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Gene

Mr. Godfrey... white courtesy phone..

About Me

Classic FM The Album-Friendly Intimacy Of Progressive FM Radio Since 1979 With Exclusive Interviews.The show revives the free-form atmosphere of listening to early FM radio with those older deeper tracks, and includes some wonderful new musicians as well. I have in-studio guests playing live occassionally, and a very popular feature called Perfect Album where I play three songs from an album of your choosing that you have always felt was perfect... at least your all time favorite! =) I also love putting together themes on occassion. Your requests are always welcome!I left the confines of commercial radio years ago to continue doing this right for both the artists and listeners! You both deserve it!Please copy and paste my website link into your browser.http://www.angelfire.com/music2/classicfmFridays 6-10pm Eastern Time.Webcast available from Z889 WBZC Pemberton, NJWidowed... I lost my wife of 20 years to ovarian cancer in May of '04; Devoted father to 2 grown children; A daughter and one hell of an athlete 20; & son, a United States Marine Reservist 22.I have an awesome sense of humor and try to find humor in everything; I'm passionate; down to earth; uninhibited; a perfectionist at times; I sometimes well up at movies no matter what genre simply because of a feeling of beauty present in a scene, whether it be from music or a visual... hell, I well up during the previews! --You should see me on Oscar night!; I Love the Jersey shore, Ocean City, to be specific, I love the water and everything about the place!; I love walks on the beach, day or night, esp., under a full moon; rain on the roof; thunderstorms; Christmas Eve at mom’s with all 6 of us siblings & however many spouses and kids between us (life is good); Miami Vice; play music loud… (get to KNOW your neighbors!); I like rock music, prog, folk, jazz/fusion, singer/songwriters, Canterbury and classical; I've been a soccer player all my life; I like other sports like softball and bowling; and I've always loved cookouts;Here Are Some Musician Friends Who've Joined Me On Classic FM!...

My Interests

I have been doing my radio show, Classic FM , for 29 years, digging deeper and playing more from artists, like original FM radio that we all miss. But I treat the new music the same way. -It's NOT an oldies show! It's just nice to hear the deeper stuff, BOTH old and new, because there's no way, in THIS lifetime, commercial radio will EVER play anything but a hit single! So, for all you struggling artists out there... -All that soul searching you do to write music... drawing upon your lives for inspiration to create... Keep plugging away and always reach for the stars. If you want to send ME your music, please get in touch, because I'm not afraid to let the music play! Especially independents!!k... that's not EVERYTHING I'm about!... but it's a big part. Music is like the air I breathe... It's not just background... I "feel" it... I "breathe" it... I flow with it... cry and groove with it.I love interviewing musicians, established and new, and weaving their wonderful music into what we chat about.The Jersey Shore... nowhere on earth is there a shore except for South Jersey. --my soul place. Everywhere else is the beach.While on the beach, if it's night time, I love the stars... I'm a hopeless romantic... of course, at that moment, some idiot would turn their flood light on and ruin it!(k... need a segue...) Any documentary on the History Channel or channels like that... history is awesome! (k... geek factor just shot up!)Cookouts and softball... soccer... families... whatever you're drinking... a good time... I have an extra glove... you were out by a mile!RunningChemistry, Love, Light and Spirituality...Can I get you something from the desert tray and feed it to you? You choose.Christmastime...(I've been told this is long winded... )Let's see... chocolate; morning and evening tea; mint iced tea anytime; water always; staying up talking and knowing my woman; sitting close; constellations; laughing with my siblings; laughing with anyone; dont EVEN wake me on the weekend!; breakfast; the supernatural; movies; popcorn extra butter; getting through things as best I can; any color long hair on a woman; she loves colors; actually, whatever she likes or dislikes, or whoever she is, I respect her and love her for her; agree to disagree; love pizza, especially at the shore; everything about the shore; dunes; root beer floats with mocha chip ice cream; double stuff Oreos and milk; cherry cheese cake... (hurt me, beat, me, make me spend money!) I enjoy drawing; writing; photography; All foods except red beets (eeewww!!!); I love Summertime, although I have special feelings about all seasons; the rain on my bedroom roof especially during a thunderstorm; Lightning on the horizon; sensitivity; spirituality; passion; sensuality; mood settings; candles; I WISH I had a fireplace like growing up; dogs & cats; befriending wild animals; the descent when flying;--and the sunrise!

I'd like to meet:

Musicians and bands; Please browse the website about my show and feel free to say hello and send me your music!People with like interests... and a sense of humor, for cryin' out loud! -I swear... I know people younger than me who are such stuffed shirts!

Music:

What's always in my CD player?"In The Wake" by Dream AriaFeatured on Classic FMMezmerizing... trancey... rocking... intricate... beautiful... powerful... soothing... and lovely... with entrancing vocals; this CD flows through my veins!... defies to be confined to a genre... you've GOT to hear this! AND THERE'S MORE COMING VERY SOON!!!Joni Mitchell's first album; Any Joni Mitchell album!; Valley Hi by Iain Matthews; The Last Drag by The Samples; Lying Awake by Ellery; Wind And Wuthering by Genesis... the list is really endless.

Movies:

9 1/2 Weeks; The French Connection; Cinderella Man; To Kill A Mockingbird; The Jericho Mile; American Beauty; Jeremiah Johnson; Real Genius; Prince Of The City; The Parallax View; Easy Rider; Pulp Fiction; The Shawshank Redemption; The Sixth Sense; The Godfather; The Deer Hunter; Serpico; etc... Can I take a breath here?

Television:

Miami Vice -have em all on tape w/no commercials And now on DVD! (-anyone keepin track of the geek factor?)X-Files; Sopranos (Most of my favorite TV shows aren't on TV anymore).I don't "feel" much TV today... Are all shows mirror images of each other or what? Copycats. I would like an original show to occur. And if they're gonna show older shows, I'd like to see Dr Kildare... It Takes A Thief... The Name Of The Game... Run For Your Life... The Immortal...

Books:

Check book; a book of stamps; booking guests; booking flights;I read mostly reference material and things that interest me... CD and LP liner notes. Cassettes and 8 Tracks never had liner notes... what's up with that? --LOL! I don't read novels. The Annotated Alice (Lewis Carroll) with footnotes by Martin Gardner... a fascinating, dreamy and mesmerizing book!

Heroes:

My children have always been my heroes.

My Blog

Classic FM This Fri 4.25.08 Steve Butler Live In The Studio And More!

Hi all!This Friday, 4.25.08, I'll be chatting live in the studio with Steve Butler from Smash Palace as they have a new single from the latest disc called Everybody Comes And Goes.I've been away, but ...
Posted by Gene on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:08:00 PST

Classic FM Playlist Friday 4.11.08.

Hatfield And The North  Mumps   Head East  Gettin' Lucky Crack The Sky  She's A Dancer Hall And Oates  Abandoned Luncheonette Little Feat  Red Streamliner Ian Anderson  In A Black Box &nbs...
Posted by Gene on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:42:00 PST

Up High

When I was a kid I loved being up high, as most kids do. My dad might put me on his shoulders... or I'd swing higher than the one next to me... I'd try the double ferris wheel for the first, and ONLY ...
Posted by Gene on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:51:00 PST

Classic FM Playlist Friday 4.4.08.

Rare Earth  Get Ready (Full version)   The Doobie Brothers  Rio Joe Cocker  Hitchcock Railway Roxy Music  Virginia Plain Lou Reed  What's Good The A's  Electricity   The Band  Acad...
Posted by Gene on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:29:00 PST

Confidence

The breath of today is so full of life! There is color within its flow. As it moves through my lungs and becomes part of my blood, I feel somehow invincible to the days challenges, which are sure to p...
Posted by Gene on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:14:00 PST

Classic FM Playlist Friday 3.28.08

A special Power Pop edition tonight!   Frank Zappa - Yo Momma (live)   Gigolo Aunts  Bloom Marshall Crenshaw  What Do You Dream Of? Lucinda Williams  Six Blocks Away The Records  Rock ...
Posted by Gene on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:48:00 PST

Classic FM Playlist Friday 3.21.08.

Genesis  I Know What I Like/The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway/Musical Box (live)   Ike  We Like Sugar The Hooters  I’m Alive Nazz  When I Get My Plane Todd Rundgren  Don’t You Ever...
Posted by Gene on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:25:00 PST

Classic FM Playlist Friday 3.14.08

Mike Rutherford  Smallcreep’s Day   Badfinger  Without You Innocence Mission  Everything’s Different Now Duncan Sheik  That Says It All The Jerry Garcia Band  Reuben And Cherise...
Posted by Gene on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:00:00 PST

Classic FM Playlist Friday 2.29.08

ELP  Tarkus   PJ Harvey  Big Exit Joe Jackson  It’s Different For Girls Roger McGuinn  Up To Me Husker Du  Hardly Getting Over It Hughes/Thrall  Coast To Coast   John Gorka  ...
Posted by Gene on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:20:00 PST

Classic FM Playlist Friday 3.7.08

Genesis  The Battle Of Epping Fprrest   Argent  Thunder And Lightning Sniff N The Tears  New Lines On Love Alice Cooper  Hello, Hooray April Wine  Fast Train Greg Lake  Lend Your Love To M...
Posted by Gene on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:53:00 PST