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anarchist

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tom terrell
« on: December 01, 2007, 02:28:00 pm »
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 PFW & HFS Veteran Tom Terrell Dies - 11/30 - DCRTV hears that DC radio and music veteran Tom Terrell passed away yesterday. He'd been suffering from prostate cancer. Terrell began DJing while a student at Howard University, where he created Washington's first reggae show in 1978, then moved on to host shows on WPFW and alternative rocker WHFS. There he launched the "Sunday Reggae Splashdown" and "Cafe C'est What?" When he wasn't on the air, Terrell was the house DJ at the dc space club and at the 930 Club. Also, he wrote about music for Jazz Times, the Village Voice, Vibe, and Washington City Paper.
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shemptiness

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Re: tom terrell
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2007, 02:54:00 pm »
Kids.  Sheesh.
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beetsnotbeats

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« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2007, 03:22:00 pm »
Tom was a fantastic DJ from WHFS's pre-corporate golden era. He always had new stuff and wasn't afriad to break format if he thought something was worth a listen. Three funny memories: debuting Tracy Chapman but unintentionally at the wrong speed; seeing him furiously pounding the door to the station one night when he was late; commenting to Weasel about Weasel's talent at chowing down at label parties, to which Weasel replied "I'm a growing boy!" RIP Tom.
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Bombay Chutney

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« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2007, 03:34:00 pm »
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bearman🐻

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« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2007, 12:02:00 pm »
This is very sad...seems like we've lost a lot of people this year.
 
 Hung out with Weasel before...weird, but very nice guy. Funny as hell.
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