THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO: A Milestone Approaches

This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl is poised to hit a significant milestone during our very next show. That's this coming Sunday, June 17th, beginning at 9 pm Eastern at sparksyracuse.org Neither Dana nor I was aware of this impending moment until a few days ago, when we were informed of it by intrepid TIRnRR stats man Fritz Van Leaven. The milestone will occur some time near the show's mid-point, though we will lead up to it throughout the preceding 90 minutes or whatever time it takes to arrive at that specific special achievement in TIRnRR's history.

I apologize for being coy, but we're still planning out precisely how we want to commemorate this particular milestone. We'll reveal the nature of the milestone prior to the show, and we'll show you how we celebrate it when we celebrate it.

In the mean time, here's a list of a few past TIRnRR milestones:

FIRST SHOW: 12/27/98, broadcast on WXXE-FM

FIRST COUNTDOWN SHOW: Special edition six-month anniversary show, 5/30/99

FIRST LIVE WEBCAST: 8/20/00

100th SHOW: 1/7/01 [note: there have been additional special editions of TIRnRR that are not part of the show's official episode count]

FIRST COMPILATION CD: This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 1 (JAM Recordings, 2004)

FIRST SHOW ON WESTCOTT RADIO: 3/25/07

TENTH ANNIVERSARY SHOW: 12/28/08

500th SHOW: 9/27/09

25 YEARS OF DANA & CARL: 1/15/17 [dating back to our pre-TIRnRR incarnation as We're Your Friends For Now on WNMA in 1992]

FIRST LIVE SHOW ON WSPJ-LP SYRACUSE: October 2017; believe it or not, I didn't keep a record of the precise date.

The twentieth anniversary of This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio is coming up in December, and TIRnRR # 1000 should arrive late in 2019. That's a lot of songs played on the radio. Another milestone arrives Sunday. We'll have the radio on.

This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl, Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse on The Spark WSPJ-LP 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/

Spark Syracuse is supported by listeners like you. Tax-deductible donations are welcome at http://sparksyracuse.org/support/

You can follow Carl's daily blog Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do) at 
https://carlcafarelli.blogspot.com/

Our new compilation CD This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 4 is now available from Kool Kat Musik! 29 tracks of irresistible rockin' pop, starring Pop Co-Op, Ray Paul, Circe Link & Christian Nesmith, Vegas With Randolph Featuring Lannie Flowers, The Slapbacks, P. Hux, Irene Peña, Michael Oliver & the Sacred Band Featuring Dave Merritt, The Rubinoos, Stepford Knives, The Grip Weeds, Popdudes, Ronnie Dark, The Flashcubes, Chris von Sneidern, The Bottle Kids, 1.4.5., The Smithereens, Paul Collins' Beat, The Hit Squad, The Rulers, The Legal Matters, Maura & the Bright Lights, Lisa Mychols, and Mr. Encrypto & the Cyphers. You gotta have it, so order it here.