MY LAST CHANCE!! (Plus: A NEW wrinkle in WHO NEEDS DANA & CARL? )

Dramatic, innit? Yes, this is my last chance to grovel for your votes in The Syracuse New Times' Best Of Syracuse '16 Readers Poll. Deadline for voting is, like, now, so please consider a vote for Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do) for Best Blog. You can vote once per e-mail address, and I humbly beg you to vote for me, and for my friends:

BEST BLOG: Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do)
BEST PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: my lovely wife Brenda's school Jowonio School
BEST AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM: Jowonio School
BEST RADIO PERSONALITY: Ronnie Dark
BEST ROCK GROUP: Ronnie's combo Darkroom
BEST BAND NAME: Darkroom
MOST TRUSTED LOCAL POLITICIAN: Al Stirpe
BEST PLACE TO BUY MUSIC: Ronnie's sponsor Music And More
BEST COMICS STORE: Comix Zone
BEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT: Spark Syracuse



Last call! I don't have a prayer, to be honest with ya, but I'm gonna go out swingin'...!

It's still far from your last chance to participate in our Who Needs Dana & Carl? fundraiser on behalf of Spark Syracuse, but let's sweeten the pot and add a little bit of soulful urgency. We already know that generous patrons o' the arts who donate $100 or more at http://sparksyracuse.org/support/ earn the opportunity to program the music for a future episode of This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio. BUT THERE'S MORE! Granted, not much more--if we could afford giveaways, we wouldn't need to do a fundraiser--but still, MORE! Everyone who donates at this $100 level will also be entered into a drawing, and one lucky winner will get to program one additional, specific episode of TIRnRR.

Which episode? The winner gets to program our 850th show, in its entirety.

That's right. One of our Guest Programmers, over and above the great show he or she would slap together anyway, will also get to program our big, blowout TIRnRR # 850. Don't let us down! Every $100 donation is worth an entry in this drawing, and the winner will be selected at random next month. Everyone's who's already donated at the $100 level during this campaign will also be entered into the contest. This contest runs through October 22nd, and the winner's name will be drawn on October 23rd. Questions? Talk t'me. The original Who Needs Dana & Carl rules 'n' regs still apply...but now you get a shot at two shows for the price of one. And not just any show! You get to program 850! Let the cash flow freely!

Hey! We're about to hit a whompin', stompin', 30,000 views! Lots more to come...and it won't all be hype. I mean, look at what's developing in the near (or eventual) future on Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do):