Last week, the (Best of Austin) Mascot Wedding show wrapped up its Fall KOOP Membership Drive run with nothing less than its best membership show ever, all thanks to you, the listners! Oh-em-eff-gee you guys crushed it. YOU CRUSHED IT! It was our single best show ever in terms of the amount raised for our beloved community radio station, and the best full pledge run (all three shows) for our show so far. If you want a sign that the show is growing, it’s right there in your support. Thanks so much to the following pledgers: Randy, John G., (Anonymous), Misty, Nelda, and Robert. Special thanks to Charles C. for pledging for a second time. Jeepers! Everyone who didn’t pledge, look at these names and be humbled. They are your radio champions.
Thanks also to last week’s special guest, Dylan McKenzie from Writing on the Air. The fun packs will be mailed out in the next four weeks.
Last week’s playlist:
Opener: “Quiet Little Voices” by We Were Promised Jetpacks, off the album These Four Walls
“Ditch Road” by Jack-O & the Tennessee Tearjerkers, off the album The Disco Outlaw
“Do Ya Wanna Get It?” by the John Spencer Blues Explosion, off the Jukebox Explosion collection
“Yea Yeah” by Matt & Kim, off their self-titled album
Closer: “Quicksand” by Silkworm, off the album Firewater
Last Saturday was show number two for Mascot Wedding during KOOP’s Fall Membership Drive and our listeners continued to come through, especially Dana for pledging her support for a second week in a row. We’d also like to thank heroes Fancy and Steve for standing tall and pledging their support for KOOP. Those heroes either called (512) 472-5667 [toll free 1-888-917-5667] or pledged online at koop.org. Thanks also to our special guest Jay Robillard, legendary host of The Lounge Show.
We’re going to try and keep that momentum going on today’s show featuring special guest Jay Robillard. Remember, every pledge of at least $25 gets you the Mascot Wedding premium, You Wanna Get Crushed? Fun Pack, which includes an exclusive CD + sticker.
Last week’s playlist:
Opener: “Commin’ Home” by Cheeseburger, off the Commin’ Home single
“Soft Shock (Acoustic)” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, off the album It’s Blitz!
“Bag of Hammers” by Thao Nguyen and The Get Down Stay Down, off the album We Brave Bee Stings and All
Closer: “Daylight” by Matt and Kim, off the album Grand
Last week was our first show of KOOP’s Fall Membership Drive and our listeners kicked the ass fantastic. We’d like to thank Dana T, Amanda D, Dan K, Charles C, and William B for standing tall and pledging their support for KOOP. Those heroes either called (512) 472-5667 [toll free 1-888-917-5667] or pledged online at koop.org. Thanks also to our special guest Mr. Harris, co-host of the Graveside Service on KOOP.
We’re going to try and keep that momentum going on today’s show featuring special guest Jay Robillard. Remember, every pledge of at least $25 gets you the Mascot Wedding premium, You Wanna Get Crushed? Fun Pack, which includes an exclusive CD + sticker.
Last week’s playlist:
Opener: “The Boys are Leaving Town” by Japandroids, off the album Post-Nothing
“Codes” by Jason Lowenstein, off the album At Sixes and Sevens
“East of Hercules” by Ume, off the Sunshower EP
“Everyone’s Born to Die” by ELO, off the album “ELO 2″
Closer: “Over It” by Dinosaur Jr., off the album Farm
This was our final show of the KOOP Fall 2K8 Membership Drive. Thanks to everyone who pledged during our three-week run. You guys are the true heroes of KOOP. The rest of you are most likley scum. What’s that? You pledged during the Spring Membership Drive? Okay, you’re still a hero.
I hope everyone enjoys the show-exclusive premiums. They’re going to be mailed out separately by us in November. So if you get a package of KOOP swag in the mail and don’t see your copy of Erler and Sons vol 2, no worries, it’s coming.
Since these shows aren’t really “for the ages”, I’ll most likely take down the podcast episodes in a week. So listen to them while you have the chance… if you want to listen to them that is. They’re pretty much just yelling. Plus you can hear the annoyed choreographer trying to keep David and Mac on track.
And finally congrats to Patrick G. who won our mini-raffle and will be getting all of the mix CD’s we make for the show. Thanks again to everyone!
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Opener: “Ever Lovin’ Man” by The Dirtbombs, off the album We Have You Surrounded
“Leather Jacket” by Ben Folds Five, off the No Boundaries compilation
“Teenage FBI” by Guided by Voices, off the album The Best of Guided by Voices: Human Amusements at Hourly Rates
“Last Day of Magic” by The Kills, off the album Midnight Boom
Closer: “Jump into the Fire” by Harry Nilsson, off the album Nilsson Schmilsson
This Saturday is our last show during KOOP’s Fall 2008 Membership Drive it’s also your last chance to score our exclusive album Erler and Sons vol 2 featuring call-in bits by myself, David Jara, and John Erler. If that isn’t enough to entice you, we’ll also have other albums to give out as well as tickets to see Ben Folds @ Stubbs. So before you watch the Battle Cattle take on Missouri, turn your radio to 91.7 FM or your computer to koop.org and listen from 6-7 PM to the Mascot Wedding show.
Here’s some video from last week’s overly manic show. I’ll calm down this week, I promise.
Erler and Sons volume 2
Membership Drive show #2! This is the second MW show of membership drive and the first show we managed to record since being back in the studio. Mac and David are joined in-studio by Joey V as all three make the hard sell for KOOP’s membership drive. A frantic show that’s also a bit of a mess but that’s how hard the boys are working for KOOP! Only one more show left of the Fall drive and only more chance to get Erler and Sons vol 2, a comedy CD exclusive to this pledge drive, so listen this coming Saturday!
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Opener: “Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?” by Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, off the album Hearts of Oak
“Creeper” by Islands, off the album Arm’s Way
“Roc Boys” by Jay-Z, off the album American Gangster
On yesterday’s Mascot Wedding show we raised over $500, pushing our two-show total to over $700. You did it! For a rookie show with a 30-minute time slot this is unprecendented. Thanks so much to everyone who pledged. There were some people that were pledging during the closing minutes of our show who we didn’t get to thank on the air but we shall do that next week as well as the drawing for the bill and erik prize pack.
Thanks so much to everyone who pledged. David and I are so proud of each and everyone of you. KOOP thanks you, we thank you, and we hope you like the premiums (which we’ll be mailing out sometime in May).
If there are any Mascot Wedding fans out there who didn’t get a chance to pledge during our show; because I love KOOP so much, if you make a pledge of at least $25 between now and the end of pledge drive, send me an email with your time and date of pledge and I’ll hook you up with our comedy CD. mac(at)billanderik(dot)com
I know, I know. I said I wasn’t going to do that, but people have been asking me about it, and I can’t turn away possible support for KOOP. It will just be for the CD btw, the shirt and prize pack offers will remain exclusive to those who pledged during the show.
If you’re a fan of this show and/or these podcasts you know what day it is and you know the awesome premiums we have for you when you pledge. So call today from 3-3:30pm cst. (512) 472-5667 or toll free at 1-888-917-5667 or pledge online at koop.org!
Thanks so much.
Hey folks. 91.7 KOOP FM is currently in the midst of the spring membership drive, our on-air fundraising campaign. Without the support we get from our listeners during these drives, KOOP would not be able to stay on the air. So without your donations, we would not have a show. Due to the attack on KOOP earlier in the year, this might be our most important drive ever.
To try and sweeten the deal and encourage donations, David and I have cooked up a special donation premium for people who pledge during our show. In addition to the donation premiums that KOOP is already offering, everyone who pledges at least $25 dollars during our show will get a CD featuring exclusive material from myself and David; including a phone call we did on our pilot show and comedy bits recorded just for this premium. Continue reading »
