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WCJM Free Internet Radio Station: “The Rock & Roll Christmas Show” – 2000

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Dave Perrelli decided to join the cast because he heard and liked the Everything is Christmas Show.  So it was no surprise that Dave was very insistent on doing another Christmas Show.  Luckily, Jim and Mike had enough music to do another show, and thus the Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas was made.

The free Internet radio show was done on very short notice because of different scheduling conflicts, and after school on Wednesday, November 22, 2000 the show was done.  The cast was picked up from a half day of school by Jeff Copperthite, one of the writers for the show (also playing Ron Popeil).  They went to eat at Subway and came back to Jim’s house to do the show.

This show contained many of the more personal touches that the World Series Show lacked.  Even though Chris didn’t talk as much as he wanted to on the air (I say, “Tough!”), there was more than just great music.  There was a skit with Dr. K, a story by Jeff and a story by Chris, and Jeff’s tips of the day.  And everyone’s favorite bear came back to join us on Christmas show as Stuffy D. Bear made the whole cast crack-up again.  There was also a new song that was never heard before made by Jim Fusco himself.

But of course, there were problems.  The show was originally made to fit on one 74 minute MiniDisc.  Unfortunately, Traffic, News, and Weather ran very long and the show did not fit in the allotted time.  So, Jim Fusco decided, with help from the rest of the cast, to put the show on another MiniDisc.  This let the show breathe a little more, and allowed for Jeff and Chris’ stories.  This free Internet radio show is a timeless classic that will be played for every Christmas to come!

WCJM Free Internet Radio Station: “The ‘Live’ Show” – 2001

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Right after (the same day) the All-American Show, the WCJM cast decided to do the “Live” Show.  This free Internet radio show was originally going to be done live on the internet (note the quotes around “Live”)  but the cast decided to just put live versions of their favorite songs on the show instead.

The members of the cast were the same as the All-American Show and Jim did his Food Critic and World Report segments as well.  Matt contributed his hilarious comedy segments and his special brand of music to add variety to the show.

Stuffy D. Bear came on the show to do another segment, making the cast laugh again and again.  The cast even sang one of Jim Fusco’s songs, “Something Is Out Of My Life” live on the air.  The song came out very good, despite Dave’s crippling singing ability.  (All of Jim Fusco’s songs are copyrighted 2001 by Fusco-Moore Productions, a subsidiary of WCJM Internet Radio Co. and stealing their material is punishable by horrendous acts of discipline).

With a great “live” feel to it, this show came out really well and is a classic for those who love concert versions of songs.  Oh, and for those who like to laugh, this show is up your alley as well!  This free Internet radio show really makes you feel a-“live”!

WCJM Free Internet Radio Station: “The Everything is Christmas Show” – 1999

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Jim Fusco had one favor to ask of Chris Moore. The favor was to have one more Moore Hits in the Morning broadcast before the new millennium. Chris (to Jim’s surprise) readily agreed, and the date was set or November 27, 1999- two days after the start of “Christmas Time”. They decided to do a show solely based on Christmas because of the Thanksgiving “vacation” and the abundance of songs Jim had based on Christmas.

But Jim had made a BIG “mistake”. He mentioned the free Internet radio show in front of Alberto Distefano, who readily wanted to join. Jim said yes out of the goodness of his heart, and Alberto became part of the show. The now four member team arranged at Jim’s house, and the new Moore Hits in the Morning took the air.

For this tape, Jim bought the correct wires to hook up the CD players, and all four of the members had their own microphones (Alberto was put on the karaoke, but they fixed the level problem). This show was packed with over 25 Christmas songs, and a few segments for Chris to read his “Stupid Crooks of America” stories. This tape, although with a lot of feedback at times, came out to near-perfection, inspiring them to do one more tape before the new year.

This is just one of the many excellent shows available at the WCJM website, a virtual treasure trove of free Internet radio delights!

“When I Go” (Original song performed by Jim Fusco) – The Open Mic Sessions

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Welcome to another edition of “The Open Mic Sessions” with Jim Fusco!  Today, I reach back into the archives for a song off of the EP “Meaningless: Echoes of Dreams”.  You see, back when these tracks were recorded, the idea was to take an entire week’s vacation from school and record an album.  Our idea was to basically lock ourselves in and to write and record the whole thing.  It’s still an idea I’d like to try someday, but back then, it just didn’t turn out that way.

First, I had a bad cold so I couldn’t really sing.  Second, my brother and I are, well, brothers.  You can’t lock us in a room for a week (figuratively speaking, that is) and expect good results.  So, after some fights and even less work getting done (mostly because of arguments over how each song should’ve sounded), we ended up with nothing more than a few backing tracks at the end of the week.  Oh yeah, and a vow to never work together again…which we ditched in 2006 when we started MoU.  And now we’re still in the throes of the newest vow never to work together again. 🙂  Time heals all wounds, but some wounds take a bit longer to heal!  I guess that’s why certain bands that have stayed together longer aren’t really friends- they work together and go their separate ways.  It’s tough to think of playing music that way because of how social it is.  But, there’s so much passion involved.  And the addition of one vocal part one band member doesn’t think should be there seems like a life-or-death decision.  I kind of liken it to a marriage, except it’s even more stressful because there’s someone messing with something you’ve created!

That’s a long-winded way of saying that, even though we didn’t accomplish too much, what we did accomplish was really good.  Those tunes are some of the most enduring ones I can remember writing and participating in.  “When I Go” is played by my brother and me every time we jam together.  It’s just this great tune that has a great beat.  What more could you want?  So, when I went to play an open mic performance at The Space in Hamden, CT, I wanted to bust-out this song.  I never got to perform it there while in MoU, so it was my chance to resurrect it.

I hope you enjoy the performance- everyone there certainly seemed to!  Stay tuned for more from The Open Mic Sessions, as my solo acoustic and electric performances of original songs continues here on the Laptop Sessions acoustic cover songs and original music video blog!