Only 3 weeks after his mother Inez passed (see a few posts below), our brother from another mother and all-in-all, the best bartender we’ve ever known, Tony Stempeck died of complications from COVID today. A wit as fast as any comedian alive or dead, Tony was a flat-out kingpin. A cornerstone. We are seriously rocked by this loss. More soon.
Here’s a vid of Tony talking about his Mom only weeks ago.
You think this COVID thing is all a hoax? Pack sand.
There’s literally VOLUMES of materials on this man, the Chief Mentor and DNA donor to Jiveradio. Here’s a recent story that will just barely scratch the itch of what some of us are feeling: https://reason.com/2020/07/23/the-death-of-a-radio-pioneer/
If you can find the time/interest, please do read about this man who has left his mark on many hundreds of people working tirelessly on ‘this side’ of US radio.
R.I.P.Lorenzo ‘Lo’ Milam
There were two men walking the earth more responsible for the being of Jiveradio than anyone else, and now there’s only one. Chief among those two was Lorenzo Wilson Milam, who reportedly died July 19th at his home in Oaxaxca, Mexico.
Lorenzo (‘Lo’ to some) fathered a gaggle of early ‘underground’ radio stations, some of which are still on the air today, KBOO Portland (OR) being an example of Lo’s idea of free-form, anti-estab radio.
He was also a writer and English Professor among other endeavors. His last book (above) is a great read and a classic look into Lo’s mind and perception of the world from his lifelong perch on crutches & wheelchairs. He says about the title: “If you don’t understand the word walkies, you probably are one.”
Lo changed our world in many ways, all good. His body is finally freed and his spirit plays on in the universe… and specifically on Jiveradio.
PS- The other man is thankfully still walking the earth around South Africa somewhere.
In light of these facts, maybe we could just lick the bunny?