Friday, June 2, 2000

I emailed The Tall guy on Wednesday, asking him about open mic at The Fields yesterday evening. It's ironic, because he emailed back, telling me that he had come to Potsdam on Tuesday, thinking there would be a coffeehouse that night. We just missed each other.

We did end up getting together Thursday evening to play. He told me that he's leaving on the 11th. There's really not much time left for us to hang out together.

Something cool happened to us both that night - musically. The Tall Guy was signed up to play a two-hour set before he leaves. I was also signed up to play a two-hour set, one week before The Tall Guy. I will be playing The Fields on Tuesday, June 6th, from 7:00-9:00PM, just in case you want to see my performance.

The Tall Guy, myself and another friend left The Fields, rented a movie and hung out on campus to watch it (the third friend is taking summer courses, and thus gets to live on campus for the summer).

The movie was titled Jeffery, and it was what The Tall Guy termed, "a gay movie." By that, he meant that nearly every character was a homosexual and that the movie itself was geared towards the homosexual community. I still liked the movie though.

The film revolves around the dilemmas faced by the main character - Jeffery - when he gives up sex (or declares so), but subsequently falls for a man who is HIV-positive. Jeffery wants to be with this person, but can't seem to get past the red ribbon. He is scared, ultimately (as I interpret the movie) of caring for someone he could end up losing as quickly as he found. He fears being hurt - being abandoned.

I can relate to that fear of losing someone, of being abandoned. Caring about someone leaves you open to pain, and pushing them away is a defense mechanism. In this, I think the movie transcends sexual orientations (and forms of relationships as well).

I could argue the point with The Tall Guy that this really isn't "a gay movie," based on what was said above. Of course, he could argue right back that some scenes are quite raunchy - nothing you'd want to show to a group of conservative Republicans.

Jeffery is going on my recommended viewing list. Emotions are emotions, no matter who you feel them for.

Another Friday, another compilation of the top 30 albums at WAIH. I must admit, chart watching is a fun little diversion. I like to watch and see which albums go up in popularity, which ones go down and which ones remain static. What will they play next and how many times will they play it? Of course, WAIH's top 30 is now WTSC's top 30 as well.

WTSC is the other college radio station in Potsdam. While WAIH finds it's home on the 2nd floor of a building on the S.U.N.Y. Potsdam campus, WTSC is located in a basement on the Clarkson campus.

WAIH broadcasts over the summer, while WTSC does not. That being, we were recently approached by WTSC about simultaneously broadcasting WAIH's signal on their frequency. We agreed, and the simulcast began this afternoon.

At this point, you can hear WAIH programming on two frequencies in Northern New York - 90.3 FM "The Way" (WAIH) and 91.1 FM "The Source" (WTSC). The main advantage to this is power output - WTSC broadcasts at 700 watts, while WAIH only puts out 100 watts. Basically, my morning show may possibly be heard in southern Ontario over the summer, if you tune in to 91.1 FM.

The new simulcasting IDs are a mouthful though. A legal ID entails saying the following; "You're listening to WAIH 90.3 FM 'The Way' at S.U.N.Y. Potsdam and WTSC 91.1 FM 'The Source' from Clarkson." Sweeper IDs are quicker, "This is WAIH/WTSC," or "You're tuned to 90.3 FM 'The Way' and 91.1 FM 'The Source'." I just have to remember to say both when I'm on-air, that's all.