This weekend marked my official inauguration back into Colorado life. I got up at 5:30 am Saturday morning to sit in line to buy Volume 20 of the KBCO Studio C album. Since it is their 20th anniversary, it was a double CD. Score!
For those of you who are wondering why in the H-E- Double Hockeysticks I would not only get up early, but get up early and then sit outside in the Colorado cold, let me explain. KBCO is a local radio station out of Boulder. One of the few radio stations in the country that still has live DJ's that pick music rather than computerized playlists. Whenever good bands go through Denver, they can record an accoustic set in the KBCO studio, Studio C to be precise. Then once a year, they produce an album of the highlights of the last years bands. They sell the albums for $10 (usually, this year $15 for the double) with all of the proceeds going to the Boulder County AIDs Project. There is a limit to two copies per person, and the CDs generally sell out across the Front Range by early afternoon. This year, they were officially sold out at 1pm.
This was a yearly tradition in my pre-PC years. KBCO line buddy, Shawn, was gracious enough to send me his second copy each year I was away. Cassie, his wife, graciously watches the kids then meets us for breakfast afterwards. This whole "the kids are too young to sit out in the cold" excuse is good for I few more years I guess, but then everyone's in line. Anyway, despite the cold and early rising, it's a good time for a good cause.... oh and the CD is always great.
For those of you who are wondering why in the H-E- Double Hockeysticks I would not only get up early, but get up early and then sit outside in the Colorado cold, let me explain. KBCO is a local radio station out of Boulder. One of the few radio stations in the country that still has live DJ's that pick music rather than computerized playlists. Whenever good bands go through Denver, they can record an accoustic set in the KBCO studio, Studio C to be precise. Then once a year, they produce an album of the highlights of the last years bands. They sell the albums for $10 (usually, this year $15 for the double) with all of the proceeds going to the Boulder County AIDs Project. There is a limit to two copies per person, and the CDs generally sell out across the Front Range by early afternoon. This year, they were officially sold out at 1pm.
This was a yearly tradition in my pre-PC years. KBCO line buddy, Shawn, was gracious enough to send me his second copy each year I was away. Cassie, his wife, graciously watches the kids then meets us for breakfast afterwards. This whole "the kids are too young to sit out in the cold" excuse is good for I few more years I guess, but then everyone's in line. Anyway, despite the cold and early rising, it's a good time for a good cause.... oh and the CD is always great.
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