After my demo tape session, my first full hour on KCOU, it occurred to me that I hadn't filled out the tracks played sections of the current LP and CD music review forms. I ran back to the station as soon as I realized this, marking my initials and track numbers played on each album.
After all, if I hadn't done that...nothing would have happened.
Actually, maybe it would have. Maybe, by not marking the tracks I'd played, the tabulations of songs played might have fallen just short of being eligible for inclusion on the College Music Journal chart. Thus, readers of that trade publication wouldn't have seen a band's name in the rankings, wondered what it sounded like, bought the album, and played it on their own stations. The band members, then, would have been deprived of the growing groundswell of support they would have had, forcing their band to remain obscure and stay with dishwashing or telemarketing jobs longer than they would have liked. I'm glad I did the responsible thing and gave the bands I'd played credit for their airplay.
If anyone doubts the flapping of a butterfly's wings has ripples...
