[78-L] Dick Spottswood's Christmas Show, now Hannukah query re:radio

[Michael Biel]

yves francois wrote:
> first: sorry about the post without my writing on it, guess it had to happen sometime!!
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>    Now, a question. Is there a place in the web for the Hannukah show, I'm VERY interested in Radio Hannukah, 

There is a free on-line trial available.    
http://xmro.xmradio.com/xstream/index.jsp
It was a week last year but does not say if it is still that on the main 
pages.   They also have on-line subscriptions, but not all the channels 
are available on-line.  Radio Chanukah seems to be on Ch 23 on-line. 


>  Let me know, I'm interested (but I do not drive a car so XM will not do me many favors).

It doesn't have to be in a car.  In addition to the on-line 
subscription, you can get home kits for receivers with a stand, an 
antenna that does not really have to be aimed, and an AC adapter.  It 
will send RF out to all your FM receivers, or plug it into any amp, the 
computer, etc.  While my wife and I have receivers in our cars, I have 
one in the house and Leah has one in her apartment.  The two inside ones 
are actually portables with internal batteries that can also be used 
with headphones.  Since you are in Chicago the signal will be very 
strong since they have ground-based transmitters in many major cities.  
The three of us mainly use ours to get the America Left/Air America 
channel to retain our sanity, but there also is a great series of decade 
music channels for the 20s-40s on ch.4, the 50s, the 60s, and then the 
worthless decades of the 70s, 80s, and 90s.  Also several classical 
channels, talk, news, sports, old time radio, public radio, and more.  
Now that American radio is generally worthless, this is a good alternative.

> BTW, I live very incontinently from all forms of public transport in Chicago, but the richness of cultures (and foods) can't be beat (Assyrians, Indian, Pakistani, Serbian, Georgian and so many others all having
>  their storefronts and all living and working in relative harmony). Where else but west Devon avenue can you find potato cakes for under 2 dollars anyways!
>   

Michael Shoshani also lives in that area, so I got to go thru it for the 
first time in 20 years when I visited him last year.  There are some 
great neighborhoods in NYC and Leah's Brooklyn, and I always try to 
visit the Russian CD and video stores in Brighton Beach (and a couple 
practically in her neighborhood) and Chinese stores in Chinatown and 
Sunset Park right near her. 

> Happy Hannukah, Merry Christmas and Solstice to all (and as Bing, the greatest vocalist I ever heard, used to say, "Happy Holidays")
> Yves
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As a matter of fact, one of the many Christmas channels on XM is devoted 
to Bing's Christmas radio programs.  Regis is hosting it, and they say 
they are working with 20 programs.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
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>>>>> Looks like its only fer country music fans.
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>> Al Simmons
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>>>> ...and Gentiles, it would seem?  Julian Vein
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>>> That was implicit pard.  Al S.
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>> --- On Sun, 12/21/08, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:
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>> From: Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com>
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Dick Spottswood's Christmas Show
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Date: Sunday, December 21, 2008, 4:11 PM
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>> Doesn't bother me, starting an hour ago and for the
>> next 8 1/2 days I'm 
>> listening to Radio Hannukah on XM Radio Channel 38 for the
>> third year 
>> (and now on Serius Ch 3 for the first time) and I can get
>> thru the rest 
>> of the Holiday Season without having to hear anything but
>> Jewish music 
>> and comedy.   That certainly beats an hour or so of
>> Spottswood. 
>>
>> Mike (happy hannukah everybody!!!) Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com