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Our business cards actually said ‘Sledgehammer – we don’t do polkas’. Sledgehammer was my third working band and when Barry Seymour and I started jamming together in the fall of 1974, he had some very definite ideas of where he wanted us to go. At first, it was just the two of us doing an […]
One of my favorite Steve Earl songs is Copperhead Road. If I had an ounce of song writing ability in me, I would put the Earl touch on a tune called Papin Road, but I don’t. Everytime I drive down that stretch of gravel road, Earl’s song pops into my head. That name no […]
In the late spring of 2025, we ordered the last pieces of our puzzle. The ‘puzzle’ was our four year quest to obtain a new frequency (91.5 FM) for WOAS-FM and the equipment we would need to go forward. Losing the old frequency had been quite a shocking surprise back in 2021. In the […]
“Don’t Make Promises You Can’t Keep,” was written by Tim Harden and it became one of Gary Puckett and the Union Gap’s many hits. Technically, it was the B-side of Woman Woman, but it was still a great song and ended up on their Greatest Hits LP. The title is also a line I […]
In the summer of 2025, we said ‘good bye’ to a Monarch. No, not the royal kind. I am talking about our trusty Monarch wood burning furnace. They discontinued making these amazing units some time ago, but we were blessed to have had such a reliable workhorse of a heating unit for 46 winters. Perhaps […]
When we left Part I, Mike Campbell was living his rock ‘n’ roll dream playing in the band Mudcrutch. Mike’s first band in Gainesville (Dead or Alive) had broken up when their lead singer / bass player quit and sailed to Hawaii to be a surfer dude. Mudcrutch had come to the farmhouse to […]
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers enjoyed the ride of a lifetime. There are only so many rock ‘n’ roll bands that can ascend into the rarified air of stardom as they did over their 41 year run. It all came to a screeching halt when Petty died in 2017 thus ending the long term partnership […]
By mid-August, we will be halfway between the Summer Solstice and Autumnal Equinox. The hours of the day will be decreasing toward the 12 hours of daylight / 12 hours of darkness that marks the Equinox (translated as ‘Equal Night’). On the plus side, the land and water of the northern hemisphere have now absorbed […]
WOAS FM 91.5 TOWER FUND CAMPAIGN Our broadcast tower was damaged by ice. The age of the structure dictates it must be replaced. We are formulating a replacement plan but need to get a jump start on funding it ASAP. Please send your tax deductible donations to: WOAS-FM 91.5 Tower Fund ? Ontonagon Area Schools […]
To celebrate our 46th anniversary in mid-July 2025, my wife and I traveled to Crystal Falls, Michigan to see The Traveling Musical Hillbilly Hippie Commune Show (or TMHHC). Never heard of them? They have been around since 1971 so perhaps you knew them by one of their previous names: Family Tree? Burlap Socks? Emergency Band? […]