51 Friggin hours.... Holy cow!
WOW.
So, I was on Craigslist this weekend and found a thread about Bill and I, and I saw there was a little difficulty in people believing that we could stay awake for 51 hours straight without the help of drugs or illegal substance.
Just so there is no confusion - WE DID in fact stay awake and on-air around the clock broadcasting for 51 hours. We used no illegal substances - regardless of what the ignorant people on Craigslist think. Perhaps in the 70's and 80's radio was an industry where drugs ran rampant - but no more. Not at FRANK FM, and certainly not for me or Bill!
We actually get up at 2:30 in the morning, to be at work by 4AM. A normal work day for us is 4AM to about 12:00PM. Unless it’s Thursdays, that’s the day we go to the ARL to meet our Pet of the Week and we leave at 10:30.
At times it did feel impossible, and without the support of all the employees at Nassau Broadcasting, it wouldn’t have been the success that it was. We had people with us around the clock, bringing us food, drinks and yes, coffee. We had energy chews, and some Emergen-C mix that we put in water (not so nice tasting I might add) as well.
Our studio is on Congress Street, and the window shades were open 24-7.
A lot of people stopped and waved, some actually came inside and said hello and many people called in the middle of the night, just to see if we would really answer. We did, and some of them were shocked to actually find us there!
And just like those folks calling in the middle of the night, there will always be someone who doubts. But we did it. We wanted to go longer, but we couldn’t. The exhaustion came in waves, one minute you’re tired, and then a little while later you’re feeling like a champ and can go for several hours. At one point, I wanted to throw up, but I didn’t. I did however manage to walk into something and get a nice bruise on the side of my face.
We didn’t set any records (I think the record we were told about was 126 hours) but we accomplished our goal. We got more than $6100.00 raised by the time we left Friday – but it didn’t end there. Friday night I was told that the employee contributions from our co-workers were still coming in and that people were still calling throughout the morning to offer their help. We even had a gentleman call and donate 3 cords of firewood cut and split in 16”lengths – he was even going to deliver it!
For anyone of you who reading this right now, who were able to call and donate…THANK YOU!
For all of you who called and offered support to us during the workday, THANK YOU! For all of you who called in the middle of the night to offer support, THANK YOU!
I wouldn't hesitate to do it all again. It was a great experience. Tiring, but great.
Rock on with your bad selves, things are back to normal...
(Well, as normal as things can get for Bill and I)
H
So, I was on Craigslist this weekend and found a thread about Bill and I, and I saw there was a little difficulty in people believing that we could stay awake for 51 hours straight without the help of drugs or illegal substance.
Just so there is no confusion - WE DID in fact stay awake and on-air around the clock broadcasting for 51 hours. We used no illegal substances - regardless of what the ignorant people on Craigslist think. Perhaps in the 70's and 80's radio was an industry where drugs ran rampant - but no more. Not at FRANK FM, and certainly not for me or Bill!
We actually get up at 2:30 in the morning, to be at work by 4AM. A normal work day for us is 4AM to about 12:00PM. Unless it’s Thursdays, that’s the day we go to the ARL to meet our Pet of the Week and we leave at 10:30.
At times it did feel impossible, and without the support of all the employees at Nassau Broadcasting, it wouldn’t have been the success that it was. We had people with us around the clock, bringing us food, drinks and yes, coffee. We had energy chews, and some Emergen-C mix that we put in water (not so nice tasting I might add) as well.
Our studio is on Congress Street, and the window shades were open 24-7.
A lot of people stopped and waved, some actually came inside and said hello and many people called in the middle of the night, just to see if we would really answer. We did, and some of them were shocked to actually find us there!
And just like those folks calling in the middle of the night, there will always be someone who doubts. But we did it. We wanted to go longer, but we couldn’t. The exhaustion came in waves, one minute you’re tired, and then a little while later you’re feeling like a champ and can go for several hours. At one point, I wanted to throw up, but I didn’t. I did however manage to walk into something and get a nice bruise on the side of my face.
We didn’t set any records (I think the record we were told about was 126 hours) but we accomplished our goal. We got more than $6100.00 raised by the time we left Friday – but it didn’t end there. Friday night I was told that the employee contributions from our co-workers were still coming in and that people were still calling throughout the morning to offer their help. We even had a gentleman call and donate 3 cords of firewood cut and split in 16”lengths – he was even going to deliver it!
For anyone of you who reading this right now, who were able to call and donate…THANK YOU!
For all of you who called and offered support to us during the workday, THANK YOU! For all of you who called in the middle of the night to offer support, THANK YOU!
I wouldn't hesitate to do it all again. It was a great experience. Tiring, but great.
Rock on with your bad selves, things are back to normal...
(Well, as normal as things can get for Bill and I)
H
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