Born & Raised
Brooklyn, NY
First Record Purchased
In the late 50's, most likely a Buddy Holly single - "That'll Be the Day," "Peggy Sue," "Rave On," "Everyday."
First Concert
In NYC the Lovin' Spoonful in the West Village. In Philly - Velvet Underground, Aretha & Harry Belafonte at the Spectrum.
All-Time Favorite Bands
Mothers, Byrds, King Crimson, Runrig, Velvet Underground, Incredible String Band, Nat King Cole, Dylan, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, and Kate Wolf
Favorite Local Bands
Fellaheen, No Windows, The Trolleyvox, Boister, Daybreak, Ministry of Inside things, Group W
Favorite Movies
The Godfather I, II, II
Musicians Chuck Was Most Excited to Meet
Bonnie Raitt (in 1970), and talking to Hank Mobley on the phone
Favorite People
XPN Members and XPN Volunteers (a Tie!!)
XPN Listeners
Mickey Mantle
Bands Chuck Played In
Delaware Valley Drifters, Market Street Subway
How Chuck Got Into Radio
I was visiting friends of friends in Juarez, Mexico. There was a great station across the river in Eagle Pass, Texas, playing prog country/country rock. I got to visit. And it was love at first sight.
Weirdest Boss
Sid Mark??
A Few More Things You Don't Know About Chuck:
My day job. I am a school nurse in the New Jersey Public School System.
Since the 1970s, I've been a Renaissance Period Reenactor.
I am also working on a Shakespeare impersonation. "If you have bumped into the Bard recently, it may have been me."
