Thank you Han, for such a ringing endorsemet. It means alot coming from you!
Just in case you don't know this folks, Han is one of the very first memebers of
this club,
and thus, I have known him for years, but Saturday was the very first time that
I was able
to talk to him, and it was indeed an honor.
Han, thank you once again for your kindness and dedication, and your activity to
this club,
and your efforts in not only keeping Western Swing music alive, but most
importantly, your
envolvement in taking such good care of our fighting boys in the army.
God bless you my friend,
Allen

--- In westernswinglovers@yahoogroups.com, hantawah3 <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> I finally got a weekend off and was able to tune in over the net and
> was delighted to hear Allen Bailey doing his show on air @
> www.hppr.org.The show certainly lives up to its name -Western Swing
> And Other Things as you not only hear plenty of Western Swing with the
> likes of Milton Brown,Bob Wills etc, but as well plenty of the other
> classic artists.I gave Allen a call on the 1-800 number and he was
> kind enough to dedicate
> a Hank Williams Sr. song (one of my favorites) "Long Gone Lonesome
> Blues".This being but one example of of the Other Things" within the
> play list.
> Allen has that quality too rarely found in Radio these days.that
> quality of seeming to come into the listener's home and paying a
> visit.During this visit,Allen is able to tell his hosts quite a bit of
> insight about the artist and his songs.One example early in the show
> was the story behind Milton Brown, who until his untimely death in an
> auto accident in 1936 was often considered the father of Western
> Swing,even overshadowing Bob Wills in those formative years of WS.
> I assure you this type of show which packs a lot of wonderful
> information and music in a well formatted bundle is a real diamond
> among the stones in this age of demographic consultant driven
> programming found on so many other stations.
> Saturdays 10.30 AM-2:00 PM (Central)
>