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WELCOME TO THE FAMILY
WXKE OWNER ART TEMPLAR, DOC WEST, JOHN COUGAR (MELLENCAMP), HAL BRANDT, DEREK SHULMAN AND ROSS GRIERSON
TAKEN THE AFTERNOON OF THE 1982 FLOOD BENEFIT JOHN WAS A GUEST DJ WITH DOC AND PLAYED HIS FAVORITE TRACKS FROM LOU REED AND THE ROLLING STONES. JOHN HAD JUST RELEASED 'HURTS SO GOOD' AS A SINGLE. AS A GUEST DJ JOHN ALSO SAID HE FELT THE BEATLES SUCKED, HIS PREFERENCE WAS MORE TOWARDS MICK AND KEITH. DEREK AND ROSS WERE RECORD REPS FROM POLYGRAM THAT HELPED CO-ORDINATE THE CONCERT AS A THANK YOU TO THE SANDBAGGERS WHO HELPED SAVE FORT WAYNE. DEREK USED TO BE THE LEAD SINGER OF GENTLE GIANT.
STEVEN TYLER AND
AEROSMITH
SHARON AND STEVEN ENJOY A LAUGH AFTER HE GAVE HER A PELVIC THRUST BACKSTAGE AT THE COLISEUM WITH WINNERS
Slash stopped by the rock and roll ranch before a performance with Slash's Snakepit at Piere's. Among his memories was a former resident of Ft. Wayne, Vicky Hamilton. She hooked up with G'n'R in L.A. She also helped launch the careers of Motley Crue and Poison. Slash said Vicky was a very good friend of the band when they needed a place to crash.
RICKEY MEDLOCKE
RICKEY IS NOW WITH LYNYRD SKYNYRD
THIS IN STUDIO PERFORMANCE PHOTO
TAKEN BEFORE HIS SHOW WITH BLACKFOOT AT PIERES
AT THE ROCKN'ROLL RANCH ON GOSHEN ROAD
OUR OLD STUDIOS
IN THE MIDST OF DEMOLITION
THE BUILDING HAD BEEN SOLD AND WE STILL HAD A NUMBER OF YEARS ON OUR LEASE. OUR MANAGEMENT AT THE TIME DECIDED TO STAY PUT AND FIGHT. THE NEW OWNERS OF THE BUILDING THEN TORE DOWN EVERYTHING BUT OUR STUDIO AND STARTED BUILDING THE NEW SHOPPING CENTER, WHICH YOU SEE TO THE RIGHT. WE BROADCASTED FOR A FEW MONTHS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. WE HAD TO USE THE RESTROOMS IN THE BURGER KING ACROSS THE STREET.
THESE STUDIOS WERE WHERE YOU NOW SEE SHOE CARNIVAL ON COLWATER ROAD.
COLLECTIVE SOUL
BACKSTAGE AT PIERES
THE BAND WAS SUFFERING FROM A HANGOVER
THEY HAD SPENT THE NIGHT BEFORE DRINKING WITH MEMBERS OF THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX
THE BAND IS FLANKED BY NICK BRAUN, DOC WITH A BEARD IN THE GREEN SHIRT AND SHANE DOG
SHANE DOG IS THE CREATOR OF THE ROCK104TRIPS TO CABO. BLAME IT ON THE DOG!
GOV'T MULE
WARREN HAYNES IN THE CENTER IN THE BLACK SHIRT, TO HIS RIGHT IN THE PURPLE-THE LATE ALLEN WOODY, TO HIS LEFT DRUMMER MATT ABST
WE ALWAYS THREW BACKYARD BARBECUE
FOR THESE BOYS
CHEAP TRICK
TOM PETERSON, BUZZ MAXWELL, ROBIN ZANDER, DOC,
FUNKY & JJ
JULY 17, 1997
SITTING ON THE LAWN IN FRONT OF THE ROCK AND ROLL RANCH PRIOR TO AN ON-AIR INTERVIEW. CHEAP TRICK WAS IN TOWN TO ROCK THE 3 RIVERS FESTIVAL. DOC WAS RUNNING LATE AND WHEN HE PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT, ROBIN ZANDER WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE DUMPSTER. INTERVIEWING CHEAP TRICK WAS LIKE INTERVIEWING THE BEATLES...THEY RARELY ANSWER A QUESTION WITH A STRAIGHT ANSWER.
GENESIS
MIKE RUTHERFORD, JETSON, PHIL COLLINS, DOC
BACKSTAGE CINCINNATI
DOC HAD LOST 40 POUNDS WHILE 'STARVING' FOR GENESIS. IT LANDED OUR EFFORTS ON MTV NEW FOR WEEKS. UNABLE TO PLAY FORT WAYNE, GENESIS OFFERED FORT WAYNERS TICKETS AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE FOR THEIR SHOW IN INDIANAPOLIS. 2,000 FANS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE DEAL. ROCK104 FILLED 11 BUSES TO THE EVENT.
BACKSTAGE AT THE COLISEUM WITH
AC/DC
SEPTEMBER 6, 1986
AC/DC'S MANAGEMENT HAD CONTACTED ROCK104 AND TOLD US THEY WANTED 8 ANGUS YOUNG LOOK-A-LIKES FOR AN ONSTAGE PROMOTION. THEY OPENED THE SHOW PLAYING FAKE GUITARS WHILE THE SOUND SYSTEM POUNDED OUT THE OPENING CHORDS OF WHO MADE WHO. THEN ANGUS YOUNG AROSE ON A PLATFORM FROM UNDERNEATH THE STAGE. WHEN THE SPOTLIGHT SHINED ON THE REAL ANGUS, THE AUDIENCE WAS THEN LET IN ON THE JOKE.
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ALICE COOPER
NOVEMBER 5TH 1987
AT OUR ROCK AND ROLL RANCH ON GOSHEN ROAD
AFTER HIS INTERVIEW WITH BUZZ MAXWELL
SPORTING NEW BOOTS THAT WERE GIVEN TO HIM BY A SHOE STORE WHEN HE WAS SHOPPING AT GLENBROOK MALL. HE MENTIONED THE STORE A NUMBER OF TIMES DURING HIS INTERVIEW
JESSIE JAMES DUPREE
JACKYL
THE ONLY ARTIST TO RIDE HIS HARLEY TO THE STATION
FOR AN INTERVIEW
JESSIE IS A GREAT PERSON TO HAVE IN THE STUDIO
HIS MIND IS MUCH DEEPER THAN HIS CHAINSAW
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