FIFTEEN MINUTE BREAK March 27, 2003

My local newspaper had Genesis keyboradist, Tony Banks listed on their birthday list. Without even realizing it, I brought along Tony's first solo album, A Curious Feeling, made during between his break recording Genesis' And Then There Were Three and Duke. I remember guitar and bass player Mike Rutherford released a excellent solo album during this period entitled Smallcreep's Day- but unlike Tony, Mike got airplay on New York's WNEW FM Friday afternoon's British Things hosted by Scott Muni back in the fall of 1979. I remember the first song, Water Into Wine was a staple track to blast my boombox speakers to the highest decibel level during those afternoon paper routes I had.

Usually my listening habits of work consist of listening to a lot of progressive rock CD and some odds and ends- like ELO's last 2000 disaster ZOOM. What a fucking joke that record was. Then I listen to some broadband internet radio WGNU out of St. Louis.
It's a eclectic blend of conservative and liberal talk show hosts. There's a Dr. Laura wannabee named Dr Pat on Tuesadys, Chief Police Officer Wigger on Wednesdays, and jazz musican Calvin's Corner on Thursdays. Then I switch to some old time radios on Media Bay dot com. Then back to some more prog CDs and finally, a progressive rock station, www.deliciousagony.com with live dj.

Out of time,

Cary Coatney