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Studio-C Camp-Out
By Kevin | December 4, 2009
I’m writing this from my cozy tent in Boulder. Sounds nice to say it that way, but my tent is on the concrete in front of the Ultimate Electronics in town. It’s the ninth consecutive year (I think) I’ve braved the cold to wait in line for the release of the annual KBCO-FM Studio-C disc. It typically sells out in a matter of hours, but I like to sleep well and not have to wake up at 4am, or whatever. I also like to have my Saturday, instead of spending half of the morning waiting in line.
Check out www.kbco.com if you want to know more about the disc. In short, it’s the “best of” compilation from the year’s worth of live performances on-air from Studio-C, which actually started with Melissa Etheridge in the hallway of the station in 1988. The performances are typically unique, stripped-down versions of great songs by both well-known and lesser-known artists. KBCO is credited with giving some incredible artists their start.
The tradition has become a holiday event, and proceeds from the sale of the discs go to the Boulder County AIDS Project. Discs are limited production, and old ones typically go for hundreds, even thousands of dollars, online. Luckily, I’ve got ‘em all so
far…and they are all among my most listened-to CDs.
I’m missing my buddy Steve this year, who used to camp out with me, but he now lives in Wisconsin. So, the tent actually feels roomy this year, and the iPhone is a poor substitute for company. Nonetheless, it’s nearly midnight (arrived here at 10:30), and the temperature is plummeting (my dashboard said it was 8-degrees when I drove up). I’m quite warm, however, in my tent, on my air mattress (yep…all about the comfort…and, of course, some insulation from the concrete), inside two sleeping bags, with all kinds of layers on.
I’ve also got my thermos of hot tea, and a great book by Jeff Galloway, “Running Until You’re 100″, which I hope to be blessed enough to do…while listening to a huge Studio-C playlist on my runs! Here’s to another year of a great Boulder tradition!! Thanks KBCO!
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December 5th, 2009 at 2:25 am
Glad to see the tradition lives on. Hope you didn’t get too cold. I know I’ve definitely appreciated your efforts in the past. Funny, I was actually playing my “best of KBCO” playlist when I read this!
December 5th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
I even play mine at work in the bike shop. My partner, Craig, enjoys them too. I don’t know if I have all of them, thanks to you, but I do enjoy the ones I have! I trust your bones are warmer now!
December 11th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
I used to love the Studio C album! Haven’t found a way to get them out here though.