I remember when the ZOO came out when I was in high school.
I still have some of the old bumper stickers, I dug around and found one of
my old 'Strummin' With The Zoo' guitar pamphlets!
Keep up the good work. Gary..Garland,Tx September 18,2008
I still have some of the old bumper stickers, I dug around and found one of
my old 'Strummin' With The Zoo' guitar pamphlets!
Keep up the good work. Gary..Garland,Tx September 18,2008
I have a tape of a Rusty Wier show recorded for the Homegrown show in 1977. I skipped school and was in the studio very early one morning with a friend that worked for Buddy magazine. There was about 6 of us there and they had us yell and scream and clap and then doubled it several times so it would sound like more people there. I had a tape from the studio but it broke years ago............ Philip..Ft. Worth
oh my gosh!! you have no idea how many memories this brings back, to so many people!! thats all i remember about living in Dallas years ago...Labella and Rodie in the morning, Dr Demento...and i met John Wells - been trying to find him again ever since; he was like meeting a part of my family i hadnt known about, but we had a blast riding around in that big ol' caddie of his...last i remember of him is that he was establishing a recording studio in his basement, but dangit, lost his phone number and i have kicked my own butt ever since!! if you ever hear from him again, tell him Fay from Daingerfield says hello!!
Fay
At traffic time I used to hear on the zoo a little song that went
Damn, this traffic jam;
how I hate to be late;
hurts my motor to go so slow;
supper be cold by the time I get home
on and on....
An avid Zoo fan until it died.
May 30, 2008 Anything I can do to help you I will, I would love to be a part of this. I loved the zoo. LaBellas death really bummed me out. It was such a great station. I AM IN CANTON, 60 MI FROM DALLAS. I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO HELP AND BE A PART OF THIS GREAT SITE. THANK YOU FOR GETTING IT GOING AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!! KEVIN
Hell yes!! The Zoo was THE BEST station ever! I heard side 2 of Meddle for the first time on the Zoo when I was in jr. high.
What other station would do that?? Nobody! From that day forward I was a loyal Zoo Freak!....... Ricardo
Grew up in Dallas listening to the Zoo.......Plumbrella
Thanks for forwarding the emails, Eye! They reminded me of a couple of long forgotten incidents. Like when sales manager Jim Stansell wanted to know why I didn’t think we should run “douche” commercials if we were going to play “Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night”!
Or when Mark Christopher during a crossover asked me how was it at the pool up on the roof. So many listeners wanted to know if there really was a rooftop pool. Ah, the imagination when fueled by radio. Loretta-Afternoon drive 1976
Or when Mark Christopher during a crossover asked me how was it at the pool up on the roof. So many listeners wanted to know if there really was a rooftop pool. Ah, the imagination when fueled by radio. Loretta-Afternoon drive 1976
Thanks for doing this site. Especially for the January Sound "do you
feel like we do" I remember that session well...I have it on reel to
reel somewhere..If you have "lines on my face" from the same show it
would be cool to have on your site..
thanks again
Derek
I remember the days of the Zoo fondly. I was but a kid, but the music was
rockin and the Djs - what can you even say about the Djs that would do the
personalities justice. I have a distict memory of listening one Sunday
morning, must have been circa 1976 or so, and hearing a commercial aired
for a hydroponics system so you could "Grow your tomatoes in your closet"
in order to "keep the crows away." The day they ran Chrismas music was a
sad day. Matthew H.
rockin and the Djs - what can you even say about the Djs that would do the
personalities justice. I have a distict memory of listening one Sunday
morning, must have been circa 1976 or so, and hearing a commercial aired
for a hydroponics system so you could "Grow your tomatoes in your closet"
in order to "keep the crows away." The day they ran Chrismas music was a
sad day. Matthew H.
Big John
Comments & Zoo artifacts
Comments & Zoo artifacts
Hey , we found this halter top when cleaning out, not many of these around ! .Thought you might want a picture.Great web site !
Thanks! Bruce Elledge
Thanks! Bruce Elledge
Wow, brings back a lot of memories growing up in Dallas. Loved listening to KZEW on the way to the Texas Jam as well. I would go back and forth between the Zoo and Q102.
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Cheers,
Brent Bradley
Podshow Radio
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BTW- I did a interview recently with Redbeard from Q102 and he talks a lot about Dallas radio and the rivalry between Q102 and KZEW.
If your interested in listening to it here is a direct link to the interview - http://www.podshowradio.com/?p=338
Tyler was just outside of the Zoo's broadcast signal, so my friends and I all installed FM signal boosters in our car stereos and drove to the nearest hilltop to pick up a clear KZEW signal. It was on those hilltops where the Zoo introduced us to artists we would have never heard on our crappy local stations. I've often wondered what happened to the recordings from the Zoo's January Sound Studios? Many great bands recorded sessions there. I recall one of the most requested January Sound recordings on the Zoo was a pure and perfect extended version of "Do You Feel Like We Do" that Peter Frampton did with that crazy guitar/voice machine of his. I wish XM Radio could buy the January Sound recordings and give it a time slot on their Deep Tracks channel, just like they're doing now with the old King Biscuit Flower Hour sessions.
T. Lee - Houston
T. Lee - Houston
Thanks for the good times then and bringing back the Zoo memories now. Can't wait to hear the Frampton concert from his JS broadcast--I still remember when it aired live!
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