KROQ Freddy Snakeskin On Air, circa 1982

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Freddy Snakeskin

Freddy Snakeskin

Күн бұрын

Long before CBS reared its ugly corporate head, there was a small but influential independent LA radio station called KROQ, housed in a dumpy little building in Pasadena. From my private collection, you are cordially invited to be my in-studio guest, one weekday afternoon in the infamous KROQ air studio, circa 1982. Featuring yours truly Freddy Snakeskin at the controls, with special cameo appearances by Jed The Fish, Dusty Street, Rick Carroll (wearing an actual tie!), Larry Groves, "Shotgun Tom" Kelly, Dr. George "Baby" Cooing, Sam Freeze and more. Original video by Shotgun Tom aka Buster Hymen. Hope you have as much fun watching it as we all had playing radio in that tiny room, way back when.
You will undoubtedly note many differences between the Original World Famous KROQ, and what's left of it today -- all those juicy vinyl records for one thing (and yes we really could Play What We Wanted, at least "within reason", ha ha). Plus it's kinda sad how all those tasty 80's beer commercials seem to have been replaced by a never-ending onslaught of annoying ads for banks and car dealers.
On the other hand, no more phony inducements to get trained for a rewarding career in radio -- not even Trump could sell that crap to anybody today. Oh well, such is progress, or whatever you want to call it...enjoy, and feel free to share (and if so inclined you could always adopt a rescue kitty and name him Freddy -- or for even better karma remember the Freddy Snakeskin Unemployment Fund!) Better still: somebody please offer this guy a job -- now!

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@dusty_wakeman
@dusty_wakeman 3 жыл бұрын
Dusty from King Cotton here. Hearing Stick to the Grind on KROQ was always a thrill - you guys broke our record! I met my wife of 35 years - Szu Mink of KNAC - when we appeared at a KROQ show at the Roxy. Forever grateful!
@NorCalCubsFan
@NorCalCubsFan Жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness! King Cotton was one of my absolute favorites. I was in high school in the 80s in Huntington Beach and loved KROQ! 😍👍🏼✌️
@bradleysmith681
@bradleysmith681 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent, before the corporations bought radio and destroyed it.
@robert1969yankess
@robert1969yankess 5 жыл бұрын
i was born in MICHOACAN, MEXICO and was brought to the wonderful city of Huntington Park, Ca. at the age of 6 and i am so blessed to have grown up listening to KROQ, KMET AND KLOS 🙃! I would not change a thing in my life 🙏!
@Creaturebud
@Creaturebud 2 ай бұрын
FA MA baja, California mexico.
@svetcovladich9996
@svetcovladich9996 Жыл бұрын
Grew up listening to KROQ...Such awesome music and personalities. Snakeskin was quite the character. Perfect for the offbeat, irreverent nature of the station back then...Great days in Socal.
@shirokhorsheed
@shirokhorsheed 6 жыл бұрын
Freddy Snakeskin and Jed the Fish were the best DJs. This was back in the day when KROQ played really good music
@kaisersozshye2525
@kaisersozshye2525 5 жыл бұрын
Dude, i almost forgot about Jed The Fish.
@kaisersozshye2525
@kaisersozshye2525 5 жыл бұрын
I loved Dusty Street and her raspy voice. I remember thinking she sounded like cigarette, haha!
@aprilmayem9820
@aprilmayem9820 5 жыл бұрын
Jed the Fish had a gig on KRVM out of Eugene, OR in '96 and may still be doing it.
@Bubblehead640
@Bubblehead640 4 жыл бұрын
Heard Dusty call someone a cum bubble one time on air.
@driftking3047
@driftking3047 3 жыл бұрын
@@aprilmayem9820 he also had a gig before KROQ at KWVE in San Clemente when he got recruited by then.
@mcosgrove91010
@mcosgrove91010 Жыл бұрын
In 1983/84, I was an intern for Dusty Street, answering the request line and trying to be helpful - and she was lovely. I got to meet Johnny Lydon, Nina Hagen, Jane Wiedlin, Tim Scott, and Siouxsie Sioux. Poorman was very kind and gave me my first taste of Thai food and sushi. Scott Mason seemed creepy and kind of a douche. Jed the Fish magically "lost" a very rare white vinyl Depeche Mode Black Celebration mega mix I purchased in Denmark and just kind of shrugged his shoulders when I came to the station to retrieve it. Freddy Snakeskin was the most fun to listen to. Swedish Egil and Rodney Bingenheimer were sweet. Robert Roll made the place FUN! Some of the best memories of my teenage years right in that Pasadena location.
@Bubblehead640
@Bubblehead640 4 жыл бұрын
Has anyone else watched this video numerous times? Past thoughts of summer in HB 1982 ditching high school and smoking clove cigarettes. KROQ DJs in free form with excellent music.
@georgiafroncek9851
@georgiafroncek9851 4 жыл бұрын
In 1982, Me and my date to the Prom went walking around downtown HB after the dance. It was around midnight, and I was wearing a white tuxedo....I'm lucky I didn't get mugged- it was rough back then.
@lenaaustin6692
@lenaaustin6692 Күн бұрын
HE'S so contagious ❤😂
@rexcruciatus2036
@rexcruciatus2036 2 жыл бұрын
I used to listen to Freddy Snakeskin all the time back in the 80s. KROQ was AWESOME... I started listening from '79 on. They used to play the best music! I loved the experimental nature of it and how they'd play groups like Sparks, Barbie & the Kens, the Plasmatics, Oingo Boingo, Devo, B-52's, etc., etc., and the sound effects too. Many of these lesser-heard groups have been lost to time, But I keep an ongoing list of old faves that I pass on to the younger generations and I always love it when I can turn on younger people to music from 40 years ago and what was the best time ever in music history. I absolutely LOVED listening to the Young Marquee and Stanley on Sunday nights too. Weren't they taken off for being too racy?
@gregwinter8503
@gregwinter8503 5 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best things I’ve ever seen! I wanna go back to good music and great radio.
@lenaaustin6692
@lenaaustin6692 Күн бұрын
Agreed like calgon😮
@gjrosta
@gjrosta 9 жыл бұрын
Magic! This is what made KROQ truly world famous and motivated me to become a DJ a few years later. I was 16 in 1983 and listened to KROQ every chance I could, even interviewed John Logic for a school newspaper story in 1984. KROQ's music was amazing, but it was the air talent like Freddy, who had the freedom to sneak in a non-format song here-and-there, drop in lots of snippets and sound effects, and speak for more than 15 seconds at a time, that made KROQ magical. This is KROQ at the pinnacle, it's a damn shame it'll never sound anything like this again.
@eileensianez6766
@eileensianez6766 3 жыл бұрын
girosta,every time I see an old movie I can tell which lines KROQ would play and there's no other radio station that has ever done that.Was that Jed The Fish doing that? So cool.
@toddscrivener
@toddscrivener 5 жыл бұрын
Some of the bet Punk & New Wave was first heard on KROQ! Sex Pistols, Clash, Oingo Boingo, Adam & the Ants, Damned, Dead Kennedys - I all heard for the first time on the ROQ. The music of my pre teen and teen hood. Grew up in Redondo Beach, Torrance PV and I listened everyday. Miss you all and the city of Angels - good times
@trintube68
@trintube68 2 жыл бұрын
Growing up in the SFV in the 80s was pretty great... KROQ was always the soundtrack! This is so cool, thank for uploading! ❤️
@johnvangaston2864
@johnvangaston2864 9 жыл бұрын
Spectacular!!! Back when listening to the radio was a fun experience shared with a group of friends. Haven't heard great music like this coming from KROQ in a very long time. I could listen to this all day... every day. Thanks Freddy.
@TheTSFChannel
@TheTSFChannel 9 жыл бұрын
You guys are what made being a Gen-X teen in the '80s very very special. Saw all you guys at Old World and other places. Thanks for posting this.
@Bubblehead640
@Bubblehead640 4 жыл бұрын
Old World! The best times! Lines around the block. Great tunes! Crazy hair styles.
@gelmann2
@gelmann2 Жыл бұрын
I got to meet Mz Rachael Donahue at one of those OLD WORLD Record Hops, She and her husband Big Daddy Tom Donahue started Free Form FM Rock Radio in 1967 at KMPX San Francisco ! At the same time - his buddy B. MITCHELL REED started the same format at 106.7 FM KPPC Pasadena ! Later they changed the call letters to KROQ from KPPC and even simulcast in AM and FM for a time. So the start of FM ROCK RADIO in Los Angeles Market was also the Genesis of what would become KROQ !
@SensoryEdge
@SensoryEdge Жыл бұрын
KROQ helped break so many new wave and punkish bands in the late 70's early 80's... U2, Go Go's, B52's, REM, Missing Persons, Berlin, Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran and the list goes on.
@tomrombouts6375
@tomrombouts6375 7 жыл бұрын
You guys were great! Moving to L.A. from a small town in Michigan in the summer of 1980, KROQ was so much a part of my early years out here. (Although Sunday evenings I listened to Dr. Demento on the "Mighty Met") I later lived across the street from Rodney on north Curson near the 7-11 for five years. Jed the Fish was pretty funny also. Thanks so much for everything, and thanks for posting this!
@jedgould5531
@jedgould5531 3 жыл бұрын
Obviously having more fun watching this than others! Love Freddy. KROQ HD was heartbreaking! I miss Larry and Rick. And the beer commercials that paid our salaries.
@henrydepaz7031
@henrydepaz7031 3 жыл бұрын
Love ya man
@zzyzxx13
@zzyzxx13 Жыл бұрын
Is that you, Jed-em Fish-em???
@captainlockheed43
@captainlockheed43 6 жыл бұрын
I used to listen to you every weekday in 82, 83 and 84. Those were the golden years. Kids these days don't understand the role dee jays played for us when we were kids, home sick on a weekday or alone on a Saturday night. There were no better friends than you and the folks you mention in the info above. Such sweet memories. Thanks!!!
@kaisersozshye2525
@kaisersozshye2525 5 жыл бұрын
Or ditching the whole day in H.S., shot gunning weed through an empty 5 gal Sparklets water bottle and bingeing on Taco Bell Burrito Supremes and Nachos del Grandes.
@captainlockheed43
@captainlockheed43 5 жыл бұрын
@@kaisersozshye2525 Sounds incredible! Tell us more....
@coins1tommy
@coins1tommy 10 ай бұрын
I truly miss KROQ of the old days and as one of the biggest radio contest winners this is the station I was born on. I still have Wendy O'Williallams guitar sawed in half and Dave Edmunds guitar. From 1980 to 96 I was so lucky to get to meet all the Dj's working there and was truly a highlight of my time in LA. Miss you All.
@kruserla
@kruserla 9 жыл бұрын
the Asian woman saying his name was the best, and after him was dusty street (fly low and avoid the radar) those were the days my friend. glad i was there. and still going.
@robdavis5684
@robdavis5684 4 жыл бұрын
SO GREAT to hear this, Snake. You were a major part of my adolescence growing up in SoCal in the 80s. I can't wait to see if you have other gems like this on your channel. Please know this content is pure gold to untold teens lucky enough to come of age in that special decade. Well done.
@dkdzyn
@dkdzyn 5 жыл бұрын
Incredible! I'm once again back at Pierce College looking for a parking spot or driving down Corbin in my dad's old Lincoln I'd borrowed to drive to school! This is an amazing slice of SoCal back when it was an amazing place to live!
@gumby2412
@gumby2412 3 жыл бұрын
I remember Frazier Smith 0n 106.7..back in the mid 70s..I Loved April and Sluggos show the best..Kevin and Bean got old real fast..until Ralph joined the show. Don't listen any more since he was let go..I'm 63 now and I moved on. But.. it was true..KROQ PASA-DENA..was the best radio station..long live Flash Back Lunch.
@cherylg63
@cherylg63 10 ай бұрын
Oh my gosh! This brings back the BEST memories of my young life 💕 I lived and breathed the music of KROQ during the “new wave” era. So much fun 🤩
@JasonDuerrPDX
@JasonDuerrPDX 9 жыл бұрын
Gold. I used to get tapes of KROQ halfway across the country when I was a young aspiring radio geek. There have really only been a small handful of truly groundbreaking radio stations at various times over the years. This is a great example of just that.
@doublea3542
@doublea3542 9 жыл бұрын
Jason Duerr One could argue that KROQ was one of the greatest stations in history.. Progressive to the core. Still good for the teen demo now.
@ImOnlySIeeping
@ImOnlySIeeping 4 жыл бұрын
@@doublea3542 KROQ was progressive? So they were pure evil and the enemy of all mankind?
@maddymud
@maddymud Жыл бұрын
friends would visit me in LA, and tape KROQ and bring back to the unwashed
@UberBeavis
@UberBeavis 9 жыл бұрын
Wow! I miss radio like this. This was when I was really first listening to radio a lot- I had already had my little mind blown by live music- but radio was it's own magic. Thank you for sharing this phenomenal time capsule. Listening to guys like you is why when I couldn't really figure out a major for college, I went with broadcast communications-journalism. I never actually got a gig in radio, but I did get to wander in to KROQ a few times over the years (in Burbank). Thank you.
@harseybaber
@harseybaber 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! That was very cool. And hey - King Crimson on the radio??? What a time.
@VictorKoman
@VictorKoman 2 жыл бұрын
Freddie Sez... that the advertised film Slumber Party Massacre "opens tomorrow," so this video was probably shot November 11th, 1982 (the movie opened 11/12/82, according to IMDB). And yet the calendar on the wall shows the page for September. So many mysteries... So great to see you, Freddie, in KROQ's prime as I remember it, along with hearing all my favorite drop-ins from Dragnet, Young Frankenstein, Star Wars, etc. All my favorite music was burned into me by KROQ from 1976 to the late 1980s.
@hanschristopher8205
@hanschristopher8205 9 жыл бұрын
So cool Analog with the vinylrecords , tapes and a great joy filled attitude. Just really nice and fun to see Freddie Snakeskin. A time machine // Hans from Stockholm Sweden
@lenaaustin6692
@lenaaustin6692 10 ай бұрын
I too want to send my truly profound loss. Freddy united Snakes 4ever. RIP D.S. YOUR legend. Always Lena❤
@phillipphinney206
@phillipphinney206 3 жыл бұрын
Truly a special time and radio station. Back when the DJ played what they wanted with no play list and no corporate format. Located on Los Robles Ave in Pasadena. Rodney on Sunday nights. Never to be seen again.
@lenaaustin6692
@lenaaustin6692 Күн бұрын
Location Location Location
@19minorthreat69
@19minorthreat69 Жыл бұрын
This is fantastic! You guys were groundbreaking. Soundtrack of my life.
@jerrymorales2804
@jerrymorales2804 8 жыл бұрын
You wanna talk about the 80s,when the Fanatic from Felony comes on it totally brings you back to the time of skinny ties,parachute pants,and a simpler time.Man I know every decade has its moments but if you were in your teens or young adult then it definitely has alot of nostalgia for you.
@bruh-sj8ck
@bruh-sj8ck 8 жыл бұрын
This is really cool seeing how radio use to be, it blows my mind hearing all these hits being played on the radio. It must have been something different to listen to radio back then.
@GasPipeJimmy
@GasPipeJimmy 4 жыл бұрын
The day this video was filmed was Thursday September 9, 1982.
@bradleysmith681
@bradleysmith681 4 жыл бұрын
How do you know? Just curious..
@GasPipeJimmy
@GasPipeJimmy 4 жыл бұрын
Bradley Smith Things mentioned on the news portion and some of the advertisements for upcoming events allowed me to eliminate all other dates. That and a 1982 calendar 📅 on my iPad
@bradleysmith681
@bradleysmith681 4 жыл бұрын
@@GasPipeJimmy Good work! Thanks!
@GasPipeJimmy
@GasPipeJimmy 4 жыл бұрын
Bradley Smith My pleasure. It was an interesting little project. It only took about as long as the video played to narrow it down
@bradleysmith681
@bradleysmith681 4 жыл бұрын
@@GasPipeJimmy Cool! Thanks again
@benkizer9509
@benkizer9509 8 жыл бұрын
This was when radio was still special. Back in the early 80s, before radio was under corporate control and consolidation, the DJs made all the decisions. They loved music and they were a combination of Spotify for new music discovery and iPod shuffle for variety. Celebrity gossip was kept to just upcoming albums and concerts. Rock wasn't segmented yet, so you had Rolling Stones followed by Talking Heads followed by Van Halen followed by Beach Boys. Any song would be played. Soon, rock radio was segmented to Modern Rock, Mainstream Rock and Classic Rock stations, DJs had to follow limited playlists made by suits, and the bottom line had it that most stations were voice tracked from talent hundreds of miles away. College, community and public radio stations continue to try to keep the old freeform style, but it's all but extinct in commercial radio. Such a shame.
@gregorymcclure6331
@gregorymcclure6331 6 жыл бұрын
"Free-form" or Freak-form radio is alive and well on the internet streams near you!
@gobbzgaming8812
@gobbzgaming8812 6 жыл бұрын
This is ART folks. Back when DJ's were actual DJ's. Throwing in all those excerpts over top the intro's and outro's. So cool to actually see this in action. Brings back my teenage days. I lived in "Gorillaside" by the way. Awesome upload Freddy!
@Lonette
@Lonette 7 жыл бұрын
Greetings Freddie. I am overcome with a sentimental longing and wistful affection for my days in college at Cal State Northridge, by happy personal association of your shifts on the airwaves via this little trip back in time. Merci! XO.
@DHLChef
@DHLChef 9 жыл бұрын
Freddie played so many of my requests, from Laurie Anderson to King Crimson, and of course, Starship Trooper. Late 70's/early 80's in SoCal were the best.
@barrethansen2158
@barrethansen2158 Жыл бұрын
I stumbled across this video aircheck just now and really enjoyed it! -Dr Demento
@saraha.879
@saraha.879 Жыл бұрын
Started tuning in when I started college in 1986. I missed out on so much fun!
@sorcerybird
@sorcerybird 7 жыл бұрын
I was ten years old in Pasadena and used to go up the back stairs on los robles for free stickers (got any left??) Didn't realize how much time I had spent listening to your show until just now. Y'all were my CHILDHOOD BABYSITTERS (HAW!) and Ushers into my Pubescent World (GOOD GAWD!) and onward. There are some dumber than a box of hair comments on this thread so I wanted to show some apt gratitude; I posted this to my facebook today - just like you folks did it for us back then, I share it, FOR LOVE! Totally hairball, dude
@Lonette
@Lonette 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Freddie, for the ride way back when! Miss L.A., you and The ROQ sooooooooo much.
@wordlings
@wordlings 9 жыл бұрын
Great video! Brings back so many freakin memories. Definitely 1982.
@eggolise
@eggolise Жыл бұрын
I was listening! KNAC before they went metal too! Legend!
@skellener
@skellener 9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this Freddy! It's like the real life WKRP! Please post more if you have 'em!
@robert11751
@robert11751 8 жыл бұрын
freddy and larry woodside were my favorite KROQ djs, freddy was quick wit and had the coolest voice
@americantoycoon9206
@americantoycoon9206 Жыл бұрын
Yeah! This is when KROQ used to play AC/DC, Rolling Stones, Blondie, Plasmatics, The Romantics! It was a great time to be a teenager!
@Neptuneman07
@Neptuneman07 5 ай бұрын
Takes me back to my early college radio days. Fun times!
@dslavin
@dslavin Жыл бұрын
I always enjoyed Freddy's weird sense of humor and deadpan delivery. His pet tips segments cracked me up.
@kaisersozshye2525
@kaisersozshye2525 6 жыл бұрын
"The Fanatic" by Felony! Awsome
@shawnwillms
@shawnwillms 9 жыл бұрын
Thanks Freddy..... WOW.... This just REALLY started my day off perfect!... AWESOME times and you were one of the elements that made the 80s is incredible for me and I thank you!!!!!! STILL rooting for your continued success in broadcast and AWESOME things are still to come!!
@cruisemates
@cruisemates 9 ай бұрын
Freddy - Paul Motter here (from PHX, the Rick Scott and Kurt Funk hanger-on, also from Burbank where I first caught up with you in L.A. at the house overlooking Universal Studios). Man - KROQ was a life-changing station for me and I listened to you for a year without even knowing Freddy was my friend from Scottsdale. The songs I mostly remember were from Berlin, The Waitresses, Missing Persons, and of course the Phoenix band Killer Pussy, which you were brave enough to play. It is great to watch this.
@bradleysmith681
@bradleysmith681 5 жыл бұрын
Love it! Thanks Freddie. Please post more if you have it. This is great!
@blueshirt06
@blueshirt06 8 жыл бұрын
Look at that old bottle of 7up in the background I loved that style of bottle
@adams2841
@adams2841 Жыл бұрын
KROQ was a great station with the best dj's. I moved to L.A. in fall '82 and discovered great music on that station, for which I am still thankful.
@NorCalCubsFan
@NorCalCubsFan Жыл бұрын
Great to see my favorite KROQ DJ behind the scenes. Grew up in the 80s in Huntington Beach. Thanks to Freddy and Jed the Fish and Scott Mason and Dusty Street. Miss you guys.
@eizenhalft
@eizenhalft 6 жыл бұрын
I love this. What wonderful memories you brought back, Frederick J. Snakeskin.
@adamjacobson2449
@adamjacobson2449 8 жыл бұрын
Classic! This has to be summer 1982 based on the commercials and the reference to "Southern California's Radio Leader" - same as an aircheck of Denise Westwood I have from August 2, 1982. The Dianetics ad and Robert W. Morgan-voiced "career in broadcasting" spot are there. So is Shotgun Tom Kelly! This is the attitude and "F-U" feel that is so missing from radio today. I dare a broadcaster to put this on the air with Alternative currents and a gold show on Sundays - it would be amazing
@racegrooves
@racegrooves 8 ай бұрын
Good times! Thanks for sharing this! 🤜🤛
@mlukas
@mlukas 4 жыл бұрын
Holy crap! Jed looks like a high school kid! Come to think of it, he probably was! I miss the "wild frontier" KROQ that I grew up with. Thanks for posting Freddy!
@stevenmurrietta8857
@stevenmurrietta8857 3 жыл бұрын
Love it, flashing back to my youth.💖💖💖💖
@Dillinger86
@Dillinger86 8 жыл бұрын
I loved how he incorporated sound bites in his show
@fenneckyfasty9440
@fenneckyfasty9440 3 жыл бұрын
Called "drop ins" pretty much used by everybody on air at the time.
@Dillinger86
@Dillinger86 3 жыл бұрын
@@fenneckyfasty9440 Thank you, yeah they used them a lot, it made radio so great back then.
@davidbleaman5365
@davidbleaman5365 9 жыл бұрын
Thanks Freddy!! Great seeing Rick Carroll in the video as well. He was a true visionary.
@chrisgaldo
@chrisgaldo 9 жыл бұрын
Cool! A face behind that great radio voice.
@charlesm6912
@charlesm6912 3 жыл бұрын
We were VERY fortunate to live through these times. It was timeless and at the time we never knew it. We'll never have another station like this and D.J.'s like Jed and Snakeskin. Poor Man too.
@wanggang3885
@wanggang3885 Жыл бұрын
Snakeskin so hot, plus with impeccable music taste makes him forever untouchable.
@marknoahsotelo316
@marknoahsotelo316 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Freddy! This is like a time machine fever dream. Amazing playlist. You really helped make being a teenager in LA pretty magical. I remember driving to Poo Bah’s records in Pasadena to get some of the harder to find import / indie records you guys, ( especially Rodney) played. Btw Last time I checked Freddy is still doing it 80s style on KR0Q HD
@nohojim
@nohojim 6 жыл бұрын
I first came to Los Angeles in the fall of 1980. It didn't take me long to catch on to KROQ. My favorite DJ, then and now, was Frederick J. Snakeskin. I had to give up listening to KROQ after Richard Blade and the playlists took over.
@dmkelty
@dmkelty 5 жыл бұрын
Oh bless that little studio on Los Robles. Won tickets to my first concert with Freddy. I was caller #3 LOL!
@PeterParker-nc5ke
@PeterParker-nc5ke 3 жыл бұрын
When KROQ ruled the world.
@bobhopkins433
@bobhopkins433 Жыл бұрын
A Great lineup of jocs, those that experienced it will never be the same electrically speaking, true enjoyment for all encountered the listening experience and even better being in house to view this madness, doesn't get any better and will never be repeated sadly enough
@slimjim23
@slimjim23 2 жыл бұрын
You and The Spacin Scott Mason were my favorites!...R.I.P Scott 😪
@biffboffo
@biffboffo 5 жыл бұрын
I could watch 3 hours of this
@MrSunlander
@MrSunlander 3 ай бұрын
I remember years of laughing, often with surprise, at your remarks, mangled (intentionally) names, and that wry, usually spontaneous, tone in your voice and manner. Frederick J Snakeskin was my KROQ, from the early 80s on.
@rommix0
@rommix0 7 жыл бұрын
4:33 Good song by Sparks. I used to have the Angst in my Pants album.
@GhostCave
@GhostCave 9 жыл бұрын
Brought me right back to high school....thanks Freddy
@GregNoll61
@GregNoll61 9 жыл бұрын
WOW ! How fun was that !? Thank You Freddy , what an enjoyable trip back in time!
@kaisersozshye2525
@kaisersozshye2525 5 жыл бұрын
Filet mignon, prime rib and halibut for $5.95 each. Those were old Vegas prices back when LV was still kinda mobbed up.
@mattr8251
@mattr8251 4 жыл бұрын
The mob was more decent to the public than these parasitic corporate scumbags
@lonestartex1
@lonestartex1 2 жыл бұрын
Snakeskin was my favorite KROQ DJ, quick witted. Who remembers getting records from Neal's in Glendale?
@mohamad-ms2pb
@mohamad-ms2pb Жыл бұрын
Noticed at the end as Freddie is leaving he's taking some records with him. I've always heard that the on air staff at KROQ would bring in some of their own music.
@jedgould5531
@jedgould5531 6 жыл бұрын
A scoped aircheck from Snake. Sometimes we would crack the mike just to keep people out of the control room. Thus the segments with long non-talking passages.
@biffboffo
@biffboffo 5 жыл бұрын
Legend
@maddymud
@maddymud Жыл бұрын
R U the Fish?
@lauralarsen3447
@lauralarsen3447 3 ай бұрын
THE best radio in the world!
@norasmith9404
@norasmith9404 7 жыл бұрын
Loved you all in the late 70's and very early 80's - thank you Snakeskin. You were great man! Loved how you all could play what you wanted a few times an hour. Music and times were good! Now where's Jed?
@jedgould5531
@jedgould5531 6 жыл бұрын
Nora Smith Right here and recently on klos. A fill-in DJ, or as Freddy would say, a felon DJ.
@nickd6295
@nickd6295 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting! I looked forward to your shows everyday. Real radio like this is gone for good.
@larkatmic
@larkatmic 7 жыл бұрын
Best of times!!! Thanks for the throwback Freddy.
@krogersxxx
@krogersxxx 8 жыл бұрын
Oh my God The Bogus News. The best!
@kendee2749
@kendee2749 5 жыл бұрын
Wow, great memories. I was already an "old" 24 years old in 1982 but remember KROQ well....I could pick them up fairly well here at nite in coastal San Diego, and of course would always tune it to 106.7 in the car whenever I'd have to drive up to El Lay for whatever reason (yes we actually relied on the RADIO for our music selections while driving). What a refreshing change the new music was from the same old dinosaur rock we'd been stuck with before that...in fact I remember KROQ playing this "new" alternative music even back in the late 70's....I believe they were the first commercial station in the country to do that, an honor for which they will forever have credit even if they have turned to garbage now. And, as well, we had 91X here down in Dago, and like KROQ they were quite remarkable in their early days (I believe KROQ and 91X were initially sister stations with the same owner), but 91X has turned into garbage just as KROQ has. Shotgun Tom was a big San Diego DJ, quite well-known here and on alot of our local pop stations here in the 70's and 80's. Lastly, I thought the way KROQ treated Rodney Bigenheimer at the end was shameful....Rodney was a huge plus in the world of music and his legacy will NOT be forgotten!
@TheMorganMonroeShow
@TheMorganMonroeShow 2 жыл бұрын
Way #OfTheEpic I miss them days.
@dman030
@dman030 Жыл бұрын
The heartbeat of 80s LA, KROQ......was soooo good. Rodney!!
@RyanJohnsonD
@RyanJohnsonD Жыл бұрын
At 13, on the schoolbus to jr. high, I remember Snakeskin saying, "Greetings, ladies and Dobermans," instead of "Ladies and gentlemen." I just chuckled in aw, "That was so quirky, hip and clever at the same time," I've never forgotten his naturally flippant style. Man, they did great improv. Snakeskin, Poor man, Dusty had very clever banter. It was "totally hip...the only thing happenin'." ;)
@bradleysmith681
@bradleysmith681 6 жыл бұрын
Love the Technics SP15 broadcast turntables and ATP-12 tonearms... Were the broadcast standard for FM stations in the late 70's and 80's...
@kimb2406
@kimb2406 9 жыл бұрын
I loved KROQ back then...sigh.
@dailyflash
@dailyflash Жыл бұрын
KROQ opened my eyes to a lot of new music and people. KMET and KLOS were pretty great too, and honorable mention to KHJ. Then KNAC came along for metal fans. We had it good back then.
@ziggystardusk6629
@ziggystardusk6629 6 жыл бұрын
Wow. Thank you so much for the memories! Wow. This is such gold.
@thereal4850
@thereal4850 7 жыл бұрын
Snakeskin ruled!
@SiRBov
@SiRBov 4 жыл бұрын
Got here via searching for Rodney on the Roq compilations. KROQ was the best station when I was growing up. Senior year of high school here.
@jimmyhankins7487
@jimmyhankins7487 Жыл бұрын
The best!!! Just about the time I was discovering radio and it was magical!
@HeyMateo
@HeyMateo 9 жыл бұрын
Thanks to the Slumber Party Massacre promo, I figured out this was Thursday, Nov. 11, 1982.
@Reborn8303
@Reborn8303 9 жыл бұрын
HeyMateo September 1982
@TheEarlymtv
@TheEarlymtv 7 жыл бұрын
that is correct. slumber party massacre came out sept 26th 1982..
@kaisersozshye2525
@kaisersozshye2525 5 жыл бұрын
It is now 36 years later. November 13, 2018. Imagine we could go back in time with what we know now and all that we've gone through to tell them what is in store for them in the future. The good, the bad and the ugly. Let that stew around in your head a bit. The stories we could tell.
@ImOnlySIeeping
@ImOnlySIeeping 4 жыл бұрын
@@kaisersozshye2525 name one good thing
@GuitarVee
@GuitarVee 8 жыл бұрын
This is so cool! Radio history! (Wish it was still like this)
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