The 3,000 year old burial chamber of Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamun was unsealed by English archaeologist Howard Carter who entered the tomb on this date in 1923. Gavin and Wyatt are encircled by golden jewels from the Nile River Delta while John is surrounded by boogie-woogie from the Mississippi River Delta. You are invited to float down the Nile River with Mississippi Delta Blues by tuning in Crosscurrents 2/16 at 8 a.m.
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Stormy Weather – 2-11-15
Katie B. celebrates Valentine’s Week with special guest artist Taylor Vidic and takes your requests and dedications on Facebook or in the studio at 586-1212, Wednesday, February 11, 9-11 p.m. on Stormy Weather.
Hershey Chocolate on Crosscurrents, 2/9
The Hershey Chocolate Company, displaying the name of its founder Milton Hershey, established its Pennsylvania workshop on this date in 1894. Gavin and Wyatt run toward the factory in hopes of a non-chocolate dog treat. You are invited to find your own Hershey sweet music treats served up by John at the ear-candy studio on Crosscurrents, 2/9 at 8 a.m.
Groundhog Day on Crosscurrents, 2/2
Originally a Celtic seasonal festival associated with weather prediction ritual adopted by North American immigrants – Groundhog Day celebrated on this day foretells the end of winter. Gavin and Wyatt find the groundhog who is emerging from underground as John gets down with the music for the show. You are invited to join the groundhog, and marmots of all sorts, as we engage in our own form of down home merriment, on Crosscurrents, 2/2 at 8 a.m.
Bessie Coleman on Crosscurrents, 1/26
The first African American woman with a pilot license displayed her aviation skills at airshows while she dreamed of founding a flight school for woman – Bessie Coleman was born on this day in 1892. Gavin and Wyatt hope to go “barnstorming” with Bessie Coleman as she poses on the wheel of her Curtiss JN-4 biplane. You can “soar into the air” as John “broadcasts on the air” to celebrate Bessie Coleman by listening to Crosscurrents, 1/26 at 8 a.m.
Edgar Allan Poe on Crosscurrents, 1/19
Known for his poem “The Raven” and for his chilling tales of the macabre, considered as the inventor of the detective fiction genre – Edgar Allan Poe was born on this day in 1809. Gavin and Wyatt are ready to herd the raven back through the window of Poe’s window. You will not be “alone” near the “pit and the pendulum” when you hear the “Eldorado” “tell-tale heart” as you listen to Poe’s birthday “bells” of “the haunted house” on Crosscurrents, 1/19 at 8 a.m.