Radio Ga Ga
Another standard day here in the world of UM with a 6:30am wake up call. We stay in top game shape with an all-bran breakfast at 6:45, a mile in the pool to warm up, and a cozy 6 mile jog to get the blood flowing. But we had to bypass our usual routine today to make a radio appearance on the Johnny B show at 97.9 The Loop. And while everyone sorely missed the workout, it was good times all around this morning. There was no shortage of funny moments both on and off air from the false start of Spires that was conveniently blamed on Vince to the "Hour erection, 25 minutes to live" jam.
We tried to capture some good video bits for you to join in on the fun as you know we love to share here at Umphrey's McGee. Additionally, there is an audio montage that follows with some of the more noteworthy "on air" highlights... (Video Disclaimer: Apologies in advance for the lack of transitions/fades between clips as the file type wouldn't agree with the editing software but in the interest of timeliness I am opting not to worry about it)
A few words about the audio clip as it should help complete the details that the video didn't cover: Ironically enough the Audio Producer at the station had the same name as our Manager Vince so when news went out that it was Vince's screw up, his blackberry appropriately blew up. We'd all like to thank you for joining us by continually blaming things on Vince. And one other piece of pertinent background info about the new smash hit single "Spider Bite", the track was inspired by a story about a deadly yet "perky" natured amazonian spider. Johnny B wanted to know if the boys could work up a theme song on the spot and naturally we were all too happy too oblige.