March 02, 2004
Get Up with MorningWood
Get Up with MorningWood, on Community Radio WMNF 88.5 fm, Tampa, and streaming at wmnf.org.
4 to 6 am every Tuesday!
Studio line: 813-239-9663. Call or email the studio anytime!
Today on MorningWood
It’s the MorningWood Defense of Marriage Special! Lots of songs about marriage, divorce, and love. An essay by Ben Tripp, ticket giveaways, and more. Here’s some of the Ben Tripp piece:
Some people say gay marriage is bad for the kiddies. Some people say it flies in the face of holy writ. Others say it makes them nauseous to see a man in a wedding dress. All of these rationales rise from the traditional oppression of homosexuality, which has nothing to do with anything except xenophobia. Modern Western culture frowns upon homos, regardless of their plumage, although lesbians in matched sets remain celebrated in that vast unsung subculture we call smut (and three cheers, I say). It's okay to watch dolly omis on television do makeovers on real men so they can get girls. But the average American, confronted with an actual fruit in the same room who thinks he should start wearing pastels, will have a negative reaction, somewhere between rejection and vivisection. Queers are qualified to shop, play dress-up, and engage in all-girl romps because there aren't any penises around. But they're not qualified to shoot the marital rapids, because they're not real people. They're just half-people. They can date each other, decorate their apartments, have sex with us that one time in high school (swear to God, I was plastered), but Heaven forfend they should marry each other. Then they'd be officially sanctioned real people.
Listen for the start of the MorningWood theme song in the middle of each hour (don’t call after NPR news or at 4:00AM when I start my show!), and call in to win tickets to the SMLG Florda Bandango sendoff benefit concert coming up on March 6 at the State theater.
Florida Bandango at SXSW
Tampa, FL - Volunteer group to showcase local bands in Austin; Benefit concert March 6.
The SXSW Music Lovers Group (SMLG) announced the lineup today for their March 6 State Theater fundraiser. Scheduled to appear, in order of appearance: Crippled Masters; Red Tide; The band soon to be formerly known as Shotgun Wedding; Auditorium; John McNicholas; Anna O; and Rebekah Pulley. All proceeds raised will be used for the Florida Bandango Party during the South by Southwest Music conference (SXSW) in Austin, Texas.
2004 marks the second year for the Florida Bandango Party. The idea is to showcase Tampa area talent in front of a national audience of media and music industry movers and shakers. The party will feature food, music and art from the Tampa area and SMLG expects 700 - 1,000 people to attend.
Norwood Orrick hosts MorningWood, early Tuesday mornings on WMNF 88.5FM. He and other WMNF DJs and volunteers founded SMLG in 2002 and they hosted the first ever Florida Bandago Party last year at the famous Club DeVille in the heart of Austin's downtown music district.
"Hundreds of people came out last year and heard some fantastic music," says Orrick. "It was an unqualified success. This year, we've added Florida food from Skipper's Smokehouse and a Tampa area art show curated by WMNF's JoEllen Schilke to complement our talented musicians and to help party goers to really slip into a Florida state of mind."
The March 6 State Theater show is the sendoff fundraiser for this year's party. Doors open at 7:30 and the music wont stop until 2:00AM.
The SXSW Music Lovers Group (SMLG) is a volunteer group dedicated to promoting Tampa Bay musicians by providing the opportunity for Tampa Bay bands to play for national press and recording industry executives at the world-famous South By Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference. SMLG is not affiliated with WMNF.
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Event Information:
What - SMLG Florida Bandango fundraiser concert - Crippled Masters; Red Tide; The band soon to be formerly known as Shotgun Wedding; Auditorium; John McNicholas; Anna O; and Rebekah Pulley When - Saturday, March 6, 2004, 7:30PM
Where - State Theater, 526 Central Ave, Saint Petersburg
Price - $6.00
Tickets - 727-895-3045
Playlists
DJ DDP is leaving Saturday Asylum, so there is an opening for a programmer on Saturday afternoon. Call or Email WMNF Program Director Randy Wynne and ask him to pick Norwood for this slot from 2-4 PM on Saturdays! (Phone number is 813-238-8001, ex 16) I know: I’ll have to come up with another catchy name, since MorningWood seems somehow inappropriate in the afternoon, but I’m willing to make the sacrifice.
The saga continues
But he’s got to make a decision soon! Please keep the calls and emails coming!
WMNF Community Radio
WMNF is a non-commercial community radio station that celebrates local cultural diversity and is committed to equality, peace and social and economic justice. WMNF provides broadcasts and creates other forums to serve the community by the exposure and sharing of these values.
WMNF is having an All Station meeting this Wednesday at 7:00PM at the Jan Platt library in South Tampa. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. Call 813-238-8001 for more details.
Posted by Norwood at March 2, 2004 02:43 AMI hope Norwood gets to read this. I went to Plant High School with him. He just happened to be one of the ONLY cool guys in the class of '83. Believe me the school got divided musically at that time Duran Duran and Men at Work vs. Rush, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath fans. Remember Mike Browning? Morbid Angel actually did make it - but after they kicked him out. I sang with them at Razzles Bottle Club in '84 before they had a singer. Please reply.
Posted by: Terri Samuels at May 8, 2004 09:52 PM