[ARETE] Thanks from Downtown

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So sorry to hear it go, Bruce. But thanks for the memories. And for
the archive. 
 Robert

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 Dear Friends On behalf of Rich Kimball and the rest of the Downtown
crew, I'd like to thank all of the SLA members who appeared on the
show--either for my Sports Lit 101 segment--or another segment. The
success of the show as by design the guests.We never sought to be
talking heads spewing hot takes. So thank you all. 
 Also, every interview is archived and as we will remerge in some form
there is no need to worry about the audio of your appearances
disappearing. All 3302 shows are fully archived. 
 Yesterday's "Last Rites for Downtown on WZON" show was affected by a
server crash. (Windows decided to do an update at about 4:20 and that
crashed us for more than 40 minutes.) 
  For those who'd like to hear that final show--and man we had fun--I
will be sending a link to the entire show in a few days thanks to the
work of our producer Carey Haskell who was sprinting between the on
air studio and the control room while we carried on. So glad he will
still be with the company--The FM Rock Signal WKIT--was sold a a
bargain by the Kings to two local businessmen--one a former HS student
of mine--so that station will stay on the air. Carey usually works
remotely from New Orleans but drove up for the last few days. 
 If anyone has questions or trouble navigating the archives feel free
to reach out to me. 
 Below is a brief excerpt from a note from friend of the show, Ed
Spencer who helped us with airport and bus pickups and drop offs last
June that sums up the SLA/Downtown Synergy. 
  Thanks again so much for the invite to the Sports Literature
banquet. I got to ask Bob Ryan about Bill Bradley after Hank stole my
question about Bill Walton. Walton was my left coast brother; we both
played on NCAA champions in 1972. I have a copy of his Back from the
Dead if you have not had the pleasure.

   Who was the author reciting the poem that juxtaposed the
Mantle/Maris home run race with the Kennedy assassination and ended
with something like "....the dying gasps of the Confederacy."? He had
us just about in tears, thru the radio. And a dream session for us
Religious Studies majors would include our fellow academics Steve
Martin and Phil Jackson. 
 Ed. 
 Best wishes for 2025 to all Bruce 


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