That was a quarter-century ago. WFMU 2K, by comparison, is an eccentric array of misfits, malcontents, and societal undesirables who have channeled otherwise criminal tendencies into broadcast brilliance. These people deeply love radio, and engage in it with passion and creative fervor. These radio elves work hard, and salaries have not kept pace with inflation. As in '75, the current staff has to deal with malfunctioning equipment and wiggy circuitry .
Records still get misfiled and others magically disappear.
Somewhere along the line, a fascistic program director imposed a prohibition against beer in the studio. Bud Styple drifted away. The Good Old Days were only good insofar as they provided the foundation for today's phenomenal explosion of intelligent, adventurous and iconoclastic programming over WFMU's airwaves. But I love this staff, even those whose shows I find icky. Terrific bunch of guys and gals, without exception.