Shine On You Crazy Diamond
source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKxq5XOZvz0&feature=related
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104.1 WBCN was Boston. It was the edgy lifestyle that many Bostonians adhered to. At 12:05AM on August 12th, the station signed off. In the morning it became a top 40 station, with another CBS station, Mix, taking its place. WBCN began in 1968. My mother started listening then as a child so she, as well as many other baby boomers, can remember how the station used to be, with major personalities like Charles Laquidara and J.J. Jackson as well as acid rock songs. Many times the hosts would go on completely stoned. Later it became New Wave and punk, advertising Boston clubs like The Rat (The Rathskeller). I was born in 1993 so I grew up to alternative and grunge songs and can remember the days when Oedipus and Howard Stern were on. After Stern and a short stint by David Lee Roth, Opie and Anthony had a talk show in the morning. They were replaced in 2008 by Toucher and Rich.The last song played before the station signed off was Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" which was followed by various sound bytes from the station's past. The Station was moved to 98.5, Mix's old station, but now it will be primarily sports, only taking a few WBCN personalities, including Toucher and Rich. Also, WBCN is streaming online but for anybody who has grown up listening to the rock songs of this station, nothing will be quite the same. Without it, a new generation will have to learn how to be "really rockin' in Boston" on their own. So come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!
For the record, the video is not mine. I just found it and knew I had to use it.
For the record, the video is not mine. I just found it and knew I had to use it.
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