here's to bobby horstemeier from here in springfield, ma !!! & thanks for all you've done.
On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 12:49:58 PM UTC-5, t bedford wrote: > > A very, very good friend of mine (of 44 years) passed last Thursday Dec. > 26, unexpectedly, at the age of 66. Robert Phillip Horstemeier, who played > a BIG part in making me the rock'n'roll nerd that I am. He called me on > Christmas & we made plans to get together with a mutual friend on Friday > afternoon. When I couldn't get hold of him, and he didn't return messages, > I feared the worst & called friends (with a key to his house), who went > over and found his body. He recently had a stroke & this may have been > another. (People are leaving tributes on his Facebook page, if you are > inclined to look). > > There's a radio guy from Cleveland named John Gorman, and he worked for > WMMS-FM, and he claims to have broken David Bowie in the States. But the > truth is, that Bobby Horstemeier knew the Mercury records local guy, who > would give him promo's, including Bowie's first on that label. Bobby loved > it, and played it for Billy Bass, local DJ also employed at the Record > Grotto (record store)...and Billy played it for John Gorman (in fairness, > he did put it on the air first). But Bobby was the catalyst. That's my true > story, and I'm sticking to it. (Movie buffs can hear Billy Bass as the off > camera DJ in the film "Carwash") > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
