Thursday Night Jazz fill-in aircheck October 30, 2009
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Last night, I filled in for Martin Phillips on “Thursday Night Jazz” on 88.1 FM WCWP.
Here is the aircheck of the show.
And here are pictures of me that I took with the 10-second self-timer on my camera:
Thursday Night Jazz this week! October 25, 2009
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This Thursday, October 29, on 88.1 FM WCWP, I’ll be filling in for Martin Phillips on “Thursday Night Jazz.” The show airs live from 10PM to 1AM ET. I worked on my playlist last night and made a few edits to it today. It should be a fun show with songs spanning 50 years; from 1959 to 2009.
See you Thursday.
11/1 UPDATE: You can hear the show’s aircheck in this post.
10,000 views!!! October 13, 2009
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Some time in the last few days, The Mike Chimeri Blog passed 10,000 views! As always in these milestone posts, thank you to everyone that has visited this blog in the year and a half since its launch.
C.W. Post/WCWP Homecoming 2009 recap October 6, 2009
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Other recaps: 2008, WCWP 50th Anniversary (2011), 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
I arrived on campus for this year’s Homecoming shortly after 2:30. Unlike last year, the weather was cloudy (at least when I arrived), warm, and humid.
After putting all my equipment (and two bottles of soda) down at WCWP, I walked to Hickox Field to soak in the Homecoming atmosphere.
This year, the C.W. Post Pioneers football team played the Shippensburg Red Raiders.
The press box:
The WCWP play-by-play announcers were in the lower right corner.
Here’s a closer look:
The Pioneers won 40-24.
After I got back to WCWP, the rains came, and they were heavy.
There were even a few rumbles of thunder, including a loud crash.
Across from Studio 1, I noticed the print version of Jim Merritt’s Newsday recap of this year’s Long Island Radio & TV Day.
Here I am with fellow alumni Jonathan Focarino, Stephanie Koithan, Jay Mirabile, and Pete Bellotti:
The same people, but with another alumna: M.J.:
Bobby G. and Bernie Bernard:
Bernie was the board operator during Steve and Birdy’s radio show, which led in to mine.
At 6:30, I headed to the Pioneer Room in Hillwood Commons to set up for my show from the WCWP Homecoming Dinner.
Here is the audio aircheck from the show.
The same audio mixed with video from my camcorder:
And here are some vidcaps, starting with me counting down to go on:
Bernie Bernard took this picture of me as “Down the Wire” by Spyro Gyra was playing:
Back to vidcaps as I smirk at my camcorder after bobbing my head in time to “W.C. Handy Hop” by Gerald Albright:
Closing the show…
…and turning the mic off:
Back in Studio 1 at WCWP, Jay Mirabile’s “Disco and Funk King Show” followed me:
Jay and Bernie Bernard:
Jay and WCWP Homecoming Coordinator Alan Seltzer:
Jay and Eli W. Sen:
Then, I joined in:
We conclude this recap with some webcam shots from Studio 1:
See you next year!
2009 Alumni Show one week away! September 26, 2009
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One week from now, I’ll be hosting my yearly alumni weekend radio show on WCWP. In addition to the info I provided three weeks ago, I’ll be live from the WCWP Homecoming Dinner. It will be my first solo remote broadcast.
Here is a promo I cut for the show.
10/3, 9:23 AM UPDATE: Alumni weekend is being simulcast on myWCWP. Click on either the Windows Media Player or Quicktime logos to listen to the stream and see the webcam, which is on throughout the weekend.
2009 Alumni Show! September 3, 2009
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I’ll be back on WCWP during the upcoming alumni weekend. You can hear me Saturday, October 3 – Homecoming Day – from 7PM to 9PM Eastern. This will be my fourth alumni weekend show.
I’ve already made the playlist. There won’t be an interview this year, but we do have some great music lined up. That lineup includes recently released music from Spyro Gyra, the Rippingtons, guitarist Chuck Loeb, and flautist/morning radio personality Alexander Zonjic. Listen in October 3 to find out the rest.
10/3/09 UPDATE: Over alumni weekend, the station Alexander Zonjic worked for, WVMV-FM, flipped formats. As a result, I’ve removed the “morning radio personality” link.
HotForWords at Borders in NYC! August 20, 2009
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Yesterday afternoon, I took the LIRR (Long Island Rail Road) out to Manhattan for Marina Orlova’s book signing at Borders in The Shops at Columbus Circle. She was promoting her new book Hot for Words: Answers to All Your Burning Questions About Words and Their Meanings, which was released on Tuesday.
Leading up to the signing, she posted this video and appeared on the CBS Early Show and PIX 11 Morning News (WPIX-TV, a CW affiliate).
Once on W. 34th St. from Penn Station, I walked to 6th Ave. and turned left. I wanted to pass some major media buildings that were on that street. Among them were HBO, News Corporation (FOX, New York Post, etc.), and SNY (SportsNet York).
Across from SNY is Radio City Music Hall:
I then turned left at W. 49th St. and turned right on Broadway.
Before reaching Columbus Circle, I passed the CBS Store…
…and Ed Sullivan Theater, home to The Late Show with David Letterman:
Last night’s taping was in progress as I walked by.
At Columbus Circle:
Almost at Borders:
Inside Borders, shortly after 7PM, Marina made her grand entrance:
She was accompanied by her dog Gorby (as in Mikhail Gorbachev), a male miniature Maltese:
Gorby has been featured in many of her videos.
Before addressing the crowd, Carlos Sanchez of SneakGeekz presented Marina with a pair of sneakers:
After thanking everyone for coming, the floor was opened up to questions.
Gorby:
Next, the signing.
When it was my turn to have my book signed, I introduced myself as MCLIJazz from her website, where I’m a semi-regular commenter. She knew exactly who I was and that I was initially up in the air about going, but decided to go and made it.
We took two pictures together:
In this one, I laughed nervously as Gorby put his paw on my shoulder and sniffed my right ear (or he licked it):
After that, it was a whirlwind. Minutes later, a little after 8PM, I went down to the [extremely hot] subway station, which was mere steps from The Shops.
The last picture I took:
I boarded the [air conditioned] C train to [equally extremely hot] Penn Station. A few minutes after that, I was able to catch the [air conditioned] LIRR Babylon train and headed back to Wantagh. I was in Wantagh 50 minutes later.
I had a great time and it was a pleasure to meet Marina (and Gorby) in person.
Before heading back to Los Angeles, Marina wrote a talked about the signing on her website:
Hi guys!! The turnout at the book signing was AMAZING!!! I got some great footage, so I will be posting that as soon as I get back to LA and edit it! It was so great to meet you all! Thank you so much for coming out!
And I might even show up in that footage.
8/31 UPDATE: While at Borders, Marina was interviewed by Predicto TV:
9/28 UPDATE: Footage from this appearance was finally shown on Marina’s website today. It was part of a video promoting her appearance at Book Soup in Los Angeles on Thursday. I was only featured for two seconds saying “It’s-it’s great to be here.” That’s good enough for me.
Wantagh HS Class of 1999 10-year Reunion August 20, 2009
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Updated on 7/1/19 with group photos.
Last Friday night, my graduating high school class, Wantagh High School Class of 1999, held a mini-reunion (pre-reunion, Reunion Part 1, etc.) at the Johnny Malone’s bar, a few blocks north of the school. It was great to catch up with my fellow alumni. The same can be said for the main reunion Saturday afternoon.
Saturday’s reunion was at Lido Beach Town Park in and around Mushroom dome #9.
It was so much fun. Now, I want to hang out with them all the time.
Thank you very much to Katelyn Brucia, Lisa Leone, and Sharon Oliveri for putting the reunion together. You all did a fantastic job.
7/1/19 UPDATE: Tomorrow, I’m posting a recap of the 20-year reunion at Mulcahy’s. I was granted permission to include all the photos that I posted to Facebook. Therefore, I’ve decided to update this post with all group photos:
From left to right (maiden names): Erika Lewis, Dave Bauer, Dave Gross, Mike Sereno, Steve Hirsch, Meg Stone, Greg Hoffman, Helayne Hashmall, Randi Berman, John Prussack, James Walsh, T.J. Penzone, Kristine John, Amanda Kavner, Marissa Benigno, Alyssa M., Paul McNamara, Amy Vassallo, Mike Chimeri, Helen Liotta, Kristen Garcia, Jen Mauro, Dara Schmidt, Laura Grasso, Tammy Udelson, Brad Schwartz, Frieda Fung, Gina LoBello, Matt Bresler, Lisa Leone, Ilyse Leibowitz, Sharon Oliveri, Cheryl Wynne, Joe McCaffrey, Katelyn Brucia, Ruth Ann Demeri, Trisha Kingsbury, Barbara Blum, Kristen Hamilton, Liz Napoli
Melissa Procida and Dana Smith were also there, but not in the group photos.
New blog header August 14, 2009
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Here is The Mike Chimeri Blog’s latest blog header:
Dharma All Stars recap 4 July 31, 2009
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Last night, I returned to a packed Mirelle’s restaurant in Westbury, New York, to see drummer John Favicchia’s band, Dharma All Stars.
This time, there was Chieli Minucci on acoustic…
…and electric guitar:
Jack Knight on bass:
Misha Tsiganov on keyboard:
Bill Harris on tenor saxophone:
Brad Mason on trumpet…
…and flugelhorn:
And John Fav on drums:
The band played one wild set:
1. Horizons
2. Te Estremeces
3. Coincidence
4. Sing a Song of Song (Kenny Garrett cover)
5. Snakes (David Sanborn cover)
6. Sister Cheryl
7. Kukuc
Next Thursday, Dharma will be at bass player Gerald Veasley’s Jazz Base in Reading, Pennsylvania. The only difference between last night and this next one is Dave Anderson will be on bass and John Scarpulla on tenor sax.
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