I just got off the phone with Alex over in the Saint Michael’s College Student Activities office who kindly provided me with a little clarification to some news I received via facebook this morning.
That being, the much advertised WWPV State Radio concert will not be open to the public as previously announced.
Damn.
I don’t know if any of you are State Radio fans, but I am, and after bonding with the band when they allowed myself and the IVAW boys to table at their Higher Ground show last October I was psyched to see them play Vermont again.
Turns out, we can’t. The show is scheduled for P-Day (Preparation Day, my Saint Mike’s alumni friends tell me), and keeping with Spring Weekend tradition, all activities are open only to students and their registered overnight guests.
Alex wasn’t able to tell me much beyond that. Just that it was up to the administration and they decided to follow suit with previous years.
Damn you, facebook event creators! Keep it closed next time, would ya?
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I just want to make it clear that you can thank the St. Mike’s administration, and not WWPV 88.7 for that.We had scheduled the show for Friday the 25th, open to the public. Administration moved it to the Saturday, without informing the radio station, and closed it to the public.This was beyond the control of WWPV. We’re really bummed about it, too.
I had a feeling you WWPV kids weren’t the ones behind the change. Thanks for trying!
WWPV really wanted to make this a community event. Hopefully misunderstandings like this one won’t happen again in the future. Thanks for the support and please feel free to voice your disappointment. E-mail the SMC student association (studentassociation@smcvt.edu) and let them know how you feel.
Some things never change.Long live WWPV and keep fighting the good fight.AllisonBitchin’ Radio circa 1998 – circa 2000