After thirty hours of broadcasting on the network last week, John is
returning once again tonight to reek his own blend of ambiguous,
teriyaki-flavored havoc. First and foremost, tonight's broadcast is hereby
dedicated to the newly wed Andre and Kirsten Louis. Suffice it to say
appropriate tracks will be played in their honor. Today also happens to be
Queen Elizabeth II's eighty-third birthday, as well as the seventy-first
birthday of Ernie Maresca, who wrote and produced much of Dion DiMucci's
early solo recordings of the early to mid-1960s.
On a more somber note, many stateside will recall that yesterday marked
the tenth anniversary of the tragic Columbine shootings. I felt that, as
lighthearted and upbeat as my broadcasts tend to be, such an anniversary
must be properly commemorated. Finally, thanks to Derek Lane, we have an
update on Bryan vandervalk's condition. For those who may not know, Bryan
is the infamous autistic listener from Canada who has been a loyal listener
to the network for nearly three years now. Since 2006 he's found his way
into homages to Wesley Willis, carts, intros, the station's PBX, ID's, and
of course numerous phone calls. The last we'd heard, which was about a
month ago, he had been in the hospital after suffering from what he
characterized as a lung problem of some sort. Until yesterday, we haven't
been able to get in touch with him. On the show tonight, we will have a
full update. All this and a bit of Mavs talk with my church's music
director can be heard from 6 to 10PM EDT at
http://listen.tbrn.net:8888/tbrn.ogg.m3u or
http://listen.tbrn.net:8888/tbrn.mp3.m3u
