Friday, July 24, 2015

WHFS 102.3 DAVID, The Blizzard of Feb 11 1983, Shared by Jim

Our new good buddy Jim sent us another email detailing this WHFS tape from Feb 11 1983 that he shared.
 Here's the text:
Camarillo,


This tape is interesting for the music mix of course, but also for what was going on outside. On Friday, February 11, 1983 the Washington DC area was buried in one of the largest blizzards in recent DC history. According to NOAA: This storm beat the Presidents Day Storm and was the second greatest snowfall of record for the Washington area (at the time). It covered an unusually large portion of Virginia and Maryland with more than a foot of snow. The storm set a new 24 hour snowfall record in Lynchburg, Virginia, with 14.6 inches, Roanoke with 18.6 inches and Baltimore, Maryland with 22.8 inches. Parts of Northern Virginia measured as much as 30 inches on the ground. Washington, DC officially recorded 17 inches at National Airport, but 2 feet of snow fell in surrounding suburbs. Winds gusted over 25 mph all day on February 11 causing drifts up to five feet. The heavy snow and winds paralyzed the region.


Meanwhile, David was on the air at 102.3 FM playing the likes of Simple Minds, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie, After the Fire, Elvis Costello, The Jam, The Fixx, Dream Syndicate, Malcolm McLaren, Grace Jones, Icehouse, U2, Talking Heads, Robert Palmer, Blancmange, The Teardrop Explodes, and others.

Jim 

 WHFS 2-11-83 Blizzard of 83-Side A.mp3
http://www2.zippyshare.com/v/EEqHjePs/file.html 

 WHFS 2-11-83 Blizzard of 83-Side B.mp3
http://www2.zippyshare.com/v/qqoSH4oX/file.html 

How cool is that? Thanks so much Jim!!!

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9 comments:

  1. Camarillo BrilloJuly 24, 2015 at 5:35 PM

    Man, that is one sweet tape of David! Weather references and David at his best...great stuff Jim!

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  2. AnonymousJuly 25, 2015 at 6:19 PM

    Whats the last song on side A?

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  3. Camarillo BrilloJuly 26, 2015 at 12:07 AM

    Good question

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  4. EricJuly 26, 2015 at 1:30 AM

    I love this tape! Thanks so much for adding it:)

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  5. Camarillo BrilloJuly 26, 2015 at 4:53 PM

    Thanks to Jim for sharing it!

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  6. MidlanticJuly 28, 2015 at 8:47 PM

    I remember that blizzard! Walking up 15th Street to Florida in driving snow to get various sorts of supplies, then hunkering down till the next day. Looking forward to cueing this up. Thanks for posting it.

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  7. nokesvillejrJuly 30, 2015 at 10:12 PM

    Shazam says the last song on side A is Person Person by Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns.

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  8. Camarillo BrilloJuly 31, 2015 at 11:22 AM

    UDA Man!

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  9. nokesvillejrJuly 26, 2020 at 3:19 PM

    I just re-uploaded these and thought I would share the new links here too.

    WHFS 2-11-83 Blizzard of 83-Side A.mp3
    Link:
    https://www48.zippyshare.com/v/qZgQl1rM/file.html

    WHFS 2-11-83 Blizzard of 83-Side B.mp3
    Link:
    https://www48.zippyshare.com/v/o3QCVSI5/file.html

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