:( :( :(

Well, well, well - have you ever woken up late,
and the first thing that happens to you is what
feels like a 2-ton anvil dropping on your head?

That's me, today.  I woke up late, fighting off this shit flu
that's going around.  I got in my car to get my coffee,
popped on Indie 103-1, and....well - you know the rest

INDIE 103-1 HAS CEASED AIRING ON THE FM DIAL

It's no consolation, but in radio, when something gets cancelled
or goes off the air, they don't give you a "heads up" - this kind
of shit just happens - always a "rug pulled out from under the feet"
kind of thing, ya know?

I don't even know what to say at this point...
I feel like someone just sucked the life right out of me...

But I will say this - Indie 103-1FM is/was

THE BEST FM RADIO STATION
WE EVER GOT TO EXPERIENCE!!!

Don't believe me? Just try - TRY - to listen to any other FM station
for more than 15 minutes - let alone any longer - and see if
you can stomach not only the tunes, but the repetition.
Not to mention suffering through DJ's who sound like complete
wankers who know NOTHING about the music...

When Indie came on the scene in December 2003, my
jaw hit the floor. I could NOT believe what I was hearing!
And I knew I had to find out who they were, and work
for them on ANY level...

I even worked for FREE the first three years at the station,
when I did the "Mashup Of The Day" feature and then
eventually "The Smash Mix" and "Neon Noise" airing.

But getting paid is NOT the point....
Creative, artistic freedom IS!

And to be able to be a part of something as amazing as Indie?
There's no price-tag you can put on that, my friends
(Jesus, I hate John McCain - I can't even say "my friends"
anymore without a sharp pain going down my spine...)

So - Indie will continue online, as they already have
millions of people listening there from around the world.
People in bum-f'ck small US towns with no choices whatsoever -
hell people in major CITIES have shit choices too - and those
serious music fans on every continent, really...
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** UPDATE - SAT. JANUARY 31st **

"NEON NOISE" IS NOW ON HIATUS - AND I
STILL CAN'T GET A CONFIRMATION THAT
MY SHOW WILL BE GETTING A DIFFERENT
TIME-SLOT DURING THE WEEK :(
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Maybe we should all be thrilled & grateful we got to have Indie
for as long as we did? All good things come to an end,
as they say. And we know that's 100% true in life...

In closing, I have to personally say THANK YOU to anyone
reading this, who stumbled upon me BECAUSE of Indie 103-1FM

I've met some of the nicest, coolest, most passionate people
and fervent music fans over the last few years - and each of
you reminded me why I love doing what I do!!!

SO - ONWARD & UPWARD!

All my best,
DJ Paul V.  / Indie 103.1 FM