7/4 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) Man sets station on fire over playlist Volunteer says he was 'very unhappy' about changes to his jazz selections The Associated Press updated 6:44 p.m. ET, Wed., Jan. 30, 2008 AUSTIN, Texas - A volunteer at a community radio station set fire to the station because he was upset that his song selections for an overnight Internet broadcast were changed, police said. Paul Webster Feinstein, 24, has been charged with second-degree felony arson for the Jan. 5 fire, which caused $300,000 worth of damage to the studios of 91.7 FM KOOP. He faces from two to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted. Feinstein told investigators that he was "very unhappy" about the changes to his playlist, said Austin Fire Department Battalion Chief Greg Nye. The songs were intended for an Internet broadcast that occurs when the station is off the air. "He had a dream of a career in radio and was very disappointed about where it had led him," Nye said. An attorney for Feinstein could not be reached for comment. Jazz fan Station president Andrew Dickens said Feinstein had been in a dispute with another volunteer about what kind of music should be put into a digital library for the Internet program. Feinstein was a jazz fan and his Internet program was called "Mellow Down Easy ,"Dickens said. "We knew there was a disagreement, but I would characterize it as a little clash of personalities over types of music to be played and not a big blowout," Dickens said. Feinstein, who had volunteered at the station for about a year, quit a week before the fire, saying he was going to do other things, Dickens said. "He seemed like somebody who was young, enthusiastic, had a life, was a professional and was educated," Dickens said. Nye said Feinstein acknowledged making a copy of the station key and then waiting for the station to clear out on the night of Jan. 5. Feinstein poured gasoline on the control panels in two studios to start the fire, Nye said. Gasoline at scene The fire department's trained dog smelled gasoline at the scene, tipping investigators to the arson, Nye said. Nye said Feinstein had no previous criminal record. The fire was the third the station has dealt with in the past two years. The first was ruled accidental. The second was caused by a malfunction in a heating and air-conditioning unit of a nearby business and forced the station to move. This month's fire knocked the station off the air for 19 days. It resumed broadcasting last week in donated space. "We are kind of worried that people will look at us like a bunch of idiots," Dickens said. "This is really just one of those out-of-the-blue situations. Who the hell would have thought somebody would have snapped?" ___ Information from: Austin American-Statesman, http://www.statesman.com Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22921394/from/ET/ Edited January 31, 2008 by 7/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Mellow Down Easy??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Mellow Down Easy??? A Little Walter song - maybe they wanted BLUES. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 er...watch out for those smooth jazz types. they're not always so mellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 I'm sure it will warm Uncle Skid's heart to know that this is in TEXAS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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robviti Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) i think before we condemn this guy, we should find out which of his songs were nixed. thereafter, we shall convene a jury of his peers and try him in... ...THE COURT OF JAZZ Edited January 31, 2008 by jazzshrink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Wow, this is interesting news. I knew about the fire but did not know its "mellow" source! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Past playlists are here: http://www.koop.org/?page=schedule&sec...=mellowdowneasy It appears to be a blues show: Mellow Down Easy Do you bleed the blues? December 01, 2007 11/30/07 Doyle Bramhall - "Chateau Strut" - Is It News (Yep Roc) Norton Buffalo - "Let Me Be Your Man" - King of the Highway (Blind Pig) W.C. Clark - "Okie Dokie Stomp" - Deep in the Heart (Alligator) Arbee Stidham - "Mr. Texas & Pacific" - A Time for Blues (Mainstream) R.L. Burnside - "Poor Black Mattie" - Mississippi Hill Country Blues (Fat Possum) Brownie McGhee/Sonny Terry - "John Henry" - Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing (Smithsonian Folkways) Robert Nighthawk - "Maxwell Street Jam" - Live on Maxwell Street 1964 (Bullseye) Magic Sam - "21 Days in Jail" - The Essential Magic Sam: The Cobra and Chief Recordings, 1957-61 (Fuel 2000) Junior Wells - "Universal Rock" - Calling All Blues (Fuel 2000) George Benson - "Rock-a-Bye" - The New Boss Guitar of George Benson (Prestige) Al Kooper/Shuggie Otis - "Bury My Body" - Al Kooper Introduces Shuggie Otis (Columbia) Robert Randolph - "Ted's Jam" - Live at the Wetlands (Dare) Doyle Bramhall II - "Smokestack" - Welcome (RCA) Roomful of Blues - "Stranger Blues" - That's Right (Alligator) The Groove Hogs - "Soul Infatuation" - Blue Rhythms, White Lies (Pixelmax) Andrew Odom - "Feel So Good" - Farther Down the Road (BluesWay) Johnny Otis - "Country Girl" - Cold Shot! (Kent) Hubert Sumlin - "Chunky" - Heart & Soul ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 But what happened on Jan. 5 that sent him over the edge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 The manager commented that Blues Project's Projections is just not that great a record after all, and that Stefan Grossman kicks Danny Kalb's ass any day of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Past playlists are here: http://www.koop.org/?page=schedule&sec...=mellowdowneasy It appears to be a blues show: Mellow Down Easy Do you bleed the blues? December 01, 2007 11/30/07 Doyle Bramhall - "Chateau Strut" - Is It News (Yep Roc) Norton Buffalo - "Let Me Be Your Man" - King of the Highway (Blind Pig) W.C. Clark - "Okie Dokie Stomp" - Deep in the Heart (Alligator) Arbee Stidham - "Mr. Texas & Pacific" - A Time for Blues (Mainstream) R.L. Burnside - "Poor Black Mattie" - Mississippi Hill Country Blues (Fat Possum) Brownie McGhee/Sonny Terry - "John Henry" - Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing (Smithsonian Folkways) Robert Nighthawk - "Maxwell Street Jam" - Live on Maxwell Street 1964 (Bullseye) Magic Sam - "21 Days in Jail" - The Essential Magic Sam: The Cobra and Chief Recordings, 1957-61 (Fuel 2000) Junior Wells - "Universal Rock" - Calling All Blues (Fuel 2000) George Benson - "Rock-a-Bye" - The New Boss Guitar of George Benson (Prestige) Al Kooper/Shuggie Otis - "Bury My Body" - Al Kooper Introduces Shuggie Otis (Columbia) Robert Randolph - "Ted's Jam" - Live at the Wetlands (Dare) Doyle Bramhall II - "Smokestack" - Welcome (RCA) Roomful of Blues - "Stranger Blues" - That's Right (Alligator) The Groove Hogs - "Soul Infatuation" - Blue Rhythms, White Lies (Pixelmax) Andrew Odom - "Feel So Good" - Farther Down the Road (BluesWay) Johnny Otis - "Country Girl" - Cold Shot! (Kent) Hubert Sumlin - "Chunky" - Heart & Soul ( If this is a typical playlist, most of this music isn't worth getting upset over. And none of it is worth doing time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 If this is a typical playlist, most of this music isn't worth getting upset over. And none of it is worth doing time. No Jazz, burn the place down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 "We knew there was a disagreement, but I would characterize it as a little clash of personalities over types of music to be played and not a big blowout," [station president Andrew] Dickens said. He gets the award for Most Ironic Comment After The Incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Past playlists are here: http://www.koop.org/?page=schedule&sec...=mellowdowneasy It appears to be a blues show: Mellow Down Easy Do you bleed the blues? December 01, 2007 11/30/07 Doyle Bramhall - "Chateau Strut" - Is It News (Yep Roc) Norton Buffalo - "Let Me Be Your Man" - King of the Highway (Blind Pig) W.C. Clark - "Okie Dokie Stomp" - Deep in the Heart (Alligator) Arbee Stidham - "Mr. Texas & Pacific" - A Time for Blues (Mainstream) R.L. Burnside - "Poor Black Mattie" - Mississippi Hill Country Blues (Fat Possum) Brownie McGhee/Sonny Terry - "John Henry" - Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing (Smithsonian Folkways) Robert Nighthawk - "Maxwell Street Jam" - Live on Maxwell Street 1964 (Bullseye) Magic Sam - "21 Days in Jail" - The Essential Magic Sam: The Cobra and Chief Recordings, 1957-61 (Fuel 2000) Junior Wells - "Universal Rock" - Calling All Blues (Fuel 2000) George Benson - "Rock-a-Bye" - The New Boss Guitar of George Benson (Prestige) Al Kooper/Shuggie Otis - "Bury My Body" - Al Kooper Introduces Shuggie Otis (Columbia) Robert Randolph - "Ted's Jam" - Live at the Wetlands (Dare) Doyle Bramhall II - "Smokestack" - Welcome (RCA) Roomful of Blues - "Stranger Blues" - That's Right (Alligator) The Groove Hogs - "Soul Infatuation" - Blue Rhythms, White Lies (Pixelmax) Andrew Odom - "Feel So Good" - Farther Down the Road (BluesWay) Johnny Otis - "Country Girl" - Cold Shot! (Kent) Hubert Sumlin - "Chunky" - Heart & Soul ( Nyah nyah! Told you they wanted blues Mellow Down Easy??? A Little Walter song - maybe they wanted BLUES. MG MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Hmmm... Maybe he surreptitiously slipped in some Archie Shepp to see if they'd notice. Apparently they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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