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GLEN JONES: LAST MAN STANDING! - WFMU BLAST O' HOT AIR SPECIAL EDITION


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"And the world will be better for this
That one man scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star."
The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
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CONTENTS:

* Glen Jones Set to Break Guinness World Record over Memorial Day Weekend!
* Hear It Live! See It Live!
* Jones Rally Scheduled for Sunday, May 27th, Noon-3pm
* A Message from Glen Jones
* Jonesey Needs YOU!!!
* Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
* The Official Guiness World Record Rules
* The Small Print
* Subscribe to Blast O' Hot Air


GLEN JONES SET TO BREAK GUINNESS WORLD RECORD OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!

On Friday, May 25 at 9am EST, WFMU's own Glen Jones has a date with destiny.
At that time, Jonesey will become the first U.S. radio DJ to ever attempt
breaking the Guinness World Record for Marathon Broadcast DJ, a title
currently held by Greg Daines of the U.K. To succeed, Jones must stay awake
and continue broadcasting for a grueling 73 hours and 33 minutes! He
expects to break the world record on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28th at
10:33am EST. "The Today Show" will interview Jones live from WFMU on Friday
at 8:02am EST (NBC), an hour before he begins his broadcast quest. And they
will return Monday morning as he approaches the world record. To accomodate
this unprecedented event, all regularly scheduled WFMU programming will be
suspended until Mr. Jones can go no longer. This could be Tuesday or
Wednesday or...you'll just have to stay tuned!!!

Jones' motives for taking on the Guinness Record are, "To bring the title
back to America, where it belongs! To make the world aware of the best
Goddamned radio station in the world! To make people notice that I am the
best there is, the best there ever was and the best there ever will be!
It's the best stunt I ever thought of and I specialize in stunts!"

As longtime WFMU listeners know, Jones is an obsessive madman whose previous
quests for radio glory include setting himself on fire, being lowered from
the top of the Howard Johnson's in Asbury Park, inviting fans to clobber him
over the head with metal folding chairs and more. However, the severity of
the Guinness feat will surely test the outer limits of Jones' already infirm
39-year-old body. "It's gonna be painful. I expect it to hurt," says
Jones. Despite the fact that sleep deprivation tests on mice have been
shown to cause brain lesions, he remains undeterred. In fact, designated
witnesses to Jones' effort are under strict and explicit instructions to,
"smack me around if necessary." He anticipates harrowing hallucinatory
episodes and, as one reporter notes, could end up looking like, "Jerry Lewis
losing it on Labor Day" or "'Weekend At Bernie's' gone bad." Other weapons
in Jones' stay-awake arsenal include bull horns, electrode shock wands, foos
ball, an oxygen tank and full-spectrum lighting to trick his body into
thinking it's daylight.

Heightening the Olympian challenge, Guinness rules state that Jones is
allowed a 15 minute break only every eight hours, which includes going to
the bathroom. Unfortunately for Jones, this means that he'll just have to
"hold it."

Jonesey estimates he'll spin over 1000 songs during the course of the
marathon broadcast and expects to play, "a lot of theme sets conveying
whatever emotion I feel at the moment." Many of the songs to be played have
been suggested by I.B.J. members and loyal listeners. Fellow WFMU staff
members and volunteer listeners have been recruited as official witnesses as
stipulated by the Guinness rules. A cavalcade of stars, including Gene
Simmons of Kiss, boxer Chuck Wepner and former Young Rascals member Eddie
Brigati as well as local radio luminaries Cousin Brucie, Dan Ingram, Joe
Franklin and Meg Griffin will be checking in with Jonesey over the long
weekend as well. Lots of stunts, surprises and wardrobe changes can also be
expected. For continuous updates, visit The Glen Jones Radio Programme
homepage at http://www.wfmu.org/jones/jonesmain.html.


HEAR IT LIVE! SEE IT LIVE!

Live audio and video streams (a WFMU first!) of this historic event can be
be heard and seen throughout the entire broadcast at
http://www.wfmu.org/jones/lastman.html

This first-ever live web video feed from the WFMU studios will
unfortunately necessitate that we cut off our archives for the
duration of this event. But fear not, archives will be restored in
full as soon as this event is complete.


JONES RALLY SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, MAY 27th, NOON-3PM

Fans are invited to witness history in the making at a parking lot rally
being held at WFMU on Sunday, May 27th, from Noon-3pm. You're encouraged to
bring signs, flags, coffee, Taylor Ham and plenty of good will to help
Jonesey reach his goal. The address is 43 Montgomery Street (between
Washington and Green) in Jersey City. WFMU is one block from the Exchange
Place PATH station.


A MESSAGE FROM GLEN JONES

On May 25, 2001 at 9am EST, I, Glen Jones, will embark upon the most
difficult endeavor of my life. I will break the Guinness World Record for
Marathon DJ Broadcast. To achieve this, I must stay on the air until at
least Monday, May 28th, at 10:33am EST. What makes this so difficult is the
fact that to my knowledge I do not possess any superpowers and yet failure
is not an option. I will live and die on the radio. I shall expose myself
like never before. Every emotion and fear will be out there. There will be
no escape.

I will bring this title back to America where it belongs while hoping along
the way that the world may notice that I am the best there is, the best
there ever was and the best there ever will be. I will partake in a
grandiose radio stunt in the finest tradition of broadcast, bringing
attention to oneself and to ones' flagship station by doing something
downright ridiculous. I will be in the news and in your hearts and at the
same time preserving a place for WFMU, The I.B.J. and myself in the history
books.

This stunt will be a test of the human spirit. I believe that to acheive
ultimate power, one need not have the most money, guns or numbers but must
possess the will to do what the other man won't.

I do trust the force. May it be with me.


JONESEY NEEDS YOU!!!

No man is an island, and Glen Jones is no exception. In order to achieve
victory, Jones needs YOU to help sustain him both physically and
psychologically. Here's how YOU can help Jones and help your country:

*Provide meals for Jones and the volunteer witnesses scheduled for active
duty this weekend. Home cooked or store bought, we'll need plenty of FOOD!


*Let Jonesey know you care! It's going to be a long and lonely highway with
lots of unpaved mileage between rest stops. E-mail your prayers, support
and song suggestions to Jonesey at jones@wfmu.org!!! He'll see all his
e-mail them throughout the broadcast.

Contact Volunteer Director Scott Williams for further information at
201-521-1416 X228 or scott@wfmu.org


EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!

A media onslaught of unprecedented proportions has been covering Glen Jones'
date with destiny. For a sampling of what our fellow ink-stained wretches
have to say, go to http://www.wfmu.org/jones/lastmanpresspage.html


THE OFFICIAL GUINESS WORLD RECORD RULES:

These are the official rules for "Glen Jones: Last Man Standing" as set down
by the good folks at Guinness World Records:

The following act as a guide to the specific considerations and
undertakings, in addition to the general requirements, for any potential
attempt on the Radio DJ marathon. They should be read and understood by all
concerned - organizers, participants and witnesses - prior to the event.
The record is for the longest time a single individual can act as a DJ and
continuity announcer during a live radio broadcast.

1. The contestant is responsible for playing all the discs/tapes throughout
the event.

2. Every disc/track must be introduced by the DJ, either before or after
the track has been played.

3. The DJ/announcer should read all other items normally broadcast except
for regular short weather bulletins, traffic reports and short news
summaries, which may be read by the usual station personnel. However, the
combined time of these additional items should not exceed 15 minutes in any
one hour. (Editor's note: Jones will not have the luxury of an hourly 15
minute segment provided by "station personnel" as WFMU does not provide
traffic, weather and news reports)

4. Pre-recorded commericals may be played but but their combined time may
not exceed 8 minutes in one hour. (Given WFMU's non-commercial status, this
rule doesn't apply either)

5. Each piece of music played must last at least two minutes but should not
exceed six minutes in length.

6. The program must be live. No pre-recording is allowed: at no time may
the recorded voice of the contestant be broadcast.

7. Normal studio equipment should be used throughout the attempt.

8. No individual disc, and no piece of music, may be repeated in the
broadcast within three hours. A list of all tunes played must be
maintained.

9. The DJ is allowed to have guests during the attempt, but they must be
interviewed in a normal radio manner. And no guest is allowed to speak
continuously for more than a minute.

10. No co-DJ is allowed.

11. The event should be broadcast live from the studio.


THE SMALL PRINT
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The content presented in this issue of Blast 'O Hot Air is based on the
rantings and ravings of a radio rebel from the wrong side of the dial.


- bill 5-25-2001 3:30 pm [add a comment]

This guy is still going. Jones has been on the air since friday @ 9 am / he gets the record Monday am
at about 10:30 am and he's planning on going through to Tuesday am - He sounds ok and he stands or paces
most of the "on mike" time - only problem is he didn't sleep well thursday night ( two or three hours at most) worrying
about the stunt. He's been continiously reading e.mail support messages on the air inbetween songs and in the middle of the night when he
takes on air calls, the lines are swamped.
- bill 5-27-2001 10:27 pm [add a comment]