The Air and Water Show @ Navy Pier

Swoosh!

That minute morsel of onomatopoeia could very well be the sound of a turbo-charged F-16 Fighting Falcon flying over your abode. If you were in Chicago and happened to stop by Navy Pier on Sunday, August 19th, then you would have seen Jon Hood and myself there, as we partook in the 49th annual Air and Water Show. Our main function at the Pier was to broadcast the radio coverage of the show that came from WBBM News Radio 780, via an AM/FM radio that we connected to our mixer. Notably, this was a challenge, for we were in the farthest northern part of the Pier, and it was tough to get decent radio reception in the space we were in. Luckily, Jon had a portable CD stereo that had a radio receiver on it, and after adding some wires and connections, we successfully got some reception—and the rather clear type, thankfully. Additionally, between commercial breaks, Jon and I piloted an amazing set of music for the entire afternoon. We played nearly everything, from blues to funk to 80s to popular radio fare. This was a very laid-back event, but we treated it as important as any gig we have done before. Sadly, the show was canceled due to rain, but that did not stop Jon and I from ending the day with some awesome music. We definitely earned our "deejay wings" that day.

– Brent Rolland, resident fig deejay