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30 years after the
Vietnam War ended, this freelance DJ still captures the imagination of many
GI's. Partly because he never got caught broadcasting to the GI's in South
Vietnam over his bootleg radio frequency. Mostly because of his "in your
face" broadcasting style that really angered Officers, who Dave commonly
referred to as Lifers and maggots. The icing on the cake was his profanity
and free-wheeling promotion of sex and drugs.
Dave Rabbit's true
identity is certainly a better kept secret that anything from the Nixonian
White House. We now know too much about Nixon, but very little about Rabbit
and his 1971 radio sidekicks Pete Sadler and Ngyuen. It appears DJ Dave had
military links to the US Air Force, as many of his on-air references are Air
Force related. Some writers speculate that he stayed in Vietnam following a
regular tour of duty to produce "Radio First Termer." Now that's Friggin
dedication!
wedding photography in FloridaDave's
anti-establishment rhetoric was bolstered by acid-rock music of the 60's and
intermingled with stunts, skits and fake radio announcements. Regular
features included; The Weather Report with Captain Ivan Pansy, Sayings from
the Latrine Walls, Swap Shop of the Air, and The Latest News. Most of his
broadcasts were considered 'raunchy' back then, but that was before the
internet connected to Main Street USA. Today he could easily be a late night
cable TV host with very little censorship... back then he was a Ballsy radio
pioneer.
Can be Purchased at
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A Complete night's broadcast of
Radio First Termer
Streaming Real Audio
Part 1
Part
2
Part 3
Part 4
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