Well, after Mark Knopfler's 
"You Don't Know Your Born"
you realize just how trite this melody is. 

Geeze, serious memories. I remember when DJs were like a friend who introduced you to new tunes.

Growing up in the rural South, where the radio stations went off the air at sunset, I can remember the thrill of listening to Cousin Brucie on WABC at night as he introduced me to the Beatles, Cream, and Hendrix.

Them was the days.

By the way, Thanks Bill and RP!!!!!! you guys make me happy!
 HonduranRed wrote: 

The 90's execs killed all the DJ's—as well as any originality between radio stations :(

LOL!  Plugged in my ear plugs and thought, "Hey!  RP's theme song!"

"The Last DJ" was actually written about Jim Ladd. I remember when it first came out Tom Petty was on KLOS with Jim Ladd introducing the song. Ladd then played the song into the ground for the next few months. (Although in his defense it's not everyday someone writes a song about you, so I guess I don't blame him.)

That all said, Jim Ladd really is one of the last "great" DJ's around. He puts a lot of thought into his sets, truly loves the music and has a great voice. Unfortunately commercials and (with few exceptions) obnoxious DJ's have made listening to broadcast radio intolerable which is how I became a Radio Paradise devotee. Incidentally Ladd really made his reputation at a LA station called KMET which some credit with pioneering the AOR format. To me Radio Paradise is the KMET of internet broadcasting. Bill and Jim Ladd would have no problem working at the same station.

By the way "Jed the Fish", one of the most unlikely DJ's ever, but a true original, is still gainfully employed at KROQ. (click here)

And finally, speaking of weird DJ radio names... one of Jim Ladd's fellow DJ's at KMET ("The Mighty Met" as they use to say) was "Paraquat Kelly" who took his nick name from a pesticide at one time used to eradicate marijuana crops. (click here)

Ahhh the memories...

I also was a giant KMET fan in the 70's and 80's, and cried when it went away... Oddly enough, KMET lives still, but only as call letters now licensed to an AM station here in the Banning pass area of California, playing talk radio.

Bill is the last DJ.

Ditto. Here's to you, Bill and Rebecca. You guys make a long days worth of a dismal job a lot easier to take.

I also was a giant KMET fan in the 70's and 80's, and cried when it went away... Oddly enough, KMET lives still, but only as call letters now licensed to an AM station here in the Banning pass area of California, playing talk radio.

I also was a giant KMET fan in the 70's and 80's, and cried when it went away... Oddly enough, KMET lives still, but only as call letters now licensed to an AM station here in the Banning pass area of California, playing talk radio.

Bill is the last DJ.

Bill is the last DJ.

Tom could never of siad it better....It pissedoff a lot of corporate monkeys. Now they try to sell us Itunes ,and Sirus radio and its all the same crap.Pop music today sucks more today than it did when I was young even FM has gone so Corporate... all I ever listen to is Internet radio anymore. And thats were I choose the music that I buy be old or new

"The Last DJ" was actually written about Jim Ladd. I remember when it first came out Tom Petty was on KLOS with Jim Ladd introducing the song. Ladd then played the song into the ground for the next few months. (Although in his defense it's not everyday someone writes a song about you, so I guess I don't blame him.)

That all said, Jim Ladd really is one of the last "great" DJ's around. He puts a lot of thought into his sets, truly loves the music and has a great voice. Unfortunately commercials and (with few exceptions) obnoxious DJ's have made listening to broadcast radio intolerable which is how I became a Radio Paradise devotee. Incidentally Ladd really made his reputation at a LA station called KMET which some credit with pioneering the AOR format. To me Radio Paradise is the KMET of internet broadcasting. Bill and Jim Ladd would have no problem working at the same station.

By the way "Jed the Fish", one of the most unlikely DJ's ever, but a true original, is still gainfully employed at KROQ. (click here)

And finally, speaking of weird DJ radio names... one of Jim Ladd's fellow DJ's at KMET ("The Mighty Met" as they use to say) was "Paraquat Kelly" who took his nick name from a pesticide at one time used to eradicate marijuana crops. (click here)

Ahhh the memories...

YAY FOR BILLG!!!!!!!!! THE LAST DJ!!!!!!!!!!

Bill your our hero...perfect song for a perfect radio station...thanks Bill.

I second that.

Bill your our hero...perfect song for a perfect radio station...thanks Bill.

Wow. Someone else who remembers KMET.

perfect song for this looming death of quality internet radio.

Its your song Bill.

perfect song for this looming death of quality internet radio.

And finally, speaking of weird DJ radio names... one of Jim Ladd's fellow DJ's at KMET ("The Mighty Met" as they use to say) was "Paraquat Kelly" who took his nick name from a pesticide at one time used to eradicate marijuana crops. (click here)

Ahhh the memories...

Well since you don't seem to have any, I've got a lot of wrong damn things for you, at a very, very low cost.

"The Last DJ" was actually written about Jim Ladd. I remember when it first came out Tom Petty was on KLOS with Jim Ladd introducing the song. Ladd then played the song into the ground for the next few months. (Although in his defense it's not everyday someone writes a song about you, so I guess I don't blame him.)

That all said, Jim Ladd really is one of the last "great" DJ's around. He puts a lot of thought into his sets, truly loves the music and has a great voice. Unfortunately commercials and (with few exceptions) obnoxious DJ's have made listening to broadcast radio intolerable which is how I became a Radio Paradise devotee. Incidentally Ladd really made his reputation at a LA station called KMET which some credit with pioneering the AOR format. To me Radio Paradise is the KMET of internet broadcasting. Bill and Jim Ladd would have no problem working at the same station.

By the way "Jed the Fish", one of the most unlikely DJ's ever, but a true original, is still gainfully employed at KROQ. (click here)

And finally, speaking of weird DJ radio names... one of Jim Ladd's fellow DJ's at KMET ("The Mighty Met" as they use to say) was "Paraquat Kelly" who took his nick name from a pesticide at one time used to eradicate marijuana crops. (click here)

Ahhh the memories...

I'm an ex-angelino. I remember Jim Ladd and KLOS is a sell out station, but Jim Ladd was cool.

How about KROQ with Dusty Street and Jed the Fish?