*SUPPORT BROOKDALE PUBLIC RADIO

Its back! Go to 90.5thnight.org to purchase your ?Shop For a Cause? shopping passes for MACY?s ?Shop For a Cause? day, September 16, 2006. Tickets are $5.00 and all proceeds go directly to your favorite charity, 90.5 The NIGHT.

The shopping passes entitles you to special savings on select merchandise throughout the store, in addition to regular and sale merchandise specials. All day limited exclusion savings pass includes:

? 20% off regular, sale & clearance women?s, men?s & kids? apparel and accessories, fine, bridge and fashion jewelry, bed and bah items, house wares, frames, luggage, china crystal and silver (with some exceptions) .
? 10% off regular, sale and clearance furniture, mattresses, rugs, kitchen and personal care electrics and technology items (with some exceptions).
? $10 off every $50 purchase. Plus open a Macy?s account and get an additional 20% off (not including tax delivery fees, exclusions may apply.)

Just go to www.90.5thenight.org and purchase your savings passes today, so they can be mailed in time for the event.

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*NOTES FROM TOM

It’s the end of the summer. We had so much fun at all of the local music festivals like The Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival, Belmar Seafood Festival, Comcast Jazz in the Park, Brookdale’s Songwriters in the Park present by K. Hovnanian, and the Clearwater Festival.

While we were having all of that fun on the Shore we were also very hard at work building some new offerings for you. You may have heard one of them already: our traffic reports. There are a few more things up our sleeves. Just make sure to check your inbox for some announcements over the coming weeks. You won’t be disappointed in what we have in store.

Tom Brennan
Station Manager

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* ALBUM OF THE MONTH

THE DAMNWELLS � Air Stereo � Zoe/Rounder

The Damnwells have finally released the follow-up album to their brilliant ?Bastards Of The Beat? of 2004. New label, new songs, new home addresses…still brilliant. Of the current generation of American rock bands, The Damnwells just might be the best. Lead singer and lyricist Alex Dezen has one of those voices that can make anything sound somewhat heartbreaking and he often writes the words that make it so. David Chernis is one of the most inventive, so far unknown, rock guitarists out there. And the rhythm section of bassist Ted Hudson and drummer Steven Terry secure the bottom and the beat. As well as adding some wonderful harmonies. The new album ?Air Stereo? has some outright rockers like ‘Accidental Man,’ ‘Sell The Lie.’ and ‘I Am A Leaver.’ For the heartbreakers check out ‘Golden Days,’ ‘Louisville,’ ‘Heartbreaklist,’ and ‘Kung Fu Grip Kiss.’ There’s also a sense of humor invoked in the tracks ‘You Don’t Have To Like Me To Love Me (Tonight)’ and ‘I’ve Got You’ which!
very discreetly name checks several great 70’s and 80’s power ballads.

They seem to be on the road endlessly, so visit either thedamnwells.com or myspace.com/thedamnwells to find out where they are.

Jeff Raspe
Musical Director

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LOCAL TRAFFIC REPORTS

A few weeks ago we started airing local traffic reports in the morning and afternoon to help you avoid any traffic messes on your commute. Now we are your one stop shop for international, national, and local news as well as local traffic and weather. There’s no reason to go anywhere else on your dial.

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END OF SUMMER GOODBYES

Here at Brookdale Public Radio we pride ourselves on working with students at Brookdale Community College. This summer we’ve had lots of students help us out with every aspect of the station. Some students are still staying around to help us out and others are leaving us. Now that it’s the end of summer we have to wish a few of them farewell and good luck as they head off to new schools or full-time jobs.
Thanks so much to Lex, Erika, Crystal, Leah, Matt, and Jared for all of your help. You don’t know how much you’ve helped us over this past summer.

All the Best,
Brookdale Public Radio Staff

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…AND THE WINNER IS…

WE ARE TO PLEASE TO ANNOUNCE THIS YEAR’s JAZZ IN THE PARK GUITAR CONTEST WINNER. HE IS 12 YEAR OLD TROY D’AMICO. CONGRATULATIONS TROY! WE GET PLENTY OF USE OUT YOUR NEW GUITAR, A WHITE FENDER STANDARD. SPECIAL THANKS TO RARITAN BAY GUITAR, 3352 ROUTE 9 SOUTH FREEHOLD, NJ (732)866-9024.

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