Alien signpost?—uh…no, it’s a “Cypress Tunnel”

Can anyone tell us where this is, or what it means? [Thanks for all your incorrect, but amusing guesses.]

YES: It’s a shot from Google Earth of the KPH Marine radio station built by RCA circa 1930 and still operable today. [The KPH receive site is open for visitors every Saturday 1200 to 1700 local time.  Visitors are welcome!  The receive site is located at 17400 Sir Francis Drake Blvd in the Point Reyes National Seashore, just past G Ranch on the way to the lighthouse.]

The view from the street is locally known as the “Cypress Tunnel”, which was planted & tended by Coast Miwok descendant Joe Sciallo, of Marshall, CA, who was a station rigger for the facility 90+ years ago.

So, did ol’ Joe, whose ancestors have tread on that ground for only ten thousand years or so, know when he planted the little Cypress seedlings that they would look somewhat like a radio tower from space? Sure he did.

Just a note of the avian persuasion:

We’re happy to reprise the little “Birdnote” episodes now fresh baked daily at/around 8am M-F on all Jiveradio network stations. [That’s a mama Snowy Plover and her little tyke.]

Gratuitous Echo 6

here are the songs heard on the latest Gratuitous Echo (#6)…..

jefferson airplane…..a small package of value will come to you shortly

camper van beethoven…..good guys and bad guys

electric flag–killin floor

the beatles–and your bird can sing

jade warrior–may queen

king crimson–i talk to the wind

joni mitchell–underneath the streetlight

carly simon–haven’t got time for the pain

d.j. blather break

the who–armenia city in the sky

traffic–hole in my shoe

pink floyd–see emily play

the stones–dandelion

the beatles–everybody’s got something to hide except for me and my monkey

the small faces–itchycoo park

(the last six songs were a flashback fantasy of listening to radio in a park in London in 1967)

Gratuitous Echo…..new episodes Saturday night at 9.  replay Weds night at 9.  and always avail on the website.  just go to DJs, then BVD, and the show is right there.  listen at your leisure!

wham, bam, thank you Shazam

i was chatting with a listener recently who was a bit frustrated.  she likes a lot of our programming, sure, but was crabby because songs that she liked weren’t identified.  yes, this can be a pitfall with our notorious low budget operation, BUT……this is exactly why we love SHAZAM.  this nifty app can really be helpful in the song/artist identification realm.  it’s free, it downloads very quickly, and, more importantly, IT WORKS.  really helpful for expanded appreciation of Jive Radio!  so if you don’t have it on your phone…….get widdit!

Well, sumbitch!

Just got word from The Vector that our little KDAN got some ‘good ink’: HERE

As they say…stay tuned (up)!