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Sooper maga...Chaitanya Hegde's sunday morning sho...

2008-07-02T02:23:00.000-07:00

Sooper maga...

Chaitanya Hegde's sunday morning show is something i rarely missed. I somehow feel his kannada was more natural than others (though RJs hardly spoke in kannada those days). Be it local slang or the colloquial style of speaking, he was THE BEST. After him, that show was managed by Kiran Shreedhar and others, but trust me, they were not even closer to him.

And, how can I forget Sheetal? She introduced me to the likes of Shailendar (her favorite, if I remember right) and Mahendra Kapoor on her daily 11 a.m show.

Btw, my friend asked me to visit ur blog when we were discussing something abt hebbar iyengar and marriages...where is that?

priya ganapathy: Wow, thanks for dropping by. yo...

2008-05-26T22:49:00.000-07:00

priya ganapathy: Wow, thanks for dropping by. your shows were definitely my favourite back in the day. glad you're doing well. do come back and entertain us asap. we feel lost without you (and your multiple personalities) :) Sweet of you to drop a comment!

dubaiboy: Thanks for the update!

2008-05-26T22:48:00.000-07:00

dubaiboy: Thanks for the update!

Hey,One of my friends told me to check out this bl...

2008-05-26T07:37:00.000-07:00

Hey,
One of my friends told me to check out this blog and man, i haftu admit, u guys made my day!! Full majaa happened. I can't believe that there are quite a few who still remember the 'Core FM team of Radio City!' and so many who loved the Retro Show & the Late Show. I had an awesome time while I was there, and it feels utterly wunnerful that u were listening. For those of you who need an update on my life - I quit fulltime radio but now host events, do voice-overs and am back to writing. Travelling a lot... but if I find a radio station that's calling out my name - u can be sure to hear me on the airwaves;-) Till then, take care and thanks for ur wonderful messages! Yours in music n madness - Priya Ganapathy/Lingo Leela/Sister Stella

Jonzie was in Dubai till recently doing a kick ass...

2008-05-19T22:41:00.000-07:00

Jonzie was in Dubai till recently doing a kick ass evening show on 106.2 FM. I hear that he is now on worldspace.

Alright boss...next post pl!!!!

2008-04-21T21:52:00.000-07:00

Alright boss...next post pl!!!!

v: :) Yup and counting. All pretty much the same...

2008-04-21T02:59:00.000-07:00

v: :) Yup and counting. All pretty much the same rubbish though.

sthreespree: Aaan wokaywokay. Yes no? About magic box. Nonnnsssense it is. but hopefully after the next biggie is completed things will be better.

usha: Totally boss. For me its the barber shop and AIR :)

I'm not much into radios, except on lazy Sunday af...

2008-04-21T00:13:00.000-07:00

I'm not much into radios, except on lazy Sunday afternoons..
A nice book, a mug of coffee and gud old Hindi songs on AIR. best combo ever, I say!

BD: saari saar. mishtyk ho gaya. solpa adjusht maa...

2008-04-20T10:03:00.000-07:00

BD: saari saar. mishtyk ho gaya. solpa adjusht maadi. btw, i was in bengaluru a few weeks ago and made sure to go check out that cauvery theatre Magic Box tourist spot i've been following on your blog so diligently. It looks kinda neat and seems like traffic congestion has let up at that spot...only to re-congest at another spot down the road!

"Mid-middle full garagase Gayathri voice also"damn...

2008-04-18T11:31:00.000-07:00

"Mid-middle full garagase Gayathri voice also"

damn! it's been so long i heard/spoke something like this...

i used to listen to sheetal iyer's show back in 2001? i can't seem to recollect when radiocity started. but yeah, there were just two radio stations back then. radio city and the AIR eff yum radio. i'm surpised to know that there are 30 now!!

mem: Hehh yeah those are the brain dead ones- dim...

2008-04-18T02:01:00.000-07:00

mem: Hehh yeah those are the brain dead ones- dime a dozen these days. Shudder. Too funny about the cockroach thing and I completely believe you. The rubbish we hear on the radio these days!

sthreespirit: Thank you kindly for ignoring me off nicely and writing comments to everybody else on blog. What I say? Ohoho. Thanks for the Hegde link :P

penguin: Suresh Venkat is a producer with CNBC now...

2008-04-18T00:54:00.000-07:00

penguin: Suresh Venkat is a producer with CNBC now and lives in Bombay. He visited me last weekend in Malaysia. I'll be sure to pass on the message that his 'fans' are missing him!

And those who miss Chaitanya Hegde, his blog is here

i used to listen to thge radio all the time now th...

2008-04-17T11:51:00.000-07:00

i used to listen to thge radio all the time now they talk to much and too many people are selling property.

Vasanthi was so chirpy in the morning. My mother fell in love with her and her morning sunshineness and would cluck dissapprovingly at my morning grumpiness. You could even call vasanthi and get her to give wake up calls to people.

Recently i turned the radio back again to find the vasanthis and jonzis and i found one lady asking 'neevu ondhu cockroach na hididithre cockroach yen feel madathe? yen helthe? ...sms me with your reponses' (i kid u not.)
offed off the radio i did

Err just a small correction. AIR's carnatic FM ch...

2008-04-17T02:43:00.000-07:00

Err just a small correction. AIR's carnatic FM channel - Amritavarshini, airs on 100.1 FM not 102 as I'd earlier mentioned.

anonymous: ah thanks ma. I use Visio's squiggly ...

2008-04-17T02:42:00.000-07:00

anonymous: ah thanks ma. I use Visio's squiggly line tool with a lot of mouse dragging, cursing and re-drawing. Wish it was easier to draw on computer. Thanks for asking :)

playbyrules: YOu and pizzadude have to get together and start a jonzi fan club I say :) Never was a great fan of his, but yeah I agree he was a cut above the rest.

manasvi: Yes I definitely do. We didnt own a tv until the mid 80s. AIR was our only window to the world and its tough to be ungrateful to as powerful a medium as that. Good going :)

Glad to know you love AIR. Many people call it old...

2008-04-16T01:18:00.000-07:00

Glad to know you love AIR. Many people call it old fashioned. But those who work there would only know the effort it takes to be a part of AIR. and the number of restrictions we have to consider before every word is spoken.

did you forget jonzi? afternoon request show in th...

2008-04-15T05:35:00.000-07:00

did you forget jonzi? afternoon request show in the early days of radio city. that guy did a good job too. malavika left off :(

ohhh... there also, faafularity!!!Ggaon has not ye...

2008-04-15T03:57:00.000-07:00

ohhh... there also, faafularity!!!
Ggaon has not yet hit me :) will start postings.. soon.
Btw, the drawings this time showing macho men around :) why like that?? self portrait? ;P

and this is to be why that we are louuwing you!ps:...

2008-04-15T00:28:00.000-07:00

and this is to be why that we are louuwing you!
ps: what do u use for the illustrations?

weed: Interesting nick, many mercis :)rustyammow:...

2008-04-14T23:16:00.000-07:00

weed: Interesting nick, many mercis :)

rustyammow: why not updating blog with gurgaon galatas I say? No no some fellows were posting hajaar comments in portuguese, french and all saying kindly click here (virus link) and here (virus link) itseems. Some paapa commenter will click off and get virus means me only they will scold no, thats why.

prats: aiyo illama I only listen on my way to and from work ashte, and only to some 1.5 channels. neev helid RJs yaaru nang gottila. Where they come?

maxdavinci: Dangs ba :)

rk: Oh to that level it has ripened aa? Verrri gooood :)

kavitha: Oh thank you thank you blush blush. It is wannabe self portrait. Last time I attempted in previous post i ended up making myself look like george michael so err this is improvement no?

rofl @ the letter to the RJ's! and the pacha color...

2008-04-14T13:21:00.000-07:00

rofl @ the letter to the RJ's!

and the pacha coloru jinku cha guy is quite a stud muffin ;)

Hey..u missed Geeta Madgil..I had a crush on her v...

2008-04-14T10:07:00.000-07:00

Hey..u missed Geeta Madgil..I had a crush on her voice...She had even come in my dreams and danced with me [:)]

donno bout the kanglish yaar-jhays but loved the s...

2008-04-14T09:13:00.000-07:00

donno bout the kanglish yaar-jhays but loved the sarcasm...

too good scootermama....

keep em comin...

yappa...full fan association...and just for RJ...a...

2008-04-14T00:04:00.000-07:00

yappa...full fan association...and just for RJ...and whatte post...you remember all the names so well...what you did??? research...or you also full line addeeing..
What happens to Kiran sreedhar, rashmi, ashwini...don't ask me where , what when....I only hear names...

But very good dedication this looks

wow, that is quite a bit of radio you listen to.. ...

2008-04-13T23:04:00.000-07:00

wow, that is quite a bit of radio you listen to..
I could never handle my irritation for long when they were on the air - nice voice or not..
But yes, Lingo Leela was my fav.. and so was Rohit Barker..
You should HEAR these morons on FM here in G'gaon. You will love every one of those blokes back in bengalooru.. sigh...
[btw, what's with word verification thingie? too many fansaa? ;P ]