[BC] Underground = Classic

[Mark Durenberger]

Boy, Steve, did you hit the nail on the head!  My best friend Jerry Miller 
put it this way:

LEARN---EARN---RETURN

Learn your craft---Earn your living---Return what you've learned to others.

If you enjoy what you're doing...and have known from the beginning what you 
want to do....that's an extra gift.

In your case, the passion shines through quite clearly.

All the rest is noise...including silly posts and personal shots from folks 
who just don't get it...

Mark Durenberger


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <shnewman at alaweb.com>
>
> Hi Kent:
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kent Winrich, K9EZ" <kwinrich at gmail.com>

> (Steve, get off your DUFF and get to work, else find another line of 
> employment!
>
> Another line of employment? This is ALL I've done since I was 16 years 
> old.
> I was still in high school and doing an air shift at a station in San
> Francisco. Most start in the boonies. I was lucky. That was 1961. Now I'm 
> 60
> but am, like many in here, young at heart and can still rock 'n roll with
> the best of 'em. I can (just did tracks for) also do classical music (for
> picky Europeans). I decided I didn't want the rat-race of the big cities
> anymore so I moved out to some property I bought in Lower Alabama near
> Florida about 11 years ago. This was when I was thinking of getting out of
> the business and came here for a business venture. Things didn't work as
> planned so I went back into broadcasting after about a year.Currently I'm
> working for (am trying to purchase) the local station here.(Country!!) I
> sell, do production, do an on-air shift, tweek the transmitter, fix 
> things,
> adjust satellite dishes when needed, etc. I've found it to be like 
> starting
> my "line of employment" over again. This time, however, I come to the 
> table
> with experience. Now I know many don't think experience is important but I
> think it is. It was one of the central points of my post about all this. 
> As
> far as I'm concerned one of the most important things I can do now is 
> share
> that experience with others. Let me quote the end of a note from a local
> who, because of so many reasons couldn't find radio employment in this 
> area
> and now has a family to support. I've seen this kid grow and wanted to 
> hire
> him but he couldn't wait any longer. He has mouths to feed. Back into the
> military he went. Here's a part of that note I got just before he left his
> wife and kids.
>
> Quote:
>
> I hope it's not too much to ask, but if you ever have the time, I would 
> love
> to have some air checks of your air shift and production.  I have learned 
> so
> much from your work, I have to say even though I'm nowhere near as good as
> you, what I do know , all came from your work(of art).  I would just like 
> to
> thank you for EVERYTHING!  You are truly a great friend!
>
> End Quote:
>
> He's 25 years old. Now that's why experience is so important because you 
> can
> pass it on. I'm glad I did.