short segments. It was as high as 47 seconds, down to 40 with two segments to go. So, I chose to record the last segment first and see what was left. There were 32 seconds left, but a timing error in segment five worked in my favor and allowed me to break even.

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Listen for me at least once on Homecoming Weekend, which starts October 6. October 11 is the date of my next new Wednesday night show. Until then, thank you for your support over 176 out of 177 weeks.

8/28 UPDATE: I will still return October 11, but Homecoming Weekend has been postponed until renovation of the Abrams Communications Center is complete.

9/14 UPDATE: The return date has been pushed back to October 25. WCWP and The Wave were off the air from August 30 to September 8 while the transmitter was moved, and I allowed station manager Pete Bellotti to delay my reruns two weeks.