Free Radio Gainesville Lives #12

Back after our vacation . . .

CONTENTS:

** THIS WEEK ON CUP O' JOE
** NEW FROM AMANDA GARRIGUES
** UPDATED SCHEDULE (we're on 17 hours a week!)
** MAKING CONTACT SCHEDULE
** HYDE 'N ZEKE'S DROP-OFF BOX
** HOW TO CONTACT US
** T-SHIRT NEWS

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*** THIS WEEK ON CUP O' JOE ***

As We Get Older, We Get Better

Since we're all doing it all the time, what could be a better discussion than AGING? Explore how you would see yourself as an old person with Que, the host of Cup 'o Joe, our weekly topical program on the human psyche.

And if you're already old, did your vision of you as an old person meet your expectations? Why and/or why not?

Listeners can get involved in "Cup o' Joe" every week as Que explores different realms of the human psyche. Listen to his show every Monday night from 7-9pm and get involved - we really want your participation. Send email to frg@afn.org.

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Amanda Garrigues Five-Song CD "Bad Exotic" to be released this summer

The one-woman rocksplosion has been working hard putting the tracks down for her upcoming five-song CD "Bad Exotic". Amanda says the CD should be out sometime early this summer.

Listeners of 94.7 FM can hear the CD before it is released! The most likely times to hear the CD will be from 5-6 on Sundays on "Night & Day" or from 7-8 on Wednesdays with the Lady on "Sing it Sista!".

Listen for it!

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Here is the full schedule for our station as of today.

Sundays: 5-8pm: "Night & Day" with Hyper X. Pop, folk, acoustic, hardcore, local bands and da-da w/ "Making Contact", a syndicated half-hour progressive news show on varying topics every week (see schedule below), sandwiched in between at 6pm. 8-9pm: "All Things Not Considered" w/ Ernesto. 9-10pm: "DIY/Hardcore Hour" w/ Monica 10-Midnight: "Midnight Expressions" - hip-hop with Blaq DJ and Billy the Kid (no second guessin').

Mondays: 7-9pm: "Cup o' Joe" with Que. This week's theme is "AGING" (see above). 9-10pm: "Loafer's Glory: A Hobo Jungle of the Mind" - syndicated show w/ Wobbly Utah Phillips. 10-11pm: "Blues, Jazz & Funk w/ Alvarez" - just what it says; she's rockin! ***NEW SHOW***

Wednesdays: 6-7pm: "All Things Not Considered" w/ Ernesto. 7-8pm: "Sing It Sista'" - women's voices through poetry and music. 8-9pm: Open 9-10pm: "Urgent Divergence w/ S-Squared" - subculture shock radio with regular offerings of international and experimental music (Coming this summer - interviews with local innovators, activists and eccentrics), alternates bi-weekly with "Community Collective" - local and regional art & events mixed with music. 10-11pm: "New Wave Hour w/ DJ Donna" - sounds of New Wave and the 80s w/ Gainesville's own DJ Donna. 11-12midnight: "Nomadic Broadcast Network" - spoken word with local poets in all its various and sundry forms w/ El Destructo and D.T. **NEW SHOW**

Making Contact Schedule on Free Radio Gainesville (Heard Sundays at 6pm)

Sunday, May 10th - The Art of Organizing: Creative Activism & Social Change - Activists are devising new ways to get their messages out to the public to raise awareness about issues of social justice. Sunday, May 17th - Blocking the MAI: Activism and Free Trade - On this program, you'll hear about the MAI, a far-reaching trade treaty that would grant transnational corporations greater leverage to invest in foreign countries, undermining local control over resources, social conditions, and environmental standards. Sunday, May 24th - Poetry, Democracy & Power - On this program, you'll hear from poets and activists who are challenging social and economic injustice through the power of words. Sunday, May 31st - The Color of Racism

All "Making Contact" tapes are donated to the Civic Media Center & Library after broadcast, so in case you miss an episode, head down to the CMC (1021 W. University Avenue) for a membership to check out the tape (hours are from Tuesday - Saturday; Noon - 7:30pm). Memberships cost $10-20 per year and gives the privilege of checking out any of their books, audio or videotapes. You also get their newsletter and the satisfaction of knowing that you're supporting a grassroots alternative media source. And, hell, we really like the CMC.

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REMINDER: Band Drop-Off Box at Hyde 'n Zeke's

We have new way to get music in to our hot little hands. If you are in a band or have music that you want to donate to the station, there is a "Free Radio Gainesville Drop-Off Box" located at Hyde & Zeke's Records in the UF Plaza across from the University of Florida campus (the same plaza as University Copy Center and the Birkenstock Store).

We thought that this would be a logical way for bands to give us copies of their music. If you are in a band and you sell music to Hyde & Zeke's, why not drop a copy of your merch in the "Drop-Off Box"? This way you don't have to go through the motions of stuffing/sealing an envelope, getting postage on it and bringing it down to the post office. Just go by Hyde & Zeke's Records! And also, if you buy local music, I prefer to get it there at Hyde & Zeke's and so should you - Hyde & Zeke's are staunch supporters of local music and they are a small, independent record store that needs your support! As they say on the radio: Hyde & Zeke's - real people in a plastic business.

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HOW TO CONTACT US:

Our email address is: frg@afn.org.

Our mailing address is:

Free Radio Gainesville PO Box 15094 Gainesville, FL 32604

T-SHIRTS!!!

Our t-shirt with the "It's Time to Listen!" slogan has sold out! We are making another batch of shirts with a new logo that will be ready hopefully by the end of next week. They will be $8-10 on a sliding scale. Contact me if you'd like one and I can arrange to get it to you.

Don't forget about the DROP-OFF BOX at HYDE 'N ZEKE'S RECORDS.

That's it for now. Please let me know if you would not like to receive this email newsletter or if you want to add someone else to it.

Howard Free Radio Gainesville